The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-05
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
December 30, 1908.

Sa,unlps n * inst the old shin
Subsidy bill in new ouise and
IFS only virtue seems to be that
IT does not on the face OF it reach
ouite so deep into the National
Treasury as did some of IT'S prcde-
ceSsors. Put briefly. the bill pro-
poses to net the Treasury gain
of half million dollars in in
! creased revenue in the first year
and thereafter creep up at the
rate OF about a million year for
lie next ten Years when the maxi
mum ..subvcntIon" will lee paid.
There IRE a great many compeu
>atiug advantages claimed for the
bill. IL will, according to the
committee, result in tar establish
ment of ten new steamship line,
and result in the Strengthening
tuat is to say divided paying
power, of several of the existing
mes. 1t is to add POO, 900 tons 10
| tae countrl's merchant marine. al
ol ii available as auNiliaiA cruis
ers in uime of need. and wall add
a naval reserve OF 10 OOO men to
the navy mach on thr same foot
iug and relation as the national
guard to ,he army on shore. 1t
- very cheerful progiam and
one for which a good many lead
ers of the House are determined to
work. Somany unexpected things
+ have happened since the aSspmb-
ling OF Congress that il is 0ai,c
possible this scheme NAV oct a
e serious hearing. But it hardly
: seems likely that such measure
can get through a Congress that
Is professedlv committed 10 a
/, policy of retreuchmeut in all
> branches of the public service.
, The Philippine Federal Party
= has come ont with manifesto.
+, just where the party cot it,
y authorization to speak for the
islands the document doeS not SAY.
BAT copies nave DGpn received IN
. Washington and beside them the
+ territorial organization OF the Isle
j of Pines dwindles into insight
:, canoe. The Federal Party wants
~ not only home rule Of 4 sort that
= would almost satisfy even Ireland
but it would like five rpnresenta
tives in Congress. There are =
- lot ofotber provisio, s in the mani
~ festo. all of more or less academi,
= interest. But the opl, one thai
looks like a concession 70 fin.
- United States at all is that the
President of the United State,
shall retain the veto power over
measures passed by the Phillppiue
House .f REPRESENTATIVES The
manifesto doubtless will he pre
Sented to Congress, There is
! always someone found who il will
ING to introduce ANYTHING in Con.
gress up to subsidy bin for fy
ing machines. But it is donbtfuI
+ if the manifesto will have an,
material effect on the Government;
beyond swelling the revenues tc
, the extent of the postage that was
! necessary TO bring il here,
Senator Morgan has announced
that he will move for the consid.
Grafton of the Sant0 Dominpc
treaty in open session under the
form of a Joint resolution when +
comes TO the Senate. The bulk OF
the Democrats are behind him and
there probably will be A good deal
of plain speaking over the treaty
and against the position in which
it has placed this country OF act.
]. O as Dill collector for European
citi. ems in South America. Ii is
pointed out indeed that this coun
try has established a very danger.
ouS precedent il administering
the finances of Santo Domingo
and shat the Monroe Doctrine is
woefully distorted when it not
only excludes European powers
from a territorial f0orhold in this
hemisphere but makes the United