The Taney County republican., 1900-04-12
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

| considering the Hay-PauncefOtc treaty.
During the comparatively brief open
session Mr.. Callinger (N. H. made
constitutional argument against the
seating of Hon. NJ. S. Quay as senator
from Pennsylvania. In the house the
bill to provide territorial govern
ment for Hawaiia was not completed
when the hour -four o'clock), previ-
ouslv agreed upon for taking the vote
arrived and it was decided to continue
its consideration, under the tivc-minute
rule, until finished. Several Important
amendments were agreed to.
| The New York chamber of COM
merce adopted resolutions, on the 9TH,
declaring that the stamp taxes should
! be abolished as soon as the revenues
of the government will permit, and if
it is impossible to abolish them ali
in the beginning, those upon tele-
grams, express and freight receipts,
proprietary articles and sales made
upon exchanges should be first abol-
ished.
At the session of the New York con-
ference of the NJ. E. church, held on
the 5th, DIR. /. W. Hathaway, president
of the American Sabbath Union, an
nounced that he had just arrived from
Washington, where he had called upon
President Mckinley, who had informed
him that the United States buildings
at the Paris exposition would be closed
on Sundays.
The officers of the Marine hospital
service have consented to handle the
smallpox situation on the Mex Perces
settlement in Idaho. They will CO.
operate with the agents and inspectors
of the Indian bureau, and will estab-
lish detention camps and do whatever
else is necessary to stamp out the dis
ease and prevent its spread.
| Senator Gear introduced an amend.
ment, on the 5th, to the post Office ap-
preparation bill, fixing eight hours as
the length of the working day for
clerks in post offices and privilege for
extra pay for additional hours.
| At South Bend, Ind, on the 5th, An
toine Lambert, Is years old, accident
ally shot and killed his playmate,
Achille Debaets, aged IA. The bullet
entered the boys right temple and
caused instant death.
DR.. Nansen has arranged with a
firm of Leipsic publishers to publish q
fve-volume work containing the scien-
| tific researches of his polar eXplora-
tions. The work will be in English.
In the senate. on the 9th. after the
morning hour. the unfinished business.
the Spooner Philippine bill. was taken
| up. Mr.. Lodge gave notice that, on the
11th, he would ask the senate either
then to vote upon the measure or fix
| a time for Il final vote upon it, Consid-
Grafton of the Indian appropriation bill
| was then resumed. but without dispos-
! ing of it the senate, after a short eN-
ecutive session. adjourned. In the
| house. after four days debate. the sub
s,iiutc cor the senate bill providing for
| Il territorial form of government for
Hawaii was passed. after unsuccessful
attempts at amendment.
The Kentucky court of appeals de
cited. on the 9th. against the republic
an governor and lieutenant governor
and in favor of the democratic contest:
ants, holding that the action of the
Legislature in the case was final and
the court had no jurisdiction. Two of
the republican Judges reluctantly sub
scribed to the same principle, while
deprecating the alleged injustice done.
One republican judge dissented. The
case will be taken to the supreme
court of the United States.
The secretary of war, on the 9th,
| sent to the senate the Ori iginal record
OF the proceedings of the military
court which conducted the beef in
quiry of last year. This was done in
response to resolution calling for a
copy of the record. The secretary eN-
planned that the record covered 4,70O
typewriter pages, and to copy ir
| would occupy the time of two cOpyists
for six months.
ty of Brown university was announced
on the 9th. Prof. Hammond Lamont,
Of the rhetoric department. has ac-
ccptcd Il call to the managing editor
ship of the New York Evening Post,
and Miller Moore Fogg, instructor in
public speaking and oratory. resigned
to pursue higher literature abroad.
The New York state Legislature adj
journed sine die OH the 9th. One of
| the last bills passed in the assembly
was the one appropriating 100000 for
II survey of the state canals. looking
toward their enlargement as to per-
NIT of the passage of barges through
them.
Senator Lodge INTRODUCED. amend
ments to the army appropriation bill,
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