Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-12
THE WASHINGTON NEWS
WHAT OUR NATIONAL LAW MAX.
ERS ARE CONSIDERING.
Some OF the More important Work Of
the National cengress--Bi!is That
the Committees Report Favorah'y
upon-Washingto Topics.

Opon-Wasntnqton topics.
The Agricultural Appropriation bill
just reported to the House carries
S4,116, 400, being $390,77S more than
the law for the current year.
The President has nominated John
4. Robinson, of Pennsylvania, to be
United States marshal for the East
ern District Of Pennsylvania.
The Republican Caucus Committee
OF the Senate has decided that O
steady effort shall be made to dispose
of the business now before the Senate,
including the Quay case, Philippine
bill, Alaskan bill and appropriation
bills.
The War Department has made pubs
lie the correspondence relative to the
recall of General Otis from Manila.
The General will probably leave the
Philippines after the arrival Of the
Commission, which will be about May
Is.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate by Mr.. Hawley, authorizing
the secretary of war to make surveys
for the establishment of camp grounds
in the north, east, south and west for
the training Of soldiers of the United
States and the National Guard.
Senator Gear has introduced an
amendment to the Postoffice Appro-
priation bill. fixing eight hours as the
length of the working day for clerks
in postofices. and providing for extra
pay for additional hours.
The Naval Appropriation bill, re-
ported to the House, carries items ag-
gregating $61, ,219,916. the bill being
the largest ever reported by the com
mittee.
The session of the senate April 4
opened with discussion OF the stat
us of the Quay case, during which Mr..
Wolcott apologized for language he
had used. The Colorado senator made
a vehement appeal for early action up
on the Quay case, and it was decided
finally to take up the case.
There was an exciting scene i'll the
House April 4, as the climax of Il dis
cussion of the Kentucky situation,
when Mr. Wheeler, a Kentucky Dem
ocrat, and Mr.. Pugh, a Kentucky Re
publican, faced each other from oppo-
site sides of the main aisle and in
dulged in a wordy duel Mr.. Pugh
charged Mr.. Wheeler with misrepre-
senting certain facts. Throughout the
debate, which was precipitated by
speech of Mr.. Boreing, of Kentucky.
there was an air of suppressed excite
ment. Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, concluded
the debate with a denunciation OF the
Goebel law. This incident overshad-
owed the speeches on the Hawaiian
bill
Major Frederick A. Mahan, Corps
of Engineers, has been placed upon
the retired list upon his own applica-
tion, after thirty years service. He
is brother of Captain Mahan, of the
navy.
The Senate has brought to close
the debate on the Porto Rican Tariff
and Civil Government bill, and, after
rejecting all but committee amend
ments, passed the measure by vote
of 40 to 81.
The amount of bonds so far deposit
ed in the Treasury for exchange for
the new 2 per cents. is $210, 800,
of which $25,CS0, 800 has been received
from individuals and institutions 9th
er than national banks.
The resignation of Webster Davis as
Asst. Sec. of the Interior has been ac-
cepted by Secretary Hitchcock. by
direction of the President. The resig-
nation, it is understood, was sent di-
rectly to the President by Mr.. Davis,
but was transferred to the Secretary
of the Interior.