The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-20
WASHINGTON NEWS.
What Co.sress 10 Oo,ag.-Notes rom the
white h.ass and the Departments.

NH. WI, Tue CulueSt u1IIhftet. u1o
purchased an automobile, which he
uses for official and social visits and
for pleasure riding about the city.
Adjutant General Corbln thinks the
IawtOn fund Will finally reach $780,
uO which will be invested for Mrs.
l.aw,on In government bonds and give
her. nn income sufficient to provide
against all want and enable her to
educate her children properly.
The officials of the government will
accept ny final the opinion Of the direc-
tor Of the naval observatory that the
| nineteenth century ends Mt midnight OF
December 81. 1860. and that the twen-
lieth century begins with january, /,
1901.
Miss Cecilia Sherman Miles. daugl-
ter of the general commanding the
nrmy. and Captain Samuel Reber. U.
=. A., We're married mt noon Wednes-
day, at ST. Johns Church, Rev. Alex
ander Maekay-Smith.D ID. D.. officiating.
assisted by Rev. Dean Davis Of st.
Louis.
About 800 persons attended an anti
imperialist meeting. held In Masonic
hall. here Thursday night. The
weather wns wet and disagreeable. The
peakers We're ex-senator j. Il. Hen.
S.rson OF Missouri. Ex-Governor Bout
ell of Massachusetts aud represent
We lentZ Of Ohio.
Representative Shafroth said to-day
that there upcpnred some misunder-
standing as to the provisions OF the
nrid land bill which he has introduced.
OF the passage OF which he Ia 80 conf
dent. IL does not provide for the ces-
sion of all the arid lands but loan OF
l.pO,Op acres to each state.
The disposition shown by Congress
TO favor Legislation for the postal ser
vice encourages Il migration Of en-
ployes to Washington, which the de-
partment proposes to check. The off,
clal bulletin Of the department issued
to-day contains a warning In the form
OF the order which Postmaster General
Wilson issued In 1895 notifying post
masters. clerks and other employees
that they must not come to Washing
ton to Influence legislation pending be-
fore Congress.
There Is no disposition on the part Of
the Navy Department to make any
change In the program for new naval
construction on account OF the intro
duction OF the German bill looking to
the addition OF forty-cight armored
ships to the German navy. Attention
is called To the fact that there are now
already authorized twenty-one ships
| for the navy In addition TO the fleet
afioat- This number Is rs large rs II
is believed Congress will authorize ut
this time. and as the German Increase
Is TO be divided among eighteen years.
while ours is continuous to each Con-
gross. II is felt that the United States
navy is In no danger Of losing the posi-
tion II now commands.
The ways and means subcommittee
recently named To inquire ns to the le-
gal meaning Of the limited States'' ns
applicable TO newly acquired islands or
dependencies ia n session are discuss
Ing the general subject. The members
feel that the question Is u pivotal one. on
which will depend the adoption OF tar
IN systems for the islands. The only
decision directly bearing ON the point
In by Chief Justice Marshall. holding
that tn. term limited States" means
the entire territory over which this
government exercises control. The
members OF the committee. including
Mr.. Newlands who started the Inquiry.
are inclined to view the foregoing opin-
Ion Ms n dictum Incidental To the ease
and not establishing u fixed principle
, OF law.
The Interstate commerce commission
has made public In thirteSnih annual
report. The feature Of the report IL
the strong plea made thqi Congress- up.
hold the hands of the commission by
amendments making the Interstate
commerce. law morc effective. The re-
port says TINT tic commission few
years ago called attention To tn. fact
that In vitnl respects the present law
wa. proved defective and inndcl uat-.
and that until further legislation Is pro.
vid'.d the best efforts at regulation
must br feeble and disappointing. The
requests Of the committee for n.S.,iful
amendments have been supported by
petitions and memorials from ngricui.
turnl, manufacturing and commercial
interests throughout the country. yet.
says the report, not n line Of the statute
has been changed and none of the bur.
dsnsoinc conditions which call for re-
lief hnve been removed or modified.
Z splrlfcd and NJ times srnsni nilonn,
debate was prcciplinicd In the S.nnt.
Thursday on the Philippine question,
III" bari. for the sp,rch.mnking being
n resolution OF inquiry offered several
days ago by Mr.. Pctlgrcw OF South
bnkota. to which substitutes wer. pro
posed. Mr.. Pciiigrcw attacked III. nd.
ministraiion's policy In the Philippines
and also made some startling charges
against those who were supporting the
administration. II. declared that u
systematic cffort was being made to
prevent accurate Information from
reaching the l~rople of the United
Sinte-. and that II waa a political
schcn. To further the candidacy Of
Mr.. Mckinley for rrnominnticn and re-
election. Tn. debate was terminated
10y u resumption Of connisi~ra tton Of
the currency biii NJ = o'clock. Mr..
Stewart of Nevada made an elaborate
speech On the question of the national
finances.
II would not I. surprising II Adcliert
Hay. the son 0f Nscrrtary Hay. who IL
now en- route 10 PRETORIA to act ~ con.
sul.Hcnsrai. n denied an excsluntur by
thc 1rnnuvaal government. The agents
II President Kruger In the United
States sud Europe have advised him
not 20 acswpt Mr. Hays rrvsisntials on
the grounds that h~ 10 pro. British In
sentiment. They have reported ths, h~
has brcn In consultation with John
Hayes Hammond. one II the leaders In
the Jameson raid. and t:ngii~hn.n
kicniin~si with kouth African affair.",
nhd that hr Will hc \ representative oS
the BrIti~h government. rather than
that of the United States. They have
also emphasized the refusal Of the
President Of the United States 10 r..
erivc accredited representatives of tho
a