The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-06-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent


the Senate In passing the Lodge
bill, providing for the further cx-
tension of civil government in the
Philippines, n report has just
reached Secretary Root from Mr..
Luke Wright, Acting Governor oi
the Philippine Islands, and DEM
ocrat, stating that the insurrcction
In the islands is practically at an
end aud that there Is no obstacle Ia
nll of the archipelago, aside from
the Moro country. Governor
Wright advises that in some prov
inccs the army be retained in con-
troll until the crops mature In Au-
gust. for the reason that, because
of the perfect organization OF the
military branch assistance may be
more readily extended to tn nA-
tivcs until such time as they re-
ceivc the results OF their agricultu-
raj labors. Secretary Root has is-
sued general order by which the
permanent military establishment
OF the government IL to be reduced
To $4,000 men, n reduction OF 1000.
In the light of these facts the con-
tcntion- OF the democratic partisans
appear particularly ridiculous.
The Philippine bill, which was
passed on the date OF my last let
ter, carried by vote of ~ to 30,
Senators Wellington, lIoar and
Mason being the only republicans
to vote against It.
The Nicnraguan Canal bill Il now
the unfinished business In the Sem
ate. The advocates uf the Pana-
ma route claim they have made II
canvass ui the Senate and that they
now have a comfortable majority
and II seems TO be the general upin-
ion that the Spooncr resolution
will be adopted eventually, whcrc-
by the President will be- authorized
To select the route, Mt least to this
extent; The President will be nu-
thorized TO investigate the ability of
the French Company tp deliver n
clcar title TO It's property at the ynl-
uation placed on It by the Isthmi-
an Canal Commission, 10000. 900
and to purchase II Is satisfied with
the title and to continue the work
of the great engineer, De Lcsscps;
but IL the title Is unsatisfactory the
President will begin work on the
Nicaraguan route In accordance
with the provisions OF the Hep
born bill. So far, Senators Nor
gan, Mitchell and Harris have spo-
ken In ndyocacc OF the Nicaraguan
and Senator Hanna In support of
the Panama route. Senator Han
ma scored an effective point during
the course of his remarks when he
stated that much of the testimony
presented by Senator Mitchell
In support OF the Nicaraguan route
came from parties interested In the
old Maritime Canal Company who,
In the event of the United States
selecting the last named route,
would Immediately claim damages
on the ground OF their old franchise.
The question OF Cuban rcciproc-
ity is still causing considerable
concern to the President and his
supporters In the Senate and on its
termination undoubtedly hangs the
date of the adjournment of this
session of Congress. The beet
sugar senators, who have come to
be known as "Elkins' boxers,
persist In their opposition with
great pertinacity. Last week there
was circulated rumor that the
President had intimated to Senator
Cullom that he would be satisfied
with bounty paid to the Cubans
out the Treasury but Senator Gull
lom assures me that the President
has not changed his views In the
least degree since he sent his first
message to Congress. From anoth.
er source l learn that within week
Mr.. Roosevelt has asserted that IL
Congress adjourns without action