The Lamar register., 1899-12-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE hoOsa
AND THE DEPARTMENTS


ollna-
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 anu
elections and before The Senate In OPP
position to Mr.. Quay.
Formal orders have been issued from
the War Department TO give effect To
the recently announced decision OF Sec.
retary Root TO reduce the force OF
United States troops in Cuba
Richard $. Berlin Of Omaha, Neoras.
kn, has been appointed supervisor of
the second census district OF NebFasSa
This appointment completes the ehtise
list Of CENSUS supervisors.
A newspaper correspondent says;
The present house Is nnr-lcoAin
body OF men. have looked INTO tIie
faces OF twelve Congresss< and aaNe
never ss-.n one that Impressed me iis'se
by It's appearance"
The nrs; OF tn. public hearings In the
Roberts case b,7,an at o'clock s&tur-
day. A, that hour the cc1nmhtee room
was crowded with mryubsrs> Represent
atiyes OF the PRESS and delegates retEs'
seating the GeatiIc element OF Juan.
Mr.. Roberts sat at tbs. end 0s long tn
bls with documents pllcd up before
him.
Brigham II. Roberts oS Utah. who
was not allowed to oc sworn IN aa
representative In Congress Of that STATE
has issued an address TO the American
people IL contains much thai WAS
said by Mr. Roberts on the ho'og Of TIE
Housr and by Nr. RichariSon, who o5,-
posed the resolution OF Mr.. Taylor OF
Ohio.
Representative Lcntz ot Ohio has ia~
troIlucs-i joint resolution r-citins the
charges growing out Of the prr~eusS OF
United States trpops under BrsSsdisr
General Merriam al The c-niers % tnln-
Ing troubles IN Idaho. and asking for
an investigation by a special COMMITTEES
OF nine metnberS. 20 be appointed By
the Speaker.
The Poyuiisss and sIivce men In IN.
Senate are telegrAphiuE ~ -sSSator Al
len os Nebraska to Accept the apf-sits.
meut Of Uuits-i States senator 70 MI
the Vacancy caused tsy the death %
Mr.. Hayward II the governor offers it
10 hin They say they ns-,i hiIa heye
this session. while IN. new cnrrency
taAA = HhNtA @V1-AsANAN NAAae@
Representative Tawney Of Minneso-
IA has b-eu selected as the whip 90 the
Republican side Of tha House. Hts
hussns-s win b. 10 Arrange pairs, To
sese thar his Republican ccllra gus-s zrss
on hand wheu they ar- wanted. and
take general oversight Of legislation.
Il - a position that carrie. xrr4t deal
os lat-oT and anxiety. a. well a. boncr
and glory.
The Department OF Agriculture viii
begin Its distribution OF sre,ts 4 litsLe
earlier this year ihan last. shipPisE
them south th. beginning Of January.
and perhaps sending few shortly t-.-
fore the nrst This year the seeds fer
distribution 10 all pArt- of the country
Will consist of l2urDdro packets of
vegetable seeds, l.,sss.0sp OF nower
ssSsis, besides Geld and lawn grass
seeds.
The House situation over the cur
rDncy blll has assumed a serious A.-
peet from the psmcrratlr siaudpoluf
The six Bscokiyn Democrats propose
to vote for the Republican bill No
amount OF p~rsuaSion has suifiecd 10
change their minds They say they
must vote for the hili. and declare that
the eastern Democracy must put Itself
on recona In favor of sound nioney-
and the gold standard
The House Saturday adopted a Soc
cial order for the consideration Of the
currency bsl, beginning Monday. The
general debate viii continue until III
day, on Saturday amendments may t.s
offered under the iVe-minute rtIle, and
on the following Monday the vote will
be taken The Democrats, PopuIBxss
and silverites presented q SOLID front
against the adoption oS the resolution.
and every Republican voted for Il.
The annual rcport Of Secretary Of the
Interior Hitchcock. just made public.
while summing up the work in all of
the bureaus. is OF special Interest hy
reason Of its statements regarding pen.
sion Policies. Al the close of this. tiss,al
year there were p9I.5la pensioners. A
decrease Of 2,Ie5 during the year. The
average annual value of all PENSIONS
was SlS2-74- The Spanish war prob-
AMY VIII Increase the pension roll dur
ing the coming fiscal year.
Representative Bailey OF Texas is
ready TO protest against General 10.
Wheelerss admission TO Congress
should he return from Manila and pre-
sent himself to assume his position As
representative from Alabama Mr.
Bailey VIII contend that Mr.. Wheeler
cannot hold two pnsitious-maiOr gem
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