The state herald., 1900-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


selling at premium of .1.O6 which is
equivalent to interest of about O175
per cent. During the seventeen days
since the passage of the act five and
four per cent. bonds to the value of
$210000,O0O out of possible SS4O,O00,-
900 outstanding have been offered for
refunding into the new two per cents.
AT least SO 100000 have been offered
by private individuals, which shows
how hard it is to find well-paying in.
vestments.
A few weeks ago Washington soc-
ETY. paper published a cartoon which
excited great deal Of comment be-
cause so many people recognized 1t as
an accurate representation of painful
fact Admiral Dewey was represented
as sitting upon high stool. A woman
who bore n striking resemblance to
Mrs. Dewey had already removed
laurel wreath from his brow and had
substituted FOOLS cap. She had dl-
vested him Of his sword and sash.
which lay on n chair near by. and had
girded him with spangled belt of
mock diamonds and iingling bells. and
was removing his epaulets and other
insignia of rank and the medals and
decorations that covered his breast and
concealing his uniform with fantastic
decorations and furbelows like those
worn by clowns in u circus. The pie
ture was passed around everywhere,
and now everybody says that 1t con-
talned more truth than humor.
The rural free delivery system of the
Postotfice Department has grown to
such proportions that 1t has been found
necessary to create two new divisions
to properly handle It. An order signed
by the postmaster general establishes
four divisions, the Eastern division
with headquarters at New York, in
Guiding in its territory New England,
New York and Pennsylvania, nine
states, with Special Agent Il. ii. Hath
away in charge; the middle division.
headquarters mt indianapolis, Indiana,
comprising Ohio and all states west of
Missouri and southern states down to
and including Louisiana. with Il. NJ.
Wise In charge; the western division,
comprising states west of the Missouri
and Iowa to the coast, headquarters at
Denver, Colorado, with William T.. An
min in charge; the southern division, in
Guiding eleven southern states. head
quarters at Washington. with ii. Con-
quest Clarke In charge. This order will
go into effect May 1st.
The passage by the House of the Sen
ate bill ratifying an agreement with
the Indians of the Fort Hall Indian
reservation, and making appropriations
to carry the bill into effect, settles a
long standing controversy between
these Indians and the states of Wyo-
ming and Idaho. The agreement, which
the bill ratifies, provided for the allot-
ment of part of the Fort Hall reserva-
ton in severalty TO the Indians and the
opening to settlement Of the remain
der. For relinqulshing the portion Of the
reservation thus opened to settlement
the Indians will receive S6OO.O0O. or
this amount. $4,000 is to he expended
for the erection of a modern school
plant at Fort Hall: 100000 Is to be
paid. pro rata. TO each man. woman
and child of the Indians residing on
the reservation within three months
after the passage OF the act: $4,000
thereafter annually for eight years.
and $4,000 nine years thereafter. The
agreement with the Indians grew out
Of the constant trouble which existed
between them and the white settlers
Va w anu Ol
the persistent practice of the Indians
In hunting big game outside the rcser-
walton in violation OF state laws.
This was a notable day In the United
States Senate. II brought TO n close
the sharpcst ana most prolonged debate
upon any measure since those discuss
ed during the memorable ''war Con.
gress' two years ago. AT o'clock this
afternoon the votes were begun upon
the Puerto RIcnn tarln and civil gov
ernment bill and pending amendments,
and less than nm hour later the meas
ure. about which there has been so
much contention In and out of Congress
was passed by majority OF nine. the
final vote being 10 10 II. Only com
mittce amendments We're adopted. II
has been evident for some time that the
bill would command n majority IN the
Senate. but Notwithstanding the fact
the interest In the measure both OF the
senators and the public has not tagged
an instant Following Is the detailed
vote upon the measure: Yeas-Allison,
Baker, Bard, Carter. Chandler. Clark
OF Wyoming. Cullom. Deboe. Depcw.
Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster. Frye, Gal
llngcr, Gear. Hanna. Hansbrough.
Hawley. Jones OF Nevada. Kean. Kyle.
Lodge. McBrydc. McComas. Mcmillan,
Pcnrose. Perkins. Plat OF Connecticut.
Plat OF New York. Pritchard. Quarlcs,
Ross. Scott. scwcll. Shoup. spooner.
Stewart. Thurston. Wetnorc. Wolcotf-
40. Nays-Allcn, Bacon. Bate. Berry.
Clark OF Montana. Clay. Cockrell. Cul.
bcrson. Daniel. Davis ntep). Harris.
Heitfeid. Jones OF Arkansas. Kenny.
Lindsay. McLnurln, Martin, Mason.
ntcp.). Money. Morgan. Nelson 1tep).
Sullivan. Talllnfcrro, Teller, Tillman.
Turlcy. Vest, Wellington uRcp)-'i.
People have attributed Admiral
Dcwcy's nction TO the influence OF
Mrs. Dewey, who has never concealed
her ambition, but. ON the contrary.
for several months Inns spoken with
grent freedom Of her confidence In his
success. II he decided TO nccept
nomination. At hrst the admiral con.
dcmned this Idcn In the most cinphnt.
lc manner. and used such langung.
M sailors nrc often addicted TO when
he snid that he would never be On.
trapped Into making fool Of himself
by getting n presidential bee In his
bonnet. but his protcsintions hnyc
gradually grown weaker aud less fire.
lucn'. and finally, before lie started
upon his recent tour through the
South, he Informed friends ihnt he
intended TO test public sentiment nv
10 his own candidacy. and would then
decide whether he would allow his
nnmc TO be used. When Mrs. Dewey
was nskcd what ticket the admiral
would run on. she replied tim, II did
not make much difference; that. he he.