St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

[From our regular correspondent

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. nine democrats voted with the republ
cans, while only one republican, Senate
Bard OF California, voted against it wit
the democrats. There had been a unan
nous understanding that the time Tues
day and Wednesday should be event
divided between the two parties 70
debate before the final vote was taken
For that reason at an important demo
cratic caucus held previously. the amend
ments which some members wished t,
make, were dropped by the advice OF Sen
: ator German, although Senator Tele
wished to provide that Cuba should adop
the same laws as the United States to ex
clude the Chinese. But as the time of til.
vote was decided upon the matter as moi
brought out. Senator Bailey OF Texa.
strongly opposed the bill. for several rea
sons. He affirmed that the house of rep
resentatives only can originate revenue
bills, and that the President and senate
have the right to make the treaties, and
the house of representatives has no right
in the matter. Senator Spooner of Wis
consin ably championed the administra-
ton side OF the question, in re erence to
treaties and revenue legislation. Senator
Bailey made known the decision OF the
| last democratic caucus concerning their
future policy, where two. thirds vote is
necessary to carry measure He said
Hereafter you will get no senator's votes
from the White House on the democratic
side. You will have to take care OF your
Selves He also said be disliked mug
wump and that any member who thought
he knew more than his party ought to
leave 1T, which means that they intend
to bring every member under strong
party discipline to vote as party. 1t is
intimated that not all of the democrats
are pleased with this declaration, but
Senator German, who now aspres to be
the party leader and presidential candi-
date, aims to unite the democrats in
solid party.
A resolution presented by Senator
Allison was passed making Rev. E. E.
Hale OF Boston, chaplain OF the senate.
Lie is well-known in New England as a
minister, writer, and the owner of the
Boston advertiser; descendant of Capt
Nathan Hale OF Revolutionary fame and
nephew of Edward Everett; the
author of "A Man Without Country"
and many interesting books.
The statehood agents from Arizona
and New Mexico are here getting ready
tor statehood fight by and by, for they
are opposed to being joined in our state
and hope to force an issue between the
two parties. Gen. John Z. Black, com.
mander-ln-chiei of the g. A. R., has been
offered the position made vacant by the
death of John R. Proctor on the civil
service commission. He is a wellknown
democrat and lawyer, who served in the
civil war, and was commissioner of
pensions and a member OF congress at
large from Illinois.
Thesame gold pen was used by Speaker
Cannon and the Pre- sident in signing the
Cuban reciprocity bill as was used in the
senate and will be sent to Cuba to be
preserved as trophy. Minister Ouesada
cabled the fact to Cuba. The house bill
states that on the tenth day after the tx
change Of Publications the rates shall 90
into effect and the measure become oprr-
ative ten days after he issues his pracla-
nation OF the treaty.
"A Sooo dSol vi SA(llCiuSuL Was created
in the senate by the remarks and criti-
cisms OF Senator Hoar upon the policy of
the administration in reference to the
early recognition of the Republic of
Panama, and he asked for all the infor
nation that could be gwen and details
to be gwen the senate respecting il.
When he had finished he walked to the
back seat and sat down as quiet as a kit
ten. This was Senator Gorman's golden
opportunity and he sprang to the oc-
casiop he eulogized Senator Hoar as a
leading stat esman on the other side OF the
chamber and then proceeded to make
severe attack on the President; that never
wasa head OF a government more guilty OF
more audacious act; have we a Napoleon
in this country he asked, with increasing
passion? He declared that it was
slight upon the senate, that Assistant
Sec. LOOMS had impaired more infer.
nation to that cub than the President
OF the United States had given the senate,
AS he was charging upon such usurpa.
ton OF power, Sen. Aldrich remarked
that ne understood that the SENATOR was
speaking as the official organ OF the
reconstructed democracy. Senator Cor.
man declared that such acts meant war in
reality.
There are three prominent democrats
as candidates Tor the presi ,ency. Many
think Judge Parker is a stronger candl.
date than either Senator German OF
Indiana or MIR. Hearst. Senator Foraker
OF Ohio, after a contest. obtained the
floor and took decided objections to the
speech Of Senator Hoar. He bravely
championed the President in his course Of
acton as patriotic one. He had been
authorized to arral &c a canal route on
the b,st terms; treaty had been made
withgood terms for that country, but
its congress adjourned and rejected it.
Inls looked as if that government in
tended to force large sum from the
United States. Columbia wasconstantlv
engaged in Revolutions; Panama had
become discouraged and declared herself
INDEPENDENT Nov. 8. What should be
dont? Would France remain on ct when
a conf ct was apparent and the
$4o 900 600 expended by the French
people was in danger OF being DESTROYED?
Would the United States be true TO the
Monroe doctline? Would she allow
foreign nations to come in and take
control OF the 1sthmus? 1t wasa delicate
matter, but some action was necessary
and would not the democrats have been
the hrst party to have blamed the Presi
dent when he had been given tull power
10 act! This was something in sub
stance OF the defense made The seoator