Milford chronicle., 1903-03-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.

r book. Perhaps the most importar
~ Of recent eDactments are the ant
Al trust provisions of the last session
: which, it is believed, will preveu
e the destruction of competition b
=. the great corporations and incident
ally will facilitate the bringing t
justice those companies which al
Z einpt to violate the law. Both tn
J. PRESIDENT and Attorney Genera
, Knox have expressed satisfaction
with the progress made in this di
rection,and the Republican leader.
say that if It IS demonstrated tina
. further amendment of the statute.
, IS found necessary such will be pro
vided by the next Congress. A
thoroughly adequate and compre.
hensive immigration law has been
added to the statutes. It contains
no new and radical features, but CO.
ordinates and harmonizes those en-
acted in the past.
Secretary Lodge, speaking to
your correspondent on the work of
Congress said after adjournment.
Two of the most important laws
enacted this session, in my iudg-
ment, are the Army and Militia re-
organization bills. The creation
of a general staff for the control of
the army has long been advocated
by Secretary Root and is every
where acknowledged to be a step in
the right direction. The Militia
law will enable the authorities in
the War Department to supervise.
to some extent, the organization of
the militia and unity its accoutre-
ments, drill and tactics, so that in
the event of an emergency the Fed
eral government would find in the
State guard far more effective or
ganization than was the case at the
beginning of the Spanish war. I
am, of course, deeply disappointed
at the failure of the Philippine tar
If bill and consider the method of
the Democrats who defeated it in
eXcusable. I also regret the failure
of the Aldrich financial bill" It
may be said, however, that there are
some Republicans in Congress who
areglad Of the failure ofthe Aldrich
bill.
The Democrats carried out their
threat and during the closing hours
Of the Senate talked to death the
Philippine tariff and the Aldrich
bills. The Senate remained
in session until 2 a. m. on the 4th
Of March with the hope Of exhaust
ing the Democratic opposition, but
Senators Teller and Patterson, of
Colorado, and Dubios, of Idaho. t
maintained a persistent filibuster to t
-he end. Even the final minute,
Jt the Congress were marred, in the
senate, bitterness and anger, Senator {
Mason, Of Illinois, talking to dea,h
local bill on which Senator Bailey. /
II Texas, was endeavoring to secure t
vote. Finally, hover, Senator
Cockrell proposed the usual resolu- v
ion Of thanks 10 the presiding Of t
lcer and Senator Frye declared the 6
senate adjourned.
On March 5th the Senate met in Il
pecial session and seventeen Seua- /;
ors renewed their oath Of OH ,e. t
7hile ten newly elected members b
7ere sworn in. The three Others is
ad not yet arrived at the Capitol n
he scene in the Senate chamber 81
Il the reconvening of the Senate Il
as brilliant in the extreme. The Ii.
alleries were filled with the friends
the Senators about to be sworn w
and their desks were in MANY G
piled with flowers. Sena- er
II Germans desk was completely H
dden with number of maguif- N
ent floral designes, one standing sv
1t less than ten feet high. All by
're the oricle colors, yellow and pl,
ack. Senator Hopkins had the wa
rgest number of floral remember pa
ces on the Republican side of the da
amber. Senators Foreaker. Spoon ire
Platt, Of Connecticut, Allison col
d German were the recipients of Ke
applause as they came wa
ward to be sworn. A small wa
cunt of routine business was the
nsacted and the Senate then ad- the
rned. mo
)ne of the missing faces in the {
v Senate is that Of Senator Tones bro
Nevada, who has served for thirtv 1t
rs and has long been recognized Gle
IN able authority on tariff oues- a D,
IS. Senator Allison took the was
for the sixth term, the longest Der
record. As chairman of the Mel
imittee on appropriations, Mr. urd,
son has rendered invaluable wife
ice to his party. Among the big
ing Senators was Mr.. Vest. long abot
affectiOnate1v known as +be abla