Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-06-18
WASHINGTONLETTER
THE PRESIDENT TAKES
THINGS COOLLY.
Generals Coppinger and Lee
Ordered to be Ready to
Embark.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON REPORTS LIEU
TENANT HOBsON's EXPLOIT.
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent
wAsHrSoros, D. c., Juue 10. '9s.

(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., June ID. '9S.
Knowing that the very persons who
are having the most to say about the
delay in getting Gen. Skaters army
to Santiago would have led the harsh
criticism had the army met with any
mishsp on account OF being moved be-
fore everything was ready, and that
the delay has been necessary and IN
avoidable, President Mckinley is tax
ing matters as coolly as the broiling
spell of weather now upon Washington
will allow him. He knows that NO
time has been wasted, and that MOI O.
will be; that Skaters army is out (, T
business, and that results are going t.
follow its landing in Cuba. The ad
ministration is not to blame because
newspaper men who were not inform
ed of the real causes of delay printed
their guesses, that the troops were
held back because of rumors Of the
presence OF an alleged new and dan
gerous Spanish feet in Cuban waters,
etc., as facts censorship of news relst-
ing TO important movements would be
useless il the government contradicted
all the rumors started. Admiral
Sampson has landed force of marines
in Cuba, at Guantanamo harbor. which
will be held IS base ofnavai supphes,
ORDERED TO BE READY.
Generals Coppinger and Lee, who
are to command the army that is GO
l.
ers to get their commands into condi-
ton fC embarking at the earliest pos
sible moment, which is taken to mean
that the movement upon Porto Rico is
not to be postponed until the move
ment against Santiago is successful,
but is to go ahead Independently as
soon as ready. Secretary Alger says
that in ten days time every man in the
army will be fully equipped for war.
SIMPSONS OFFICIAL REPORT.
The Navy Department has published
Admiral Simpsons official report OF
Lieut.. Hobson's daring feat-the sink
ing of the Merrimae-and it is Just as
enthusiastic as were the newspaper
descriptions and is calculated to make
every American proud to be a citizen
OF the country that produces such
men.
BRAD OUT THE PARTY.
Senator Butler. of N. c., chairman OF
the Populist National Committee,
formally read Senator Kyle out of the
populist party because he voted for
the war revenue bill. The reading
out process did not appear TO worry
Senator Kyle, who stated that he was
responsible to his conscience and his
% 80, L. :.
official actions. Mr.. Kyle disposed OF
some statements concerning him made
by SENATOR Pettigrew by denOuncinR
them as Intentional and malicious
falsehoods."
HAWAIIAN DEBATE.
The House is now engaged in debat.
ing the Hawaiian annexation resolu.
tion under an agreement TO vote upor
Wednesday afternoon. Its adoption
by more than two thirds vote is GER
tain. Speaker Reeds course since this
matter has been under discussion ha,
been greatly misrefresented. He il
personally opposed to annexation, bui
his prompt decision when q point O.
order was raised against Gen Grosve
nor's motion Ito proceed to public
business"-made in the House for the
first time in fifteen years-in favor O
Gen. Grosvenor, knowing that the mo
tion was made to get the annexation
resolution before the House, was PROC
enough OF the falsity OF the stories
about his resorting to all sorts OF par.
Elementary tactics to prevent the
House getting an opportunity to vot,
on annexation. Two weeks ago Speak
er Reed stated his position to Chair.
man Hit and other members of tn,
committee on Foreign Affeirs wheI
they went to him for special rul,
from the Committee on Rules. H,
said to them: My advice PERSONAL,
is to postpone consideration of thi
question until next session. fire.
Quently think l am wiser than the re-
publican party. while as often the re
publican party is wiser than / am
You gentlemen must take the conse
quences." The only trouble with tn
speaker in this case has been that hi
judgement is against that of 90 De
cent OF the republican party and prob
ably majority of all other parties.
MoKIALEY's GOOD WILL.
There is no buncombe about Presi
dent McKinley's good will towa tn
ex-Confederases, or he never woul
have nominated L. l.. Rosser, of Viz
GINA, to be a brigadier general Ros
ser got alot of newsp aper notoriet
several years ago by making a crack
Drained speech announcing himself (
be an unreconstructed rebel etc. Pres
ident Mckinley only remembered tina
he was gallant soldier, now seekin
TO fight for the country he once mis-
takenly fought TO destroy. 1t is thine
like that which have caused it to be r,
marked mere than once that 'McKir
ley is in many respects as great as Lii
cOln."
WAR REVENUE.
Preside Mt Mckinley .is we'll please
with the war-revenue bill, now a Law
as q whole. He would have preferre
that the amount of bonds authorize
should have remained at $500 .OOO, 90
as in the original House bill, instes
of $400O00,OO0, as agreed to by the CO.
ference. He does not intend to issI
more than shall be necessary to me,
war expenses. That is why the fir
issue is limited to 100000, 900, and |
hopes that all of these will be taken /