The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-19


sition should go to someone who had
no means of support. He says: Il in
tend to apply this ruling to female
clerks who. in the future marry. Fe-
male postotiice clerks already married
and whose employment under their
married names has been approved by
the department, will not be disturbed
under this ruling"
The fact that four vacancies exist in
the Senate, owing to the failure of
State Legislatures to elect senators,
has resulted in n crystaliZation of pub
lie sentiment favorable to the election
of senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie. This agitation will be conspicu-
GUS in the nations legislative halls.
Ten joint resolutions bearing upon this
subject have been introduced in the
House of Congress. A strong effort is
to be made during this session to pass
n resolution which will submit con-
stitntional amendment to the Legisla-
lures of the different states. A poll of
tha Senate shows the South to be al
most unanimously in favor of the cleo
ton of senators by the people.
The House committee has decided to
prove il possible unlawful cohabitation
en- the part of Mr.. Roberts, and will
nesses on that point. Some members
of the House think this is going little
too far-that such police court proceed
ings are beneath the dignity of the ma
tional legislature of the greatest coun-
try in the world-but the members of
the committee argue that the only way
Roberts can be kept out of the House
Is by conyicting him of that crime, and
his wives nre the only witnesses that
can prove the act conclusively. They
hoped that Roberts would make either
n confession or n denial under oath, but
he positively refuses to do either, and
insists that the committee shall prove
the charges without his assistance.
President Mckinley, during an inter-
view with Senator Wellington, ex-
pressed himself in favor of reviving
the grade of vice admiral in the inter-
est of both Rear Admiral. Sampson and
Rear Admiral Schley. He believed
that this is the simplest solution of the
whole Sampson-Schley controversy,
md 1t is expected that Senator yelling
ton will introduce bill in few days
providing for the appointment of two
vice admirals without specifying
names. The President very frankly
said that If such bill became n law
he would promptly nominate both
Sampson and Schley in the order
named. This arrangement both the
President and Senator Wellington be-
lieve will meet the approval of n major
ity Of the friends of both admirals.
The personnel of the majority COM
mittees of the Senate was formally an
nounced Thursday. Senator Warren
of Wyoming succeeds Senator Teller
as chairman of the committee on
claims. Mr.. Teller was offered con
tinuancc of the Craftsmanship but an
swered that he would prefer to take his
position with the minority, thus form
ally separating himself from the Re
publican party. Mr. Wolcott, in addi
tion to retaining his old committees, is
-i~en a place ON the foreign relations
committee. Senator Clark of Wyonl-
ing adds mines and mining and public
lands. The three new Republican men,
bers of the appropriation committee
are Senators Carter, Wetmore and
Warren. The Post says: Senator
Warren's appointment is peculiarly ap-
propriate in view of his knowledge of
western matters"
During the recess of Congress n par
ty of twelve or fifteen representatives,
including Mr.. Payne of New York, Mr..
DalZell of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Steele Of
Indiana, Mr.. Heatwole of Minnesota
and others, made a journey to Alaska.
They had n good time and acquired
much valuable information. That
which surprised them most was their
own ignorance of the conditions exist
ing in that far-off section of our ma
tional domain. and the neglect of Con
grcss to provide a suitable form of gov
ernment for the people who lived there.
Mr.. Dalzell says that he and his COM
panions had no comprehension of the
political and social conditions of Alas
ka, and We're greatly surprised that the
inhabitants had been able to continue
so long without laws or legal organiZa-
ton. 1t was, however an Illustration
almost without a parallel of the self
control and abiding spirit of the
American people. They have adopted
regulations to suit their peculiar condi-
tons. which We're submitted to by all
classes and recognized as having the
force of law.
In the House Thursday. Representa-
tive Williams of Illinois introduced two
resolutions, one regarding the Philip
pines and the other in respect to the
Sulu islands. The resolutions read:
Whereas, the hops has been held out
that the Filipinos now waging war
against the forces of the United States
in the island of Luzon would lay down
their arms if authoritatively assured
that it was the intention of the govern
ment and the people of the United
States ultimately to grant to the people
of that island their independence and
the absolute control of their domestic
affairs; and, whereas, such is the inten-
tion of the government and the Ameri-
can people, who do not believe in wars
of conquest or criminal aggression
against other peoples and have fire.
quently declared their horror thereof;
now, therefore, be it resolved, by the
Senate and House of Representatives
in Congress assembled, section l. that
1t has ALWAYS been our intent and pnr-