The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-02-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST
SHIP Bull DERs.
Legislative News, and Depart
ment Notes,

Washington, feb.s 6.-Sena-
tor German knew when he began
his fight against the treaty that
securing of thirty -odd votes
against the ratification Of the
treaty, would not permanently
reject the treaty, because Of the
certainty Of its commanding more
than the necessary two-thirds in
the senate of the next congress;
therefore it was unimportant
whether he secured them or not.
But he has accomplished the
principal object for which he
fought. The speeches made in
the senate have aroused the peo-
pie OF the country to the danger
that lies in our permanent pos
session of the Philippines and
made it certain that public opin-
ion will prevent the carrying out
Of the imperial policy that has
been buzzing in the heads of Mr..
Mckinley and some of his chief
advisers. Mr.. lGorman thinks
that public opinion could not
have been SO speedily or so thor
oughly aroused in any other way,
as it has been by the fight he and
those who acted with him, have
made. They were not strong
enough in votes to amend the
treaty, but the result shows that
there are more ways than hang
ing, to kill a dog. II Imperialism
hasn't t been killed, it has been
badly crippled.
Mr.. keegan, representative of
the international mechanic union,
who was among those heard by
the senate committee on educa-
ton and labor, on the eight hour
bill, [made some very startling
charges. He charged that the
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
and the Maxim -Nordenfeldt Gun
Company, being unable to fill at
the price specified contracts for
guns and gun carriages, award
ed them by the government. had
had the work performed by gov.
ernment employees at the Wash
ington Navy Yard, and received
in cash, the difference between
the cost OF making and the con-
tract price. He charged that
under the arrangement specified,
the Cramp company had receiv-
ed SIT, 900, as the difference be-
tween the cost of making the
Gun carriages and the contract
price, and that the Maxim Nor
denfeldt Co., had received S2400
each for guns which were made
by government employees, at
cost of 81 900 each, thus pocket
ing a profit of S1400 on each gun,
without engaging in the work Of
making them. Senator Kyle was
directed to personally investigate
these charges.
The house Judiciary committee
has reported a resolution declar-
ing that Gen. Wheeler, Col. \
Campbell, Col. Colson, and
Major Robbins vacated their
seats in the house when they ac-
cepted commissions in the army.
The attempt to have the COM
mittee take the same action in
the cases of representatives who
are members of several existing
government commissions, was a
failure. The committee decided
that congressman may serve on
civil commission without forfeit
ing their seats.
Although the republican house
caucus decided not to try to push
any financial legislation at this
session, the extreme gold stand
ard men are trying to force ac-
ton on the Hill financial bill. A
resolution has been offered, fix
ing February 14th, for voting on
that bill. and prssure is being
brought to bear on the commit
tee on Rules, to have that reso-
luton reported back to the house.
Commissions in the cavalry
branch Of the regular army, are
vainly sought after by many
West Pointers, but James Fuller
Mckinley, son Of Abner, and
nephew OF the president, whose
only military experience con-
sisted of few weeks service as a
private in the 8th Ohio Volun-.
teers, has been nominated to be
End lieutenant in the cavalry
branch Of the regular army. The
nomination Is likely to be con-
flrmed, simply because there is
nothing against the young man