The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.
hat Congress 10 DoinE.-Notes From ths
white Huuss and the DepartmsAtA-

White House and the Departments
rhe House committee on public lands
reported favorably the bill extend
the provisions of the soldiers
mestead act to soldiers Of the Span
war and Philippine insurrestion.
President Mckinley has asked the
thority Of Congress to place General
hitter on the retired list with the rank
majOr-general. General Shafter
8 retired from the regular army as
gadier- general several months ago,
the President thinks his public ser
les Justify this distinction.
kx-Speaker Reed was in town Satur-
and spent the greater part OF the
In the room of the ways and
ans committee chatting his former
leagues abut the Republican middle.
Reed has always been an anti-ex-
hsionist and sees great deal OF
mor in the present condition.
lhe Senate committee on Interstate
hmerce has decided to ask the Sen
ITO recommit the bill extending the
tmum time for the confinement OF
stock In transit from twenty-eight
tty hours. This decision was due
Ely to the representations that the
kange would result in cruelty to AMI
ais undergoing shipment.
The last Legislative step in the enact
Rent Of the financial bill was taken by
Y House Of Representatives Tuesday,
hen the conference report on the bill
as adopted by vote of yeas 166.
VS. 100; present and not voting. ~.
re Senate had already adopted the
kotkerence report, SO that 1t only re-
ns for the President to affix bis sig
re to the measure to make 1t n
lhe remains of sixty-six soldiers who
Id in Cuba were buried at Arlington
,emetery Wednesday with military
lonors. The bodies of about 500 sol
ers who died In Cuba now rest In this
storic spot. The officers at Fort
yer had charge Of the services, which
{ere very simple A Protestant and
ethOlic clergymen read the burial ser
Ice, taps were sounded and a volley
Ted over the graves.
The national society, Sons Of Ameri-
will present medals, to such mem
krs of the District of Columbia society
served in the war with Spain. This
tion is taken in accordance with 4
pollution adopted by the last Congress
the national society at Detroit, au-
brizing a committee to procure from
government an old Spanish gun Or
lite from one Of the captured ships, to
ike medals from the same and dis
butte them to members Of the society
10 served in the last war.
ADMIRAL and Mrs. Dewey left here
turlay night for trip south. They
pect to visit Savannah, Macon, st.
gustine, Jacksonville and Palm
ach. The admiral and Mrs. Dewey
bbably will not return to the city I'M
the latter part Of next month, at
Itch time. 1t is said. they will sail
Europe, visiting the Exposition
ne time during the summer. Mrs.
wey has been made chairman of the
tleship committee In aid of the chill
ms eastern. festival for the Cuban
Pla9 asylum.
he Republicans have fired the first
Il at the trusts In pursuance of in
Inctions from the national commit
VI tAkCAA K4Alys AASPhSbCAAkSthsS As4&S
New xeeh has introduced from the
cial subcommittee on trusts Joint
blutfon proposing nm article to the
stitutiOn to be voted upon by the
lslatures of the several states next
hter. 1t is to be article 20, and en-
wers Congress "to regulate and re-
ISIS mOnopolies and combinations; to
bate and dissolve corporations and to
spOse Of their property"
Great Britain will have to accept the
bendment proposed by the commit
4 on foreign relations to the Hays
Ancefote treaty, whether she wants
3r not. II the British government
1lld refuse to accept the amended
kty Congress would promptly de-
the Clayton Bulwer convention
ked and proceed to enact canal leg
ON upon that presumption. The
tary of state and Lord Paunce-
have Ind no official communica-
bn this subject since the amended
was reported. although they I'M
md each other perfectly.
meeting of the national execu-
committee engaged in raising
for home for Rear Admiral
lalHL highly oCSiCtuiJ A1FuAc ~
many favorable responses to the
[rs soliciting contributions. He
kported that absolute refusals to
butte to the fund had been re-
from the naval contingent In
ngton, with one single exception,
Rear Admiral Hichborn, and, In
Instances the refusals were &C.
lied by adverse comments on the
tees project. A letter from Miss
dcClelland of the New York ex-
committee for the fund, report
thousands Of dollars were be-
bed.
American section mt the Paris
lion will be closed upon Sun
Ny order of the President. A dele
I representing the American Sab
d Union called upon the President
AL days ago and asked him to Is
orders to Commissioner General
4 to prohibit all labor by the work
n and clerks connected with the
sherican Commission to the Paris Ex-