The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-12-26

the Legislative appropriation bill was UNI
der consideration in the House an amend
ment was attached thereto by which
$500 900 was appropriated for the use of
the Attorney General in prosecuting the
trusts under the present law. With this
| liberal amount to be distributed among
the favored attorneys of the party, tie
| republicans are now content. They will,
they say, ignore the representations OF
| Mr. Knox, who, at Pittsburg, expressly
outlined the deficiencies Of the present
law. "Give the Attorney General an OPP
portunity to prove his statements before
amending the law" is the slogan of the
republicans now and they themselves adj
nit that there is very little likelihood of
antitrus legislation at the present SEES
sion. With view to barring further
antitrust legislation in the Senate, Sena-
tor Hoar has given notice that he will in
troduce trust bill, but two days after the
notice had been given it was discovered
that the venerable Senator had not drafted
his bill and was not even sure that he
would draw one His object is accom-
plished, however. AS Mr.. Hoar is chair
man of the Judiciary Committee every
Senator realizes that it would be futile for
him to offer trust measure which would
be inevita bly, sidetracked by the unborn
measure of the chairman.
The President has forwarded to the
Senate the new Cuban treaty which allows
concession of % per cent. from the
Dingley rates to Cuba in return for COL
cessions from the Cuban tariff varying
from 20 to 40 per cent. the scale being so
arranged as to give the utmost advantage
to the already over protected manufactui :
ers and the least to the agriculturists OF
the country 1t is deemed probable that
the treaty will be ratified soon after the
holidays and that the House will be asked
to enact such legislation as may be re-
quired to make the treaty effective
Secretary Hay is still working on the
Colombian treaty, but expects that 1T will
be completed when Congress reconvenes.
Under the provisions of the convention a
lump sum of $1O,OO0,O00 will be paid to
| Colombia to begin with and an annual
rental thereafter, the amount of which is
still to be determined. This amount con-
sttutes the one stumbling block to the
completion of the treaty. Colombia de-
mands rental of 100000 per annum aud
Secretary Hay regards the amount as ex-
orbitant Columbias demand is based on
the claim that she now receives $3.50, 900
| from the Panama Railway and other rev.
enues which bring the total to over
$4OO, 900.
Ex-Secretary Gage is still endeavoring
to dictate the financial policy of the ma
ton and called at the White House re-
Gently with Mr.. John H. Rhodes, the New
York financier, with the purpose of in
pressing his views on the President.
Meanwhile, Representative Fowler is
pressing his revised financial bill for pass
age in the House, it having been again
favorably reported by Mr.. Fowler's COM
mittee. This bill will greatly extend the
power of the banks, enabling them to
! issue currency to the amount of % per
cent of their capital without depositing
| United States bonds as security therefor.
Face to face with the old democratic con-
tention that the currency of the country
is restricted and inelastic, the bankers de-
sire to remedy these defects, but in such
way that they shall have entire control
of the elasticity so that it may be re-
stricted whenever it suits their purposes
and that is the aim Of Mr.. Fowler's bill
which, it will be remembered the republi-
cans did not dare to pass at the last SEES
sion because they feared the resentment
of the people would be expressed. at the
polls.
No progress has been made on the State
hood bill, the whole question having gone
over until after the holidays by mutual
consent. Meanwhile Delegate Rodney,
of New Mexico, is doing "yeoman work"
and has issued to the editors OF the coun-
try an exhaustive appeal for support.
For some unknown reason the House
Committee on Military Affairs las ignored
Secretary Roots recommendation that the
Army Reorganization bill go into effect
only on August 10th next and has re-
ported the bill in such shape that if passed
it would legislate General Miles out of
Office. 1t is not believed, however, that
the Sen ate will permit such injustice and
the friends of the General are looking to
| the Senate to amend the bill by adding
the clause recommended by Mr.. Root.