The Meeker herald., 1901-01-12
WASHINGTON NEWS


pointed attorney general Of Porto 1tA
10 son Of Justice Harlan Of tho D.
prems Court.
lions. For example, Senator Chandler
married daughter Of ex-senator
Hale, and Senator Hale married Q
daughter OF ex-senator Chandler.
In his reply to the Bacon resolution
asking the secretary OF war to trans
init to the Senate the Lawshe report on
the Cuban postal scandal, the Presi-
dent states that criminals are now BE-
liz deemed inadvisable to make public
the facts containing In this report
A Recommendation has been sent -
Congress BY the secretary OF the treas
ury for IN appropriation OF $1,000 70
pay expenses Of selecting and segrogat-
ing lands for the territory OF New
preparation Of 100000 for charging
the military post at Sheridan, Wy0m-
ing.
The House had another spirited
struggle over the Olmstead resolution
to investigate the Infringement OF the
suffrage in certain southern states,
with a view to reapportionment upon
the actual basis Of suffrage. 1t was
finally referred to the census commit
tee, where the opposition desired It to
90 originally
There are still several speeches to be
made In the Senate on the subsidy Dill.
but apparently none Of the promised
speeches have been prepared. 30 that
Senator Hawley may be able to 60 on
A~n
the army bill. regardless Of any ar
rangements concerning the subsidy
bill.
In discussing the army bill, Mr..
H0ar suggested a general amendment
to the bill looking to the CANCELLATION
Of the FilipinOs. and expressed the
opinion that In time Of peace we should
have one soldier to 1000 Of our popu-
lation. He did not. therefore, he said,
oppose the bill on the score Of Increase,
but be did oppose it because of the
avowed policy Of military control OF
the islands.
The secretary of the navy has ar
rived at the conclusion that the law re-
latlng to the building Of the new ships
requires the department to allOt one
Of the vessels to the Pacific coast.
1uCIclOlt Ut uub thut hN
will award the contract for one of
the sheathed battleships to Moran
Bros. of Seattle, one to the Bath works
Of Maine and one to the Newport
News Ship Building Company.
Representative Hill of Connecticut
has introduced a bill directing the
secretary Of the treasury to coin the sill
yer bullion in the treasury, under the
40 ~2 T,,v~ a fvrt4 HALL a HV al IL
yer coin to meet present public require
ments, and thereafter to ret.Oin dollars
into subsidiary coin. He Ii also au-
thorixed under the bill to exchange
GOLD for legal tender silver dollars
when presented in sums Of - or multi
pies thereof.
bin In the Senate Mr.. Hoar inquired
statement that force OF 10000 was
needed In the Philippines, whether
there had been any change In the situ-
alton IN the islands since the message
Of the Presldent was sent to Congress.
They have changed very materially"
replied Mr.. Sewell I'VE now have
more diminishing there than at any
time almost since the beginning Of the
war"
The treaty for the protection Of nA-
i've races In Africa against intoxicants,
to which the Senate gave its consent
December 14tll, will receive the formal
adhesion Of the United States by pres
idential proclamation as soon az other
countries have ratified the idea. This
Information has been asked Of Mr..
Townsend, our minister at The Hague.
The Lodge resolution declaring for the
universal application of the principle
Of the treaty to all uncivilixed races
will be taken up by the Senate COM
mite on foreign affairs.
The army bill as pending in the Sem
ate, which will occupy the time Of
that body for several days to come,
provides for minimum military
strength Of 54,O58 men, which, at the
discretion Of the President, may be
increased to a maximum Of OF, O66 in
time OF war or other emergency with
out the action of Congress. The pres
emit maximum of the regular army IL
29,O2S men. and the actual strength 10
probably between 26.6OO and 1900
as the expiration of terms Of enlist
ment are supplied by new recruits.
The social season Of the new year At
the White House was opened on the
night Of January 2nd, when the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley gave a dinner
In honor Of the Cabinet members and
their ladies. The table was in the
shape of . double IT. in the state din-
Ing room. The prevailing decorations
were begonias and pinks with ferns. In
the east room large wreaths of ever
green and holly We're hung over the
great mirrors and Karlands of the same
were twined about the white pillars.
The Marine Band Furnished the music
The fourteenth annual report Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
been sent to Congress- Attention Is
called by the commission to the neces-
sity for further legislation amending
the act to regulate commerce, the rea-