The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
(Communicatedl.
WASHINGTON,
Dec. l, 1902.

Ntueu uuueT dS llldUSi JlClOuS ClT-
cumStances as those which attend
ed the opening if the second SEES,
sion of the Fifty seventh Congress
today. With ample Republican
majorities in both chamber and a
Republican President in the White
House there is the widest differ
ence of opinion as to prospective
legislation and even the old time
leaders are divided on some of the
most important questions. Tariff
revision, of course, takes the lead.
Senators and Represe n a t S
from western states asserts that
there must be steps taken in that
direction in order to redeem the
pledges on which the Republican
victory in their States was achiev
ed. The eastern men, on the
other hand, say that there shall
be no tariff revision now and they
expect to prevent the calling of
Congress in tariff special session
for that purpose
With regard to trust legislation,
some Senators say that there will
be none and others, among them
no less influential man than
Senator Frye, President of the
Senate, asserts that tue Sherman
law will be amended in ac-
cordance with the recommends
tions of Attorney General Knox.
The policy of the Republicans, as
outlined for your correspondent
by well posted Democratic Sena
tor, will be topass such legislation
as Mr.. Knox has requested and as
the President will urge, at the
same time assuring he trusts that
so long as they have Republican
administration they will have
nothing to fear from the Attorney
General, but il they permit the
Democrats to win there is no
knowing to what extent a Demo.
cratic attorney general will go in
order to destroy The trusts. In
this way, says the Senator re.
ferred to, the Republicans hope
to make of the trust law IA club
with which to eXtOrt campaign
funds from the trusts in 1904.
AS If to emphasize the evil Of
the trust system, the news has
just reached Washington 10 the
effect that j. Pierpont Morgan, in
connection with tie Barring Bros.
of England, have undertaken to
float bonds to the amount of
500 900, 600 for the newly organ,
lied beet trust. Representative
Richardson. of Tennessee, says
that the Democrats of the House
stand ready to assist their oppO-
nents i'll any genuine effort to
control the trusts and that they
will give the Republicans no
ground to charge them with ob.
structive proceedings i'll case the
latter make an honest attempt to
strengthen the present law or en-
act a new and more etfectual one.
There was an intermingling of
congratulations and condolences
in the Capitol today. Twenty
five representatives have failed of
reelection ard the coincidence eX-
tended them were as numerous as
were the congratulations offered
to the successful candidates. On
the Democratic side of the House,
two desks stood out prominently.
Each was draped with crepe and
covered with flowers in honor of
Representative de Gratf'enreid and
Sheppard, both of Texas, who
have died since Congress- adj
.iourned last July. On the Repub-
lican side one desk was similarly
treated. 1t was that formerly oc-
cupied by the late Representative
Russell, of Connecticut. Out of
respect 20 the deceased members
the House adjourned Immediately
after being convened.
In the Senate one desk was
draped and piled with floral offer
ings, that of the late Senator Nc
MILAN, of Michigan, and as
mark of respect to his memory the
Senate adjourned until noon to.
morrow when the Presidents mes:
sage will be received There is
little prospect of important bus
mess III the Senate tomorrow, but
on Wednesday Senator Beveridge,
for the Committee on Territories,
will report the Omnibus Territor-
ial bill and from that on the ses-
sion promises to be lively one.
There is every prospect that the
Democrats of the Senate will vote
unanimously to admit to state.
hood Oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexico, out the intense fear that
the two latter may return Demo
cratic Senators promises to prove
serious obstacle to the success
of the bill. Senator Beveridge
and several of his colleagues have
just returned from junket
through the territories named but
when seen today the former said
it would not be DrODer for him TO