The Springfield herald., 1900-03-16

uteS before the time fixed for the vote,
and the Senate actually began the con-
sideration of minor bills on the calen-
dar to consume time. The conference
report was agreed to by n vote of Al
to 26, the report thus having ma
jority of IS.
The March report of the statistican
of the Department of Agriculture
shows the amount of wheat remaining
in farmers hands March l was 15S.-
100000 bushels. or twentynine per
cent. of last years crop, as compared
with 19S.OOOOOO bushels or 20.3 per
cent. of the crop of 1898 on hand
March 1, 1890. The corn in farmers
hands is estimated at 773.I00,OO0 bush
els or 3I.2 per cent. of last years crop,
against SOo,OOO,OOO bushels, or I1.6
per cent. of the crop of 1898 on hand
on March 1. 1899 OF oats there We're
about 200.9O0.OOO bushels. or 800 per
cent. of last years crop still in farmers
hands, us compared with 2S3.OOO,oOO
bushels, or 3S.7 per cent. of the crop of
1898, on hand March 1, 1899.
Lord Pauncefote has received
cablegram from Lord Salisbury noti-
flying him that lie would be continued
at this important post for the present,
at least. Reference was made to the
pendency in the United States of the
Hny-Pnuncefote trenty and of the sew
eral open issues of great Importance
with which the present ambassador is
better fitted to deal than any other
person by reason of his perfect IA
miliarity. Just how long the extension
of the ambassadors term of office is
to prevail is not known positively. but
it is understood that Lord Pnuncefote
will remain at the head Of the EN-
bassy until some time in the fall. 1t
is said that such mn extension as this,
the third has only one precedent In
the British diplomatic service.
The Treasury Department has taken
decided stand relative to shipping
American goods via Canadian points
into Alaska on British vessels. even
if they are accompanied with export
certificates. Many shippers to Alaska
obtain export certificates and send
their goods TO Vancouver and other
points and thence to Alaska in Brit
ish vessels. thereby working n hard
ship on American ship owners. The
new order will practically debar Brit
ish vessels from entering the new
trade in freight carrying business. 1t
is said that many American firms
have already contracted with British
vessels for the delivery of large con-
but owing to the ruling of the treas
ury department. these contracts Will
have to be cancelled.
Representative Shafroth has intro
duced n bill of much interest to several
of the western states. 1t provides for
segregation from the public lands con-
tained In tracts in Colorado, Utah, Arl-
Zonn and New Mexico, upon which are
found ancient ruins and evidences Of
the existence of prehistoric people. The
bill directs the secretary Of the inter-
ior to have surveys made OF these
tracts by the Geological Survey, which
| will be required to make maps Of each
| and report whether in his opinion the
ruins are Of sufficient historical value
| to be worthy of preservation and pro-
| lection. The secretary of the interior
is directed to set inside such tracts to
be reserved from settlement and placed
| in custody of the Bureau of American
Ethnology. which shall maintain custo-
dinns in each.
The House unseated CASTOR a. Rob
bins, Democrat. from the Fourth dis
trIct of Alabama, and seated in his
stead William f. Aldrich, n Repub-
| lican. who has been three times n con-
| testant from the same district. on the
ground of fraud. and who Is now given
his seat for the third time by Rcpub-
| lican House. The vote was n strictly
party one. This case ont of the way,
n new rule was brought in to set aside
| the day sessions on the second and
| fourth Fridays of each month for pen
sion legislation. The rule limited de-
bate on each bill to ten minutes on IL
side but this provision was withdrawn
upon the assurance of Mr.. Richardson,
| -, ale iS Sil n
House would not indulge in iilibustcr-
ing.
An interesting scene occurred nt the
Riggs National Bank Tuesday, when
the fund raised by grateful people in
recognition of the services of the late
| Major General Iawton was formally
transferred to his widow. General
| Corbin MS treasurer of the fund. drew
a check for S9S.i0T.OI in favor of Mary
| c. Lawton and saw that it was trans
ferred to her credit on the books of
the bank. At the same time his ac-
count as treasurer of the fund was
closed General Corbin said he did
not care for II receipt for the funds,
but Mrs. Lawton insisted on giving
| him one. In addition 10 the money. the
committee also turned over to Mrs.
I.awton all the letters received from
subscribers TO the fund many of which
contained beautiful tributes to the
memory of her late husband.
The secretary of the interior. in n
letter to the commissioner of the gen
eral land office, holds that n person re-
| linquishing and reconvcying land in II
forest reservation under the act of
| 1897 must, ut the time, designate the
land he desires in lieu of that surrcn-
dcred. The application for selection
should embrace a tract or tracts equal
in area to that relinquished. A num-
Der of selections have been approved
| by the land office in which these condi-
tions were not observed. The secretary
SAYS that where selections. in partial
| satisfaction only. of relinluishments