The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-06
Washington Letter.

| from our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON Jan. 2.-Mr. Mckinley is sc
| anxious for the Senate 10 promptly ratiry the
Treaty Of Peace that he took occasion to breach
| the subject to number Of Senators who shook
hands with him ut the New Year reception, al
| the White House. to-day. 1t is the antics OF
Aguinaldo, believed to have both Spanish and
German inspiration, which are causing Mr.. Nc
kinney anxiety. He told the Senators that his
hands were tied. outside of the territory al
1 ready occupied by our troops until the Treaty
was ratified. Democratic opposition TO the
Treaty itself has almost entirely disappI AIRED,
put Democratic opposition to our keeping the
Philippines ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to be increas-
ing. Present Indications are that whatever de-
lay there may be in reaching a vote on the
treaty, which will go to the Senate this weeH,
will come from Republican Senators, such as
H0dr, Hale and Perkins. Nearly all the Dem
ocrats say that the Treaty should be promptly
ratified, because it does not commit this cuun-
try TO keeping the Philippines and delay may
result in serious trouble.
Colonel DENLY, one OF the Democratic MEM
bers of the War Investigation Commission
dropped a hint that indicates n surprise for
somebody when the report of the Commission
is made, which will be inside of four weeks, he
thinks. He said: when they make their re-
port think that all fair minded people will ad-
init that they have performed their work con-
scientlously and that it is not so much of
whtewash Commission ss many persons have
imagined.
The magnates of the beef trust have been
trying to scare General Miles ever since he told
the Investigating Commission that the EN-
baned' beef sent to Cuba and Porto Rico was
utterly unit for use, and expressed the opinion,
backed up by that of physicians that the en-
forced eating of it had been responsible for
much of the sickness, but they have not sue
ceeded, and are not likely to. As Il feeler, they
threaten to sue General Miles for heavy dam
ages. but the threat was quickly dropped when
Gcn.MileS said that court Of law was precisely
where he would like to get the men who sold
that "embalmed" beef to the War Department.
SwiEt Co, and Armour Il Co., members of the
beef trust. have sent long communications to
the Commission, telling bow good TIE beef was
that was condemned by General Miles and
other officials and an eX-Sergcant Ct voun-
teers, ROW in the employ Of the Commissions
has overdone the thing by iestifying that the
beef sent TO Cuba and eaten 10y his regiment
was better than most of the men have had
since they were mustered out. This same wit
ness was made to admit that a lot of beet issued
to his regiment was condemned by physicians,
but tried to qualify the admission by saying
that he didn't see anything the matter with the
beef. \ Board of Survey, composed of army
officers, has been appointed to investigate The
beef, both canned and refrigerated furnished
the army.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, is the latest Re-
IDlfcrskr- n II aIa = oai N a.
He said: II am not an eXpansonist, but
think the Treaty will be ratified ut this session.
The ratification OF the Treaty, however. viii
not commit this country to the expansion idea
The retention or disposition of the Philippines
and other matters relating 10 expansion will
have to be settled later on. The subject is too
big to be passed upon hastily. admit that
popular sentiment seems to be in favor of the
expansion idea ut present, but later look for
II change. The people apparently do not COM
prehend just what expansion means"
The announcement from New York that Mr..
Croker had selected Representative Sulzer aa
Il candidate forSpeaker of the next House, and
consequently the leader of the Democrats In
that body, was not received any 90 pleasantly
by Democrats in Washington. There is no
personal objection to Mr.. Sulzer. who is ex-
he has been in Congress, but resentment is ex-
pressed towards Mr.. Croker for trying to med
die with this matter. There has been more or
less talk among Democrats about this or that
| man being selected to I'LL the place in the next
Congress that Representative Bailey, of Texas,
does in the present House, but, according to
Mr.. Baiicy's friends, he will he the man. Rep
representative Swanson, of Virginia, said
Friends of Mr.. Bailey have made Il most care
ful and conservative canvass of the Democrats
elected to the next House. He has pledges and
! assurances from more than ninety and when
the time comes will get more than 100 votes.
Outside OF about twenty-five men he is the
second choice Of all those who wi / vote for
other candidates on account OF local consider
ion.''
Pressure upon the administration IVES strong
enough to cause the Cabinet to instruct Secre-
| tary Hay to suuelch the Pacific Cable Com
pany, by exercsing his right to disapprove he
| concession for u cable monopoly obtained b :
this company from the late Government OF
Hawaii, inside of six Iuon rs from date of con-
cession. The six months expired today. This
/ is the company that wanted this Government
to grant il Il subsidy of SlOO,O3O 1t year for
twenty years enough to build the cable-f0r
| the free use of the cable from California 20
| Hawaii.