, 1900-03-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.
What Congress is D~oing.-Notcs From the
white House and the Departments.

A stock company has been formed to
establish n telephone system at White
Oaks. The company further plans to
light the town and the principal mines
with electricity.
The cotton crop of India this yea
will leave almost nothing for export.
According to Consul General Patter-
son, at Calcutta, the season has Deen
disastrous for cotton. The total yleld
for the season is estimated al t4l,52'
bales, against 1865, S64 bales last year.
Under the Joint resolution of Con
gress the President has appointed Mrs.
Daniel Manning as n Commissioners 10
represent the United States and the Ma
tional Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution Mt the unwilling
OF the Lafayette statue in Paris II at
the Paris exposition.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations has agreed to report favorably
the treaty between the United States
and Great Britain prescribing condl-
tons for the regulation of estates OF
American citizens who die In Great
Britain n of British subjects who die
In the United States.
The Federation of Labor has sub
mitted its anti-injunction bill to Con-
gress through Mr.. Ridgely of Kansas.
1t provides that no injunctions or re
strainiug orders shall be issued by any
court of the United States in any terri
tory or state to interfere with any trade
dispute between employers ana EN-
plOycs.
The House committee on military al
fairs has acted favorably IN the bill
giving n chaplain for each regiment
and giving the adjutant general of the
army the rank of major general. Fav-
orable action was also taken on the
bills providing dentists for the army
and establishing a military hospital at
Hot Springs, South Dakota.
A new bill to establish the University
of the United States has been introduce
ed by Senator Chaunccy NJ. Depew.
The bill limits the institution to work
exclusively postgraduate and special,
provides for particular tentlo TO
matters which concern the government.
vests the management in n single gov
erning body and makes no %appropria-
ton of money.
Secretary Root has sent to the House
claims for damages alleged to have
been caused by United States troops
during the Spanish-American war,
principally while cncamped or travel
ing. The claims aggregate $132 COG,
and by states are: Alabama, S13,345;
Delaware, SG25; Florida, S3,169; Geor-
gia, S1l LILO; Illinois, sol; Indiana, S29;
Kentucky, S19I; Massachusetts, SlS5;
Minnesota. So; New Jersey, $16O; New
York, S1O7; Pennsylvania, S5G,3T1;
South Carolina, S24, OS2; Tennessee,
$4,000; Texas, S1,091; Virginia, li,555;
miscellaneous, S2,9i6.
The qu"artermaster generals depart
ment Is making arrangements for the
interment of about 700 soldiers who
lost their lives in the Philippines or in
Cuba. About 800 of these We're brought
home from the Philippines on the
transport Hancock, which arrived mt
San Francisco about II week ago. All
not claimed for private interment will
be buried in the national cemetery at
Preside, San Francisco. Nearly 300
soldiers whose bodies Were brought
home from Cuba will he buried in the
national cemetery ut Arlington the lat
ter part of TIL. week.
Arthur Sewall, Democratic candidate
for vice president in 1896, paid his re
spects to President Mckinley the other
day. Mr.. Scwall denied n recent inter
view in which he was quoted rs fore
casting the defeat of the Democratic
party this year. II did not say any
thing of hat kind without qualitica-
ton" Mr.. Sewall said. Il believe in
expansion i'll II certain way. / believe
in keeping Puerto Rico and Hawaii and
extending To them every law of the
United States. Make them territory of
this country without discrimination as
to tariff or other laws. l also want to
keep the Philippines, but l think we
should ultimately establish II republic
there, with Il protection extended
owe II.
The bill providing n form of govern
ment for the territory of Hawaii was
passed by the Senate Thursday with
out division. Mr.. Gallon has had
charge of the measure. Mr.. Clay of
Georgia delivered n carefully prepared
speech on the Philippines. He favored
the adoption of the Bacon resolutions
declaring it TO bc the policy of the Unit.
ed States to turn over the islands 10
the FilipinOs rs soon rs n stable gov,
eminent could he established by them
under the protection of this country.
At the instance of Mr.. Foraker. the
Puerto RIcan tariff bill was made the
unfinished business and will he cOnsid.
cred MS soon as the conference report
on the finance bill shall have been dis
posed of, ncNt Tuesday.
The proceedings of the Senate com
mlttec on privileges and elections in
the east of Senator Clark of Montana
Tuesday dealt with the bank accounts
of some of h members of the Mon,
ana Legislature. one of these accounts
was that of Representative Stephen
Bywater of Flathead county, who de.
posted $4,000 in the Bank of Mon.
tana mt Helena on the 3rd of last
March, after the adjournment of the
Legislature. Mr.. Bywater was put on
he stand. He said that he had brought
$1,000 Of this sum to Helena with him
and kept II in his trunk all winter.
while $1,000 had been received from
his brother as purchase money on Il
sale of mining stock. He declared thai
he had not received any pay for his
vote for Mr.. Clark for the Senate, but
said that Mr.. Whiteside had told him
that he could get $1,000 for supporting
Mr.. Clark, but he refused 1t.
General Greedy. chief of the signal
corps of the army, is finding difficulty
in securing efficient men TO fill the VA,
cancies In his branch of the service
Although the standing strength of the
signal corps is less than 1000 officers