The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-07-01
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

Washington, June 20, 1898.
at last General Skaters army is in
Cuba, and unless somebody at the |
Washington end gets ratified over the re-
ported calling of Spanish fleet from
Cad.z. bound in the direction of Cuba,
and Issues orders that will prevent, this
is likely to be hot week in the vacinni.
ty Of Santiago. The first fleet OF trans-
ports lie due at Manila today, and Dewey
is not likely to wait for Gen. Merritt
who is about ready to start from San
Francisco with the third and last feet
of transports, before taking Manila.
1t is semi officially announced that at
the last cabinet meeting it was decided
that more troops d be needed, and
that another call for volunteers would be
issued shortly, probably this week. II
would seem that more use should be
made of the troops We already have be
fore asking more men to volunteer.
Although Secretary AlgeT has positive
ly denied the story that owing to quar-
rels between himself and Gen. Miles,
who lie now in Washington, the latter
had been virtually deposed from the
command of the army, the talk of fric'
tion between them continues. and even
goes so far as that Mr.. Mckinley intends
directing the movements of The army
himself
While members of the administration
| profess TO believe that the insurgents IN
the Philippines ars acting in accordance
with an agreement made with Admiral
Dewey, it is we'll known that they are
more or less worried over the news an
nouncing the declaration OF an inde-
pendent government by the Philippine
insurgents. No official will cay what are
to be the relations OF Gen. Merritt, who
lis to command the army 70 be sent 10
the Philippines as well as be military
governor of the islands, with the insur-
gents. 1t begins to look as though
there might be more serious trouble on
those islands than whipping the Span
iards who are there. The administra-
Ition was certainty not expecting the in
surgents to set up an independent gov
lernment when instructions were prepaf-
ed for q military government, to be es-
tablished by Gen. Merritt, TO collect
, tariff duties on imporIauons to the
the islands.
Although there are about thirty
senators opposed to the adoption OF the
, Hawaiian annexation resolution, which
went through the house by 20 large Q
s vote that the Car was compelled tc
keep his room, under plea of sickness .fol
iseveral days,and which is now the "un
llnished business of the senate, il j:
not believed, even by themselves thai
they can prevent vote being reached
and the resolution being adopted bJ tht
senate. II has been decided that th'
. opposition should do ali the talking
during the debate; also that congress
shall not be allowed to adjourn until th'
reso.ution is voted upon.
a larger preportionate number o! dem
Iocrsts in the sneate will vote for the
resolution than in the house, where II
voted for il, and few who favored an
Inexatlon. relrained from voting in de-
terence o the large party maiorit,
: Iagsiost it. In the house the pcpulist
! divided evenly on the question, an'
I. There Is about the same division amODI
the populist senators, although Senate
Butler, OF Il. c.. and Pettigssw,of S. OAK
: are among the leaders of the opposition
4 to annexation.
: The resolution rendering the thank
of congress to Lieut.. Hobeon and a.
volunteer crew of the Merrimac, an
authorizing the presiden. to advanc
Hobson to the rank of lieutenant com
nlander, offered in the senate by Senate
Morgan and in the house bv Represen'
tative Underwood. will be promptly ad
lopsed 10y congress. There has been
hitch in the exchange of Hobson an(
bis mer, but officials are certain sha
the exchange will shortly be accom-
piished. as it has been officially statet
at Madrid that the Spanish goyernmeu
had authorized Gen. Blanco to make
the exchange.