The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-02-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

the numerous SOClal events. FeulnlHe
recalling the history of
three centuries have graced the halls and
SALONS of the city, and receptions to the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
the Children of the American Revolution,
the Woman Suffragists and finally the
Veterans of New Hampshire
have been the order of the day. The lat
ter is not, of course, feminine organiza
ton but large delegation of ladies &C
companied the descendants of the Revo-
lutionary warriors and the reception
given them was one of the ulost enjoyable
of the week. The dramatic performance
and the lecture on King Lear, both for
the benefit of charitable institutions,
came off with great eclat and consid-
cradle SUM of money was raised for the
worthy purposes for which the affairs
were given.
49,
One of the minor affairs of the week
was the appearance before the Judiciary
Committee of the House of delegation
headed by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait and
her able consoeurs of the Woman's Suf-
frage Convention. They presented strong
arguments for female suffrage and drew
roseate pictures of the publication of po-
litical methods which would follow the
enfranchisementssof themselves and their
sisters. On the following day the
Womans Relief Corps attempted TO elect
local president and was obliged to take
four ballots, the first three being thrown
out because the number of votes exceeded
the number of delegates. Some of the
ungallant members of the Judiciary Com
rnittee INDUCED in many jokes at the
good ladies' expense and pointed to
ballot box stuffing" as "the inevitable
result of female suffrage"
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Saturday was celebrated as holiday in
Washington by everyone but the indie
fatigable senators, who held session to
discuss the Philippine revenue bill which
came to vote Monday
Some sensational sessions of the Senate
have been held during the week discuss
ing this bill. Senator Patterson, although
protesting that he was not a Catholic,
declared that were the Filipinos Protes-
tant Christians, the American people
would never have submitted to the treat
ment accorded to those ISLANDS. He
further declared that Governor Taft's
statements were unreliable, biased and
slanderous to the Filipino character. In
an able speech Senator Spooner defended
the Governor and denounced the state
ments of Senator Patterson. The speech
of the Senator from Wisconsin was
brilliant effort and will be classed as one
of the finest arguments this Congress has
thus far heard. AS soon as the vote on
the measure was taken the Senate receiv-
ed Prince Henry and the individual sem
ators were presented to him.
The House of Representatives has been
occupied with the Indian Affairs bill
which passed on Friday. There was
large amount of routine business con-
nected with the bill which made its pas
sage a laborious and tedious affair.
During its consideration the proceedings
OF the House were sadly lacking i'll bril-
liancy. The real interest in the House
during the past week, however, has not
been centered i'll the procedure on the
floor of the chamber but in the private
room of the Ways and Means Committee
where the republican members have been
wrestling with the question of reciprocity
with Cuba. AS the result of conference
with the President Mr. Payne, the chair
man, has been won over to the side of
Cuba and even General Grosvenor has
weakened When spoke to him on the
subject some time ego, "Preposterous,
preposterous, was all I could get him to
say, but when 1 asked him of the pros
poets on Friday he said, II cannot talk.
We will have to do something, 1 suppose,
but do not feel in position to say any
thing further on the subject Mr..
Tawney, the republican whip" whom
saw after the conference on Friday, said,
Il have not weakened at all l adhere
to my original position that ! will vote
for nothing that will in any way injure an
American Industry and that's all there
is to it." Mr.. Long, of Kansas, brought
CONSERVATION to the opponents of con-
cessions to Cuba by declaring in favor of
40 per cent reciprocal reduction. In
stating his reasons he declared that the
sugar beet production was not a natural
industry for the American farmers, that
it gave employment TO women and chill
dren and cheap labor generally, but was
too picayunish" form of agriculture
ever TO appeal to the American concep-
ton of the farming profession. That
bill to some extent favorable TO Cuban
interests will be reported is, however, the
general belief of the members of the
House.
49,
The Postoifice Department is quietly
but energetically pushing its campaign
against those publications alleged to be
violating the second-class mail regulations
and Postmaster General PAYNE is in
thorough sympathy with the movement.
When l asked him his attitude one dav
last week he said, That matter being in
the hands of the Third Assistant Post
master General, l do not feel like dis.
cuSSing it: however NV actions sneak