The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-30
THE WASHINGTON NEWS
WHAT OUR NATIONAL LAW MAX
ERS ARE CONSIDERING.
Some Of the More Important Work OF
the National congress-BiIls That
the Committees Report Favorably
Upon-Washington Topics.

The House Committee on Commerce
directed a favorable report on the
Sherman bill, to prevent the false
branding or marking of food and
dairy products.
The secretary of war Is created a
new military Division of the
Pacific" embracing all of the Philip
pine islands, under the command Of
General Otis. 1t will be sub-divided in
four departments Northern Luzon,
under General Bates; the Viscayas,
under General Hughes. and Mindanao
and .Jolo under General Kobbe.
Flfty-one senators, under pressure
from the Administration, will vote for
the Porto Rican Tariff bill.
In the Senate March 26 the Alaskan
Civil Code bill was under considera-
tion during a greater part of the ses-
sion. An amendment was agreed to
fixing license upon almost every
kind of trade and commerce in the
District of Alaska.
Senator Foraker, in charge of the
Porto Rican bill, announces that he
will press the measure to a vote as
soon as possible.
The House has begun the considera-
tion OF the Army Appropriation bill.
A bill to provide for the absorption
of the Hawaiian silver circulation has
been reported by the House Commit
tee on Territories.
~ AIlicAn hnC fntraduoaI
bill amending the National Bank act
so as to allow banks of deposit to be
designated in cities of 25,000 popula-
tion.
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, has
introduced a substitute for the Porto
Rican bill providing for free trade
between the United States and Porto
Rico, and extending the internal rev.
enue laws, with amendments, over
the island. The act is to continue for
two years only.
1t is intimated at the War Depart
ment than $4,000 men will be given
employment in public works in Porto
Rico under the operation of the Re-
lief Appropriation act.
The military post at Cayey, Porto
Rico, will hereafter be known as
Henry Barracks. in honor of the late
Brigadier General Guy v. Henry, Unit
ed States Army, who was Military
Governor of the island.
The House. after Il spirited discus
sion extending over three days, has
recommitted to the Committee on
Postoflices the Loud bill relating to
second class mali matter. The vote
was 14S TO SO.
The Senate has ratified by an almost
unanimous vote the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain
relative to the estates of citizens of
one country who die in the other. Sew
eral amendments were accepted.
The bill for the incorporation of the
National Red Cross Society has been
favorably acted on by the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
In the United States Senate the
additional deficiency appropriation
bill has been passed. A resolution has
been adopted calling upon the Secre-
tary of War for information as to the
alleged concessions for gold mining
in the bed of the sea near Cape Nome,
Alaska.
Senator organ has introduced an
amendment to the Porto Rican bill
providing for free coinage of silver.
1t is limited to the American product.
Secretary Wilson has awarded the
contract for supplying the Depart
ment Of Agriculture with seed for the
year 1901 to the New York Market
Garden Association Of New York at
their bid of $6S,S74. The total num-
ber of packets of seed required is 15.-
0S6,96S.