The Southern herald., 1899-03-10

Dor bill, bnt be scotens1 u
The new Army bill, with which
the democratic Senators called the
extra session bluff oiMF. Mckinley, |
which gives the administration the
number Of men asked for, but lin
i,s their service to two ysaTs from |
the 6rst Of next July, was 8 bitter
pill to many of the impsralists IN
Congress, but they bad 10 obey or
dsrs from The White House and
swallow it.
Mr.. Mckinley still lacks the
nerve to follow the advice OF some
Of bis best friends and demand the
resignation Of Secretary Alger, but
be had enough to compel Alger to
announce the abandonment Of his
extended junkes to Cuba and Porto
Rico at public expense. It is cred
liable 10 the democratic members
Of the House and Senate Military
Committees thai almost wiIhOutex'
ceptiOn they declined Alger's invi'
tatiOn to themselves and family 10
accompany him on the junkst, be-
fore they knew it had been called
of. He had figured that dsmocaat.
ic criticism could be sileneed if he
could carry a few prominent demo-
Gratis with him, but they were not
to be caughtiD such palpable trap.
Secretary Allen didn't throw
any bOquets at the Senate in a lit
tie farewell speech be made. Hr.
told the Senators that any single
state in the Union could easily pro-
ducs ninety men who we're their
peer in ability.
TheimprsssiOn in Congressional
circles is that the administration
did much moro hurrahing than
there was any occasion for over the
action Of the German government
in announcing that it had ordered
the single warship it had a, Manila
away and its request that this gov.
ernInent take all German citizens
in the Philippines under its Pro-
lection. 1t is a good guess that this
mnvs on the part Of Germany was
actuated by a desire to make it easy
for it's citizens in the Philippines
to collect money from the United
States for damage done to their
property by the Filipinos.
Representatives Champ CLARK of
Mo-, Hamilton Lewis, ,..of Washing.
ton; Jerry Simpson, ofKansas, and
Jas. G. Mcclure, Of CAL, were
among the auspices Of the Wash
ingtOn Tax Club. 1t was sort Of
farewell so far asSimpson andLewis
were concerned, as they will retire
from public life at noon tomorrow.
The democratic members Of the
Senate Committee onPrivileges and
Elections-Turley, Pettus and Cal.
irey-deClined to join in ,bsScotch
verdict oil mot proven" rendered
by the majority Of the Committee
on the charge Of bribery brought
sgainst Senator Hanna, and sub.
mitied a minority report, taking the
ground that further investigation
should be made, as one attempt
case of bribery had been full, prov
en-. OF that case the report says
Isl, $50 was paid in cash by Boyce
to Camball as attorney for Otis.
Boyce agreed to pay sl,750 more
when Otis reached Columbus, and
a balance Of sc, 500 il Hanna was
elected.
The situation was very near to
being presented in sentence when
Senator Csffrey asked in the course
of a speech against allowing the
President to govern thsPhilippinrs
under q military despotiSm after;
, the formal proclamation Of peace
with Spain has been made, "Arr
the American people going to tol.
crate for any length Of time the
usurpstion Of civil authority on the
part of the President Of the United
States?' Mr.. Caffiey contends that
, as soon as the treatv Of peace goes
into effect iheFilipinos will become
American citizens and that the
President viii have no more au'
thority to keep them under cOntro
than be would have to put Okla
homa or New Mexico under th'
/, Military rule.
g Most Of the testimony taken b.
!. the military Court Of Inquiry thi