North Park union., 1902-02-28
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

build monument TO marx site oi coIs
Phil Kearney Indian massacre In
Wyoming.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations ordered favorable report on
the treaty to acquire the Danish West
Indies. No amendment was MADE 10
the treaty in committee.
Secretary Root has called the atten'
tIon Of Congress to the need OF pro
viding for the fifty companies Of PM,
ippine scouts, comprising about o.oV
men. A deficiency appropriation Is re
quired of $4,000.
The Senate has confirmed the noml-
nation Of Medical Inspector Presley Al.
Rixey, U. q. N, to be chief OF the
bureau OF medicine and surgery IN tne
navy, with the rank Of rear admiral.
Also other naval promotions.
While no definite agreement mas
been reached vote on the Phiiipplne
tariff bill In the Senate seems to be m
sight. 1t appears likely that the vote
may be had next week. although the
matter yet is involved in some uncer-
tainty.
The House committee report on Rep
resentative CorlIss' bill to provide for
the government construction OF rae
ifc cable, strongly urges the need OF
communications in the Pacific, the
one dark spot upon the face of the
earth" 1t calls attention to the ex-
amples set by Great Britain, France
and Germany In the construction or
cable lines, and declares that the own
ership of the Pacific cable by the
United States is necessary for the
maintenance of peace and the advance
ment Of prosperity of the islands.
Senator Turner, by request offered
resolution rectiting that many Of the In
dian schools of the country are being
conducted loosely, that pupils afflicted
with tuberculosis and other diseases
are admitted, to the detriment of the
health of inmates of the schools, result
ing In an appalling mortality" that
the intermixture of sexes results In
lowering Of the standard of morality,
and that the commission Of Indian af-
| fairs has done nothing to remedy the
evils. The resolution authorizes the
committee on Indian affairs to make
an Investigation of the subject and re-
port to the Senate. The resolution was
referred to that committee.
The minority report on the Pacific
| cable bill, filed In the House, dissents
from the view that the government
should build the cable and states that
| n private organization, the Commercial
Gable Company, already has contract
ed to lay cable to Hawaii by Novem-
ber 1st, next, intending to extend the
line to the Philippines within two
years thereafter The minority report
| adds: I'VE believe the government
| can obtain all the advantages Of gov
ernmental ownership and avoid the
| t,l. Il 1x-op N In fyac nf
mental ownership by allowing a pri-
vate corporation to lay and operate
this cable. Moreover, we do not think
| 1t right for the government to lay this
cable after n private corporation has
started to lay such cable"
The War Departments bill for the
| reorganization of the army staff
branches and the creation of n general
| stnfr corps was transmitted to-day to
| Chairman Hull. of the House military
committee, and by him introduced. 1t
| consOlidates the quartermaster, sub
sistence and pay departments into d.
| vision OF supplies, under an officer
| ranking as major general, with brign-
| dier generals In charge of the branches
| of supplies, commissary, finance and
| TRANSPORTATION. The general staff
corps" Is to consider the military pol
| icy Of the country and prepare compre-
| hensive plans for the national defense
| and for the mobilization of the military
| forces in time of war" 1t also has
charge Of all questions affecting the
| army and ths cooperation OF the army
and navy. plans Of campaign, nrma-
ment. equipment, etc. A lieutenant
| general is Mt the head Of this board.
with one major general. one brigadier
lc nd
officers of lower rank.
Five ex-governors of states are In
cluded In the membership of the Senate
| committee on Interstate commerce. No
| other committee can boast of such a
| galaxy Of former executives. Senator
| Cullom was governor Of Illinois from
| 1877 to 1883, when he was elected to
succeed David Davis. Senator Foraker
has twice been governor Of Ohio, Sc
curing two victories out Of four en-
deavors. Senator Tillman, as everyone
knows, went from his plow to the
governors mansion, being nominated
and elected as the farmers candidate
nfter most exciting campaign agninst
the Bourbon regime. The governorship
was the first political office he ever
held Senator McLaurin was governor
of Mississippi from 1895 to 1909. He
went from the Senate to the governors
chair and then came back again to the
Senate. Senator Foster was governor
of Louisiana from 1892 to 1900, being
the first elected on the anti-lottery
ticket. And when Senator Elkins, as
chairman of the committee, looks down
the long table and says governor"
five senator at once give him their
distinguished attention.
In the House Mr.. Gillett Rep.) of
Massachusetts took occasion to refer
to the attack of Mr.. Wheeler of Ken
lucky, a few days ago, upon the ad-
ministration for Its preparations in
connection with the Forthcoming visit
of Prince Henry and the coronation of
King Edward He criticised Mr..
Wheeler for making the charge that
the Secretary of State was ''pitIable"
flunkey who should be booted out of
the State Department" for making fun
of the German nation and saying he
did not care for tine good Will of the
German people. The more dlsgraceful
such utterances We're the more motor
iety they achieved, he said. Such re-
marks addressed to foreign country
naturally made an impression abroad.
People there knew nothing of the man
who gave utterance to them. They
only knew of hiS official nosltiop 40 n