The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-02-07
At aslIington.

Friday. introduced in the House a bill
providing that after Jan. !, 1903, no
foreign vessel should enter any port of
the United States carrying products
other than the products OF the country
whose flag she flies.
The Senate has hegun To meet at II
a. m. in order to advance the considera-
ton of the Ship Subsidy bill There is
talk of Republican caucus to decide on
a line of action. The debate of the last
few days has seemed to "smoke out
several Republicans who are not espec-
tally friendly to the bill. Among these
are Senators Spooner, Fairbanks, Nelson
and Dolllver. 1t is believed there are
seven or eight Republicans in all who
do not want the bill to pass, but who
will try to avoid direct vote on it.
The ship subsidy bill was laid aside
informally by the senate, Monday, To
permit the consideration of the appro-
priation bills. This action WAS taken
late in, the day on Allison's request that
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill be taken up.
Secretary Longs letter regarding
Santiago naval rewards caused a discus
sion in which senators upheld their
course in this matter.
The House, Monday, passed the Sen
ate bill to create a commission to ad
Indicate the claims of United States
citizens against spain, which the gov
eminent assumed by the treaty of Paris
after having amended the bill so as to
refer the claims to the court of claims
This action conforms to the action of
the House at the last session when the
bill was recommitted with instructions
to report back such an amendment as
was adopted, Monday.
John Marshall of Virginia was in.
stalled as chief justice of the United
States one hundred years ago, Monday,
and at ten o'clock that morning the cen
tennial anniversary of that event was
commemorated with impressive cere
monies In the hall of representatives. at
the capitol. The program arranged by
the joint committee of Congress and
VIM. Writ Howe of New Orleans, presi-
dent of the American Bar Association
was simple and dignified, as became the
life of the great jurist The President,
his cabinet members of the supreme
court, the members of the senate and
house, the diplomatic corps and mem
bers of the district bar association
attended as invited guests.
The Senate, Tuesday, passed the Dis.
trict of Columbia appropriation bill aud
partially considered the bill making
appropriations for the support of " est
Point Military Academy. During the
day the ship subsidy bill, by "a vote of
the Senate was formally laid aside and
superseded az the unfinished business.
Senators in charge of the ship subsidy
bill has given notice that, beginning,
Wednesday, they would seek to have
the Senate meet regularly at night to
consider the measure.
Among the army appointments by the
President are the following:
Generals Young and Macarthur are
jumped over Brig Gems. " ade and Mer-
riam, and Gen. Chaifee also is advanced
over those two officers, as well as over
Generals Macarthur and Ludlow and 30
colonies who had higher relative rank
than he in the regular army. The &C
ton in the case of Gen. Chaffee is &C
cepted in military circles as an indica-
ton that he is to be placed in supreme
command of the military forces in the
Philippines and that Generals Young
and Macarthur, who are now in that
country, are to be relieved shortly and
assigned to duty in the United States
The law provides for six major gen
erals and the promotion of Major Gen
era Miles leaves another vacancy in
that grade which it is generally under
stood will be filled by the appointment
of Brig. Gen. j. F. Wade, the senior
officer of his grade.
The President, Tuesday, sent to the
Senate his first batch of high appoint
ments under the new army re-organiza-
ton bill 1t included the following
To be major-generals-N Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, U. =. A. To be major-gen-
erals-Brig. Gen samuel b. M Young
u. S. A; Col. A X. Chaffee, u. S. A
(major general United States volunteers)
70 be adier-generals-Col John &
Bates, oil. Lloyd Wheaton, Col George
w Davis, Col. Theodore Schwan, oil
Samuel 5 Sumner, capt. Leonard Wood
assistant surgeon, U. S. A; major. gen
eral, u s. Y J, Col. Robert II Hall, oil
Robert p. Hughes, Col. G. NJ. Randall
Maj William A. Kobbe, Brig Gen
Frederick D. Grant, Capt. J. Franklin
Bell.
Two important measures were dis
posed of by the Senate, Wednesday, the
military academy appropriation bill and
the war revenue reduction measure. The
former was under consideration less
than au hour The only change made il
it was the strengthening of the provision
against hazing at West Point