The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-05-13
Extra Session Of Congress Likely
to BE Called Early III the
Fall.

Washington, May S.-Seereta.
ry Alger, who has Just returned
to Washington, is lackingin many
Of the characteristics that go to i
make up for all ofideal secretary
of war, but he attempts to make
up for ell Of them with gall. OIL
which he has about as much as
any man who ever held cabinet
portfolio. And his latest Is 4
little beyond all his previous ex-
ploits in the gall line. He has
actually gone SO far as to dictate
to Mr.. Mckinley, if the public
talk of his henchmen can be be-
lieved. According to the Alger-
ties, Alger is not satisfied with
the whitewashing given him by
the war commission and the al
legged vindicahon given him by
the report of the military court
Of inquiry. which MIR. Mckinley
has just approved ard ordered
published, but demands that Gen.
Miles shall be deposed from the
command OF the army. In addi-
ton to having demanded this of
Mr.. Mckinley, Alger is said to
have told him that if he did not
issue the order transferring Miles
from commander Of the army to
one of the military divisions, he
would, as secretary Of war, issue
it himself, thus forcing presiden-
tial action one way or the other.
1t is not surprising that Mr.. Me-
Kiuley should have concluded to
90 to the Virginia Hot Springs
and try to clear out his system
by few hot baths. But It is
Algerism he will have to clean
out TO accomplish anything.
Boss Platt's edict has gone
forth that New York shall have
4 but one candidate for the speak
ership, and that Payne, Ray and
possibly other members Of the
delegation, who have either pos
itively or partially announced
themselves as candidates, will
be forced out of the way 70 give
Sherman the unanimous support
OF the delegation. This, and ru-
mors that Sherman has made a
deal with Hanna caused quite a
marked boom in Sherman stock,
and Sherman is now in favor 10
sporting circles.
Treasury officials have refused
to allow an item headed '9travel-
ing expenses" in personal ac-
counts of Roger G. Spooner,
| Special Indian Agent "tempora-
rily" in charge Of the Indian
warehouse in Chicago, because
the aforesaid travelling expenses
were incurred by Spooner in 60
ing between his home in Wiscon-
sin and his office in Chicago, and
are not considered to have been
necessary to the proper per-
formance Of his public duties.
/ Spooner is a brother to Senator
| Spooner and holds his position BY
trick. The position of Super
| intendent of the Indian warehouse
is supposed to be under Civil
Service Rules; also to be vacant.
| Nearly a year ago, Senator
| Spooner carried an order to Sec
retary Bliss, from MIR. Mckinley,
telling him to provide a good
place for his brother. 1t was
done by appointing him as Spe-
cial Indian Agent and putting
him in temporary charge Of the
warehouse in Chicago, where he
has been ever since, filling a po-
sition that is in the classified
service, without ever having
even taken an examination
Still, there are some otherwise
level headed men who will get
"nutty'' when tho civil service
rules are spoken of as the hum
bug they really are.
Mr.. Mckinley seems to be de-
veloping a disposition to play
czar. He ordered Representative
Henderson, OF Iowa, chairman OF
: the republican caucus committed
that recently completed a finan-
cial bill, when he called at the
white house with a copy OF the
bill, to change it before it was
submitted to the republicans Of
the senate finance committee,
who it seems must approve it ap-
, prove it before it is made public.
! Col. Henderson is peppery sort
Of a fellow occasionally, but be-
! ing a candidate for speaker oi
/ the house, he did not care to
quarrel with Mr.. Mckinley, SO
he only called his attention to the