, 1900-03-22
WASHINGTON NEWS.
what congress is ~noing.-Notes From the
white II use and tho Departments.

ish war and Philippine Instruction.
President Mckinley has asked the
authority of Congress to place General
Shafter on the retired list with the rank
of major-general. General Smarter
was retired from the regular army as
acknowledgement several months ago,
but the President thinks his public ser
vices Justify this distinction.
EX-Speakcr Rccd was in town Satur-
day and spent the greater part OF the
day In the room of the ways and
means committee chatting his former
colleagues abut the Republican middle.
Mr.. Reed has always beer an anti-ex-
pansionist and sees n great deal OF
humor in the present condition.
The Senate committee on Interstate
has decided to ask the Sen
ate to recommit the bill extending the
maximum time for the confinement of
live stock in transit from twenty-eight
to forty hours. This decision was due
largely to the representations that the
change would result in cruelty to ami
mails undergoing shipment.
The last Legislative step In the enact
ment of the financial bill was taken by
the House of Representatives Tuesday.
when the conference report on the bill
was adopted by n vote of yeas 166,
nays 100; present and not voting, 10.
The Senate had already adopted the
conference report, so that 1t only re
mains for the President to atliX his sig
nature to the measure to make 1t II
law.
The remains OF sixty-six soldiers who
died in Cuba were buried at Arlington
cemetery Wednesday with military
honors. The bodies of about 800 sol
diers who died in Cuba now rest in this
historic spot. The officers at Fort
Myer had charge of the services, which
were very simple. A Protestant and II
Catholic clergymen read the burial ser
vice, taps Were sounded and II YOlley
fired over the graves
The national society, Sons of Ameri-
ca, will present medals to such menu
bers of the District of Columbia society
as served in the war with Spain. This
action is taken in accordance with II
resolution adopted by the last Congress
of the national society mt Detroit, au-
thOriZing n committee to procure from
the government an old Spanish gun or
plate from one of the captured ships, to
strike medals from the same II dis
tribute them to members of the society
who served in Ii last war.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey left here
Saturday night for n trip south. They
expect to visit Savannah, Macon, st.
Augustine, Jacksonville and Palm
Beach. The admiral and Mrs, Dewey
probably will not return to the city un-
til the latter part of next month, mt
which time. 1t is said, they will sail
for Europe, visiting the Exposition
some time during the summer Mrs.
Dewey has been made chairman of the
battleship committee in aid of the cliil-
drcn's eastern festival for the Cuban
orphan asylum.
The Republicans have fired the first
shot at the trusts In pursuance of in
structions from the national commit
tee of their party. Representative Ray
of New York has introduced from the
special subcommittee on trusts n joint
esolutiOn proposing an article to the
constitution to he voted upon by the
legislatures of the several states ext
winter. 1t is to be article 26, and en-
powers Congress ito regulate and re
press ~monopolies and combinations; to
create and dissolve corporations and to
dispose of their property"
Great Britain will have to accept the
amendment proposed by the commit
tee on foreign relations to the Hays
Pauncefote treaty, whether she wants
| II VI Ibl. IL llt bGlllSH pbNtTllllltIll
should refuse to accept the amended
treaty Congress would promptly de
clare the Clayton-Bulwer convention
revoked and proceed to enact canal leg
islation upon that presumption. The
secretary of state and Lord Paunce-
fote have had no official communica-
tlon Oh this subject since the amended
treaty was reported. although they I'M
dcrstand each other perfectly.
The investigation of charges that GER
tain federal appointments are pOlyga
miSts came to n close Tuesday by an
agreement for n unanimous report from
the House committee on posttlices and
post roads. which holds that nj the time
the appointments were made the Pres
idcnt was not aware that the appoint
ccs were charged with polygamy. AS
TO the facts of the pOlygamOus status
of appointees, the report states that the
common reputc of the communities in
which they lived, was that the parties
We're polygamists, but that there is a
n of definite and conclusive evil
dence on that point.
At n meeting of the national cxccu-
tive committee engaged in raising
funds for n home for Rear Admiral
Schley, last night, Secretary Evans re
ported many favorable responses to the
circulars soliciting contributions. He
also reported that absolute refusals To
contribute to the fund had been re,
ceived from the naval contingent In
Washington, with one single exception,
that of Rear Admiral Hichborn. and, in
some instances the refusnls were ac,
compnnied by adverse III on the
committees project. a letter from Miss
Edna McClelland of the New York e
ecutiye committee for the fund. report
ed that thousands Of dollars were be.
Ing raised.
The American section mt the Paris
Exposition will be closed upon sun,
days by order of the President. a dele
CATION representing the American Sab
bath Union called upon the President
several days agu and asked him to is,
sue orders to Commissioner General
Peck to prohibit all labor by the work
men and clerks connected with the
American Commission to the Paris Ex-
Y position on the sabbath day and to
close the American pavilion and cover
all the American exhibits ON Sundays
throughout the exposition. The Presi.
dent thanked the delegation for bring