Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22
WASHINGTON D. c.
Written for The Review and The
Villas County Democrat.

Villas County Democrat.
The conpre ssional forces are rapidly
lining up for what promises to De one
of the liveliest and most Interesting
short sessions held in recent years.
The republicans have good working
ma iorities in both houses OF Congress
and there is nothing to prevent them
from having their own way, except the
fact that the party is split into several
factions and that the two important
branches, the tariff revision branch
and that section which regards the
Dingley bill as sacred and INSPIRED"
are as far apart as the antipodes.
Secretary Hay reports that he is max
ing gratifying progress with the Col
ombian treaty and that he expect to
sign it during the coming week. Also
Lutte sovereignty has not been coded to
the United States over the zene of terri
tory through which the canal will pass,
but arrangements have been made TO,
loo year lease with the provision that
the United States may renew it at plea
sure. The price, which the Secretary
declares is of minor consideration, has
not yet been settled as it was neces-
sary to determine first what the United
States was purchasing.
In addition to the tariff question,
there is the great ''trust problem"
which the President would meet with
law under the provisions of which the
Attorney General could, when he saw
fit, bring action against any trust. Even
this moderate extension of the powers
of the administration will be opposed,
however, by large number ofrepubll-
can statesmen who owe their political
being to the very corporation against
which the law might easily be made to
operate. That it would be so made to
operate under a republican admin
istration is not feared, but the "busi-
nessmen" of the country are taking no
chances on.a republican victory in 1904
Senator Dubois, who returned to
Washington this week, tells your cor
respondent that the republican victory
in the West was clearly due to the
gratitude of the irrigation of the
western people to the President for
having urged the necessity of t5e
irrigation of the arid lands on Con-
gress and for having signed the Hans
brough- Newlands bill. He considers
that the same bill saved Nevada to the
democrats as the people felt they owed
"a warm Endorsement to Mr.. NeWlands
for his excellent work in behalf of the
bill. The Senator is most positive in
his assertion that, IN view of the feel
ing of the people GA this subject, this
years elections cannot be regarded as
in any way Indicative of western sen
timent on national issues.
The notorious ship-subsidy bill is
again heard of'on all sides. 1t is said
that the advisability of its passage will
be considered by the republicans in a
caucus to be held early. in. the, session.
1t is recognized that the measure is
most unpopular with the majority of
the voters, but its advocates urge
that if it is passed Immediately after
Congress conyenes, the people will
have forgotten allabout it before an
other election takes place and the pres
sure to pass the iniquitious measure is
most urgent.
Grave anxiety is felt. in administra-
tion circles over the. miscarriage of the
plans of the President and the Attorney
General in regard to the Pacific Cable.
1t willbe remembered that the President
through the Department of Justice,
; drew up schedule of rules under which
the cable was to be operated which
was received with approval by the
statesmen and hnanciers of the country
The Commercial Pacific Cable Com
pany, however, has utterly failed to
take congnizance of the administra-
tion,s communication and ramors are
constantly received to the effect that
when completed the cable will not be
owned exclusively by American but
will be held in joint ownership with
citizens Of Great Britain, thus destroy
ing the national feature OF the enter
prise and making it impossible for the
War Of Navy Departments to assume
control in the events OF war.
In addition to the approaching session
icing lively from politica' standpoint
the accompanying social session gives
promise Of unusual gayety The Pres
ident. who is extremely bos,,itab1e, j