Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-03-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom our Regutar Correspondent)

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ton to defeat the ratification of the
Panama Canal treaty. Whenpress-
ed, in a arecent executive session, to
permit date to be set for q vote on
the treaty Mr.. Morgan flew into a
rage. After he had refused to per-
nit vote on any day during the
remainder of the session, Senator
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
Hell'' shouted Mr.. Morgan. 81
do not take orders from a Senator
from Illinois. When / want some
body to act as my Captain | will
get man with more mental calibre
and broader mind continued the
enraged Senator, to the amazement
of his colleagues. Mr.. Cullom per-
mitted the Alabamian to spend his
wrath, with remarkable composurc
and then declared that those charg-
ed 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 at
tempt repetition of his tactics in
an extra session. Mr.. Morgan
attitude is regarded as rendering an
extra session of the Senate newt
able but Senator CullOm assures
your correspondent that the Pan
anna Canal and the Cuban treaties
will be ratified if it becomes neces-
sary to "hold the Senate in extra
session until July
The democrats in the Senate pre-
pared themselves for along filibust-
er with a view to forcing vote on
the Littlefeld antitrust bill, but
the republican managers promptly
defeated their purpose by calling
for a vote on Senator Blackburn's
motion to consider the Littlefeld
bill and defeating it 2S to 3S. Sena-
tor Aldrich, speaking of the action
of his party said, cit was so OBJ
viously ludicrous to attempt to con-
slider so important and far-reaching
a measure as the Littleiield bill in
the closing hours Of the session that
the republicans had no fear that the
judgement Of the people would not
sustain Them The democrats APP
preciate that the consideration of
the bill would be impossible but
sought this means OF embarrassing
the republicans and of making what
they believed would constitute
campaign material.
Democratic members Of the
House have held a caucus and re-
solved to obstruct every measure
until adjournment. To meet this
filibuster theHouse, it is expected.
be compelled to remain in continu-
Gus session until the 4th of March,
substituting daily "recesses" for
adjournment. Thus every action
of the House hereafter will be" as
on the legislative day of February,
Goth" The occasion of the demo-
cratic wrath was the unseating Of
Representative Butler of Missouri
in favor Of Representative Wagner
of the same district, extensive
frauds have been found in the cleo
tion returns.
The War Department authorit-
les, working under the provisions
of the Militia Reorganization bill,
have prepared course in marks
manship with drill and instruction
thereon for the militia and have
designed cerinsignia to be awarded
for proficiency in this direction.
There will be seven classes, EEK
perts, sharpshoOtors and marksmen
and lst 2nd, Bird, and 4th, CLASSES" "
is believed the new regulations
II contribute materially TO the
iciency Of the militia in this di-
rectiOn