Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-03-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fFrom our Regular Oorrespondent)
Washington, March 26, 1904.

with, and it has required much
tact wisdom and patience to meet
them. Many of the problems have
been solved; others have been post
poned to more convenient season;
while few remain to vex political
parties. On the whole legislation
has proceeded with commendable
rapidity, and with caution. 1t is
extremely difficult to introduce
new measures and transform them
into laws, or indulge in any ex-
perimental legislation, in the face
of a presidential campaign. If
many good measures fail the
public will understand that it is
not that they are of themselves bad,
but because Congress hesitates to
expend large sums when it is neces-
sary to practice economy to retain
the confidence Of the people. The
Post Office bill made slow progress
through the House, and was close
ly scrutiuized, u result to be ex-
pected since so many Congressman
still feel sore over the Bristow re-
port. Publishers of papers are
anxious that rural delivery carriers
may be allowed to distribute the
fruit of the press. BY the close
vote of SS is so, out of q total
membership of 4S0, the House
agreed to give the Southern Rail-
road subsidy of $142,72S.75 to
carry fast mails from Washington
| to lew Orleans via Atlanta. Chi
cago is to be allowed 500, 900 for
mail service in it's underground
tunnel system. A general investi-
cation of the Post Office has again
been voted down in the House, but
in the Senate the Democrats have
given notice that they propose to
assume an aggressive attitude in
favor of an investigation. The
proposition to give steamship
company $4,000 a year to carry
the mails to the island of Tahiti,
"a pinhead in the Pacific" has
been rejected. At the close of
yesterdays debate, the Post Office
appropriation bill passed the House
to the great relief of Republicans.
The great Chinese question will
soon occupy public attention,
The Exclusion Treaty with China
expires by limitation ON the 9th
of December. AS China has form
ally denounced the treaty new
one will have to be formulated
which will be acceptable to both
countries. 1t is claimed that many
great employers OF labor are in
favor of admitting the Chinese,
and that a new exclusion treaty
has no chance of again being rati
fed. 1t is already proposed to
import some 40, 900 Chinese into
the canal zone of Panama to dig
the big ditch, which can hardly
be constructed without their aid.
We spend millions in missions for
the conversion of the Chinese.
What qualifications to say tn ey
may be good enough for heaven but
not good enough for the United
States.
There is still much controversy
and indecision in the House over
the proposed impeachment and
trial of Judge Swayne of Florida.
1t is feared that if d trial is begun
it may continue for a long while
and postpone the adjournment of
Congress. And there is doubt
about the verdict. Since the
charges against the Judge have
been given to the House by the
committee he should either be
vindicated, or found guilty. 1t
would be ungracious and inequit-
able to legislate him out Of office
without an investigation. The
Judge has filed a brief in which he
denies the charges.