Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-03-07

tute the House bill for all after the
enacting clause of the Senate measure.
There is practically no difference in the
two measures except on unessential
details. The provisions as to suffrage.
appointments, etc, are the same IN
both bills. The Senate provision with
an amendment that these laws shall
not go into effect for one year. Chair
man Knox says Speaker Henderson has
given him encouragement to believe
that the bill can be taken up at an
early day.
Washington, March 6.-Senator
Hoar, today, gave notice of an amend
ment he will offer to the diplomatic ap-
preparation bill providing for the pay
ment Of $500 to Liluokalani, lately
Queen Of the Hawaiian islands.
Washington. March 6-As the author
ship OF the Puerto Rican tariff bill has
been ascrbcd to Sec Root by a member
OF the ways and means committee, 1t may
be proper to state that the secretary hln-
self drew up the bill, but only as an
alternative measure upon representations
by some Of the Republican members of
the committee to tie effect that IL was
the best possible legislation. While con
senting OF draft the bill under the CIR
still held to the opinions on the subject
expressed in his annual report, and
favored doing all that could be done for
Puerto Rico. These facts are from the
highest authority.
Washington. March G.-The executive
order issued by the President short time
ago placing certain Islands OF the samoan
group under the control Of the navy de
partrnent Is as follows: The Island ~
'rutuita Of the samoan group ana al
other Islands of the group east q iohsl-
tulc III degrees west OF GrccuWlCH, If"
hereby placed under the control ~ lHr
Uf the navy for a naval sti
tiun. The secretary ~ the navy VIII takr
such steps may br necessary To csttb-
lish the authority OF tho nitrd states
and to give to the islands the necessary |
(Signcjb VIM. MckinI"y. In
accordance with this order. IN" secretary
Of the navy has announced thit an ""
islands embraced therein ar" hereby rS-
tahliahed into a ravll station M hr
known Ls the utval station MI Tutuii' |
ana 10 ~. under the command ~ "A com !
Wa~hington. March G-Justice Brown. |
as circuit Justice Of the seventh cigc'lt |
court today. allowed "a wit Of error 10 /
the supreme court ui the United states /
y hich will probably ralI uht ah OPINION |
,u thr validity uI contracts %rr IiNlrE |
uuvinrut III ruld c.iiu. Ih- ,t-, Ia thIt I
III t.lizI ana George nnrr Ns Amy ithh-
,,r and II comrs from tA, -urT"!H" court I
d lliluBi~. II grow tNi t4 q lf4 ''4ilt
note for sara given hy th' l'"tr~ T. Nj |
Hunter which called fur pavement lu E"ld /
coin Default u,iuE mti" sIit "ts I
objection MAS resisted uu thr grnlHd tAHi II
Ih. clause recurring payment iu Efid "t@ \
contrary bYth tn Article l Section lu. n
Ptr4gr4ph ! uf thr tuu. tltutilH Ani fY n
ur lctS ~ Feb ~ 1855. ana Juiy 10. lNf
The declaration ior parity iI th' get Of
.N,u. tn. h,rmJu lI%. t- city al l'uEth.
The contract l. therefor, claimed GOO b"
Ilth unconstitutional and tllyEiA
Washington March Secretary I,u=
44s returned tp ,hr Senate. WIN hi1 tr-
.rrt. the bil providing ior certain
.hiug,4 III tho organization ~ tn" rev.
.ru, cutter service. The secretary sup
ports tn. chandler amendment providing
nat even where revenue cutter officer
IS senior tu d naval officer with WIn~r
vessel his vessel may happen To- t1. in.
the, naval officer snail uut %. displaced
-r.m hiS command. Many reasons arr
advanced in support of th" tm, ndnrnt
ly SECRETARY Long Aud Incidentally h'
makes 4 strong argument against thr
euLru"y 10 multiply nAvirs. nIrtuInE Nli'
various organic atoms. such as tn" ftF-
niue cutter service. the army trlnSp"t,
service and the coast SURVEY. all % which.
N his opinion. should he placed under "a"
control ~ one head. thc secretary n the
navy.