The Lamar register., 1900-02-28
WASHINGTON NE WS.
what Congress Is ooing--Netes Prom the
white House and the Departments

collier AbIrpnda as the eominhhuhht
Of the PaGo Pago coaling siauoh'
which will place him In charge OF tbe
administrative affairs of the samoan
territory OF the United States
The Senate has passed a hiii grant.
ing the mineral land states Dfts psE
cent Of the income derived from inter
est upon public land sales 10 aid and
establish schools OF mines IN sneh
states. Under the bill sl2pp1 per
annum VIII be available In each stats
for this purpose at present.
The secretary or state has infurIned
the congressional committee that lle
desires prompt and full Investigation
OF the charges made by Nr. Mncrun'
and says that II MIR. MarTuTts maiis
were tampere,i with his neglect 10 re-
port the matter Is the Eravrsi Violation
OF the regulations and discipline OF the
consular service tha, has occurred Tor
many years.
The proposition now pending In
Congress for the appointment OF
a commission to study the swimmer
eial conditions sf China and Japan i
similar TO those already adopted by
the active commercial nations of Eu.
rope. A document rrceutly tssus-t by
the treasury bureau pf statistics shows
that experiments made by other ma
tions have hsseu very satisfactory
The House Of Representatives In.
dulsed in It's aunuRI Joke % knocking
out she appropriation for ihe Civil SER
vic, Commission ia n. coTuAittrc ns
the whois Saturday aud putting u hack
again ~ trn the bi1 Was reported to the
House. Hut thepr was thirty ave Re
publicaus Who piacsasi themselves on
Fec1T'i as against the prr>s-Et merit
system and nfyyqour Democrats vps'-i
To its favor
A favorable report has t-Fa made by
the h1usr yuIUnittce on Bliaes sud min
Ing on Representative MuustelTs btil
to apply : iz5Ftluu u The PrpCc--'is -
sales Os pulits lands a. the vfBsEoN ssscns
and support 81 bginsug schools Ia the
several states and territories iar ~
port says that the nlaguitu3s at Miuitsg
iEtcTcsts Ia the uagiun trndrrS i1s'
class u ssb0s}ls pwufrr ssits3rc1< tuF
federal aid Hni encouragement,
Tlss SECRETARY of the interior has
Recommended TO thr cnmMttirr cu In
iian Rsfairs tAAi fbr Senate hiti provtA-
Ing f0f resturtuz 80 lhs public aousaiu
a portion % the UtuiRh insitau rS7-s-ryas
tou bordering Esssscrn Colorado slonhi
u reported zdveF.viy. II, stated that
The law establishing the re'@rsvsElou
coufsfrt-t uF-sa fhs ihaianS such tliln
70 the inDsi- romBrsSlug tfa' reservation
thht Il cuuld Dot nos ~ yarate-A utft-
on, their consent, TIE ervrrsArr ur~s.s
that the statutes Of the gsseerEattoil
should uns ~ distuEt4vl at tizis Time
aud states that Il q fartfeu ~ 5he Fs@'
sgvatian T. segregated witliUus the frsv
and gAll cpaeent 81 tlfr fastiaus SERIOUS
iroubic with thrH y Hksay TO folios,
Senator CLARK and Marcus paIy. the
rival zalliionairps u Mantana. facssi
each other during the sFsat.r part Of
Saturday Ia ihe S,,Hats eUtlu~rts~ 90
c!cv;ious lu shr Investigation q Mr.
ClsrE's election TO tbs SeuRtv ~ ths
UDiic1 States Me- ClaFk sal Ia the
rear % his attuTurgs aBd Ny Daily
on The opposite side 0f ibs rgotI- Mr..
DAILY w0ge a pleasant ssailv throughout
the dag and Mt clark HEainIaisas.d an
unrufiied ssuunirHanss. II had b-ssn sSs
pscte1 that Mr. haiy wUuhi ~ called
10 the Witns=ss stand dRg3nE the dAY
but he uss Dot. The tizF Wa= Efvrn
up 90 J. Il. TUoic, Eisa-c tEfsbi sf Mr.,
DAILY. Mf Tu-lie's testimony covered
the senatugiaf egatcs, rrpu the Daily
side 81 she qntsgtou- He a&sa rs-3atss4
many particulars eunsvrning the capl,
tai enafesf, IlasinE the total rxf~adi,
ture ia bsAAif q AnarDuaa ia fllas con.
test az from S-L's4t,sl 20 SIsst.p
Thenc l. a sooTaulrEt "a feat fer the
passage % i iaW requiring tiereBslaEts
In criminal ras-s IN Enitesl States
courts 90 furnish b4H through surety
companies rather than Individuals
While tl8rre Il very little hail forfeit
ed in tbs Federal COURTS compared
with the state aud municipal courts.
0eErrtlFelesa IlIee~ y aiWHys wlarp og
less trouble IN this line. aud Il Il ~.
most tmpossihiss ia N7rfyeT on a tail
bond without legal proceedings. The
same difficulty MAS fCaEd ia rs-caver.
Ing on bonds given by clytl ofsgcsrs Of
the government un'il the system Ur
surety tBuspstn.es was introduced No
surety cpMpauy has ever declined to
pay on - tssnd except ln one instance.
where d Dispute a. 10 liability orcuF
ted IN RaiiiHiaEc. and was settled by
arbitration Men ot experience ia this
direction claim that similar results
would follow Ia the courts II All fssr-
sons admitted to bail EeFe required to
furnish bonds from surety companies.
Miss Lillian Paaneaf0te, daughter O.
Lord Fauncsfute. British ambassador
10 the United States, was married al
noon Saturday 10 Hon. Robert bromley
OF StokehaH. Ne8aFd. ghansShtrt.
England. The wedding vas assc II the
most RJtabiF that has occurred in
Washington for many years Quaint