The Lamar register., 1899-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES
AND WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

erIS Of Utah. as u1euiber oi tAsS -
ty-sixth Congress, have been rSrSss sSea
by Chief Clerk Mcdowell Of tee HessSc
OF Representatives and Plaesa On has-
The prepara;ious for the courT 0f IN
uriry INFO General Miles charges con
cerning the character OF the arsaS
beef are being pushed At the War -
partment with the greatest eApSs'-
ency.
Ry unanimous vote the Judiciary
committee OF the house has decloe1 t9
recommend the repeal Of what = $50
to be the last remnant OF dtsquaiistsA-
ttan against those serving In the Nan
feyieracy. which forbade then % serve
on juries iu United States courts
There is no additional appropriation
for the Paris exposition In the sGndIS
civil appropriation bin IS repoEteo "
the House OF Representatives, -
though there + yet another chance -
the deficiency hin. which has not Ss'
come from the committsc-
Chairman Cannon Of the appr9pTia-
tons committee of the House " -
course OF the general dehaie on ~
suDdry civil bill sounded . h1'e -
warning against exfravaEant apiroisssA,
tiOns and practicaliy served notice tt,Al ts
neither the ship subsidy hlll nor W.
Nicaragua canal bin could be ia~7''
at this session.
An examination OF the vote hy
which the treaty was ratified shows
some curious combinations, or the
twenty-hye votes cast ia opHeisiN"A
seventeen came from south OF Mason
and Dix0n's line. and six from s''ii1t-
states
who have been defeated Tor re-tisS-
tlOn.
SECRETARY AlEer has rePcated his
statement that he had given GcnsTai
OTIS no instructions since the hatiie
and saw no reason for giving any.
He realized. he said. that General otis.
being on the ground and having proFei
his fitness. was In better position 70
deal with the situation than any one N
Washington. Should the general ask
permission. therefore. 10 do anything
he would b. granted permission I'M
mediately.
Secretary Hay speaks In terms Of
the highest admiration Of the dlplo-
matte work that has been done among
the Cuhans by Mr.. QueSada OF the
iunia in this city. and says the gov
erument Is under great obligations 10
him for his energy and usefulness In
reconeilinE his fellow ccunfrymen TO
the present situation. He says Mr.
Quesada has shown an unsslhsh pa
triotism that is deserving OF the high
est praise.
The President and the authorities at
the war department are confident the
ratification Of the treaty VIII have
saiutary effect upon the Insurgents
Their resistance has been largely due
10 misrepresentation Of the condition
OF affairs In the United States and the
intentions OF our government. which
will now be made clear. and II Is be
Iieved they win lose the support Of all
the responsible people who have en-
couraged them.
The naval committee Of the House
has reached a conclusion as TO the In
portant items In all twelve new war
ships are agreed 10 and three more are
under consideration. The committee
has followed the recommendations OF
the secretary of the navy and has
passed on the first second and fourth
ciasscs OF new ships recommended by
him. These are three battieships. three
| armorpd cruisers and six armored
cruisers OF the second class.
1t would not be surprising II Briga-
| dier General Charles =. Egnn, commits
| sary general Of subsistence, should ap-
| ply for retirement under the thirty
| wear service law, with the understand
| ing that before his retirement Is an
/ nounced the unexpired portion Of his
sentence Of suspension shall be remit
/ ted. II Is understood that he has de-
! termined to go to Hawaii. where he
/ recently bought coffee plantation for
his son, and will aid in its operation.
| An extra session Of the Flfty-slxth
| Congress viii be called to meet imme-
| dlately after March 4th. II the present
| Congress does not before its expiration
enact a law for the increase OF the regu-
IaS army. This positive statement has
been made tonight by persons In the
/ confidence Of the President. Ii Is direct
| " in line with what has been said at
/ the War Department for the last week
/ would he the Presidents policy IN the
event of the failure Of the army in.
| crease bill.
| The largest private dinner ever
| given in Washington win be spread at
| the Arlington hotel Saturday night,
! when John Murray Mitchell a repre-
sentative from New York. has invited
all Of the members of the SENATE and
the House 10 meet SenatOr-eIect De-
| new The Cabinet and other rrotr{-