The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-08-31
MOTIFS FPGN WASHINGTON
(sEccial CorresponGence)

ForSkcrS re treFrce-FlipL5 all tue
senators, Mr. Foraker Is one OF the
| quickest al repartec. senator Bever-
idge had stsscC edcd in quietly getting
the statehood bill advanced on the
calendar and the bill was being read
! by the clerk when rho Ohio senator
discovered il. In asking how the bill
J got that far ahead without his know
| ing. Mr. Beyeridgc replied that he
was engaged in conversation at the
time To this Mr.. Foraker quickly
replied: 81 have had my pocket
| picked but once and after il was done
| | recalled that somebody engaged me
in conversation just at that moment" !"
Aid for Philippine sccuta-Brig-
| Gen james A. Buchanan is pes5imis-
| tic on the future of the Philippine
scout, unless some measures are TAX
en- TO increase his pay In his annual
report to the war department just
| made public, he says: 1t is recon-
mended that continuous sCrvice-pay
| be given the enlisted scouts who re-
enlist within three months after dis
| charge. The pay Of a private OF
scouts is $50 per month, just one
| half that OF the American private of
| the line. If this were Increased 81
per month during the second enlist
ment, Is cents during the third and
- cents during each subsequent en-
| listment, al the end Of 2l years ser
vice il would find him drawing but
Sl125. and at the end Of 80 years ser
vice S1215 per month. Many OF the
| enlisted men are in debt for clothing
overdrawn, some of them as much as
S20--in fact one officer was OF the
opinion that it was the exception TO
find man not in debt. This is due
to hard service in the mountains
whore the troops travel frequently
over country where there are no
signs or sembiance of trails These
men carry an extra pair Of shoes, but
after marching for from 10 10 - days
they return bGrCfoOted or else their
shoes are worthless, and their CLOTH
ing is usually in a similar condition.
Congressional AppropTiaticns-Ac-
cOrding TO a statement issued by
Thomas r. CIeayes and James {.
Courts, chiCf CLERKS respectively, OF
the senate ana house committees on
appropria;ions. congress at its last
session auprODriated for the fiscal
year. 1907, S79,5S9lS51G, CT s59,-
4O4 $50 &c more than the sum app"o-
priatad at the preceding session. The
largest item is contained in the ap-
preparation for TIE pCstOftice depart
ment. the amount allotted being $l9l,-
Cos 5.99S 75 The next largest, Sl4o,-
2A5.5o0, was given for pensions or
nearly twice as much as was allowed
for the support of the army, and more
than $40 .0O0 600 more ttan was grant
ed fer the navy establishment. OF the
net increase of $J9404, 5000 over
f9GG it is stated $42447 POI 0S was
for the isthmian canal, tho balance
being accounted for through the ap'
prop".atioue for the carrying out OF
the meat inspection la", continuance
Of contracts for river and harbor
work, reorganization for the diploma
tic and consular service and eXten-
sion of the rural free delivery service.
On the subject Of new Offices and en-
plovments, NcSsrS. Cie2vos ana
Courts say: "The new Offices and en-
| piCvmcnts specifically authorized are
Co&l in number. at an annual com
pensation OF $G.G15,S70; and those
abolished or omitted are 5S25 in num-
ber at an annual compensation OF $4,-
n, g in
ber and So.GO57Gl in amount. Deduct
ing from the net increase CT l649 new
salaries and employments, 1866 add!-
tional employees for the postal ser.
vice. there remain only 2S3 net In
crease in cmpoymeuts for all other
departments and branches OF the pub
lie service
Annexation Talk likeIy-The pres
ent outbreak in Cuba, in the view OF
the state department, is likely to en-
courage annexation talk. There has
long been a strong sentiment in con
grcss for mnexng Cuba, although
il did not assert itself after the Tell
er amendment was adopted. If any
valid excuse now offers officials
think the clamOr for making the ISL
and part of the United States
would be strong, Large business in
terests in Cuba and the United States
would favor IT, The Cuban legation
has just received a dispatch from the
secretary OF state saying that the
leaders of the revolt had been impris-
oned and that the government expect
ed soon to restore quiet in pinar del
RiC and Havana. Although IL is said
at the state department that ii has
nothing more in the way Of news
rom Cuba than dispatches from ia
cob sleeper. charge d'afiaigos Of the