Middletown transcript., 1903-03-07
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH I, 1903.
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Mr.. Morgan few into rage. After he
had refused to permit a vote on any day
during theremainder Of the session, Sem
ator Cullom charged the Alabama sena-
tor with talking against time with the
purpose of defeating the treaty. ''That
is as false as though it had come from
the mouth of an imp in He'll shouted
Mr.. Morgan. II do not take orders from
the Senator from Illinois. When / want
somebody to act as my captain win get
"a man with more mental calibre and
sbroader mind" continued the enraged
Senator, to the amazement OF his collea-
gues. Mr.. Cullom permitted the Ala
bainaian to spend his wrath, with re-
markable composure and then declared
that those charged with seeing the treaty
succeed proposed that ratification follow.
If the Senator from Alabama talked the
treaty to death this session he would
have an opportunity, to attempt repe-
tition of his tactics in an extra session..
Mr.. Morgan's attitude is regarded as rem
dering an extra session of the Senate in
eyitabie but Senator Cullom assures your
correspondent that the Panama Canal
and the Cuban treaties will be ratified if
it becomes necessary to "hold the Senate
in extra session until July"
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The Democrats in the Senate prepared
themselves for long filibuster with q
view to forcing vote on the Littlefeld
antitrust bill, but the Republican mana
gers promptly defeated their purpose by
calling for vote on Senator Blackburn's
motion to considerthe Littlefeld bill and
defeating it 2S to 38. Senator Aldrich,
speaking of the action of his party said,
'1twas so obviously ludicrous to attempt
to consider so important and far-reaching
a measure as the Littlefield bill in the
closing hours of the session that the Re- |
publicans had no fear that the judgment
of the people would mot sustain them"
The Democrats appreciated that the con-
of the bill would be impossible |
but sought this means ef eaabaEEassi saas ass 1 /
the Republicans and OF making what they |
would constitute campaign ma
terial.
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Democratic members of the House
have held caucus and resolved to OBJ
measure until adjournment.
70 meet this filibuster the House will, it
S expected, be compelled to remain in
continuous session until the 4th of
March, substituting daily "recesses" for
adjournment. Thus every action of the
House hereafter will be" as on the legis-
alive day Of February 10Th. The occa-
ion Of Democratic wrath was the unseat-
ng Of Representative Butler, OF Missouri
n favor of Representative Wagner of
he same district. extensive frauds hav-
ng been found in the election returns.
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Practically all the important appro-
'riation bills are now out of the way and
here is no occasion to anticipate an ex-
ra session of the entire Congress al
hough an extra session Of the Senate is
xpected. /,
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President Roosevelt has sent to the /
enate a forcible message appealing to
bat body to pass the Philippine tariff |
i'll already passed by the House. The i
resident quotes long cablegram from 9
Governor Taft setting forth the necessity !
T affording this assistance qtothe PhiIipI i
inc industries. A careful canvass Of the1 {
enate reveals the fact that majorityfI
'ould be glad to support the bill if given 8
n opportunity to yotefor it, but Senators
elfef and Patterson, both Democrats, /
.om Colorado, declare their intention to | t
Tx the measure to death. These gen. a
enen are afraid that at some future time
le Philippine sugar industry may attain
which will enable it to COM i
etc with their sugar producing consti-
tents and TINS rob them of some of the
snetits Of the Dingley tariff schedules. s
s
The President and bis Secretary of the 8
avy aredeeply concerned over the ac- 9
on Of the Senate in amending the Naval I
'propriation bill to provide for 1900 L
n battle ships and $500 cruisers, the
ouse having authorized 10000 ton q
title ships and IL, 500 ton cruisers. On q
e same day that the Senate took this q
icnfhe Naval Board on Construction y
ndereda unanimous opinion to secre- Y
y Moody that it would be harmful u
to build battle ships of less sf
an 1900 tons displacement and crui. Z
8 of less than 1880 tons, dispIace- W
mt The Naval board says that Pi
ange to the smaller type Of vessels will u
;essitate smuch unnecessary expense ps
delay as it will mean the changing re
plans, patterns, etc., and when the
ps are built they will fail to give satis- !o'
ton or add to the strength of the io'
w on lines commensurate with the sh
'ense involved. The President 10 ga
roughly interested in the develop ne
Mt of the Navy and is much disap- wa
nted at the action of the Senate COM up
tee. sci
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