The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-05-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

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of the session. The only important bill
passed by the Senate is that providing for
the erection of union railway station
which, according to Senator Martin, will
eclipse the Capitol in architectural beauty
and which will with the proposed i'm
provements called for by the bill, cost
about $40 900, 900, The Philippines bill
is still the unfinished business before
the Senate but the prospects are that it
will be disposed of some day this week.
Nv
The greatest interest is being taken in
the program of the Senate steering COM
mittee for the time remaining after the
passage of the Philippine bill. Some
weeks ago Senator Allison, chairman of
that committee, told me that the Mica
raguan Canal bill would be considered
next but he refused TO confirm that state
ment on Saturday and said that the com
mittee had not yet settled upon the order
of procedure. 1t is rumore,l that when
the present bill is ont of the way the
Senate will rush through the remaining
appropriation bills and that Congress will
then adjourn. There is, however, a
serious obstacle to that program in that
the President has said that if Congress
adjourned without acting upon the Cuban
bill he would call it in extra session.
Whether he has fully determined to do
so is the question all are asking. The
that their bill should be considered first
as it is freely predicted that if the Cuban
bill is first taken up it will be useless to
try and secure consideration of the former
at this session. The opponents of the
bill have Joined forces with the democl ats
and the friends of canal and their at
titude seriously compicates the situation.
Nv
The whole of last week in the House of
Representatives was devoted to the Naval
appropriation bill which passed OH Satur-
day and which is the last of the regular
appropriation bills, save the general de-
ficiency bill which is not yet reported. 1t
was hoped by the House leaders that the
Senate would have sent over the Philip
pine bill before the Naval bill passed, and
that would have followed Immediately.
No program for this week has yet been
determined upon but the Fowler banking
and currency bill may be considered be-
fore taking up the Philippine bill, or con-
sideration of the Philippine bill reported
by the House committee may be begun.
x*x
A number of society women called upon
Representative Payne one day last week
ond urged upon him favorable considera-
ton of the Mccall amendment to the
Dingley tariff law. This amendment in
creases the limit placed upon personal
effects by the Dingley bill and would, it
is believed, greatly minimize the annoy
ances of Americans returning from
abroad. That the ladies made an impress
sion on the Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee was evidenced by the
fact that lie Immediately held con-
ference with some of his associates. 1t is
quite possible that favorable action may
be taken on the amendment.
#F*
Kaiser Wilhelm does not propose, in
the enthusiasm aroused over the unveil-
ing of the Rochambeau statue and the
oNrJ;o1 raiotio,,e ;,
the unwilling and the ceremonies attend
ant thereon will promote between France
and the United States, that Germany
shall be forgotten and he has therefore
| written to the President saving that it will
afford him pleasure to present to the
United States a statue of his illustrious
| ancestor, Frederick the Great The Pres
ident has replied to the Kaiser's commu-
nication, accepting the gift and has an
nounceG that he has selected site for
the statue in the Arsenal grounds in
Washington, i'll which grounds the pro-
posed school of warfare will be located.
Mr.. Roosevelt in accepting the present
and designating the site for it, has acted
without the consent of Congress, appar-
emily assuming that the matter was not of
sufficient Importance to bring to the at.
tention of the national legislature and it
is possible that certain members of that
body may criticise him for so doing but
Congress will doubtless find an opportu-
nifty of sfouldering its share of the respon
sibility when it comes to making appro-'
priations for erecting the pedestal on
which the statue will stand and providing
for the entertainment Of the distinguish
ed guests" who will doubtless De present
The preparation for the unwilling of The
Rochambeau statue, which will occur on
Saturday, are practically completed, even
the seats for the guests having been
erected. A Senator who stands very
close to the President said yesterday that
Mr.. Roosevelt welcomed every act of
Griendliness from a foreign government
as he believed that they all tended to
promote peace and to further the indus
trial relations which already exist be
tween this country snd its foreign friends.
#*x
The President received a unique invi-
taton OH Saturday from "Teddy's Ter
ror's, -" political club of Los Angeles
Cal. The invitation, which was hand
painted OH a whole calfskin which had
been expressly tanned for the occasion,
was TO round up" which the club de-
sires to hold i'll Los Angeles. The ipYi-
tation arrived By express and was enclosed
i'll beautiful box made from the redwood
of California. No answer has yet been
sent but as it is left optional with tho
President as to when the roundup shall
he, it will probably be accepted as Mr.
Roosevelt desires 10 visit the West after