The Lamar register., 1900-03-21
ASHlNGTUN NEWS.
r.,. Is Doing. Notes Prom the
u -, u.. and the departments.

tJ,r.e committee on puDllc innds
trr,ad fayorably the bill extend
nrnvisI0us OF the soldiers
,aJ act 10 soldiers OF the Span
aud Philippine insurrection.
dspt Mckinley has asked she
I,y NJ Congress TO place General
an the retired list with the rank
[. [.ior.geueral. General Shafter
EiIred from the regular army as
general several months ago,
President thinks his public ser
lustify this distinction.
sreaker Reed was in town satur-
"A spent the greater part OF the
( the room OF the ways and
4 committee chatting his former
kp.z ahut the Republican mnddie.
sd has always been an anti-ex-
kpIst and sees great deal OF
in the present condition
\ last legislative step In the enact
N the finAnelai bill was taken by
p1se Of Representatives Tuesday.
ihe conference report on the hih
ktopied by a vote OF yeas lGt3.
krsi. u0rsent and not voting. 10.
] nate had already adsp;ed the
ksHrr report. 50 that IL only re-
4 r7r the President 10 aiiiH his sig-
10 the measure to make II a
Y S,gualns OF sixty-six soldiers who
I Cuba we're buried nt Arlington
y Wednesday with military
The bodies OF about 500 SOL
b. died IN Cuba now rest In this
SPOT. The officers at Fort
al charge 0f the services. which
~ simple. 4 Protestant and =
r,Frsymen read the burial ser
sps we're sounded and a yoiiey
Fcr the graves.
Rational society. sons OF Ameri-
h prysent medals TO such mem
the District OF Columbia society
srI 10 the war with Spain. This
: taken in accordance with a
nan adopted By ibs last Congress
uati0nal society a; Detroit, au-
cumnlIttr,. to procure frutn
tefnm-ut an old Spanish gun OF
utI one % the captured ships, to
IUstah from the same and dis
iham 10 members OF the society
rye'i IN the last war.
ruI and Mrs Dewey left here
b. uight fvr a trip south They
10 visit Savannah, Macon. ST
t1r. Jacksonville and Palm
The admiral and Mrs. Dewey
IL viii not return 10 the city un-
latter part OF next month. at
liuls. Il Is said. they will sail
rDp-. visiting the Exposition
tms during the summer. Mrs
has been made chairman OF the
lp cOmmitte,- Ia aid OF the chill
Eastern festival for the Cuban
asylum.
srpublicaus have fired the FIRST
ths trusts in pursuance OF In
q from the national commit
siF party. Representative Ray
York has introduced from the
s1h-cunuittee on trusts a joint
pvUpOsIux an article to the
,iDH TO he voted upon by the
Irps % the several states neIt
d i 10 he article NJ. and etxi-
ConEr-ss to regulate and re-
1aUFgllss and combinations; TO
Di dissalve corporations and TO
% their rroprrty.r
Britain viii have TO accept the
rsnJ proposed by III. commit
forsiSu relations TO the Hays
r0'e treaty. whether she wants
II the British government
refuse 10 accept the amended
Congress would promptly de-
ClaytoB.BniweF convention
and prorsej to enact canal leg
upon that presumption. The
, u state and Lord Paunce-
r. had no official eommuniea-
this -ubjes:t since the amended
a. reIHrtesi. although they un-
each other perfectly.
rh"~tlng Of the national execu-
nnlttee engaged In raising
+fHNsf AfA NSAtA haAAAAAsAA
last night, Secretary Evans re
nAHy favorable responses to the
s0l5citiug contributions. He
oF''d that absolute refusals to
lr 10 the fund bad been re-
frpm the naval contingent In
ton. with one single exception,
lear Admiral Hichborn. and. In
fthnces the rsfusnls were Rc-
td by adverse comments on the
RS project. A letter from Miss
rtle!lsnd OF the New YORK ex-
rommittee for the fund, report
Thousands OF dollars were be-
festigatIun Of charges that GER
trni appointments are polyga-
line 10 a close Tuesday by an
ht for unanimous report from
y committee ON postiiices and
Is, which holds that ai the time
rtnents were made the Pres
not aware that the appoint
charged with poiygamy. As