The Lamar register., 1899-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES Z
AND WASHINGTON GOSSV

Senator Mason hns intraduaeru n Diti
proyhiing for the establishment OF
training school for army ecess
senator plaH Of New YorS delivered
his first speech In the Senate Friday on
the suhiret of expansion, taking the al
nrmatiye.
senator White u California deliver
ed an eloquent plea for granting la.
dependence to the Philippines ias'
Monday.
A large number Of army officers
have tiled with the war conilnlssiot
statements 10 support of General Nuf-
charges concerning the bad puaiiiy u
canned l--ef
senator Gray. in charge OF sbe
peac- treaty. says ne win bet IL 80
over 70 another srssian rather than aE'
erpt m amrndme AT rriiuquishlns s's-
rreiEnty over thr islands
rre-lslenf Grisean Of the American
line Of steamers talif the r0umitine "n
cansrnsrss. the other day that HIS ronl.
pany pro;-oses 10 build four n.W i--"-
ton ships within the next nVe years al
cost Of marty s5..o."o
In tho senate la. THURSDAY ME.
Butler Of North Carullna, in URGING an
amendment 70 pension "a -Caufssi'-rais
soldiers said that the South Was jueti'
n.d Ia It's course in attempting to
wiftdraw frpm the union-
The state Department Is IN pss~sss.
sion Of facts which warrant The assef-
ilon that the spanish Eovrzuuirn'
cau.s-d fhs r.scrnt cntlinE y l1e en
tirs In the Philippians IN order 70 eti-
hnrFasx tscn~rAl otis. Vigorous sirt-
wIn l.. taken 10 prevent reI-''iit0n
q ths outrage
e;enrraI Resell uAsiinr.. forfnetiy q
Ohio. bui hos living a. Northampton.
Massachusetts. has t---n ciso-sf a. ~
rc~t1r ~ th- Bureau q Ausrrtcan Re
palllies 10 ~ues~nei ;hs isfr 4"sfph
Sfnirh. Cssnsrai Hastings. duf.nE the
CvH War. was colonsl q ife lFvsi-
dcnt'a reziIarst.
The state departments has forwarded
10 Ambassador White AZ Berlin fuh ~
siructious as 10 the presentation hr is
tn make the Grsnan minlsfrr for toz-
eiEn Affairs r,lative 70 tbc intiiEui1y
rpfsartesi 10 have bcsn nircrs-f 70 ihr
chief Jus4icr u Samoa Sy the Gyr1uan
officials a. Apia.
Ih. Mexican extrnaiiian treaty sr'
pircd os the .gsh. aro-crsiins 90 ihr 10
ilcv given by The Mrxican Euvcrumsni-
IT. rslapsr nnis rvusrEahly srnsil
number % tuEiyiTeS from jusftey In
either country 10 prpn, from The fact.
Fair prsEfsss has b.rn mAfc on ihc
nsspsiation q = new treaty
The Oppaarnts OF the treaty stats
that there Will hs No o,ii~ctiun 10 thr
txtsnslou q ,he lAW unih June 20
iico whirh allows thu regular army
to consist Of G1les1 men. This prupo-
a
the army appropriation hll a. an
amendment and rrIisvs any Bccr-sity
Tor an extra SESSION 70 pass an army
bnI.
The senate hela tWo executive s~s-
sion. "Wednesday. and az zach the
rsace treaty vas thr subject under
discussion A the arst an agreement
was reached 20 vote on the trNsasy Feb
rlEary 9Th. and At tbr srcsgssA, SeustoF
Davis presented the American cutHtnis-
si1ugrS' reasons for the acceptance of
the trsaty Ia the form la which u was
finally concluded
Former Attorney General Augustus
IL Garland wAs stricken with apo
pIrxy whlIe addressing abe TnlfszI
States Supreme Court at .2si5 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon and died xitaIn
ten minutes The occurrence came
with startling and tragic unrxp@ct-
edpeSs. changing the usual dignity
Of the cour5 into temporary confusion.
while the dying man was carried from
th4 chamhsr In n futile effort to allevi-
ate his condition
The entire executive session OF the
ssnats last Monday was devoted 20 the
discussion % the promotion OF Admir-.
ais sampson and schley and Other
naval ofncers engaged In the Santiago
campaign, over the heads Of officers
who were their sup.Tiors In rank. The
controversy was then postponed for
twenty days after vote had been
taken 10 call for the records Of the
navy department bearing upon the con.
duct OF all affected by the advance
ment
BY direction OF the President. a mum
ber OF general officers have been lion.
orably discharged from the volunteer
army OF the United States to take ef.
feet on the dates specified. their sery.
Ices being no longer required by rca-
son OF the muster out Of volunteer reg.
iments. Some OF the brigndiers are
officers IN the regular army who. dur
ing the war. accepted volunteer rank.
The remainder were appointed from
civil life. The latter win proceed 10
their homes,