The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-02-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb, %, lS9

FROM our regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb, %, 1899.
According to "a statement made by a
member Of the Court Of Inquiry, which
this week begin. the taking of testi-
mony OH the embalmed beef charges.
the Court regards itself as sitting as
Court Martial to try General Miles ON
the charge Of lying, although without
authority to pass sentnce should it fluid
him guilty. No other construction
can be placed upon this language used
by the member Of the Court referred TO:
ave look to Gen. Miles to prove his
allegations. We have no concern a. 10
the witnesses as to that side of the i'm
quiry, and il is incumbent upon Gen.
Miles to secure and produce before Us
those whom he expects to establish
his case.' I'm other words, the Court
believes Gen. Miles guilty, hut will
give him "a chance TO prove otherwise.
Gen. Miles will produce sixty-odd
officers VINO reported from the field
against the beef issued, including Gov.
Teddy" Of New York, and the proof
will be made so hot that il is likely to
-corch Secretary Alger and other oil.
cials as well as the beef contractors.
There is some talk Of compromise
on the Army bill, which is now before
the Senate, but it is not coming from
Democrats. Senator C0ckrell, who
reported the Democratic bill to the
Senate, saying that measure will give
The administration temporarily, all the
troops il eau possibly have any need
for, and that further than that he and
his Democratic colleagues are not in
clinei To 60. IL is believed 10y many
that the semi population If imperial !
ism made 10y Mr. Mckinley m his |
Boston speech was intended to help |
the Hull Army bin I'm the Senate |
ihis may on MAY not be true. Demo
Gratis in Congress were glad, of course,
that Mr. Mckinley should have dis
claimed imperial intentions, but be.
iieving the saying that acts count for
more than words, and having their
wits about them, they fail 10 see the
point of the disclaimer, while hc I'M
sists upon having at his command "a
large standing army, and refuses to
accept the Democratic offer of tenn
porary force large enough for his adj
niitcd intentions. The Hull bill pro-
rides large number of juicy plums i'm
he shape IF commissions for civilians
"a the regular Army, and the attempt
s. being made Co get Democratic and
'opniist support for the bin 10y offering
'lg chunks of this patronage to Sena-
DTS This week il likely to determine
whether the bill cam bee passed or not.
The scheme to make ihi, government
.ay private company "a subsidy Of
100000 year for 30 years for the use
9 "a Pacific cable. was thought To have
ecu knocked ont sometime ago, but
on deck again as am amendment To
he suudry civil bill, proposed by
enator Frye. II cannot be Knocked
ut i'm the Senate on "a point OF order as
be Nicaragua Canal bin was i'm the
louise, nor can the same tactics be
'lloWed in the House when the bill y
pcs back with Senate amendments. J.
hat is why the Senators who are try
~ To get the Nicaragua Canal bin
trough have had hat is practically II
he Hepburn bin added to the River n
I'D Harbor bin, as am amendment.
hey have NOT undertaken au easy j,b
DO is understood that Gar Reed has i.
'clared his intention TO prevent Canal T
gi~latiou, n0 matter what has 20 be 81
'ld up To- DO so, but the Senators are q
nlident of getting the best Of the +,
.ar, who is said To oppose the Canal
.ly because he is unwilling that work
ould be begun upon it under the II