The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-02-20
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.


Assurance continue to be re-
ceived at the white House that
there is practically no opposition
to the nomination of the Presi-
dent at the Chicago convection.
Ex-senator Henderson of Ne
braska says the entire west is
for Roosevelt. The same news
comes II ON the Eastern states,
and a prominent lawyer from
Connecticut in Washington this
week said that in that state
Democracy is as dead as a door
nail. The announcement of the
dangerous illness of Senator
Hanna has brought sudden har-
mony to the discordant elements
in Ohio, and the delegation to
Chicago promises to be unit
for Roosevelt. The President is
very busy having many things
to look after. He does not ex-
pect an early adjournment of
Congress and will be unable to
leave Washington to attend ban
quets and make speeches. He
will have his little walk of s or
10 miles and is in splendid
health. On the 10Th inst. he
issued a proclamation of neutra
lily towards Russia and japan.
and announced the law which
forbils Americans Fl ON entering
the service of either combatant
The President has been assured
that the Panama treaty will be
ratified in few days. Relying
upon this belief he is now care
fully considering the personnel of
the Canal Commission and the
Attorney General Knox is ex-
aiming the Spooner act to see
if it gives the President full
authority to issue bonds to raise
the needed money and appoint
the Commission. Thus far
Admiral Walker. General Geo.
w. Davis, and Isham Randolph
of Chicago have been named for
the Canal Commission. The
new pension bill excites much
interest at the White House, but
it will be sometime before the
Committee on Invalid Pensions
reports to Congress.
Both of the pure food bills are
now before the Senate, and
manufacturers of food products
favor the bill since in many in
stances it will relieve them from
oppressive State laws. The
Senate Committee on Commerce
will report on the 18th inst that
the nomination of Dr. Crum as
collector of the port of Charles
ton, S. c., be confirmed. The
U. S. Navy will cost nearly
500, 600, 600 next year. 1t is
not likely that a vote will be
reached on the eight hour law.
The proposition with which the
territorial committee is now
laboring is to admit Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one
State and New Mexico as an
other under some more appro-
pirate name, it is hoped and
leave Arizona out in the cold for
another year or two.
The House Committee on the
Reform Of the Civil Service is
engaged in investigating the ex-
listing conditions in the depart
ments at Washington. Commits
sioner Ware of the Pension
Bureau is in favor of employing
bright young men since he can
get more work out of them. He
has put into the bureau $50
young men, reducing the aver
age age of the employees to be-
tween 81 and 50 years. Some
Of his men are over eighty years
of age. He would have the
government fix an age for clerks
to retire, At the present the
Commissioner is engaged in
''getting old chunks out of the
wood pile,'i e., is clearing up
old cases. There are pending in
the bureau 240, 600 applications.
A very valuable, practical and
gigantic work is being incubat-
ed by Prof SnilIman ao.rOSto-