Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 1910.

After recess and an election event
full in American politics, the national
legislature is again in session in Wash
ington. 1t will be full year, however,
before the result of the recent elections
can be felt in legislation, and by that
time there may be such changes i'll
commercial, industrial and political
conditions that the intention of the
voters as expressed a few weeks ago
will be modified or in some instances
nullified 1t is an unfortunate condi-
ton that twelve months must elapse
and session of Congress intervene
before the will of the country as ex-
pressed at the polls can be carried into
effect, and when it is remembered that
this condition is fixed in the constitu-
ton, that fetish of the American law
yer an6 statesman, it is difficult to see
how reform can be effected.
1t is expected that the present ses-
sion will address itself to routine busi-
ness, the passage of appropriation
bills and necessary non-political meas
ures. The Presidents proclamation
has recommended as matter of course
important new legislation, but there is
little prospect of its being carried out.
Nothing much will be done until after
the Christmas holidays, and then bare
two months of the Congressional ses-
sion will remain before this Congress,
on the 4th of March, will be ex-officio,
and, as has been said, the new Con-
gress just elected to do and undo so
much will not have its chance for
twelve months.
Among the messages that will surely
have a hearing in the discussions under
the appropriations bills will be the sub
iect of the fortification of the Panama
Canal and there will be a confusion
of party lines in the debate on this
question. Some Republicans and
some Democrats will oppose the mill
tary program proposed by the Presi-
dent, while other Republicans and
Democrats will likely approve it. Mr..
Tawney, Chairman of the appropria-
tions committee, who failed of refiec-
ton, will urge that the Canal shall be
made free waterway, unguarded by
| fortresses or cannon, while those of
the Roosevelt and Taft school of poll
tics will insist that property costing
/ nearly half billion dollars and essen
/ tial to the defence of our extensive
/ western coast shall not be left without
adequate military protection, always,
of course, sin tine interest of peace as
/ MIR. Roosevelt would express it.
There is much comment in Wash
ington with regard to the almost op-
pressive silence of MIR. Roosevelt since
the election. lie has completely dis
appeared from the political firmament,
and now instead o; headlines and col
umns on the first pages CT the daily
papers, there is not even a paragraph
or a caricature. The explanation i,
that he has probably given 4 tip 10 hi,
friends, the reporters and earicaturists
. for between him and them there has
been n loyalty mutual and IDEAL that
they shall give him au iudefnate term
ofeNciusiNe privacy 10 would not be
bad for Mr.. Ro0sevelt's political fu
ture ii be should let his beard grow
take the Canadian route 20 Vancouver
sail on the Empress of ladia line "a
I Yokshoma, aud spend the next tive
years in Japan, China, the Philippines
Java, Straits Settlements aud India
returning 90 this country I'm time "a
mix in next Presidential election, al
ther as principal or assistant Travel
observation and meditation will bs
good for even So we'll equipped a MAI
as the only "a President Of tbe Uuitet
States.
I Il u sald that an effort viii be- made
hy the Postmaster General, backed by
tine administration, To pass bin re
duciug postage on scaled letters % ons
cent aud ALSO to carry Into effect th,
long opposed parcels post privilege.
euioyed oy an foreign peoples, bu
through che Influence ct the expires.
companies withheld from the citizen
of the United States The American
citizsu living lu Washington Hlay seus
tea pound package by mail 60 Ion
don. Paris, herliu 20 Vienna, bat hs
cannot send the same package 20 Hal
timorv, only one hour distant, ur d
Philadelphia or New York, four or as,
hours distant. u the package shouls
only weigh four pounds he caa send 4
rs mail for - cents - any 81 lbua.
cities. but the four pounds 81 the Euro
pcan destination eosts only a cents
Tho Postafiiee Department. II not ~
spousible for these outragva They ar,
The result ~ the monopoly which ths
express companies Through their luliu
rure ia The Senate And llou.s hAv.
totn able o. maintain ln ths dlafrlhu
tlou af package hY mail Ca athe
wnrtsa, the express companies sill uu
hn able O. misse - mHgh mnnrF e thI
people ne che tnlted STATES ahalI maif
upnn having - good 4 HaFrels nHsl 1e