The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-25

AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

1t Is said canvass OF the Senate
reveals n majority of two for the
Panama canal route.
The president notified the Senate
that he had approved the Hans.
broush.Newlands irrigation bill.
Horny Rcchtin. dlsbursing officer
of the department OF justice. was az.
rested and confessed to shortage of
$1,000.
The president sent to the Senate
the promotions of Capts. Yates Stir.
ling and William C. Wise to be rear
admirals.
Congressional leaders have assured
the President that passage OF the
Cuban reciprocity bill at this session
is impossible.
Gen. Wood, former military gov.
ernor Of Cuba, has authorized state.
ment in regard to the criticism of his
administration.
The positive statement Is made that
the president intends shortly to spring
a surprise on the Senate in the shape
of reciprocity treaty with Cuba.
Gen. J. X. Smith, who recently was
court-martialed in Manila. has been
instructed to proceed to San Fran.
cisco and there await further orders.
A favorable report was authorized
by the Senate committee on public
lands on the bill creating a national
park surrounding the famous wind
cave in South Dakota.
The Senate committee on naval
affairs will favorably report Sena.
tor McComas' bill giving Admiral
Schley the full pay OF rear admiral on
the active list of the navy
The work of demolishing the in.
terror Of the White House has pro.
gressed SO rapidly that the president
finds himself cramped for space, ren.
dering it difficult to transact the bust.
ness of his office.
The House committee on public
lands favorably reported the bill es.
tablishing the Wind Cave national
park in South Dakota. The locality
embraces extinct geysers. a subster.
ranean cavern and other natural won.
ders. .
Representative Brownlow, Tennes.
see, introduced joint resolution pro.
viding for survey OF the Isthmus OF
Darien for the ascertainment of its
availability for an interoceanic canal.
The conferees on the naval appro
priation bill have agreed upon par
tial report which does not include the
Senate amendments on the building OF
the new wars ips or purchase of sub
marine torpedo boats.
President Roosevelt has promised
Senator Fairbanks and delegation
from indianapolis that he would visi
that city September 22, the date o
the annual convention of Spanish
American war veterans.
Commander Richard Wainwright. L
s. n, will complete his four years
term as superintendent OF the Nava
academy next June, and will be sue
ceeded at Annapolis by Capt. Willar,
ii. Brownson, now In command of tn,
cattleship Alabama.
Italian Ambassador Des Planche
complained at the state department
about the publication of the finding
OF the cruiser Chicago court OF il
Guiry, that American sailors wer
subjected to 'revolting indignlties
by prison authorities at Venice. Sec
rotary Moody will try to discover tn
source OF the leak.
Representative Stattuck. chairma
of the House committee on immigr,
ton and naturalization, has intr,
:. duced q bill excluding from admissio
to this country immigrants over !
years old who cannot read the Englis
or some other language,
Senator Foraker and Represent
tive Grosvenor called on Secretar
Hay as a committee representa-
both branches OF Congress, and pr
scented to him an engrossed copy
the vote Of thanks adopted by Co
gress for the eulogy on President NJ
Kinley pronounced By tho sanrstsr