The silver star., 1900-06-08
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP

bntes the population of the United
4 on January LIST Inst nt 16.011 600.
Secretary of State John w. Fos.
as lust completed the manuscript
very important work upon the his
of American diplomacy. which will
|ublished next fall. There is no
In the country better qualified to
such volume than MIR. Foster.
be has had more practical expert
in diplomatic affairs than any
OF his generation.
kh the French and Russian embas-
are negotiating for sites for the
hon of buildings for their use. The
cb ambassador resides in nm old
ioned house that belongs to the
of the late Admiral Porter and Is
Rer large nor convenient enough for
,se. The Russian ambassador Oc-
rs the old Cresswell mansion in an
lete portion. OF the city, although IT
bite commodious and convenient.
BIT Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
is seeking a site In the suburbs
10 his government can erect Il large
hssy surrounded by gardens.
nator Tillman made n remarkable
ht in the Senate the other day. He
bred that he would prevent the
age of any more pension bills un-
he House of Representatives. had
ed one he had introduced for an
ease of pension for a South Carroll
teteran OF the Mexican war. He
his bill had passed the Senate md
been hung up In the House. while
lreds of others had received con-
tatiOn. He felt that his cOnstitu-
had been treated unfairly and
efore gave notice that all pension
lntion would be stopped until the
sc of Representatives did what he
d of them.
great injustice has been done
tenant J. b. Barnadou of the ma
by those who have censuretl him
obtaining patent upon process
the manufacture of smokeless
Iler. which he discovered while
ing experiments at the govern
torpedo station at Newport.
tenant Bernadou is perhaps the
eminent chemist in the navy and
made many important discoveries.
has produced the best smOkcless
Her known. and 1t is true that he
lined Il patent on the process. but
was done by the advice and in
rtions of his superior officers in
r to prevent private manufactur-
from taking advantage OF his dis
ry. and as soon as the patent was
h.. agcf.rnaxl to Lao
of the United States.
the Senate Friday n memorial was
ented by Senator Perkins from the
lie OF California asking that the gov
hent provide some relief for the
Ting people Of India. '''rhe world
been observation-disclosures stupeficd. Sc
tjected Mr.. Hale Of Maine. lat the
bring now being endured In India.
is the chief of England's colonies.
pestilence and famine are appal-
to the Imagination. Whole fnmi-
are being wiped out of existence; /;
babe lies dead beside its mother.
situation Is awful. Now. the SEN
comes here with II proposition that
|hould appropriate "a sum OF money
he relief OF these people. l should
to ask the senator what England
done for the people OF Indin. She
spent tens and hundreds Of mil
of dollars In striking down and
hing republics. II IL the most bru-
manifestation of strength against
ny and weakness that the world
ever seen"
e United States Supreme Court
decided Admiral Dewey's bounty
n against the atlmiral's contention.
effect IL TO deprive the admiral and
men engaged with him at Manila,
|alf the amount claimed by them.
Justice Fuller delivered dis
Ing opinion. Justice Harlan rem
~ the opinion Of the court. which
ed on whether the words supper
v or ''inferiorlty" In the statute
reference to support Of the enemy's
els by land batteries, mines and
edoes. I'VE cannot do that" said
Ice Harlan. without gcing far be-
the obvious import q the words
loyed by Congress. There IL un-
btedly some force In the suggestion
In rcwartilng officers and sailors
have sunk or destroyed the ene-
vessels In n naval engagement. II
d unreasonable TINT all the difficult
OF every kind with which they
actually confronted should be
n Into consideration. hut that Il
i'tcr which We cannot suppose was
Rocked by Congress-" The original
u OF Admiral Dewey nnd his sail
was nlsOut x4O0.OOO. The Court Of
ms reduced II to x2OO.O 900. That de-
ph IL sustained by this ruling. The
piraTs personal claim In reduced
about x2OOOO to $4,000. Chief
ICE Fuller and Justices White and
Nenna dlssentcd.
ne report Of the Industrial commits.
OF which senator Kyle is chair
makes radical suggestions re-
ing the employment OF labor. II
,l'i'ilends TINT Congress ask all
~ III the Union to adopt laws rcgu-
e work day hours for lnb0rers
fourteen to twcnty-One years OF
ahd TO prohibit the employment. In
~. OF boys under fourteen years OF
"hu not then unless the boys shall
attended school nt least thirteen
ks during the ycnr. The eight
dny law IN to Ike passed by all
sthies. No women or girls nre 10
Employed under ground; no person
NJ eighteen years Of nEe ix to bc
"oyM ns telegraph operator on
soahs; engineers and swItchmen nrc
T. examined for color blindness: any
,neer who becomes intoxicated
Oh duty Is 10 le charged with n
.ciiic'liior: blanket Injunction