The Elbert County tribune., 1900-04-05
WASHINGTON NEWS.
What Congress is Doinr--sotes From tns
white II. use and the ePartmsnf.

Chairman Brosius of the House COM
mitfee on banking and currency nas
submitted the report on the Dill 10 sise
greater safety to national banks, py
restricting the making of loans anu
/ overdrafts to bank officers
Senator Davis Of Minnesota has IN
froduced n substitute for the puerto
RIcap bill which provides Tor iree
trade between the United States anu
Puerto Rico, and extends the internai
revenue laws with amendments ovei
the island. The act Is declared prosiE
ional and shall not continue longer tnan
March 1, 1902.
In the Coeur d'Alenc Investigator
wednesday n sensational scens "ss NJ,
enacted when Attorney Cheney Ion u.s
state. practically charged Congressn'nn
Lentz with being n liar and Chairman
Hull was scored by Mr.. Lents. Iners
was much talk nbout fightina' put 'ne
Incident pissed without resor. "
violence. 49,,
Secretary Root had three hours
conference Thursday with the Philip
pine commission, during whicn NJ
discussed the Instructions they shoulu
follow nfter their arrival nt Manila.
Written instructions VIII be given the
commission. 1t Is expected the secre.
tary will submit a preliminary urhl'
tn the Cabinet. The instrument con-
templates primarily the establishment
of civil government In the fhiiippines'
Chief Willis l.. Moore of the Weath'
or bureau has issued an order proniu-
itinp persons connected with the ser
vice from smoking cigarettes during
office hours, and stating further tnhl
those who smoked cigarettes NJ any
time would be mentioned III the conn
Dental reports which are made quar-
terly to him by chiefs OF the severn
offices nhd divisions throughout the en-
tire service. He doesn't object 10
cigars and tobacco, but says that Gig
arettes unfit man for work IN thht
line.
The speech that Senator Beveridge
was to have delivered before tne
United States Senate on his free trade
amendment to the Puerto Hicnn tnriii
bill will be used MS u Democratic cam
paign document In Indiana ana other
states. In some mysterious way the
Indiana Democratic committee mas Sc
cured a printed copy OF the speech. me
Republicans are much concerned ms so
how the COPY fell into the hands OF the
enemy ut ifNht''AhAF
fully to annlyze the speech before thcy
send II out for general distribution.
one hundred ladies' of this city nave
subscribed SO each to purchase u SOU
yenIr to be presented To Lady Pnunce-
fote. wife OF the British ambassador.
Although Lord Pauncefotc's term OF
service expired two years ago, II has
been extended by command OF the
Queen because of his great usefulness;
but this is probably his last season III
Washington, and Lady Paunccfotes
friends In this city have selected diil'
mond sunburst costing $500 when
they will hand her before she leaves In
the spring, to remind her of their re
gard and affection.
Consideration has been caused by
the discovery that Charles IL. Magoon
law officer of the division of ipsulal
affairs, upon whose opinion the secre
tary of war and the opponents of free
trade with Puerto Rico have been rely
Ing for arguments. had previously writ
ten another opinion, In which he main
tnined position exactly contrary tt
that assumed in the second document
His first opinion declared the constitu
tIon was extended to Puerto Rico wher
the peace convention was ratified. HIS
latest production insists that Puerto
Rico Is not part OF the United states
After several conferences Monday be
tween General Wheeler and officers oi
the administration, II was announced
that the War Department had tempo
rarily disposed of its case by placing
him on waiting orders. This actor
retains General Wheeler In the service
of the United States until opportunit,
10 tod 40 Loft 40 baP ha Ghnl
be given an active command, made tn,
subject of special retirement act, ol
mustered out of the military service
II is stated that he would not be OBJ
lIged to retire under the rules of tn,
regular establishment until next fall
SO there Is still opportunity for the gen
eral to see service again II he desires
A direct vote was taken by the Sen
ate Thursday on the proposition e
strike from the Puerto Rico measur,
the provision levying fifteen per cent
of the Dingley law duties on Puerto
Rico products. The proposition wal
defeated by vote of 10 to &C. Will,
the vote is regarded as presaging tn,
passage of the pending measure. 1t Il
not regarded as Indicating the fna
vote on the bill. The feature of tn
| debate was the speech of Mr.. Bever
idge. While he advocated reciprocit,
| between the United States and Puert,
| Rico, he announced that If all effort
to secure free trade should fall, h
would support the pending bill. Tn
| bill was under discussion throughou
the session, several important amend
ments being agreed to.
General Solicitor Henderson of tn
| nj Gx. pfaI tn-1nv fbui
in all probability, the secretary of tn
interior will send a special agent of tn
government in few days to treat wit
the Grow and Cheyenne Indians rela
tive to the amount to be paid for thei
| tribal lands through which the ney
| Burlington line will pass to reach tn
Big Horn basin region of Wyoming
The route of the new line Is from Tl
luca, Montana, a station in the Gro,
reservation near Billings, southwestel
ly for distance of $50 miles to tn
| center of the Big Horn basin. The rt
gion which will be opened by the ne,
| line Is one of the richest In natural II
sources in Wyoming, and General Mar
derson states that with railway facil
ties 1t will soon become as prosperou
as any part of the West.
A visitor at the White House, refel
ring to the lack of chaplains with tn
volunteer regiments in the Philippine
and elsewhere. says that Miss Hele
Gould of New York is maintainin
nine or ten chaplains in the army q
her own expense. These men are ne
officially recognized AS chaplains, br
rs ministers and Y. NJ. @. A. workeri
They voluntarily and unofiicially d
practically the same work. Miss Goul'
1 ...l. -.
500 q month and his expenses. Th
latter amount to more than salaries
the Philippines. 1t is thought that Mis-
Gould's monthly payment is somethin
like $1,000. She has been maintainin
these Christian workers since last fal