The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

Burham or thliiorniai va" - -
unique motion for the hninisslon
and his sons wife. Ida ID. Barnam.
The latter studied law and was ADMIT,
fed 10 the bar before her marriage, anu
is now the husbands partner at oahta
Rosa. under the title of Bnrham q DAT
ham.
Secretary OF the Navy John ID. Long
has heen practically settled upon py
the administration for the vice presi-
DENTAL nomination. OF those candi-
dates who were In the reckoning. see
retary Long is President Mckinney
personal choice. II is said In the pres
ident's behalf that he and the party
managers want n man for the seconu
place who is up to the standard OF apil-
ity to put in control of the ADMINS
tration In case of any accident
Mr.. WI, the Chinese minister, has
issued a proclamation to the chinese
residents of the United States ex-
planning the purpose of the census ana
requesting them to give all the lnIor-
nation asked for by the enumerators
without hesitation. Ten years ago the
enumerators found 1t difficult to obtain
information from the Chinese, who sus-
pected that II was to be used against
them, and Director Merriam, anticipat-
ing similar difficulties this year. re-
quested Mr.. WI 30 allay the suspi-
cions of his fellow-countrymen.
1t is the desire and intention of the
Republican leaders to adjourn Congress
before the 10Th OF June, which is the
date of the Republican national con-
ventlon. and a programme of leglsia-
ton is being shaped with that In view.
The appropriation bills are pretty well
along, and so far as they are con-
cerned 1t would be easy to close the
session by the first of June; but there
are several measures on which the Re
publicnns desire to make a record be-
fore the election. Those have not yet
been selected and are now under con-
sideration by the steering commit
tee.
In secret session Tuesday the Sen
ate discussed the effect upon the armor
plate question of the invention by an
army officer of wonderful new pro-
jectile. The shell. fired from high
power guns. penetrated the armor al
most as bullets fired from Krag-Jor-
genson rifle would penetrate green
wood, the difference being that the ar
NOR plates split from the point of I'm
pact. II is said this was true of the
Krupp armor, as well as of the other
armor tested. The shell which was SC
effective was not described; indeed, the
Navy Department is guarding jealous
ly al details concerning Its construc'
Z tion
The director of the geological sur
vey has forwarded to the senate a com
munlcation from the committee now
making Investigations of the work OF
the survey with view to preserva
ton of the water supply for reclama
tion of arid lands. In Wyoming the
work now being done and contem
plated this season includes an exami
nation of reservoir sites above Gran
ger. reservoir surveys east of Yellow
stone park. continuation of reservoir
surveys in the Big Horn mountains
investigation of artesian conditions II
the Black Hills and examination of un
derground water possibilities in south
eastern Wyoming Fifteen Thousand
dollars is required to complete the sur
veys.
Attorney General GODDARD of Kan
sas reached here Monday with tn,
avowed intention of filing in tn,
United States Supreme Court an in
junction suit in the name of the stat,
of Kansas against the state of Colo
RADIO. Tine proposed suit Is to proven
the diversion of the Arkansas rive
by Colorado irrigationists, thus pre-
venting the natural flow of the strean
into Kansas and. as claimed, dana
ging to the extent of many million
of dollars the farmers of that state
Contrary to expectations, Mr.. Godar,
J 10 Ia NIL fnr t.,
| junction, and he announced to-da,
that he would not file 1t until the Ma,
| term of court, which opens May 14tf
The Supreme Court resumed Its heal
ing Tuesday in the Kentucky governor
ship case. Hon. w. o. Bradley, fol
mer governor, being the only speaker
He appeared for Governor Taylor. tai
Ing up the first claim of the oppositio
that Taylor had never possessed an
title to the office. He concluded tina
Taylor's title was as good as that O
any other man who had ever held til
office. He argued that Taylor's It'll
was completes; that he was not only d
jure governor. but de facto governo
as well. and that every step that h
had taken as governor was legal Nj
Bradley attacked the finding of tn
Legislature in the case as irregular an
therefore void. When Mr. Bradle
closed, the court took a recess unit
May 18th.
That is very important bill for tn
reorganization of the army which til
Senate passed on the 9th. 1t make
many notable changes In the militar
arm of the service. particularly in tn
artillery. 1t authorizes the appoin
ment of veterinary surgeons for eac
cavalry regiment and battery of fiel
artillery; 1t authorizes chaplain fo
every regiment In the army; 1t give
the senior major general commandin
the army the rank and pay of lieuter
ant general and the adjutant geners
the rank and pay of major general.
order to increase the number OF officer
in the army the corps of cadets q
1 West Point is enlarged by 120-allov
ing one from every congressional di.
trict, two from each state and terr
tory at large and thirty from the Unite
States at large.
The Senate committee on Indian de,
relations has reported favorably Sci
ator Warren's bill to strike out th
amity clause of the act providing fc
the settlement of Indian depredatio
claims. 1t will be recalled that th
original act required the claimant
show that the Indians who destroye
his property were at amity with th
United States. This requirement bal
red hundreds of legitimate claims ari
ing from the raids of Indians in Texa
Arizona. Wyoming. New Mexico. Utal
Idaho and Washington. as well as
some OF the states further east.
was found to work great hardship an
injustice to legitimate claimants. an
consequently Senator Warren introdu
ed bill to corerct the law. 1t IL In
possible to predict the outcome of II
bill at this session, but II is almost ce
tain to pass the Senate. though 1t ma
be stalled in the House.