Gilpin observer., 1900-01-25
WASHINGTON NEWS.
What Congress IL Doing.-Notes From the
White House and the Departments.

his bicycle. His skull was fractured
and he died the next day.
The present policy of the admins
| tration. and OF the leaders in Congress
is to have the Philippines permanently
| retain their own tariff against the I'm
ited States and all other countries
giving all other nations the same trade
advantages that are enjoyed by the
United States in accordance with the
''open-door" principle.
1t is said that J. S. Clarkson Will not
be secretary of the Senate, there hav.
ing been serious objections made to
his appointment by several senators
which are based chiefly upon the
ground that he has been and still is in.
terested in legislation now pending in
the Senate.
The secretary of war has returned to
the military committee of the House,
with favorable Endorsement, n bill
recently introduced by Mr.. Moody of
Massachusetts,, providing that the Off
GERS of the army who have served i'll
two wars with credit may be retired
with the rank next higher than that
which they now hold.
Senator Cullom has presented to the
Senate Il petition signed by 3,2O6 col
ored citizens praying ''for the eXecu-
ton of such Of our constitutional laws
as shall protect the colored people and
all citizens in their lives and liberties,
and that shall be effective in suppress
ing the barbarOus custom of lynching
and burning colored men,"
The widow of Brigadier General Guy
V. Henry WAS to-day allowed pen
sion of $50 II month by the commits
sioners of pensions. 1t appears from
the files of the pension office that Mrs.
Julia McNair Henry, the widow of
General Henry. was left penniless, and
movement is now on foot to increase
to substantial proportions by act of
Congress the pension which she will
receive under the general laws.
The Senate committee on military af-
fairs has reported favorably on Sen
ator Warren's bill directing that mon-
ument be built TO mark the size of the
Fort Phil Kearney massacre, which
occurred December n. 1866, near
where the city of Buffalo, Wyoming.
is now located. The public lands COM
mittee reported favorably Mr.. War
rcn's bill donating 10000 acres of land
to the Wyoming Soldiers and Sailors
Home at Cheyenne.
The Hepburn Morgan N.caraguan ca
nal bill will he passed during the pres
ent session of Congress. Speaker Hen
delsOn is in favor of the bill and of
prompt action. Senator Frye, preSi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, wants
action by the Senate. and expresses the
belief that the bill will be passed at an
early date. The measure will receive
the approval of the President. These
statements are fully warranted by Il
canvass of the two houses.
Secretary Gage was before the House
committee on coinage, weights and
measures the other day and spoke in
favor of the adoption of the metric
system. Mr.. Gage also referred to the
need of fractional silver currency. He
pointed out that at present the demand
for fractional coin was so urgent that
the issue ran considerably beyond the
S5O,000,O00 authorized by law. and he
recommended that this legal restric-
tion be repealed, leaving the treasury
TO determine the proportion of frac-
tionnl coin necessary.
Representative White of North Car
Olina. the only cOlored representative
in the House has reported Il bill for
the protection of all citizens of the
United States against mob violence.
etc. 1t provides that all persons shall
be protected from being murdered, tor
tured or burned to death by mobs
known as "lynching bees" whether
spontaneous or premeditated, and all
participating, aiding or abetting in
such affairs are made guilty of trea-
son against the United States govern
ment and subject to prosecution in the
United States courts.
The House on Thursday passed the
Senate bill to extend the powers of the
director of the census, after striking
out the committee amendment to
authorize the director to contract for
extra printing with private contractors.
The whole fight was upon that amend
ment. The influence of the public
printer and the labor organizations of
the country We're employed against it.,
and after lively debate of several
hours it was overwhelmingly defeated.
The publication of the reports Of the
twelfth census. therefore. will be made
by the public printer as in the past.
The reports of the committee ON priv
ilcges and elections in the case of NJ.
=. Quay, who claims Il seat in the Unit
ed States Senate on the strength of an
appointment from the governor of
Pennsylvania. were presented in the
Senate Tuesday. The majority report,
opposing the seating of Mr.. Quay. was
signed by Senators Caffery, Pettus,
Turley, Harris and Burrows. the last
named the only Republican signing It,
The minority report bears the sigma
lures of Senators LIoar, Chandler,
Prltchard and McComas, all Repub-
licans and advocates of giving the sea.
to MIR. Quay.
Attorney w. B. Harrison. who Is
here representing the Denver Chamber
of Commerce. was heard before the In
terstate Commerce Commission Fri.
day. He appeared in the case of Kin
del against the railroads for violation