The state herald., 1900-12-21
AsHINGToN NEWS.

The House adopted the amendment
Of Mr.. Corliss of Michigan to the reve-
nue. bill, requiring revenue stamps TO
be cancelled by perforation to prevent
fraud.
The House committee on naval AT
fairs filed report favorable to the Dill
authorizing the appointment OF KEEP
resentative Boutelle of Maine as cap
tain in the retired list of the navy.
The Senate and House committees OF
judiciary have reached an agreement
to postpone consideration of the Ray
bill for the amendment of the bank
ruptcy law until the next Congress.
The attempt to pass bill giving sol
diers and sailors of the Civil, Spanish
and Philippine wars preference III the
executive departments of the govern
ment was overwhelmingly defeated III
the House.
Captain ii. NJ. Chittenden, United
States army. in charge OF mllitary
roads improvements in Yellowstone
park and Wyoming. is urging an np'
preparation of $150,OO0 for road build
ing in his Jurisdiction during the COM
Ing year.
The Indian appropriation bill as COM
pleted by the House committee on IN
dian affairs carries something over
S9,O0O,0OO, the exact aggregate not yet
being determined. The number of In.
dian agencies is reduced from tifty-two
to forty-four.
BY the death Of her mother, Mrs.
Washington Mclean, Admiral Dewey's
mi
Dewey's mother leaves an estate val
ued at about $2,OO0OOO. to be divided
among three children-Mrs. Dewey, her
sister, Mrs. Ludlow, and John X. Nc
Lean, proprietor of the Cincinnati Eli
quirer.
Though Charles A. Towne, the newly
appointed United States senator from
Minnesota, will serve not more than
six Or seven weeks in that office, his
term will be by no means the shortest
on record. The annals of Illinois pre-
sent a somewhat parallel case In which
n senator wore the toga for exactly one
month.
In the executive session of the SEN
ate Senator Teller announced his in
tention to formally offer his amend
ment to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
which he had already suggested, strik-
ing out the provision of the treaty pro-
hibiting the fertilization of the canal.
Senator Penrose announced his Opposi-
ton to the new treaty without the Tel
Ter amendment.
General Grosvcnor of Ohio and
Champ Clark of Missouri, who had
joint debate on expansion early In the
late campaign. had not met since that
time until few days ago in Washing
ton, when General Grosvenor asked IL
Clark was not worn out by speaking.
Not much" said Clark, Il gained
twenty-five pounds" THAT is the first
Democratic gain have heard of" said
Grosvenor.
The House has adopted resolution
for the appointment OF special COM
mittec of five members to investigate
the death of Oscar l.. Booz of Bristol,
Pennsylvania. who died recently as n
result of hazing received while cadet
Mt West Point. This course was taken
over the head OF the military commit
tee. which reported In favor Of allow
ing the War Department 60 conduct
the inquiry.
Booz Mr.. Wangcr of Pennsylvania, in
the House, said that the gross out
RACES known to have been committed at
the academy In the past had aroused
the conviction that the officers OF the
academy and Of the army were so jeal-
ous OF the fair name OF the academy
that they guarded II ms indlscreetly as
the officers OF France guarded the
Dreyfus scandal.
Representative Ncwlands has intro
duced bill for the contraction OF res.
eryolrs for the storage Of water on the
Humboldt river In Nevada and for the
disposition and settlement OF public
lands within reach OF the stored wa
ters. The chairman OF the rivers pnd
harbors committee Informed him that
the committee will not consider any
legislation relating to the irrigation or
reclamation OF arid lands.
At dinner given by Senator Depcw
and Miss Pauldinr In honor Of Cover
nor-elect Odell OF New York and Mrs.
Odell the senator announced the en-
gagcment OF Miss Paulding 10 John
Edic. u. s. n. Miss Pnuldlng Is the
niece OF Senator Depew and has been
the mistress OF his home In Washing
ton. Mr.. Edie Is the son Of the late
John II. Edlc OF Washington city and
n graduate of the naval academy oS the
class OF 1880
The House on the 18th passed 102
private pension bills and then. on mo.
iIon OF Mr.. Littleiicld OF Maine. passed
joint resolution 10 appoint Represent.
alive Charles A. Boutelle Of Maine Of
the retired list ms n captain In the
United States navy. Mr.. Boutelle had
been reelected to the next House, but
his condition had taken an unfavornblc
turn and that II would bc impossible
for him to serve. lie said Mr.. Boutelle
undoubtedly would resign.
In 1914. when the British army cnp.
,ured Washington. the capitol wns
burned. aud only the roofcss walls OF
the two wings Were left standing. The
flooring aud timbers used IN the scnf.
folding made convenient klndlinr wood
for the British soldiers. who piled upou
II books and documents from the con.
grcssionni library. A heavy rain storm
fortunately eNilnrulshed the flames bc.
fore the walls of the building were In.
jurcd. Similar dcpre,iatlons were com.
mlticd nj the white House.
Lieutenant General Miles hnd n slight
accident while heading the centennial
parade, n break IN his horses saddle
rirfh giving ,he general fall The
head OF III. parade Ind Just passed tho
Presidents reviewing stand nnd Gen.