Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-19
Congressional Notes,

The state department received des
patch Friday from Gen. Tasker III
Bliss that the reciprocity agreemen
was signed at Havana Thursday night
The details of the arrangement wer
not made known.
The house sub committee on jude
iary, headed by Representative Little
field of Maine, discussed various anti
tive Morrell of Pennsylvania has intro.
duced a resolution appropriating $3.50,
coo for the use of the attorney genera
in enforcing the Sherman antitrust
law.
Texas and Louisiana rice growers un.
lite in petitioning Congress for contro
( of certain streams in the rice belt emp
tying into the Gulf of Mexico. They
wish to close the mouths of these
streams to keep back the salt water
which they claim ruins their crops, for
the irrigation of which water is taken
from these streams.
Senator Lodge and Representative
Cooper have introduced Identical bills
for establishing the gold standard and
coming silver pesos at a parity of two
to one in gold, the lawful money of the
United States to be legal tender and
the Mexican silver dollars TO be retired.
Gen. Luke Wright, vice governor of
the Philippines, was heard Saturday
by the Senate Philippines committee.
He favors the bill.
Senator Dillingham; is a member of
the committee on territories, now con
sidering the Oklahoma statehood bill !;
h, oil - . t,a
committee, which has been engaged
in spirited fight over the passage of
the immigration bill opposed by large
transportation interests. Through the
illness of Senator Hawley of Connect
cut, Senator Proctor becomes acting
chairman of the important committee
on military affairs.
At a recent hearing of the Senate
committee on the immigration bill,
Goodwin Brown of the New York lun-
acy commission said that there are "a,
600 inmates in the state insane asylums
of New York and they are increasing
at the rate of about 700 a year. One
half of the number are foreign born
and should not have been permitted to
land. At this rate, in the course of ten
years, the foreign born insane in this
country will cost the United States
$50, 600, 600.
The four members of Vermont's del
egation to Congress were all in their
places ready for work Dec. l. Sen
ator Proctor will, as usual, occupy his
residence on L street during the win
ter, while Senator Dillingham; is back
at the Cochran hotel, where he lived
during last session. Congressman Eos
ter has taken pleasant apartments at
No. li2l street, one block from the
Cochran where he lived last winter
and Congressman and Mrs. Haskins,
who kept house last winter, will live
during this session at the Riggs House
n 10 tn street.
Secretary Hay and Sir Michael III.
Herbert, British ambassador at Wash
ngton, have concluded treaty of rec /
procity between the United States and !.
New Foundland to become effective 30 !
lays after the exchange of ratifica- I
ion. Under its provisions American |
ishing vessels will receive in New !
oundland ports the same treatment ac-
corded to domestic craft, and many va
ieties of American goods may be ex-
ported to the island free of all duty,
While others will be admitted on re-
luced duties. We agree to admit New
cured fish, her metal ores
nd her quarry products without tax. /