The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-06
WASHINGTON LETTER


OF senator Frye. The ney president
o. tha : mate, and of Alex anler VI.
DDwell, clerk OF the HDuse, called
those b)lle 70 orlar ani the open
ing session oi the Fifty-seventh con-
errss va, thereby lnaIgurite1 In
the Senate senator lIinna was
promptly recognized by the chair
man, and ia few well chosen
wrid-, informed his colleagues of
the death OF President Mckinley
and moved adjournment out Of re-
spect T. the deceased The motion
carried unanimously
In the lIDuse the members were
sworn i,, the Speaker. Gen. Hen
dersOn, aud the o her officers elect
ed, seats CHOSEN by lot, with the ex-
ception Of that Of ex-speaker, Ga
lusha A Grow, who in accordance
with prece lent, was permitted to
choo hi- seat before the lottery
cOmmsnc' q. As soon as Speaker
Henderson had taken possession Of
the chair he reeoga zsd Representa-
tive Grosvenor, Of Ohio, who for
mally announced the death Of the
late president and moved that the
House adjourn out OF respect 70 the
dead until Tue .day, his motion, Of
course, carrying unanimously.
Tne democratic minority. which
comp eted it, organization in eau
Gus On Saturday, though small in
numbers j. pre- 1ared for vigorous
action and strenuous opposition to
the extravagant expenditure of pub
lie fuads which l. characteristic OF
Of the republicans when in control
of both congressional chambers.
As have already predicted in
these letters, Representative Rich
ardson, Of Tennessee, was nom
mated for the speakership, plrely
complimentary nomination but one
that carries with it the leadership OF
the democratic forces in the current
congress. Mr.. Richardson's ability
a. a parliamentarian his quiet but
determined methods OF warfare, and
the gentle and dIgnitied manner
with which he can excoriate his OPP
ponents when their indifference 10
the public welfare demands, all
combine to render him exceptional
ly well qualified for the resp)n-itil-
titles of his position.
Republican maiorities in both
House and Senate are too large to
permit OF the democrats taking the
initiative in the introduction Of need
ed legislation but they will persist
emily and consistently urge the re-
duction Of the tariff, at least in 50
far as it, provisions are prohibitivr
whether they see that such reduc-
ton will be most surely accom-
plshed by the ratification Of reci-
procity treaties or by change OF
the tariff schedules.
Legislation calculated to control
or suppress the trusts will be de-
minded by the dem ,crats, and the
antitrust measure, which the Re-
publicans buried in Senate com
mittee last session, will be resuscit-
ated aud many republican congress
m IN will be placed in a position
where they will have to vote for il
or ab solutely stultify themselves
and violate the pledges which they
made in the recent campaign. The
Democrats realize, that small a
nav be their numbers, they have
the American people back OF them
in their fight on the trusts and they
will leave no stone unturned in their
Efforts to force the republican ma
j)rities to heel the peoples wish.
At the Democratic caucus held
Saturday morning, after Mr.. Rich
arison had been nominated for
Speaker, a number OF resolutions
were presented and eventually re-
fcrred to a committee which was in
structed to report to caucus to be
held on January lOth. The resolu-
tions included a condemnation OF
the highly protective features OF the
tariff, a condem alton of the trusts;
and Of all legislation which enabled
American m inufacturers to sell to
foreign producers more cheaply
than to American consumers; an
express 'ioA favoring "ju't and gen
erou. ire tim snt Of Porto Rico and
Cuba" and an expression OF oppo-
sition to the ship subsidy bill as pre-
sented at the last session, and to all
m sasures destined to use the public
funds for the benefit ct private in
terests.
They also expressed determination
to in sist on the sacred free OF the
fundamental American rule OF dem
ocratic self-government" and opp)-
sition to any colonial form OF gov
avruonf Other resolutions pTD-