Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-19

not have been opened to ordinary Wis
itors, or in fact to hardly anybody,
except upon an order from the Speak
er. This was appreciated by Sir Will
frid, but when there was a slight
delay at the dining room entrance,
owing to some confusion in arrang-
ing the tables and chairs, he thought
to have little fun at the Speakers
expense, by saying: s'Your authority
here, Mr.. Reed, doesn't seem to be
absolute" The Speakers eyes twink
led as he replied, in his customary
drawl: tOh, it isn't hair trigger, but
it will be all right in minute" The
delay was forgotten in the laughter
which followed.
The House showed it's intention to
make this business session by pass
ing two bills-the deficiency appro
briation bill and the nti-scalping bill
during it's first week, and it is now
pegging away at the D. G. Appropri-
alton bill.
Representative Berry, of KY, al
though democrat, is a red-hot ex-
pansionist He said: eff we do not
grow, there will be decay. Growth
brings life, energy and development.
AS to the Philippines, think mill
tary government should continue for
a year at least until we can determine
what kind of permanent government
is applicable.''
The House Census Committee held
lis first NEE ting, this session today, and
got straight down to business. Chair
man Hopkins of the committee, says
before the Christmas recess. The
census bill that was passed by the
Senate at the last session does not
seem to meet the views of the mem
bers Of the House committee, in a
number of more or less important
particulars, but it has not yet decided
whether to amend the Senate bill, or
to report an absolutely new measure.
One thing appears to be absolutely
certain, the employees of the census
bureau will not be put under civil
service rules.
In response to a request from Ad-
miral Dewey, number of light draft
gunboats will be sent to him, they be-
ing more suitable to the work of cruis
ing among the numerous Philippine
islands than the large vessels he now
has, the most Of which will be order
ed home as fast as they can be spared.
Christmas packages msy be sent to
U. S. soldiers in Cuba, Porto Rico,
and the Philippines, without the pay
ment of tariff duties imposed upon
other merchandise sent to those is
lands. By direction of President Nc
Kinley, the War Department has
issued an order to that effect.
Senator Morgan today called up
his Nicaragua Canal bill, which now
has exclusive right of way in the
Senate until disposed of, He says he
will push it until it it is passed. There
is no doubt of its passage as soon as
a vote is reached. This bill makes
this government, Nicaragua and Cos
ia Rica, the sole owners Of the stock
Of the Maratine Canal Company,
which holds a concession to build the
canal, majority Of the stock to be
held by this government, which is to
guarantee s10o, 900, 900 in the bonds of
the company. to be used in the con-
struction Of the canal, with the ex
ception Of $5, 900, 900 to be paid to the
present stock holders Of the company
for their concession and to recon-
pense them for money they have al
ready spent on the canal. The presi
dent alone will have authority to
issue these bonds, and he may suspend
their issue at any time he deems it
prudent to do SO. There is strong
lobby in Washington working against
this bill, both openly and secretly.
The secret work is the most danger
GUS, because it is apparently in the
interests of building the canal, and
only against this particular bill; in
reality it is against the building of the
cansl.
The complete story of the sinking
Nov, ,,.;t