Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-25
The Politician.

Washington, Feb. 24.--Will there be
an extra. session of CongrRssg Just
now that question As heard upon every
side. The answer is in the hands OF
the Democratic combine in the Senate
which is opposing the Hull army bill.
President McKinley's ultimatum-a
satisfactory army bill, or an extra ses-
sion--was given more than ten days
ago, and the necessity FOR satisfactory
army legislation has grown more
pressing, instead of diminishing since
then. 1t is at his time in the power of
the Democratic Senators to avoid an
extra session, but If they continue to
obstruct other legislation by opposing
a vote on the Huh army bill much
longer. the failure of some OF the regu-
lar appropriation bills makes an extra
session inevitable, regardless OF army
legislation.
The, sensational testimony that the
yellow journals have been promising
has not been produced, before the mill
tary court of Inquiry, now holding
daily sessions dn Washington. The
testimony of General Miles was very
mild, indeed, compared with alleged
interviews with him, most of which he
repudiated under oath. In fact, from
legal point of view, his evidence has
no status whatever, as he stated at the
beginning that he had no personal
knowledge that refrigerated beef is
sued to the soldiers was 1embalmed," +"
or that the canned beef was unfit for
use. His allegations were based solely
upon letters written him, in which the
opinion that the beef was embalmed,
etc.. was expressed by army officers.
The piece of beef that. was analyzed by
DR.. DAILY, who made the first claim
that the beef was embalmed, was cut
from a quarter of beef that had been
chemically treated, but was never is
sued to the troops, but was hung up on
4 transport bound for Cuba, as an ex-
pertinent to test the claim made by a
man who furnished 1t and who wished
to sell his process to the government.
DR.. DAILY says he thought the piece of
beef was part of the regular supply
on the transport. A number OF officers
have testified that, the canned roast
beef issued to the troops in Cuba and
Porto Rico was so suHpalatable. that
5hey could not eat it, and that much of
it was thrown away by the men. i, ]
', The House judiciary committee has
reported to the House the resolution,
agreed upon some time ago, declaring
chat the four members who accepted
commissions in the. army Forfeited
their seats in Congress. Some think
hat the resolution will mot be voted
upon, but it probably will be >. and
adopted. -
The volunteer regiments that served
IN the war with. Spain will be allowed
10 keep the flags they carried and de
iJosit them with their state authorities
instead of in the War Department at
Washington, as the law now provides,
as there is no opposition to the bill that
las been reported from the House Mil
ptary committee, granting the volun-
.eers that privilege 40 '-''
The unfortunate SchIey-Sampson
controversy, which has caused the Sen
lte to hang up the promotion of those
Two officers, may. turn out badly for
Schley, should the Senate adjourn
without acting upon his nomination to
be Rear Admiral, as it is claimed that
such failure would put him outside the
aayy, as another officer has been nom
mated and confirmed to succeed him
IS Commodore.
Senator Allen is now doubtless sorry
that he allowed his disappointment be-
cause bill in which was particular
iy interested was not among those re-
ported from the committee on Public
Buildings and. Grounds to the Senate
~ eIShNeci Sudyp 10 MAKE
him reckless. enough to charge that
Senator Quay was the head of a com
Dination formed to control public build
ing legislation. Senator Quay answer
dthe charge by saying: when the
Senator from Nebraska talks about a
combination, he says what Is unwar-
ranted and false; what is not true.
Ii he only paid little more attention
to the business of his constituents, he
might be more successful in securing
che legislation he desired"
The personnel of the Advisory Com
mittee this week named by Senator
ZONES, chairman of the National DEM
ocratic Committee, leaves no doubt of
..Ie existence OF combine for the pur-
pose of forcing the Democratic conven-
ton OF next year to stick to silver and
Bryan. The men chosen to help Mr..
Jones are Senator White, of California;
D. j. Campau, of Michigan; Norman e.
Mack, OF New York; John p. Altgeld.
Of Illinois, and George Fred williams,
of Massachusetts,, all pronounced ad-
vocates of Bryan and silver. The sue
cess OF these schemers. will add largely
% the Republican majority in the next
electoral college. The visit of Mr..
Bryan to Washington, this week, has
accentuated the line between Bryan
and anti-Bryan Democrats, and the