The Elbert County tribune., 1900-04-26


resolutions offered on Saturday by MIR
Bacon. Georgia. calling upon the secrc-
tnry OF war fos Information us TO the
allowances made to army officers sta
toned In Cuba and Puerto Rico and
the sums expended In providing quar-
tiers, equi3agcs and other convenlenc-s
Tor them. The debate took wide
range, many senators participating In
IT, Consideration OF the Quay case was
resumed and Mr.. Perkins of California
presented an argument favorable to
MT. Quay's claim to n seat In the Sen
ate under the governors appointment
The conference report on the Hawaiian
civil government bill was disagreed to
and new conference requested.
Messrs. Cullom. Morgan and Clark OF
Wyoming being named ms conferrccs
The secretary OF the Interior hns sent
to Chairman sherman OF the House
committee on Indian affairs. a strong
adverse report on bill to allow min
eral locations and entries on Indian res
ervations. Accompanying his letter
Is report of the commissioner of In
dian affairs. which says: III this bill
is allowed TO become law II win open
the way TO the giving up the ngricul-
tural lands In the Indian reserves to
homesteaders. This naturally follows
the allowance of mineral locations, and
there is just as much reason for allow
ing homestead entries on agricultural
lands AS there IL mineral entries for
mineral lands. | am unqualifedly op-
posed TO the passage of the BILL" Sec
| retary Hitchcock endorses everything
that Is said in the commissioners re-
| port against the bill. and II IL probably
upon the strength of these adverse
| nnlniAnQ fhuf nj xxt
be made to the House.
| The Senate military committee has
materially amended the Root bill for
army reorganization and decided to
make Miles lieutenant general aud Cor
bin major general. The committee In
its amendments was Influenced by the
protests which have reached the com.
mittee from army officers who repre-
| scented that the bill as drafted mt the
War Department contained perniclous
provisions which would demornllze the
army and Introduce politics and inft.
encc In the administration OF military
affairs. The new bill provides that the
present officers shall continue to be-
promoted according to seniority, bu,
that hereafter any vacancy except that
| OF chief Of corps shall he filed by de
tail from the line, and there shall be no
more permanent appointments In the
stnff. The details are to last for four
years. and the officers are then re-
turned to the line, and. In the cnse OF
those below the rank OF lieutenant col
onel. they must serve In the line for
two years before further stan duty.
Admiral Dewey is receiving commun-
icatlons from persons residing In vnrl-
ous sections of the country promising
him their support In the coming cam
| paign. These communications con-
gratulate him upon his determination
to enter the political contest, and the
majority of them profess qualification
| that he has announced his intention TO
have his name considered by the Kan
sas City convention. This is consider
ed very significant In view OF the fact
that the letters have come from the
South and Middle West. The New
England Democrats have also been
heard from. and they have promised to
do all In their power to aid the admir-
ais candidacy. The admiral does not
know what influence his correspond
ents possess. but he is taking measures
to find out thow they stand and the
extent to which they will be enabled
to help him. In the meantime he IL
sending courteous answer to each
note that he receives. and he proposes
to pursue this course during the cam
paign.
Secretary Hay has not yet negotiated
treaties with Nicaragua and Costa
Rlca for permission to build the canal
but he can do so any time he likes
Both Mr.. Corea and MIR. Calvo. the
ministers from those countries In
Washington, have received instruc-
tions from their governments on this
subject, and when Admiral Walkers
commission was I'm Central America II
had repeated interviews with the pres
idents OF the countries named, IN
which the terms were discussed with
more or less detail. Both Nicaragua
and Costa RIca upon Invitation will en-
ter Into an agreement to lense to the
government Of the United States
strip of land twelve miles squire along
the San Juan river for canal purposes
The constitutions OF those countries
forbid them to ALLEVIATE any OF their
territory, but they viii lease Whatever
is necessary for n term OF 30 years, or
300 years If necessary, at an annual
rental or for n stated sum or for IL
percentage Of the tolls upon the traffic
of the canal. Nor is there any diplo-
matte obstacle to such negotiations.
Messrs. Cragln and Eyre, who obtain
ed an option from the Nicaraguan gov
ernment for canal concession. have
been formally notified that their rights
terminated and that their option ex-
pired on the 11th of April last, because
they did not comply with Its terms on
that date by the payment OF 100000.
Mr.. Cragin claims that he has six
months more to pay the money and
perfect the option, but the Nicaraguan
government does not look at II In that
way
For more than three hours Tuesday
Mr.. Hoar, the senior senator from Mas
sachusetts, occupied the attention of
the Senate with speech In opposition
to the policy OF ''imperialism" upon
which he maintained this government
has embarked. As prepared, the ad-
dress was 10000 words In length, but
Mr.. Hoar omitted much OF II, owing to
an incipient attack OF the grip, from
which he was suffering. He spoke for |
three hours. and while II was tre-
mendous strain on him. the more i'm |
portant passages of the argument were |
delivered with force and vigor. The |
speech was brilliantly written, was H. |
Illuminated with splendid rhetorical fig |
urcs and was rich In citations from his. |
tory One Of the notable parts OF the |
address was the eulogy OF Aguinaldo. |
Mr.. Hoar did not liken the insurgent |
leader TO Washington. ms has been done |
heretofore. but to Kossuth. Dom Paul, |
Joubert. Nathan Hale and other build |
ers OF the church OF liberty. One of the |
most effective parts of the address was
his fancied roll call OF some of the dis
tinguisbed statesmen of the United
States on the question Of the retention