The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.



Montana and the Senate committee on
/ privileges and elections to postpone
any action upon the senator's creden-
tials until Wednesday,. May Both. In
the meantime the credentials of Mr..
Maginnis will be presented and the
papers in both cases will be considered
together
The House leaders have decided to
reduce the war taxes at the next ses-
sion of Congress, and a resolution will
be prepared to give the committee on
ways and means leave to sit during the
! recess of Congress. The committee
Will meet next autumn, when meas
ure will be prepared for presentation
! to the House Immediately after it CON
venes in December. Mr.. Payne's reso-
| luton for sine die adjournment June
/ 9th will be favorably reported.
| The month of April was n record
breaker for exports. the total being
| $11S,926,507, which is $50, 100000 more
than any month in any preceding year,
! S30.o0O,0OO more than April of last
year and double the record of April,
1898. April is usually light export
month, and never before has the total
passed S1OO,000,OOO. but in every
branch of industry the foreign ship
mentS have been beyond precedent,
particularly in agricultural products.
Senator Hoar is one of the wlttiest
rs well as one of the most learned men
in public life and an inveterate pun
ster. Not long ago he was Joined in
the corridor of the capitol by former
colleague in the Senate. and as they
approached the entrance to the Senate
chamber Mr. Hoar motioned his com
panion to pass in first. After you"
said the ex-senator. drawing back po-
litely. No, indeed retorted Senator
Hoar; 1.-THE KS always 90 before the
wise"
The candidacy of Representative
George II. Mcclellan of New York for
the Democratic vice presidential nomi-
nation has been announced by his
| friends in Congress. Among those
who are urging Mr.. McClellan's nomi-
| nation are Representatives Stallings
and Underwood of Alabaiha. Maddox
and Tate of Georgia. Cowherd of Mis-
souri,, Bellnmy and Norton of South
| Carolina, Rupert, Chandler. briggs
| and Fitzgerald of New York, and Dew
ries of California.
The duty of the United States toward
Its island possessions" was the subject
of heated discussion in the Senate
| again Thursday. Mr.. Bacon of Geor.
gia began an extended reply to the
! speech of Mir. Plat delivered Wedncs-
day. 1t was largely supplemental 20
that which he delivered several days
ago, demanding an investigation of Gu
ban financial affairs. His resolution
| to which there is little or no opposition
under the rules went to the committee
| on contingent expenses.
The comptroller of the treasury has
! strained his powerful mind in deciding
| the momentous question whether the
paymaster general of the navy may
| lawfully furnish fuel TO Admiral Dew
ey at government rates. Many years
ago Congress passed an act authorizing
such n practice. but at that time there
was no admiral of the navy, and there
fore the comptroller, after great men
tai exertion. hns decided that Admiral
Dewey cannot come in for the privl
lege and must buy his coal and kind
| ling from private dealers.
Secretary Gage has issued call on
national band repositories for the re-
turn to the treasury of SJ.ooO,0oo. This
amount will be pro-rlted among the
banks having temporary deposits of
| $4,000 or over. This call will be re-
peated from time 10 time, ms may be
| found necessary to make good the sums
now being paid out for the redemption
of the old two per cent. bonds, Il call
for which was made few days ago.
| The total amount to he withdrawn
from repositories is S25.:i6i 800, the to-
tai of the old two per cents. now out
standing.
Both the French and Russian embas-
sizes are negotiating for sites for the
erection of buildings for their use. The
! French ambassador resides in an old
fashioned house that belongs to the
heirs of the late Admiral Porter and is
neither large nor convenient enough for
his use. The Russian amba ssador oc-
| cupies the old Cresswell mansion in an
obsolete portion of the city. although 1t
is quite commodious and convenient
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor, is seeking n site in the suburbs
| where his government can erect large
| embassy surrounded by gardens.
Admiral Dewey says he VIII not nc-
cept the nomination for the vice -presi
dency from any party. lie expects 10
have his name presented TO the Kansas
| City convention as candidate for
| President, although the program is not
| yet completed: and he expects TO pre-
vent the nomination of Mr. Bryan If
he is not successful himself. He has
had many assurances of support dur
ing his southern "trip. ana intmates
that people who think NJ. Bryan has
nailed down all the delegates from the
south will he surprised when the votes
| are counted.
a gentleman who is in the confidence
of the Boer commissioners explains
that they have not presented their ere
| dentials and have avoided n recognl-
ton of their diplomatic character in or
der that they might not be hampered
in the crusade which they propose 90
make throughout the country. Recos-
niZed ENJOYS of n foreign country caii-
not properly indulge in such "A move
ment, and etiquette absolutely forhids
! them from showing interest in the poll
| tics of the country 20 which they We're
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