The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-16


The credentials OF Brigham II. Rob
erts OF Utnh, ms n member Of the FIJI
ty-sixth Congress. have been received
by Chief Clerk Mcdowell of the House
OF Representatives and placed on file.
The preparations for the court OF In
quiry into General Miles charges con-
cerning the character OF the army
beef are being pushed ut the War Dc
partmcnt with the greatest cxpedi-
ency.
BY unanimous vote the Judiciary
committee OF the house has decided 10
recommend the repeal OF what is siin
TO be the last remnant Of disqualified
fion against those serving In the CON
federacy, which 70; bnde them 10 serve
on jurles In United States courts.
There is no additional appropriation
for the Paris exposition In the sunnry
civil appropriation bill ns repor'eu 70
though there IL yet another chance III
the deficiency hill. which has not yet
come from the committee.
Chairman Cannon OF the appropria-
tions committee of the House, In the
course of the general debate OH the
sundry civil bill. sounded note OF
/, warning against exiravagant nppropria-
tions and practically served notice that
neither the ship subsidy bill nor tne
Nicaragua canal bill could be passed
! Mt this session.
An examination of the vote by
| which the trcnty was ratified shows
some curious combinations. OF the
twenty-five votes cast in opposition
seventeen came from south of Mason
and Dixon's line, and six from senn-
tors from northern and western states
who have been defeated for re-clec-
tion.
Secretary. Alger has repeated his
statement that lie had given General
/ Otis no Instructions since the battle
and saw no reason for giving any.
He realized. he said. that General Otis.
being ON the ground and having proved
his fitness. was in better position TO
deal with the situation than any one In
| Washington. Should the general ask
| permission, therefore. to do anything
he would be granted permission I'M
mediately.
Secretary Hay speaks In terms of
the highest admiration of the diplo-
4 matte work that has been done among
The Cubans by Mr.. Quesadn of the
| juntn In this city. and says the gov
| crnment is under great obligations to
him for his energy and usefulness In
rcconcillng his fellow couutrymen to
the present situation. lie says Mr..
| Quesada has shown an unselfish pa
triotsm that is deserving of the high
| est praise.
The President and the authorities nj
the war department are confident the
ratification of the treaty 'yill have n
snlutnry effect upon the insurgents.
Their resistance has been largely due
TO Misrepresentation OF the condition
of affairs In the United States and the
Intentions OF our government. which
Will now be made clear. and II is be-
lieved they will lose the support of all
the responsible people who have en-
couragcd them.
The naval committee of the House
has reached Conclusion us to the I'M
portant items. In all twelve new war
ships are agreed TO and three more are
under consideration. The committee
has followed the recommendations OF
the secretary of the navy and has
passed on the first. second and fourth
classes OF new ships recommended by
him. These are three battleships. three
nrmorcd cruisers and six nrm0red
cruisers of the second class.
1t would not be surprising II Briga-
dier General Charles +. Egan. commits
snry general of subsistence. should ap-
ply for retirement under the thirty
year service law. with the understand
ing that before his retirement is an
nounced the unexpired portion of his
sentence of suspension shall be remit
ted II Is understood that he has de-
tcrmined to go TO Hawaii, where he
recently bought n coffee plantation for
his son, and will aid in Its operation.
An extra session OF the Fifty-sixth
Congress will be called 10 meet immc-
diatcly after March 4tli, II the present
Congress does not before its expiration
enact n law for the increase OF the regu-
lar army. This positive statement has
been made tonight by persons In the
confidence of the President 1t il direct
" in line with what has been said at
the War Department for the last week
would be the Presidents policy In the
event OF the failure of the army In
crensc bill.
The War Department has repudiated
the name OF what has heretofore been
known as the Colonial Board" which
was recently appointed to deal with
insular questions, and consisted of
Messrs. Guild. Watkins and Kennedy.
, Mr.. Guild has declined his appointment
and no other appointment will be made
to fill the place. The other appointees
viii remain, not as a board of commits
sion. but us advisers to the War De-
partment TO pass upon whatever ques-
tions may be referred TO them by the
President and secretary of war.
The largest private dinner ever
given In Washington Will be spread ut
The Arlington hotel Saturday night.
when John Murray Mitchell. a repre-
sentative from New York. has invited
all of the members of the Senate and
the House to meet Senntor-clect De-
pew. The Cabinet and other promi-
nent people are also invited. and the
table will be spread for about 400 peo-
pie. Mr.. Mitchell Is known as the
''Adonis' of Congress. and is consid-
cred the handsomest man In public
life He represents one of the down
town districts OF New York. which
usually gives 10000 to 12.000 Demo-
cratic majority, but has been twice
elected because of his own popularity
and II split in the ranks of the opposi-
tion.
Commissioner Hermann of the Gen
| crnl Land Office has reported favor
ably the pending bill in Congress con-
veying TO the city of santa Fe, New
! Mexico, all the lands embraced within
the famous Santa Fe grant, upon which
| the city is built II reserves. however.
! all lands and buildings now occupied
or claimed by the United States for its
federal building, national cemetery.
the Fort Marcy reservation and Indian
schools. and also reserves any