The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


mept with the friends of Senator
Clark of Montana to allow the sena-
tors case to rest where 1t is, with the
understanding that no further steps
shall be taken to have either Mr..
CIarks or Mr.. Maginnis' credentials
referred to the committee, and that no
further action shall be taken on the
resolution concerning Senator Clark's
original election.
The naval court martial which has
been trying Captain John MCGOWAN
on charges of scandalous conduct and
neglect of duty in connection with the
killing by him of IL Filipino while in
command of the Monadnock in the
Philippines, found the captain guilty
and sentenced him to be suspended
from duty on half sea pay for two
years and TO be reprimanded by the
secretary. There was, however.
animous recommendation for elem
ency to Secretary Long.
Ex-senator and Mrs. Sherman have
gone to their home in Mansfield, Ohio.
for the summer and Will remain there
until late in the fall. Both of them,
speaking relatively, are in remarkable
good health Mrs. sherman has not
entirely recovered from the stroke of
paralysis which she suffered two years
ago, but seems to be growing iii
strength daily and has gained very
much during the last winter. Mr..
Sherman, Notwithstanding his seventy
eight years, is smart and active and
has been able to make all the arrange
ments for his journey.
1t is scarcely probable that Congress
will pass the army reorganization bill
at this session, although Secretary
Root is pressing it earnestly. Yester-
day the president had an interview on
the subject with Speaker Henderson,
who did not offer him much encourage
ment. but said that the members of
the Committee ON Military Affairs and
the Republican leaders of the House
had ideas of their own concerning the
bill, which We're so well fixed that il
was useless to appeal to them. 1t is
doubtful whether the bill Will ever be
reported to the House.
Both the French and Russian embas-
sizes are negotiating for sites for the
erection of buildings for their use. The
French ambassador resides in an old
fashioned house that belongs to the
heirs of the late Admiral Porter and is
neither large nor convenient enough for
his use. The Russian ambassador oc-
cupies the old Cresswell mansion in an
obsolete portion of the city. although 1t
is quite commodious and convenient.
SouHt NyuSSinl- tlit INhNSihh
dor, is seeking II site in the suburbs
where his government can erect n large
Abassy surrounded by gardens.
senator Tillman made remarkable
threat in the Senate the other day. He
declared that he would prevent the
passage of any more pension bills un-
til the House of Representatives had
passed one he had introduced for an
increase of pension for South Carroll
ia veteran of the Mexican war He
said his bill had passed the Senate and
had been hung up in the House. while
hundreds of others had received con
sideration. He felt that his constitu.
ent had been treated unfairly and
therefore gave notice that all pension
legislation would be stopped until the
House of Representatives did what he
asked of them.
A great injustice has been done
Lieutenant j. Il. Barnadou of the ma
w by those who have censured- him
for obtaining n patent upon process
for the manufacture of smokeless
powder. which he discovered while
making experiments at the govern
ment torpedo station at Newport
Lieutenant Bernadou is perhaps the
most eminent chemist in the navy and
has made many important discoveries.
He has produced the best smokeleSs
powder known, and it is true that he
obtained n patent on the process, but
this was done by the advice and in
structions of his superior officers in
order to prevent private manufactur-
ers from taking advantage of his dis
covery. and as soon as the patent was
granted he assigned it to the govern
ment of the United States.
The Boer delegates are planning an
extensive tour of speechmaking. They
S3pect to hold their first meeting in
lltimOre and then go to Philadelphia.
n " York and Boston; thence west via
Albany (where there is large popula-
ton of Dutch ancestry, Buffalo, Cleve-
land, Detroit. Chicago. Milwaukee, st.
Paul, Kansas City, st. Louis, Cincin-
natl and Pittsburg. They may include
several other towns in the tour, and
may finally decide to go to Denver and
San Francisco, but that part of the
plan will not be definitely adopted un-
til later Mr.. Fischer says that the
delegates have no purpose or desire to
influence the presidential election or
ally themselves with any party or
meddle in any way with American pol
itics. He has become convinced by a
rather serious experience that he and
his fellow-A frikanders must make this
clear if they expect TO arouse the sym
pathy of the people in their behalf.
A special to the Chicago Times Her
aid from this city says: During the G.
A. II. encampment in Chicago. Presi-
dent Mckinley may have the pleasure
of returning to the southern states the
400 or 800 Confederate battle flags now
in the War Department. Prominent
members of the g. 4. X. have in hand
a plan to secure the authorization Of
Congress for the return of these flags
and it is hoped that beth houses will
pass the necessary joint resolution be
fore adjournment. During the coming