The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-02-08
SLOW WORK
CONGRESS SEEMS TO BE IN NO
RUSH TO TRANSACT ITS BUsI-
NESS.

WASHINGTON, February Z. -
Congress is moving with great deliber
alton, more so than for several sessions
past, when the desire seemed to be to
crowd bills long before this time. Sc
far but two appropriation bills have
passed the house, the pension and de
hciency. Upon both of these bills there
was no limit of debate. Every man
who wanted to talk had an opportuni
! ty. All the time that was desired fol
general debate was granted, and any
topic could be introduced and discuss.
ed. There has been no rush. More
than this, the house adiourns over
day or two each week simply because
there is nothing to do. Yet there is
plenty of work ahead. The census bill
is yet to be considered then there is
the Cuban reciprocity the repeal Of
the war taxes, the Philippine govern
mcnt bill the oleomargarine bill. some
pure food bills and all the appropria-
, ton bills. If the same easy programme
is followed with all these measures
that has been taken wish bills hereto
fore considered, the prospects are for a
! long session. The only measures which
have been rushed in the house were the
Philippine tariff bill and the Nicaragua
canal bill but the speed has not awaited
much in either case. The senate took
its own time TO consider the Philippine
bill in committee and is doing the same
with the canal bill Both these meas
ures will be debated at great length in
, the senate.
A Matter Of Pressure.
One of the prominent United States
senators, speaking of the prospects of
some sort of reciprocity with Cuba,
said that 1t depended entirely upon the |
amount of pressure which the admin |
istration would bring to bear on the |
Republican members Of the house and |
especially the majority members of the |
+ committee Oh ways and means. AS to |
the senate, il is claimed that it is only
n question of bringing the matter to a
vote, when the concessions to Cuba will |
be granted. While there is not the
least doubt about the desire of the
president and secretary of war to Sc
cure the concessions, it is very doubt
full whether President Roosevelt will
bring pressure" to bear on members
of congress save such as has been done
in his message.
Stewart an Expansionst.
Senator Stewart of Nevada is an ex
pansionst of the most pronounced
type Away back in the sixties, said
the senator Il used to go and see Tom
Corwin, who in his old age came to
Washington to die. We used to talk
over a great many matters with which
Corwin was familiar. We made IA
mistake every time we opposed the |
acquisition Of territory Corwin al |
ways said when reyertng to the party |
with which he was affiliated during the
early years .-Qf lis political life. He |
always said that Clay and Webster |
were defeated because they opposed |
territorial acquisition No country"
added Senator Stewart, likes TO give |
up territory, and the United States will |
rot surrender any, whether it is on the
American continent or islands in the
sea-" The Nevada senator occasional |
ly speaks on these lines, but he makes
no more or those long speeches for
which he was once famous.
Morean's Investigations.
Senator Morgan likes to investigate. |
to make inquiries and get Information. |
He is never quite so happy as when |
using the large Interrogation against |
All unwilling witness and trying to ex- |
tract information from those who do |
not want to give it. lie would have
been good reporter had he followed |
that line. Probably one Of the great |
est Intellectual duels we have had i'll
recent years was MOrgan's cross eX
animation of Coils T. Huntington
when the Pacific railroad committee
was investigating the subject Of the
Pacific roads. Huntington was man
who pretty Thoroughly understood him
self. and he fenced with Morgan for
several days. Now Morgan is investi-
| eating the canal question and going
| over and over the subject with which
/ he is so familiar The men who want
! to delay anything in connection with
| the canal ilist raise the question OF a
/ lack Of informatio2 and suggest that
certain witnesses shall he called. This
is enough 10 cause Senator Morgan to
Order witnesses before his committee
and ply them with questions.
The information Stored.
There is one thing about Senator
Morgans investigations however, and
! that is that when he has completed one
there is TO question but what he has
exhausted The subject and extracted all
tie information obtainable. And, still