The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

olina-
The headquarters and eight COM
panies Of infantry now at santiago
and Puerto Principe province, Cuba,
are ordered home.
Ex-senator Edmunds is to appear be
fore the committee Of privileges and
elections and before the Senate In op-
position to Mr.. quay.
Formal orders have been issued from
the War Department to give effect 10
the recently announced decision OF Sec
retary Root to reduce the force Oh
United States troops in Cuba.
Richard S. Berlin of Omaha, Nebras-
ka, has been appointed supervisor OF
the second census district of Nebraska
This appointment completes the entlre
list of census Supervisors.
A newspaper correspondent says:
THE present house is iine-looRlne
body of men. have looked into the
faces Of twelve Congresses ana nave
never seen one that impressed me more
by its appearance
The first OF the public hearings in the
Roberts case began at . o'clock Satur-
day. At that hour the committee room
was crowded with members, represent
atives of the press and delegates repre-
senting the Gs1itile element Of Utah.
Mr.. Roberts sat at the end of long Ia
/ ble with documents piled up before
him.
Brigham Fl. Roberts of Utah, who
! was not allowed 10 be sworn In as
representative IN Congress of that state,
has issued an address TO the American
| people. 1t contains much that was
/ said by Mr. Roberts on the floor of the
House and by Mr. Richardson, who Op-
! posed the resolution of Mr.. Taylor of
| Ohio.
| Representative Lentz of Ohio has in
| troduced joint resolution reciting the
/ charges growin- out of the presence of
| United States troops under Brigadier
| General Merriam at the centers of min
I ing troubles In Idaho, and asking for
! an investigation by a special committee
of nine members, TO be appointed by
| the Speaker
The PopulisiS and silver men in the
| Senate are tesegraphtng ex-senator Al
len OF Nebraska 10 accept the appoint
ment of United States senator TO fill
| the vacancy caused by the death of
Mr.. Hayward if the governor offers it
to him. They say they need him here
| this session, while the new currency
| bill is under consideration.
Representtattye Tawney of Nlinneso-
/ tn has been selected as the whip on the
Republican side of the House. His
Z business Will Ice 10 arrange pairs, to
see that his Republican colleagues are
on hand when they are wanted, and
/ take q general oversight of legislation.
| 1t is position hat carries a great deal
of labor and anxiety, AS well las honor
and giory.
The Dep,lrtmaHt of Agriculture will
! begin its distribution of seeds little
earlier this Year than last. shipping
them sonth the beginning of January,
and perhaps sending n few shortly be-
| fore the first This year the seeds for
Distribution TO iall parts of the country
will consist of 13.0eO000 packets of
vegetable seeds, ], ,5SS,O 900 of flower
seeds, besides field and lawn grass
seeds.
The House situation over the cur
reney bill has assumed n serious as
pect from the Democratic standpoint.
The six Brooklyn Democrats propose
to vote for the Republican bill. No
amount OF persuatim has sufficed 10
change their minds. They say they
must vote for the bfll, and declare that
the eastern Democracy must put itself
on record in favor of sound money"
ant the go!d standard.
The House Saturday adopted a spe-
cial order for the consideration of the
currency bill. beginning Monday. The
general debate win eolti1rue until Fri
day, ON Saturday amendments may be
offered under the five-minute rule, and
on the following Monday the vote will
be taken. The Democrats, PopuliStS
and Elverites presented solid front
against the adoption of the resolution,
and every Republican voted for 1T.
The annual report OF Sserefarr OF the
Interior Hitchcock just made public.
while summing mp the work In all Of
the bureaus IL of special interest lby
reason OF its statements regarding pen-
sion policies. AT the close of the fiscal
year there were 091 -510 pensioners, a
decrease OF 2,195 during the year The
average annual value of all pensions
was $132.74. The Spanish war prob
ably will increase the pension roll dur
Ing the coming fiscal year.
Representative Bailey of Texas IL
ready to protest against General Joe
Wheeler's admission to Congress
should he return from Manila and pre-
sent himself to assume his position as
representative from Alabama. Mr..
Bailey will contend that Mr.. Wheeler |
cannot hold two positions-major gen.
,eral Of volunteers and member Of Con-
gress-at the same time. Mr.. Bailey
has made canvass on the Democratic |
aide and received promises Of support |
from nearly 100 members.
Mr.. Roberts is a handsome man. His