The Lamar register., 1901-03-13
WASHINGTON NEWS

decided not TO reorganiZe the coiiihit-
tees ut this session. This means an
early Adjournment of the Senate.
The President has appointed William
A. Rublee of Wisconsin to be cohsul
general of the United States Mt Hong
Kong, China.
The general deficiency. the legisla-
tive. executive and judicial and the H.
dian appropriations have been up
proved by the President.
The President has signed the army
appropriation bill. which contains the
provisions relating to the relations OF
the United States to Cuba and the gov
ernmcnt of the Philippines.
Orders have been issued Mt the war
Department for the reorganization Oh
the enlisted force of the corps or ell
ginecrs in conformity with the provls-
ions of the act of February =, 1ool.
The President has named as men,
hers of the ST. Louis exposition com
mission EX-Senators Carter, John NJ.
Thurston. William Lindsay or Neh-
lucky and George W. Mcbride OF Ore
gon.
on the 9TH instant Captains IL. ~.
Evans and II. O. Taylor, having been
the battle of Santiago. We're commis-
stoned as rear admirals, to date from
February 11th last.
The number of persons visiting the
library of Congress in one day, Marcn
9TH, was 72,572 by actual count kept
by n mechanical register. In three
days-Saturday, Sunday and Monday
the total was over 100000 persons.
In accordance with the provisions
of the naval appropriation bill as
passed, the six years course at the
naval academy will be continued. The
Senate provisions for the appointment
of additional cadets was eliminated by
the conferecs.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon comes
back after six years absence. having
defeated the man who defeated him.
During his senatorial career he was
famous for his industry, being one OF
the most untiring committee workers
and always ready to do work that
other senators tried to shirk.
Senator Aliens name is still carried
on the rolls as n senator from Nebras-
ka and ii Is understood 1t will be until
the Nebraska Legislature elects or ad-
journs. There was some contention
that his term would expire on March
.ifu, tnt close ol Iue list toHSIess, bue
the authorities held otherwise.
A general order from General Mac
Arthur, issued by instructions from
the War Department and recommend
ed by the Philippine Commission, has
fixed the ratio of reduction for United
States currency in the Philippines dur
ing the first quarter of 1901 at 81
United States) for 81 insular cur
rcncy.
One of the surprises of the closing
hours of Congress is the final passage.
of what is known rs the omnibus pub
lie buildings bill, providing for increas-
ing the present authorized cost limit
of forty public buildings in various
parts of the United States and di-
recting the secretary of the treasury
to enter into contracts for completing
them.
The omnibus public buildings bill
passed by both houses carried the fol-
lowing increases among others: Boise
City. Idaho. S2OO.OOO to $25O,OOO;
Cheyenne. Wyoming. $25O,OOO to $780,
900: Butte. Montana. S2OOO to $780,
600: Helena. Montana. S30O,OOO to
$3.50 900: Leadville, Colorado, S5O.OOO
to $4,000: Salt Lake City, Utah. $780,
900 10 100000; Seattle, Washington,
100000 to S1JO,0OO. '
The volume of work done by the
Congress just closed was shown in
n supplement TO the House calendar
prepared by Tally Clerk Worktield of
the House staff. The House was in
session 19T days. which Is less than
any Congress for years. The number
of bills introduced, etc, is given as
follows: Number of bills. 14,33G; num-
ber of reports. 5000; public acts, 345;
private acts, 1.2JO; total acts, 1895;
number of joint resolutions. 395.
The enactment of the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill has
placed ut the disposal of the State De-
partment sum of money for the ac-
QUESTION by purchase of legation
premises for the United States lcga-
ton at Pekin. Therefore Secretary
Hay hns instructed Special Commits
sioner I,ockhill that he is permitted to
proceed Immediately to consummate
the purchase of n suitable tract of
land With the exception of Great
Britain, which owned its own legation
premises in Pekin before the Boxer
outbreak, it is believed here that the
United States will be the only foreign
power which will have paid cash for
every foot of ground in its legation
compound.
In discussing the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, Senator Morgan read that part
of the treaty which relates to the Mic
aragua canal and also the protocols cf
an agreement for the construction of
the canal between the United States
government and the governments of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica. He de-
clared il was perfectly clear that the
protocols entered into last fall by this
government were distinct violation
of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. 1t was
equally evident that the United States
must abandon is plghted faith with
Nicarac qua and costa Rica, in order