The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.
What Congress is DoinE-Nofes From ths
white H.use and the Departments

OAkt. ne coihlhhs f"'
light the town and the principal mines
with electricity.
The cotton crop of India this year
will leave almost nothing Tor e1pore'
According to Consul General fas.ei
son, at Calcutta. the season mas ~, p
disastrous for cotton. The total yielu
Scr Tho season il estimated at 641 BIT
hales. against 1,3G5. .SG4 bales last year.
Under the joint resolution OF SUn Ssna
grsos the President has appointeu me.
Daniel Manning as commiss'oue, "
represent the United States ana inc -
fional Society OF the Daugntefs oL ~
American Revolution at the unveinns
or the LAFAYETTE statue in Paris and nj
the Paris exposition.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
Intions has agreed to report iaVorauy
the treaty between the United sta,ss
and Great Britain prescribing conui,
tions for the regulation OF esta.es y.
American citizens who die In oren'
RritaIn and Of British subjects who die
In the United States.
The Federation of Labor has SUD
mitted its anti-injunction bill 10 Con
gress through Mr.. Itidgely OF hhnsas'
II provides that no in1uncuons OF E
straining orders shall be issued oy nny
court of the United States In any ter,i'
tory or state to interfere with any traue
dispute between employers ana ein-
ployes.
The House committee on military NJ,
fairs has acted favornbly on the piii
giving a chaplain for each regiment
and giving the adjutant general OF the
army the rank of major general. fnv-
orable action was also taken on tne
bills providing dentists for the army
and establishing a military hospital AZ
Hot Springs. South Dakota.
A new bill to establish the University
OF the United States has been introduc-
ed by Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew.
The bill limits the institution to work
exclusively postgraduate and specini,
provides for particular attention 10
matters which concern the government
vests the management In single gov
erning body and makes no appropria-
ton of money.
Secretary Root has sent to the House
claims for damages alleged to nave
been caused by United States troops
during the Spanish-American war
principally while encamped or trayei-
ing. The claims aggregate $lSSOo'
and by states are: Alabama, $l3,34o
Delaware. s625; Florida, SO, 169; Geor-
gia, $11. .14O; Illinois. SOL; Indiana, w
Kentucky, $195; Massachusetts, $3.50;
Minnesota. $45; New Jersey. 500; New
York, S1O7; Pennsylvania, $o6,3Il;
South Carolina, S24 ,0s2; Tennessee,
So. 900; Texas, 1901; virginia, S14, 800;
miscellaneous, S2,046-
The Paris peace commission cost the
government $155. 1922. The Phlllp-
pine commission cost $136, ,42O.5I. The
Investigation OF the conduct OF the war
by the commission of which General
Greenville NJ. Dodge was president
cost S1O5, 144.54. The work Of the Sc
cret service during the war cost Sls,'
S62. .e6. The Investigation Of conditions
In Cuba and Puerto Rico by Robert +.
Porter and Gonzalo q. Quesada, whlch
resulted In the dissolution of the insur-
gent army, cost S13,2I3.35. The inyes-
tigntion into affairs of Puerto Rico cost
S12, 2,637.57.
The quartermaster generals depart
ment Is making arrangements Tor the
interment of about 100 soldiers who
lost their lives In the Philippines or In
Cuba. About 800 OF these were brought
home from the Philippines on the
transport Hancock. which arrived at
San Francisco about n week ago. All
not claimed for private interment Will
be buried In the national cemetery at
Preside, San Francisco. Nearly 200
soldiers whose bodies were brought
home from Cuba will he buried in the
national cemetery at Arlington the lat
ter part of this week.
Secretary Root expects to turn over
the municipal affairs OF Cuba to Off
cials chosen Mt an election to be held
some time in May, which after all mil
itary officers now engaged in municipal
offices will be recalled. As this is an
experiment. the provincial govern
ments and the general control of af-
fairs in the island Will remain In the
hands of Governor General Wood and
his subordinates until such time as the
President and secretary OF war consid-
er the people of Cuba able TO maintain
order and discharge their International
obligations without the supervision of
the United States.
Arthur Sewall, Democratic candidate
for vice president In 1905. paid his re-
spects to President Mckinley the other
day. Mr.. Sewnll denied recent inter
view in which he was quoted as fore
cdstlnR tnt utltut VI tut DcuioSiutie
party this year. Il did not say any
thing of that kind without qualifica'
tion," Mr.. Sewall said. II believe In
expansion In certain way. l believe
in keeping Puerto Rico and Hawaii and
extending to them every law Of the
United States. Make them territory OF
this country without discrimination as
to tariff or other laws. l also want to
keep the Philippines. but think we
should ultimately establish a republic
there, with our protection extended
over II.
The bill providing a form Of govern
ment for the territory OF Hawaii was
passed by the Senate thursday with
out division. Mr.. Cullom has hat
charge Of the measure. Mr.. Clay OF
Georgia delivered carefully prepared
speech on the Philippines. He favored
the adoption OF the Bacon resolution,
declaring 1t to be the policy of the Unit
ed States to turn over the islands te
the Filipinos as soon as a stable gov
ernment could be established by then
under the protection OF this country
At the instance OF Mr.. Foraker, tn,
Puerto Rican tariff bill was made TIL,
unfinished business and will be consid
cred as soon as the conference repor
on the finance bill shall have been dis
posed of, next Tuesday.
The proceedings OF the Senate com
mittee on privileges and elections IL
the case of Senator Clark of Montana
Tuesday dealt with the bank account,
Of some of the members Of the Mon
tana Legislature. One Of these accounts
was that of Representative StepheI
Bywater of Flathead county, who de
posted $4,000 in the Bank Of Mon
tana at Helena on the Bird Of las
March, after the adjournment Of thu
Legislature. Mr.. Bywater WAS put OF
the stand. He said that he had brough
$4,000 Of this sum to Helena with hin
and kept 1t in his trunk all winter
while 5000 had been received from
his brother as purchase money on ,
sale of mining stock He declared tina
he Ind not received any pay for hii