The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-12-06
At Washington.

Congress assembled, Monday at noon.
The Presidents message was read in
both branches:
The first bill of the session to be in
PRODUCED in the House was by Represen-
tative Crumpacker of Indiana, Making
an superintendent of representatives in
Congress under the 18th census" 1t
provides an increase of membership
from 357 to 365. The following states
gain in representation: Arkansas, 1;
Colorado, l; California, l; Connecticut,
/ Florida, l Illinois, 2; Massachusetts,
1; Minnesota. 2; Missouri, l. New Jer-
sey, q; New York, 8; North Dakota, /;
Pennsylvania, 2; Texas, 2; " ashngton,
/; West Virginia, Total gain, %.
The following states lose: Kansas, 1;
Louisiana, 2; ississippi, g.; Nebraska, |;
North Carolina, 4; south Carolina, 3;
Virginia, l. Total loss, Is
President Mckinley has issued an
executive order directing the United
States civil service commission to rem
der such assistance as may be practi-
cable to the civil service board created
by the Philippine commission to estab
lish and maintain ian honest and effici-
ent civil service" in the Philippines.
Secretary Hay, for the government of
the United States, and senor Correa,
the Nicaraguan minister, for his own
government, have signed a treaty where
by the latter government comedies to
the government of the United States the
necessary rights and provides within her
bestowal for the construction of the
Nicaraguan canal.
The Bolivian minister, Senior Guach-
ALA, had his attention drawn today to a
dispatch from South America station
that the Bolivian ministers in Wishing
ton and London were negotiating for the
sale of Bolivian's rights in the territory
of Acre to al American syndicate. The
minister stated that the report is incor-
rect, as he is conducting no such nogtia-
tions. The government is not DESTROYS
of parting with any of its territory, he
said, nor would the constitution permit
such a course.
In the Senate, Tuesday, the business
of the session was taken up in earnest.
hat is popularity known as the ship
Subsidy bill was made the unfinished
business of the senate instead of the
Spooner Philippine bill, and the discus.
sion of it was opened by Mr.. Frye of
Maine, chairman of the committee on
commerce, from which the measure was
reported. He addressed the Senate, for
more than an hour and half. Recog-
nized by his colleagues as an authority
upon the subject he was accorded close
attention. just before the adjournment
Senator Vest gave notice of an amend
ment he will offer to the ship subsidy
bill
In the House, Tuesday, three bills
were passed under the call of COM
mittees, the most important being one
to provide for the detail of not to ex-
coed 100 retired army officers and 33
non commissioned officers as military in.
structors in the public schools of such
cities as adopt system of military in.
struction.
The five members of the Maine dele.
CATION in Washington met, Tuesday, and
considered several matters affecting
Maine. A schedule of II projects for
river and harbor improvements in Maine
aggregating $310,550 was agreed upon to
be recommended to Chairman Burton.
The apportionment of representatives
was also discussed and plan laid out
with view to retaining Names four
members of the House. The delegation
is leaving nothing undone In that line.
Although the work will be brisk, the
Maine men expect to succeed
The President sent to the Senate,
Tuesday, large number of recess APP
pointments. Among them we're William
d. Bynum of Indiana, to commission to
revise and codify the criminal and penal
laws of the United States; and VIM. II.
johnson of New Jersey, to be first as
sistant postmaster general.