The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-05-19
Washington Letter.
from Our Regular Correspondent.)

from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON May Sth, 1899.
Secretary Alger, who has just returned
to Washington, is lacking in manv OF the
characteristics that 60 to maAesu ideal
secretary Of war, but he attempts to
make up for ali oil them with gall, OF
which he has about as much as any man
who ever held cabinet portfolio. And
his latest is little beyond all his prev
vious exploits in.the gall line. lie has
actually gone so far as to dictate to Mr.,
Mckinley, il the,pub'ic talk OF his hench
msn can be believed. According to the
AlRerites, Alger is not satisfied with the
with washing given him by the war
commission and the alleged vindicat'on
given him by the report OF the military
court Of Itquirv, which Mr.. Mckinley
has approved and ordered published but
demands that Gen. Miles shall be de-
posed from the command Of the army.
In addition to having demanded this oil
Mr.. Mckinley, Alger Is said to have told
him that If he did not issue the order
transierriu: Miles from commander OF
the army to one Of the military divisions
he wou d, as secretary Of war, issue 1t
himself, thus forcing presidential action
one way or the other.
Treasury officials have refused to allow
an item headed travelling expenses In
the personal accounts of Roger e. Spoons
er, special Indian agent temporarily in
charge OF the Indian warehouse.in Chi
cago, because the aforesaid travelling ex
penses were incurred by Spooner in go
ing between his office IN Wisconsin and
his office in Chicago, and are not consid-
cred to have been necessary to the prop
er performance OF his public duties.
Spconer is q brother of Sen. Spoonsr and
holds his position by trick..
Mr.. Mckinley seems t. be developing
a disposition to play Gear. He ordered
Representative Henderson, oi Iowa,
chairman Of the republican caucus COM
mittee that recently completed q tinan-
cial bill, when he called at the White
House with copy OF the bill, to change
il before il was submitted to the republi'
cans of tie eenaie finance committee
who it seems must approve it before it Ii
made public. Col. Henderson is rep
perry sort Of fellow occasionally, bu
being q candidate for speaker Of 'h'
House, he did not care to quarrel will
Mr. mckinley. so he only called his at
tention to the fact that every clause l.
the bill had been put there by the nnan
imous vote Of the committee. The orde
to change it was reiterated by Mr.. Nc
Kinley.
I 1t has been decided by tie republican
Headers that an extra session of cougIes
shall be called, probably early in the fall
but In order to give themselves an op
portunity to chsnge their minds, shoul
IL be deemed advisable later to do SC
they will not say more than that an ex
ira session is probable. Tire tsct OF tn
matter Ie that they are getting uneas
over the political outlook. A short tim
, ago they Nere figuring on a waik-)ve
! for Mckinley next year, but now the
E are heightened.
The Philippine situation continues
be q combination of uiekering and fight
!, ing, although the administration claim
? that the SUBMISSION Of Aquinsldo is nov
:, fully assured, Sut they do not Say when
: His subiugation has been sure thin
e from the fret. but it has already Co
: mure, both in money and blood than
!. will ever be worth 20 The people OF IT,
!; country.