Middletown transcript., 1900-05-26
WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1900.

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: WASHINGTON, May 81, 1900.
Fourtb-Asstant Postmaster General
Bristow, who is now in Cuba in charge
of the investigation of the Postal SIS
Iem. has ample authority to reOrgnize
the entire system, and make any charges
he deems wise.
Congress has formally accepted tie
! fiie marble statue of Gen. Grant, re-
! presenting him standing in full uni
form, presented by the G.. A. r. The
statue was unve led by Miss Sartoris, a
granddaughter of Gen. Grant, and
Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Saratoris, were
present.
Secretary Gage has sent out notice
that the $25, 900, 900 per cent bonds.
payable at the governments pleasure
will be redeemed on presentation, an
that interest thereon will cease Septenl-
ber l. Republican administrations pay
bonds; Democratic administrations SCI
bonds. @ lite difference.
President Mckinley has accepted it,
vitations to attend the reunion of tie
Society of the Army of the Potomac,
at fredericksburg, Va, May 25 h; the
unveiliDg Of the monument 70 the deal
of both armies, at Antietam, May 30tl',
and the 34th annual encampment 1
the Pe nnsylvania G.. A. r., at Gettys-
burg, June 6h.
The adj ,urnment of Congress earl,
i" June, has been practically determine
upon. The House " i'll be ready for all
journment any time after the first week
in June and the present imprt ssio
is that the adjournment will take plsc,.
somewhere between the tenth aud TIL.
fifteenth, the date depending ON The
| Senate.
An attempt will be made to get
vote on the Nicarauga Canal bill, which |
was fayorably reported last Wetk, in
the Senate this week, but if there is "A
disposition to prolong the debate, then
the attempt will hardly succeed. Some
of the best friends IF the bill would
prefer that it be not p ssed at this ses-
sion for one or another reason, although
they will of course, vote f,r it if Vote
can be reached in a reasonable time.
If it is voted upon, it will pass by
large majority.
Senator McCumber made speech
favoring our retention of the Philip-
pines, i'm which he said: "That it is
our commercial and financial interests
to retain them the most ardent opponent
of the Administration cannot properly
deny, That our naval interests de-
demand their retention must be ad-
mitted. Who would throw aside this
wonderful opportunity at the present
timer The obi i'ctors to American ex-
pansion claim that the same nation,
which III May, went TO war for human
ity, in December, went to war for
cor quest and greed. Have they not
faith in the honor AND integrity of
their own country? Have they not
faith in the sense Of the American peo-
pie? Then, act this faith and trus
your own people,"
Senator Chandler has been instructed
by the Committee On elections, of
which he is Chairman, t. push the re-
solution declaring Mr.. Clark not to 9
have been legally elected to the Senate,
notwithstanding Mr.. ClaIk's resigpa- f
tion. The resolution would probably C
have been allowed to die had Mr.
CLARK conteaded himself with resignine
but his little trick of having himself
appointed by the acting Governor, to =
fill the vacancy made by his resigna- q
tion has offended the dignity of Sena- C
tors, ani many of them express a de- v
termination 10 see that he doesn't get a
seat on any such credentials. The
later appointment of ex-Congressman
Martin Maginnis, by Gov. Smith, is :,
not seriously considered by many Sena- h
tors. i,
Nothing more disgusting has been \
seen in National politics than the ex-
plotting of the three Boer envoys, who {,
are now in Washington, by anti-admin- :.
tration Senators and Representatives, ;,
to try to embarlass President McKln- h
ley and to make Democratic political n
capital among voters who sympathize is
with the Beers in the unfortunate n
war in South Africa. The men who 81
are working this game really care moth. u
ing for the Beers, but they think they :,
see an opportunity to use the ENJOYS to =
help the Democrats, and they have so is
little patriotism that they have under h
taken the dirty job. This is a new ii
thing in American politics, but as the a
common sense of the country is behind u
The neutrality of the administration, il
is not likely t, accomplish what its
projectors hope for. Heretofore, 1t has n
been the proud Toast of Americans ;,
that no matter how greatly We differ n
ed upon matters Of domestic policy, n
we always unanimously backed up the p
foreign policy of our government. p
The men who have destroyed our right q
to make that boast have not done :
to be proud of. President McKin- : :
! y will give the same recognition to :