The National tribune., 1899-03-30
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

United States Treasurer Roberts says
that there is n steady growth of money in
circulation, Using from S23.S3 per capita,
March !, 1893, to S25. 81 March I, 1889. The
most reinarkables increase has been in
gold coin. That din circulation March 1.
| 1896, was Sifa. 293 ,5a1, and it has steadily
risen in three years to S702 2,305 ,269, March
| !, 1899. -
After the volunteers are all removed
from Cuba aherei will be about 1000
Regulars remaining 1t is expected that
EtheSe troops will remain all Summer
Some suggestion has been made that
delegations will come to Washington to
have Summer camps established at differ
ent points. Adj Gen. COrbin said the
other day that there will be no necessity
of Summer camps. The troops which are
being brought home are to be mustered
out as soon as possible. II the Regular
troops are brought home from Cuba they
will be sent to the various military posts
throughout the country, which are now
occupied only by keepers.
Letters have been issued by the War
Department to the Governors of the States
calling their attention to the law authoriZ-
ing the Secretary of War to replace ord
nance and ordnance stores used i'll the
wa. with Spain by the volunteers from
States and Territories, and which have
been retained by the United States. The
Governors of States are requested to file
their requisitions with the War Depart
ment. In exchange for all classes OF
rifles carried by tft volunteers the Gov
eminent will give Springfield rifles, caliber
While the reorganization of the Senate
is seven months in the future, employees
of that body are eager to draw conclusions
l.ls flsC
tributiOn of the offices next December.
Gen. Henderson, formerly Representative
from Illinois, is a candidate for the place
of Sergeant at-ArmS. There are large
number of Senators who are greatly at
tached TO the present Sergeant-at-Arms,
II. J.. Bright, ms popularity on the lie.
publican side of the Senate being as great
as it is among the Democrats. The place
has always been regarded as political one
whenever a party has been completely in
control of that body.
Owing to the victories around Manila it
is anticipated by those familiar with the
policy of the Administration that by the
time Congress meets there will be no
question OF granting independence to the
Philippine Government and there will he
no opportunity for serious controversy.
According to the present lines of progress
there will be no Philippine Government to
treat with or to consider by the time Con
gress meets. BY that time the situation
presented will probably be similar TO that
with respect to the dealings with the In
dians in this country generation ago. 1t
is expected that within short time our
troops ill he in absolute and peaceful
control of all of that part of the group Of
islands that Spain ever governed.
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by direction of the Secretary Of War,
Mai Gen. Miles has issued a general
order that hereafter no chief or acting
chief Of staff eoips shall be detailed or
without the approval of the Secretary OF
War. The order has been issued to set at
rest all question as TO who is the supreme
Authority in the War Department during
the present Administration. 1t is an old
| ontroversy. dating back to the time when
| jefferson Davis was Secretary of War and
Gen. Scott was in command OF the army.
| The probable cause OF the issue OF this
order was the action of Gen. Miles in dI-
rect:ng InSpecto;Cen. Breckenridge to
make an independent investigation OF the
character of the food supplied 10 the army
during the Spanish war, especially beef
and under which Lieut.. Col. Darlington
acting lnspec.or-Ceneial, has recently
hecn nursuing "a course of inquiry ii
various points i'll the West.
II is usual in negotiating treaty o
peace DetWeen Two COttHtfieS iuSt cLbeIS
ing from war to include provisions by
revival OF old treaties for renewal OF com
lmercial intercourse. This was not dOnt
lin TIE peace treaty negotiated at Paris b,
(which The war with Spain was concluded
abecause the cid treaties were not ap
plicable to the new conditions. The onl.
commercial agreement existing betweeI
the United States and Spain is that pro
vision in the peace treaty that Spanisl
vessels shall for a certain term os year
be given the same privileges in the Philip
pine ports as may be accorded the Amer
can merchant vessels.
The negotiation Of new treaties vii
probably he speedily and easily accom-
plished A lot OF old claims, treaties AM
obsolete provisions Of :he old treaties vii
he cleared away by the negotiation of ney
tren,ies, instead of revivine the old in
struments, and ali complications owe
tonnage dues will he removed by the lac
Of Spain's loss Of Porto Rico and Cuba
In addition to the questions Of commerc
and navigation, provisions will have 10 II
made for extradition, judicial procedure
trade marks and copyrights.
The compile xion of the Senate is u
follows:
iepUbiIcanS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Democrats. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Popu lists. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Silver Republicans. Observation-Disclosures.
SILVER -. .......-..............
lndencndf ut NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ....,...
This gives the Republicans majorit