The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.

| WASHINGTON NEWS.
what cs.srs.. Is Doins.-Nst>s IRON the
white nsuss and the Dsparsnsntsl
The Lawton fund now amounts to
$4,000 and the subscriptions will
close In few days.
In the Supreme Court on Friday
three attorneys were admitted to prac-
tice, one from Alasla, one from New
Mexico and one from the Hawaiian Is
lands, which is an evidence Of expan-
sion.
In answer to Senate resolution,
Secretary Gage has sent to the Senate
a report upon the coast and geodeuc
survey with special reference to the
new island possessions OF the United
States. He says the resources OF the
surveyor are inadequate to complete
the survey OF Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
He says the problems Of tho Philip
pines are much larger and recommends
the establishment Of sub-office at Ma
Mia.
The House committee on mileage
has rejected the claim of Brigham H.
Roberts of Utah for mileage in con-
ntttiOa win Ill6 tbnttHt lOI u htdt ~
the House. Mr.. Roberts puts In
claim for mileage from Salt Lake City
to Washington, 2.597 miles, and return.
mt the usual rate of 20 cents a mile
each way, milking a total Of $1,03S.sO.
Mr.. Roberts was not present today
and 1t was understood he had gone to
Chicago.
Representative Bell Is making in
quiry Of all the state trensurers in the
United States regarding the interest
paid upon deposits of state funds and
will use the Information In presenting
arguments upon his bill requiring de
positories Of government funds to pay
interest on the same. Mr.. Bell says
the interest on government funds held
by the various banks Of the country
under the rates proposed by his bill.
would yield an income of upward of
$3.OOO,0O0 per annum to the govern
ment.
For more than three hours Tuesday
Mr.. Bacon of Georgin occupied the at
tention of the Senate with discussion
of the Philippine question. His nrgu-
ment, which had for its basis his own
resolutions declaratory Of the govern
ment's policy. toward the Philippines,
was listened to carefully by his fellow
ence. He maintained that the United
States owed as much to the Filipinos
as II does to the Cubans. to whom by
resolution of Congress lf-government
had been promised. and he strongly
urged that his resolutions declaring 1t
to be the Intention of this government
to confer the right of government upon
the Filipinos be adopted as n means
not only of terminating the war, but OF
extending to a strugglig people justice
and freedom.
Speaking of the lnck of courts in
Alaska, Lieutenant Jarvis of the reve-
nue. marine service says that on his re
cent voyage down from the Berlng sea
country he brought several prisoners
and witnesses In charge of United
States marshal who were compelled by
the government of the United States to
go 1900 miles to attend court and to re-
main away from their homes all winter
because there were no means by which
they could return home after their tes-
timony was taken. Some of them will
have to be away from their homes for
nearly year unless they are able to
find passage upon whaler early In the
spring. This injustice is due to the neg
lect of Congress to provide courts for
Alaska, and Lieutenant Jarvis thinks It
ought to be corrected us soon as possi-
BILE.
Much interest attaches to the ap-
preaching Investigation by the House
committee on military AFFAIRS In the
matter of the trouble In the Occur
d'Alene country. This hearing is to
commence ON the 14th of February
Among those already summoned to
give testimony at that time are Stnte
Auditor Bartlett Sinclair OF Idaho,
Governor Steunenburg of the same
state, ana General Merriam, who com
manded the department nt the time of
the troubles. The witnesses on behalf
of the Miners Union have not yet been
summoned. although 1t Is known that
President Boyce and others Will be
called. The investigation will take
wide range and the testimony is likely
to prove very interesting, owing to the
peculiar political ramificatIon of the
case, involving each of the several par
ties in Idaho.
The United States and Great Britain.
| II was definitely learned tonight. have
reached an nmicable agreement re-
specting the operations of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty as affecting the right of
| construction and control by the United
States of the proposed Nicaragua canal.
| The result marks the termination of
conferences between the officials of the
State Department and Lord Pauncefote
of fully n years duration, during
which number of meetings were held
and the subject fully discussed by the
representatives of the governments iu-
terested. Great Britain agrees to
modification of the Clayton Bulwer
| treaty by which she practically relin-
tult oil lime
control of the Nicaraguan canal after 1t
shall have been constructed. The result
therefore is TO eliminate that feature
Of the treaty bearing on the subject of
dual control, and to leave the United
States free to construct and thereafter
control this great !nter-oceanic water
way.
The woolgrowers of Ohio have asked
the President to withdraw from the
Senate the reciprocity treaty with
the Argentine Republic. which gives
a reduction of twenty per cent. or 2
cents and 2 mills per pound, on the
duty on wool imported from that coun-
try; the sugar beet producers have ask
ed that the treaties with Jamaica and
the other British West Indies be with
drawn because they give a reduction
Of twelve and one-half per cent. in the
duty on sugar imported from those
countries; and several other interests
have asked for the withdrawal Of the
reciprocity treaty with France for sew
eral similar reasons, but the President
declines to crafty them. He thus
shows that he Is not so extremely pro-
tectionist as many people supposed,
and still believes In the reciprocity
principle. He approves of the treaties
and hopes they will be ratified, but IL
they are not he will let the blame rest
upon the Republicans of the Senate.