The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-01-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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Mr. MISUNDERSTANDING Algcr is offer
ing as great an insult to the country 10y
protecting Commissary General Eagan Il
Eagan offered to Gen. Miles by his BLACK
guardism in calling him numerous kinds
of a liar in his testimony before the War
Investigators. If Alger thinks that the
people will allow this disgraceful affair t"
end with Eagan's revision of his testimony
he will find himself much mistaken. EaSan
deserves punishment, just as Alger does,
and if they don't get it so much worse it
will be in the end for the administration.
There can be no reasonable excuse for
any man, accustomed to the association of
gentlemen, descending to the use of Bill
linsgate, no matter how great the provo
caticn. In this particular case, Eagan
knew that the administration had done
everything possible to humiiate Miles,
and doubtless thought that his abuse of
him would increase his popularity with
the Alger crowd Instead of Alger
promptly ordering Eagan under arrest, to
be court martialed for language and con-
duct unbecoming soldier and 4 gentle
man, he had the nerve to say that Mr..
McKinley's promise of protection to all
witnesses made it impossible to arrest him,
and to come forward with the revised tes
timony idea. Congress is fairly bubbling
over, but is waiting to see whether the add
ministration intends to do the proper
thing; Gen. Miles is also patiently waiting
on the administration, and is said to have
some additional facts about the bad beef
furnished our soldiers, which may be made
public later on.
Representative Berry, of Kentucky, in
speech on the Naval bill, took occasion
to administer some sharp and deserved
raps at the Navy Department clique, which
has so pers;stently tried to deprive Schley
of the credit due him for the destruction
of Ccrvera's fleet, in order that it might
be given to Sampson. Mr.. Berry said:
''There is no doubt in the minds of the
American people who is entitled to tie
credit of that victory. But there are peo
pie who are trying to steal away from
Schley the credit he won on the 3rd day
of July, 1885,"
Senator Allen thinks the right sort of
an investigation of the war could be made
by a committee of five Senators, no more
than two of whom shall be members of the
same political party, and he embodied his
idea in a resolution which he offered in
the Senate, and which is now before the
Military Committee.
A funeral is always sad, but funeral in
the Capitol always seems sadder than if it
were held elsewhere. Two weeks ago
funeral services were held in the Senate
Chamber over the remains of the late Sen
ator Morrill,; to-day, in the House of Rep
resentatives, over the remains of the late
Representative Dingley, of Maine. Mr..
Dingley resembled Mr.. Morrill, in some
respects; he was always partisan, but
never aroused any personal animosity on
the part of his opponents.
Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina,
made strong speech against colonization
and imperialism by this government, in
which he referred to the change of posi-
ton on the part of those Senators who are
willing to control colonies without allow
ing the ignorant natives to vote. He was
referring to Senator Platt's speech when
he said: THE Senator from Connecticut
has most amply indicated the South, per-
haps unintentionally, but we thank him
the more heartily for his complete an
nouncement of the divine right of the
Caucasian to govern the inferior races
Senator Sullivan, of Mississippi, made
his maiden speech in favor of the Nicara-
qua Canal Bill, of Senator Morgan's, which
is to be voted on this week Senator
Pasco, of Florida, also made a speech in
favor of the BILL which is certain to be
passed by the Senate.
The anti-imperialism Senators supported
the motion of Senator Berry to consider
the treaty of Peace i'll open executive SEES
sions of the Senate, but they couldn't carry
it. The treaty will be considered in the
usual way. An attempt is to be made to
put the Senate on record, either by an
amendment to the treaty or a resolution,
against the permanent ownership of the
Philippines by the United States, before
the treaty is voted upon. There are also
two resolutions pending, one offered by
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, and one by
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, providing
for immediate recognition of the indie
pendence of the present Philippine gov
eminent, having bearing on the treaty.
A delegation from the National Civil
Service League threw away some time by
appearing before the House Census Com
mittee to advocate the placing of the Cen
sus Bureau employees under the Civil Ser
vice Rules. Congress is hungry for the
patronage of the Census Bureau, and no
power on earth could make it give up its
expected feast on official pap, even if there
were any real advantage in having the
Census Bureau employees put under the
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