The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-06-05
OUR WAsRENGTON LETTER

FREDERICK county.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
| WAsaINGToN, u. c, MAY 30tn, 1868.
MIR. EDIToR:-A most interesting
situation exists in Congress and at the
present writing there is no knowing
what the outcome will De. The cur
reucy bill passed the House, as IS well
known. ami il WAS thought by leaders
in the Republican party shat it would
o. tJrocgh the senate :without any
difficulty wnen it was EuinoIed thai
Senator LaFoIlette intended to conduct
. flibuster against it. After canvass
ing Republican and Democratic ranks
for assistance, and in vain, he promised
Senator Aidrich that he would drop the
matter and content himself with few
remarks in protest against the bill. The
next day, however, he broke faith with
Aldrich and filibuster is already we'll
under way. Every known method is
resorted, to, however small, to aid in
the obstruction and in twelve hours
there were just thirty two roll calls.
Senator Stene, of Missouri, promised to
aid in the flibuster, on the advice, it is
claimed of MIR. Bryan. The republican
lie aders are determined not to yield to
an adjournment until the currency
measure goes through the Senate, and
the outcome is watched with much in
terest and no little disgust by all poll
ticians.
Chairman Corners of the New York
State Democratic Committee declares
that, SIT is 90 early to talk candidates
There'll be a bunch of them anyway.
believe New York State will certainly
go Democratic. We haven't had con-
conditions like these in years and you
see plenty of candidates for the nomi-
nation this time, mark my words"
The politicians. Democratic and Re-
publican, are commenting freely on the
proposed appointment Of General Luke
e. Wright of Tennessee, as successor
to Secretary Taft, is the event of his
nonin alton to the Presidency on the
Republican ticket, and this nomination
is generally conceded on every hand.
It is declared that the selection of Gen
eral Wright will displease the South
ern Republicans aid they are actin g
the we'll known aversion to association
with the brown and yellow races which
the Wrights displayed at Manila and
Tokyo. 1t is considered to be power
full bid for Democratic support for the
Republican ticket, and the selection is
regarded as one of the Presidents
clsverest political moves and a we'll
planned attempt to break the solid
| South" General Wright served with
distinction in the Philippines and as
Ambassador to Japan, and as an advo-
cate at the bar he is said to be without
| peer in his State.
Judging 10y the frequent reference to
the subject il both Houses of Congress
the eztrayagaut appropriations Of the
present session will be fertile topic
OF campaign orat)ry this fall, Demo
Gratis ana Republicans alike deplore the
tremendous expenditure authorized in
the appropriation bills and they are
epdeavoGing to point GU: way by
which the budget may be more cffec
lively controlled
at the various Democratic meetings
in the District OF Columbia Alexandria
ani the Arlin gton district. the delegates
sre all Instructed 10 vote for Bryan
first. last and all he time. In spite Of
johnson boo1n which has been wei
launched anu IS doing soma effective
work. Bryan Is the candidate who calls
forth the enthusiasm of the people in,
this part Of the country.
It is decided that no liquor will be
sold IL. the auditorium in Denver where
the Democratic convention meets in
July. Several firms experienced in
catering at conventions offered large
sums for bar concession, but the COM
mittee voted unanimously against the
sale of liquor On the auditorium
premises. and decided further to refuse
all concessions of whatsoever kind.
This order will bar the selling Of re-
freshments, cigars. etc in and around
The convention hall.
The bill which the President signed
this week to promote the efficiency of
the militia of the States, the Territories
and the District of Columbia, makes ths
organized militia reserve force for
the regular army, and places it under
the control of the Federal government
1t provides, also, that all male citizens
between the ages of eighteen and forty
five wears, who are not members of the
organized militia, shall be liable to
military service when needed, making
them constitute the "reserve militia"
The exact date for the departure Of
President Roosevelt and his family for
Oyster Bay has been fixed for June
goth. By that time the children will
have finished their school terms and the
present expectation is that all the men,
bers of the family will go at the same
time. Mrs Roosevelt has gone ahead
of the President in previous years but