The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-12-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec mber Isl.

| Congress today. W ltn ample republican
maiorities in both chambers and a repub-
lican President in the White House there
is the widest difference 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 aud
Representatives from western States as
sert that there must be steps taken IN that
direction in order to redeem the pledges
on which the republican victory in their
States was achieved 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 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 a
man than Senator Frye, President of the
Senate, asserts that the Sherman law will
be amended in accordance with the recon-
mendations of Attorney General Knox.
The policy of the republicans. as outlined
for your correspondent by a we'll posted
democratic Senator, will be to pass such
legislation as Mr. Knox has requested and
as the President will urge, at the same
time assuring the trusts that so long as
they have a republican administration
they will have nothing to fear from the
Attorney General, but if they permit the
democrats to WIN there is no knowing to
what extent democratic Attorney Gen
eral will go in order to destroy the trusts.
In this way, says the Senator referred to,
the republicans hope to make of the trust
law 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 Wash
ington to the effect that J. Pierpont Nor
gan, in connection with the Barring Bros,
of England, have undertaken to float
bonds to the amount of S1Oo,0OO,OOO for
the newly organized beef trust. Repre-
sentative Richardson, of Tennessee, says
that the democrats of the House stand
ready to assist their opponents in any
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that they will give the republicans no
ground to charge them with obstructive
proceedings in case the latter make an
honest attempt to strengthen the present
| law or enact new and mole etfectual one.
There was an intermingling of congrat-
ula,ions and condolences in the Capito.
today Twenty five Representatives have
failed of re election and the condolences
extended them were as numerous as were
| he con organizations offered to the success
full candidates On the democratic side
of the House, two desks stood out promi.
nently. Each was draped with crepe and
covered with flowers in honor of Repre-
sentatives de Grafenreid and Sheppard,
both of Texas, who have died since Con-
gress adjourned last July. On the repub,
lican side one desk was similarly treated
1t was that formerly occupied by the late
Representative Russell, of Connecticut
Out of respect to the deceased members
the House adjourned Immediately after
being convened.
In the Senate one desk was draped and
piled with floral offerings, that of the late
Senator Mcmillan, of Michigan, and as a
mark of respect to his memory the Senate
adjourned until noon tomorrow, when the
Presidents message will be received
There is little prospect of important bust
ness in the Senate tomorrow, but on Wed
nesday Senator Beveridge, for the Com
mittee on Territories, will report the ON
nibus Territorial bill and from that on the
session promises to be lively one. There
is every prospect that the democrats Of
the Senate will vote unanimously to admit
to Statehood Oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexico, but the intense fear that the two
latter may return democratic Senator!
promises to prove serious obstacle tt
the success of the bill Senator Beveridgt
and several of his colleagues have just re
turned from junket through the terri
tories named, but when seen today thu
former said it would not be proper TO
him to forestall the report of the commit
tee by expressing an opinion.
Senator Frye has returned to Washing
ton with grim determination to secur
he enactment of the Ship Subsidy bill
He has given an interview in which h
says that the formation of the Morgan
shipping syndicate presents a new reason
. for passing the bill because it will insure tn
expenditure by the syndicate in this coun
try of not less than $50,000,000 for new
ships which will otherwise be built abroad
while this may be true" says Senate
Clay, "Scnator Frye does not state tina
the bill will cost the United States mil
!, lions of dollars for time without limit.
is the old argument Of the protectionist
that the United States can hoist itself b.
it's own suspenders. 1t will merely resul
in transferring portion of the money
which all people are taxed to raise, int
the pockets of few who will benefit b.
the building and sailing of the ships
The recent communication Of the Presi
dent, in which he states his position il
regard to the appointment of negroes t.
public offices, is condemned by the mem
bers of his own party without stint. No
that they take issue with the principle
voiced by Mr.. k posevclt, but because tie
regard his letter as needless AID fnolisI
possibly to make enemies for himself an,
? his party at is QuiXotIc and | suppos
it is honest, but il is foolish in the eX