The Saint Paul globe., 1900-11-23

The Republican members of the ways
and means committee today decided to
present the bill for the reduction of the
revenue to the full committee on Satur
day, Dec. 1, at 10 o'clock. The bill, how
ever, probably will be prepared Some
time before that. Commissioner Wilson
OF the internal revenue bureau was be-
fore the committee for some time today,
giving information concerning the effect
or the reduction of certain schedules
and also as to the amount of revenue
raised by portions of the present law
which 1t is proposed to reduce. The
committee has agreed on a number of
sources to be reduced, while in others
mere is disagreement. 1t is probable
that a subcommittee will be appointed to
make nnaI draft of the measure
ANENT SUGAR BOUNTlES.
United States Consul Barnes at Col
ognc' transmits to the state department.
information concerning a congress o.
German, Austrian and French delegates
held at Paris for the, proposed abolition
OF sugar bountieS. At the final sitting
OF the preliminary session, France de-
ciared herself willing to agree to the
abolition of the direct beunties while re-
duc1ng the indirect bounties bv so per
cent and making a proportionate alter
auon IN the duties. Russia, Great Brit
ain, Italy and Belgium are to send pre-
resentatives to the next conference to be
held at Brussels.
UNCLE SANS WAR SHIPS.
The cruiser Albany arrived at Manila
today. The Amphitrite is at Norfolk
1he Monterey arrived at Canton today
The Scorpion has sailed from Port an
Prince for Kingston. The torpedo boat
Farragut has reported to Admiral Kautz.
the commander of the Pacific station.
for duty. 4s
THE COLOMBIAN CHARGE.
DR.. Luis Curve Marquee, the Colom-
bian charge daffaires, was among Secre-
tary Hays callers today. DR. MARQUEE
has just returned from Bogota the
Colombian capital, and has taken up his
residence in this city He rendered his
resignation to the Colombian government
which was not accepted, but as pressing
matters concerning his estate in CoIom-
bia require his early attention it is prob
able he will shortly be relieved of his
duties here and return to Colombia.
His successor in all likelihood will be
SenOr Brigettia. at present the Colonl-
bian consul general in New York.
DR.. Marquee had no information con-
cerning the revolutionary troubles IN
his country, nor the international affairs
involved in the seizure Of a British
steamship to aid in military movement
In Colombia.
MONOCACY'S WINTER QUARTERS.
Admiral Remey has informed the navy
department that the old Monocacy Will
spend the winter in mud dock in the
Pei river, in China. This is nothing
more than a hole excavated in the soft
bank of the river, where the ship is laid
UP and rooted over, thus escaping the
severe weather and the running ice in
the river The little Pettel passed the
winter in one of these mud docks about
five years ago at 'Nieu-Ghang.
NAMED THE. NEVADA.
Monitor No. 8, formerly known as
the Connecticut, building at Bath, Me-,
has been renamed the Nevada bv Secre-
tary Long. The state authorities OF Con-
necticut considered that their common
wealth was entitled to the dignity Of
battleship in the naval nomenclature ana
consequently declined the compliment
bestowed by the secretary of the navy
in naming one of the four large monitors
now under construction in honor of the
state.
DOWIE'S LACE WORKERS.
Secretary Gage. and Assistant Secre-
tary Taylor today gave a second hearing
to the Legal representative of the lace
workers, imported by John Alexander
DOW16 IOT employ ulSllL dI lAAC 1c1CC C~SelO
lishment which he has projected at H1on,
Ill. Mr. Dowie's attorney advanced le-
gal authority for the admission of the
lace workers. Clinton Rogers Woodruff,
of Philadelphia, who represented the
Amalgamated Association of Lace Work
ers, argued that the facts elected by Com
missioner Rogers, upon which the lat
ter's decision was based at Philadelphia,
could not be contrOVerted.
HAYES ON .CHAFFEE1S. Staff.
1t was announced at the war depart
ment today that Webb c. Hayes, son of
ex-President Hayes. and late lieutenant
colonel, United States volunteers, having
reported in person at the headquarters
of the China relief expedition, Pekin,
Sept. S. was appointed a volunteer aid-de-
camp on the staff of Mai, Gen. Chaffce,
commanding the relief expedition. Gen.
Chaffee issued a general order announc-
ing this appointment and directing that
the new aid~de-camp "be obeyed and re-
spected accordingly"
Burglars Get $780,