The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-28

. After discussion lasting more than
| two hours the Senate agreed to the two
resolutions offered on Saturday by Mr..
Bacon, Georgia, calling upon the secre-
tary Of war for Information as to the
allowances made to army officers stu
toned in Cuba and Puerto Rico and
the sums expended In providing quar-
ters, equipages and other conveniences
for them. The debate took wide
range. many senators participating In
1t. Consideration Of the Quay case was
resumed and Mr.. Perkins of California
presented an argument favorable TO
Mr.. Quay's claim to seat In the Sen
ate under the governors appointment.
The conference report on the Hawaiian
civil government bill was disagreed TO
and new conference requested.
Messrs. Cullom. Morgan and Clark of
| Wyoming being named as conferrecs.
The secretary OF the interior has sent
| to Chairman Sherman of the House
committee on Indian affairs. strong
adverse report on Il bill to allow min
eral locations and entries on Indian res
ervations. Accompanying his letter
Is report OF the commissioner Of In
dian Affairs, which says: III this bill
| IL allowed to become a law 1t will open
the way to the giving up the agricul.
tural lands in the Indian reserves 10
homesteaders. This naturally follows
the allowance of mineral locations, and
there Is just as much reason for allow
Ing homestead entries on agricultural
lands as there is mineral entries fol
mineral lands. I am unqualitiedly op-
posed to the passage OF the bill" See
rctary Hitchcock endorses everything
/ hat To- I'll
port against the bill, and ii is probably
upon the strength of these adverse
opinions that an adverse report Will
be made to the House.
The Senate military committee has
materially amended the Root bill for
army reorganization and decided to
make Miles lieutenant general and Cor.
hin major general. The committee In
Its amendments WAS influenced by the
protests which have reached the com.
mittee from army officers who repre-.
sented that the bill MS drafted ut the
War Department contained pernlcious
provisions which would demoralize the
army and Introduce politics and iniiu-
ence in the administration of military
Affairs. The new bill provides that the
present officers shall continue to be
promoted according to seniority, but
that hereafter any vacancy except that
of chief OF corps shall he filled by de
tail from the linc and there shall be no
more permanent appointments In the
stan. The details are to last for four
years. and the officers are then re-
turned to the line, and. In the case of
those below the rank of lieutenant col
onel. they must serve in the line for
two years before further staff duty.
| Admiral Dewey Is receiving commun.
icatlons from persons residing In vari.
o,'s sections of the country promising
him their support In the coming cam
paign. These communications con.
| graduate him upon his determination
to enter the political contest, and the
| majority Of them profess qualification
| that he has announced his intention 10
have his name considered by the Kan.
sas City convention. This IL consider.
ed very significant In view OF the fact
that the letters have come from the
South and Middle West. The New
England Democrats have also been
heard from, and they have promised 10
do all In their power TO aid the admir-.
ais candidacy. The admiral does not
know what influence his correspond.
ents possess, but he Is taking measures
|
extent to which they will be enabled
to help him. In the meantime he Is
sending a courteous answer to each
note that lac receives. and he proposes
to pursue this course during the cam.
pnign.
Secretary Hay has MOI yet negotiated
treaties with Nicaragua and Costa
Rica for permission to build the canal
/ lint a. s..,It ia In
Both Mr.. Corca and Mr.. CalvO, the
ministers from those countries In
| Washington. have received ipstruc.
tions from their governments on this
subject. and when Admiral Walkers
commission was In Central America II
had repeated Interviews with the pres.
idents Of the countries named, In
which tho terms were discussed with
more or less detail. Both Nicaragua
and Costa Rica upon Invitation will Ell.
ter Into an agreement to lease to the
| government Of the United States a
strip Of land twelve miles square along
the Han Juan river for canal purposes
The constitutions Of those countries
forbid them To ALLEVIATE any Of their
| territory. but they will lease whatcve
II necessary for u term Of NJ years. or
mo years II necessary. nt an annual
rcntal or for stated sum or for u
percentage OF the tolls upon the traffic
| of the canal Nor is there amy diplo.
| matte obstacle to such negotiations.
McSsrs. CruSIn and Eyre. who obtain.
cd an option from the Nlcnrnguan gov.
criimcnt for u cannl concession, liav.
been formally notified that their rights
terminated mud that their option ex.
plrei on the iith Of April Inst. bss.aus.
they did not comply with iis terms on