The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
AT WASHINGTON.

gress will probably be the tight that Will
be waged for the passage of the bill in
troduced in the Senate by senator Hanna
for the upbulding of our shipping in
the foreign trade through graduated
scale of Government aids, similar in
their amount to those now paid by
foreign governments to their merchant
marine. 1t is said that the bill will not
tarry long in the House, but that the
arena of hot and extended debate will
be the Senate.
Thursday of last week in the Senate
Mr. Pascoe, Fla, presented memorial
from the camp of Confederate veterans
at Ocala, Fla, protested against the
adoption of the proposition of MIR.
Butler, n. c., to pension ex-Confederate
soldiers.
Mason of Illinois presented the fol-
lowing: "Resolved, by the Senate of the
United States that the government of
the United States of America will not
attempt to govern the people of any
other country in the world without the
consent of the people themselves, or
subject them by force to our denomina-
ton against their WILL" asking that it
lie on the table until Tuesday.
At brief session of the Senate, Sat
urday, the first of the regular appropri-
alton measures to be reported to that
body, the District of Columbia bill, was
passed. 1t carried a trifie over $1,000
600 and was passed practically without
debate.
Assistant Attorney General Boyd has
rendered an opinion, which has been APP
proved by the a,t,rney general, In which
he holds that the tax provided for in
section 20 of the war revenue act should
be levied upon such portions of a de-
ceased persons estate as constitutes
legacies or remains to be paid out to
distribute, and not upon the gross
amount which shall come into the hands
of the administrator or executor.
Elk. Secretary Day and Mrs. Day ar
rived at ashington Monday and went
to the White House.
Senator Gallinger Monday offered an
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill appropriating 100000 to pay the
officers and men of the navy and marine
corps the bounty or other allowances
due them under section 1876 of the Re-
vised statutes for the capture of destruc-
ton of ships or vessels of war during
the war with Spain.
Gen. Hyde and Hon. Arthur Sewall
of Bath, are at Washington with other
prominent ship owners Monday they
had hearing before the House com
mittee on merchant marine on the sub
sidy shipping bill. Thursday there will
be a hearing before the Senate commit
lee. | here is confidence that the bill
will pass the House at this session.
Secretary Long has ordered the Solace
to proceed to Manila as soon as she can
be made ready for the voyage. Admiral
Dewey has asked for supplies of various
kinds and the Soiace will carry sufficient
to supply the fleet on the AS attic station
for six months at least The vessel will
be attached to Dewey's fleet and in all
probability if this voyage turns out sue
cessfully she will form one of a regular
line of transports which will ply between
the United states aud the Philippines
for the special benefit of the navy.
Senator Hoar, Rep, Mass, delivered
a speech Monday in support of the res
olution introduced by Mr.. Vest, Dem,
NO.. declaring it to be in opposition to
the constitution for this country to &C
quire foreign territory to be governed
permanently as colonies. Senator Plat
of Connecticut replied briefly.
Mitchell, Wis reported from the mil
itary affairs committee a bill providing
that all honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors of the war of 1912 and of the
Mexican war and of the war with Spain
who may be disabled in any way shall
be admitted into the home for disabled
volunteer soldiers. 1t was passed.
The House Monday reversed the de-
cison of the committee of the whole last
Friday when the appropriation for the
support of civil service commission was
stricken out of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. In COM
mittee, where members do not go on
record, the appropriation was stricken
out by IA vote of 81 to 81. When the
roll was called today the appropriation
was restored the motion to strike out
being defeated 95 to 119. The bill then
passed without division.
The President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Charmagne Tower, Pennsylvania, now
minister to Austro-Hungary, to be am
bassador to Russia.
Addison G.. Harris of Indiana, to be
minister to AustroH ungary.
To be Brigadier General-Col John
B. fastleman, First Kentucky Volunteer
Infantry; Col Thomas II. Barber, First
New York Volunteer Infantry.
To be Assistant Adjutant General
with the rank of Major-Captain Charles
G. Treat assistant adjutant general U. S.
Volunteers.
Also a number of promotions and ap-
pointments in the volunteer infantry.
The Senate, Tuesday, passed bill au-
thoriziDg the secretary of agriculture to
prepare a report showing the average
fiuctuation from year to year of farm
products. Mr.. Mason, Ills, took the
floor for his announced speech upon his
resolution declaring that all just powers
of the government were derived from
the consent of the governed and that
the United States will make no attempt
to govern any people against their will.
The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, Tuesday, failed
to agree on the basis of a Nicaragua
Canal bill and voted down two proposed
bills, one for a special meeting and in
formation, and one for public meeting,
v ednesday. The whole question now
goes over until the regular meeting on
Friday.
The House devoted its undivided at
tention again, Tuesday, 10 the bill for
the codifcation of the criminal laws of
Alaska and when adjournment was had
all but ten pages of the bill had been