The Lamar register., 1900-01-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.
what Congress Is DoinE.--Sstss From 'hs
whit. House and the departments

be SECRETARY uE AAAt %1ht.s'tNt
ing been serious objections made TO
his appointment by several senators
which are based chiefly upon the
ground tha. he has been and sun - IN
tarested in legislation now penang ~
the Senate.
Representative Shafroth said u'-day
thar there apepared some uisuadeft
standing as 10 the provisions OF tue
arid land bin which he has iutToducfsi,
Of the massage of which hc Il 50 cuiih-
dent. Ii does not provide for the etss-
sIoa ~ all the arId lands but lean OF
I.uau.usa acres TO each state
The secretary OF war has resurnei 70
the military committee OF the hoess.
with favorable indoEseuent, 2 hllI
recently introduced by Mr., Moody of
Nasxachusetts. providing that the Otti-
GERS OF the army who have served 'n
two wars with credit may hc retired
with the rank next higher than thai
which they now hold
Attorney w. n. Harrison, who is
here representing tte Denver Chamber
Of Commerce. was heard hrfore The IN
trrstate Commerce Commission tri.
day. He appeared IN the rasa uf KIN
Del against the railroads for violation
OF thc long and short haul clause Ia
Denver freight charges. Mr, hnrTiraa
faads. an excellent presentation Il the
arguments FOR the recuzuition Of Den
ygr's rialul 10 fair trcata@ni w trans.
Is0rtatign. He WIS atteatiyciy ltstrneSi
10 ~ the commissioners Mr.. HaFrt,
SOU says that be = suaftsietst shat the
commissioners win give DraVeT ihe ~
lief sought
Their. Is 30 tiis5saslgiea on tls paTt %
the Navy Department 10 alaE" aHg
change In the program. Tor Scw naval
construction GA account - tos lnirN-
dsetgau % the German bsli booking %
tbs. addition of forty-fght agTnoFe-l
ships 20 the German navy. Attention
j. called to ths faei that there arc nosS
already augi1EEzra tweu'y-sne ships
for the navy In addition u tear hest
afioaf This nualt-r j. - large a, Z
Is believed Congress viii aushgtiFs a.
this finlc. aud a. tlir German Increase
il TO te diyhled atnpng cAEistf-rn yeAT1s-
while ours d roBtunugss 20 each Epn-
g1sss. Il Il felt Shsg ths Ea!lssi States
EaVy i IN 10 dau~sE Qf tost1E faa i-ssa'
IiUn IL now ceft1napsis-
The treasury e,Iielafs say that favus
StIxgE has not lss'u shown 10 making u,
ls1xfts Of putlie tauRpy wsth national
hanks. for slleh deposits have uHver
t.,sn retGss,l Whs.a bonds accompanied
/, a. security. They suTtasT say that
10 complaint or crstjcssn' ~ Tbs EFtsr-
s,nt system of dpssssstin- piitstc funsis
has eyzr l.een Fecs-svsd frsga hank
or Z fsankrF oT aHy etbeT hnaHcisl or
commercial association af ans sagt. b.
szauSs. they ara famiiiar with the nseyti-
usis al the Tusasury ncfariment ar4i
approve them. Tbr cniy complaints
auI criticisms have appeared In The
fas.wasfsaIsrs OF have bszH usaSic by fssis
ifirians for political eject There ans
nov 80 tasks designated - drgs5ss-
igr.es - pubiic uioarys sud on satur.
slay last The sHeuzt iafruStrd to taesa
was ss-lsiT.ea uf taas-sr uIustran arr
Go ffiiulEs. thgriera Ia IB8lsna, sssbi IN
Michigan. glEht lu Wisconsin. twelve
ia I1Wn, seven IA Kansas sAS IN Ne
braska aud tpenfy -tlzFsaa- n Ohio.
Tisa Graud opesa Ithuss. the largest
auditorium In wAshlnsgtsp uas tsncEcsi
10 tise tioara suusiay niSht with an et,,
IiIfss 3astie sndienc,s that expressed rs
sympathy wirh the Iis=srs IA thcEF nslli
with GEras RfliRlH Tltn speakers iH-
ctndsd tacEnbrrs - hsaIh branches ~
I G0ugrssss. aal tn ths stage ppFe other
pubic fuFn whp raubs uarEFiF "a add
their maval supilFt. Tbs keynote of
+ the sT-seche> Was that tie Brsrs We're
! nEhHInE far tlacir suslspfHslence a. aur
I foTefafhess had done IN i71ts The
&I4tEaEALt- AFettAaAtsfsa NAHaAssA lE4-
Of the United Irish societies. and 4
nuInbsr uf ieadtuE Germans % The city
Joined Ia thr movement The 8ssnaKa-
+ tBGn- WEIR AtnsTiean fssTs, with q fair
sisFinEllHg OF the sres'u % Eriu AnpnE
( those who occupled seats 90 the stage
wcrs Senator's Mason - Illinois, Allen
I of Nebraska and Titiuaan uf S5ufh Car.
Jlinas Representatives Clara IAe Ar
nl1Hd and Cochran Sf Missouri: Bailey
pF Texas. C8rmurk and Csx 81 Teunes
see. Hhea. Jones AMI Lamb 81 Ken
lucky; Shafruth Of Colorado. naYener
Of WrSi Virginia. Meyer Of louisiana
SHiEer Of New York and Lent sf Ohio.
and Air. Ean Siclsn ~ New York aud
representatives of tho United irish 50
cI.stiss and others \ large delegation of
. irtsh-AmericHns aud saermnu- Amfri.
cans from Baltimore we're present.
4 speech. sensational la It's Interest
and international 10 lis Importance
was delivered Ia the Senate Friday By
Mr.. Hale Of Maine Tbs. Occasion 81
the uttcfaBcrs was the simple question
whether resolution Introduced by
Mr. Allen lPopHiISB of Nebraska. cali.
ing for Information as TO the rsscos.
milton by this country of diplomatic
representation Of the TransyaaI repub,
lie should be directed to the President
or TO tue secretary OF state. Mr.. Hale
made the question the text OF an i'm
passiOned speech ia which he declared
that nine-Ieufils Of ths. American