The silver star., 1900-12-21
WHAT IS BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAplTI

The House adopted the amendment
Of Mr.. Corliss OF Michigan to the reve-
nue. bill, requiring revenue stamps to
be cancelled by perforati0n to prevent
fraud.
Charles A. Towne, the recently ap-
pointed successor to the late Senator
Davis OF Minnesota. attended the ses-
sion OF the Senate December 10th, and
took the oath of office.
The House committee on naval AZ.
fairs filed report favorable to the Dill
authorizing the appointment OF hep-
resentative BOutelle Of Maine as cap
tain in the retired list Of the navy.
Captain Fl. NJ. Chittenden, United
States army, in charge OF military
roads improvements In Yellowstone
park and Wyoming, is urging an ap-
preparation OF $15O,O0O for road build
ing in his Jurisdiction during the COM
Ing year.
In discussing the Hays-Pauncefote
treaty In the Senate. Mr.. Teller said
that the United States should con-
struct the canal, II at all, regardless OF
the English position, and without 60
ing through the formality of ratifying
the pending treaty.
BY the death Of her mother. Mrs.
Washington Mclean. Admiral Dewey's
wife has become IA millionaire. Mrs.
Dewey's mother leaves an estate val
ued at about $2.OOOOOO to be divided
among three children-Mrs. Dewey, her
sister, Mrs. Ludlow. and John II. Nc
Lean, proprietor Of the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The first OF the great supply bills.
the legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill, was passed by the
house In record time Monday. The bill
carries $24, ,496,30S and has 131 pages,
but there was less than ten minutes
debate upon 1t. II required about
three hours for the clerk to read the
bill.
Three or four Senate speeches are
promised in opposition to the subsidy
bill, and it Is expected that most. II
not all of these already In sight will be
made during this week. Among those
who probably will speak on the sub
ject are Senators Clay, Vest and Berry,
all of whom oppose the bill. Senator
Vest Ii an especial advocate of free
ships.
General Grosven0r of Ohio and
Champ Clark of Missouri. who had Il
joint debate on expansion early in the
late campaign. had not met since that
time until few days ago in Washing
ton, when General Grosvenor asked IL
Clark was not worn out by speaking.
Not much" said Clark. II gained
twenty-five pounds" That Is the first
Democratic gain have heard Of" said
Grosvenor.
In the executive session of the Sen
ate Senator Teller announced his in
tentiOn to formally offer his amend
ment to the Hay-PauncefOte treaty.
which he had already suggested. strik-
ing out the provision Of the treaty pro-
hIbiting the fertilization OF the canal.
Senator PenrOse announced his Opposi-
ton to the new treaty without the Tel
Ter amendment.
The House has adopted a resolution
for the appointment OF special c0m-
mittee OF five members to investigate
the death OF Oscar l.. Booz of Bristol.
Pennsylvania. who died recently as a
result OF hnzing received while a cadet
mt West Point. This course was taken
over the head OF the military commit
tee. which reported In favor OF allow
ing the War Department go conduct
the inquiry.
In speaking OF the case OF Cadet
Booz. Mr.. Wnnger of Pennsylvania, In
the House. said that the gross out
RACES known to have been committed at
the academy In the past had aroused
the conviction that the officers OF the
academy and of the army were 40 jeal-
ous Of the fair name OF the academy
that they guarded II as indiscreetly as
the officers Of France guarded the
Dreyfus scandal.
The minority members Of the ways
and means committee have completed
their report on the revenue reduction
nues Of about $7O.OOO.OOO, or about
$4,000, 600 more than that proposed
by the majority Of the committee. Il
also proposes nm income tax with q
view OF again bringing the subject in
modified form before the United
States Supreme Court for final adju.
dicatiOn.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
latiOns decided to recommend further
amendments Of the Hay-PauncefOte
treaty. The committee adopted an
amendment suggested by Senator For
aker, which declares that the Hay.
Pauncefote treaty superse,les the Clay
ton-Bulwer trenty. and also strikes out
the Hay-PnuncefOte agreement. article
3. which permits the submission Of the
y-PauncefOtc treaty to other DOW
ers and invites their acceptance Of II.
The question Of the constitutIonality
Of the Blaine extraditIon treaty between
Great Britain and the United States,
signed by the representatives of the
two governments In 1850. and which,
II Ii asserted, has never been passed
upon. In to be brought before the Unit.
ed States Supreme Court In the cases
OF Fred Lee Rice. Frank Rutledge and
Thomas Jones. arrested In Chicago last
June on the request Of the Canadian
authorities. charged with being fugi.
tives from Justice.
In 1914. when the British army cap
tured Washington, the capitol was
burned. and only the roofless walls Of
the two wings were left standing. The
flooring and tlmters used In the scaf.