The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-07-04
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
(Communicated).
WASHINGTON.
June 80. 1902.

reSentatives passed the Philippine
Bill by party vote. but one Re-
publican voting against the meas
ure. The bill is still in con
ference, and constitutes the only
obstacle to immediate adjourn
ment. All the appropriation
bills have been passed and other
important measures will be per-
mitted to await action until the
short session. In anticipation of
the passage of the Philippine Bill
before July 4th, the President has
drawn up general proclamation
of amnesty for all the political
offenders among the Filipinos and,
if his expectations are realized,
the proclamation Will be issued
on Independence Day.
Proceedings in the Senate on
Friday were marked by a most
able presentation, made by Sena-
tor Teller, of the position of the
Republican party III regard to
Cuban Reciprocity. The effort
made by the majority of the Re-
publicanS to effect a reciprocal
treaty with Cuba, he characterize
ed as the most stupendous effort
to deceive the American people
that occurred in all his public ex-
perience. Mr.. Teller confirmed
the prediction, made in these let
terS, that treaty would be negO-
tiated and presented at the next
session of Congress and declared
that the whole reciprocity agita.
ton had been an attempt to take
advantage of the well-known dis,
position of the American people
to relieve a people in distress, to
the material advantage of the
American Sugar Refining Co.,
otherwise known as the Sugar
Trust.
| Apropos Of Mr.. Teller's remark,
| have received from unimpeacha-
bic sources the information that
it is the intention of the President
to so out to the states whose con.
greSSiOnal delegations opposed
his Cuban policy, before the next
session, and to advocate from the
platform a reciprocal arrangement
; with Cuba in terms which he be
lieveS will result in creating pop
ular demand for that end which
Will make it impossible for the
Senators and REPRESENTATIVES
from these to resist the confirma-
ton of the treaty which he will
send to Congress. Such course
will be almost without precedent,
! it is true, but Mr.. Roosevelt con
Siders that the irrational honor"
! which Republican congressman
suggests is another term for "per-
Sonal pride,n is involved and that,
therefore, the circumstances war
rant an unusual course of proce-
dure.
On Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, Admiral Dewey appeared be-
fore the Philippine Committee of
the Senate and gave his version
of the initiation of the Philippine
Instruction. There was evident,
in the Admiral's testimony, a de-
sire to avoid placing the admins
tration in an unfavOrable light,
and also strong prejudice against
the Filipinos- Under the cross
examinations of Senator Carmack,
the Admiral several times colored
up and appeared to be about to
resent the line of questioning.
Finally, the Admiral having ad-
mitted that he regarded Aguinal
do as thief but that, so regard
ing him, he had advanced him
munitions of war and other sup
plies, which course he defended
on the ground that "All's fair in
war;" Senator Carmack asked him
why he regarded Aguinaldo as a
thief in view of the fact that he
knew of no dishonesty act on
Aguinaldo's part, but at this
moment Senator Lodge called at
tention to the fact that the hour
for adjournment had arrived, and
Dewey, hastily grabbed his hat,
bowed and left the room without
waiting to be formally excused.
On Thursday, the House of
Representatives added one more
to the measures calculated to cast
serious reflections on the Republi
can party. Under the guise of a
merely technical change in the
internal revenue law, IA bill was
passed which deals a killing blow
to that portion of the brewing in.
terest of the country not controll-
ed by the trust, the United Brew.
ers' Association. 1t appears that
SO per cent, of the beer produced
in this country is made by the
Trust and, of the remaining IL
per cent, large portion is put up
in "eighth barrels" The bill
passed by the House prohibits
these small packages and, if pass
ed by the Senate also, will place
the entire industry in the hands