The silver star., 1900-03-02
WASHINGTON NEWS.
what congress IL Dolng. Notes From the
white House and the Departments

what Congress IL Doing. Notes From the
White House and the Depe rtments.
Inc Navy Department has decided to
assign Commander B. Il. Tilley Of the
coiier Abarenda as the commandant
OF the PagO PagO coaling station.
which Will place him in charge Of the
administrative affairs of the Samoan
territory of the United States.
The Senate has passed bill grant
ing the mineral land states fifty per
cent. of the income derived from inter-
est upon public land sales to aid and
establish schools of mines In such
suites. Under the bill $4,000 per
nnhum Will be available In each state
ior thls purpose ut present.
| The secretary of state has Informed
the congressional committee that lie
! desires prompt and full investigation
or the charges made by Mr.. Macrum,
ana says that II Mr.. Macrum's mails
were tampered with his neglect to re-
port the matter Is the gravest violation
oI the regulations and discipline of the
consular service that has occurred for
many years.
The proposition now pending In
Congress for the appointment Of
a commission to study the CONNER
| cial conditions of China and Japan Is
similar to those already adopted by
the active commercial nations of Eu-
! rope. A document recently issued by
the treasury bureau of statistics shows
tnat experiments made by other na-
lions have been very satisfactory.
The House of Representatives in
duiged In Its annual joke Of knocking
out the appropriation for the Civil Ser
vice Commission In the committee Of
the whole Saturday and putting 1t back
ngain when the bill was reported to the
House. But there was thifty-fve Re-
publicans who placed themselves on
record as against the present merit
system and fifty-one Democrats voted
In its favor.
A favorable report has been made by
the house committee on mines and min
Ing on Representative Mondell's bill
to apply portion of the proceeds of
sales of public lands to the endowment
and support of mining schools In the
several states and territories. The re-
port says that the magnitude of mining
interests in the nation renders the
class of schools proper subjects for
federal aid and encouragement.
The secretary of the interior has
recommended to the committee on In
dian affairs that the Senate bill provid.
Ing for restoring to the public domain
a portion of the Uintah Indian reserva-
tion bordering western Colorado should
be reported adversely. He stated that
the law establishing the reservation
conferred upon the Indians such title
to the lands comprising the reservation
that II could not now be vacated with
out their consent. The secretary urges
that the statutes of the reservation
should not be disturbed at this time
and states that II a portion Of the res
ervation he segregated without the free
and full consent of the Indians serious
trouble with them Is likely to follow.
Senator Clark and Marcus DAILY, the
rival millionaires of Montana, faced
each other during the greater part of
Saturday In the Senate committee on
elections In the investigation of Mr..
Clark's election to the Senate OF the
United States. Mr.. Clark sat in the
rear Of his attorneys and Mr.. DAILY
on the opposite side of the room. Mr..
DAILY wore n pleasant smile throughout
the day and Mr.. Clark maintained an
4 unruffled cOuntenance. 1t had been ex-
pected that Mr.. DAILY would be called
to the witness stand during the day,
but he was not. The day was given
up to j. X. Toole, close friend of Mr..
DAILY. Mr.. TOOle's testimony covered
the senatorial contest from the DAILY
side OF the question. He also related
many particulars concerning the capi-
tal contest. placing the total expendi-
ture In behalf of Anaconda In that con-
test at from $3.50, 900 TO $45OOOO.
There Is movement on foot for the
passage Of n law requiring defendants
In criminal cases In United States
courts to furnish bail through surety
companies rather than individuals
While there IL very little bail forfeit
ed in the Federal courts compared
with the state and municipal courts
nevertheless there Is always more Ol
less trouble In this line, nnd 1t Is nj
most impossible TO recover on u bail
bond without legal proceedings. The
same difficulty was found In recover
Ing on bonds given by civil officers OF
the government until the system Ot
surety companies was introduced. Nc
surety company has ever declined to
pay on a bond except In one instance
where dispute as to liability occur
red. In Baltimore, and was settled by
arbitration. Men OF experience in this
direction claim that similar results
would follow In the courts II all per.
SONS admitted to ball were required Ia
furnish bonds from surety companies
| Secretary Root has turned over to
General Ludlow his plan to secure the
creation OF II reserve list OF persons Ia
civil life who are fully equipped for In.
stnnt military service. General Lud.
low has been instructed to work oui
the dctnils OF the plnn In order that the
War Department may be enabled to
submit a tangible operative scheme for
the approval Of Congress-. which body
must supply certain legislation. The
sccretnry's purpose II to have the mill.
tary schools and colleges Of the coun.
try brought Into close touch with tho
regular army and trnck kept OF the
graduates when they go into civil life,
especially II the Join the National
Guard. President Wheeler OF the Uni.
vcrsity OF California was nt the Wal
Department recently and talked over
the college phase OF the project with
Secretary Root. The result In expect.
ed to be thnt In time Of war or cner'
gency nccessitnting the sudden In.
crease Of the nrmy there will be o roll
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