The state herald., 1900-05-18
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

>+>+\+>*><<+<+<*>+<+><>+<$
The secretary of war has received
from General Otis valuable report
concerning the Importation and sale of
liquor In the Philippine islands and
drunkenness among the troops. The
document will be sent to congress In
n few days In reply to Il resolution Of
fered by Senator Pettigrew.
At the next session of the United
States Supreme Court. Representative
Barham OF California will make n
unique motion for the admission to
practice Of his son. Edward G. Barham
and his sons wife, Ida ID. Barham.
The latter studied law and was admit
ted to the bar before her marriage, and
Is now the husbands partner at Santa
Rosa, under the title Of Barham e. Bar
ham.
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long
has been practically settled upon by
the administration for the vice presi-
dental nomination. OF those candi-
dates who were in the reckoning, Sec
retary Long Is President McKinley's
personal choice It is said In the pres.
ident's behalf that he and the party
managers want man for the second
place who Is up to the standard of abil-
ity to put inNrontrol of the admins
tration in case Of any accident.
! Mr.. WI. the Chinese minister, has
Issued proclamation to the Chinese
residents of the United States ex-
planning the purpose of the census and
requesting them to give all the infor-
nation asked for by the enumeratOrs
without hesitation. Ten years age, the
enumerators found II difficult to ottnin
Information from the Chinese, who sus-
pected TINT It was to be used against
them, and Director Merriam. anticipat-
| ing similar difficulties this year, re-
Quested Mr.. WI 30 allny the suspi-
cions Of his fellow-countrymen.
1t Is the desire and intention of the
Republican leaders to ndjounr Congress
before the 10th of June. which is the
date Of the Republican national con-
ventiOn, and programme of legisla-
ton Is being shaped with that In view.
The appropriation bills are pretty well
along, and so far us they are con-
cerned 1t would be easy to close the
session by the first Of June; but there
are several measures on which the Re-
publicans desire to make n record be-
fore the election. Those have not yet
been selected and are now under con
sideration by the steering commit
tee.
In secret session Tuesday the Sen.
ate discussed the effect upon the armor
plate question of the invention by IN
army officer OF n wonderful new pro-
jectile. The shell. fired from high
power guns, penetrated the armor nj
most as bullets fired from Krug-Jor.
genson rifle would penetrate green
wood. the difference being that the ar.
NOR plates split from the point OF i'm.
pact. Ii is said this was true Of the
Krupp armor, as well as OF the other
armor tested. The shell which was 80
effective was not described: indeed. the
Navy Department is guarding jealous
ly al details concerning Its construc-
ton.
The director OF the geological sur.
vcy has forwarded to the senate COM
munication from the committee now
making Investigations OF the work of
the survey with view to preserya-
tion OF the water supply for reclniua-
tion OF arid lands. In Wyoming The
work now being done and contem.
plated this season includes an exnmi.
ger. reservoir surveys east OF Yellow
stone park. continuation of reservoir
surveys In the Big Horn mountains,
investigation Of artcsian conditions In
the Black Hills and examination OF un.
derground water possibilities In south.
eastern Wyoming. Fifteen thousand
dollars Is required to complete the sur
veys.
Attorney General GODDARD OF Kan.
sas reached here Monday with the
avowed Intention OF filing In the
United States Supreme Court an in
junction suit In the name OF the state
of Kansas against the state OF Colo.
rado. Tine proposed suit IL to prevent
the diversion OF the Arkansas river
by Colorado lrrigatlonIsts. thus pre-
venting the natural flow of the stream
Into Kansas and. ms claimed. DANA
ring TO the extent OF many millions
OF dollars the farmers OF that state.
Contrary TO expectations, Mr.. GODDARD
did not file his application for nm In.
Junction. and he announced to-day
that he would not file II until the May
term OF court. which opens May lIth.
In the Senate Saturday. Mr.. Spooncr
OF Wisconsin and MIR. Hale Of Maine
made notable speeches. drprecntlng the
war talk OF Friday by Mr.. Lodge OF
Massachusetts. Neither the sennt,r
from Wisconsin nor the senator from
Maine was fearful that we might he
come Involved In difficulty with Ger
mnny on ncconnt OF the Monroe doe
irlnc. Mr.. Hoar OF Massachusetts pro-
tested against the "wrctched imperial
lsiic business" and the talk that this
nation had only recently become
world power" asserting tbnt II Ind
been a world power since the war of
1872. Mr.. Chandler Of New Hamp-
shire delivered sensational speech, in
which he charged that the government
had been dcfrnudcd In the adoption Of
the Hnrvcyizcd arinor. lie declared n
similar fraud was proposed IN the at.
tempt to force the government 10 ndopt
the Krupp nrmor. By close vote the
Senate rejected the proposition TO erect.
without reference to the price nt which
che government could secure nrmor
plate for Its wnrships. nm armor plate
fnciory. The vote upon the direct pro-
position was % TO -.
The Scnn,c committee on Indian dep
relations has reported fnvorably Sen.
nior Wnrrcn's bill 10 strike out the
| nntliy clause OF the net providing for
III" settlement Of Indian depreciation
clnlms. Il will liz recalled that the
original ne, required the claimant 10
show that the indians who DESTROYED
Ills property were NJ nmliy with the
United States. This requirement bar.
red hundreds of legitimate claims nris.
lsas. "A a