Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-22
Washington Talk.

The lighthouse board wants to test
wireless biography at lighthouses.
\ bill has been introduced forbidding
contributions by corporations for polit-
ical campaigns.
n bill giving Hawaii Il territorial
form of government is likely to be
passed without delay.
| Ctn2ressr an EaGn:n has in dllsci
Il bill to prohibit interstate trat1lc in
| prison-madc goods.
| Examinations are to he held for APP
| pointmrn1S in The aliutant generals
and inspector generals departments.
! \ new city charter. for Havana Will
, he drawn by q commission appointed
| by Gen. l.utluw 1t Will be ready
April 1.
| The senate confirmed the nomination
of Mrs. Bertha Honore Palmer of llIi-
nciS to be Il commissioner to the Paris
/, exposition
The president has issued an cNcc,1-
tive order placing the island Of TIL
tuila under Ike control of the navy de
parmcnt
Nc attempt Will lie made to push tho
subsidy bill ut this session of congress.
stAlll'uS,ll II litt. DC ltliVl tct
by the committees.
Official telc"r.inS .l,vc been received
at Washington SAYING that the treaty
regarding the Nicaragua canal meets
with general favorable comment all
over South America.
Speaker Henderson has appointed r.
c. Blumenden@ s;rnographer to com
mitteeS ulk;er The resolution authorize
ing an additional S.enoGrapliHr. The
place pays $1,000 Il veuT
The Republicans of the Fourth dis
lrict of Georgia have nominated \. II.
Freeman of Grarnsville for congress.
The delegates TO the national conven-
tion were Instructed for Mckinley.
Director Of the Census Merriam has
appointed Charles Martin Of Denver as
special agent i'll charge of The taking OF
the census of live stock. MI Martin is
'secrt t;;ry of the live stock association.
Admiral Hichhnrne's statement of
the condition of naval construction ut
the beginning the present month
shows that all Of the eight battles.lips
so far authorized are already under
construction.
Inquiries Of the EcuHdnli:}n gov IN
ment regarding reported negotiations
|: betwren that government and the
United States for the sale of the Cal
apagoS islands have met with the re-
Spouse that no such negotiations exist.
Senator Money has introduced Il
joint resolution in the Spi;a1r requiring
where Il word or phraS" in IL foreign
language is used III any document
printed by the government its equiva-
lent lin The l,mgl.*h of the United
States shall alsj he inserted.
The war department. is loolliE.~ for
Tilden Hayes. late a private OF Com
pany G. Sixth United States cavalry
whose last address was Portsmouth.
Scioto county. Ohio. He has been
awarded a certificate of merit for cal
lantry ut Santiago, but canno, lie
found
! y statement prepared al the postof
tlce department of til" gross postal re-
ceipts for January. 1890. us compared
With the receipts for the same ac-th
of the preceding year. shows ali ull-
usually large percentage of increase.
The total receipts were Si.O2T.D14. an
increase of S;;t.3:'G3". or 1875 pc, >,.t.
Robert i. Porter suggests as Needed
reforms AT Havana modification of the
present Immigration laws, the abolition
of the ) per cent TAX on real estate
transfers. the abolition of dilec, rail
way taxation. and the Inauguration of
a complete and .iuSt system of taxation
with Il view of simplifying its admins
tration.
y telegram has been received at the
japanese legation AT Washington to
the effect 1lia, on the 111h inst. the be.
trothal of his imperial highness, the
crown prince to Princess Sadkho, the
fourth daughter of Prince kujo, was
announced. Prince Kuio is the head
Of one of the oldest and most promi-
nent families in the Kingdom.