Middletown transcript., 1900-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER
Plenty Of Applicants for the Two
Per Cent Bonds.
GEN. OTIS WANTS MUSIC
The Senate Decides That the Constftu-
tion Does Not Follow the Flag In
Territories Outside the Boun-
daries of the United States

/ t1On docs NOT FOLLOW the Flag In
Territories Outside the Boun-
daries of the United States
| WASHINGTON, MARCH 18th, 1900
| Secretary Root has, in answer to /,
request from Gen. Otis, cabled hin
permission to encourage the love o.
music among the Filipinos by enlist
ing them al musicians in the regimen
tai hands Of his army.
An agreement has been reached by
the Senate on the Quay case. 1t will
be taken up April 3rd, and kept before
the Senate until disposed of. 1t is gen
orally admitted that Mr.. Quay will be
seated whenever the vote is taken.
There is a regular rush for charters
for National Banks, with capital OF
$25, 900, in towns of less than 5000 in
habitants authorized by the new finan-
cial law. Great care is beirg exercised
by the Controller of the Currency in
approving the application for this
class of charters.
President Mckinley regrets the fail
ura 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 Sails
bury had right to decline the tender
on behalf of his government. The
general impression in Washington is
ttat nothing else can or will be done
by this government, and that The lam
guage of Loid Salisbury's declination
is in effect strong hint to European
nations not TO attempt mediation.
Secretary Gage is greatly interested
in the work of refunding the entire
bonded Indebtedness of the country in.
to the per cent. bonds authorized by
the new finance law, which is now we'll
under way, every mail to the Treasury
being alled with applications for ex-
changing the outstanding bonds for
the new issue. The entire issue Of the
new bonds will be dated April l, and
they will be exchanged as fast as pos.
sible, in the order of application, the
accrued interest on the old bonds be-
ing paid in cash.
No time has been set fol a vote on
the other Porto Rico bill, dealing with
the government of the island and the
tariff, but it is not likely to be for sew
eral weeks, as Senators Aldrich, Platt,
of Conn.,, and Teller, who are much in
terested in the measure have gone to
Cuba, and will not return for about
two weeks. Meanwhile, the debate
will go on. The passage of the Emer-
gency Porto Rican Bill has made it
unnecessary TO hurry In disposing Of
this one.
Admiral Dewey has endorsed a fav.
orable report made by Lieut.. Fl. Fl.
Caldwell, his aid, on The recent tests Of
the submarine torpedo boat Holland,
in the Potomac river, just belo@ y Wash
iagton. Lieut.. Caldwell was on the
boat during The entire test, lasting
nearly three hours, and says in his re.
port that determined enc ny, with
boat Of the Holland type could have
made the occupation of Manila Bay
by Admiral Dewey's squadron impossi-
BILE. Admiral Dewey sent Lieut.. Cald-
wells report TO the House Committee
on Naval Affairs, with letter of his
own, endorsing i: strongly.
Although always intensely partisan,
Senator TiliEan has a 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 Dsmocr ats open
their eyes when he said, on the floor Of
the Senate: Il am always willing to
trust William Mckinley. He is
patriotic and noble man." During the
same colloquy, he sa d to the Republi-
Cal Senators, referring to their differ
encts on The Porto Rican tariff ques-
tion: "You are the best organized
party ever saw. rnd no matter how
you talk, ] have no doubt you will all
round up on the VOTE"
The militia officers representing SO
st tes who have been in Washington for
some days, have won their preliminary
and the House Committee
uu Military Affairs has favorably re-
ported bill increasing the annual
Congressional appropriation for the
National Guard of the country from I
s40o. 900 to 81, ,0Oo, 900, and the chances
are decidedly in favor OF the bill be-
coming law. Our experience in the |
war with Spain has added largely to /
the number of those who believe that
money spent in improving ana encour-
aging the National Guard is money |
well spent.
By solid Republican vote, aided by
the vote Of Senator Lindsay, OF Ken
tucky, The Senase has decided 10 faynr |
Of The Republican contention, that ths |
Constitution does MOI follow the dag |
into acquisition Of territory outside OF |
the boundaries Of the United States !