The Press., 1901-02-28
Washington Letter.
Washington. Feh. %. 1901


hour effort In the senate to prevent 1t. the
leaders Of the majority are considering
plans to make 1t a short one, by limiting
the legislation TO be taken up. The pres
ident Is In sympathy with the efforts to
make the extra session short one. The
legislation in the house can easily be con-
trolled, as there will be no committees
until Speaker Henderson, who will have
no republican opposition to his re-elec-
tion, chooses to name them, and no bills
can be reported unless there are commit
tees; but the senate committees are per-
petual, and nothing but the will Of the
senators will stand In the way of going
into general legislation. An attempt will
bemade to pledge the majority in the
serste, to limit the aubject to be taken
up, to the program that will be arranged
While the contents of that program can
not be positively stated at this time, 1t Is
reasonably certain that it will include
Cuba, the Philippines and the Nicaragua
canal
/ Senator Morgan, after making most
sensational speech, In which he charged
that there was deliberate attempt to
throttle the Nicaragua canal bill, be-
cause Great Britain had not consented to
the Legislation. succeeded in giving the
bill parliamentary status, which will
enable the majority to call 1t up at any
time and pass 1t, II they see fit. He does
not believe, however, that it will be pass
ed. Before passing the bill, appropriating
@6 ,000,00 for the st. Louis exposition,
the senate adopted an amendment, offered
by Senator Teller, providing that the ex.
position shall be closed on Sundays, and
aRother, offered by Senator Tillman, ap-
propriating $3.50, 900 for the U. s. exhibit
at the Charleston s. c., exposition.
1t is not likely, OF course, at this late
hour In the session, that there will be any
legislation on the subject, but bills intro
duced by Representatives Mann, Of I'LL
nois, and Tawney, Of Minnesota, are
echoes of the fears aroused by the quick
action of Russia, In raising the tariff on
/ American steel and iron when Secretary
Gage imposed countervailing duty on
Russian sugar. The first provides for a
repeal of the section of the DiDgley tariff
act, imposing countervailing duties on
arsicles on which bounties are paid by the
countries from which they are exported
and the second provides for the admission
ofsnower bulbs free of duty. 1t Is under
stood that the latter bill Is the result oi
information that Holland, which sends US
most of the bulbs, contemplates imposing
q prohibitory tariff on American -four, II
tie present duty on flower bulbs is re.
Il tssaed. These bii.s were not introduced
with the expectation Of action upon them,
but to be talked about and to feel public
sentiment as to action by the next con-
gress.
| Three retiring senators we're partici
pants In a more or less amusing episode
on the floor of the senate. Senator Pet
Itigrew started it by proposing an amend
ment to the army bill reading: "Ant
that the titles of the president shall here
after be, the president of the so-called re-
public of the United States and the en-
peror of the islands of the sea-" Senator
Butler put In his oar by asking If thu
!, coming Inauguration ceremonies were be
, ing arranged for this imperial regime
: and Senator Pettigrew replied: Eyes
everything will be conducted with du'
, pomp." By this time the senate was in
} broad grin which changed to hearty laugh
] ter when Senator Chandler remarked
, "The senator from South Dakota and tn
> senator from North Carolina and mysel
should not feel concerned about sucl
? matters, fol. none Of US will be here"
Ontside pressure has saved the revenu
reduction bill, which seemed In fair wa
to die in a conference deadlock, and tn
3 conferees now positively say that a com
promise between the senate bill and tn
house bill is certain TO be reached thi
, week.
Il A list compiled by the geographi
j board Of the correct spelling and pronun
j ciatlon of the names Of four thousan
4 places in the Philippines has been sent t
D the senate by the president. The report l
D intended to bring about uniformity in tn
3 spelling and pronunciation of those name
. which have been badly mixed, owing t
some Of the places having both Spanis
i and Malay names, and others having Ma
: lay names which attempts have bee
made to anglicize. The board has fol
lowed the spelling found on official Span
: ish charts.
Senator Spooner, who has from tn
first opposed an extra session Of congress
> is having able assistance in making a las
> effort to prevent the calling Of one by al
taching an amendment to the army ar
propriation bill, declaring the condition
; the Cubans must agree to, before tn
president Is authorized to withdraw Amer
lean authority from Cuba. Unless thos
who are presumably familiar with tn
presidents views are mistaken, the al
tempt is doomed to failure, even shoul
: Senator Spooner's amendment go through
> The president Is understood to be Of tn
: opinion that the situation is one that ca
= not be met by any action OF this kind.
At this season Of the year good man
! people are wanting to know where to &c
to escape the severe winter weather. Th
: climate Of North Carolina is PARTICULAR
:. pleasant during the winter months.
y Is not so warm as the climate of Florida
i and yet 1t offers relief from the sever
= weather Of this locality. Southern Pines
N. c., is newly-founded village, wher
hundreds Of northern people are sojourr
ing. We advise the reader to take ru
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