The silver star., 1900-02-09
WASHINGTON NEWS.
What Congress Is poinE. Notes from the
white n. use and tho Dcpartmsnts.

The Lawton fund now amounts TO
100000 and the subscriptions Will
close in n few days
In the Supreme Court on Friday
three attorneys We're admitted to prac-
ticc. one from Alaska, one from New
Mexico and one from the Hawaiian Is
lands, which is an evidence or expan-
sion.
President Mckinley was flfty-seven
years old ON the 10Th. having been
born mt Niles. Trumbull county, ONO,
January 20, 1913. He received many
congratulations from visitors and
large number of cablegrams and tele-
grams felicitating him upon the occa-
sion. Many floral remembrances were
sent him.
In answer to Senate resolution.
Secretary Gage has sent to the Senate
report upon the coast and geodetic
survey with special reference to the
new island possessions of the United
States. He says the resources or the
surveyor are inadequate to complete
the survey of Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
He says the problems of the Phiiip-
pines are much larger and recommends
the establishment of sub-oifice ut Ma
Mia.
The House committee on mileage
has rejected the claim of Brigham ii.
Roberts of Utah for mileage in con-
nection with his contest for seat IN
the House. Mr.. Roberts puts in a
claim for mileage from Salt Lake City
to Washington, 2,591 miles, and return,
at the usual rate of 20 cents mile
each way. making total of $1,O3S.sO.
Mr.. Roberts was not present to-day
and 1t was understood he had gone to
Chicago.
The United States Supreme Court to-
day witnessed the unusual spectacle of
the admission of a lady and her
daughter to the bar upon motion of
another daughter. The ladies admitted
We're Mrs Kate l.. Pier and Miss ii.
ii. Pier of Milwaukee. The lady NOV
ing for their admission was Miss Kate
ii. Pier of the same city. Another
lady member of this family was ad-
mitted few years ago. making four
of the twenty female members of the
Supreme Court bar members of one
family.
Representative Bell is making in
Quiry of all the state treasurers in the
United States regarding the interest
paid upon deposits of state funds and
will use the information in presenting
arguments upon his bill requiring de-
positories of government funds to pay
interest on the same Mr.. Bell says
the interest on government funds held
by the various banks of the country
under the rates proposed by his bill,
would yield an income of upward of
100000 per annum to the govern
ment.
For more than three hours Tuesday
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia occupied the at
tention of the Senate with n discussion
Of the Philippine question. His argu-
ment, which had for It's basis his own
resolutions declaratory of the govern
ment's policy toward the Philippines.
was listened TO carefully by his fellow
senator's. and by II large gallery audi
encc. He maintained that the United
States owed as much to the Filipinos
as il does to the Cubans. TO whom by
resolution of Congress sclf-govcrnment
had been promised. and he strongly
urged that his resolutions declaring II
to be the intention of this government
to confer the right of government upon
the Filipinos be adopted as a means
not only of terminating the war. but OF
extending to strugglig people Justice
and freedom.
Speaking of the lack of courts in
Alaska. Lieutenant .!arvis of The reve-
nue. marine service says tha; on his re
cent voyage down from the Bering sea
country he brought several prisoners
and witnesses in charge of United
States marshal who We're compelled by
the government Of the United States to
go 1000 miles to attend court and to re-
main away from their homes all winter
because there We're no means by which
they could return home after their tes-
timony WIS taken. Some OF them will
have TO be away from their homes for
nearly year unless they are able to
find passage upon whaler early In the
spring. This Injustice Is due to the neg
lect OF Congress 10 provide courts for
Alaska, and Lieutenant Jarvis thinks ii
ought to be corrected as soon as possI-
BILE.
Much interest attaches to the ap-
preaching investigation by the House
committee on military afrairs In the
matter of the trouble In the Occur
dAlcne country. This hearing Is TO
commence on the 18th OF February.
Among those already summoned to
give testimony ut that time are State
Auditor Bartlett Sinclair of Idaho.
Governor Stcunenburg of the snme
state. and General Merriam, who com
manded the department ut the time OF
the troubles. The witnesses on behalf
OF the Miners Union have not yet been
summoned. although 1t Is known thnt
President BOyce and others Will he
called. The investigation will take n
wide rnnge and the testimony IL likely
to prove very interesting, owing To the
peculiar political rnmificntlon OF the
ease involving each Of the several par
ties In Idaho.
The United States and Great Britain.
II was definitely learned tonight. have
reached an amlcnblc agreement re-
spectihg the operations OF the Clayton
buiwer trcaty ms affecting the right OF
construction and control by the United
suhtes OF the proposed Nicaragua canal.
Ihe result marks the termination OF
Son!erehces between the officials Of the
stnte Department and Lord Pnunccfote
OF inily u years duration, during
which number Of meetings were held