Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-01-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WAsHINGToN. D. C.. Jan. 20. '9s

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WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 20. 80.
If senator's maintain their pres
lent attitude towards the treaty
! of peace, an extra session will
have to be called to get it rati-
fed. After Col. Bryau's recent
visit to Washington it looked as
though at least half of the dem
ocratic senators would vote to
ratify the treaty, but Since then
Senator German has been work
ing to combine them against the
treaty, and at a meeting held
this week it was demonstrated
! that he had got all but six of
them. There are still enough
votes sure to ratify the treaty, if
| it can be brought to a vote, and
Senator Davis is indicating an
intention to resort to heroic
methods to force a vote if it be-
|comes necessary; but it is plain
to the friends of the treaty
that the minority is now strong
enough, if SO disposed, to prevent
la vote upon the treaty at this
session, without Tesortlng to any
thing that can really be called
filibustering. They have only to
take up the time when the treaty
is under consideration by Offering
and discussing amendments to
the treaty. No amendment can
be adopted; that is certain.
President Mckinley pulled his
administration out Of an embaras-
sing position when he ordered a
]cour t-martial of Comm is S a r y
General Eagan, whose abuse of
4 General Miles created such a
Iscandulous sensation, but he had
TO override Secretary Alger to do
/ It. ger wanted to appoint a
military court of inquiry, which
would have gone behind Eagan's
language and dragged General
| Miles into the mess. The court
martial is likely to be short, as
j Eagan will plead guilty with ex-
1tenuating circumstances. If the
]eourt finds him guilty it must add
the penalty of dismissal from the
army. There will be no choice.
1t can accompany the verdict
/ with a recommendation to execu-
lative clemency, if SO disposed.
Although denied in official cir
cles, the belief is prevalent IN
Washington that the days of
1 Secretary Alger as a member of
the cabinet are numbered.
/ Southern senator's have been
lgettIng protests against Senator
Buffers proposed amendment, to
'Eopen the pension rolls to ex-Con-
federates, which they have shown
/ Senator Butler in order to con-
4 vince him that his idea is hnpop-
1ular. This week Senator Butler
presented a petition to the senate
from fifty-hve ex-Confederates Of
4 Muscogee Co., Ga, containing
the following language: "We
4 therefore hope you will press your
/ bill ito pension ex-Confederatesl,
and that congress will pass the
i same and by doing SO show to
] the world that we are reunited
/ people. We desire this not as
mendlcants for a pension, but in
response to the grand and patri-
lotto sentiments of our president
Iand as voicing the sentiments OF
every true patriot who loves his
country aud respects the valor OF
the dead Confederate soldiers
The naval bill passed by the
i house this week, will make some
radical changes if it becomes a
law. It puts the line officers and
the engineer officers on the same
footing, and offers inducements
in the shape of increased pay fol
4 officers retirement; it also pro.
vides for the retirement on three
quarter pay of enlisted men and
petty officers after thirty years
continuous service, and abolishes
4 the Dayu1auf IF Driza r1ot1nv fo,