North Park union., 1900-02-09
WASHINGTON NEWS.
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bureau in this city, WINS fatally injured
Monday night by being thrown from
his bicycle. His skull was fractured
and he died the next day.
Kentucky Republicans are trying to
induce President Mckinley to interfere
in behalf of Governor Taylor Of that
state. The President refuses on the
ground that the courts are the proper
means for settling the controversy.
The present policy of the admins
tration and OF the leaders in Congress
is to have the Philippines permanently
retain their own tariff against the un-
tied States and all other countries,
giving all other nations the same trade
advantages that are enjoyed ny me
United States in accordance with the
"open-door" principle.
The Hepburn-Morgan Nicaraguan ca
nal bill will be passed during the pres
cnt session of Congress. Speaker Hen
derson is in favor of the bill and OF
prompt action. Senator Frye, presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, wants
action by the Senate. and expresses the
belief that the bill will be passed ut an
early date. The measure will receive
the approval of the President. These
statements are fully warranted by II
canvass of the two houses.
The Senate committee has closed the
hearing on the bill TO establish form
Of government In Puerto Rico and has
released Governor General Davis, VINO
has been here to assist with his advice
and information. Senator Foraker Is
preparing the report and revising his
original bill to conform with the views
of the committee. Speaking generally,
1t is proposed to place Puerto Rico on
the some footing rs the territories OF
the United States, with free trade III
all respects.
Secretary Gage was before the House
committee on coinage, weights ana
measures the other day and spoke in
favor of the adoption of the metric
system. Mr.. Gage also referred to the
need of fractional silver currency. He
pointed out that at present the demand
for fractional coin was so urgent that
the issue ran considerably beyond the
S5O.O0o.OO0 authorized by law. and he
recommended that this legal rcstrc-
tion be repealed. leaving the treasury
to determine the proportion of frac-
tional coin necessary.
The Republican caucus of the Senate
has decided definitely upon the rc-or-
gani2atlon of the elective officers of
that body and nominated Hon. Charles
Bennett of New York for secretary, to
succeed Hon. William Il. Cox. and
Hon. Dan NJ. Ransdcll of Indiana for
scrgeant-at-arms. to succeed Colonel
II. j. Bright. No selection was made
for chaplain, which will have the eff
feet of continuing the blind chaplain.
William II. Milburn, in that office. The
allotment of the minor offices was
placed in the hands of the caucus COM
mittec.
Yhc record in the open door matter
is almost complete. All the nations in-
volved except Italy and Japan have
submitted in writing the guaranty re-
quested by Secretary Hay that the mer-
chants and manufacturers OF the Unit
ed States shall have equal rights and
privileges in the Chinese markets. It.
nly and Japan. the only nations to be
heard from. have also responded. al
though the communications have not
been received. This completes one of
the most notable and important
achievements in the diplomatic history
of the United States.
Senator Clark of Montana is the most
accomplished llngust in Congress. al
though he never had the benefit of Il
college training. He obtained all his
education in the common schools at
Mount Pleasant. Iowa. up To the time
he was twpnly-one years old. lie ac-
quired his knowledge of foreign
tongues since he became rich. and the
study of French. German. Spanish and
Italian h: been diversion from the
mental and physical labor of looking
after his vast estates. lie speaks. reads
and writes all the languages named,
and is familiar with their literature.
Representative White of North Car
olina, the only colored representative
in the House has reported II bill for
"the protection of all citizens of the
United States against mob violence"
etc. 1t provides that all persons shall
be protected from being murdered. tor
tured or burned to death by mobs
known as "lynching bees whether
spontaneous or premeditated. and all
participating, aiding or abetting in
such affairs are made guilty of trea-
son against the United States govern
ment and subject to prosecution in the
United States courts.
The report of the House committee
on agriculture on the bill to reorganize
and improve the United States weather
bureau. states that this measure Is de-
signed to inaugurate an ideal merit
system. "To briefly summarize the
salient features of the proposed law,
it may be said that 1t npportions ap-
pointments among senators, represen-
tatives and delegates without regard
to their political faith and 1t provides
that candidates shall be nominated
under such conditions as will render 1t
difficult, If not impossible, to effect
the permanent appointment or the pro-
motion of an unfit person.
The reports of the committee on priv
ileges and elections in the case of NJ
S. Quay. who claims seat in the Unit
ed States Senate OH the strength of an
appointment from the governor of
Pennsylvania, were presented in the
Senate Tuesday. The majority report,
opposing the seating of Mr.. Quay, was
signed by Senators Caffery, Pettus,
Turley. Harris and Burrows, the last
named the only Republican signing It,
The minority report bears the sigma
lures of Senators Hoar, Chandler,
Pritchard and McComas, all Repub-
licans and advocates of giving the seat
to Mr.. Quay
All western senators are in receipt of
petitions from various parts Of the
country urging them to use their in
fiuence to prevent the cessiOn of pub
lie lands by the states. One resOlu-
tion adopted by several subordinate or
ganizations of the Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners has been forward
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