The Holly chieftain., 1901-01-11
WASHINGTON NEWS

- DVn VA JubtlGe uuEiAu Oh tu& SU-
preme Court. 1Fs
Sometimes there are queer combine
tions. For example, Senator Chandler
married a daughter Of ex-senator
Hale. and Senator Hale married q
daughter of ex-senator Chandler.
| In his reply to the Bacon resolution
asking the secretary Of war to trans
init to the Senate the Lawshe report on
the Cuban postal scandal. the Presi-
dent states that criminals are now be-
Ing prosecuted. and for that reason It |
is deemed inadvisable to make public
the facts containing In this report.
A recommendation has been sent to
Congress by the secretary Of the treas
ury for an appropriation of $1,000 to
pay expenses Of selecting and segregat-
ing lands for the territory of New
Mexico. also recommending an ap-
preparation of 100000 for cnlarging
the military post at Sheridan, Wyon-
ing.
The House had another spirited
struggle over the Olmstead resolution
to Investigate the abridgement of the
suffrage In certain southern states,
with view to reapportionment upon
the actual basis Of suffrage. 1t was
nnaily referred to the census commit
tee, where the opposition desired 1t to
go originally
There are still several speeches to be
made In the Senate on the subsidy bill,
nut apparently none of the promised
speeches have been prepared, so that
senator Hnwley may be able to go on
umnterruptedly for some time with
the army bill. regardless of any ar
| rangements concerning the subsidy
bill.
In discussing the army bill. Mr..
Hoar suggested n general amendment
to the bill looking to the conciliation
Of the Filipinos, and expressed the
opinion that in time of peace we should
have one soldier to 1000 of our popu-
lation. He did not, therefore. he said,
oppose the bill on the score Of increase,
hut he did oppose 1t because of the
avowed policy of military control Of
the islands.
The secretary Of the navy has ar
rived at the conclusion that the law re-
lating to the building OF the new ships
requires the department to allot one
of the vessels to the Pacific coast.
Therefore he has announced that he
will award the contract for one of
the sheathed battleships to Moran
Bros. Of Seattle, one to the Bath works
Of Maine and one to the Newport
News Ship Building Company.
Representative Hill of Connecticut
has introduced bill directing the
secretary of the treasury to coin the sill
yer bullion in the treasury, under the
act Of July IA, 1890, into subsidiary sill
yer coin to meet present public require
ments, and thereafter to recoin dollars
In In la to nj n
thorized under the. bill to exchange
gold for legal tender silver dollars
when presented in sums of s. or multi
Piles thereof.
During the discussion of the army
bill in the Senate Mr. Hour inquired
Of Mr.. Sewell with reference to his
statement that force of GO.OO0 was
needed In the Philippines, whethey
there had been any change in the stu
alton in the islands since the message
of the President was sent to Congress.
'They have changed very materially"
replied Mr.. Sewell. I'VE now have
more skirmishing there than at any
time almost since the beginning of the
war"
The treaty for the protection of M
tive races in Africa against intoxicants,
to which the Senate gave its consent
December 14tll, will receive the formal
adhesion OF the United States by pres
idential proclamation as soon as other
countries have ratified the idea. This
information has been Asked of Mr..
Townsend, our minister at The Hague.
The Lodge resolution declaring for the
universal application of the principle
Of the treaty to all uncivilized races
will be taken up by the Senate COM
mite on foreign affairs.
The army bill as pending in the Sem
ate, which will occupy the time Of
that body for several days to come,
provides for minimum military
strength of 54.O56 men, which, at the
discretion of the President, may be
increased to maximum OF OF, ,O56 in
time of war or other emergency with
out the action Of Congress. The pres
ent maximum of the regular army is
29025 men, and the actual strength ia
probably between 28O0O-sand 27.OOO
as the expiration Of terms of enlist
ment are supplied by new recruits.
Mrs. Charles Warren Fairbanks Of
Indianapolis, wife of the senator from
Indiana, has consented to become 4
candidate for the Office Of president
general Of the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution at their regular conven-
tion to be held In this city early in the
year. Mrs. Fairbanks Joined the sOcie-
ty In the third year of Its organization
and has been active In Its Affairs. She
Ia now onp Of the vice nraalfianta Ia a