Washington Letter: The President Gratified
December 16, 1899
Summary
A letter tells of how President McKinley is happy with the congress' "promptness in dealing with the financial bill."
Transcription
ECHOES FROM THE MESSAGE.
The Charges Against Roberts.
(From our Regular Correspondent)
Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 1899.
President McKinley has taken occasion to congratulate the republican members of the House for their promptness in dealing with the financial bill, debate upon which opened in the House to-day to continue for one week. This bill will not only receive the vote of every republican in the House, but it will get from ten to fifteen democratic votes, making it passage by a large majority certain. Never before has there been such a unanimity in favor of a financial measure. The reason may be found in the fact that this bill has the approval of the business sentiment of the country. So far. The democrats have shown themselves to be afraid of the bill as a whole, confining themselves to attacking it in spots. They may work themselves into attacking it more directly as the debate progresses They will be given every opportunity, and if they wish more time than has been allotted to them, they can easily get it, as the republicans will be perfectly willing to give them a part of their time.
The Charges Against Roberts.
(From our Regular Correspondent)
Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 1899.
President McKinley has taken occasion to congratulate the republican members of the House for their promptness in dealing with the financial bill, debate upon which opened in the House to-day to continue for one week. This bill will not only receive the vote of every republican in the House, but it will get from ten to fifteen democratic votes, making it passage by a large majority certain. Never before has there been such a unanimity in favor of a financial measure. The reason may be found in the fact that this bill has the approval of the business sentiment of the country. So far. The democrats have shown themselves to be afraid of the bill as a whole, confining themselves to attacking it in spots. They may work themselves into attacking it more directly as the debate progresses They will be given every opportunity, and if they wish more time than has been allotted to them, they can easily get it, as the republicans will be perfectly willing to give them a part of their time.
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“Washington Letter: The President Gratified,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed April 24, 2025, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1758.