Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-23

duced at the approaching session of Con.
gress will be one to carry forward the
expenditures on account of the war with
Spain. BY the explicit terms of the bills
passed at the last session, making proyis-
Ion for the army and navy, authority TO
expend the money appropriated expires
on Dec. 81, so that it will be necessary TO
prepare and enact before the holiday re-
cess, legislation extending the period to
June 80 next, the end of the fiscal year.
This is the view of Chairman Cannon
of the House Committee on Appropria-
tions.
The President and Secretary Alger have
agreed to make the same recommended
ton in regard To the proposed Increase of
the regular army. Secretary Alger, in his
annual report, and the President in turn,
in his annual message TO Congress, will
recommend that the standing army be
placed on a permanent peace basis of
100000. The Presidents decision to ad-
vocate an army of 100000 is taken as an
indication that he thoroughly appreciates
the necessity of properly garrisoning the
new possessions and dependencies with
United States troops.
In his annual report the Secretary of
War will recommend an increase of the
numerical strength of the military acad-
envy TO not fewer than 500 cadets and he
may decide TO ask an increase To 200,
which is the maximum capacity of the
building The number of cadets at Vest
Point now is $40, but if the army is dou-
blcd in strength it will be necessary to
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same reason the number of cadets.
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The Government has decided to investi-
gate the race troubles in South Carolina
in respect to the interference with the
duties of Federal officers. This is the only
extent to which the Government can so,
as it is considered that the other difficult
ties are merely local, and therefore not
within the province Of the national gov
ernment. The investigation will be con-
Quoted by the Department of Justice.
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heavy and continued demand exists
for American corn in south Africa, ac-
cording to United States Cca5ul General
Stowe at Cape Town, who has made
special report to the State Department Oh
the subject of American trade in that sec
ton. Corn is quoted at $3.52 per hum
dred pounds in Cape Town and S4.44 in
johannesburg, and the supplies do not sat
isfy the demand
President Mckinley has nractically
completed his message 10 Congress. for
while it is not all written the remainder
is carefully outlined. 1t will deal almost
exclusively with the war and will give the
reasons for the pronounced advocacy of
expansion by the administration. Alton
tion is also called to the necessity for an
increase in the regular army.
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President Hobart may attend the
Paris exposition as the representative of
the United States. All of the other ra
tions will be represented 10y their official
heads or some member of the reigning
family, and as it will be impossible for
the President TO attend. efforts are being
made to induce the Vice-Presdcnt to go.
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According to a ruling made by the Post
office Department the postmasters
throughout the country are prohibited
from passing out mail matter to children
while going to and from school. The de-
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the numerous complaints made of mail
matter lost by children.
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The positive statement by Chairman
Dinglcy Of the House Ways and Means
Committee that there viii be no revision
of the existing war revenue law short of
year, renders it certain that the Govern
ment will have an unusually large amount
Of cash TO cxpend during the next twelve
months.
There are evidences that the influential
people behind the monetary commission
will bring pressure TO bear on the Presi7
dent to call an extra session of Congress
in the early spring. They want the cur
rency reformed on the lines laid down by
the indianapolis conference
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Attorney General Griggs has rendered
a decision that person may draw money
on a check without a revenue stamp pro-
yided the check be payable to himself
from his own funds.
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The first state dinner of the season was
given at the White House Wednesday
evening, when the President and Mrs.
Mckinley entertained fifty guests in hon
or of the Anglo-American commissioners.