, 1899-12-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

III vi lut lNtDu1litilH lhlhh Nv
lenders of their party in the House of
Representatives made n mistake is not
allowing the Democrats to submit n
substitute for the finance bill so that
they could be placed squarcly on rec
ord.
The Senate. by n decisive vote and
practically without discussion, laid on
the table the Pettigrew resolution of
inquiry as to whether or not the United
States forces recognized the Filipino
i%nsurgcnt flag and had turned over
Spanish soldiers to the insurgents.
-Four members of the House were
born in England, fOur in Ireland, four
In Germany. two in Scotland, two in
CANADA, one in Nova Scotia II II
In Turkey. More members of the
House of Representatives We're born in
New York than in any other state,
forty-fOur altogether.
Commander Il. +. Wood, L. S. n,
died Of typhoid fever at his residence
here Monday. He was in command of
the gunboat Petrcl at the battle of
Manila bay. Since his return to the
United States his health has been bro
ken Il lie has lacked the power to
throw off the disease which caused his
death.
1t is stated that the Danish govern
ment has made another effort TO sell
the Danish West Indies TO the United
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tnr pI''' "SNeu ior '"e 'sNi"u' 10 go
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The Populist party of the present
Congress has n smaller representation
than AT any time in ten years, but II
- , "r r,in,i,mr. irdgo LIN q Ron
go rarIrnIa 80, I,anirninn Lis fourth
,arn, II, ~ UIn,,so 10 Tho lender Of rho
,'nrtr andd .ha nh,ir,non ~ lis coucus
- ,a ni,n ,,,In Tho candidotr Of the
,,,r,, for ,h, snn,torsbin nm honor for
With Ia, ,,.,s t,yic, hnforr snInctnd
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The precedent In the Roberts case Is
expected 10 be followed when General
Wheeler returns from the Philippines
and presents himself ut the bar of the
House to take the oath of office. Rep
rcSpntatlNe Bailey OF texas, VINO duf-
nemnrrntic minoritv intends TO object
In General Wheeler on the constitutions
,l ,rrpupl thnf hN upppntinp n commits
.ion in Tho army he vacated his spnt in
Congress-
In the congressional directory Sena-
tor Teller describes himself as n "Sil-
yer Republican, MIR. ShafrOth of Den
yer says thai he is II "Silvcrite.' MIR.
Pettigrcw and Mr.. lIeitfcld of IDAHO
describe themselves as 'populists.' Mr..
Kyle of South Dakota puts himself
down us an independent" while Mr..
Stewart, Mr.. Jones ana Mr.. Newlands
SiI,.,,. ,,,., - :, '"' my
An appeal by Mr.. Mason of Illinois
for an expression of sympathy for the
Transvnal republic in its war with
Great Britain was the feature of the
Senate proceedings Monday. Ii was
the first formal address delivered in
the Senate this session, and was list
med to with thoughtful attention by
both the members and n large gallery
of auditors. The resolution upon
which Mr.. Mason based his speech was
referred, at the conclusion of the nd-
dress. to the foreign relations commit
tee.
With solemn pomp and circumstance,
with rcmonie beautiful, impressive
anu appropriate III lu' presence Oh II
distinguished asscmblage. and in the
full splendor of ideal autumn weather,
the centennial of the death of George
Washington was commemorated on the
1lth at Mount Vernon. The ceremun-
les We're ~elnboritcly planned and sue
ccssfully carried 10 truition. They
were conducted by the Masonic hodies
II by the Red Mel of the United
states. President Mckinney and Sen
ntor Depew were the principal speak
ers.
Tho prostIort r,s .,us,d =,
,',., ,hr,,nh th" 49,, ~
nm,nn" ti,a ,,nIi,irinus w%" mo "ntT"r
ing hcr" l." attend the meeting OF IA"
republican National committee. thai
ne prefers thhi no federal oihcc-holders
sum p' sent as L" the next
l~r'Slu"hIlhl convention No order VIII
IN" ISSUED on inns SUBJECT nor VIII any
I"Iillil request ne llllu'' pui the WORD
wiz ne passed ''r"ulu among me com
hllii''lnrll ana parry managers. rs
wen rs ltutiil O~lltpnolurfS IN inner