The Holly chieftain., 1900-01-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.
What Congress is Doins--Notes From the
white House and the Departments

1t 10 said that ]. S. Clarkson will not
be secretary of the Senate, there nav
ing been serious objections made to
his appointment by several senators,
which are tased chiefly upon the
ground that he has been and stili 10 IN
terested in legislation now pending IN
the Senate.
Representative Shafroth said to-day
that there apepared some misunuer-
standlng as 10 the provisions OF the
arid land bill which he has introduced,
Of the passage of which he Is SO conn.,
dent. 1t does not provide for the ces-
sion Of all the arid lands but loan OF
100000 acres to each state.
The secretary OF war has returned TO
the military committee of the House.
with a favorable Endorsement, Dill
recently Introduced by Mr.. Moody OF
MASSACHUSETTS, providing that the offi-
GERS of the army who have served IN
two wars with credit may be retired
with the rank next higher than that
which they now hold.
ATTORNEY w. b. Harrison, who is
here representing the Denver Chamber
Of Commerce, was heard before the In
terstate Commerce Commission Fri
day. He appeared in the case of Kin
del against the railroads for violation
of the long and short haul clause In
Denver frelgh charges. Mr.. Harrison
made an excellent presentation of the
arguments for the recognition or Den
ver's claim to fair treatment in trans
portation. He was attentively listened
TO by the commissioners. Mr. Harri-
son says that he is confident that the
commissioner will give Denver the re-
lief sought.
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 10
the addition Of forty-eight armored
ships to the German navy. Attention
is called to the fact that there are now
already authorized twenty-one ships
for the nav in addition TO the neet
afoat. This number is as large us 1t
is believed Congress will authorize at
this time, and as the German increase
is to be divided among eighteen years,
while ours is continuous to each Con-
gress, 1t is felt that the United States
navy is in no danger of losing the posi-
ton it now commands.
The treasury officials say that favor
itism has not been shown in making de-
posits of public money with national
banks, for such deposits have never
been refused when bonds accompanied
1t as security. They further say that
no complaint or criticism of the pres
ent system Of depositing puhlic funds
has ever been received from bank
or q banker or any other financial or
commercial association of any sort, be-
cause they are familiar with the meth
DDS of the Treasury Department and
approve them. The only complaints
and criticisSs have appeared in the
newspapers or have been made by pol
itIcians for political eject. There are
now $50 banks designated as depoSi-
tories of public moneys. and on Satur-
day last the amount intrusted to them
was 500, 600. OF these nineteen are
In Illinois, thirteen in Indiana, eight in
Michigan, eight In Wisconsin, twelve
in Iowa, seven In Kansas, six in Ne,
braska and twenty-tliree in Ohio.
The Grand Opera House, the largest
auditorium in Washington, was packed
to the doors Sunday night with an en-
thusiastic audience that expressed its
sympathy With the Beers in their figh,
with Great Britain. The speakers in
cluded members of both branches OF
Congress, and on the stage were Other
public men who came merely to adt
their moral support. The keynote OF
the speeches was that the Beers were
fighting for their Independence as oul
forefathers had done in 1776 TIL,
gathering assembled under the auspice.
of the United Irish societies, and ,
number of leading Germans of the city
Joined in the movement. The decora
tions were American flags, with faii
sprinkling of the green Of Erin. Among
those who occupied seats on the stag,
were Senators Mason of Illinois, Aller
of Nebraska and Tillman of South Car
olina; Representatives Clark, De Ar
mond and Cochran of Missouri: BAILEY
of Texas, Carmack and Cox of Tennes
see, Rhea, Jones and Lamb of Ken
lucky; Shafroth OF Colorado. Dovene
of West Virginia, Meyer of Louisiana
Sulzer of New York and Lent OF Ohio
and Mr.. Van Siclen of New York ant
representatives Of the United Irish so
cieties and others. a large delegation O
Irish-Americans and German-Ameri
cans from Baltimore were present.
A speech, sensational in its interes
and international in its Importance
was delivered in the Senate Friday b,
Mr.. Hale of Maine. The occasion O
the utterances was the simple question
whether resolution introduced b,
Mr.. Allen CPopulist) of Nebraska, cali
ing for information as to the recog
milton by this country of diplomats
representation Of the Transvaal repub
lie should be directed to the Presiden
or to the secretary of state. Mr.. Hal
made the question the text of an i'm
passioned speech in which he declare,
that nine-tenths of the American
people sympathized with the Beers Il
their gallant struggle for libert,
n a0uingf ono nf the UreafpSf pOvarS ii