The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-13
THE WASHINGTON NEWS
WHAT OUR NATIONAL LAW MAX.
ERS ARE CONSIDERING.

Some of the More important Work OF
the National congress-BiIls That
the Committees Report Favorably
Upon-Washington Topics.
The Senate mas agreed to take
final vote on the right of NJ. S. Quay
to seat as a Senator from Pennsyl-
vania on Tuesday, April "a, at p. NJ.
Tributes were paid to the memory OF
the late Richard Park Bland, long
Representative from Missouri.
The House has passed the Agricul-
tural Appropriation bill substantially
as reported
The Ways and Means Committee of
the House has, by a vote of s to 5,
ordered the Porto Rico bill reported,
with a recommendation that the
House concur in all the Senate amend
mentS.
The Senate Committee on Privil-
eges and Elections has decided unan-
imously yesterday to recommend that
the seat of Senator Clark, of Montana,
be declared vacant
Captain James G. Green has been
relieved, at his own request, of CON-
mand of the United States naval sta
tion at Havana, and will be succeeded
by Lieutenant Commander Lucien
Young, at present Captain of the port
at Havana
Brigadier General William Ludlow,
at present in command at Havana,
has been ordered to New York to
await further orders.
The army transport Conemaugh has
sailed from Manila for San Francisco.
The Senate has rejected the sec
tartan school amendment to the In
dian Appropriation bill, offered by Mr..
Jones (Den ocrat of Arkansas), by
vote of 80 TO 16. The bill was then
passed. 1t carries about $8,414,0GO.
The House Committee on Territor-
les has reported bill disappearing
the action of New Mexico in creating
| that the locality lacked the population
and business to warrant county or
/ ganization.
The Secretary of War has forward
ed to Congress the report of a Board
of Engineers and Architects in favor
of the construction of a bridge across
the Potomac river from Washington
to Arlington "as a memorial to Am
erican patriotism" in accordance with
designs submitted by Professor Burr,
a bridge engineer, of New York, at
an estimated cost of S4SOO,000.
The Agricultural Appropriation bill
Just reported to the House carries
S4,116,400, being $39077S more than
the law for the current year.
The President has nominated John
B. Robinson, of Pennsylvania. to be
United States marshal for the East
ern District of Pennsylvania.
The Republican Caucus Committee
/ Of the Senate has decided that a
steady effort shall be made to dispose
of the business now before the Senate,
including the Quay case, Philippine
! bill, Alaskan bill and appropriation
bills.
The War Department has made pub
lie the correspondence relative to the
recall of General Otis from Manila.
The General will probably leave the
Philippines after the arrival of the
4 Commission, which will be about May
Is.
bill has been introduced in the
Senate by Mr.. Hawley, authorizing
/ the secretary of war to make surveys
for the establishment of camp grounds
in the north, east, south and west for
the training of soldiers of the United
States and the National Guard.
Senator Gear has introduced an
amendment to the postoffice Appro-
I priation bill, fixing eight hours as the
length of the working day for clerks
in postoffices, and providing for extra
pay for additional hours
The Naval Appropriation bill, re.
ported to the House, carries items ag-
gregating SCI ,219,916. the bill being
the largest ever reported by the com
mittee.
The session of the senate April 4
opened with a discussion of the stat
us of the Quay case. during which Mr.
Wolcott apologized for language he
had used. The Colorado senator made
vehement appeal for early action up
on the Quay case, and it was decided
finally to take up the case.
There was an exciting scene in the
House April 4, as the climax of dis
/ cussion of the Kentucky situation
when Mr.. Wheeler, Kentuc Dem
ocrat, and Mr.. Pugh, a Kentucky Re
publican, faced each other from oppo
site sides of the main aisle and in
dulged in wordy duel. Mr.. Pugl
charged Mr.. Wheeler with misrepre
senting certain facts. Throughout the
debate, which was precipitated by 9
speech of Mr.. Boreing, of Kentucky
there was an air of suppressed excite
ment. Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, concluded
the debate with a denunciation of tn,
Goebel law This incident overshad
owed the speeches on the Hawaiian
bill.