The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-14
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

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tion to others that arise from time to
time, will be referred to the new court. !
Genernl Shaw believes that favorable
action can be secured on the measure
Mt the present session Of Congress.
Judge Henry c. Caldwell OF Arkan-
sag. who has been extensively spoken
Of as n candidate for vice president,
and who has received n great number
OF letters urging him to agree TO accep, J
that position in case II should be ten
dered him, has written letter to Sen
ator Jones Of Arkansas, who IL his per
sonal friend, saying that he cannot
consent to such use OF his name and
that his resolution in this matter IL
absolutely irrevocable. In speaking
Of the judges attitude. Senator Jones
said: Judge Cnldwells tastes are all
judicial. He has never had any active
connection with politics and. with a
modesty which hns always character
lied him, he thinks his field OF useful
ness Is on the bench and not In u po-
lltical position. He Is PIan of fine
character and firm believer In the
principles which the supporters of Mr.. ]
Bryan. Populists, Silver Republicans
and Democrats. believe in" 4
The resignation OF Webster Davis as /.
assistant secretary OF the interior haN
precipitated n fierce conflict which,
may result ultimately in the resigna-'
tiOn OF Pension Commissioner Henry
G. Evans ana Secretary OF the INTERIOR
Hitchcock. While Mr.. Davis explains
that he resigns from the Interior De
partment to give his entire time and at
tention to the Boer, cause. 1t is under
stood that the friction between himself
on the one hand and Secretary Hitch
cock and Commissioner Evans on the
other had reached such a point that
designations were imperative. Pension
Commissioner Evans II seems. after
having his work passed upon by As
sistant Secretary Davis, appealed near
ly every ease to the secretary. who sup
ported Evans and hImiliated Davis by
such action. Pension Commissioner
Evans is the known foe to the pension
er. while Davis believes In liberal ap-
preparations for the old soldier. The
Grand Army has frequently urged
President Mckinley To demand Evans
resignation. but the President has not
done so.
The Republicans of the House. in
caucus Thursday night. decided to take
the shortest possible route to termin-
alton OF the Puerto Rlcan tariff prob
lem by concurrlng in all the Senate
amendments and sending the bill di.
rcctly To the President. There was
feeble protest from Mr.. Cooper OF Wis
consin. chairman of the insular com.
mittcc. and Mr.. Moody OF Massachu-
sets, who favored standing out against
some OF the features OF the civil gov
ernfnent scheme attached 10 the bill by
the Senate. They objected especially
10 the SENATE provision making all the
members OF the upper council OF the
Puerto Iiican Legislature app0lntccs OF
the President and clothing them with
power to grant franchises. hut the sen
timcnt OF the caucus was ovcrwhe!m-
ingly against them. None OF the Re
publicans who voted against the origin
al House hlll were present at the eau
Gus tonight. As soon MS the Rcpui-
licuIs absent from Washington can he
summoned here. as early Ms Monday II
possible. the matter Will be brought bs.-
fore the House under special rule :.
Alternative motions probably will In
cut on under the rule.
A Washington dispatch snys: The
House committee ON Indian affairs has
made n favorable report upon the joint
resolution which provides for the al
lo'ment Of lands Ia the Mescniero
Apache Indian reservation, In New
Mexico. for the use OF the Indians on
the reservation and providing for the
sale OF the residue OF the lands In the
reservation for the use OF the Indians.
The committee states In Its report that
there are only iti Mescalcro Apache
Indians on the reservation. which il
situated In Dom Ana county. New
Mexico. and that the reservation con.
talns I14.2to acres Of land. After CIV
Ing ench individual Indian an ailo,-
ment Of l'S acres Of land. aggrcgnting
100 acres. there would remain n sur.
plus OF lGi..sO ncrcs OF land To lc
thrown open for sale and settlement.
The III faso X Northeastern railroad
has recently been built To this rcservn-
tion and this large body Of lnnd il In
demand for settlement aud Is absolute.
ly necessary for the development Of
that part of New Mexico. The noun.
tains on the reservation contain vnlu.
able timber and minerals. aud the 9th.
-r lands nrc valuable grazing lands.
rh" committee also reports that the In.
dians are sufficiently advanced In civ
ilizatIoa To have their land. allotted 10
them. Out of this tribe OF ttt Indians
there nrc enrolled Ia the schools los
children. with mn average attendance
of ninrty-rcv.n. there nrc cighty-slx
houses on the reservation occupied by
thcs" Indians. One hundred and for.
ty-two members Of the tribe sI,s.nk the
English language. They own I.0sO
horses. mules and burros. forty cattle,
i.ouO sheep md no goats.
Colonel bryan declines to Accept the
advice rssrntly tcnsicrs<i him by Os.
wah OttcndOrfer. the eminent editor
of the New York Rtanis ZA.itung and 4
representative Koid.bug Democrat. Not
long ago that gentleman addressed Col.
on"l Bryan a letter suggesting that be-
might command the almost una nimous
German vote throughout the cnitssi
states at the next congregational el.r.
tion " he would only drop the aiivcr
issue anil connnr himself To nnti.rx.
panslon md the trusts: hut Mr.. Often.
dorfcr warned him thnt the rrado,,-
iion of the Chicago platform would DE-
priv" him of the support Of that clasa
Mr.. Bryan Inns written friend Ia
Washington To explain TINT. Will. hc
has the highest rs'.IA.ct for Mr.. Often.
dorfcr. In order 10 follow the advice of
that gentleman II would b. necessary
To rrputiaic his most sacred obiign.
'loh To III" people. md he would rather
suncr defeat than bctrny them In TINT
very particular. Colonel nrynn nrgu.~
'hnt III" enrichment of the woi,l.stnnd.
nrtS eltrrs.ils.y Inv I'M iinSith s1sssu nat