The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-03
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, June 50, 1909.

Washington, June 50, 1909.
Republican senators and members
are to be treated to new experience
during the coming campaign and
many of them do not relish the pros
pect. The President has announced
to his friends that he has not given
up the fight for Cuban reciprocity and
that he intends to go out into the
states whose members of Congress
have opposed his Cuban policy and
preach his doctrine of reciprocity with !
Cuba to the great discontinue OF
those members and senators who will
stand for re. election. Not content
with having caused split IN the party
which already auguls i'll for the coming
elections, Mr.. Roosevelt will carry the
fight into the very baiiwicks of his
opponents and, as a republican mem
Der from Minnesota said, patheticalIy,
yesterday, "The result will be that
the President will stand fair to have
democratic constituency in the House,
at least, to carry out his pet schemes" ;"
and he added, significantly, "But you
) wait until the national convention"
Throughout the past session repu-
blican senators and members have
grown accustomed to being sent for
from the White House and to being
, scolded and upbraided, but it never
, entered their heads that their siren
uous" President would go even fur
ther and ally himself with forces bent
1 on their obstruction IN their own states
] and now that they are face to face
with that prospect they are aghast.
n For the present, the President has
given up all hope of reciprocity legls-
y lation and, deeply humiliated at the
outcome of his efforts in that direc-
!. ton, has left the city with the expecta-
ton OF returning for period only long
enough to permit of his signing the
many measures which will be rushed
through Congress during the closing
n hours of the session. Without wait
II ing for the sanction of his plans by
- Congress he authorized the carpenters
is and masons to proceed with the reno
l. vation of the White House and they
'f S have now made the old mansion un'
II inhabitabe and, therefore, Secretary
:. Cortelyou has rented private house
- on Lafayette Square where the Presl
:, dent will reside and transact business
a when in Washington, between nov
er and the first of October. With tht
White House torn to pieces there il
y nothing for congress to do but appro
in pirate the funds which the Presden
S. has demanded for its renovation.
re- re- With the passage of the Spoone
al amendment for the Nicaraguan cana
lie bill last Thursday, the Senate com
-. pleted all the more important worl
.t before it and is now 'killing time
III pending adjournment. The bill pre-
"a viding for the Appalachian Fores
"a Reserve was passed this week and ;
let day set for the consideration Of th
he Omnibus State hood bill, Dec. 10 be
n ing named, these being the only i'm
'n portant matters with which the uppe
ms chamber had to deal. The canal bi
om is still in conference where it wi
ng have to be somewhat revised, for tn
ru ott measure as passed reflects little cret
ne. it on Senators Spooner and Ham
all who are, presumably, its author
by The House conferees have agreed
' Of accept the amendment, with som
eer changes in phraseology, which NEAR
the the construction of the canal alor
'eu the Panama route.
-
,th. Tuesday in the House of Repr
ory sentatives marked the close of gener
'In 'Im debate on the Philippine bill and w
led notable for the eloquent arrangeme
her of the republican party for its Phil
pine policy, delivered by Represent
,1ss 1hy tive Williams of Mississippi, who
oratory crowded the chamber eve
Ear. drawing in all of his opponents. NJ
and Williams characterized the republic;
and and Interpretation Of the treaty of Paris
supporting the principal "that t
tent despot had the right to sell the ind
ties pendence of, and nationality of,
free and independent people to fir
republic" Concluding his remarl
ngs Mr.. Williams said that never befo
had the American flag "gone al
,,,., where where it was not hailed as
harbinger of liberty and as protect
OF helpless and defenseless peol
eet. against savages and against forel
yer, power ne 'ole oh 'ie niiPP'
ma bill was takeu last Thursday afterno
sion but the great differences between
nos House and the Senate measures v