Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-02-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WAsHINGToN. ID. e., FfB. 13TII.
I Since last wrote Prrsidrnt-clert
Taft and the distinguished engineers
who accompanied him to Panama
have returned and made their report
and the President in turn has sent a
message to Congress confirming the
information that has already been
given that the lock typ, of canal is
the only ON" approved hy the en-
ginprs and the Pr,sidcnt-rlcct who,
after careful study of the ground
have expressed their preference for
this typ rather than for the sea level
canal. The President has sent a
sp 'cial message to Congress on the
subject in which he charact"rizrs
/ further advocacy of the less desirable
and more expensive sea level canal as
'foolish.'
The President elect has made it
known that he will after the inaugur-
alton, call Congress in special session
to be assembled on March 10Th.
The apparently petty complications
standing in the way of Senator Knox
of Pennsylvania to his acceptance Of
the highest cabinet Office under the
new president, have been swept away
by special enactment of Congress and
there now appears to be no doubt
that he will be the Secretary of State
under the new administration.
The Prrsident-elect has returned to
his Cincinnati home, while Mrs.
Taft, it is understood, is adding to
her wardrobe in New York.
Only about ten legislative days and
nights remain for this Congress and
there are a number of important APP
preparation bills not yet enacted.
There has been tilibustcring in the
Senate and threats of tilibustcring in
House. The House is restless and
even recalcitrant under the despot-
ism of Speaker Cannon. There is
much talk among the insurgents and
mutterings of revolts from both Dem
ocrats and Republicans. The same
condition prevails in the Senate,
where Senator LaFollette of Wiscon-
sin is effectively protesting against
the autocracy of Aldrich, Hale, Pen.
rose and Gallinger. During the week
he has successfully resisted Senator
Hale, who attempted the immediate
passage of the naval appropriation
bill; and also Senator Penrose, whI
attempted to rush the Post Office bill
through without debate. Mr.. LaFol
lette began with arguments agains
the general policy of Withholding APP
} preparation bills until it was too lat,
for other senators to inquire into
them. This led Senator Penrose O.
Pennsylvania to ask with sarcasm,
if the Senate had to be compelled IL
listen to another Chatauqua lecture
Mr.. LaFollette, unmindful of the in.
terruption, continued with his re-
marks and intimated that Penros'
had not given enough attention to tn,
preparation ofthe Post Office bulge
and that the measure had not beer
properly prepared. Then Mr.. Pen
rose arose in wrath and in few mo-
meats there was a sensation, recOg
nized both on the Senate floor and il
the galleries. His arraignment was
bitter and he concluded it with tn,
remark that Mr.. LaFollette's argu
ments might better be made by {
vendor of patent medicines, from thu
tail end of a cart in some obscur,
village in Wisconsin than by Sena
tor of the United States"
l LOG CABIN SAYING.
, Adam WIZ de fust man in de frui