Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-19
THE WASHINGTON NEWS
WHAT OUR NATIONAL LAW MAX
ERS ARE CONSIDERING.
Some Of the More Important Work OF
the National Congress-Bills Thas
the Committees Report Favoran'y
Upon-Washingto Topics.


The House has adopted the resolu-
ton reported from the lnsular AHalrs
Committee to authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury to designate deposit
cries in Porto Rico. Cuba and the
Philippines for the deposit of govern.
ment funds. A Senate bill which will
permit dependent mothers of soldiers
or sailors of the Spanish war, even
though they married Confederate sol
diers, to receive the benefit OF the
general pension law. has been passed.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Allen has been selected as the first
Governor of Porto Rico. in accepting
the appointment he says he will en'
deavor to administer the affairs OF the
island to the best interests Of the
people.
The Senate has refused to dsplace
the Spooner Philippine bill for the
Nicaragua Canal bill or for the Alaska
Civil Code measure. Senator Bur
rows. of Michigan, made an exbaus-
tive argument in opposition to the
Quay claim to seat in the Senate.
The Spanish Government has offered
TO sell the floating steel dry dock at
Havana for the sum of 100000. but
this price is considered excessive.
The House, 161 to 153 has passed
the Porto Rico Tariff bill as it came
from the Senate. 1t now goes to the
President.
Senator Clarke has decided to re-
sign and thus save Congress any
more trouble.
The Senate mas agreed to take a
final voteSon the right of M. S. Quay
to a seat as a Senator from Pennsyl-
vania on Tuesday, April "a, at P. M.
Tributes were paid to the memory OF
the late Richard Park Bland. long a
Representative from Missouri.
The House has passed the Agricul-
tural Appropriation bill substantially
as reported.
The Ways and Means Committee of
the House has. by vote of to 5.
ordered the Porto Rico bill reported.
with recommendation that the
House concur in all the Senate amend
ments.
The Senate Committee on Privil-
eges and Elections has decided unan-
imously yesterday to recommend that
the seat of Senator Clark, of Montana,
be declared vacant.
Captain James G. Green has been
relieved, at his own request, of COM
mand of the United States naval sta
ton at Havana, and will be succeeded
by Lieutenant Commander Lucien
Young, at present Captain of the port
at Havana.
Brigadier General William Ludlow,
at present in command at Havana.
has been ordered to New York to
await further orders.
The army transport Conemaugh has
sailed from Manila for San Francisco.
The Senate has rejected the sec
tartan school amendment to the In
dian Appropriation bill, offered by Mr.
Jones Democrat, of Arkansas), by
vote of 80 to 16. The bill was then
passed. 1t carries about $s,414,00O.
The House Committee on Territor-
les has reported bill disappearing
the action of New Mexico in creating
Mckinley county" on the ground
that the locality lacked the population
and business to warrant county or
ganization.
The Secretary of War has forward
ed to Congress the report of a Board
of Engineers and Architects in favor
of the construction of bridge across
the Potomac river from Washington
to Arlington, cas- a memorial to Am
erican patriotism" in accordance with
designs submitted by Professor Burr,
a bridge engineer, of New York. at
an estimated cost of $4,800,O00.