The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
Containing Real News.


in the way of legislative jockying and
J gained an advantage which now seemi
J to prestige an extra session Of con-
gress. BY ONE Of those subtle moves
for which the Pennsylvania senator ID
famous, he sssured the introduction
and reference to his own committee
Of the statehood bill as an amendment
to the agricultural and sundry civil
appropriation bills. On Saturday he
secured the adoption of the measure
by the committee a- an amendment
to the agricultural bill and in that
form will be able to secure vote in
the senate, and unless the aopropria-
tion bill is permitted to fail, which
failure would mean an extra session.
Seantor Quay said yesterday that as
the circumstances were most unusual
he considered that he was warranted
in resorting to unusual methods.
"Personal notice has been served on
every sneator favorable to statehood"
said Mr.. Quay, THAT the statehood
bill would be talked to death. One
New England senator told me that he
would drop in his tracks debating the
measure before he would permit it to
become law. Under these circum-
stances I consider that need no ex-
cuse for resorting to drastic measures
to secure the enactment of the will Of
the majority of the senate. =
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Senator Hanna, when seen by your
correspondent said; ,'Wait and see. l
am making no predictions except that
the statehood bill will not become a
law during the ffty-seventh con-
gress. " Another prominent senator
who is opposed to the measure, said:
II consider that to permit the state
hood bill to become law as an an
mendment to an appropriation bill, to
which it is in no way germane, would
be to establish a most prenicious pre-
cedent, and If the opponents Of the
measure find il. necessary to cause the
failure of ire approb b1iation bills to
which it is attached and thus precipi-
tate an extra session of congress, they
will not hesitate to do SO. 1t would
cretainly be thier duty. 1t is the
hope, however, of the opposition, to
wean away sufficient number OF the
Democrats who are supporting Mr.
Quay to defeat his program.
The house for the past week has
devoved itself assiduously to the
passage of regular appropriation bills
and has sent to the senate the agricul-
tural and Indian bills. Today it will
take up the sundry civil bill and will
probaly spend a large portion of the
week in its consultations Later in
the week they will pass Littlefeld
anti trust bill.
The senate committee on foreign
relations has ordered the Alaskan and
the Columbian Isthmian canal treat.
les favoraby reported. Senator Nor
gan has determined to do all in his
power to defeat the latter b1t as 1T
stands alone in his opposition it is
not believed he will be successful.
Senator Morgan toady told your cor
respondent that he was certain the
Columbietn government was not leg
ally authorized and that the creden-
tials of DIR. Herran, the Columbian
charge d. affairs, were not worth the
paper on which they were written.
Senator Collum, to whom Mr. Morgan's
argument was referred, said: 1t is not
the business of the United States to go
into the legality of the governments
with which it has occasion to treat.
If it did that it would be compelled
to spend most of its time investigat-
ing the government of the South
American countries with which it has
relations. 1t has always been held,
in international law, that the action
Of q de facto government was invalid
and that is all that concerns this
country in the present instance.
Washington is enjoying one OF the
most brilliant social seasons in its
history. The White House hospital
ity is ON large and elaborate scale
and senators and members, diplomats
and justices, as we'll as the large
wealthy, but unocffiial contigent in
Washington society are outdoing each
other in the number and extent OF
their entertainments.
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It is regarded as significant fact
that the estimated expenses Of the
White House for the next fiscal year
are placed at s11o, 2e4, as againts $685.
600 last year 1t is claimed that the
renovated mansion will prove much
more expensive to keep up, as a result
Of polished floors, silver trimmings,
etc., and even the laundry expenses
are largely increased by the extensive
hospitality of the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt.