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NATIONAL CRIMINAL BUREAU.

NATIONAL CRIMINAL BUREAU.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, today intro
duced a --bill for the establishment in
connection with the department of JUS
tice of q national bureau of criminal
Identification. The measure is urged by
the police superintendents of the United
States.
FARMERS AND SHIP OWNERS.
Senator Allen, Of Nebraska, today pro-
posed a substitute for the pending ship
subsidy bill, providing for the protection
of agricultural staples and American
ships in the foreign trade by authoriz-
ing the payment of bounties on exports
of agricultural products OF the United
States"
The substitute provides for Il bounty Of
10 cents a bushel on wheat 80 cents a
barrel on wheat -four 10. cents Il bushel
on rye, so cents barrel on rye flour,
cents a bushel on corn, cents per
Genital on corn, ground, l cent u pound
on, cotton, 2 cents a pound on hops and
cents a pound on tobacco.
1t also directs the president to arrange
for the abroga ton of all treaties in
| contravention of the proposed legislation.
THE CABINET MEETING.
About the only subject of popularity
| discussed in the very short cabiliet meet
ing was the application of Rev. James
| Hill, of Cannomsburg, Pa, for govern
| mental aid in. protecting the native Chris
| tians in the New Hebgides. The subject
! was brought before the cabinet by Sec
| retary Long, to whom the application
! had been made for q warship in behalf
| of the missionaries. The island lie
| about 500 miles east of. Australia and
| just north of New Caledonia. They have
| been under divided French and British
protectorate. There was a general dis
position on the part of the cabinet Of
ficers to do everything proper and posi-
BILE to meet the request of the mission
ary interest, but it was found that to
send a warship to this out of the way
part Of the world would require trip
of about 1900 miles from the nearest
American station, and the navy Depart
ment has no vessels now available for,
| such purpose. 1t was also reported that
/ French and British gunboats patrol these
! seas, and doubtless would seek to pre-
| vent any such attack upon the native
| Christians as is said to have been threat
| ened.
PORTO RICAN DELEGATE.
The newly elected commissioner from
| Porto Rico, Mr.. Degeta, made his ap-
! pearance at the capitol today for the
| 1lrst time, and was cordially welcomed
! by senators and representatives in talk
ing with members of congress he ex-
pressed satisfaction at the warm greeting.
given him by the president and other Of
t1clals, and with the general spirit of
| friendliness shown toward the island he
/ represents The Porto Rican people, he
said, want to become Americans in the
full sense as fast as possible, and they
also hope their representatives will be
accorded the rank of delegate He spoke
in high terms of Gov. Allen and Of the
good administration of Secretary Hunt
and Commissioner of Education Brunl-
baugh in Porto Rico.
TO FURNISH SEEDS
The lowest bidder for the contract of
! furnishing seeds for congressional distri-
button during the fiscal year 1902 received
by the agricultural department. was the
New York Market Garden association
at $160, ,155.