The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-19

give the Cnlted States an advantage
IN tariff of from 33j to 40 pc, C ut.
aud will thus insure a monopoly OF
the Cuban market. The same J.,
Virtually true Of linen goods, etc.
The PRESIDENT is said to Lave secured
pledges from many sena,ors u sup
port the new treaty aad the admins
tra:ion docs not believe it will meet
with strong opposition. The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations has
determined 10 insert clause in the
ratification of the treaty requiring
tue Consent Of the House but the re-
publican leaders say that will not be
hard to obtain.
The cnczue1an trouble is the occa-
sion CT some anxiety on the part of the
administration although it is believed
the fact that Great Britain is party
to the brliiSereLt forces will have q
tendency to restrain Germany from
the high laade'i proceedings she
might attempt We're she alone c,.-
gagged. The sinking of Venezuelan
ships by the Admiral has led to sus>
piclon Of the attitude of the latter
country, however, and the President
and his Cabinet arc watching the
situation With closest interest. The
gunboat Marietta has been ordered
to La Guayara to protect American
interests. The President has made
1t very clear that he will not inter
tere with the most drastic measures
tor collecting the debt which Fene-
zuela owes her foreign creditors but
will pro'nptly protest at any attempt
at territorial acquisition.
Both the President and Secretary
iiay are much pleased at the good
offices perfo,mcd by tie United
States Minister Bowen at Caracas,
the latter having secured the release
OF tho English and German consuls
and citizens VIXEN prcsiden. Castro
at first imprisoned and having been
made the medium for an arbitration
proposition by the Venezuelan Presi-
dent, proposition which it is feared
comes too late for acceptance by
Se'.aany aud Great Britain. 1t
mas, howevor; boon Submitted to 5o,h
nations through the State Depart
ment.
Little has been accomplished in
the Senate during the past week.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
expenses, ETC., of the Anthracite
Coal Strike Commission was passed
on Thursday after an Interesting de.
bate several senators opposing the
measure because they considered the
President had exceeded the c;nstitu-
ton in designating government of.
ficers for q work not authorized ly
Congress.
Thursday also witnessed in Che
Senate brief but exciting skirnish
between Senator Quay ard these
Senators opposed to the admission cf
the territories aspiring to statehood.
The Pennsylvania Senator frankly
stated that it had been common talk
in committee room and lobby that
the bill was TO be killed. Ly dilmtory
tactics but that he was prepared to
stand pat" on the proposition that
statehood had been promised by the
platform of the last national cnnven-
ton and, he added, "If the Eejubli-
can party can Ire to the people abcu.
one plank it can lie about all" The
opposition, while avoiding tic direct
implications ofSenator Quay. SPARED
for time and the matter was post
poned, to be taken up at , O'Clock
today. That the majority of all the
Senators are in favcr Of granting
statehood to all three territories and
that a majority of the Republicans
are opposed to it, is evident, but
there is considerable likelihood that
the opposition will gain its point and
prevent the bill coming to direct
vote.
Although the Senate has formally
accepted tho educational test clause
ln the Immigration bill, there is
reason to fear that it will be eliminated
In conference. This clause, which
requires that every application for
admission to the country must be
able to read intelligertiy, in his own
language, passage from the conssi-
tuition, and is intended to exclude the
low class of labor now coming from
southern Europe, is vigorously OPP
posed by the railroads and other