The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-04

The postmaster general has issued
general order announcing the increase
of pay for rural delivery mail cal riers
800 each per annum-
Prince Henry of Prussia on Thurs
day visited Mount. Vernon, placed
wreaths on Washington'S tomb and
planted linden tree near it. In the
evening he dined with the President.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations authorized favorable report on
the bill reforming the consular service.
The bill requires II civil service exam
ination of applicants for consular
places.
Secretary Root has called the atten-
ton of Congress to the need OF pro
viding for the fifty companies of Phil
ippine scouts, comprising about 5000
men. A deficiency appropriation is re
quired of $4,000.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of Medical Inspector Presley NJ.
Rixey, U. S. N, to be chief of the
bureau of medicine and surgery in the
navy, with the rank of rear admiral.
Also other naval promotions.
Governor Taft continued his state
ment before the House insular com
mittee Tuesday. dwelling on the good
and bad characteristics of the Fill
pinos. He denied reports that they
We're cowardly and related an instance
in which few Filipino scouts along
with United States troops saved the
day. AS to their treachery, he said
this was due largely TO their being be-
tween two fires.
President Roosevelt and party left
shortly before midnight Monday for
New York to witness the launching of
the yacht Meteor, built for the EN-
peror of Germany. Accompanying the
President We're Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Alice Roosevelt. who is to christen the
yacht; Secretary Root, Miss Root. Sec
retary Hitchcock. Commander and
Mrs. Cowies. Senators Lodge and
Spooner and Representative Littauer.
The committee of the Senate com
mittee on privileges and elections
which was appointed to formulate "A
proposition for the proper punishment
of Senators 1'illman and McLaurin of
South Carolina, for their offense to the
Senate of last Saturday. practically
concluded to recommend that the two
senators be severely censured for their
conduct. and to limit the punishment
to censure. This position is due large
ly to the threat of Democrats to discuss
any action for suspension at great
length. They recognize the fact that
If so disposed the minority can obstruct
all legislation for an indefinite time and
probably continue the present session
of Congress far Into the summer. Some
of them also hold the view that cen
sure is n more severe and certain form
of punishment than suspension. These
are the reasons which have led the Re
publican members of the sub-commit-
tee to agree to resolution of censure.
and nothing is left to complete the pro
ceedings but to secure the assent of
their Republican colleagues who are
not members Of the subcommittee.
The Philippine tariff bin. as passed
Monday, provides that articles import
ed into the Philippine archipelago
from :he United States shall be re
quired 10 pay the duties levied against
them by the Philippine Commission.
and paid upon like articles imported
Into the archipelago from foreign couh-
tries; that articles imported into the
United States from the Philippines
shall pay n duty of seventy-five per
cent. of the rates fixed by the Dingley
law. less any export taxes paid upon
the articles sent from the Philippine
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pine Commission. All articles now i'm
ported free into the United States shall
be hereafter exempt from export duty
imposed in the Philippines. The bill
eNempts the commerce passing be-
tween the United States and the Phil
ippines from the operation of the navi-
cation laws of the United States until
July /, 1904, and authorizes the Phil
ippine Commission to issue licenses to
craft now engaged in lighterage or ex-
clusively harbor business, provided
such craft are built in the United
States or the Philippines. or owned by
citizens of the United States or by in
habitants Of the Philippines. The du-
ties and taxes collected in pursuance of
this act shall be paid into the treasury
of the Philippine islands and used for
their benefit. All articles manufac-
tured in bonded warehouses of import
ed materials, or of materials subject to
internal revenue tax. when shipped
from the United States to the Philip
pines shall be exempt from the inter
nal revenue, and all taxes paid upon all
articles shipped to the Philippine is
lands since November 1, 1901, shall be
refunded.
The most important development
Tuesday to the Tillman- cLaurin epi-
sode was the act of Senator Frye. pres
ident pro TEN. of the Senate. in order
ing the clerk of the Senate to restore
the names of the two South Carolina
senators to the roll. If this plan is
carried out. this act will be followed
by the adoption by the Senate of a
resolution before vote on any other
subject saken suspending the two SEN
ntors for some definite time. The order
of Senator Frye for the restoration of
the names to the rolls was issued al
most Immediately after the Senate con-
vened to-day, and was the result of
general conference among the Republi-
can leaders of the Senate. When