The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-03-30
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent
Washington ID. c., Mar. 26 1900

bonded lndebtnesS OF the country into
the per cent bonds authorized by the
new finance law, which is new well
unde way, every mail to the Treasury
being filled with applications for ex-
changing the outstanding bonds for
the new issue. The entire issues of
the new bonds will be dated April l,
and they will be exchanged as fast as
possible, IN the order of application,
the accrued interest, on the bonds be-
ing paid in cash.
President Mckinley regrets the fail
ure OF his tender Of the good offices of
this government to Great Britain to
assist in bringing about peace in
South Africa, but recognizes that Lord
Salisbury had right to decline the
tender on behalf of his government.
The general impression in Washing
ton is that nothing else can or will be
done by this government, and that the
language of Lord Salisbury's declina-
tion is in effect strong hint to Eu-
ropean nations not to attempt media
tion.
Secretary Root has, in answer to a
request from Gen. Otis, cabled him
permission to encourage the love of
music among the Filipinos by enlist
ing them as musicians in the regimen
tai bands OF his army.
Admiral Dewey has endorsed fa-
vorable report made by Lieut.. HI. H.
Caldwell, his aid, on the recent tests
OF thesubmarine torpedo boat Holland
in the Potomac river, just below
Washington. Lieut. Caldwell was on
the boat during the entire test, lasting
nearly three hours, and says in his
report that determined enemy, with
boat of the Holland type could have
made the occupation of Manila Bay
by Admiral Dewey's squadronjmpossi-
BILE. Admiral DEWEY sent Lieut.. Cald-
wells report to the House Committee
on Naval Affairs, with a letter of his
own, endorsing it strongly.
BY solid republican vote, aided by
the.vote Of Senator Lindsay, of KY.
the Senate has decided in favor of the
contention, that tie Constitution
does not follow the flag into the ac-
QUESTIONS of territory outside of the
boundaries Of the U. S. proper, without
an act Of Congress providing for such
an extension. In other words, that
territory may belong to the U. S. The
vote was on an amendment offered
by Senator Allen TO the bill providing
for turning over to the President, to
be used for the mediate necessities
of Porto Rico, the money collected
under the Dingley tariff law, on Porto
Rican products up to the 1st CT last
January, a little more than $4,000,
600 which was afterwards passed with
out division. The question was
squarely in the defeated amendment,
which asserted that the treaty Of peace
with Spain extended the Constitution
of the U. S. over Porto Rico. This
action of the Senate endorses the
position of the republican majority of
the House, as we'll as that OF President
Mckinley, and there IS very little
doubt that the decision of the supreme
court, when the question reaches it,
will be the same effect.
Although always intensely partisan,
Senator Tillman has way of frankly
expressing what he believes which
makes men admire his honesty, even
when they entirely disagree with him.
He made some of the democrats open
their eyes when he said, on the floor
OF the Senate: II am always willing to
trust William Mckinley. He is a
patriotic and noble man." During the
same colloquy, be said to the republi-
can Senators, referring to their diff
ferences on the Porto Rican tariff
question: "You are the best organized
party ever saw, and no matter how
you talk, I have no doubt you will all
round up on the VOTE"
Tho militia offioors ranraeopt;no 90
states who have been in Washington
for some days, have won their pre-
liminary campaign, and the House
Committe on Military Affairs has
favorably reported bill increasing the
annual Congressional appropriation
for the National Guard OF the Country
from 100000 to 100000, and the
chances are decidedly in favor of the
bill becoming a law. Our experience
in the war with Spain has added large
ly to the number of those who believe
that money spent in improving and
encouraging the National Guard is
money well spent.
There is a regular rush for charters
for National Banks, WITH capital of
$25, 900, in towns Of less than 5000
inhabitants authorized by the new
financial law. Great care is being
exercised by the Controller of the Cur
rency in approving the application for
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