The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-10
RESumE # ;ps NEWS
CAPITAL Chat.

Capital Chat. "
The shipping subsidy bill has been
reported to the senate.
Unfair discrimination in the pur'
chase Of naval supplies is charged.
The navy department has asked fol
$4,000 for transportation home OF
marines who died abroad.
The president and cabinet are re-
ported unanimously in favor Of the
Hay-PauncefOte convention.
The senate committee on manufac-
lures submitted q report on the inves-
| tigation into the adulteration of food
and drink.
Secretary Root has asked congress
to authorize the payment Of claims for
private property taken during the
| Spanish war.
Some classes of government bonds go
up a full point in view of a probable
heavy demand for them under the new
refunding law.
The house committee on public lands
reported favorably IN q bill making
the restrictions stronger in the act to
prevent forest fires.
The court of claims only allowed
one-half Of Admiral Dewey's claim for
naval bounty for the destruction Of the
Spanish feet at Manila.
The ways and means committee
ONE in for some criticism for not
asking for vacancies before springing
a Porto Rican customs bill on con-
gress.
The customs receipts in the Philip,
pines during November were $369,30S,
of which $318,5O4 was collected at Ma
Mia, $20,743 at Iloilo and $3O,O59 ut
other stations.
In case the pending financial bill be-
comes a law the exchange Of old bonds
for 2 per cents will be made in the
order in which. they r actually re-
ceived at the treasury.
1t now seems certain that the admin
fstraticn will not surrender to Spain
Cagayan, Sulu and Sibutu, islands Of
the Philippine archipelago claimed by
the Madrid government.
The house committee on commerce
has favorably reported the bill to pro.
mote the efficiency of the revenue cut
ter service. The bill is identical to the
heretofore reported to the senate.
Reports Of inspectors show a poor
average Of craftsmanship in the army.
The substitution of native for Amer
lean troops in Cuba begins on April
IL. Three regiments will be organ
lied.
Two sets of resolutions against the
Payne Porto Rico tariff bill were for
warded to Congressman N. D.. Sperry,
Of the Second Connecticut district.
These resolutions were adopted at q
special meeting of the New Haven
chamber of commerce.
At Washington the Theta Delta Chi
fraternity elected Prof. Ernest l!un-
cut, of Cornell, president of the grand
lodge for the ensuing year; ]. Boyce
Smith, Of Columbia university, secre-
tary, and II. II. Stevens, Of the Uni
versity Of Michigan, treasurer.
The monthly statement Of the collec-
tons of internal revenues show the
total for January to be $23,O1S,SS5, an
increase as compared with JANUARY,
1899, of S. ,2O6,672. During the last
seven months the total receipts ex-
ceeded those Of 1899 by $15,664,455.
Secretary Long has received a re-
port from the board of inspection and
survey stating that the torpedo boat
Somers is in many respects unsatls-
factory. The Somers vas able to
make only LIE knots. and the trial de-
veloped that she was unfit for sea
service.
Ambassador Porter has Informed the
state department by cable that the sit
uation in Paris as to the conflict over
the Turkish pavilion and the American
government building at the Paris ex
position has improved, certain conces-
sions having been made by the Turk
ish officials.
An expert survey Of the United
States hospital ship Missouri has re-
vealed q startling state Of affairs in
the engine room and other parts Of the
vessel, and it will take $4,000 n at
least six weeks to put the vessel into
seaworthy condition. When repairs
are completed she will return to the
Philippines.
The government has decided to es-
tablish a winter overland United
States mail from the Cook Inlet coast
to Nome. To this end it is dispatch
ing an expedition, led by Edwin Engel-
stad and Postofice Inspector Wilcox,
whose commission is to travel over the
so-called Katmal train and ascertain
it's practicability for mail carrying pur-
poses.