The Lamar register., 1900-02-07
WASHINGTON NEWS.
what Congress Is poing.-Notes Prom the
whlte House and the Departments

| se600o and the subscriptions Wui
close in few days,
In the Supreme Court on Friday
three attorneys were admitted 10 prac-
tice, enc from Alaska, one from New
Mexico and one from the Hawaiian is
lands, which Is an evidence OF expan-
sion.
In answer TO a Senate resolution.
Secretary Gage has sent 10 the Senate
n report upon the coast and geodetic
survey with special reference 70 the
new island possessions Of the Unitsn
States. He says the resources OF the
surveyor are inadequate to complete
the survey OF Hawaii ard Puerto kieo.
He says the problems OF the fhihle
pines are much larger and recoin menus NJ.
the establishment OF snb-otiice Al Ma-
Mia
The House committee on milnage
has rejected the claim Of Brigham u.
Roberts OF Utah for mileage in con
neCtIon with his contest for scat In
the House. Mr. Roberts puts 10 n
claim for mileage from salt Lake CITY
to Washington. 2.agT miles and return.
at the usual rate OF - cents mile
each way. making \ total OF -.
Mr.. Roberts was not present to-day
and II was understood hs had gone 10
Chicago.
Representative Bell is making In
qulry of ali the state trcasuterS in ihc
United States regarding the interest,"
paid upon deposits af state funds and
viii use the Information in presenting
arguments upon bis hIIi requiring de
lsositorics of goyrrnment funds to pay
Interest on the same. sgr. Bell says
the interest on government funds hcld
by the various banks Of the country
under the rates pru.sossd By his oi1.
wonid yield an iEC9Hay % upwani 81
100000 per aHuum 70 the govern
mcut.
Fer more thAn fhTs-e hours T'nrsstay
Mr.. Bacon % Cst-lrEta eorupisd The at
tssnti0n ~ thr senate wtgls discussion
OF the ThllippIne Qnrst1sa. Hts arg1-
uaest. Which bad for lts lsasls his own
resolutions ds-clsratory Of the govern
meat'x policy toward the rhilsppltss-s.
was listened 10 carefully by his fellow
sauAturs, and by a large gallery audi.
ence. He mAlTisaius,i that the United
States owed as much TO the P1upino-
as II doss TO the CubAnS. TO vhoeE hy
resolution oS CougTy~s Seis. government
had been promised. and be struEEly
urged thAi his resoiuttorss declaring IL
to be the intention of ihts government
10 NsgtfEET tlE EtAAAt RA A0AAFhAlfsN
the Ftliplnos b. adopted as . means
no, oaly OF terminating the war. but os
extending to a Ssruggisg people justice
and frscdon.
Speaking OF the lack % courts IN
Alaska. Lieutenant Jarvis % thr rive
uur marine services says that on bis ~.
I cent voyage dewn fyosn The BcEinS ss7a
country be broaEhi several prisoners
and witnesses IN charge Of United
/ States marshal who were eusnI-.llssl by
l the government of the United States 20
/ 20 200 miles to attend cssari and 10 ~
/ main away frsm their homes al winter
1 because there were no uieaas By which
/ ihey cguld return hoEn. after their te~-
/ timony was taken. sssEs pf ihcm viii
/ have 10 be away from thslr homes foe
/ nearly year unless they arr able 10
4 tnd passage upon a " hAfrs early gn the
/ spring. This inJGstinr Is due 10 the neg
| lsct OF Congress 70 provide courts for
Alaska. and lieutenant Jarvis thinks J;
ought TO be carrsS-sed as soon as I-oss!-
bic.
Much interest attaches 10 the ap.-
I preaching investigation by the Hogl~..
/ committee on military sfTairs 10 the
matter OF the trouble IN the C,scur
; TAiene country This hearing Is 10
/ commence on tho iish Of FEBRUARY.
| Among those airrady summoned TO
/ give testimony At that time arH state
! Auditor Bartlett Sinclair of Idaho.
| Governor sieunenburE OF the same
| state. and General Merriam. who COM
uanded the department at the tune OF
| the troubles The Witnesses on telAis
| OF the Miners Tnicn have not yet been
| summoned. although II Is known that
| President Boyce and Others viii ts.
\ called The Investigation will take a
| wide range and the Testimony Is iik.ly
to prove very interesting. owing 10 ths,
/ peculiar political raInificatiou Of the
case, involving each OF the several par.
ties in Idaho
| The United States and Great Britain.
II was definitely learned tonight, have.
reached an nTnicable agreement re-
specdng the operations OF the Clayton
Bulwer treaty as affecting the right OF
| construction and control by the United
States of the proposed Nicaragua canal,
| The result marks the termination OF
conferences between the officials Of the
State Department and Lord Pauuesfo;e
OF fully years duration, during
/ which number OF meetings were baid
and the subject fully discussed by the
/ representatives OF the governments In
terested. Great Britain agrees TO n
! modification Of the CLAYTON Ruiyyey
treaty by which she practically s,alIu.
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