The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.
What Congress IL Doing.-Notss From the
White H.use and tho Department..

White H.uss and tho Departments.
A stock company has been formed to
establish a telephone system at White
Oaks. The company further plans to
light the town and the principal mines
with electricity.
The cotton crop of India this year
will leave almost nothing for export.
According to Consul General Pntter-
son, at Calcutta, the season has been
disastrous for cotton. The total yield
for the season is estimated at 641, 327
bales, against .365. S64 bales last year.
Under the joint resolution Of Con-
greos the President has appointed Mrs.
Daniel Manning as a commissioner TO
represent the United States and the Ma
tiOnal Society of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution Mt the unwilling
Of the Lafayette statue in Paris and ut
the Paris exposition.
The Senute committee on foreign re-
latlons has agreed to report favorably
the treaty between the United States
and Great Britain prescribing condi.
tions for the regulation of estates OF
American citizens who die IN Great
Britain and of British subjects who die
in the United States.
The Federation OF Labor has sub
mitted its anti-injunction bill to Con-
gress through Mr.. Ridgely Of Kansas.
1t provides that no injunetions or re-
straiping orders shall be issued BY any
court of the United States 10 any terri-
tory or state to interfere with any trade
dispute between employers and en-
plOyes.
The House committee OH military af-
fairs has acted favorably on the Dill
giving a chaplain for each regiment
and giving the adjutant grneral OF the
army the rank of major general. tnv-
orable action was also taken on the
bills providing dentists for the army
and establishing military hospital at
Hot Springs, South Daktta.
A new bill to establish the University
of the United States has been introduce
ed by Senator ChaunG.y NJ. Depew.
The bill limits the Institution to work
exclusively postgraduate and special,
provides for particular attention 10
matters which concern the government,
vests the management In single gov
ernlng body and makes no appropria-
ton Of money.
Secretary Root has sent to the House
claims for damages alleged to have
been caused by United States troops
during the Spanish American war,
principally while encamped or travel
ing. The claims aggregate $l32O6,
and by states are: Alabama, $l3,34o;
Delaware $625; Florida, 81, 169; Geor-
gia, $11,14O; Illinois, $51; Indiana, 10;
Kentucky, $195; Massachusetts, $1S5;
Minnesota. $45; New Jersey, 500; New
York, $1O7; Pennsylvania. $B,311;
south Carolina, $2i,Os2: Tennessee,
81, 800; Texas, $1,O91; Virginia, $l4,ooo;
miscellaneous, $2,946.
The quartermaster generals depart
ment Is making arrangements Tor the
intermeut of about 100 soldiers VINO
lost their lives In the Philippines or In
Cuba. About 500 of these were brought
home from the Philippines on the
transport Hancock, which arrived nj
San Francisco about week ago. All
not claimed for private interment Will
be buried in the national cemetery at
Preside, San Francisco. Nearly 8UV
soldiers whose bodies were brought
home from Cuba will be buried In the
national cemetery ut Arlington the lat
ter part of this week.
Secretary Root expects to turn over
the municipal affairs of Cuba to otfi-
Gals chosen Mt an election to be held
some time In May, which after all mil
itary officers now engaged in municipal
offices will be recalled. As this Is an
experiment, the provincial govern
ments and the general control OF az
fairs In the Island will remain In the
hands of Governor-General Wood and
his subordinntes until such time as the
President and secretary of war consid-
er the people of Cuba able to maintain
a t1,,,tV- int rra n
obligations without the supervision of
the United States.
Arthur Sewall, Democratic candidate
for vice president in 1896, paid his re-
spects to President Mckinley the other
day. Mr.. Sewall denied a recent inter
view in which he was quoted as fore
casting the defeat OF the Democratic
party this year. II did not say any
thing of that kind without qualifica-
tion," Mr.. Sewall said. II believe in
expansion In n certain way. I believe
in keeping Puerto Rico and Hawaii and
extending to them every law of the
United States. Make them territory Of
this country without discrimination as
to tariff or other laws. l also want to
keep the Philippines. but l think we
should ultimately establish u republic
there, with our protection extended
over 1t.
The bill providing form of govern
ment for the territory of Hawaii was
passed by the Senate Thursday with
out division. MIR. Cullom has had
charge of the measure. Mr.. Clay of
Georgia delivered carefully prepared
speech on the Philippines. He favored
the adoption of the Bacon resolutions
declaring 1t to be the policy of the Unit
ed States to turn over the islands to
the Filipinos as soon as stable gov
eminent could be established by them
under the protection Of this country.
At the instance of Mr.. Foraker, the
Puerto Rican tariff bill was made the
unfinished business and will be consid-
cred as soon us the conference report
on the finance bill shall have been dis
posed of, next Tuesday.