Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent)
Washington, Feb. %, 1903.

since the filibuster on the Lodge
bill now exists in the Senate and
threatens the defeat of the Panama
and Cuban treaties and even an ex-
ira session of Congress. Senator
Morgan, who is welded to the idea
of constructing the Isthmian Canal
by the Nicaraguan route, is deter
mined to defeat the Colombian
treaty and is openly iilibustering to
that end He has already made a
phenomenal record, having used
more than 100000 words in his
argument against the convention
without showing signs of fatigue.
Senator Quay, eXasperated by his
failure to secure date for q vote
on his Statehood bill, has Joined
forces with Mr.. Morgan, and other
disgruntled senators are contribut-
ing more or less to the tilibuster.
The situation is still further empha-
sized by the unequivocal announce
ment Of the President that in case
either of the treaties mentioned fails
of ratification he will call the Sen
ate in extra session. Unless asolu-
ton of the present difficulty is ar
rived at an early date an extra ses-
sion of Congress will be necessi-
tated.
In view of the facts above stated.
numerous conferences have been
held and at this writing the republi-
can leaders are hopeful of effecting
a compromise along the lines of the
two Statehood bills with some con-
cessions to the democrats, such as
Il provision for eventual separate
statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico when they shall have at
tanned certain prescribed popula-
tion, etc. The republican advo-
Gates Of Statehood have agreed to
this arrangement, but the demo-
Gratis are yet to be heard from.
The effort is being made to secure
an agreement to ratify both the
treaties in return for the Statehood
compromise.
Aside from appropriation bills
passed, the House has effected little
legislation during the past week.
The Flower currency bill is now
under consideration and while Rep
resentative Flower believes it will
pass the House, it may be safely
predicted that it will receive no
consideration in the Senate. An
earnest effort will be made to enact
the Aldrich bill and that will beall
the internal currency legislation
enacted by this Congress. The
Senate Philippine coinage bill has
not been accepted by the House
committee and will probably be en-
acted. The amendment providing
for an international commission to
devise means for settling a astandard
for silver was rejected by the House
committee.
The President, whose capacity
for details seem to be unlimited,
brought to the attention of his Cabi-
net, at its last meeting, the delay
which has attended the construct
ion of naval vessels already author
lied and the deterioration in the
target practice records recently re-
turned to the Navy Department.
Mr.. Roosevelt is an urgent advo-
cate of a large navy and is in entire
sympathy with the movement to
establish systematic program. for
its increase. With regard to the
delay in construction, he ascertain
ed that it was chiefly due to the
strike of the employees of the SteeI
Trust and to strike in the ship
yards of constructors but his insis.
tent questioning revealed the fact
that the Navy Department was al
so partially to blame because Of tho
lack Of uniformity in its designs
for vessel fittings. This Secretary
Moody announced had been re
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