The Springfield herald., 1898-12-23
NEWS

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The President has nominated Lieut.
enant Hobson to be naval con-
structor.
General Calixto Garcia the Cuban
patriot, died of pneumonia in this city
on the 11th.
There We're 54GS52 visitors to the
congressional library in Washington
during the last fiscal year.
Rumors from Berlin that the United
States will relinquish all claims to Sa-
moa are denied by this government.
Representative Bell has Introduced n
Dill giving the town of Victor GER
tain vacant tract of land for water
reservoir.
senator Mason announces that he in
tends to devote his entire energies at
this session of Congress to the passage
OF the postal savings bank bill.
Senator Teller has introduced bill
giving the city of Boulder IA large tract
OF land for park purposes and also for
the preservation of native trees.
Mr.. Simon. the new senator from
Oregon, is the smallest man in Con-
gress-smallcr than General Wheeler
ana Senator Wilson, who weighs only
9G pounds.
The House has passed the urgency
deficiency appropriation, which carries
69,S4o,S ,S92. The largest of these was
an item of S3,OOO,OOO for an emergen-
cy fund for the War Department.
Surgeon General Sternbcrg testified
before the war investigating commit
tee the other day. He laid the chief
blame for the incfliciency of his de
ri tl ;Y,.,,, lot
ent appropriations.
The President and party left Wash
ington at . o'clock Tuesday afternoon
over the Southern railway for weeks
trip through the South, the primary OBJ
ject being to attend the peace jubilee
to be held in Atlanta. Georgia.
Last Monday Senator Morgan
brougt up the Nicaragua canal bill and
II was discussed for some time. Some
of the senators urged postponement
until after the report of the commits
sion sent to investigate it had been
made.
Assistant Secretary Vandcrlip is
sending some uncommonly interesting
and valuable reports from Porto Rico
to the Treasury Department, and has
been instructed to visit Cuba before
his return. This teaches that when in
formation is wanted it is well to send
newspaper man after it.
The secretary of the navy has add
ed to the ornaments of his office the
figurehead of the cruiser Cristobal
Colon, which was destroyed in the bat
tie Off Santiago. 1t is n beautiful
bronze bust of Columbus, made after
the portrait in the Marine museum at
Madrid.
Bishop Hurst of the Methodist
Church. returns to Washington after a
tour of the Pennsylvania cities, with
the assurances of contributions of ST.
100000 from the rich Methodists of
that state for the American. University
A most gratifying Improvement in
the health of the troops stationed in
Cuba and Porto Rico is exhibited by
the reports to the War Department
from the commanding officers. The
long daily lists of sick and deceased
soldiers have Shrunlien and are some
times entirely missing.
Lii Hung Chang has applied to the
chief of engineers in Washington for
information concerning the measures |
that have been taken by our govern
ment to coniine the Mississippi to its
banks. and has been furnished with
n quantity of charts, plans and other
documents descriptive If the levcc sys-
ten and the operations of the Missis-
siDpi river commission.
Interviews with several members of
the House naval committee disclose
the fact that the bill to be reported
from that committee will closely fol-
low the recommendations Of Secretary
Long. This will give tifHeen new war
vessels and will carry with 1t the naval
personnel recommendation which will
give to the navy 10000 men and $500
apprentices.
A canvass of the Republican sena-
tors discloses only two3SOes on that
side against the ratificaqo of the Par
is treaty, those of Me&rS Hale and
Morrill,. Senator Hog depores ex-
panson and annexatio4 and all that
sort of thing, but will 1oi say that he
intends to vote against?tle treaty. Mr..
Spooner and Mr.. MasSn are counted
among the doubtful.
The advices receive& by the War
Department from M4nila represent
Aguinaldo as being inSh very obstrep-
erous mood. lie is san to be growing
more insubordinate dBly, but Secre-
tary Alger believes fthat after the
peace treaty is signed3tnd our people
settle down to the Dl4ineSs of organ
izlng a government hefNill be suscept.
ible to kindly iniluen9s
The secretary of the: :treasury has is.
sued circular letter N Instruction TO
collectors of customsE assessing coun
tervailing duties on -9tsafs imported ,
from or the product ofeountries payin.- I
export bounties thera9r. This action [
is taken under scctid45 > Of the net of L
1897, which fixes dEilmnatinr duty q
in such cases equal the amount of $
the bounty paid. ~
Representative BaaE Of Tayos has n
decided to raise thGSIluestion of tbo f.
right of Major Geaera WheeIer to +,
participate in the Ifpceedlprs Of the q
House, should he attenpt Ia cvnrciso II
the privilege of n enber He viii n
also raise the qucsti4 rs against ain NJ
er of three other 3nembcrs of tbo n
House who enteredNhe seryIco IN IN the tne -
United States armGiStlurlnr rha ,,nr car v
with Spain. X II
There will be Hde in tb, rrorso W
of Representatives, well as n t5o
senate of the next ensress Nrr 81 m
- ,bn now sem n fr ~ 'i- !.