, 1902-02-20
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

Inc SENATE committee on 1OrelSn IT,
lations ordered a favorable report on
the treaty to acquire the Danish West
Indies. No amendment was made TO
the treaty in committee.
Secretary Root has called the atteA'
ton of Congress to the need OF pro
viding for the fifty companies of PM.
ippine scouts, comprising about 5,oop
men. A deficiency appropriation Is re
quired of $4,000.
The Senate has confirmed the noml-
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.
While no definite agreement has
been reached n vote on the Philippine
tariff bill in the Senate seems to be in
sight. 1t appears likely that the vote
may be had next week. although the
matter yet is involved in some uncer-
tainty.
Secretary Long has detached Rear
Admiral Wlldes from his present duty
as commandant of the Pensacola navy
yard and ordered him TO relieve Rear
Admiral Louis Kcmpff, the Junior
squadron commander on the Asiatic
station.
Unless there shall be a decided
change for the better in the condition
of the Presidents son before the end of
the week, it is probable that Prince
Henry of Prussia may he impelled TO
defer his visit to the United States I'M
til later in the year.
The House has passed the Lacey bill
for the protection of miners in the ter
ritories. 1t provides that in every mine
over 100 feet in depth. mine owners be
required to provide $500 cubic feet or
pure air for every fifty miners. 1t also
provides that managers of coal mines
shall employ shot irers.
Miss Octavia Wheaton, daughter of
Major General Wheaton, retired, was
married Monday TO Frederick NJ. Nor
ley of Colorado Springs. at st. Johns
Church, Rev. DR.. Mackay Smith Off
ciating. Owing to n recent death In the
groOm's family, only relatives and n
few close friends We're present.
The first International wOman's suf-
frage conference and the thirty-fourth
annual convention of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
WIS begun here ON the 18th with an
unusually large number of delegates in
attendance. The convention was pre-
sided over by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, its president.
The Foundry Methodist Church, n
historical building in this city, has
been sold to Thomas Il. Walsh of Colo
RADIO for S2O3, IT'S cash. The church
building will he torn down and n mod
ern office building erected on the site.
The property is on the corner of -Four
teenth and G streets. one of the best
locations in Washington, containing
over 1000 square feet and was sold
for approximately SIS per foot.
Full authority is given for the state
ment that the protocol now being pre-
pared by Admiral Walker, chairman Of
the Isthmian canal commission and
DIR. Silva, the Colombian minister here,
will not contain any provision for the
REIMBURSEMENT of sovereignty over the
isthmus. 1t is understood that the ter
ritory for the canal, which will be pro-
vided for in the protocol, is a strip
eight miles wide. four miles on either
sid of the canal.
The House committee on Indian af-
fairs has struck from the annual In
dian appropriation bill the appropria-
ton for maintenance of the Indian
school ut Grand Junction. This is the
result of difficulties, It is stated, be
tween the Indian school officials and
the municipal authorities of Grand
Junction over the sewerage system at
hat place, the municipal authorities
insisting on charging the annual rent
al for connecting the sewage system
at the school with that of the city. Sen
ator Teller will insist and will doubt
less succeed in having the item
Incorporated in the bill when
1t reacheh the Senate. This
school is n pet institution of Sen
ator Teller. who desires an additional
appropriation of 10000 for the school
and has an amendment which he pro-
poses to attach when the bill reaches
the Senate.
The p%ostottice appropriation hill has
practically cen completed by n House
committee and will be reported soon.
1t carries Sl31 .91G,59S, an increase of
$l4,133,9l0 over the current npprOpri-
alton and of $3.1S5,O22 over the estl-
mates. The largest item is $41,250,00O
for railway transportation of mails.
The rural free delivery service gets an
increase of $1.25O.O0O. making the to-
tai S7,529.o0o. and provision is made to
place the rural carriers under II con
tract system, instead of salaries, as at
present. The extra allowance for fast
railway mail service between New
York and Washington is omitted. but
that for the service between Washing
ton and New Orleans and from Kansas
City To Newton. Kansas. is included.
There is no provision for pneumatic
tube service. hat subject being COW
cred in a separate bill. For increase of
salaries of p%ostoiiice clerks SSH 900 is
allowed, and 100000 for increase in
salaries OF railway employees.
The War Departments bill for the
reorganization Of the army stnff
branches and the creation of n general
staff corps was transmitted to-day to
Chairman Hull. of the House military
committee, and by him introduced. Ii
consolidates the uuartermaster. sub
sistencc and pay departments into a di-
vision of supplies. under an officer
ranking rs major general. with brlga-
der generals in charge Of the branches
of supplies, cOmmiSsnry. finance and
transportation. The general stDff
corps" is to consider the military mol.
ley Of the country and prepare cumpre.
npnsiVp plans for tho untiuuaI Jnf.,,y,