The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
a Correspondents Gives His Views Con-
cerning Affairs at the Capital.
WAsH1NeroN, D. G. Feb. 1O, 1859.

WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 10, 1899.
The greatest interest attended the dis
-cussion of the Spanish treaty. While
the people were almost unanimously for
the treaty, the minority of the senate
were some striving to em barrass the ad-
nministration while others were like Hale
of Maine and Hoar of Massachusetts,,
relics of the old federalist party that op-
posed the war with England and all the
expansion that has given our nation
Toem to broaden and won us prestige for
an time. Pitchfork Tillman on the one
hand and Senator Hoar on the other,
skow the extremes that comp posed the
opposition to expansion.
At an opportune moment, on the Sab
TbaSh day, as the church bells were ring
zlug w ord came from far Manila that
--AgOinaldo was so encouraged by the be-
.Sief that he had allies IN the American
senate, that he had organized war and
attacked the American forces at night as
Indians always do. They suffered the
necessary defeat; that was inevitable,
aud the result of this treacbery will
show the world the difference between
'-rfhe Anglo Saxon race and the common
run of oriental humanity. This lesson
-ezVik make easy the pacifcation of the
2 hiiipPines. 1t had to come statesmen
at the national capital feel easier; they
> only regret that loyal and valuable
American lives were sacrificed to the
heaitancy of the senate and the per6dy
SEnd miserable ambition of Aguinaldo.
This opening of war turned the scale and
saw loyal men in the senate vote to sus-
feain the administration. The loyalty of
the southern men who were above the
.tansEe wish to EN- mbarrass the admlnistra-
iSion will be remembered and recognized.
The incident has been worth all it's cost
NOV we must show the world that we
know how to govern benifeently as well
as to scquile possessions.
River and .harkor biIl-The action oi
the house in refusing to carry out con-
Araets for improvement in Oregon anc
anaare other appropriations, should be 6
practical lesson to the. people of the
stSte. The ffty-fourth congress made
appropriations and laid plans for future
work to thesamount of $1,926, $40. Al
chat time Mr.. Hermann was on the rive
and harbor committee; not only so, bu
he was next to the chairman on tha
committee and in line of promotion to b
chairman. His age made him a mem
Der of all conference committees an
gave him wide influence, that only oil
members can attain. 1t is no disparage
zrent to new members to say that the
must acquire influence by experience
this will apply to their cases when tim
comes to elect another delegation. Tn
fact that Dolph and Mitchell served &
long in the senate gave them great in
A1ence; Mr.. Hermann hsd the sam
prestige The importsnt places theE
gentlemen held on committees the
owed to the long time they had served
As a state we cannot afford to be chang
aag congressman all the time. The ne
appropriations made for Oregon amour
to less than tenth of those made by tt
s7fty-fourth congress to wit: Upp'
CoIumbia, So, 600; Lower WiIlamett
100000; Coquille, 500 1900; Upper G.
quill, Sc 900; Columbia to Vancouve
G,O0O. These form the total for tt
present year. Those omitted are the Law