The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-03-15
WASHINGTONLETTER.


uoub mCh1uioy uoo NV WOihcu u1iuOi a.
any time during the last year than dur
ing the past week. He disposed Of all
pressing matters Of Importance in order
that he may devote the short vacation he
will take this week, at ThomasgiIle, Gs.,
where he and Mrs. Mckinley, Vice Plerl
dent and Mrs. Hobart will be the gue-i'
Of Senator Hanna, to getting the com
plete rest he needs. Unless his present
plans are changed, there will be no
speeches made on his southern trip. He
has got domestic affairs in good shape
and is satisfied that things are moving
smoothly In Cuba. In the Philippines
Gen. Otis has begun campaign that is
expected to result In the clearing out Of
AguinaldO's army and the placing Of the
islands on a peaceable basis. This cam
paign is to be as aggressive as the cir
cumstances may demand, but there are
grounds for the expectation that not a
great deal Of fighting will be required,
and that negotiations conducted by the
American Civil Commissioners will
result In great many Of the ill-advised
followers Of Aguinaldo voluntarily re-
turning to peaceable avocations; they
have only to be convinced that Aguin-
aldO's statement that the Americans
would kill all who surrendered them
selves Is false, in order to get them to
leave him, and the Commissioners think
they can do that.
The committee named by the repub-
lican caucus OF the House to prepare
financial bill to be introduced as soon as
the next Congress assembled, whether in
extra or regular session, held several
preliminary meetings, in Washington,
this week and decided TO meet at Allan
tic City April II, and to continue In ses-
sion until a bill was agreed upon. A
subcommittee, consisting Of Represent
atives Henderson, Payne and 0verstreet,
comforting with some Of the republican
members Of the Senate committee on
finance, which was given authority to
sit during the recess to ascertain the
feasibility Of joint action. Nothing
definite came Of the conference, owing
to the absence Of Senator Aldrich, chair
man Of the finance committee. But Mr..
Adrich 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
fer as he can.
NJ, ". D. RlttenhQuse, d sItka, who
is In Washington, paid the following
deserved compliments. "The people Of
Alaska, will never cease to be grateful
to Senator Carter, Of Montana and Sena-
tor Shoup. Of Idaho, for their splendid
and unselfish work In behalf Of our ter
ritOry. In the closing days Of the Con-
gress Just ended these Senators worked
faithfully for the bill to give Alaska a
penal code, and it was largely due to
their untiring zeal, ably seconded by the
persistant efforts Of Representative War
ner, Of Illinois, in the House, that this
sOrely needed legislation was enacted" "
General Powell Clayton, U. s. Ambas-
sadOr to Mexico has just concluded
visit to Washington, during which he
was paid some unusal courtesies. He
dined with President and Mrs. Mckinley
and with Senator and Mrs. Hanna.
Consul General De Leon, at Guayqu1l,
Ecuador, says on an important subject,
in report just made to the department
Of State: II confess that have little
hope Of seeing o. s. manufactures sold
to any great extent on this coast until
we have an isthmian canal. At present
business is handicapped by the excessive
rates charged by the steamship line
double, and In some cases treble, thos'
from Europe"
President Mckinley has shown how
sincere he was in saying when the HUI
army bill was before Congress, that II i
became law he would not enlist tn,
full number OF men authorized for tn,
, regular army, unless they were absolute
: ly needed, by deciding to cOnfne the en-
, listments for the army provided for II
. the army bill that became a law to tn
regulars until further notice, and not +
make call for 5000 two year vOlun
teers authorized by the bill at all, IL tn
government can get along without them
and his present impression is that 1t ca
do so. This is the man whom rabi
democrats were only a few weeks az
charging with desire to control larg
army in order that he might use 1t
destroy the liberties OF the people. Il
declines enlisting man more than
! needed to uphold the honor Of tn
country. How many democrats wi
give him the credit he is entitled to fC
taking this stand, which is at once ecOI
Omical and patrioticp Before decidin
! whether Cubans and FilipinOs will !
1 allowed to enlist in the regular arm.
! the President wishes to get the views {
! Gems. Brooke and Otis as to Its adyisi
{ bility, and they have been asked to sui
NIT them. The work Of bringing Il
: volunteers now in Cuba home and mu
{ terlng them out has already begun an
! is expected to be completed by May 1.
: The Military Court Of Inquiry is no
Z In Chicago, where 1t will make
thorough investigation Of all the me
! packing establishments, after which
4 will return to Washington and compile
! its work