The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-01
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

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An agreement has been reached be-
tween the friends of Senator Clark OF
Montana and the Senate committee on
| privileges and elections to postpone
any action upon the senator's creden-
tials until Wednesday, May 3Oth. In
the meantime the credentials Of Mr..
| Aaginnis VIII be presented and the
/ papers in both cases win be considered
together
The House leaders have decided to
reduce the war taxes at the next ses-
sion OF Congress, and resolution will
De prepared to give the committee on
ways and means leave to sit during the
recess OF Congress. The committee
VIII meet next autumn, when a meas
ure Will be prepared for presentation
| to the House Immediately after it con-
venes In December. Mr.. Payne's reso-
luton for a sine die adjournment June
9Th will be favorably reported.
The candidacy of Representative
George B. Mcclellan of New York for
the Democratic vice presidential nomi-
nation has been announced by his
friends In Congress. Among those
who are urging Mr.. McClellan's nomi-
nation are Representatives Stallings
and Underwood of Alabama. Maddox
and Tate OF Georgia, Cowherd of Mis-
souri,, Bellamy and Norton of South
Carolina, Rupert, Chandler, briggs
and Fitzgerald of New York, and Dew
ries Of California.
The duty Of the United States toward
Its island possessions was the subject
of heated discussion in the Senate
again Thursday. Mr.. Bacon of Geor-
gia began an extended reply to the
speech of Mr.. Plat delivered Wednes-
day. 1t was largely supplemental 10
that which he delivered several days
ago, demanding an investigation of Gu
ban financial affairs. His resolution,
to which there is little or no opposition.
under the rules went to the committee
on contingent expenses.
The comptroller of the treasury has
strained his powerful mind in deciding
the momentous question whether the
paymnster general of the navy may
lawfully furnish fuel to Admiral Dew
ey at government rates. Many years
ago Congress passed an act authorizing
such practice. but at that time there
was no admiral of the navy, and there
fore the comptroller, after great men,
tai exertion, has decided that Admiral
Dewey cannot come in for the privi-
lege and must buy his coal and kind
ling from private dealers.
Secretary Gage has issued a call on
national band repositories for the re-
turn to the treasury of 5000, 600. This
amount will be pro-rated among the
banks having temporary deposits of
$4,000 or over. This call viii be re-
peated from time to time, as may be
found necessary to make good the sums
now being paid out for the redemption
Of the old t,:o per cent bonds, a call
for which was made few days ago.
Tho bo.al amount to be withdrawn
from repositories is $25, 1884 500, the to-
tai Of the old two per cents. now out
standing.
The determination to adjourn not
later than the 9th of June, and as
early as the 9th, II possible. is becom-
ing stronger among the Republican
leaders of both houses. They have the
trust bill and resolution and n few
other important measures of political
legislation to be acted upon, but will
prevent the passage of anything else.
The civil code for Alaska will bc
used in the House of Representatives
to head of all other legislation and the
Philippine resolution will serve n sim
liar purpose In the Senate.
Ex-senator and Mrs. Sherman have
gone to their home in Mansfield, Ohio |
for the summer and will remain there
until late in the fall. Both of them. |
speaking relatively, are in remarkable
good health. Mrs. Sherman has not
entirely recovered from the stroke of |,
paralysis which she suffered two years
m M hut 20 H., r.
strength daily and has gained very
much during the last winter. Mr.. |
Sherman, Notwithstanding his seventy !
eight years, is smart and active and !
has been able to make all the arrange
ments for his Journey
1t is scarcely probable that Congress !
will pass the army reorganization bill ,
at this session, although Secretary |
Root is pressing it earnestly. Yester. !
day the president had an interview on |
the subject with Speaker Henderson,
who did not offer him much encourage
ment, but said that the members of |
the Committee on Military Affairs and
the Republican leaders of the House
had Ideas Of their own concerning the
bill, which were SO well fixed that it
was useless to appeal to them. 1t Is
doubtful whether the bill will ever be
reported to the House.
The Boer delegates are planning nm
extensive tour Of speech-making. They
expect to hold their first meeting In
Baltimore and then go to PHILADELPHIA.
New York and Boston; thence west via
Albany (where there is large popula-
tion of Dutch ancestry, Buffalo, Cleve-
land, Detroit Chicago, Milwaukee, st.
Paul, Kansas City, st. Louis, Cincin-