The Grit-advocate., 1901-12-13
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

propriationS committee of the House.
Representative Shafroth has pre-
sented joint resolution 10 amend the
United SrIlcS constitution to permit
female suffrage.
Representatives Curtis of Kansas has
introduced a bill providing for estab-
lishment Of Il reservation of 100000
acres in New Mexico to be fenced and
used as grazing ground for buffalo.
Senator Elkins introduced the New
Mexico admission bill which he will
champion in the Senate. AS delegate
from New Mexico he Introduced the
first bill for an enabling act for the ter
ritory twenty-siX years ago.
Representative Gardner of New Jer
Sey has Introduced Il joint resolution
authorizing the state Department to
purchase the Danish West Indies and
apprOpriatiug not exceeding 81 900 for
that purpose. The resolution refers to
the desirahlily Of American ownership
of these Islands. under the Monroe
doctrine.
On the Ith instant President Roosc-
welt signed the first bill sent to him by
Congress. thus creating the first law
10 be enacted under his administration
1t was an act to admit free of duty
and permit The transfer of foreign eX-
hibits from The I'an-.\mcrican EXPOSE
ton to the South Carolina Interstate
and Industrial Exposition At Charles
ton, South Carolina.
Among the antitrust measures pre-
rented in HE House. is one by Mr..
Ball of Texas which proposes the ap-
pointment of Il special committee of
nine Representatives to rcport an anti
trust bill. Representative Crumpack-
rr of Indiana has introduced II bill pro-
! vidng for an amendment to the con
Stitution permitting Congress to tax
the capital stock and earnings of cor
poratiOnS.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa has
introduced the lSthmian canal bill
which. by reason Of his being the auth
Or of the bill passed last year and his
probable continuance at the head of
the House commerce committee. is con
eidered as the measure which will
serve as tie basis of action by the
House. II differs from the Hepburn
bill passed last year, in making the TO-
tal appropriation S1S0.OO0.ooO instead
IF S1lO.HOO.OuO. OF the total amount
S1O,OOO,oOO is made Immediately avail
able to begin work.
Secretary Root has prepared for sub
mission to Congress a bill providing for
he voluntary retirement of the vet
aran officers of the army who have
seen active service in the three wars
the Rebellion. the Indian wars and the
Spanish WARMTH an additional
grade. 1t appears that only about 2ol
| officers will be affected by this ar
Iangemcnt. which the President him
self will urge in the strongest terms as
Il measure of simple justice to the vet
Grams. and as calculated to improve the
efficiency of the military service by
placing younger men in command.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations voted to report favOrably the
new N-l'aunccfotc treaty. providing
for thc construction of an Isthmian
canal No votes We're cast against il,
but il was criticised sharply by Sena-
tors Money and Bacon. who found in it
many Of the objections which they
urged against the old treaty. They took
especial exception to the provision con
| tinuing in force the neutrality of
the Clayton-Bulwcr treaty and also
made objection 10 the clause Sprcifical
ly authorizing the United States to po.
lice the canal. as placing a limitation
upon the power Of this country to alb
solutely control it.
| Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts has
| introduced Il bill to provide revenues
for the Philippine islands. 1t provides
that the tariff passed by the Philippine
commission September II. 1901, and