The Opelousas courier., 1901-02-09
Washington, D. c., News.
Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 4, 1901.
Democrats and Republicans, by mu-
tual consent, called the legislative game
today long enough to participate in do
ing honor to the meinroy Of that grand
old Virginian, John Marshall, by at
tending the joint session of Congress
held in the hall of the house, and taking
part in the interesting exercises OF the
Centennial celebration of the appoint
ment of John Marshall to be Chief
Justice of tbs Supreme Court of the
United States.
The Republicans will this week try to
hold night sessions of the Senate to
force the subsidy bill through. The OPP
ponents of the bill are not particularly
opposed to night sessions. but they in
sist that at all sessions when the bill is
being considered a quorum should be
present.
Mr.. Mckinley signed the Army bill
Saturday, and the hunt for the thirteen
hundred odd commissions it places at
his disposal, is. now in full cry, and he
ia already finding it several times worse
than the grip. Gen. Miles has been
promised the lieutenant-generalship.
Senator Jones, of Ark, doesn't allow
his regret for the failure Of the Demo-
cratic senators to act as G unit in a pro-
gramme of opposition to Republican
legislation, and especially the Ship Sub
sidy bill, which the whole power Of the
Republican machine is now trying to
force through the Senate, to prevent
his expressing his opinion. In reply to
an appeal from Senator, Frye, for a vote
Oh the bill, Senator Jones said: cit is il
remarkable fact that this subsidy bill
should be pressed upon congress during
the closing days OF the session, &gl!cn
fourteen appropriation bills, the bill
which looks to decrease OF the bur
dens Of taxation, the Nicaragua Canal
bill, and other measures OF i~ar-feachIng
Importance remain Enacted upon. There
must be no limitation of debate, and
until the minority has had ample OPP
portunity to consider this subsidy bill
in all its phases, | will not give my as
sent to any agreement for il vo'u.'
Senator Teller ind0rsed the remarks OF
Senator Jones, and added "a few SAT-
castle words for these inclined 10 laisp
a fuss because the right of debate still
existed in the United States Senate.
This does not indicate an early vote On
the bill, even if the Republicans have
nerve enough to keep it before the S"n-
ate nj the expense of all other Ic2isih-
ton, rs its steering committee has de-
cided to ITO.
Senator Gallinger has made some ugly
charges in support of his resolution fur
Q joint congressional committee 10 in
investigate special pension legislation.
He said that under he present practice
u pension bureau had been established
under the dome of the Capitol, and pen
sion attorneys, he believed for.pay, ad-
vised clients that it was casie! 10 get
pensions through congressional action
than through the pension bnrcau, He
called attention to the fact that one
Senator had introduced 1862 private pen
sion bills, aud another 145; that the to-
tai of these bills in this Congress, had
almost reached 5000, and he predicted
that they would he doubled in the next.
if something wero not done J." head off
present practices.
No speech made 10y any Democrat at
this session has attracted m0lr Htian-
tioi. than the appeal of Representative
Lanllan,, of Texas, for harmony in The
Democratic party. BY way of empha-
sizing his Willingness to receive with
open arms those democrats who left
the regular organization dnring the last
two national campaigns, he inserted
this verse in his speech:
Return, o wandcrer return.