The Lamar register., 1899-12-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND TdE DEPARTMENTS.


s,iI,stit,,e Tor the finance bill SO that
they could be placed squareiy on rec
ord
The Senate. by a decisive vote aud
practically without discussion laid on
the table the PettIgrew resolution OF
inquiry rs 10 whether or not the lnittd
States forces recognized the fhipino
iusurgent nag aud had turned OYER
Spanish soldiers to the insurgents
Four members of the House were
born in England. four in Ireland, tonF
In Germany, two In Scotland, two IN
Canada. one In Nova Scotia and one
ia Turkey. More ulembSrs OF the
House OF Representatives we're born IN
New York than IN any other state,
forty four altogether.
Commander E. II. Weed. U. $. n.
died of typhoid fever NJ his res'dsties.
here Monday. He was In Command q
the gunl.oai Pe,reI AZ the battle Of
Manila bar. Since. his rr;urn to the
United States his hcalih has been bro
ken aud he has lacked the power 20
throw on the disease which caused his
death
The Senate has confirmei the fol-
lowing racess appointments ~ csisnS
supervisors. Colorado. First division.
Frank s TeSch. Denver. Second dss-
;rtct William II. Brisbane Lsadyiile-
Idaho. William If SavhiEe. Rcisze.
Wyoming. Charles W. RiBSr. Clsg-
euae. New Mexico. rs'irO sanehsz-
SAINTS Fe.
Ii Is stated that the Danish govern
nlrnt has uaade another etfoEt 70 s.,ii
thr Danish West ladies 10 ;h@ United
States The proposition was laid h-e-
fore the ssaSr ncIsarttneD. by a rsstrc-
sentative nf the Danish government.
sfsI tts. matter = uayE unsieE cuuslieTz-
tiou. The American embassy IN Ion.
den Is assisting IN the urCsttaiios1s.
The prlcr asked for the Islands is s.,
ol+tq.so.
Tbs Pepulst parry of the psesezi
Congress has a smaller Representatives
fhap az apy time la len years. hpt y
makes up IA ability and eurrEy What y
lacks in Numbers Judge lphn Q. Hell
81 Colorado. now beginning his fourth
term IN the tigrse. "a the header of fbs
party and the chairman q 81 caucus.
lie was also again the candidate - she
party for th@ sgseasership, "a hoaos Tor
which he vas swtc. bzagog. ss,ie~scd.
Tie pr,S-dsnt In she Roberts case y
err.<rtsJ to - followed v hen fssueFaf
Whs-4rr returns frosa iiss Philippians
and I.resrnts hiusss.lr NJ the hsr ~ tfs..
HOUSE to take the cath q osiles. Bste
Fs-sanfHtiTc Raliey % Texas. wbs dur
ing izsi session was IN, Trader 81 ttse
Demerstsc minority. intrnds 10 ehiect
to Gcncrai whrcier % ibe cHustiiusipD-
81 srpund thar by aereptlna commits
sies IA tlsr array hc yaca'cd his seat Ia
Congress
In the congressional ilreytory seua-
tor Teller a.srritas- liimscg q. a '-Sli
vSr Rspubiican- Mr.. Shsfrsth - I'z.ss-
rrf says thar be = Sllverifa. MF
peitigrU and Nj Hclifsid % ldshe
describe themselves - --I'nisuiistS.- NtF
kyle u south Dakota puts hsuss-sf
dawn ~ RR -Intirpepssent~ whllr Mr.
Stewart Mr.. IuHes mud Mr.. NrsIands
u Nevada say thRi they are -os the
Slivcr Iarty-~
An appeal By Mr.. NasaB % InIaass
for an cIpr,.siaa oI sympathy for The
rransVaal TrpBblic IA It's war With
Gr-at Britain WAS tho feature OF the
Senate prpcprsstuEs MSgdag. II Nas
the tirs, formal aaafrss delivered ia
the Seuatc this session. anil WIS list,
rnrti 10 with thoughtful attenss1u -
both the members and large gallery
u auditors Tho resolution upata
vhirh Mr. Mason hasesi hts speech wax
referred. at ths cunsiussoa q she aa-
dress, 10 the foreign irsialions commit
tse
The President hiss caused n 20 he
known through the usual channels
among the politicians who are gather.
Ing here 10 attend ID. Eis.cgiu= OF tn.
Republican NH,ionai cptnlnlncc. that
he prefers that no federal otacr-naiders
shall BE- sent IS delegates 70 the next
convenIion- No order VIII
b. issued OF this snilJect. nor via any
formal request be made. but the varii
viii be passed srouna among the com
and party manzEers. as
wen as federal etficehuIders ID dlfIeY
ent states The only penalty attached
10 dlsolsdieBce II the Presidents dis
pleasure.
MlsinierprctatI9u by employees
throughout the country Of the resent
ruling as 20 the stains OF married we-
men as poslotiice clerks led 10 a state
ment Thursday by First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath. lie refrer-
ates that the presence Of husband and
wife as clerks Ia the same ottics. is Ia.
imical to the service and that her IsO-
sitipn should go to someone who had
no means Of support. He says. Il in
tend 10 apply this ruling 10 female
clerks who In the future marry. Fe-
male posioffice clerks already married
and whose employment under their