North Park union., 1900-12-28
WHAT IS BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

dOuHe IN eXoctly tnBIteeu uhhuscS'
The House adopted the amendment
Of Mr.. Corliss OF Michigan TO the reve-
nue bill. requiring revenue stamps 20
be cancelled by perforation to prevent
fraud.
The House committee on naval a..
fairs filed report favorable to the Dill
authorizing the appointment OF hep
resentativc B0utelle Of Maine ns cap
tain In the retired list OF the navy.
? The Senate and House committees OF
Judiciary have reached an agreement
to postpone consideration Of the hay
bill for the amendment OF the Dahk'
ruptcy law until the next Congress
The attempt to pass bill giving sol
diers and sailors Of the Civil, spanish
and Philippine wars preference IN tue
executive departments OF the govern
inent was overwhelmingly defeated I'D
the House.
Captain II. NJ. ChIttenden. United
States army, in charge OF ihln.nry
roads improvements In Yellowstone
park and Wyoming, Ii urging an mp-
preparation OF $15O.O0O for road buid-
Ing In his Jurisdiction during the COIL
Ing year.
The Indian appropriation bill ms COM
pleted by the House committee on IN
dim affairs carries something over
$1,000, 600, the exact aggregate nor yet
being determined. The number OF IN
dian agencies IL reduced from hfty-t"o
to f0rty-four.
The Senate committee on finance mas
authorized a favorable report on the
House bill giving the superintendents
Of coinage at mints the right TO ex-
change gold bars for gold coin at their
discretion. The present law mnkes the
change mandatory.
Senator Nelson OF Minnesota onered
In the Senate an amendment which he
will propose to the army reorganization
bill providing for the issuance by the
secretary of war to the governors OF
the states md territories OF hrag-
Jorgcnson rides and equipment for tue
use OF the national guard.
Though Charles A. Towne, the newly
appointed United States senator from
Minnesota, win serve not more than
six or seven weeks In that office. his
term will be by no means the shortest
on record. The annals OF Illinois pre-
sent a somewhat parallel case In which
a senator wore the togn for exactly one
month.
The board of naval construction, con-
sIdering the bids for the construction
of battleships and cruisers has settled
these points: One OF the big armored
cruisers shall go to Cramps, one to
Newport News and one to the Union
Iron Works In California. One battle
ship will go to the Fore River En-
gine Works at Quincy, Massachusetts.
This leaves seven ships to be disposed
Of.
General Grosvenor Of Ohio and
Champ Clark Of Missouri, who had Il
joint debate on expansion early In the
late campaign, had not met since that
time until few days ago In Washing
ton, when General Grosvenor asked II
Clark was not worn out by speaking.
mot much" said Clark. II gained
twenty-five pounds" "That is the first
Democratic gain have heard Of" said
Grosvenor.
Representative Newlands has intro
duced a bill for the contraction OF res
ervolrs for the storage OF water on the
Humboldt river In Nevada aud for the
dIsposition and settlement OF public
lands within reach Of the stored wn.
ters. The chairman Of the rivers end
harbors committee Informed him that
the committee will not consider any
legislation relating to the irrigation OF
reclamation of arid lands.
At a dinner given by Senator Depew
and Miss Paulding In honor OF Cover
nor-elect Odell of New York and Mrs.
Odell the senator announced the en-
RnRement OF Miss PauldinR to John
Edie. u. s. n. Miss Paulding Is the
niece of Senator Depew and has been
the mistress of his home in Washing
ton, Mr.. Edie IL the sou of the late
John II. Edie of Washington city and
a graduate OF the naval academy Of the
class of 1850.
The House on the 18th passed 1O2
private pension bills and then. on mo.
fIon OF Mr.. LIttlefield OF Maine. passed
a Joint resolution to appoint Represent.
alive Charles A. Boutelle Of Maine of
the retired list as captain in the
United States navy. Mr.. Boutelie had
been reelected to the next House. but
hIs condition had taken an unfavOrable
turn and that II would he impossible
for him to serve. He said Mr.. Boutelle
undoubtedly would resign.
Mr.. Bell has filed with the secretary
of the Interior the petition Of Frank O.
Goudy and others requesting that the
geological survey be directed to imme-
dIateiy make survey Of a project fol
tunneling the Gunnison river divide
30 that the waters Of the Gunnison riv
er may be directed to the Uncompah
gre valley. 1t Is desired that thor
ough survey, with definite estimates oil
cost and feasibility Of the project, bt
made and report furnished as sooi
ms possible.
A message from United States Con
sui Gummery at Tangiers Informs the
State Department that the Moorish
government had settled the claims OF
the United States for $4,000 indemnity
on account of the murder of Marcus
Esxagul, n nnturalixed American citl
zen In Morocco last spring. The Navy
Department, at the instance Of the
State Department, was making ar
rangements to send naval vessel tc
Morocco to give moral support to the
demands of the American consul for a
settlement.
In the White House plans are being
formed for transcontinenta1 trip. The
present intention Is to leave Washing
ton In May. The route West will BIZ
the southern. 1t Is the expectation tC
do California leisurely. Stops OF sever
al days will be made in the vicinity OF
Los Angeles. In San Francisco the
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