The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-25
Washington Letter.

/ FROM OUT regular correspondents.
WAsHINGTON, January 21.-Oh no! The
Mckinley administration has no understand
ing with England, and does not act for the
preservation OF English interests. 1t just hap
pened that the administration bosses forced
caucus of Republican Senators to decide to
take no action upon the Nicaragua Canal bill,
while the Hay. Pauncc ote treaty is under
consideration b. the British government. In
other words, majority of the United States
Senate informs the world that it has turned
the question of whether the Nicaragua Canal
shall be provided for at thia session over to the
British government. All and all this is one OF
the most remarkable instances CT trucking to
a foreign nation in the history of the Senate
and it is not surprising that four Republican
Senators should have revolted and openly said
that they would not be bound by the action of
the caucus-thc surprising thing is that a ma
jority of them should have been willing to
make such an exhibition of themselves. If the
British government wishes to prevent Nicar-
aqua Canal legislation at this session of Con-
gress, it has only to defer making known its
action on the treaty, unit! after the 4th of
March. Naturally the Panama lobbyists are
jubilant. This s playing light into their hands.
As the administration doesn't wish to take
any more chances, the conferees on the part of
the House on the Army bill, have orders to
agree to the bill dis il passed the Senate. 1t is
expected to go to MIR. Mckinley in day or
two, and mouths are already watering for the
nice little commissions that he will distribute
under the new law.
The ship susidy bill has been patched up so as
to plaCste Republican opposition, and 1t is now
claimed tn It it will get the vote of every Re
publican Senator, if it gets voted upon. 1t Is
to be considered in the Senate whenever no
regular appropriation bills are on hand, for
time, but Senator Aldrich reminded Senator
Hanna that the time would be limited when he |
gave notice that the Finance Committee would, |
during the present week, report the revenue
reduction bill. The prediction has been made
by Senator that if the Ship Subsidy bill was
not passed before the revenue reduction bill, |
which will have the right of way, got before
the Senate, it would not pass at all. If the |
Democratic Senators choose they can easily |
prevent the Ship Subsidy bill getting to vote, |
but they may conclude that it will be good
party policy 10 allow the Republicans to pass |
It.
While protesting all the time that he would |
not be candidate, Senator Hanna is constantly |
busy laying wires to bring about his nomina- |
ton for President, by the Republicans in 1904. |
His latest move in that direction was TO make
IL bid tor the soldiers vote, by announcing his |
intention 10 join the G. A. X. If the Demo-
cratic leaders can help Hanna get that nomina- |
tiou they will certainly do so, because of thei- |
belief that his nomination by the Republicans |
would assure the election of any Democrat.
That Pull" under this administration, is |
stronger than the Civil Service Law is nothing |
new, but disgraceful proof of it has just been |
given by the appointment OF William Hamlctt, |
of Maryland, who was forced to resign as |
general inspector of the Postofice Department |
for having hired out his government railroad
pass, to be an inspector in the Baltimore Gus |
tom House. In other words, a man who has |
shown his untitness tor position under one |
department of the public service, has been |
given an equally responsible position in an |
other. The secret of Hamlett's Pull" is his /
ability. or his supposed ability to control the |
negro voters of Maryland.
Senator Teller said of the Filipino petition,
presented by him, which he wishes to have
printed as public document, and which is now
in the hands of the Senate Committee on the
Philippines: my Filipino petition represents |
what might be called the great middle class of
the Philippine islands. 1t is no protest from
the National Filipino government. There is
of one office holder under the Filipino govern
mcnt. No one can charge that the document
emanates from Aguinado or his followers. 1t
is sincere and unbiased protest from the BUSH
ness men and respectable citizens of the island
against the treatment they are receiving from
the United STATES, and it is in the nature Of
D. tiiion for redress. | consider that in its way
it is one of the most conclusive documents that
f,a uarb na III in htah n American
people. 1t is the last word from the main body
of educated business-lke FIlipinos. The origi-
nal document was, of course, in Spanish. 1t
was delivered to me by Inestizo, himself
most brilliant specimen of the well-educated
half Spanish and half-FIiipino business man.
The document has been carefully translated,
and every American should have an opportun-
ity to read it,"
a sensational scandal in the dead letter office
of the postofice Department has resulted in
the dismissal Of tie Chief in the property divis-
ion and three clerks under MIN, and will prob
ably result in the entire reorganization of the
dead letter office. The clerks dismissed were
guilty of conspiring to get valuable property
for nominal prices by means of bidding in GER
tain packages, Improperly described in the
of the annual dead letter auction
sale. One Of them made a confession when
cornered with lot of the improperly described
packages in his possession, and uncovered the
conspiracy.