The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-18
At asIiington.

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gate and report to the President there.
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Among the other House bills were
those by Mr.. Grout, IT, appropriating
500, 600 for the purchase Of the right to
manufacture and use the high explosive
''thorite" and also the Ishamn high
explosive shell; and by Mr.. Loud, tai
re introducing what is known as the
Loud bill, in reference TO second-class
matter with some notifications; by Mr.
Lloyd, MO, a bill to change the oath Of
cadets of the Military Academy so as to
require them on admission to the insti-
tuition TO subscribe to an oath that he
will abstain from the practice of any
form of hazlng while at The academy.
The Senate committee on relations
with Cuba held meeting, Friday, and
informally discussed the conditions in
the island and considered reports made
by the officers in the different provinces
Chairman Plat desires to obtain as
much information about the island as
possible for the use of the committee.
The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, Friday. ordered
favorable report upon the Hepburn
bill for the construction of the Nicara.
guam canal. The bill is practically the
same one reported by this committee in
the last Congress.
Senator Frye has introduced bill in
the senate to amend the pension laws
by providing uniform rate for the loss
of an or leg above the elbow or knee.
This bill would apply to all who were in
the military or naval service of the
United States in the line OF duty and
would give each pension of forty five
dollars month. There is a great deal
of logic in Senator Frye's bill Veterans
who have lost an arm or leg in the
manner indicated may not always get
the same compensation from the pen
sion bureau.
Governor Burleigh is taking a very &C
tive interest in the work of the census
committee, which is not yet organized
for the session, although it has already
held one meeting. That is one Of the
impor ant committees in this House, as
it probably will be for two or three
years until the census is well under way
Debate on the Philippine question was
the order of exercises in the Senate the
greater part of the week past.
Mr.. Burleigh has introduced in
the House bill, that Senator Frye has
introduced in the Senate, setting apart
public grounds in this city for the use of
the National Society of the Daughters
of the Americ an Revolution for a memo
rial building. The bill went to the com
mittee on public buildings and grounds,
of which Governor Burleigh is mem
Der. 1t is one of great interest to the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
the purpose being to erect splendid
building without cost to the govern
meut, ito commemorate the services
and perpetuate the memory of the he.
roes of the Revolutionary War" The
location desired is on one of the numer
Gus government reservations in Wash
ington, and there is a provision that,
when it ceases to be memorial building,
it shall revert TO the United States
The subcommittee of the committee
on public buildings and grounds have
been appointed by Chairman Mercer of
Nebraska, Governor Burleigh being
made chairman of the fourth sub com
for localities in Maine, Pennsylvania,
ginia, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee
and Kentucky.
The Senate committee on oceanways
and canals has agreed unanimously to
report bill for the construction of the
Nicaragua canal. The bill is the same
as that reported fayorably in the House
by the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce with a few verbal
amendments.
The President has sent to the Senate
the name of Robert NJ. New ade to be
consul for the United States at Canton
to succeed DR., Edwin 5 Bedloe. Also
Navy-Lieut. commanders to be com
manders: VIM W. Kimball, VIM. p
Day, John c. Wilson Postmasters-
Maine: As Dinsmore, Dover; G. r.
Foster, Lisbon Falls; r. {. Reed,
Damariscotta.
The interest in the Roberts case
centers now in the fight that Repre-
sentative Littletield of Rockland, Me.
is making against the Republican ma.
jOrity of the committee, who want to
follow the lead of Chairman Tayler of
Ohio, and declare the seat of the Utah
member elect vacant. Representative
Littletield, believes that Mr. Roberts is
entitled to be sworn in and then should
be expelled The Democrats of the
committee and possibly one or two Re.
publcans may follow him.
The Senate Tuesday ratified the Sa.
moan treaty without division The
ratification occurred in executive SEES
sion and after two hours debate
Messrs. Davis, Foraker and Spooner
advocated and Senators Bacon, Money
and Tilman opposed ratification The
treaty was subsequently recalled.
The resolution introduced several days
ago by Senator Hale, calling upon the
secretary of state for information in the
possession of the state department relat-
ing to the seizure and detention of the
American flour by the British authori
ties in Delagoa bay. South Africa, was
called up Wednesday, discussed at some
length, announced and adopted
The Senate has agreed to take a vote
on the financial bill Feb. Is.
Senator Hoar's resolution. calling for
information relative to conduct of the
Philippine war, was adopted.
his Very Own jones.
There ar. mauy JoneSeS in this world.