The Lamar register., 1899-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES
AND WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

EdntLtlfiNsl hiii stlONlu w. tisiNSfts
President Mckinley has sent mes
sage 10 Congress urging the laying OF
a cable across the Pacific
\ hH extending the cordial appsc-
ciatiGuT OF Congress to Miss '. itt',l'
Gould Tor her patriotic seTN'eeS - -
The recent war and prov5dins tlaa ~
I President should preSrnt her WI"
gold m,,tIl. has passed the senH'e.
The youngest member % the neS'
Congress will be Martin II SlN nm, gu.
tor of the Albany Times Union, VINO I
26 years old and sprung from t.is
same soil IN tbr hiwu NJ htn'iet h0os,
New York. which prO,lucyd Martin
Van Hurrn and SAMUEL ], fiideu,
President Mckinley aud party lcft
Washington for Boston "Wednesday ~
fnrTfngn Tb,. marty consists Oi 3he
President. Secretaries AiSsr ano t-''i-
Postmaster ,;rurral smith. ltepLe,A
tativr GrnSvpuur. Mr.. Porter anI Mt'
Cnrfrlyru. Srrrrfaries "a ihc i'Fa.si'le'l''
Th,. President has appointed George
NJ Curtis BT Iowa, In PiarS' 81 leu, leu.
Col Curtis Guild. a. one " the mr.
sxDrrtz To- act as examiners tu the
War Department, aui haylu= ." ~
with lu~ular affairs. Mr.. tuslt- va
appointed on the recommendation %
Senator Allison.
Both branches nf Congress haNr
passed a bill TO amend the law 50 ma
voting machines may he usFA ~ - ~
tIunal elections The PrrSlt'hA wa
sign the bill Voting machines have
already h..ap I.suliaed lu several
states. and their snFCrssful u.s. 81 5u"
rvF NNrE IHfN fi~irH
where has proved their accuracy 'N'
Convenience.
II looks very much AZ n tive isspuis
llCans will u- compelled t1 submit 10
the bgst cDmproWise they can make on
the reorganization 0f the army. De-
caust. they have not the stn.Bsth 70
pass their hill Hale, Ioar. Mason.
Proctor and PrrSms have declauzd
their Intention Ia vote with the Demo
Gratis. aud only u part uf the silver
Republicans oau De- depended upon.
General ptis l. tD hr made a major
gcnrFaI In the regular s"rvhrr IN rgeas
nltIuu " his zaiIaut SERVICES IN The fhu-
luplucs. General OTIS + ranking a. a
major general at present. bat unly b.
caus" of hEs POSITION. ss 10 command ~
the army In ths Philippines, He j. q
bylEadser general In The regular army
Colonel Marcus = Miller 81 the Third
regiment ~ artillgry. VIII h. nptniuaird
TO be brisnd'er general Ia The regular
army.
The army reorganization hlli Nru~ r.
ported TO tine Seuate Thursday and
Mr.. Hawlay tCuuu.l. chairman uf the
military affairs committee, Eave notice
thar he would move TO Frotetd O. IT,
consideration 81 the earliest possible
time. The navy personnel hil was
taken up and read hut no effort mad"
10 proved further with lts CpaSidersi-
tion. The military academy apIirupria-
tiou bill WIS passed,
The House Wednesday s-.fiisJ the
fate Of the Nicaragua canal b.} in tHjs
Congress by refusing 20 override she
decision Of fhe chair IN cumniiTtes. nf
the whole. when the chair held thar tho
canal Tin offered ~ an amendment hy
Mr.. Hepburn was UTt - order 1he
friends OF the NiraraEia hill were con-
ildsnt that they would triumph, but ~.
ter four hours 'uf dehate the chair was
sustained. IL TO tW
The agricultural appropriation bIIi.
as u passes the senate. will probably
carry A. an amendment the substance
Of the bill which senator Kyle intro
duced last session for the establish
meut of a bureau Of domestic science
in that department. In which iuvestira-
tIons as to methods and appliances for
the preparation Of food shall b. con
Quoted and reports prepared FOR the in
formation of the public
Secretary Hay speaks in terms Of
the highest admiration OF ihe dipio-
matte work that has been done among
the Cubans by Mt Qursada OF the
Iuntn In this city. and says the gov
ernment is under great obligations 10
him for his energy and usefulness In
rec0nciling his fellow couutrymeu 80
the present situation. He says Mr.
QUesada has shown au unseliSh pa.
rI0tism that is deserving Of the high,
est praise.
The National Congress Of Mothers
to-day unanimously adopted the FOL
lowing resolution. Whereas, the elee-
ton Of q polygamist 10 Congress
threatens the sacred institutions Of
homogeneous marriage. BE it resolved.
thar the third trienRiai National Conn
ell Of Women requests the Congress Of
the United States 10 repudinte the re-
suit Of the November election In Utah
either by refusing TO allow Brigham
Roberts of Utah to hc placed on its roll
or by eXpeIling him from his seat
Senator Morgan has joined the ranks
a.. Ill., i uaH..