, 1902-01-09
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

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of wages to be paid to women in the
employ of the government.
+. S. Clark and ]. A. Jones of Ari-
IONA recently saw President Roosevelt
to protest against the contemplated
consolidation of the San Francisco
mountain reservation.
The monthly statement of the public
debt, issued January 2nd, shows that
Mt the close of business December 31st,
1901, the national debt, less cash in
the treasury, amounted TO S1,O17, 62S,-
2S6, n decrease for the month of S.
643, 1872.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Judge Darling has addressed n com
munication to the secretary of the Mu-
sicians' Protective Union of this city
refusing to forbid the members of the
Uniteu States Marine Band accepting
or soliciting paid engagements.
The President. at the instance of the
veteran associations, has amended the
evil service rules applicable to the
rural free delivery service so as TO eX-
cept from the operation of the g
limit veterans of the civil and Spanish
American wars who file applications
for appointment as carriers.
Representative Loud. chairman of
the House committee on pOstotiices n
post roads, n n talk with h Presl-
dent n few days ago about postal leg
|islation. Mr.. Loud says hat / cent
postage is out of the question. Under
present conditions" said he, penny
postage would result in n deficit of
S35,OOO,O0O annually"
A comparative statement of the re
GENTS from tho war revenue act of
June 18th. 1898. and the var revenue
reduction act of March I'd, 1901, shows
that the former act produced between
July LIST. 1900. and November Both,
1900, SIG, 629,3OS The revenue reduc-
ton act of the latter date produced in
the corresponding period in 1901, S29,-
429,642, a decrease of SlI, 199,6G6.
w. r.. Spillmnn of Manhattan, Kan
sas, formerly private secretary to
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow. has been appointed chief of
the appointment division of the latters
once. ms division mas charge OF tne
appointments OF all the postinhsters III
tne ullted suites Chrter d. rNtelie
OF MIME lorlIerlS chiel VI
the appointment ulNlslon' mas peeh ap-
pointed postolIce Inspector.
The definite announcement of Ger
many's nlans for thc collection of her
claim opninst Venezueln shows that
the Monroe doctrine is i'm full force.
Secretary Hnv has evidently told
Schmidt-Lpda. the German minister.
to go ahead and force President Castro
TO pay the bill by the same method
recently adopted by France when that
cOuntry's navy seized a Turkish port
till a satisfactory settlement was
made.
nessee. the minority leader of the
House, has personally presented the
President with n set of his compila-
tons of the messages and papers of
the Presidents of the United States. In
making the presentation. Mr.. Richard
son %laughlngly asked the President to
read carefully the constitution and
declaration of indepcndence. The Pres
idcnt took the Joke good naturally. and
REPLIED that he would.
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establish wireless telegraph plants at
the Washington navy yard and at An
napolis. The plans for the necessary
equipment of the two stations are now
being worked out under the direction
of Admiral Bradford and experiments
will be under way at an early day. At
each point n tall mast will be erected
for the purpose of receiving and trans
hitting signals, and small buildings
will be erected for the installation OF
instruments, etc.
The monthly circulation statement of
the comptroller of the currency shows
that Mt the close of the wear 1901 the
circulation of national hank notes was
$3.50 $50 72G an Increase ms compared
with December ri. 1900 of $40 las al.
and an increase for the month of S569,-
Ol5. The circulation based on limited
states ponds amounted 10
an increase lor tne year OF Slo'IliO5-'
hnu u uecrease TOT lle month OF 81
Eo-'Soo. me clrculatloh secured ny
la"iul money I" S51'2sO42o
an Increase Tor me year OF ~S3'id3'olo'
anu an increase Tor the month OF ST.
I'l;H''' Inc amount OF United States
registered bonds on deposit 10 secure
c%lrculhths nOtes was ~"-u,zSo,zS ana
TO secure puplc deposits Sllo,Sii,d5o.
The monthly povernment receints and
exnenditures shov that for Tho month
of Decemher 1871 The totai r~acoints
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