Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SPECIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THF MONITOR
Washington, March II, 1902.


the consideration of the ship subsidy |
bill and will vote upon it to-day. |
The debate was m 4rKed by an able |
speech from S-nator Foraker in
which he said that while the measure
was not all that he could desire, he
regarded it as perhaps the best which
could now be framed and that, as it
had the entire approval of the major
ity, he would support it. Senators
Frye and Hanna both expressed
the mselves on Saturday as certain
that the bill would pass and Senator
Perkins told me he believed it would
not only pass the senate but the house
a we'll.
Senator Penrose tells me he will
make an earnest effort to have the
Chinese exclusion bill which has been
perfected in his committee, M 3de the
regular order Of business, following
the disposal of the "anti anarchist
bill" otherwise known as "a bill for
the protection of the president"
The wishes of the senator from Penn
sylvania are opposed, however, by
Senator Proctor whose committee is
prepared to report the oleomargarine
bill.
Senator Cullom has not deviated
from his opinions in regard to recip-
rocity. 81 am still Of the opinion
that, from a political standpoint, as
we'll as on economic grounds, we
should at least make a beginning in
the way of reciprocity at this session
of congress-" said the senator when
inquired the status of the treaties in
bis committee on Saturday. envy
committee will take up the treaties
next week and all Of the items will re-
ceive the most careful consideration.
OF course until such an examination
has been made it is impossible to pre-
dict the outcome, but feel confident
senate some treaties worthy of sup
port" AS to the likelihood Of secur-
ing senatorial action on any of the
treaties at this session Mr.. Cullom
was not communicative but he said
the work of his committee would be
none the less careful and painstaking
than if immediate action by the sem
ate was assured.
Senator Hale told the newspaper
men on Thursday that he thought
congress would adjourn about the
tenth of June and as the senator from
Maine is a member of both the COM
mittee on appropriations and of the
steering committee he probably
knows. Such early adjournments
would mean, however, that many i'm
portant questions would go over until
the short session. With the anti
anarchy bill, the anti-oleomargarine
bill, the Chinese exclusion bill and the
various appropriation bills still to be
considered, there will not be much
time left for other business. Senator
Morgan still hopes to secure action
on the Hepburn canal bill and told me
last week that it would pass. Sena-
tor Hanna, however, is opposed to it
and still favors further consideration
of the Panama route but he has aban-
dOned his advocacy of Darien route.
Mr.. Hanna does not hesitate to show
his anger at the attempt of the sena-
tor from Alabama to rush through his
favorite bill and has announced his
intention Of making a vigorous fight
for the SpoOner amendment which
provides that, if the department of
justice decides that a clear title can
be conveyed by the Panama COM
pany and the Columbian government,
the president shall be authorized to
purchas the French company's prop
erty at the price named, $40, 100000.
Senator Atkinson, as chairman of the
committee on appropriations, has
shown slight disposition to question
the advisability of appropriating so
much money to be spent outside of
the United States and there are those
who say that Mr.. Atkinson may pre-
sent serious opposition if the question
of route is decided.
The Cuban reciprocity bill is an
other measure which will occupy con-
siderable time in the senate unless
present signs fail. Senator Perkins
assures me that the senate will defeat
it and Senator RaUlins and othor
democratic senator's, while unwilling
to positively announce their course
in advance, have given me to under
stand that they do not regard the
measure with favor. Senator Lodge,
on the other hand, is quite positive
that it will pass, as are Senator Pen
rose and numerous others. "The re-
publican senators will heartily sup