Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-02-16

only In Manila, but IN any portion
of the islands.
Nothing but good words are
heard in administration circles,
and also, from the general pub
lie, for Gen. Otis. He has proven
his soldierly qualities by giving
the Filipinos as thorough a
thrashlng as was eyer admins
tered to any army, practically
wiping out their army, and he
showed that he possessed talent
in the statesmansh1p line when
he refused to confer with Agui-
naldo, who has become frightened
and wants to make some sort of
terms, or recognize him in any
manner whatever. Everybody in
Washington feels like hurrahing
for Otis, and the general public
hopes that the administration
will allow him free hand in
dealing with the Fil1pinos. All
OF our officers seem to do better
when the politicians do not med
| die with them.
Unusual efforts are being made
to get the Hull army bill through
the senate, but it begins to look
as though the only army legisla-
ton that can get through will be
an amendment to the army ap-
preparation bill continuing the
present status of the regular
army another year from next July.
Gen. Eagan's suspension from
rank and duty for six years by the
president, is generally regarded
as iusti6able punishment. Under
that sentence Gen. Eagan will
continue to draw the salary of a
brigadier general---s5, 90 0---b u
all the usual allowances for Off
GERS Will be cut off. The sentence
ends Gen. Eagan's active service
IN the army, as he will be retired,
under the age limit, in January.
1905.
1t has generally been known
since the first session of the pres
ent congress that bills providing
for the erection of public build
ings were on Speaker Reeds black
list, although he soothed many
advocates of such bills by limiting
that they would be given a chance
later. The chance materialized
this week, when two entire days
we're given up by the house to
passing bills reported from the
committee on public buildings
and grounds. A combine was
formed, including members of all
parties, by sufficient number to
rush through all bills agreed up
on. During the two days bills
providing for 7S buildings, in
3S states, were passed. As the
senate is generally favorably dis
posed towards this class of bills,
the chances are that most of these
bill will become laws.
At least three prominent sena-
tors, Aldrich, Lodge and Hale,
feel so confident that there will be
no extra session Of congress held
this spring that they have ar
ranged to go to Europe in March.
War department officials object
to having the gentlemen selected
to consider matters relating to
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines, referred to as the colonial
board,' and say that they are
merely advisers Of the war de-
partment.
Although there is still posi-
bility that this congress will pass
and send to the president Mic
aragua canal bill, Senator Nor
gan, whose bill passed the senate,
is not confident of the success of
the scheme to pass the Hepburn
bill as substitute for his, in the
house, and then get the matter
referred to a conference comm1tte,
which can agree upon something
between the two bills. He pre-
fers the latest proposition, that
the Hepburn bill be added by the
senate to the river and harbor