Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-03-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Vests Quarantine Bill is
Not to be Passed.
AGREEMENT ON PASSES.

AVALL!uLlN1 yin 1 ASSLSs
No Need for Apprehension as to the
Fate f the BlIl.--War Revenue
Reduction Law Takes Effect JuIy |.
The war revenue reduction bill
takes effect July l, at the beginning
of the new year.
A new postoffice has been estab-
lished at Louter, Union parish, La.
with Henry N. Jones, postmaster.
Repi sentative Breazeale has re-
ceived telegram from State Treas
urer Smith requesting that quarters
be engaged here for the period of the
Inauguration ceremonies.
Senator Woloott has resigned as a
member of the republican national
committee of Colorado, and Archie
Stephen has been designated as his
successor.
Senator MoEnery was unable to get
an amendment to the Sundry civil
bill for the relief Of Mr.. MoIlhenny,
Of New Iberia, who sucoored suffering
sailors in Alaska, few years ago,
but he will introduce q resolution
calling upon the secretary of the
treasury for an opinion and informa
tion wanted in settlement.
The success of the movement to
have congress declare that the gates
Of the st. Louis exposition should be
closed on Sundays was due in great
measure to the energetic work Of
Rev. DIR. J. w. Hathaway, general
secretary of the American Sabbath
Union, of New York, assisted by Sen
ator Teller and Representative Gradt.
WI, -. ~ HhV POA AtAOA
of the rivers and harbors bill which
makes appropriation for the improve
ment Of Southwest pass was agreed to
by the conference committee. The
house conferences were not able to
have their original provisions re-
stored but they gained one import
a,,t t,
ferences, and that is the restoration of
the house cash item of $3.50, 600 which
becomes Immediately available.
There is grave doubt as to the pas
age of Senator Vests quarantine bill,
which gives to quarantine officers au-
thority to arrest and have punished
the masters of vessels who violate
quarantine regulations. Colonel Rob
ertson has been waiting for an oppor-
tunity to get the bill considered in
the house, but the time has been so
taken up by appropriation bills and
other important measures that this
Ul1O OOuk0 llOV DC tallOO up. llO
measure, however, will be introduced
and pressed at the beginning of the
next congress.
At the cabinet meeting the last un-
der this presidential term, all of the
members presented to the president
their designations to take effect upon
che qualification of their successors.
Attorney General Griggs, who is the
only member who has decided not to
remain during the coming four years,
was among the number, and his re-
nomination will go to the senate
with the others on Tuesday. He will
not serve longer however, than April
/, when, it is now believed, Mr..
Philander Knox, of Pittsburg, will
receive the appointment.
The house has removed all possi-
bility of an extra session by concur
ring in the senate amendments to the
army appropriation bill. The vote
stood 159 to 1874. The bill now goes
to the president. The house was
brought to vote by special order
prepared by the committee on rules,
which permitted an hours debate on
a side. The democrats attempted to
filibuster but they were overwhelmed.
The Philippine and Cuban amend
ments were defeated By the republi-
cans and assailed by the Democrats.
ARRIVALS FROM MANILA.
San Francisco. The soldiers and
civilians aboard the transport Meade
from Manila, numbered 824. There
were twenty-four men who had beer
deported from the Philippines by the
military authorities. Most OF the
men are discharged soldiers. Private
Carl g. Rucker, troop l., third caval'
ry, died at sea. There were nine in