The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-02-17
WASHINGTON LETTER

| lfpin npAM tp Fhe ~ 3 py lhe ratification
SO the treaty Qf peace hg ous seas,e,
sinee She sane ldea was held bY many
ipellisept persaps Ia Washington, ia
eludipg salae she ace ia ConQyess such
y pql she case Ihe treaty oipeace must
be r4tiaad bY She apauisb Oorles aud
eapF4 ,hereai Zoe formally exchanged by
I Representatives % the goympmeus OF
spalu aud lhe y s. pelege /. bqeqmes
recognized vs. 4 lex Of lhe world IL is
aol peeesgary however, " wait COX She
fofmai passing "a She sogereiguty Of Sac
ISLANDS loproqeed asalasl the gabble uudeg
Agplnaldq Geu 0ls aud Admmal
1ewey haze ampiq authority updeg che
orqad law q petiops " gso whatever
neaps tkey aay deem necessary 10
ma'ntalu law spd oFder pQs only 10 maui
u but Ia say portion of she slAuds.
Nothing but good words age hoard 10
administration aud CONGREGATIONAL circle.
aud aiao, lgom 1be general pubhc- from
Sen Ola he has proy9d bis solJleslS
qualities By giving ths Fuipigos as
thorough a thrashing ~ vas ever admin
stored ~ apy army, practically wiping
out sheig army aud be showed that be
possessed talent 20 the slaseswanship line
when bq refused % conier with Asuiu.
aldo, who baa become heightened and
wants 70 make some sort Vi terms. Or
recognize bin in auy nanes Whatever.
Everybody n Waahiagton feels like
hprrahing ior OILS, aud Che general
ppolc hopes that the administration Nill
ailoW him free baud 10 dcaling With
che Mlipipos. Az u pat olicesa seem 10
be better when the politicians DO not
meddle With thsm
pnlala efforts are being made 10 get
Lhe huil army bNlihrcugh the SENATE, bull
40 begins .q look as thopeh the only army
Legislation lhat can get through will be-
anAmenlment 90 the army appropriation
bNi containing The Fresenl Status 81 the
rcgplnf army another year fiom neat
JulN.
Feu hnsap ssuspeusiou from rank and
qniy ier sos yeWs by the President is
seuegaliN regardrd as iaslidubla punish
mah Under that sealence Sen, ENgan
wan coaunue % dreH Jhe s,ary OF a.
origalirr gcaerai, So, j00,bat ali ol thc
usual o uncesloroIhcersW Va be cat oG
The wplmcy eals Gea llagaas active
,ersice in the army, as ha wlihg retired.
ladr he aae lmih n january 1905.
p has generally been known since ihe
'lfa s@'op % thc puseal Congress that
hlisplQNol,ns iog lhe erection og pub
uc buildings wcm ou Speaker REEDS
black hsh although he sooDhpd many
advocates of such bills hy hmung that
ihe) would be glNeua CHANGE Atpg. The
aaWgc mate,laa4gd th.s week., when two
'utlfe DAYS wese given up hy ihe HOUSE
Do passing bills reported FROM tho Com-
mitieg 9u Public Buildings and Grounds
A eomh,ne WAS ioymed. Including
ngWhega ol all pVJea, bY sufficient
nNmoey OF ngmhega torush thrOUgh tll
balls Agrcedupou During thc 1850 day
n'N>psulaing log 5 buildings, ia thirty
''ghl states, We're passel AS the Sguate
Is seugral'y lwoyahN disposed towards
Tins class ol bills, tho changes are tha,
nos' ol these bids VIA oeoomo laws,
A. lsasl thgee pgomlneu, Senator'S.
NdfieA, lodge, and Hale.-lrel So copa-
dent thAl there wiii bc no extra session O,
Congress held th,s spglug hoi they have
arranged ~ ~ ~ karopc "a March
War department officials obec, 90
having hc geateleman selected % con
'ideg melssrs relsllug 90 Cuba, Pogto
REQ, and the Philippians, referred 20 as
.he "Coioattl boagd and say that they
axe meScp advisers OF the wax Depart
ncni,
Although there isstiu a possibility Tina,
his Congress wili pass trd seud to The
President a Nicsgagu. Canal bill senator
Morgan. whose hlll passed bg Seuase. is
nQtconNdent ot Che success %, tne scheme
10 pass ihe hspouru BIN rs substitute
i9s has, 10 the House, aud lhsu geo tne
lpatsggslerred % a eonlerenee cammu,ee.
whiehcap aggeoupQu something oetwo.n
Tvs $40 blis, he prefers tns ates,
proposition. ibat the Hepburn balls bc
added 6s Chs senate % the River and I
tisrops 3ei, aa an amendment. should /
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