Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-10

makes permanent the. existing bureau.
The Senate committee on census.
Thursday. unanimously agreed to
recommend the passage of the bill in
troduced by Senator Hale to create a
permanent census bureau. The COM
mittee was addressed by Director Mer-
riam, who said that with a permanent
establishment the work Of the bureau
could not only be better done but that
| it could be done more economically.
| The bill is a measure of six lines and
makes permanent the existing bureau.
| 1t is understood that Spencer Eddy.
who has been acting as United States
charge of legation at Constantinople,
during the leave of absence of Minister
Leishmann, is about himself to go on
leave now that the minister has re-
turned to his post. 1t is understoo that
there have been no recent developments
in the case of Miss Stone, but the ram
SOM money has been posted temptingly
and it is believed that it will be only
a question of a short time before the
kidnappers conclude to accept it.
| The Senate committee on military
affairs, Thursday, unanimously agreed
| upon a report on the case making
charges against Lieut.. Col. II. o. S.
| Heistand of the army, and the report
was presented to the Senate by Sena-
tor COckrell as soon as that body con-
veLed. The report contains concise
| statement of the facts in the case as
| brought out by the inquiry and casts
no reflection upon any of the officers
of the government whose names We're
mentioned in connection with the case.
Garcia Merou, Argentine minister in
Washington, has just received the fol-
Loving cablegram from his government:
Argentine Minister, Washington: I
have the honor to communicate to your
eXcellency that the minister of Chile
in Buenos Ayres presented, yesterday,
to this department a note of the proto
col about policies, in the same sense
which was given to it by this govern
ment. With this explanation, all these
incidents are definitively terminated.
(Signed) Alcorta, minister of foreign
affairs"
Although the officials of the war de-
partment will make no official state
ment regarding the reason for the sus
pension of Miguel Gener from the office
of mayor of Havana by order of Gov.
bciI. w Oou, IL 10 llCu VII duliOiIy
that such action was the result of an
investigation into Mayor Gener's con-
duct in relation to political affairs in
Cuba in general and the recent Presi
Dental elections in particular. No fru-
Their information on the subject is
Forthcoming here beyond the admis-
sion that the action of Gen. Wood in
this matter has the approval of the
secretary of war.
Although without further communi-
cation from Niu Chwang respecting the
trouble between the sailors of the
Vicksburg and the Russian soldiery,
the navy department officials are conf
dent that there will be no serious out
come. AS it is, the Vicksburg must re-
main where she is for the winter, being
ice bound and for the same reason 1t IS
impossible to send another ship from,
There is no intention of withdrawing
the Asiatic squadron to take her place.
United States representation at Niu
| Chwang which is a treaty port belong
| ing to China at which American inter-
ests are as important as at any port in
North China.
Secretary Root was heard. Thursday,
| Dy lHe I1OuSe COIIllllltttC oIl lIiiit6liy
affairs, concerning army legislation. 1t
| led to an interesting general statement
| by Mr.. Root concerning conditions in
the Philippines, in the course of which
he said that the presence of the army
| in the islands was a strong factor in
maintaining the civil administration
which has been sent up. He said that
| if the measures proposed by Senator
Lodge and Representative Cooper were
acted on by Congress- he believed the
army in the islands could be reduced
materially below the present 10000. The
secretary favored the abolition of the
| army transport service. He stated that
| the emergency item of $1,000.0O0 had
got into the estimates by inadvertence
and at his suggestion the item will be
omitted from the bill.
| The first financial measure of impor-
| lance, to be reported to the House is
that agreed upon, Thursday, by the
committee on coinage weights and
measures, providing for the mainten-
ance of the legal tender silver dollar at
| a parity with gold and for the increase
of the subsidiary silver coinage. The
measure was introduced by Represen-
tative Hill of Connecticut. 1t was con-
sidered last year in Congress and at
| tracted widespread attention among
bankers and financial authorities. Hill
urged immediate action, in order that
the bill might be brought before the
House at an early day. This was
opposed by the Democratic members,
| who were against the bill on its merits
and protested against what they al
legged to be undue haste. Shafroth,
Colorado, sought to have the vote de-
ferred one week, in order that Alex
ander Delmar, writer on economic
| subjects, might be heard. This was
voted down, as were all other motions
| to defer action and the committee by
party vote, ordered the bill reported. 1t
authorizes the coinage of subsidiary
silver coin without regard to limit and
as public necessity may require. The
most important feature of the bill for
the parity of gold and silver dollars, Is
as follows: 1.-THE secretary OF the
treasury is hereby directed TO maintain
at all times at parity with gold the ie-
gal tender silver dollars remaining out
standing; and to that end he is hereby
directed to exchange gold for legal
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