The Monte Vista journal., 1899-01-07
WASHINGTON NEWS
AND ITEMS OF GOSSIP.

uH u couCouIht VI private citLAcus VIZ
took this means OF testifying the ar
fectiOnatc regard In which Mr.. Nor
rill was universally held.
Senator German recently stated that
he intended to fight the ratification Of
the peace treaty whether anybody else
did or not. because lie wanted to enter
his protest against the expansion pol
ley before he left the Senate. His term
expires on March 4th. and he will not
have an opportunity to participate In
the legislation that will come In the
next Congress for the establishment OF
governments in the captured colonies.
He does not expect to wln--in fact. he
can find but small minority opposed
to the treaty-but he considers 1t his
duty to enter n vigorous opposition and
warn the administration OF the evils
of annexation.
An important suit. involving the va
lidity OF county bonds in Arizona. was
decided In the Supreme Court OF the
United States Tuesday. The case val
idates $2S!I.!Ai4 worth OF bonds. issued
by Pima county. in aid of the Arizona
narrow gauge railroad. 1t was based
upon Il petition for Il mandnmus upon
the governor and other territorial Off
GERS to compel them TO issue bonds In
lieu Of those originally issued In 1SS'
The Supreme Court of the territory
denied this petition. but the opinion OF
the federal Supreme Court. which was
handed down by Judge Brown. re-
verses this decision and remands the
case for further proceedings in compli-
ance with the original petition. The
opinion Of the court is based upon the
,ttt .Nf lao. not - ..f
June q. 1896.
The agricultural appropriation bill
which passed the House OF ltcprescn-
tativcs before the holiday recess. con-
talns n paragraph which is intended TO
permit the secretary OF agriculture to
rctaliate upon any nation that places
an embargo upon our products or re-
fuses TO accept our certificates rs TO the
purity and wholesomeness OF our eN-
ports. The bill which IL now under
consideration by the Senate commit
tee. will he further amended In this
particular so as 10 give the President
authority 10 rcciprocaic as well rs re-
taliate in our trade with other M
tions. II Germany and France con-
tinue to impose unnecessary and I'M
reasonable restrictions upon American
agricultural products the President. by
proclama tion. may impose restrictions
upon their exports seeking entry into
the United States. For example. II
the French government places an en-
barge upon our meat products the
President could require n chemical
analysis of every bottle of champagne
or other wine imported from France.
which would practically destroy the
I.
10 German cheese. sausage and wines.
and also to German toys, which are
Imported In very large amounts.
The forthcoming statement OF the
government receipts and expenditures
VIII show that during the half year
ending December 3lst. the receipts ag-
crccatcd S2i5,9Gl $50. against SaOT.-
iD.J11 for the same period last year.
According 10 the treasury records.
these receipts are the largest since
1866. when they reached S55s. .ul2. .G2O
for the entire fiscal year, and St90.,i,i.-
olo In 1867. With the exception Of
these two years. the receipts never be-
fore In the history Of the country ex-
cccded xI!0.Up.OSD. and only seven
times have they ever reached x+O0.OOO.-
900. The receipts from customs dur
G5. $50 as compared with xGo. saoi O2l
for the same period last year. For the
month OF December the customs re-
ccip,s aggregated xlG.sGi.:io5. which
was the highest point reached under
the present Dineley law and the larr.
est for December since lSSs. when IL
WAS sli,.sN.ncO. The receipts from In.
ieriial revenue sources amounted dur
Ing December 10 So2.G2l.3l3. the larg.
cst since the War OF the Rebellion. The
total for December was Sil .+Ot. 1ol.
Admiral Walkers plan for the Near.
agun canal * first To make n treaty
with Great Britain by which she will
agree 10 permit the United States 10
construct and control the canal proyId.
ed her ships have the same privileges
Of traffic ihat are enjoyed by the mcr.
chant marine and men.of.war OF the
United States. lie Is confident there
would he no difficulty In making such
an arrangement. Great Britain does
not want the canal. hut she does want
| the right 10 navigate Il: md being the
greatest maritime power on earth. bay.
Ing ms many ships ms all the rest Of the
nations put together. she IL entitled To
To bc considered. Having obtained ,bc
Britain under the Clayton. .Rulwcr
irenty. Admiral Walker would proceed
To make n contract with the Chicago
drainage syndicate for the construction
OF the cnnnl for n certain price. within
certain limit OF time. and pay the
cash as fast ns the work Is done and
properly Inspected under III. supcryI..
Ion OF board Of competent engineers
Admiral Walker thinks the right, al
the old Maritime Cnnni Compuny
| should a settled by arbitration, liz
does not believe the company ia cn,i.
lied Ia NIL II claims. but think. n com.
mission OF disinicrc-tcd men co,id
easily ascertain what amount hns is.cn
actually expended by III. COMPANY In
It's Efforts To construct the wn,crwnv
and that all fnir.min,icd men wouii
agree To Its reimbursement, The nd
miral says there viii be no dl,ilcul,y
In obtaining u straight concessIpu fto,i,
Nicaragua an amy reasonable terms.
provided We 20 nj II IN the proper wny,
IL ir stated that the prrsl,lrui's 4
plan for government Ia the phI,,t..
pin" Islands n the same TINT he hns
for cubn-n liberal allowance Of home.
rnl" so far ns he cnn hnd comp.,cu,
natives TO administer nfYnirs-,,,
nhhitc. the commerce. the custom =,
III" schools. public works and III. unu.
crnl direction of things To be In the
hands of Americans ~ experience,
The tnriR viii In for revenue only. nu,i
will i1 arranged 10 produce u sufficient
amount 10 maintain the government
nnd the school. nnd provide for