The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-25

army headquarters and on all public
buildings shall be half-maStcd.
Scnator Allen introduced the follow
ing resolution: Resolved, That the
committee on naval affairs be and il
hereby directed to make a thorough in
quiry into the destruction of the
battlcship Maine in Havana harbor on
the 18th inst. and report to the sen
ate. The resolution wa passed with
oat "a word of debate.
Sir Julian Pauncefotc had advised
the secretary of state Of Great Britians
consent that our military expedition
to the klondikc shall pass over British
territory provided the arms and ann
munition go through Canadian terri
tory as baggage. An escort of domin-
ion police will be furnished. The
proposition will be accepted.
Minister Corca has informed the
state department that he has received
u cablcgram from the diet of the
Greater Republic of Contra Americas
and from the president of the state of
Nicaragua informing him that the
invaders who entered that state "a few
days ago have peer utterly routed. and
that consequently the republic is still
at peace. all of the inhabitants being
engaged i'll their usual occupations
The senate committee on education
and labor decided by u unanimous vote
to report favorably the bill prepared
by the trainment of the country, and
recently introduced in the senate by
Senator Kyle, providing for the arbit-
ration of railroad strikes by Il board
chosen by the strikers and the inter
state commerce commission. 1t was
the opinion that the passage Of the bill
would put an end to railroad strikes.
senator Morrill, of Vermont is op.
posed to the ratification of the lIa-
waiian annexation treaty. His speech
was intended to show that the acqui-
sition of the Hawaiian islands would
be against both good policy and the
traditions of this country. lie had al
ways stood against the acquisition of
distant lands, and was still opposed TO
that policy rs one calculated to under
mine he integrity of the republic.
Representative Mercer is confident
that the senate amendment to the In
dian appropriation bill providing for
the Indian ongrcss at the transmits
sissippi exposition will be accepted by
the committee of the house now con
sideriDg the bill. No vote has been
taken but Mr.. Mercer has polled the
committee II is confident that II ma
jority of the members will vote for its
adoption. Judge STROBE presented pc
titionS Of citizens of Cass county, pray
ing for the passage of the immigration
bill.
Secretary Gage pointed with a great
deal of interest to the fact that the
customs receipts for this fiscal year,
at least, have overtaken the receipts
fnt. fhn Snrpp ,,n,inl nf fhn 1nSf fiscal
year. The total receipts SO far this
fiscal year has reached $3.50 $ ,594,
while for the same period of the last
fiscal year the receipts were SIS. ESQ.,
Cos. Secretary Gage sees in these re-
ceiptS, with the income from other
sources. an escape from the usual
deficit.
a delegation appointed at the Lin.
coin, Neb.. irrigation conference last
autumn had a hearing before the house
committee IN the irrigation of arid
lands. They wanted the Carey act
amended so AS to provide for better
contracts between the states and part,
les undertaking irrigation projects
and the suspension for six months of
the operations of the Carey act so as to
allow states to pcrfc,s their surveys
and perform the conditions required
by the act. Meanwhile no entries on
these lands il To be permitted and in
the event of the states failing TO COM
ply in that period the lands are to re-
vert to the United States.
A sweeping reduction of over So. OO0,-
600 from the mount carried by the
current law is made in the sundry civil
appropriation bill reported to the house
the other day, the aggregate appropri-
alton .nrr;a1 hnipr Gif .nr Slc FrIA
fatal is Sl3, ga, 300 less than the regu-
lar and supplemental official estimates
made for the ticsal ear Of 1899. and
S., ssl 500 less than the appropriation
made for the current fiscal year. The
bill imposes n number of new limitc-
tons and places all court houses. GUS
tom houses, postofices, appraisers
stores, barge Offices, sub-trcasuries and
public buildings under the exclusive
jurisdiction and control and in the
custody of the secretary of the treas
ury. IL limits the expenditures for
the erection of barracks and quarters
for artillery in connection with the
project adopted for seacoast defense at
any one point to $50. 900 for one bat
terry post and $4,000 additional for
each additional battery.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. Allen of Nebraska Thurs.
day: Resolved, That the committee
ON Java affairs be directed to make
an immediate and thorough investiga-
ton into the cause of the disaster to
the battleship Maine in the harbor of
Havana OF the 18th inst. and report to
the senate. Mr., Allen objected to
having the resolution sent to the com
mittcc on nava affairs. ''We of u.s."
said he, "who are not members of the
naval affairs committee or of the
foreign relations committee, capnot
get information from the departments
about these things. We are shut out
as completely as If we were private
citizens, ! think | ought to get my
information, and | am deeply interest
ed in this matter, through the com
mittcc on naval affairs in this senate.
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