The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-03-29
washington Letter.

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Washington, March 26, 1900.
congress has taken the first step to-
wards the erection of suitable memorial,
In Washington, to Gen. U. 8. Grant.
Without an opposing vote, the house
passed q bill 5appropriating $4,000 to be
spent 10 securing designs for memorial
to Gen. Grant. The bill provides that
eminent artists shall be invited to submit
competitive designs. Every distinguished
Eur0pean visitor to the national capital
comments upon the absence Of any public
monument to Gen. Grant, and the numer-
GUS monuments to soldiers Of Lesser prom
inence adds to their wonder why there Is
none to Grant.
The senate is to have an opportunity to
vote on the Porto Rico tariff without out
eide complications, as Senator Foraker
asked for and obtained vote Of the sem
ate re-commttting his bill providing CIV
ilform of government for the island to
the committee, In o1der that an attempt
may be made to pass the house bill levy
ing duty of Is per cent. on Porto Rican
products. Whether this can be done Is a
question upon which there are two de-
cided opinions. 1t is understood that the
votes to pass the bill have been pledged,
but the republican senators who favor
free trade have threatened to filibuster to
prevent vote being reached on the bill.
Conferences are still going ON and some
agreement may be reached. Meanwhile,
the money which has been collected under
the Dingley tariff Is available for public
use In Porto Rico, and Gen. Davis has
been directed to freely use It,.
I A bill aArhorizing the president to ap-
point q commission to visit China and
Japan, for the purpose of studying CON-
mercial conditions and making a report
as to the best method of increasing our
trade with those countries, has been
passed by the senate. During the discus
sion, Senator Hoar took occasion to reit-
crate his opinion, which is shared by
many, that senators and representatives
are constitutionally ineligible for appoint.
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will this week begin an Investigation ol
the charges made by Mr.. Macrum, that
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Senator Wolcott OF t,oIorado. ia tn,
frat member of the Sonata m own an an
tomobile He usas II avery dav IN coin.
70 and from the can,tol the denartmant,
and tho wb,+o bopaa ora sovo ha doos @,
for aconomv hacauso u 10 cheonar an.
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senators however who oct alone viii,
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about
Altar having servel for s,xtaan vaar
and IN every imnortant division ~ the n
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anthor,tv On n,ot+ors ro,at,ng tn soro,o
| natants and trade -marka will nraot,ce !
washington nc
A resolution has been. offered In tn
house and senate bv Renresentat,v We Lent
OF Ohio and Senator Allen. respectiyely
demanding the recall of federal troon
from Shosbono oor,+v Tdoho un,ass +b
permit system OF work be revoked, tn