The Lamar register., 1900-02-21
WASHINGTON NEWS.
wins, consre.. is poinr. Notes PROM ths
uhl,. Bpu.s and the Departments.

days Is plnnned aud carried out for the
I,ossIble effect II may have upon tue
November election. Although we ne
publicans profess absolute connhehee
In the reelection OF President sichih'
lev. and the Democrats thar such a re-
sui; Is entirely probably, nevertheless
no legislation Is framed and no vote IL
taken without torccastinE the couse-
auences upon the presidential cam
paign-
There IL slight possibility OF the eI-
pulsion OF Senator Clark Of Montana.
in the first place. the evidence offered
by hts prosecutors has not impressed
the committee. and secondly, no man
was ever expelled from the senate OF
the United States. II takes TWO
thirds vote. and even In the case OF
Caldwell OF Kansas. some twenty-five
years ago. when the evidence was very
clear. 81 was found diittrult to get a
majority.
Realizing that t viii b. a long time
before any bill to Organize pcrrna.
neut form OF government In Puerto
Rico can become law, the delegates
from the CHAMBER o; Commerce ~ san
Juan have asked the committee IN
charge Of the Puerto Rican hiii 10
Congress To hurry through joint rvs
oIution hxInE the commercial and IN.
0uAtFEGA kiNEur NA hAfA AFAAAAsNHsNNAN -
that island and the amount OF duty.
II any. that j. To b. imposed upan I'm,
ports frpm and exports 30 the Unitcd
States Business Il Row entirely para
lyrasf and no change for the better can
l.. expected until this question ts set
tied. There Is no Immediate haste 80
far as organization Of the s1rernrsen;
Is concerned The present military
Euvrrnmepi Ia entirely satisfactory.
tut the cumuscrrisI aud Industrial par
aIys4s viii continue until the eIssisarssD
upon trade With the United States Is
removed
Governor Richards Of wyumiux
reached hfrr thls evening 10 attend the
meeting Of ,ovFgrlots called for FebIu,
AIRY 2ist by rresItsru, Mckinley, TO ar
range for the CeufeunlAl cuiehgatioE
~ tbe establishment az tie United
States Congress Otfsr western gcr-
ernoSs who viii atteni ure Governor
Thomas OF Colorado. wko Sil arrive
tomorrow; wells II Utah. Payussr Of
Sst<zSkA. Murray of ArtEaaas otsro
Of New MeNiro, sfrSnenh-SE OF lSSho
and Smith Of Montana. While herc the
western states govrrpor~ ~tn bold =
meeting 10 discuss the ns-.s Of the
western country aud arrange i,tsns By
which desired Legislation beneficial To
the West may - secured The pro
yoss-i plan Of having IN. Rocky Noun
tnia states uuf,e in slsrdiuE dfsklnx-
dive western exhibit 70 the Parts Erpo-
si;ion VIII also - clnusiirEsi and steps
taken 70 carry thw psoTcsitian snio sf-
feet
The Senate substitute for the House
currcncy tdIi WAS Tasszd By the s~aatR
Thursday hy the decisive majority Of
20 70 - Prior 10 the nnal passage Of
"a.
under the tea minute rule 0niy two
q ihss. amendments wrrr aeopsei.
viz. one offered by the nnAncr com
mitsne, keeping the door spru 10 iGse--
rational blfnefaiiisn. and one by Mr..
Nelson Of Miunssasn. peuyldtng for
national banks With s. .sl capital 10
towns Of not more than 400 luhahs-
tAntS The vote iakrn on The various
amendments offered were practically
aldnR party lines Sir. Chandler RE
publiran, Sew HampsGiEei voted for
the hlmefaIIir amendment but against
the bill Mr.. E2IsFy dDrnDeraf. Louis.
GanAi and MIR. I4s.isay tDemocraI.
ksnFuckyj vnaed against the commit
tee amendment. hng for the hiii Mr..
Kyle gSrHth Dakota WAS the ouly seq
ataT Who lid E1s suse. sEt was not
paired. The free silver substitute Of
iereSi by Mr.. Ioa~s. the leader q the
lFeiiEagTuaaE NAaiEa ~ AElNechs7I Nf n
ay0rIiy of 10. the vote bs3aE ~ to -.
Mr.. MacryIn. Ia his published state
nleut. declares that his -uisr object lin
coming 10 Washington was t1 lar be
fore the department. information ms 10
the true state OF affairs ln south Afri.
ca" but he has been here for three
weeks without even calling upon Sec
I rptnFy Hay or saying 4 word on the
subtect 10 anytosIy In authority. wheu
{ Assistant Secretary Hil and Assistant
! Secretary Cridl-r have several times
I requested a rasport from SIR. MacTum
Z be has asked for time. but be- has new
( eE found an opportunity TO make one,
/ although he was nble to write state
Inent niIlug a column and half fer
/ the newspapers. S0nS of the officials
[ of the Department Of State ever heaEsI
I that Mr.. MacruIn'z mail hAd been tam.
peret with until they read II In the pa
I perH. He once complained that Ais
mall did not rrnfh him punrinally. but
never reported anything more serious,
nor do they believe thar any 0t his
/ correspondence. official or otherwise.
I was ever opened. examined or intefi.
tionhlly delayed. This is a very sert-
ous matter and Il Is remarkable thar
I Mr.. Macrum should hAvr kept silent on
the subject for 10 many months and
then given the hsst Information TO q
newspaper instead OF to the govern