The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-27
THE WASHINGTON NEWS
WHAT OUR NATIONAL LAW MAX.
ERS ARE CONSIDERING.
Some of the More important Work Of
the National congress-eills That
the Committees Report FaVorably
Upon-Washington Topics.

The Senate by a vote of 33 to 80
has decided that NJ. S. Quay was not
Pennsylvania.
The House has passed the Foraker
resolution continuing the present Of
ficers in Porto Rico in office.
The plans for the three new battle
ships have been approved. They will
be the largest vessels in the United
States Navy, and will surpass any
thing of their size afloat.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nominations of Frank l.. Camp
bell, of the District of Columbia, to
be Assistant Secretary of the Interior;
J. II. Holiander, of Maryland, to be
Treasurer of Porto Rico, and John r.
Garrison, of the District of Columbia,
to be Auditor of Porto Rico.
The conferees ON the Hawaiian Gov
ernment bill have agreed to that fea-
ture of the House bill requiring that
the governor, judges, ETC., shall be cit
izens of Hawaii.
In the House, upon request of Mr..
Hepburn, unanimous consent has been
given to set aside May 1 and for the
consideration of the Nicaragua Canal
bill.
Admiral Dewey and Rear Admiral
Hichborn are in favor Of the proposal
to purchase a number of submarine
torpedo boats of the Holland type.
The transport Sheridan is to be re-
paired at San Francisco at cost of
about $150,000. Among the improve
ments will be new main deck and
an enlarged refrigerating plant
By direction of the President, the
military post near Bismarck, North
Dakota, will hereafter be known as
Fort Lincoln.
A Washington despatch says that
the Isthmian Canal Commissioners
have concluded that, with all possible
expedition, they cannot complete
their report upon their examinations
of the, various isthmian routes for a
canal before next December.
General Bates, Chairman of the
special Army Board appointed to in
spect the hospital ship Missouri at
San Francisco, has made report en-
dorsing the recent recommendation Of
Surgeon General Sternberg that the
vessel be discontinued as a hospital
ship, and turned over to the Quarter
masters Department for use as a gen.
eral transport.
Senator Gallinger has introduced a
bill granting a pension of $50 a month
to General Longstreet. The bill gees
the Generals services as that of Ma
jor in the Eighth United States In
fantry during the Mexican War and
makes no reference to his connection
with the Confederacy.
Representative Levy, of New York,
has introduced a bill to repeal the
War Revenue act
The Senate looks forward to an in.
crease of the proportion of youthful
members of that body. The election
of Representative Bailey as Senator
from Texas, which is now assured by
his success in the preliminary cleo
tions, adds another to the youthful
contingent.
The War Department has been ad-
vised of the arrival of the animal
transport Lenox at Manila and the
animal transport Port Stephens at
Hilo. The Lenox carried Asst horses
and mules, and lost but one of the
number on the voyage. The Port
Stephens had no losses.
Special Treasury Agent George W..
Whitehead is under orders to go to
Porto Rico to arrange for the transfer
of the collection of the customs from
the War to the Treasury Department.
Nine Railways to Spend $6o,ooo,ooo.
1t is estimated that $60,50O,O0O will
be spent this year by the following
railways: Baltimore and Ohio, $685.
100000; Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe, $6,000,00O; Monon, $4,000, 900;
Chicago and Alton, $2,00O,O0O; Chi.
cago, Rock Island and Pacific, $1,000
300; Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
100000; Illinois Central, $3,OOOO 600;
Chicago and Eastern Illinois, $780,
900; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
S6,0OO,0OO.
A GIRL IN THE LOBBY.