The Monte Vista journal., 1900-03-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Whist Congrssa y Doiag.-Notes Fsom tAs
white House and the DspartneatA

~ to have the tariff laws OF the United
States applied to Puerto Rico upon
foreign Imports. but allows absolute
free trade between the United States
and Puerto Rico.
The Federation Of Labor has sub
mitted Its anti-injunction bill to Con-
gress through Mr.. Itidgely of Kansas.
1t provides that no injunctiOns or re-
strninIng orders shall be issued by any
court of the United States In any terri
tory or state to interfere with any trade
dispute between employers and en-
ployes.
The House committee on military at
fairs has acted favorably on the bill
giving chaplain for each regiment
and giving the adjutant general of the
army the rank of major general. Fav-
orable action was also taken on the
bills providing dentists for the army
and establishing n military hospital 1T
Hot Springs. South Dakota.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn has
sent to the House of Representatives
statement OF expenditures by the
War Department covering the mill
iury operations in the Philippines In
clnding outstanding liabilities. from
May !. 1855. 10 November l. 1889. The
total is given at siS,J2S, ,o'D, the prin-
cipal items being: Quartermaster's
department. SO, Il5,3ol. of which ST.
13G.S,j4 is for army transportation;
subsistence department, SS,JiD.OOO:
medical department. Sl.2oi 13T; pay
department, Slo.s33. l::i; ordnance de-
partmcnt. Sl.s'D.2s9.
Secretary of State Hay has declared
that there was absolutely no founda
ta e.. tI... hat i..n
rasua or Costa Rica had made any
protest asains, the proposed ncu,arli-
Zation OF the projected Nicaraguan
canal, nor had there been the slightest
evidence OF dissatisfaction on their
part with that section of the Hay
I'auncefoie treaty which deals with
the subject of for,iilcations. official
and otherwise which had reached the
State Department from the parties In
tcrested. testified to their unqualified
approval of every line of the conven-
iiou.
Secretary Root expects to turn over
the municipal affairs OF Cuba to Off
cials chosen at an election to be held
some time in May. which after all mil
itary officers now engaged in municipal
offices Will be recalled. AS this is an
experiment, the provincial govern
mcnts and the general control OF af-
fairs in the island viii remain In the
hands OF Governor-Genernl Wood and
his subordinat,-s until such time as the
President and secretary Of war consid-
or the people OF Cuba able to maintain
order and discharge their international
obligations without the supervision OF
the United States.
As the authorship of the Puerto
Rican tariff bill has been nscribcd so
Secretary Roo, 10y member Of the
ways and means committee. II may b,
proper to state that the secretary him
self drew up the bill. but only ns an
alternative measure, upon representa-
tions by some OF the Republican mem
bers Of the committee To the effect
that II was the only possible lcgisla-
tion. While con>.nting to draft the
bill under thes. circumstances, Secre-
tary Root declared h. still held To the
opinions on the subject expressed In
his annual report and favored doing
all that could i-' done for Puerto Rico.
These facts are from the highest au-
ihoriiy.
No, probably In the history of the
Senate WIS there ever shown so little
real Interest In the final vote ON a
great mrasur. ms WIS manifested Tues
day In the vote on the conference re-.
port of the financial hill. tn. report
WAS before the Senate for nearly two
weeks, yet only four speeches were de
liv"rcd IN II. including Mr. Aldrich's
explanation OF the changes made In
the Senate bill by the conf.rces. Dis
cussion ccnsed Oh the blll fifteen min.
ui.s before III. time fixed for the vote.
and III. Senate actually began III. con.
sId.ration Of minor hills on III. calcn-
dar to consume tine. The conference
report was agreed 10 10y vote Of ~
10 .'i, the rcpor, thus having \ ina
jori,y OF Is,
The bill providing u form OF govern.
m.nt for tn. territory OF Hawaii was
passed 10y the Senate Thursday with.
out division. Mr. Cullom has had
charg" OF the measure. Mr.. Clay of
Georgia delivered II carefully prepared
speech On the Philippines. lie favored
the adoption of the Bacon resolutions
declaring |, TO he the policy Of the Unit.
.d States to turn over the islands to
til" Filipinos n- soon ms II stable gov.
"rnmcnt could In. established by then,
under the protection Of this country.
Al tn" Instance Of Mr.. Foraker. the
Puerto Rlran ,arift blil WAS made III.
unfinished business and Will bc consid.
cred as soon as the conference report
ON ih. finance bili shall have been dis
posed of, next Tuesday.
Lord raunccsoic In. received n
cabl.rrnm from Lord Salisbury noti.
flying him that h" would IN, continued
nj ihi- Important, post for the present.
nj least. reference was made to the
p-nd"ncy In the United States OF the
linN-Paunc"fotc treaty and or the scv.
"rnl open issues of great Importance
with which the present ambassador II
better iti"d tn deal than nuy other
person by rrnson of hi. perfect In.
mlllnri,y. Just how long III" extension
OF III" ambassadors term OF oiiic. IL
10 prevail l. no, known positively, hut
II Is understood that Lord rnunccfoi-
VIII remain NJ the head of the EN-.
bassy until some time In the fall. II
i~ said that such nn extension ns this.
III" third. lins only one precedent IN
the British diplomatic service.
An Interesting seen. occurred ut III.
ltig.. National Bank Tuesday, when
III" fund raised by n grateful people IN
recognition of the services Of the late
Major General i.awion was formally
transferred 4" his widow. General
Corbin, u. treasurer of the fund. drew
check for s''s. tO7.01 In favor of Mary
4. Inwi"h nnd saw TINT II WIS trans.
frrr"d To her rrcdi, on the t.,ok. of
the bank. Al the sam. tim. hi. ne.
count ns treasurer of th" fund VIA.
closed. General corhin said h.. did
not care FOR n receipt for the funds,