Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-12
WASHINGTON LITTER.


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raised. democratic opposition e TIE
treaty. .,-..; mas a.mos. ca..-e.y f--si'-
Ieare,l. 81. democratic Opposition - 91r
keeping tie Philippines permanently ap-
rears 10 l.. increasing Pfe-en, inl.c4-
ton. are that whatever delay there NAV
be in reaching vote on the treaty. which
will 20 TO the senate this week VII! come
from republican senators. such a. Hear,
Hale and Perkins. Nearly all the demo-
Gratis say that the treaty should oe
promptly ratified because it does 70.
/ commit this country to keeping the Phil
ppines, and delay may result in serious
trouble
Colonel DENLY, one Of the democratic
memoers Of the Val investigating com
mission, dropped q hint that indicates
surprise for somebody when the report Of
the coz mission is made. which vii be
inside Of Jour weeks, he thinks. He said
when they make their repor, l think
that all i.ir minded people will admit
that they have performed their work con-
scientiously and that it is not 50 much Of
a whitewash commission as many PER
sons have imagined"
The ,nagnate- Of the beei trust have
+ been trying to scare General Niles yer
since he told the investigating commission
that the "embalmed" beef sent to Cuba
and Porto Rico was utterly unfit for use
and expressed the opinion, backed up by
+ that oi physicians, that the enforced eat
/ ing Of it had been responsible ior much
/ Of the sickness, but they have not Sue
! ceeded, and are not likely TO. A. feeler,
they threaten to sue General Miles for
heavy damages, but the threat was quick
Is dropped ghen General Nile. sad that
Il court Of law was precisely where he
would ike To get the men who sold that
''e'nh med heei 10 the var department.
swift & Co. and Armour & Co.,, mem oers
Of the beef trust, have sent long cornnu-
nica'lons 10 the commission. telling how
By General Miles and other officers, and
an ex-sergeant Of volunteers. nov in the
emp y oi the commission, has overdJne
the thing by teetiiying that the beef sent
~ Cuba and eaten by his regiment was
letter than most of The men have had
since they we're mustered out. This same
beef issued TO his regiment was condemned
by physicians, but tried to qualify the
admission by saying that he didn't see
anything the matter with TIE beef. 4
board Of survey, composed OF army Off
Gers, has been appointed to investigate
the beef both canned and refrigerated,
furnished the army.
Senator Mason, OF Illinois, is the latest
republican senator to declare against ex-
pansion He said II am not an expan.
slons', but | think the treaty will be
ratified at this session. The ratification
OF the treaty, however, will not commit
this country to the expansion idea. The
retention or disposition OF the Philippines
and other matters relating to expansion
will have to be settled later on. The sub
jet is too biz to be passed upon hastily.
| admit that popular sentiment seems to
be in favor OF the expansion idea at pres
ent, but later look ior change. The
people apparently do not comprehend
just what expansion means"
The announcement from New York that
Mr. Croker had selected Representative
-ulzer as candidate Tor speaker OF The
next house, and consequently the leader
OF the democrats in that body, was not
received any too pleasantly bv democrats
in Washington. There j. 10 personal
objection to Nr. >a,zer, Nno i extremely
wei. .iked. considering the short time he
has been il congress, but resentment Is
eXpicssed towards Ir. Croker FIR try ing
to NEEDLE aitn this matter. There has
been moe Or less talk among democrats
about this ol that man b-ing selected to
fill the pl &c III the next congress that
Representative Bailey, Of Texas, does in
the present house, but, according to Mr..
Bailey's friends, he will be the man.
Representative swanson, C Virginia
said Friends OF Mr. Bailey have made
Il most careful and conservative canvass
oil the democrats elected 20 the next house.
/ He has pledges and assurances from more
than ninety and when the time comes
will get more than 100 votes. Outside OF
about twenty-five men he is the second
choice Of all those who will vote for other
candidates on accUnut of lrca con si1p,a