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Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. II, 1899.
If the Senators who aided Senator
German in his fight against Mr.. Bryan's
leadership of the democratic party, to
the extent OF voting with him against
the ratification of the treaty of peace,
could see themselves as others see
them, they would hang their heads for
shame. There never was more un-
necessary introduction of personal pea
nut politics in matter involving the
honor Of the country than the fight
against the treaty, which ended with
the vote in the Senate today-unnec-
essary, because every man who engaged
in it knew from the first that ratifica-
ton of the treaty was absolutely sure
in any event, if not by today's vote, by
the Senate in an extra session. Know
ing this, there was no excuse for the
fight; it served no other purpose than
to show that nearly all of the demo-
cratic Senators were more willing to
follow the advice of German than that
OF Bryan, even though they had to
vote against the wishes. of great ma
jority OF their constituents, to do SO.
Not few of these Senators have al
ready been repudiated by their con-
stituents, and will retire at the close
Of this session of Congress, and all of
them deserve the same fate.
The war investigating commission
has completed its report, which will be
handed to President Mckinley this
week. 1t is expected that the Presi-
dent Will very shortly make the report
public, and that, as result Of por-
ton of it, a military inquiry will be
ordered of the charges made by Gen.
Miles concerning the quality of the
beef furnished the army by the con-
tractors, during the war with Spain,
which will give Gen. Miles an oppor-
tunity to substantiate his charges. If
he can do SO, there will be very serious
trouble for the contractors; If not,
there will be trouble for Gen. Miles.
Now that the treaty is out of the
way, the Senate Committee on Military.
affairs will endeavor to push the Hull
army bill, recently passed by the
House, to the front and keep it there
until passed. One Of the amendments
to this bill agreed upon by the Senate
Committee, provides for revival of
the grade of Northumberland.
Gov. Shaw, of Iowa, who passed
through Washington on his way home
from a visit to New York, was impress
ed by the Iowa Republican Assocla-
ton, and persuaded into an informal
talk on public affairs. His remarks
about the Philippines were right to
the point. He said: eff annexation
means that the Philippines should
ultimately be admitted as states, then
there is not an expansionist in this
country; if anti-expansion means that
the archipelago should be returned to
Spain, then there IS not one anti-ex-
pansionist in America. III anti-expan
sion does mean that we should not
deny the right Of self-government to
people competent to govern them
selves, then we are all anti-expansion-
ists." In other words, Gov. Shaw told
his hearers that the policy of this gov
ernment would always lean toward
the freedom rather than the enslaving
of peoples, Notwithstanding the rant
ing of those who pretend to fear the
contrary.
When the House adopts the resolu-
ton reported from the Judiciary Com
mittee, declaring the four Representa-
tives who accepted commissions in the
army, thereby vacated their seats In
Congress, as it will, it will merely put
or official record what has been prac-
tically accepted by the four gentlemen
most directly concerned, neither of
whom has performed any official duty
in the House, or drawn any salary
since accepting their army commits
sions.
The outlook for Nicaragua Canal
legislation at this session, was bright
ened considerably when the House
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce made the amended Hep
burn bill substitute for the Morgan
bill, which has been passed by the SEN
ate, instead of reporting it as an en-
tirely separate bill. The early passage
of the substitute by the House would
send the bill to conference commit
tee, which ought to be able to agree
upon measure that would be fairly
satisfactory to those who wish the
Canal built at once, and which would
at least make sure that il viii be bull
ID the near future.