Milford chronicle., 1902-07-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.


RAPID progress was made last week /
in Congress, and to-day the only matter
which stands in the way of adjourn
ment is the Philippine Bill, which is
still in conference. When the Philip
pine Bill came to vote, on Thursday
evening, it passed the House by a st,ict |
party vote, only one Republican voting
with the Democrats. Friday and Sat |
urday conferences were held between |
the representatives of the Senate and
the House, and several of the prods-
ions of the bill were so altered as to
meet the approval Of both parties. The
two provisions Of the Bill which pre-
sent the greatest difficulties are those
dealing with the currency question
and the local governments of the islands.
The House cOnferees have so far insis-
ted on a gold standard for the islands
and the Senate conferees insist upon
the silver provision, which passed the
Senate without division. The repre-
sentqtives Of the House also believe
that their course in establishing a Phil
ippine legislature is to be preferred to
the Senate's more tentative provision
that census shall be taken with a
view to the establishments at some sub
sequent date, of such legislature. IL ere
is, however, a general disposition on
the part Of the conferees to meet each
other half way and the more sanguine
leaders predict that all differences will
be met in time to permit of adjourn
ment tomorrow noon, while others set
the date of adjournment as the 3M Of
July.
The earnest effort of Senator Quay
to secure action on the Omnibus Terri
tOrial Bill has met with partial success
inasmuch as the 10th of December has
been set for the consideration of the
Bill in the Senate, and the Senate Conn
mittee on Territories has been author
lied to meet to consider the bill during
the summer recess.
The cOnfeFees on the Isthmian Canal
Bill did not take long to come to an
agreement, and now the Spooner Bill
requires only the signature of the Pres
ident to become law. Senator Nor
gan tells me that he considers the
prospects of a canal better than they
have ever been before in the history of
the agitation notwithstanding the fact
that the Panama route has been cho-
sen.
One day last week, the Senate passed
the Bill providing for the establish
ment Of the Appalachian Forest Re.
serve, and the measure has been ap.
proved by the House Committee on
Agriculture, and will be reported for ac.
ton early next session. The bill car,
ries total appropriation of $40, 900, 900
The Senate has passed the General
Ceficience Bill, including appropria,
tions of 100000 towards meeting the
deficit of the Buffalo Exposition, and
100000 towards the deficit of the
, CharlestOwn Exposition. The bill also
: approprietes $4,000 to pay the expen
SEES attending the last illness of Presi
dent Mckinley.
Representative Woods, of California
recently expressed to me his extrem,
t satisfaction at the outcome of the Gu
ban reciprocity agitation, saying tina
the refusal of Congress to sacrifice th,
beet sugar producers to a sentimer ia
regard for the CubaRs would go far t,
insure the success of the Republican
l party in his State. Mr.. Woods believe
? that the full complement of Republi
can Congressman will be retuue,
from California, whereas, he asserts
such would not have been the case Ina,
the Cuban bill passed. Speaking O
r reciprocity in general, Mr.. Woods sal,
4 that many leading Republicans liza,
been sadly misled on the subject; tina
the reciprocity advocated by BIain
8 contemplated only the extension of tn
trade of the United States with tn
countries of South America, and tn
J reciprocity advocated by Mckinley ex
: pressly provided that concessions wer
o to be made only on products whicl
= were not produced at home.
l have just received news from Nom
: (Alaska) which reveals another char
i ter in the story of corruption that ia
o already made a travesty of Justice i
t that judicial district, and adds anothe
!. link to the chain of evidence of an o.
r gained conspiracy to debauch tb
United States Courts. The sad stDr
/ of Judge NOyes is still fresh in III
minds of the public, the unwarrante
i conviction by the U. S. Court of Al
Y peals of the Ninth District and the ii
lie sequent pardOning by the President,
a Young Claude A. S. Frost, are matter
10 of but yesterday. The strenuous efftr
he made by certain interested parties
os secure the permanent appointment
a Judge Wichersham to the Nome Fe,
l. eral bench have hardly ceased and no
he comes the news that United Stat
Y, Earshall Richards, who doubtless +
lie fused, as did young Frost, to be part
lie to the malevOlent schemes of the Pacif
ct coast cOnspiratOrs, has been arrested G
er the charge of contempt of court, CO..
he victed of packing a jury" on Il
he evidence of detectives said to be
y league with the ring, and is now awai
re ing the sentence of the Court. 1t
y hardly necessary to add that WicBe
Of sham is the judge who convicted RE
a. ards nor to emphasize the fact that |
e bringing the charge of contempt
lie Court" the Judge found a means
lie conviction without giving to Marsha
d. the benefit of trail by jury.
N Fortunately, however, the man wi
:? have sought to pervert justice to the
IN own ends have over reached then
I'd selves, and the President has grasEt
y the situation and taken steps to remed
O. it, Despite the pressure brought
" bear on him to make Wickershanl
he nomination permanent, Mr.. ROOseve
al has appointed his successor in the De
son of Mr.. J. S. Moore of Pennsylvani
e who is now enroute for Nome. Juds
K Moore is man OfunquestiOned probit
to and had the Endorsement of Attorns
Dr. General Knox and of Senator Qua,
N Mr.. Roosevelt has also appointed
1t U. s. Attorney for the Nome distri,
a Colonel Grigsby formerly of the ROul,