The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14
Our S1.OO Umbrella is a Beauty.
sept. Oily. 1900

a lesson from this, the majority
can materially aid our foreign
commerce and simultaneously
benefit American consumers with
out the expenditure Of one penny
of the funds in the United States
Tre aSury."
Senator Clay was followed on
Friday 10y Senator Hanna, who,
with a sledge hammer style of
OratOry. reiterated all the Re
publican Sophistries in regard to
protection and claimed that be-
cause in the past it had been the
policy of the government to build
up dollhouse industries there
must be no deviation from that
policy. The debate on this bill
will CONTINUE until the 18th inst,
when a vote will be taken. Sena-
tor Vest will address the Senate
on the subject soon, if his health
permit. The bill reported by the
Senate Committee on judiciary
for the protection of the President
has also received some considera-
ton. 1t is opposed by many of
the Democratic members on the
ground that it is contrary to the
Constitution in that it is an extern
sion of the law against treason
and is violation of the rights of
the sovereign states.
The week in the House has
been devoted to the consideration
of the rural free delivery bill.
The bill as reported not only
provides for the establishment on
a permanent basis of this form of
postal service but goes further
and instructs that the routes
shall he carried by the lowest
bidder, bids to be advertised for,
etc. This clause is opposed by
many members of both parties
and has been the occasion of pro-
longed debate. Mr.. Williams, of
Mississippi, tells me that he is
confident that the service can be
carried on more equitably and
economically on a contract basis.
He further claims that the funds
appropriated for this purpose will
reach farther if the contract sys.
TEN is employed. Mr.. Swanson,
of Virginia, is, on the other hand,
strongly opposed to the innova-
ton as he fears the service will
not prove as competent or as
generally satisfactory as would be
the case were salaried employees
to carry the mails. The question
will come to vote today.
The irrigation bill, which pass.
ed the Senate, has been favora.
bly, reported by the committee on
irrigation but Representative
Newlands tells me that he will
not push its consideration at this
time as some work remains to be
done before, in his Judgment,
the House will be prepared to vote
intelligently on the matter.
Senator HansborOugh recently eX-
pressed qualification at the gener-
al support the measure had re-
ceived in the Senate and told me
that he felt that it could be in nc
more competent hands, than those
of Representative Newlands, in
the House. "Mr. Newlands is
remarkably well posted on the
subject" said the Senator, "and
will give his best efforts to secur-
ing its enactment"
The Republicans are as badly
divided as ever on the subject OF
Cuban reciprocity and there
seems little likelihood of any i'm
mediate settlement of the ques-
ton. The President has made
public a statement to the effect
that he has not changed his posi-.
tion in the slightest degree and the
House leaders are doing his bid
ding to the best of their ability
but the revolt, led by Mr.. Tawney
of Minnesota appears to be gain
ing rather than losing strength
and there is growing a general
sentiment in favor of other tariff
revision. 1t is confidently believ-
ed, by those who oppose the Ways
and Means Bill, which comedies