The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-30
CONGRESS.
.vRROws OUTLINES THE
THAT WILL BE DONE.
p.,ss Raean and Alaskan Az
.. Ne settIed-Currency Dali
u e.se. but Philippine Gov
-.,t Will Not BE Determined.

.,~.s psspaich TO the fost-in'eiiieencer'
HrasHISGTON, Oct. Ex-senator Bur
n washington for q few days
:. sr,ya,s business. amer making cam
,.scss~ In Iowa and onto. The ser
=, nay make one Or TWO speeches. Ii
$50 s..ore the close OF the cam
- an. has not fully determined wneth-
Ill throw hot shot into Bryan Ia MS
80 Nate
,.,,xr.ss beginning with the first Mon
=. 4, December. said Senator Burrows
.sar correspondent THE government
:. s,vaii viii be taken W. Alaskan laws
=. act fully completed. the Cuban aues-
- iii be discussed al leEEtn and some
,sssr vii. probably be done on the estab-
ssrrsri o. the form OF government for
$50 Rieo Then. there VII doubtless be
sxexslons Of the Philippine question from
re 10 time. as the session goes on"
Sviu there De II settlement Of form OF
~~synner. for the archipelago this win
81 the senator was asked
4 hardly think SO. Much depends upon
a. movement Of our troops from this
zoe on Should the Instruction against
=. authority OF the United States be put
sryn quickly we may re able - make some
s,exress In tie direction Of the formation
government for those Of our insu.ar
s.session,, otherwise there Will be nothing
vii currency bill pass the senator"
Mos, certainly II our friends. the OPP
s.stttos. want 70 talk with a view TO de-
sa.lns measure that viii put our none
s,ry sys,srn 1n gold basis and thus add
% he stability - husiness. | am fn favor
a citing them 80 H. I would keep them
80 until March l. 1901. 10 iet them talk.
sy. hey vii! not stand In the way when
III wi
5Ass
The secretary OF the interior has affirm
q The land oifics decision IN the case o!
lanssi Lee against ignaoe z Thomas and
bestrlee Thomas. from Lewiston district
Iaaha In each case the land claimed by
Lee wss show 10 have been included In
~ lands occupied rs the Thonases. who
q. Neg Perez Indians and entitled to
isf holdings snder the allotment clause
q he Ses Perez treaty. Their trust pa
ksts however. bore Inaccurate dessgip-
s1as and the secretary directs that new
ss,sas Be drawn 10 cover the lands actual
! occupied Lees homestead entry f. held
IL cancellation
Secretary Hitchcock has also affirmed
% land Office decision In the case Of
rberaas II Morgan. from the WaIla Wana
.s,rfet Wash Hts application 20 make
8 sseana homestead entry is rejected on
tae ground that Il did not come under the
ysss!sioHs Of tne act Of March 3. 1889 an
i vas made subsequent To the passage OF
ia. act.
10 the case 81 the heirs OF Christopher
HanSoa Va. the state OF Washington. from
as olympia district. the land Office de-
s!ton vas also affirmed The Hanson entry
y held for cancellation
Ia Tire ease 81 the Northern Pacific Rail-
isad Company Involving indemnity Sc
.c;ions aggreeating 2ss3 acres In the
! vancouver district the commissioners de-
sfsion rejecting the selections was az
s-mef The lands In controversy are GOV
ssed hy various entries of record
The comptroller ~ tho currency has ap~
IFoved the selection ~ the First National
lark. ~ Chicago. III as reserve agent
'af tie Columbia National bank. Of Day
en, Wash