The Springfield herald., 1900-05-18


liquor In the Philippine islands and
drunkenness among the troops. The
document will be sent to congress In
n few days in reply to a resolution Of
fered by Senator Pettigrew.
At the next session of the United
States Supreme Court, Representative
Barham of California will make q
unique motion for the admission to
practice of his son, Edward G. Barham
and his sons wife, Ida ID. Barham.
The latter studied law and was admit
ted to the bar before her marriage, and
is now the husbands partner at Santa
Rosa, under the title of Barham & Bar
ham.
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long
has been practically settled upon by
the administration for the vice presl-
Dental nomination. OF those candi-
dates who were in the reckoning. Sec
retary Long is President Mckinley's s
personal choice. 1t is said in the pres
ident's behalf that he and the party
managers want Il : for the second
place who Is up to standard of abil-
ity to put In control of the admins
tration In case Of any accident.
Mr.. WI, the Chinese minister, has
issued q proclamation to the Chinese
residents of the United States ex-
planning the purpose of the census and
requesting them to give all the infor-
nation asked for by the enumerators
without hesitation. Ten years ago the
enumerators found 1t difficult to obtain
information from the Chinese, who sus-
pected that IL was to be used against
them. and Director Merriam. anticipat-
ing similar difficulties this year, re-
quested Mr.. WI TO allay the suspi-
cions of his fellow-countrymen.
1t is the desire and intention OF the
Republican leaders to adjourn Congress
before the 10th of June, which is the
date of the Republican national con-
vention, and a programme of leGsla-
ton is being shaped with that in view.
The appropriation bills are pretty well
along, and so far us they are con-
cerned 1t would be easy to close the
session by the first of June; but there
are several measures on which the Re-
publicans desire to make record be-
fore the election. Those have not yet
been selected and are now under con-
siderauon by the steering commit
tee.
In secret session Tuesday the Sen
ate discussed the effect upon the amor
plate question of the invention by an
army officer of wonderful new pro-
jectile. The shell. fired from high
power guns, penetrated the armOr al
most as bullets fired from Krag-Jor-
genson rifle would penetrate green
wood, the difference being that the ar
NOR plates split from the point of i'm
pact. 1t is said this was true of the
Krupp armor, as well as of the other
nrmor tested. The shell which was SO
effective wns not described; INDEED. the
Navy Department is guarding Jealous
ly al details concerning Its c)nstruc-
tion.
Attorney General GODDARD Of Kan
sas reached here Monday with the
avowed intention of filing In the
United States Supreme Court an in
junction suit in the name of the state
of Kansas against the state of Colo
RADIO. The proposed suit is to prevent
the diversion of the Arkansas river
by Colorado irrigationists. thus pre-
venting the natural flow of the stream
into Kansas and, as claim I'd, DANA
ging to the extent of many millions
of dollars the farmers of that state.
Contrary to expectations. Mr GODDARD
did not file his application for an in
junction, and he announced to-day
that he would not file it until the May
term of court, which opens May 18th.
The director of the geological sur
vey has forwarded to the senate COM
munication from the committee now
making Investigations of the work of
the survey with view to preserva-
ton Of the water supply for reclama-
How nf rt1 n ,fr,.r k1,1
work now being done and contem-
plated this season includes an exami-
nation of reservoir sites above Gran
ger, reservoir surveys east of Yellow
stone park, continuation of reservoir
surveys in the Big Horn mountains,
investigation of artesian conditions in
the Black Hills and examination of un-
derground water possibilities in south
eastern Wyoming. Fifteen thousand
dollars is required to complete the sur
veys.
That is very important bill for the
reorganization of the army which the
Senate passed on the 9Th 1t makes
many notable changes in the military
arm of the service, particularly in the
artillery. 1t authorizes the appoint
ment of veterinary surgeons for each
cavalry regiment and battery of field
artillery; it authorizes chaplain for
every regiment in the army; it gives
the senior major general commanding
the army the rank and pay OF lieuten-
ant general and the adjutant general
the rank and pay of major general. In
order to increase the'number of officers
in the army the corps of cadets at
West Point is enlarged by 12O-allow-
ing one from every congressional dis
trict, two from each state and terri
tory at large and thirty from the United
States at large.
In the Senate Saturday. Mr.. Spooner
of Wisconsin and Mr.. Hale of Maine
made notable speeches, deprecating the
war talk of Friday by Mr.. Lodge of
Massachusetts,. Neither the senator