The National tribune., 1896-04-09
WEEK I'm WASHINGTON.

SUNDAY, MARCH 29-The Agricultural De
partment las forwarded all Senators aud
Representatives notices that the quota OF each
one in this wears distribution CT Government
seeds will be Is coo pack cts OF vegetable seeds
in packages containing ID assorted varieties.
and 400 packets of flower seeds in 2so pack
ayes OF packets each. The allotmenis Tor
the Southern Senators and Members will be
distributed first owing TO the advanced sea-
son. All OF these seeds have been purchased.
put up ready for mailing IN properly printed
packets aud mail packages and will be mailed
by Congressional franks from the place OF
purchase.
MONDAY. MARCH 3O-The Democratic Con-
cressional Committee opened its old Head
quarters at T36 Fifteenth street for the COM
ing campaign. Senator Faulkner, Chairman
of the Committee. and Secretary Lawrence
Gardner are in charge. A large amount oil
campaign literature has been ordered, and
will be disseminated where il will do the
Democracy most good. The National Asso-
citation af Democratic Clubs also has Head
quarters in the same building. and great
activity is noted incident TO the arrange
menis for the excursion TO Monticello on
.lefierson's Birthday. Extensive prepare
lions are being made for the gathering oil
the Democrats at the old home Of their his
toric chieitain.
TUESDAY, MARCH 31.-The House Committee
on Agriculture ordered favorable report on
the bill creating Special Commission on
Highways, 10 consist of the Chief Engineers
OF the Army the Director Of the Geological
Survey and the Chief OF Road Inquiry of
the Department Of Agriculture. The Com
mission is to inquire generally how the Gov
er0ment may further promote the improve-
snent of highways, and, among other things,
20 consider the expediency and best methods
ofproviding for the scientific location of high
ways on the public domain the employ
1nent of the Geological Survey in the dis
covery of road materials; the free testing of
all road materials offered the construction
of model roads, and instruction in rosd-mak-
ing at agricultural colleges and experimental
stations
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1.-Diplomatic representa-
tives Of those countries concerned with the
United States in the management OF the
Bureau of American Republics met in the
Diplomatic room of the State Department
and had conference with Mr. 0lney and
Mr.. Clinton Kurdish, the Director of the Bu-.
Feau. The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of outlining a new program of work Tor
the Bureau. The task was comf led to a COM
Inittee TO be selected by Secretary Oney.
The presence Of the Chilean Minister at the,
gathering caused some surprise, as Chile
originally declined TO enter into the arrange
meut establishing the Bureau.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2-Representative Danford,
of Ohio, to-day reported TO the House from
the Immigration Committee the Stone bill,
providing for the inspection Of the immi-
grants by United States Consuis. The object
Of the measure, says the report, is TO enforce
existing laws and such law As may hereafter
he passed by Congress restricting immigrs-
tiOn. Statistics show, says tine report, that,
with foreign population of 147g per cent,
more than half OF our white penitentiary
convicts and moro thar half of the white I'M
mates Of our poorbouses are foreigners. aud
prove that of the immigrants coming here
during the past few years too many are deh-
Gent in morals and are incapable physically
ofseh-support. The bill does not add TO the
excluded list of migrants.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3.-For year past the officials
of The Miscellaneous Division OF the Interior
Department have been making a search for
missing census records, which were supposed
TO have been turned over TO the Interior
Department in 1880 by the State Department.
1t was conjectured few months ago that
possibly q set OF these records had been left
at the State Department, and search was
made there for them, bat TO no purpose. To-
day Acting Secretary Reynolds addressed a
letter to the Attorney General. ssking him
tolDqaire of all the clerks Of Federal courts
for States whose records are missing 20 in
stitute search for them. The records that
are gone are those Of the eensuses of J7D0
5see. 1910 and 1920, and include che States of
Delaware Ohio, Georgia, Virginia. Indiana.
Illinois. Michigan, Kentucky, Mississippi,
Res Jersey, Missouri, Alabama Tennessee,
Arkansas. The records for the first census
taken ia the District of Columbia, that Of
1910, are among those missing.
SATURDAY,. APRIL 4-The Indian sppropria-
ton bill as reported 10 the Senste carries an
appropriation of f7.4i3,s96, q net reduction
of $l,006,635 from the amountscarried by the
hiA Rs IL passed the Honse. The total reduc-
tiop. part OF which is Offset by increases, is
2L744,5s0. The principal stem OF decrease is
that Of 81 10000 which the House appropri-
sted for the SECOND pay ment on the Cherokee
Outlet purchase, Ebirhthe Sen ate Committee
strikes ont The principal items of increase
arc; 100000 for day aud industrial schools
100000 fer The survey OF Indian Territory
lands. and Sl00.o 900 for the purchase of school
buildings There are also separate pro-
visions for schools.