The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-22
WASHINGTON NEWS.
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The House committee on public lands
has reported favornbly the bill extend
ing the provisions OF the soldiers
homestead act to soldiers OF the Span
ish war and Philippine insurrection-
President Mckinley has asked the
authority Of Congress TO place General
Shnfter on the retired list with the rank
of major-general. General Bhnfter
was retired from the regular army ~
br1gadier-general several months ago,
but the President thinks his public ser
vices Justify this distinction.
Ex-speaker Reed was In town satur-
day and spent the greater part OF the
day in the room OF the ways and
means committee chatting his former
colleagues abut the Republican muddie-
Mr.. Reed has always been an antl-exs
pansionist and sees q great deal OF
humor In the present condition.
The Senate committee on Interstate
commerce has decided to ask the Sen
ate to recommit the bill extending the
maximum time for the confinement OF
live stock In transit from twenty-eight
to forty hours. This decision was due
largely to the representations that the
change would result In cruelty to AMI
mails undergoing shipment
The last legislative step In the enact
ment OF the financial bill was tnken by
the House OF Representatives tuesday.
when the conference report oh the bill
wns adopted by n vote OF yeas 166,
nays 120; present and not voting, TO-
The Senate had nlready adopted the
conference report, SO that II only re-
mains for the President to afiix his sig
nature TO the measure to make It
law.
The remains Of sixty-slx soldiers who
died In Cuba were buried at Arlington
cemetery Wednesday with military
honors. The bodies of about 800 SOL
diers who died In Cuba now rest In this
historic spot. The officers at Fort
Myer had charge OF the services, which
were very simple. A Protestant and n
Catholic clergymen read the burial ser
vice, taps were sounded and n volley
fired over the graves.
The national society. Sons OF Ameri-
en-, will present medals to such mem
bers of the District OF Columbia society
ns served In the war with Spain. This
action Is taken in accordance with
resolution adopted by the last Congress
of the national society mt Detroit, au-
thoriZlng committee to procure from
the government an old Spanish gun or
plate from one Of the captured ships, to
strike medals from the same and dis
tribute them 10 members of the society
who served In the last war.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey left here
Saturday night for n trip south. They
expect to visit Savannah, Macon, st.
Augustine, Jacksonville and Palm
Beach. The admiral and Mrs. Dewey
probably will not return to the city un-
til the latter part of next month, at
which time, II Is said. they will sail
for Europe, visiting the Exposition
some time during the summer. Mrs.
Dewey has been made chairman Of the
battleship committee In aid of the chill
dren's eastern festival for the Cuban
orphan asylum.
Great Britain will have to accept the
amendment proposed by the commit
tee on foreign relations to the Hays
Pauncefote treaty. whether she wants
1t or not. If the British government
should refuse to accept the amended
treaty Congress would promptly de-
clare the Clayton-Bulwer convention
revoked and proceed to enact canal leg
islation upon that presumption. The
secretary of state and Lord PauDce-
fote have had no official communion
tion on this subject since the amended
treaty was reported. although they un-
derstand each other perfectly
At u meeting of the national execu-
tive committee engaged in raising
funds for a home for Rear Admiral
Schley, last night. Secretary Evans far
ported many favorable responses to the
circulars soliciting contributions. He
also reported that absolute refusals to
contribute to the fund had been re-
ceived from the naval contingent In
Washington, with one single exception,
that of Rear Admiral Hichborn, and, In
some instances the refusals were ac-
companicd by adverse comments on the
committees project. A letter from Miss
Edna McClelland of the New York ex-
ecutive committee for the fund, report
ed that thousands of dollars were be-
ing raised.
The investigation of charges that GER
tain federal appointments are polyga-
mists came to a close Tuesday by an
agreement for n unanimous report from
the House committee on postffices and
post roads, which holds that at the time
the appointments were made the Pres
ident was not aware that the appoint
ees We're charged with polygamy. AS
to the facts of the polygamous status
of appointees, the report states that the
common repute of the communities In
which they lived, was that the parties
were polygamists, but that there Is a
want of definite and conclusive evil
dence on that point.
The American section mt the Paris
Exposition will be closed upon Sun
days by order of the President A dele
CATION representing the American Sab
bath Union called upon the President
several days ago and asked him to Is
sue orders to Commissioner General
Peck to prohibit all labor by the work
men and clerks connected with the
American Commission to the Paris Ex-
position on the Sabbath day and to
close the American pavilion and cover
all the American exhibits on Sundays
throughout the exposition. The PresI-
dent thanked the delegation for bring
Ing the matter to his attention and Sec
retary Hay at once prepared instruc-
tions to Commissioner General Peck.
1t is reported that Mrs. Dewey has
confided to few intimate friends that
while she and the admiral are travel
ing this spring they will ascertain the
feeling of the public toward Admiral
Dewey and the presidency and decide
whether he will be candidate. Mrs.
Dewey does not deny her ambition to
be the first lady in the land" and says
that while Admiral Dewey was averse
to running for office before his mar
riage he is such n devoted husband
that he will crafty her by accepting
the presidency II the country desires
to bestow 1t upon him. When ono Of
the women to whom this remark was
made asked Mrs. Dewey on what
ticket the admiral would be candi-
date, she replied, naively: II don't see
that 1t makes any difference. because
he will be supported by all the people.
He is Republican and am a Demo-