Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-22
The Resolution Passed.
The resolution was agreed to.

passage of a resolution directing the sec
rotary of war to inform the senate wha
We're the qualifications of voters in The
approaching elections in Cuba, who pre-
scribed the qualifications, the purpose OF
| the election and who would have charge
of it.
Mr.. Hale called up the measure making
appropriations to supply additional ur
| gent deficiencies. The committee amend
ments thereto We're agreed to, and the
bill was passed without comment. MIR
Garter called up his motion to reconsider
the vote by which the senate had adopted
resolution providing messenger to ev.
cry senator not Il chairman of Il standing
committee The motion prevailed, and
the resolution was referred to the com
mittcc on contingent expenses.
bill to authorize the judges of the
district courts of the United States to
appoint stenographic reporters and deter
mine the duties and compensation of such
reporters was passed. The bill provides
foCthe appointment of 30 court report
ers in the United States at salary of
$1,000 each. extra pay being provided for
extra manuscripts of court proceedings
supplied.
d. The bin to provide a civil code for the
district of Alaska was then taken up for
consideration,
The House. y
The house resumed the consideration
of the Loud bill relating to second class
mail matter Mr.. Bromwell (O) was the
first speaker He advocated the passage
of the bill.
Gentlemen, he said. were very solic-
itous Of the good and cheap literature
that went through the mails at the cheap
rate. but they said nothing of. the tons of
vile trash that got the same rate. He
had been informed thar two tons of Dau-
DIETS 'Sapho" had recently gone through
the New York postofficc. Why should
such books be entitled to second class
rates when bibles and textbooks paid
third class rates?
The house committee on foreign affairs
has decided to investigate the allegations
made by Charles +. Macrum, ex-consul to
Pretoria, South Africa, relative to the
opening of his official mail by the British
Representative Wheeler of
Kentucky introduced resolution to this
end, which was referred to the committee
on rules. After some consultations Chair
man Hit, on behalf of the foreign af-
fairs committee, agreed to investigate the
charges without the direction of the
house il that would be satisfactory to
Mr.. Wheeler, the author Of the resolu-
ton. Mr.. Wheeler assented and has wiz
ed Mr.. Macrum to come to Washington
as soon as possible to appear before the
committee.
The ways and means committee gave
n hearing to u delegation of insurance
officials and agents who desire a change
in the revenue tax law by which in lieu
of adhesive stamps on individual trans
actions the business will be taxed in bulk.
Those present included representatives of
life and accident, fidelity and indemnity,
bonding and trust fire and marine, boil
~ and employers liability, plate glass
md other lines of insurance. The Ma
tional Association of Insurance Agents
was also represented through its officials.
1t was urged that the proposed change |
involved no loss in revenue to the govern |
ncnt. but altered the manner of collec- |
ion so as to avoid the Inconvenience and
business disorder caused by stamping
zach transaction.