Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-04
DEWEY FULL ADMIRAL.
Named by the President, Senate
Promptly Acts.
CANAL DEADLOCK BROKEN.
COnferees on the River and HurDor
Bill Reach IN A.;rcemeht-AA-
verse Report on BarrOws
For Librarian.

Washington, March 4.-The last legis-
lative day of congress contained many
events Of interest. The president sent
to the senate the nominations of Rear
Admiral George Dewey of the navy UNI
der the act approved March q 1899, and
Brigadier General Elwell S. Otis, u. $.
A., to be major general by brevet. to
rank from Feb. L. 1883, for military skill
and most distinguished service in the
Philippine Islands.
Admiral Dewey's nomination was
promptly confirmed.
The nomination of General Otis was
also confirmed.
The senate also ratified the treaty
with Great Britain in regard to the laws
Of descent, which was earlier In the day
acted upon by the committee on foreign
relations.
The nomination of Samuel J. Barrows
to be librarian of congress was reported
unfavorably by the senate committee
on library
Representative Bailey of Texas an
nounced that he would not be a candi-
date for the Democratic leadership in
the next congress He stated to re-
porter that his decision was irrevocable
although his friends appealed to him
not to make the statement.
The conferees on the river and harbor
bill reached an agreement. The Mica
ragua canal paragraph is greatly modi-
fed and appropriates $1,000 900 for an
examination Of all routes under direc-
ton Of the president. The report of the
commission making the examination
1,,i1J bo 10 tn 81
sion Is made for beginning work.
The larger items in the bill are re-
tanned as provided in the senate, and
most OF the others are compromised
The house conferees refused absolutely
to allow any provision for the reservoir
system In the arid lands, and the senate
conferees yielded this matter. Some
fear was expressed that this provision
might endanger the bill in the senate
Senator Morgan consented to the Mica
ragua canal provision in the bill as
agreed upon by the conferees.
Kept Very Busy.
Both bodies of congress We're kept
busy passing bills. In the senate the
bill to incorporate the National White
Cross Society Of America, which was
o'"JSSNSNA
out question, also with amendments)
the house bill to amend the internal
revenue laws relating to distilled spir-
its. known as the Outage" bill.
The deficiency bill was then taken up,
and the amendments reported by the
committee on appropriations We're acted
on. The deficiency bill was laid aside
temporarily, and the conference report
(partiaD on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was presented read and agreed
to. There are % of the senate amend
ments still in dispute, most of them
being for public buildings. Mr.. Allison
Rep., Ia.), chairman of the committee
on appropriations. explained the report.
In the house the following conferees
upon the bill to provide a code of GRIM
inal procedure for Alaska were APP
pointed:
Messrs. Warner (Rep.. Ills.), Gibson
(Rep.. Temp and Maddox (Dem., Ga),
and the bill was sent to conference.
A bill for the relief of John Clyde Sui
lvan. formerly paymaster in United
States navy, was passed Bills We're
also passed to authorize Colonel Victor
order of the double dragon from the
emperor of China for services to the
Chinese residents Of Panama; Major
General John NJ. Schofield, General A.
e. Bates, Lieutenant Commander Ray
mond r. Rogers. IT, s. NJ. and Lieuten-
ant John r. Williams to accept the
cross of the Legion of Honor from the
republic of France.