Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14
Current Topics.
MILITARY INQUIRY FOR MILES
Serious Charges Against Gun Con-
tractors.

tractors.
From our regular correspondent
Washington, Feb. 6, 1899
|, Senator German knew when he legan
his fight against the treaty that the Sc
curing of thirty odd votes against the
ratification of the treaty, would not per
nanently reject the treaty, because Of
, the certainty of its commanding more
than the necessary stwo-thirds in the
Senate of the next Congress; therefore il
was unimportant whether he secured
them or not. But he has accomplished
the principal object for which he fought
Tho speeches made in the Senate have
arousM the paople of the country to the
LANCER that lies in our permanent po-
session of she Philippines, and made Il
certain that public opinion w prevent
the carrying out of the imperial oc'i's
that has been buSzing in the heads Z.
Mr.. Mckinley and some of his chief ad-
visers. Mr.. German thinks that public
opinion could not have been so speedily
or SO thoroughly aroused in any other
way, as it has been by the fight he and
those who acted with him, have made.
They were not strong enough in votes to
amend the treaty, but the result shows
that there are more ways than hanging
to kill dog. If imperialism hasn't been
killed, it has been badly crippled.
Mr.. Keegan, repref efentative of the
International Mechanics Union, who
was among those heard by the Senate
Committee on Education and Labor, on
the eight hour bill, made some startling
charges. He charged that the Cramp
Ship building Company and the Maxim
Nordenfeldt Gun Company, being un-
able to fill at the price specified con-
tracts for guns and gun carriages, award
ed them by the Government, had had
the work performed by Government EN-
ployees at the Washington Navy Yard,
and received in cash, the difference be-
tween the cost of making and the con-
tract price. He charged that under the
arrangement specified, the Cramp Com
pany had received $4,000, as the diff
erence between the cost of making the
gun carriages and the contract price,
and that the Maxim -Nordenfeltd Co.
had received $1,000 each for guns which
we're made by government employees, at
a cost of $1,000 each, thus pocketing
a profit of $1400 on each gun, without
engaging in the work of making them.
Senator Kyle was directed to personally
investigate these charges
The House Judiciary Committee has
reported resolution declaring that
Gen. Wheeler, Col. Campbell, Col. Col
son, and Major Robbins vacated their
seats in the House when they accepted
Commissions in the Army. The attempt
to have the committee take the same ac-
ton in the cases of Representatives who
are members of several existing Govern
Commissions, was a failure The Com
mittee decided that Congressman may
serve on Civil Commissions without for
feiting their seats.
Although the Republican House eau
Gus decided not to try to push any tinan-
cial legislation at this session, the ex-
treme gold standard men are trying to
force action on the Hill financial bill. A
resolution has been offered, fixing Feb.
l4th for voting on that bill, and pressure
is being brought to bear on the Commit
tee on Rules, to have that resolution re-
ported back to the House.
Commissions in the cavalry branch OF
the regular army, are vainly sought after
by many West Pointers, but James Full
ler Mckinley, son of Abner, and nephew
of the President, whose only military ex-
perience consisted OF few weeks service
as private in the Sth Ohio Volunteers,
has been nominated to be 2nd Lieut., in
the Cavalry branch of the regular army.
The nomination is likely to be confirmed
simply because there is nothing againsi
the young man personally, but all the
same it ought not to be-
Senator Daniels speech against i'm
perialism and expansion, which occupied
three hours and half, was mastery
argument for continueing in the steps o.
the founders of this government, and as
an oratorial effort has not been surpass
ed at this session.
Americans like fair play in a fight
Gen. Miles has stood up like a man and
charged that contractors supplied our
troops with embalmed beef, and offered
to furnish proof of the charge. Secre-
tary Alger, and his gang are sknlking
around trying to stab Miles in the dark,
being afraid to have him court -martialed,
because that would give him an oppor
tunity to produce the proof he has of
his charge. The report of the War In
vestigating Commission, now in Mr. Nc
Kinley's possession, is relied upon to
give Miles several stabs. Mr.. Mckinley
has been asked to remove Miles from the
command OF the army, but he is afraid to
do SO, because in that case, Miles would
have a right to demand the cause, and If
cause were given to demand that court
martial decide whether it be just one.
A sneaky way of ousting Miles has been
evolved by Alger. 1t is proposed to
amend the Hull army bill by providing
for a revival of the grade of Lieutenant
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