The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES
AND WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

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sage to Congress urging the laying or
n cable across the Pacific.
A hill extending the cordial nppre-
citation" OF Congress to Miss Helen
Gould for her patriotic services during
the recent war and providing that the
! PRESIDENT should present her WIN
gold medal has passed the Senate.
The youngest member OF the next
Congress Will be Martin ii. Glynn, cdi-
tor OF the Albany Timcs-Union, who Is
20 years old. and sprung from tnc
same soil In the town OF kinderhook,
New York. which produced Mnrtin
Van Buren, and Samuel ]. Tilden.
President Mckinley and pnrty left
Washington for Boston "Wednesday u-
ternoon. The party consists OF me
President. Secretaries Alger, ana Long
Postmaster General Smith, iscp.e,
| tafiye Grosvenor Mr. Porter Hhu ~
Cortelyoit, secretaries to the fres''e"''
The President has appointed George
NJ. Curtis OF Iowa. In place OF Lieut..
Col. Curtis Guild. ms one OF the 'nree
experts to net AZ examiners III tue
War Department. and having to do
with insular affairs. Mr.. Curtis was
appointed on the recommendation oil
Senator Allison.
Both branches of Congress nave
passed IL bill to amend the law SO thn'
voting machines may be used AT ma
tionnl elections. The President VIII
sign the bill. Voting mnchines nave
already been icgallzed In severai
stntcs. and their successful use nj me
recent election in New York ana else.
where has proved their accuracy ana
convenience.
1t looks very much ns II the Repub-
Leans viii he compelled TO submit TO
the best compromise they can make on
the reorganization Of the army. be
cnuse they have not the strength TO
pass their hill. Hale. Hoar Mason.
Proctor and Perkins have declared
their intention to vote with the Demo
Gratis. aud only Il part of the Silver
Republicans can be depended upon.
General Otis is to be made a mnjor
general In the regular service in recog-
nition OF his gallant services In the Phil
ippines. General Otis Is ranking MS
major general at present. hut cnly be
cause OF his position. MS in command OF
the army in the Philippines. He Is n
brigadler general in the regular army.
Colonel Marcus l.. Miller of the Third
regiment of artillery. win be nominated
to be brlgadier general IN the regular
nrmy.
The army reorganization bill was re-
ported to the Senate Thursday and
Mr.. Hawley fCopn.). chairman of the
military affairs committee. gave notice
that he would move to proceed to lis
consideration at the earliest possible
time. The navy personnel bill was
taken mp and read, but no effort made
to proceed further with its consideia-
tion. The military academy appropria-
tion bill was passed.
The House Wednesday settled the
fate OF the Nicaragua cannl bill In this
Congress by refusing to override the
decision of the chair In committee of
the whole. when the chair held that the
canal bill offered MS an amendment by
Mr.. Hepburn was out of order. 1he
friends of the Nicaragua bill We're con-
fident that they would triumph, but af
ter four hours of debate the chair was
sustained, 12I to 100.
The agricultural appropriation bill.
as 1t passes the Senate. will probably
carry as an amendment the substance
of the bill which Senator Kyle intro
duced last session for the establish
ment of bureau of domestic science
In that department. In which invcstign-
tions ms TO methods und appliances for
the preparation of food shall be con-
Quoted and reports prepared for the in
formation of the public.
Secretary Hay speaks in terms of
the highest admiration of the diplo-
matte work that has been done among
the Cubans by Mr.. Quesada Of the
junta in this city, and says the gov
ernment Is under great obligations to
him for his energy and usefulness in
reconciling his fellow countrymcn to
the present situation. He says Mr..
Quesnda has shown an unselfish pa
triotism that is deserving of the high
est praise.
The National Congress of Mothers
to-day unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolution: "Whercas. the cleo
ton of n polygamist TO Congress
threatens the sacred institutions of
homogeneous marriage. Be ii resolved,
that the third triennial National Coun-
ell of Women requests the Congress of
the United States to repudiate the re-
suit of the November election In Utah,
either by refusing to allow Brigham
Roberts of Utah to be placed on its roll
or by expellpg him from his seat
Senator Morgan has Joined the ranks
on the hllbusters. and threatens that If
the Nicaragua canal bill, which he has
offered as an amendment TO the river
md harbor appropriation is not acted
upon af this session he will prevent
other legislation He does not hesitate
to say that he would prefer an extra
session to losing that measure. and
that IL II fails at this session he will
provoke one in order that II may have
another chance. Ills well-known flu
ency of speech and endurance and his
a
Idle threat.
Secretary Long has issued the fol-
lowing order: after mature delibera-
ton the department has decided that
II is for the best interest of the service
that the sale or issue TO enlisted men
of malt or other alcoholic liquors on
board ships of the navy or within the
limits of naval stations be prohibited.
Therefore, after the receipt of this or
der commanding officers and command
ants are forbidden 10 allow any malt
or other alcoholic liquors TO be sold TO
or issued to enlisted men. either ON
board ship or within the limits of navy
yards, naval stations or marine bar
racks. except in the medical depart
ment."
The Democrats having developed
their policy in the Senate, the Republi-
cans have decided to keep the army
bill TO the front in advance Of the ap-
| preparations and insist that II shall be
disposed OF before the latter are taken
mp. II the Democrats insist upon re-
sisting the passage of the army bill
several OF the principal appropriation
| bills including the sundry civil. river
and harbor. agricultural. naval and
others, will fall, and an extra session
will be absolutely necessary, not for