The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17
TAKES A VACATION
President Together with Mrs. Nc
Kinley Go South for Two
Weeks Trip.
A MUCH NEEDED REST
A Deserved Compliment Paid Senator
Carter on. His Work Concern
ing Alaskan Territory.

Special Correspondence of The Gazette.
| Washington, March 13.-President
Mckinley has not worked harder at
any time during the last year than
during the past week. He disposed of
all the pressing matters of Importance,
in order that he might devote the sho1 t
vacation he will take this week, at
Thomasville. Ca, where he and Mrs.
Mckinley, Vice President and Mrs.
Hobart and several mutual friends will
be the guests Of Senator Hanna. to get
the complete rest he needs. Un-
less his present plans are changed there
will be no speeches made on his south
ern trip. He has got domestic affairs
in good shape, and is satisfied that
things are moving smoothly in Cuba.
In the Philippines, General Otis has
begun a campaign that is expected to
result in the clearing out of Aguinal-
dos army and the placing Of the
islands on peaceable basis. This
campaign is to be as aggressive as the
circumstances may demand, but there
are grounds for the expectation that not
a great deal Of fighting will be re-
quired. and that negotiations conducted
by the American civil commissioners
will result in a great many Of the ILL.,
advised followers of Aguinaldo volun-
tarily returning to peaceable avoca-
tions; they have only to be convinced
that Aguinaldo's statement that the
Americans would kill all who surren-
dered themselves is false, in order to
get them to leave him, and the COM
missioners think they can do that.
The committee uamed by the repub.
lican caucus Of the house to prepare a
financial bill to be introduced as soon
as the next congress assembled, whether
in extra or regular session, held several
preliminary meetings in Washington
last week and decided to meet at Allan
tic City April II, and to continue in
session until bill was agreed upon.
A subcommittee, consisting Of Repre-
sentatives Henderson, Payne and Over
street, conferred with some of the re-
publican members of the senate COM
m1ttee on finance, which was given
authority to sit during the recess, to
ascertain the feasibility of joint action.
Nothing definite came of the confer
ence, owing to the absence of Senator
Aldrich, chairman Of the finance COM
,nittee. But Mr.. Aldrich will return
from Europe in ample time to arrange
for cooperation with the house caucus
committee, and there is little doubt
that he will do SO, as far as he can.
Mr.. W. u. Rittenhouse of Sitka,
Alaska, who is in Washington, paid
the following deserved compliments:
The people Of Alaska will never cease
to be grateful to Senator Carter of Mon
tana and Senator Shoup of Idaho for
their splendid and unselfish work in
behalf of our territory. In the closing
days of the congress just ended these
senators worked faithfully for the bill
to give Alaska penal code, and it
was largely due to their untiring zeal.
ably seconded by the persistent efforts
OF Representative Warner of Illinois in
the house, that this sorely needed legis-
lation was enacted. F"
Gen. Powell Clayton, United States
Ambassador to Mexico, has just con-
cluded visit to Washington, during
which he was paid some unusual
courtesies. He dined with President
and Mrs. Mckinley and with Senator
and Mrs. Hanna.
Consul General De Leon, at Quay
quill, Ecuador, says OH an important
subject, in report just made to the
department. of state: II confess that l
have little hope Of seeing United States