The Springfield herald., 1899-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES
AND WASHINGTON GOSSIP

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| siton than was anticipated.
In the course of discussion or the
Philippine question in the Senate last
Wednesday, Senator Foraker declared
that President Mckinley is opposed TO
annexation of the islands.
The receipts at Manila custom house
during November averaged S2o,ooo
day in gold, and the report states that
the shipping is on the increase ana
that the possibilities are unlimited.
General Eagan has thrown down the
| gauntlet to Inspector General Brecheh
ridge, who is investigating the Deei
question for General Miles. He re1us-
es to answer questions unless by diree-
tion of Secretary Alger.
The funeral of Congressman Dingley
will be conducted in the House OF hep,
resentatives Monday. The body WI,
be taken to the House at 10 o'clock anu
there lie in state until noon, when
services will be conducted in the pres
ence of the House and Senate.
Senator Teller has introduced Dill
for the amendment OF the war revenue
act so as to provide for II tax upon the
actual value or selling prices, instead
of the nominal value of certain stocks.
The bill Is intended to relieve the
cheaper mining stocks from what is
claimed to be an onerous burden up
; on them.
The Secretary and Mrs. -Alger gave
| n brilliant reception at their home
! Wednesday night to the officers OF the
army and their families. Veterans OF
| three wars were there, as well as the
young volunteers of last summer, all
| in full dress uniform, which, Win the
handsome gowns of the women ana
the beautiful decorations of the house
made scene of unusual splendof
Major General Leonard Wood was the
lion Of the occasion.
Senator Teller takes no stock III the
stories recently sent out that the Sen
ate will hold up the treaty. He pc
lieves that it will be ratified after n
thorough debate. He says there Is no
serious disposition to delay the treaty.
Public opinion is in favor OF II, he
claims. and as this is the case the op-
ponents will content themselves with
speech. They will not filibuster. The
senator would like to have the treaty
debated in open session.
President and Mrs. Mckinley gave
an elaborate dinner at the White
, House Monday night, Mt which the
members of the Paris Peace Commits
sion were the guests of honor. lnvit-
ed to meet them We're the members OF
the Cabinet, senators and representa-
| tiyes in Congress and officers of the
army and navy who took prominent
parts in the war, including Major
| Generals Shafter and Wheeler and Ad-
mirals Sampson and Schley ana Cap
tain Robley ID. Evans.
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tee of the House has unanimously di-
rected the withdrawal of the bill re-
yisIng the banking and currency laws,
now ON the House calendar. Represen-
tative Mitchell of New York gave no.
tice that at next Wednesdays meeting
of the committee he would move that
the bill be re-reported to the House,
and Mr.. Van Voorhis of Ohio gave no.
tice that he would move to substitute
the recommendations of the Presi-
dents message on the subject
The President has decided it to be
incompatible with the public interest
| to comply with the request contained
In the Hoar resolution to supply the
Senate with the instructions given the
American peace commissioners. III any
reasons are given for the declinntion
the leading one will be the fact thnt
ms the treaty is subject to action In
Spain, even after ratification by the
Senate, its consummatiOn might be
jeopardized by the publication Mt this
stage of the confidential instructions.
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
has given out an abstract of reports of
the condition on December l last OF
thirty-seven national banks In the state
of Colorado. 1t shows that since the
date of the last report. September 20,
the total resources have increased from
S4S, S,T2O,S21 to S54,553, 74O; loans and
discounts increased from S19,011.5 $50 to
S2O,O57. .65S; reserve, increased from
S14,617 ,532 to SIT ,GS1 $3.50, of which the
gold holdings increased from S4,1G2,-
$50 to S4.224 ,12O. The deposits in
creased from $33,O1O,922 to S35,G22, $50
and the average reserve held increased
from 41.39 to 1862 per cent.
Hon. Nelson Dingley of Maine. leader
of the Republican side on the floor
of the House of Representatives, died
here at half past 10 o'clock Friday
night of heart failure. resulting from
extreme weakness due to grip and
pneumonia. He was unconscious dur
ing most of the day and death came
quietly without consciousness being re-
gained. All the members of his family
were at his bedside. Until within n
few hours before his death the family
firmly believed, as 1t has throughout
his illness, that Mr.. Dingley would re-
cover.
The President on Thursday sent
these nominations to the Senate: State
-Charlemagne Tower of Pennsylva-
mia, now minister to oAustria-Hungary.
to be ambassador to Russia: Addison
C. Harris of Indiana to be minister to
Austria Hungary. Treasury James
G. Monahan. collector of internal rev.
enue, Second district of Wisconsin.
War-To be brigadier generals: Col.
John B. Castleman, First Kentucky
volunteer infantry; Col. Thomas II.
Barber, First New York volunteer in
fantry. Also number of promotions
and appointments in the volunteer in
fantry.
The Court of Claims has just render
ed decision which probably means
the payment by the government of sew
eral millions of dollars to the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Indians. Involved In
the case is the question of title to over
5,OOO,00O acres of land in the Indian
Territory. The decision is TO the eff
feet that the lands in the Wichita res