The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17

Commodore Philip.
The Naval Board of Promotion will
recommend that reward be given to
the ensigns who acted as spies during
the war with Spain.
The Senate has confirmed these nom
nations: Richard lie Bert of Colora-
do, to be consul at Ghent, Belgium; @.
u Goodale, surveyor general Nof Colo
RADIO.
A poll of the Senate shows siXty-two
votes for the Spanish treaty and thirty
nine against or who desired an amend
ment to it. Sixty votes are necessary
to ratify.
In the course of n discussion of the
Philippine question in the Senate last
Wednesday, Senator Foraker declared
that President Mckinley is opposed to
annexation of the islands.
The postal departments of this coun-
try and Canada have reached an agree
ment providing for a considerable re-
duction of the rates on international
money orders.
The receipts at Manila custom house
during November averaged 100000 n
day in gold, and the report states that
the shipping is on the increase ana
that the possibilities are unlimited.
General Eagan has thrown down the
gauntlet to Inspector General Brecken-
ridge, who is investigating the beef
question for General Miles. He refus-
es TO answer questions unless by direc-
ton of Secretary Alger.
The Navy department has decided to
allow the naval station at Guam full
brass band, and the equipment bureau
has hapD authorized m nrprnrp the in
struments and ship them on the 1o-
semitic when she starts for the island.
Senator Teller has introduced a bill
for the amendment of the war revenue
act so as to provide for a tax upon the
actual value or selling prices, instead
of the nominal value of certain stocks.
The bill is intended to relieve the
cheaper mining stocks from what is
claimed to be an oncrous burden up
on them.
The presentation of a memorial to
the Senate from a camp of confeder-
ates veterans in opposition to the prop
osition of Mr.. Butler to pension eX-Con-
tederate soldiers, was made the text
of Mr.. Allen for some remarks, during
the course OF which he said that Mr..
Butler. in making his proposition, and
the President in suggesting that the
nation care for the graves of the Con
federate dead had been carried away
by their enthusiasm.
The Secretary and Mrs. Alger gave
brilliant reception at their home
Wednesday night TO the officers of the
army and their families. Veterans of
three wars We're there, rs well as the
young volunteers of last summer, all
in full dress uniform, which, with the
handsome gowns of the women and
the beautiful decorations of the house
made n scene of unusual splendor.
Major General Leonard Wood was the
lion of the occasion.
Senator Teller takes no stock in the
stories recently sent out that the Sen
ate will hold up the treaty. He be
lieves that 1t will be ratified after
thorough debate. He says there Is no
serious disposition to delay the treaty.
Public opinion is in favor of ii, he
claims, and as this is the case the OPP
ponents will content themselves with
speech. They will not filibuster. The
senator would like to have the treaty
debated in open session.
The house has reversed the decision
of the committee of the whole last Fri
day. when the appropriation for the
out of the legislative, executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill. In commit
tee, where members do not 20 on rec
ord, the appropriation was stricken out
by vote of siXty-seven to siXty-one.
Monday. when the roll was called, the
was restored, the motion
to strike out being defeated. 30 to 119.
President and Mrs. Mckinley gave
an elaborate dinner at the White
House Monday night, at which the
members of the Paris Peace Commits
sion were the guests of honor. lnvit-
ed to meet them We're the members of
the Cabinet, senators and representa-
tiyes in Congress and officers of the
army and navy who took prominent
parts in the war, including Major
Generals Shafter and Wheeler and Adj
mirals Sampson and Schley and Cap
tain Robley d. Evans.
The banking and currency commit
tee of the House has unanimously di-
rected the withdrawal of the bill re-
yisng the banking and currency laws,
now on the House calendar. Represen-
tative Mitchell of New York gave no
tice that at next Wednesdays meeting
of the committee he would move that
the bill be re-reported to the House,
and MIR. van WORMS OF onlo gave no
tice that he would move to substitute
the recommendations of the Presi-
dents message on the subject.
The President has decided it to be
incompatible with the public interest
20 comply with the request contained
in the Hoar resolution to supply the
Senate with the instructions given the
American peace commissioners. If any
reasons are given for the declination
the leading one will be the fact that
as the treaty is subject to action in
Spain, even after ratification by the
Senate. its consummation might be
jeopardized by the publication at this
stage of the confidential instructions.
BY his resolution calling upon the