The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-17
NEWS FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.


ity and promises to be an influential
man In the House.
Mr.. Morrill, addressed the Senate last
Tuesday on his bill authorizing the
purchase Of site east Of the capitol
grounds In Washington for n building
for the United States Supreme Court.
Notwithstanding his advanced age the
venerable senator handled the subject
with exceptional vigor and effective
ness. He urged the propriety Of erect
ing building In keeping with the
dignity OF the court. and claimed that
the recent fire In the courts quarters
In the capitol emphasized the import
anco OF the measure. The Senate. after
the speech. promptly passed the Su-
preme Court site bill.
The War Department has ordered
the following regiments to Manila: The
Twentieth, at Fort Lenvenworth. Kan. !;
the Third. nt Fort Smelling. Mimi; the
Twelfth, Mt Jefferson barracks. Missou-
ri, and Fort Riley, Kan: the Seven
teenth, at Columbus barracks, Ohio:
the Fourth. mt Fort Sheridan. and the
Twenty-secOnd, at Fort Crook, Neb.
They will go forward to Manila as soon
uS tTuusItoItuNlpu Suu w uioN"eu. ~
may be that the two regiments still
the Twenty-ffth infantry, will join the
others before they sail.
Representative Mcclellan OF New
York has introduced In the House II
bill for the reorganization Of the
army. 1t was drawn after cOnsulta-
tion with many army officers. and Is
supposed to represent the Ideas OF the
younger element OF the army. 1t makes
some very radical changes In the stan
and has some novel features. 1t con-
solitlates the adjutant generals depart
ment In the general staff, nbsorbs the
ordnance department into the artillery
corps, and abollshcs the signal corps.
transferring the duties OF that corps to
the engineer corps and the officers to
the infantry.
The commissioner general OF immi-
grafton ut Washington states that any
alien immigrants who may become n
public charge within one year from the
date Of landing In the United States
will be returned to the country In
which they belong at the expense Of
the immigrant fund Of the United
States government. This fund is liable
to pay any public or charitable instl-
tuition fixed charges agreed upon FOR
the care OF any alien Immigrant who
las fallen into distress within the year
from the time OF landing and become u
public hargc from accident or bodily
aiiment or disease or physical inability
to earn living. which is likely TO be OF
permanent character.
pelcgate-elect Perea of New Mexico,
and ex-Dclcgate Catron are here work
Ing to secure the passage OF IN admis
sion hill NJ this session. They will he
Joined later on hy Governor Oiero. who
will labor TO the same end. They are
making the argument among Republi'
can leaders that New Mexico. II now
admitted. Will surely send two Rcpub'
licAn senators and thus reinforce the
party In the new Senate. Delegate
Ferguson IL cooperating with them
at their request. While he does no,
believe there ix any hope that u Re
publican Congress will admit New
Mexico. he promises the solid Demo
critic vote for such u measure. us II
has been cast many times before.
Representative Hepburn Of Iowa In.
tro,iuced hill authorizing the Presi
dent to acquire. by purchase from the
states Of Costa Rico and Nicaragua
full ownership Jurisdiction and SOW
ereignty Of such land as may bc de
sirable and necessary to construct and
defend N ship canal. The President Il
also directed to construct such cana
and the bill nppropriates x1+O.OO0.O0
to complete II. Representative Hep
burn to-day also introduced n Joint res
olution proposition nn nm amendment
TO the constitution ax follows: NO new
state. the territory Of which WIS not u
part Of the United States and under it,
JurIs,iicseOn and sovereignty On the
first day Of January. A. u. 1893. shall
In admitted into the Union. unless
thrce-fourths OF the members elected
to each house of Congress shall vot,
afiirmutively for such admission
General Garcia WAS the noblcst iig
urc Of the Cuban revolution. lie wa,
u m4n Of imlstuous energy. hyperion,
TEMPER nnd Intense emotions but oi
all the leaders Of the movement b,
was regarded M the most unselhsh
| patriotic nn,l pure. while his militnr,
ability and experience was beyond tim,
Of any of his compntriots. President
Mckinley thought very highly of him
| md dcplorcS his death ns n scriou,
loss to Cuba. In the reorganization OF
| the government the President Intended
fo place General Gnrcin In nn Import
ant and influential position. aud wa,
depending upon him morc than uisor
| nny other man To reconcile the insur
gents to the plans Of the administrn
| ton.
II Is very probable that Secrrinr.
Bliss will lender his resignation within
| . short time Ia the l'rc~i,ieni. lie la,
hnd the step under consideration foi
some time. decmIng II necessary thnl
lie should In free Ia devote more time
to his large busincss Interests. The
| resignation. II can bc stated. viii moi
bc due IN the lcnst to nny difference,
with the President ar his other ndvi.
| Ors. but To Mr.. Bliss reluctance foi
purely prtvai" personal rcnsons to tOn
thine longer In offtcr Rs secretary OF
the Interior. II II presumed official mn
| uouncrnnnt wiil IN, le made until III,
President Inns chosen Mr. Hiss sue
ccs.or. II In snii the President II con
templniIng giving this appointment Z,
thu western section of the country.
From Information received here. |,
appears TINT the nutononist govern
meat NJ cstAH. established year ago