The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-18
JAS QUESTION
DISCUSSED IN
WASHINGTON
Continued from First Page,

situation is one of great gravity. With
any one of the European governments
the matter could be settled by diplo-
macy. but not so with the Japanese.
Now that the election is over, and
very decided republican majority is
assured, the politicians here are turn
ing their attention to figuring out In
advance what the Sixtieth Congress
will do when it gets into business
The republican majority looks large
enough for all practical purposes,
party and legislative, but the trouble
will be to keep the majority members
in line. During the last session on
several occasions quite number
kicked over the traces, and once or
twice it looked for time as II the
Speaker would be downed in some
of his attempts to rule legislation &C
cording to his own sweet will. The
great majority of his party, however,
enabled him to hold enough in check
to carry out his purposes, but now
that the majority has been reduced
he will have harder shedding should
any great differences arise. There
are always number Of absentees,
and it may happen that time Will
come when enough recalcltrants will
join hands with the democrats to de-
feat some pet object of cle Speaker.
Since the election several of the
old members have declared them
selves in favor of tariff revision, and
that will be one of the knotty prob
lens for the Sixtieth Congress to set
tie. Senator Cullom has put himself
on record in this direction, holding
that the revision should be done at a
special session called for that pur-
pose, and President Roosevelt is
known to be enough of a revisiOnist
to call such a session. 1t is hardly
probable any attempt at revision will
be made at the coming short session.
The reform of the currency is another
knotty problem the Sixtieth will have
TO tackle
The closing session of the Fifty
ninth will have its hands fun In per
fec ng legislation already on the
books, but it is thought will give
much attention to the great question
of making our coast delenses more
secure, and in finding some way to
tery greatly our navy,
both in ships and in men, Only a
start, however, can be made in those
directions this winter, and the sub
ject, as a whole, will be turned over
to its successor. The present unset
tied condition of affairs with Japan
will also strengthen the effort to re-
Yive our merchant marine, for it is |
from the merchant marine the cOun- |
try must recruit its navy should war
come. The advocates of this measure
feel stror$y in hopes the bill that
passed the Senate at the last session
will be taken up and promptly passed
by the House. Another important
question that will be passed over to
the Sixtieth Congress Is that of i'm
proving our inland waterways, so ur
gently demanded through the west.
This subject will be pushed with a
good deal of vigor from now on.
The statement that has been given
put that Mr.. Garfield, when he takes
his place as Secretary Of the Interior,
will enter upon a general house
cleaning, causes stir in that depart
nent. 1t is reported that the famous
Keep Commission in its examination
found many loose methods or con-
Quoting business, especially in the
General Land Office. There must
nave been looseness somewhere, or
he gigantic land frauds that have
)een uncovered would not nave been
possible. Mr. Garfield is young and
energetic, and believes in doing
hings. He will have a most admir-.
lble opportunity to show the stuff
here is in him in administering the
lffairs of the Department of the In
erior, and 1t is not improbable ex-
ensive changes will be made both in
lie methods of transacting business
md in the personnel
1t Is said that the president has now
,ot his cabinet fixed to suit him. and
hat there will be no more changes
turing the remainder of his term.
1r. Roosevelt stands as the "boss"
abinet maker Of the presidential fac
DRY. In other terms many changes
ave not occurred except where there j
lad been break-ups caused by differ !
noes between the members of the
aDlnet and their chief, such as took
lace under Jackson, Tyler and
'uchanan, but In the case of Mr..
roosevelt there has been no break.
p, nor, so far as the public knows
as there been any serious differ
noes. Harmony has been maintain
d at all times, and much of the
uccess that has attended the admin
Stration Is due to this fact.
A good deal of quiet amusement
INDUCED In here over the sniff
mong the advocates of reformed .
pelling. From the very beginnine
o one here has seriously taken to &c
the president be excepted The
fficials of the executive and adminis
'ative departments have followed tho
lstructions of the president. but have
ways smiled very broadly when the
latter has been mentioned Everv
ody Is waiting to see what oct;or
nil be taken by Congress. ion
The Hesitant Swain.
He-What would your father do TT
Did him / wanted In rfnarrv VOW O.