The Lamar register., 1900-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

sentsI tim hy the sche.ol children OF
the Northwest better than any other
pre@ent be has yst received
The House committee on military az
fairs has directed favorable reports ou
the bill establishing four permanent
camps in the four main sections OF the
country. for use by federal troops and
the national guard: also Representative
Afarsh's bill giving rank 10 contract
army surgeons. and the Senate bin
providing additional officers IN the com
uilSsAry department.
1, can b. stated on authority that
the negotiations respecting the Auer-
lean missionary claims are progressing
Ia the most satisfactory manner In the
view of the government The depart
,nent has received from Mr.. Grfscntu.
the United States charge. cslaegrafn
Announcing that The p'Sric has under
taken 10 NEXT all 81 tbs eNssgsrnenss
made with the United States minister
regarding the Payment " the claims
set ~ 90 account " the destruction
OF the American mission property In
Turkey
The House has put ius hcei uison the
pneumatic gut.e srrvicr apw in ussrEa-
tGnn ia New York, boston Ansl EhElas
tlslphia. and " It's zrTIau stands the
whole service stii b. crushed att- Tie
poslDfiicp ss5sumiy7Fe had fssrutnfagndsss
aa Increase ~ the bsEigTzzpE Etatiga for
this seryic, frpsn s-Si.Dtl 10 sI@aisst
The prpssrscxt Iucrssse vas attaeEei
by tho appssylytz ttesa c,1FEmigtey Busls.r
,hs leadershIp % lls. Mos-ty uf Mass
chu~cttS With such vse0F aHf s0cc~~ss
that In the cri tss Ilpa>e voted ~ 10
~ 70 ssrike shs entiEr sEssupTaaSipn
fruIn the rilt
In the ii9ussc Tuesday. Mr- Hin ~
COucuctieut oi4seysisse- aaapttd tfie koT-
akcT etuerEprscF rsssoiaii1a 20 rvutsnae
ihr present osficsrs - Fuerlp Rico II
pffier Until tiRo appointments arr ussde
under clyii gavssusaeni ses IS atses,itSi
by the pufamitrs- pn irssuiar AFFAIR
The aIns,SAnsSaSs FyguiFe that al fran-
chiess =ss====sa l.. approved hY tbs Press-
kienf before thsy bs-cst1c ggsratiTc.
ard plAcr srEtsis restrictions nsas4
chartered cl "Isora ;ipss stcA Hs str To-
suing Of ktD,Af % lssnsis rAcrfs TOR cash
aud inhiiaunx Fsal estate csvEsSSashans
Or ths hgldlnE 81 rczl estate hy rssI-Ss.
atians eKcru; soch a. 4 usSssszgy TO
cAryy oai the purposes foe Nhica thsyy
are rrraiSsi
The House subcommittee on IA.
bar. In charge Of thr Gardaet csEhi
hour tsli. rsaehcsl decsssna wsslnes-
tiAy on thr naai fo$rn ot the Mn and
on several amendments. all af which
VIII tc IMPORTED ~ sAe fall cutnu8i;sss
on iat.aE, when Il = expected that agai
action wiz hc ,akea The TN has ~.
tracsed mucA attartiua lie Labor cir,
cies. bslHs actively srsssI ty ske
Amer can Federation ~ f.at.or, ard
has boru suergrticdily 1giprse,i hy
many larse s1s~A amor. ship-builfiinS
and ammunition r0HccFus .ts,nE hsssA-
HFn Hm. -.
measure will have the eTss.s 81 aIsng
an eight-hUur day On artaor an1 hkn
commodities ard n ,Sr bnsiasus o.
warshtps.
The Senate committee an elaEsas has
authorized Senator wAFrrn 70 rtfaFs
iayorahly the oiH 10 provide for tfss
payment OF overtime claims * lcssSg
carriers exriadei from IH'ignsent as
barred by limitation These claim. ars.
for time woFkpzi by irftsr carriers tn
excess OF eight bouFs l,sg day betuesa
the years i>sg and 1894 and aai paid
under the various dsslcienry zpprnPrt.
alton bills passed for this purpose. The
aggregate amount Of these claims =
se-s1oro, which VIII he Distributed
among letter carriers In nearly every
free delivery Office Ia the country. In
Colorado isS amounts 10 be Distributed
are: Aspen 81 Colorado Springs
SiI2 Denver s22T. Leadyiilr $50. Pu-
eblo l23. Trinidad S@8T,
out u 5000 clrl employez OF tlss,
government of the UnItesi STATES whose
names appear In the bloc book 25s2
bear the name % Smith, and 4T4 the
name % John Smith. The Joues4~ ars
next In uuiaber. / ,a23 being on the pay
roll, with l-lu2 Browns and ! .O.oi John
sors Elghteen Ts-ople Of the name of
George Washington are serving their
country In official Positions and tifty-
two ordinary washiugtons Two per
sons Of the name of William McKir-
ley are on Uncle Sans pay roll One
draws salary OF 81. lasi month as
President and the other 500 a month
as engineer In the Louisville custom
honss. There are forty-elgtt Bryans
and three OF them wcne chrisrena.d
William We used 10 have two Grover
Cleyelands in the public service. but
only one now, who is assistant farmer
at Fort Peck Indian agency and re-
celyss salary OF $3.50 month.
The Senate military committee has
materially amended the Root bill for
army reorganization and decided 10
make Miles lieutenant general and Cor.
bin major general The committee In
Its amendments was influenced by the
protests which have reached the com
Hiteee from army officers yxh, r..,,rs,