The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-30
providing this course Of procedure TO-
reciprocity treaties.

Immediately after the holiday recess
the Senate c0mmlttte on finance will
call up its currency bill, as aubsti-
tute for that which passed the House
rencently. and make It special order
ahead OF all other business until It
shall be passed. Senator Teller and
Senator Bacon say that there will he
no fractional opposition to the bill.
| They both say that they are quite
as anxious as the Republicans to have
1t passed, and are willing that 1t
should have the right Of way. but will
insist upon plenty Of time for debate.
Senator Teller says he In glad that the
Republican party has at last appeared
In Its true character as opposed to Sill
| yer money. "It has been masquerad-
Ing during the last ten years and pre-
tending to favor bimetallism, which I
have felt all the time was simply a
pretext to secure the votes Of the peO-
pie who favor double standard. Now
the mask has been thrown on. the
Republican party has confessed Its
duplicity and the people know what 1t
stands for"
1t is stated at the Treasury Depart.
ment that the total amount Of bonds de-
posted and accepted by the secretary
as security for internal revenue re-
ceipts to be deposited with the national
bank deposItories is &17.OOO.OOO, Of
which $11.O00,OOO has been deposited
by New York banks. Among the other
cities making deposits are: Chicago,
1900. 900: st. Louis, 1.3GG. 600: Boston,
81. 600 900; Baltimore. &245.OOO: Cincin-
natl, &3T5.O0O; New Orleans. 100000.
The entire list foots up thirty-one
banks, In fifteen states. The total re-
ceipts from internal revenue sources
are distributed each day among all Of
the banks represented In the kst, each
bank receiving Its proportiona.e share
OF the whole on the basis Of the
amount OF bonds deposited. 1t IL stat
ed further that the amount OF bonds
purchased by the government under
the secretary's recent order was:
Fours, S14.244 $50: fives. Si.990. 300: to-
tai. s19.23+.35O, with about S45.OOO ad-
ditional under examination.
Admiral George Dewey was G2 years
OF age Christmas Day. and under the
ordinary process Of law would be
placed on the retired list on that ac-
count The special law under which
he was advanced TO the head OF the
navy makes no provision for his retire
| ment. and therefore he will continue
on the active list of the navy, in all
probability. until his death. As a mat
ter Of fact. his retirement would make
no material change In his existing
status. His pay would be the same on
the retired list rs on the active list.
and he would he entitled to the same
emoluments and privileges. including Il
private secretary with the rank Of lieu
tenant and the usual number OF aides.
President Mckinley has new pair
OF sOrrcl horses with white faces AMI
long flowing tails. He drove them for
the first time Saturday hitched to his
road wagon. and with Mrs. Mckinley
| for his companion he enjoyed Il ten
| mile spin In the frosty air. He now
has three pairs Of horses-blncks, bays
and sorrels.
At the Cabinet meeting Tuesday II
was decided to cOnstruc that portion
Of the treaty with Spain regarding the
return OF Spanish soldiers and prison.
ers OF war In the mos; liberal way.
by the terms OF the treaty the United
states agreed In transport all Spanish
soldiers and prisoners OF war serving
In the conquered territory 10 Spain.
Quite II number OF disputed questions
have been raised In connection with
the repatriation OF the Spanish sol
dIcrs serving In the Philippines. and
they have ls~n the subject OF consii-
cru rubls.,corrcxl,onience between General
Otis and the Spanish representatives
nj Maniln. In the peace treaty various
terms nrc us4si-"Spanish soldiers
spanish prisoners" prisoners In the
hands Of insurgents etc. After dis
cussing the question the Cabinet de-
ci,ltd to construc the language Of the
treaty iiberally: Indeed. TO stretch |, not
only Ia al Sp,u t.h IL,
the hands Of the insurgents who are
now falling Into our hands. hut their
families and all Spanish civilian on
cinls and their families. All Will liz
transported To Spain nj the expense OF
the United States.
There Is In Washington a committee
representing NJ per cent. Of the brew
crs of the United States. and they
have come TO ask Congress to remove
| the war tax On beer because Il adds
So much to the bur.cns Of the suffer.
Ing people. They argue that the peo-
pie who drink champagne aud sherry
should pay for running the govern.
men'. Will. the workIngmnn who
drinks beer should bc excused. They
also urge the passage OF u bill al
ready introduced by Representative
Habcock Of Wisconsin prohibiting the
sale Of beer In small kegs. Under the
present law beer can In placed on the
market In barrels. or kegs represent
Ing half u quarter or an eighth Of q
barrel. The latter arr handled chiefly
by privn'" consumers and small snloon
keepers who have n limited trsdc nnd
do not want Ia waste beer. II there
were no eighth Of barrel kegs they
would have 10 buy n quarter or half
barrel each time. and the sales ~ the
brewers would be so much larger.
hence II is proposed to prohibit the
sal" OF small packages. When the
brewers committee asked the com.
missioner Of Internal revenue 10 rec.
omincnd the passage of the Rnleock
hill he declined To do 80 and called
their attention To the fnct thnt they
were not obliged to put their i.ss.r up
In small packages. They replied
frankly TINT they wanted everybody
Ia II, compelled io buy big packages.
Thcr" is no disposition In Congress To
abolish the beer tax. lrcnusc II Is con.
sldcrcd one Of III" most easily paid
and easily collected.
A correspondent says: The third par.
~ organization In the kcnnic hns fallen
to pieces. The most prominent mem.
t,ru nrr airs.ady hedging and working
their wny tacx toward the Republican
side line. ~ the beginning of the ssS.
sion Mr.. Kyle of south Dakota. who
dcscrilcs himself In his autobiography
nr mn lhdcln-,,lent. went straight 10 the
Republican camp: hut Mr.. butler of