West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-12-29

order That contractors favored by the
War department mich. pocket biz
profits He also oy his answers to
several questionable was not allowed
To maze general statemen t.--nade il
plain that the Ignoring OF his RECON-
mendations by the War Department
has resi- lied IN much unnec .ssary suf-
ferins
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The trusts are TO be directly rep
resented in the Cabinet. MIR. q A.
Hitchcock Of Missouri, now Ambas.a-
dor 20 Russia, who was nominated 10
succeed MIR. Bliss rs Secretary If
the Interior, and confirmed by the
Senate few minutes before adjourn
ment for the Christmas rece, IS. is the
head of the plate glass trust and multi
millionaire.
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The House committee on Appropri.
atoms loses two of its members TO
furnish governors for Texas and for
nnsylvania. Before Congress ad-
journed for the Christmas recess tho
olutions setting forth the esteem of the
Committee for Hon. Joseph d. Savers
Governor-elect of Texas, and Hon. w
A. Stone, Governor-elect of Pennsvl.
vania The Sayers resolution was one
OF the strongest ever adopted under
similar circumstances. lie has been "A
mem Der of the committee for twelve
years, during two OF which he was it's
Chairman n, and has left record that
any man would be justified in being
proud of.
So
Under the latitude allowed in de-
bate when the House is in committee
OF the whole Represe ntatiye Williams,
OF Mississippi. made strong speech
against the annexation of The Phillip
pines, which he declared would Oe a
mistake, whether viewed from social.
political, or IA material STANDPOINT.
Frequent applause from his Democrat &c
Colleagues showed which wav their
sNmp tlnies were. After stating that
the Islands should not be returned to
Spain Mr.. Williams sid I shonld
leave he islands Whare they were the
day after DeWey'S glorious victory ~
Ma Mia | should haul doNn thu
American flag am fpr the flag for
what ~ means. not for itself Ii is
mo- ming but u piece OF bun ING: and
when some one announces that IL must
not come down. Il care not how high his
81 ton. he says something unworthy
OF hiWscif AMI Ills country. The far
shOdid coiae down If il H. right thnt IL
Should 40 so. and the American prop g
must phil 1T down. We would not let
my other country 10 it,"
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Senator Butler, of North Carolina.
has given notice OF his intention t,
offer an amen iment to the Pension
appropriation bill; that will give Com
fedcrate soldiers and sailor. precisely
the same status under the pension laws
IS thoss Of the United states. Mr..
| McKinley's original proposal was to
assist in the care Of the Confederate
| dead; then Roprcsru tative Rixev. Of
| virginia. introduced his bill to omen
| eli government Soldiers Homes to
/ needy and crippled Confederates, but
senator Butler's proposition is the
IN ut astonishing of all.
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Gen. Henderson,, chairman of the
! House Judiciary committee, TO which
Representative BAiley's resolution for
an investigation and report rs 10
whether any member of the House had
forfeited his seat by accepting Office
under the government. asked The
House TO order the resolution rcferred
TO the committee ON Rules. and il was
done. The member of the Committee
on Rules are Speaker Reed. Henderson.
Of Iowa. and DalZell, Of PrnuSvlvania
Republicans, and Bailey, Of Texas. and
McMillen of Tennessee, Democrats.
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Ex-senator Joe" Blackburn. who
was in Washington when Congress-
adjourned for the holiday recess. said
OF "a gentleman who is conspiciouslv
before the country. just now. by rea-
son OF his opposition TO the expansion
policy Of his party Il have known
Senator Hoar for over Is years. and
i'm all that time have never been quite
able To fix his status in my mind; to
decide wnether be was un able and
disiuterested patriot or tie menncst
type Of ~ biQoted. narrow. hvpacritical
Puritan tbat God ever let live.
know tbit DE IS either the one or The
other; hc does not occupy any middle
Crouui, but for tho lifs II ne j cannot
SOS say under which classification he
should boz placed. lie has kept noe
guessing all these vears. and 3 VIII
frankly confess that aui mo- nearpr So
q solution OF the problem than ! was
% years ago. am almost inclined 20
give u mp
The Hun BILL which ought really to
boz known as the Alger- Corbio bill. for
reorgauizing and increasing Che reg
ular army, has been reported favor
ably 20 the House by strict parry
votc in the Military Committee The
five Democratic Numbers OF the com
mIttee are opposed 70 the bin and will
prepare ond submit bill OF their own,
which will be oGsrod as "a substitute.
The administration has decided that
90. 600 more volunteers my safely be