The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-04-11

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April eth.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April eth.
| MIR. EDIToR:-'The democrats in the
Senate will oppose the Cuban reciprocity
bill to man. said prominent demo-
cratic Senator yesterday when | asked
him his position in regard to the pending
measure. The republicans in the House
have held up this legislation until their
friend, the Sugar Trust, has secured OPP
tions on all of this years sugar crop and
on part Of next years crop. Moreover,
by the testimony of their own officials.
from the President down, the proposed
reduction in the tariff is not sufficiently
large to afford any material relief to the
| Cubans. AS a matter of fact, the real
purpose of the republicans in Congress
who are championing this bill is to throw
| sop to public opinion by appearing to
| legislate in Cuba's favor while, at the
same time, they permit the island to drift
| into such desperate financial straits that
| sooner or later she will have to apply for
annexation-or the United States will
| have to interfere to put down an insur-
| rection-and then Cuba will be made a
| dependency in accordance with republican
| policy as demonstrated in the Philippines.
| No prospect of citizenship will then be
| accorded to Cuba and she WILL if the re-
publicans are successful, become posses
sion without vote in the councils of the
nation"
The democrats in the Senate have served
formal notice to Senator Plat, of Con-
necticut, that they will vote against the
Cuban bill. Moreover, some of the most
influential republicans are contemplating
opposition, and it now looks as if the
President would have the work which he
did with the House to do over again with
the Senator's 1t was lumored about the
Capitol Saturday that Senator Hanna
would oppose the measure, but the Sena-
tor had gone to the Good Roads Conven-
ton at Charlottesville, Va, so I was un-
able to secure either confirmation or denial
of the rumor.
On Thursday the Senate passed the
oleomargarine bill by a majority of eight
votes Senator Hanna, who had all along
been opposed to the measure, was brought
into line by food of letters and petitions
which came to him from all sections and
which illustrated how systematic was the
work Of the promoters of the measure
The bill, as passed, contained Senator
Harris amendment including renovated
and adulterated butter in the provisions
applied to oleomargarine. Il was GER
tainly glad to get off the back of that cow y
remarked Senator Spooner Friday morn
ing ITO use a Hibernianism, that COW
was boar
Friday and Saturday both Houses de.
voted themselves to the consideration OF
bills providing for the exclusion of the
Chinese. Senator Mitchell, of Oregon
opened the debate in the Senate and Min
lister WI was an interested listener in the
Senate diplomatic gallery. At times the
Celestial gentleman showed unmstakable
signs of indignation as the Senator pro
ceeded with his able speech. There is nc
exact party division on the question Of
|
are various differences of opinion as tc
the best methods to be employed. As
soon as the bill is disposed of in the Sen
ate the Philippine government bill will be
taken up and that will be followed by the
Cuban BILL
The President is causing the republican
leaders anxiety by his threatened purpose
of retiring General Miles. Mr.. Roosevelt
it is said, believes that the General has
outlived his usefulness in the army ant
that his place ought to be filled by q
) younger and more progressive man. HI
is also sadly disappointed that Genera
} Miles should have succeeded in defeating
at least for this session, the army reorgani
cation BILL which was almost as much "a
child of his brain" as of Secretary Roots
; Another source Of annoyance is Mr.
Roosevelt's determination to give to Pen
sion Commissioner Evans an appointment
which will be regarded as a promotion
and which the politicians fear will offend
the G. A. R.
On Friday Representative Sulzer, Of
New York, introduced resolution calling
upon the President and the Secretary OF
State for the report of the Governor O.
Louisiana and other evidence in regard tt
the existence of military camp in thai
State Fridays cabinet meeting wa:
largely devoted to the consideration o
Governor Heard's report, and after thu
meeting Secretary Hay said that the Presi
dent proposed to make thorough investi
CATION of the subject. If the allegation:
of General Pearson are true and the camp
is used as a recruiting station for thu
British army it will doubtless be abolished
Mr. Sulzer has come to be known as thu
Boer champion on the floor of the House
and he assures me that there will be g;
lively session" when the papers are sent
to the House by the Secretary of State.