The state herald., 1901-03-01

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been elected president general of the
national society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. The ballots cast
were as follows: Mrs Charles w.
Fairbanks, Indiana, 1893; Mrs. Donald
Mclean, New York, 2OS; Mrs. Washing
ton Roebling, New Jersey. 40.
The Senate passed the bill which re-
leases the appropriation of '$5,0OO00o
for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
at st. Louis in 1908. i; was amended
by providing an appropriation Of $3.50
OOO for Il government exhibit at the
| charleston Exposition, to be held next
December. Before the bill passed
amendments were adopted closing both
expositions on Sunday.
Senator Stewart, from the committee
on mines and mining, reported n sub
stitute for the mining bill heretofore
introduced by himself. The substi.
tute prohibits any person from locating
mining claim, lode or placer for any
other person, corporation or associa-
tion. The substitute also authorizes
the purchase from the government of
land believed to be oil land, at the price
of $3.50 per acre.
The Senate committee on naval af.
fairs agreed to report favorably upon
nll the nominations Of naval officers for
advancement except those of Admirals
Sampson and Schley. They also decid-
| ed to recommend the revival of the
grade of vice admiral and the appoint
men of two rear admirals to this office.
the intention being that the President
shall name Messrs. Sampson and
Schley.
Representative Mann of Illinois has
introduced Il bill repeating section five
of the tariff act of 1897 under which the
President is empowered to levy addi-
tional duty on imports receiving n
bounty from foreign governments,
equal to the amount Of the bounty paid
1t is under the operation of section five
that n duty was recently imposed on
Russian sugar equal TO the bounty paid
on this sugar.
BY the emphatic vote of is to AZ, the
Senate rejected the conference report
on the military academy appropriation
bill. This action came mt the close of u
spirited debate against haZing inserted
In the report by the conference commit.
tee. Mr.. Pettus argued that the pro-
vision of the conference report which
debarred cadet convicted of hazing
from ever holding commission in the
army, navy or marine corps was clear
ly unconstitutional. Messrs. Hawley,
Chandler and Lodge expressed the
opinion that the conferees had gone too
far, and said that while hazing should
be suppressed, no perpetual stigma
should be put on convicted cadets. Mr.
Depew, in opposing the hazing penalty
declared 1t had been adopted under
public clamor and that Congress had
acted upon impulse rather than upon
judgment.
During the discussion of the hazlng
penalty In the conference report several
senators used pretty strong language
Mr.. Tillman said that those cadets who
practiced hazing upon their physical
Interiors We're "brutes and dogs" and
he doubted whether the provision
against hazlng could go too far. This
school at West Point" he asserted,
has become a disgrace In the eyes OF
the world. on account of hazing." Mr..
Teller said system of hazing had
grown up In West Point totally unlike
that In any other institution in the
country. II ought TO he suppressed
with strong hand. Men who prac-
tIccd that sort Of brutality. he declared.
We're untitled for the command Of
American soldiers. "The people are
outraged by this practice" said he
I'VE have got TO stop It. or eventually
dlsmantle the Institution"
A special to the New York Herald
from Washington says: Three times
In as many days has the President told
his callers that he believes an extra
session inevitable. The President went
further than ever to-day by indicating
his intention to call the extra session
to meet two weeks following his In.
auguratlon. This Is taken 10 mean that
II win be some time In the week be.
ginning March 18th. probably March
10Th or March 2ist. The President still
desires nm extra session. primarily on
Cuba. Fresh Information he has been
receiving from Cuba conveys the news
that the Cubans are manlfesting n
more liberal policy toward the United
States government. What the Cubans
want and what members of Congress
want Is that committee Of the consii.
iutionnl invention shall come TO Wash.
ington and make arrangements With
the President and his Cabinet which
shall be binding.
William t. Curtis. the Chicago Rec.
ord correspondent. says II looks ms II n
scheme which Senator IInnsbrough has
been working over so long and SO ably
for the reclamation OF the arid states
would finally be adopted by Congress
at the present session. II II Hans.
brough's hobby. lie has been pound.
Ing away nj II for years nnd hns been
making converts nll the time. until nl'
most everybody now agrees that II Is
the best solution OF the irrigation prob
lem ever offered except their own. lie
proposes In his bill that hereafter all
money derived from the sale OF arid
and senl.nrli lands shall bc reserved
MS n special fund for the construction
OF reservoirs. irrlgnting systems and
other means for their reclamation. T''ls
fund viii nj first nmoun, 10 between
si.b00.0OO and s2.00o,000 ycnr. and
win Increase ms times go by and the
| 15.0OO.OOO acres Of arid territory IN the
West becomes susceptible Ia ngrlcul.
turc by It's own usufruci. This fund IL
TO he expended under the direction Of
the secretary Of the Interior. aud no
other moneys nre To he appropriated
for irrigation purposes.