Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-12-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Prom Our Regular Correspondent

Washington d. G. December 10, 1904.
Minglihg with Senator's and Represen-
tatives Of the minority party results in
the impression that official Democracy
though disappointed by the result Of the
election, is not dismayed. Dixie Tam
many will have a very firm hold upon
the next Congress and will I've capable of
making IA great deal of trouble for the
champion of extravaganza and imperia-
Ism. II they cannot pass resolutions OF
investigating and appoint committees,
they can at least Indulge in great varie-
~ of irritating and embarrassing re-
marks. Meantime Cochran and DaIzell
have peacefully fallen upon each others
necks, and the stain quo ante bellum
reigus once more
Dem Ocratic members OF both houses will
fraternally participate in the Inaugural
tiOn exercises, and both the Prgsident
and his Democratic escort will forget
what they said about him in October.
Ii will be interesting to see Senator Car
mack and Representative Kitchin have a
place on the Inauguration Committee.
1t is understood that these twain are ex
empt from the Presidents general am
nesty. They enjoy only the privileges of
ticket-oileave men.
1t looks to-day "a if the inauguration
ball would take place where the Inaugural
ton itself will take place-at the Capital
building. The House objects to tearing
up the Pension Office and interrupting
business there, and the Senate objects to
granting the use OF the Congressional
Library,-by far the most appropriate
place for it.
The Inauguration Committee announ-
ces that no refreshments will be provided
for the public-a quite superHnous an.
nouncement, az no President since Jack
son has tried TO feed the hoi polloi. He
tried. Receiving a vast cheese weighing
several tons from New York farmer. he
placed it in the center ofthe East Room
OF the White House, then called The
Palace" The populace made a rush for
it. They clawed it. They scooped it
out. They flung it at the chandeliers
and carried it from room to room, tram
pied 1t under foot on the carpet. and the
odor thereof assembled to Heaven. But
there were other things A letter writer
oi time that time wrote: "A profusion
a. refreshments had been provided.
Orange punch by barrelfuls was made.
but. as walters opened the door to bring
1T out, a rush followed, the glasses were
broken, the pals of liquor upset, and the
most painful confusion prevailed. To
such degree was this carried that wine
and ice cream could not be brought tn
the ladies, and tubs of punch were taken
into the garden to entice the crowd from
the Palace. 1t was mortifying to see
men, with boots heavy with mud stand.
ing on the damask satin-covered cbaira
from their eagerness to get a sight of the
President" No; there will be no attempt
to feed the Americru people on March 4th
however much His Strenuosity might en-.
joy the sight
Secretary Taft, just back from Panama
has spent some time this week helping to
rescue the Philippine bill from defeat.
The debate on the bill touched mainly
on the right OF Congress- to delegate to
the Philippine Commission power to re-
wise the insular tariff. Several Republi.
can Senators as well as Democratic dem
led that right. Senator Newlands urged
a reduction of the interest on the rail-
road bonds which the Philippine govern.
mert must guarantee, from FIVE per cent
to two and hali per cent. insisting that
the United states would be morally
bound TO redeem the bonds and bv assum-
ing the legal responsibility for them they |
could easily be sold for a high priee
senator Carmack got the floor yesterday |
with his usual effectiveness. He said
tina, after the late election he might not |
have had courage to take any further
part IN debates had not the President in |
his message distinctly aligned himself /
with the Democrats and nti-Imneria. |
lists. President expressed the hope that
the time would come when the Philip
pines would hold such a relation TO the
United States as Cuba now ho,ds-the
very thing advocated In the Democratic
platform. Would not the President
message anticipating self government for
those people tend to. excite Instruction
there? The President further said that
cur presence in the Philippines was justi-
fed only by an effort to aid and assist
them. These two utterances qualify
the President for membership in the W. ash
ington Anti-Imperialist League" said
the Senator amid laughter. The bin
passed last evening by party vote.
The confirmation Of the sentences Of