The Elbert County tribune., 1900-04-12
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

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A few weeks ago Washington soci
ety paper published cartoon which
excited a great deal of comment be-
cause SO many people recognized II at
nm accurate representation OF painiui
fact. Admiral Dewey was represented
as sitting upon high stool. a woman
who bore a striking resemblance 10
Mrs. Dewey had already removed q
laurel wreath from his brow and had
substituted a FOOLS cap. She had u
vested him of his sword and snsh,
which lay ON n chair near by, and hau
gjrded him with a spangled Deit OF
mock diamonds and Jlngling bells, and
was removing his epaulets and other
insignia of rank and the medals and
decorations that covered his breast and
concealIng his uniform with fantastic
decorations and furbelows like those
worn by clowns in a circus. The pic
ture was passed around everywhere,
and now everybody says that 1t con-
tained more truth than humor.
The rural free delivery system OF the
Postoffice Department has grown TO
such proportions that 1t has been found
necessary to create two new DIVISIONS
to properly handle 1t. An order signed
by the postmaster general establishes
four divisions, the Eastern division
with headquarters at New York, In
Guiding In its territory New England,
New York and Pennsylvania, nine
states, with Special Agent q. q. Hath
away in charge; the middle division,
headquarters at indianapolis, Indiana.
comprising Ohio and all states west OF
Missouri and southern states down to
and including Louisiana, with b. Nj.
Wise in charge: the western division
comprising states west of the Missouri
and Iowa to the coast, headquarters at
Denver, Colorado, with William .. An
min In charge; the southern division, In
Guiding eleven southern states, head
quarters at Washington, with ii. Con
quest Clarke In charge. This order Will
go into effect May 1st.
The Republicans of the House, in
caucus Thursday night, decided to take
the shortest possible route to a termin-
alton of the Puerto Rlcan tariff prob
lem by concurring in all the Senate
amendments and sending the bill d.
rectly to the President. There was
feeble protest from Mr.. Cooper of Wis
consin, chairman of the insular COM
mittee, and Mr.. Moody of Massachu-
sets, who favored standing out ngainst
some of the features of the civil gov
ernment scheme attached to the bill by
the Senate. They objected especially
to the Senate provision making all the
members of the upper council of the
Puerto Rican Legislature appointees of
the President and clothing them with
power to grant franchises, but the SEN
timent of the caucus was overwhelm-
ingly against them. None Of the Re
publicans who voted against the origin
al House bill We're present at the eau
Gus tonight AS soon as the Repub-
licans absent from Washington can be
summoned here, as early as Monday If
possible, the matter will be brought be-
fore the House under special rule.
Alternative motions probably will be
cut of under the rule.
The passage by the House of the Sen
ate bill ratifying an agreement with
the Indians of the Fort Hall Indian
reservation, and making appropriations
to carry the bill into effect, settles
long standing controversy between
these Indians and the states of Wyo-
ming and Idaho. The agreement, which
the bill ratifies, provided for the allot-
ment of part of the Fort Hall reserva-
tion In severalty to the Indians and the
opening to settlement of the remain
der. For relinquishing the portion of the
reservation thus opened to settlement
the Indians will receive 100000. or
this amount, $4,000 is to be expended
for the erection of modern school
plant at Fort Hall; 100000 is to be
paid, pro rata, to each man, woman
and child of the Indians residing on
the reservation within three months
after the passage of the act; $4,000
thereafter annually for eight years,
and $4,000 nine years thereafter. The
| "a pt Ind
Of the constant trouble which existed
between them and the white settlers
of Wyoming and Idaho on account of
the persistent practice of the Indians
in hunting big game outside the reser-
walton In violation of state laws.
| This was notable day in the United
States Senate. 1t brought to close
the sharpest and most prolonged debate
upon any measure since those discuss
ed during the memorable "war Con-
gress" two years ago. At o'clock this
| afternoon the votes were begun upon
the Puerto Rlcan tariff and civil gov
ernment bill and pending amendments,
and less than an hour later the meas
ure, about which there has been so
much contention in and out Of Congress
was passed by a majority of nine, the
final vote being 40 to 81. Only COM
mittee amendments were adopted. 1t
has been evident for some time that the
bill would command a majority in the
Senate, but Notwithstanding the fact
the interest in the measure both of the
senators and the public has not tagged
an instant. Following is the detailed
vote upon the measure: Yeas-Allison,
Baker, Bard, Carter, Chandler. Clark
| of Wyoming, Cullom, DebOe, Depew,
Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster. Frye, Gal
linger, Gear, Hanna. Hansbrough,
Hawley, Jones of Nevada, Kean, Kyle
Lodge, McBryde. McComas. Mcmillan.
Penrose. Perkins. Plat of Connecticut
Plat of New York. Pritchard, Quarlcs,
Ross, Scott. sewell, Shoup, Spooner.
Stewart. Thurston, Wetmore, Wolcott-
40. Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Clark of Montana. Clay. Cockrell, Gull
berson, Daniel. Davis tRep), Harris,
Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas, Kenny
Lindsay, McLaurin, Martin, Mason,
| (Rep), Money, Morgan. Nelson (Rep),
Sullivan. Talliaferro. Teller. Tillman,
Turley, Vest, Wellington Rep)-31.
| People have attributed Admiral
Dewey's action to the influence of
Mrs. Dewey, who has never concealed
her ambition, but. on the contrary,
for several months has spoken with
great freedom of her confidence in his
success, IL he decided to accept
nomination. At first the admiral con
demned this idea in the most emphat-
ic manner, and used such language
as sailors are often addicted to when
he said that he would never be ell
trapped into making fool of himself
by getting n presidential bee in his
bonnet; but his protestations have
gradually grown weaker and less fire.
quent, and finally, before he started