The Holly chieftain., 1900-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

mock diamonds and jingling bells, and
was removing his epaulets and other
insignia of rank and the medals and
decorations that covered his breast and
| concealing his uniform with fantastic
decorations and furbelows like those
worn by clowns in circus. The pic
ture was passed around everywhere,
and now everybody says that 1t con-.
tanned more truth than humor.
The rural free delivery system Of the
Postoffice Department has grown to
such proportions that it has been found
necessary to create two new divisions
to properly handle 1t. An order signed
| by the postmaster general establishes
| four divisions, the Eastern division
with headquarters at New York, In
cluding In its territory New England
New York and PENNSYLVANIA, nine
states, with Special Agent E. II. Hath
away in charge: the middle division,
headquarters ut Indianapolis, Indians.
| comprising Ohio and all states west Of
Missouri and southern states down to
and including Louisiana. with F. NJ.
Wise in charge: the western division,
comprising states west of the Missouri
and Iowa to the coast headquarters at
Denver, Colorado, with William f. An
min in charge; the southern division, in.
cluding eleven southern states. head
quarters at Washington, with H. Con
quest Chrke in charge. This order will
go into effect May LIST.
The Republicans of the House, in
caucus Thursday night. decided to take
the shortest possible route to termin-
alton of the Puerto Rican tariff prob
lem by concurring in all the Senate
amendments and sending the bill di-
rectly to the President There was
feeble protest from Mr.. Cooper of. Wis
consin, chairman of the insular com
mittee. and Mr. Moody of Massachu-
sets, who favored standing ont against
some of the features of the civil gov
ernment scheme attached TO the bill by
the Senate. They objected especially
to the Senate provision making all the
members of the upper council of the
Puerto Rican Legislature appointees OF
the President and clothing them with
power TO grant franchises. but the SEN
timent of the caucus was overwhelm-
ingly against them. None of the Re-
publicans who voted against the origin
al House bill were present at the eau
Gus tonight. AS soon as the Repub-
licans absent from Washington can be
summoned here, as early as Monday il
possible, the matter will be brought be-
fore the House under special rule.
Alternative motions probably will be
cut off under the rule.
The passage by the House of the SEN
ate bill ratifying an agreement with
the Indians Of the Fort Hall Indian
reservation, and making appropriations
to carry the bill into effect, settles a
long standing controversy between
these Indians and the states of Wyo-
ming and Idaho. The agreement, which
the bill ratifies, provided for the allot-
ment of part of the Fort Hall reserva-
tion in seyeralty to the Indians and the
opening to settlement of the remain
der For relinquishing the portion of the
reservation thus opened to settlement
the Indians will receive S600,OOO or
this amount, $4,000 is to he expended
for the erection of a modern school
plant mt Fort Hall; 100000 is to be
paid, pro rata. to each man. woman
and child of the Indians residing on
the reservation within three months
after the passage of the act; $4,000
thereafter annually for eight years,
and $25,000 nine years thereafter. The
agreement with the Indians grew out
of the constant trouble which existed
between them and the white settlers
of Wyoming and Idaho on account OF
the persistent practice of the Indians
In hunting big game outside the reser-
walton In violation OF. state laws.
People have attributed Admiral
Dewey's action to the influence of
Mrs. Dewey, who has never concealed
her ambition, but, on the contrary,
for several months has spoken with
great freedom of her confidence in his
success, If he decided to accept a
nomination. At first the admiral con-
demned this idea in the most emphat-
ic manner and used such language
as sailors are often addicted to when
he said that he would never be en-
trapped into making fool of himself
by getting a presidential bee in his
bonnet; but his protestatiOns have
gradually grown weaker and less fire.
quent, and finally, before he started
upon his recent tour through the
South, he informed friends that be
intended to test public sentiment as
to his own candidacy, and would then
decide whether he would allow his
name to be used. When Mrs. Dewey
was asked what ticket the admiral
would run on, she replied that 1t did
not make much difference; that, he be-
Ing Republican, and she Democrat.
1t was standOff SO far as politics was
concerned. She believed that any party
would be glad to adopt him, and he
would be the peoples candidate, re-
gardless of the ticket upon which his
name apepared. Both Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey have recently expressed
resentment towards President McKin-
Low Mr. Hanna