, 1900-04-19

are IN Washington preparing the maj
draft of the bill. which is TO be sub
mitted to the President and to other
legal authority before its presentation
to Congress. This will he done in Il
very short time. There are 10000 cases
which have been rejected by the in
terror department n these, in addi-
ton to others that arise from time 10
time, Will be referred to the new court.
General Shaw believes that favorable
action can be secured on the measure
Mt the present session of Congress.
Judge Henry c. Caldwell of Arkan-
sas. who has been extensively spoken
of as n candidate for vice president.
and who has received Il great number
of letters urging him to agree to accept
that position in case ii should be ten
dered him, has written II letter TO Sen
ator Jones of Arkansas. who Is his per
sonal friend. saying that he cannot
consent to such use of his name and
that his resolution in this matter is
absolutely irrevocable. In speaking
of the judges attitude. Senator Jones
said: Judge Cnldwclls tastes are all
judicial. He has never had any active
connection with politics and, with n
modesty which has always character
lied him, he thinks his field of useful
h'HS iS oh llt tIINu hhh IL III d lPp-
litical position. He is n man of fine
character and a firm believer in the
principles which the supporters of Mr..
Bryan. POpulists. Silver Republicans
and Democrats. believ in"
The resignation of Webster Davis rs
assistant secretary of the interior has
precipitated n fierce conflict which
may result ultimately in the resigna-
ton of tension Commissioner Henry
G. a and Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock. While Mr.. Davis explains
h n he resigns from the Interior De
partment to give his entire time and at
tentiOn to the BOer cause. 1t is under
stood that the friction between himself
on the one hand and Secretary Hitch
cock and Commissioner Evans on the
other had reached such a point that
designations We're imperative. Pension
Commissioner Evans, it seems. after
having his work passed upon by As
sistant Secretary Davis. appealed near.
ly every case to the secretary. who sup
ported Evans and humilinted Davis by
such action. Pension Commissioner
Evans is the known foe to the pension
er. while Davis believes in liberal APP
preparations for the old soldier. The
Grand Army has frequently urged
President Mckinley to demand Evans
resignation, but the President has not
done so.
In view of Secretary Cages an
nouncement of the growing surplus.
Importance attaches to n bill intro
duced in the House by Repre-
sentative Tawncy of Minnesota TO re-
peal the following provisions of the
war revenue act. to TAXI effect July l.
1900: Brokers note or memorandum
of sale of any goods. 10 cents: convey
ances, deeds, etc. when the considern-
tiOn or value exceeds 500 and does not
exceed 5000, 80 cents, INT for each nd
ditional 500 or fractional part there
of in excess of $500. 20 cents: tense,
agreement, etc, for n period of one
year. % cents; exceeding year and
not exceeding three years. 80 cents:
for n period exceeding five years, 81:
mortgage or pledge, etc, exceeding
$1,000 and not exceeding $1,000. -
cents, and on each $500 in excess of
$1,000, % cents: power of attorney or
proxy, etc, 10 cents; power of attor-
ney to sell and convey real estate. etc.
70 cents; protests, etc. 20 cents Mr..
Thwncy says that the secretary of the
treasury intimateS that the provisions
to he repealed by the bill only furnish
S364 BOD, hut that they are onerous
and veNntiOns and should be repealed
Charles ii. Allen, ut present aEsIst-
ant secretary of the navy. will be the
first civil governor of Puerto Rico un-
der the provisions of the bill passed
Thursday by the House of Representa-
tives was signed Friday by the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Mckinley has been bringing
pressure to bear to induce Mr.. Allen
to relinquish Ii care of his consider
able private interests for Il sufficient
time. ut least. to install the civil gov
eminent in the island, and the latter
has consented TO assume the new re-.
sponsibllities. lnnsmuch as the act
takes effect on the LIST of next month
there Is Il little time left in which To
outline n skeleton form of government
including the formation of n cabinet
1t Is understood that the new govern.
mcnt will he taken to Puerto Rico in
one of the finest vessels of the navy
In the selection of Mr.. Allen. the prpsi.
lent mas IN mind the appointment of n
man OF affairs and of sound business.
experience. qualities which are deemed
essential in the administration of Tho
affairs of an entirely new government
such as is to he erected i'm Puerto Rio
Mr.. Allen was born In Lowell. NInssn-
chusetts. In 1878, and radupte M
Amherst. lie has had. in addition ia
MS business experience, II great deal
OF Legislative training.
Colonel Bryan declines to accent th.
advice recently rendered him by Os
ottcndorfer. the eminent editor
of the New York Staats Zcitung ana ,
representative guld-bug Democrat. MOI
long Z that gentleman addressed col.
oh"l Bryan II letter suggesting that he
might command the almost unanimous
German vote throughout the United
states at the next cungrcssional clpr.
lion If he would only drop the silver
issue II continc himself 10 auti.ry.
panSiou and the trusts; but Mr., often.
dorfer warned him that the reador.
ton OF the Chicago platform would de
prlvc him of the support of thar class
Mr.. Bryan has written Il friend in
Washington to explain that. while Inc
has the highest respect for Mr.. Ottrn-
dorfer, in order to follow the advice Of
that gentleman 1t would he necessary
TO repudiate his most sacred oblip6.
ton TO the people, aud he would rather
suffer defeat than bctruy them in thot
very particular. Colonel Bryan argues
tnnt rho aIlsaT rl.1at - .t-