Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-11-21
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent

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From our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, November II, $780,
Col. d. B. Henderson's head has not
been turned even q little bit by the
knowledge that he is to fill the eX-
allied position of speaker of the house
during a congress which promises 20
be one of the most important for
many years. He has engaged the
same quarters in Washington for
himself and family that they have
occupied for some years. Owing to
his exact knowledge of the capa bill
ties of all the old members, Col. Hen
derson will have no difficulty in max.
ing the important committee assign
ments Of the house. There are reasons
for the belief that few changes will be
made in the chairmanshi as Col.
Henderson knows that such men as
Cannon, chairman Of the committee
on appropriations, and HIT, chair
man of the committee on foreign af-
fairs, have become fitted by their
long experience to do better work
than new men could possibly do. It
is predicted by those who ought to
pretty good ideas on the subject
that there will be more changes in
the committee on banking and cur
rency than in any one of The import
ant committees. The old chairman
OF that mmittee-Walker, of Mass
achusetts-wa not II candidate for
reelection to the present house. That
is the committee which will report
the financial bill, which it is believed
the house will pass early in the COM
ing session.
President Mckinley is anxious to
go to Nashville to participate in the
welcome to the Tennessee volunteers,
who are the last to leave the Philip
pines. He desires to show his appre-
cia tiOn of their conduct in leaving the
transport after having embarked for
home and returning to the firing line.
Ii ne can get his message to congress
completed by that time he will prob
ably 60 to Nash vile on the 9th inst.
The loss of the cruiser Charleston,
which was wrecked on an UnChartered
coral reef off the coast OF Lnzon, was
the direct result Of the careless man
Der In which the Spanish do every
thing. As soon as the insurrectlOn is
disposed of the navy department will
have d correct chart Of the Philippine
waters made SO AS to avoid such ac
cidents in the future In fact, the
Bennington has been engaged in the
work OF making correct chart Of
those waters for some time While
there Is much regret at the loss OF the
Charleston, everybody rejolces that
none Of her brave crew were lost or
injured by the wreck.
Admiral Dewey and his bride re-
turned to their Washington home
this week and one of the first things
done by the admiral after his return
was to sign the papers transferring
the house recently presented to him
to his bride.
Postmaster General Smith deliver
ed the address OF welcome to the first
class pOstmasters composing the
National Association Of Pc ~tmnsters
which held its second national con-
ventlon in WaShingt on this week.
The navy department is consider
ing proposition TO have the bodies
of the crew of the battleship Maine
Drought from Havana and Key West
and inferred in Arlington cemetery,
with appropriate ceremonies Of
naval character, on the l 18th of next
February, which will be the anniver-
sary OF the blowing up of the Maine
in Havana harbor Those who are
pushing the suggestion expect to sue
coed not only In getting the bodies
inferred in Arlington cemetery but in
getting congress to provide a fine
monument for them
General Miles annual report. which
Is short and formal, reiterates his
recommendation that the strength of
the regular army be based on the
population OF the country-one sol
dier to every l, OO0 inhabitants.
Recent experiments with wireless
biography have shown that ships
thirty-six miles apart could accur-