Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-06
Capital Notes.

The Senate committee on foreign reia-
tions, Wednesday, ordered favorable re-
port on the treaty to acquire the DahiSh
West Indies. No amendment was made
to the treaty in committee.
Among the nominations confirmed by
the Senate, Wednesday, was that or Pres
ley NJ. Rixey, u. S. N, to be chief OF the
bureau of medicine and surgery IN the
navy with the rank of rear admiral.
Senator Pritchard. from the committee
on forest reservations, "Wednesday, pre-
scented a written report on the bill appro-
priating $5,O00,0OO for the creation OF
national forest reserve in the south Appa-
lachian region as authorized by the COM
mittee several days ago.
The navy department has announced
the final acceptance of the torpedo boat
destroyers Stockton and Schubrick. inc
naval board on construction has recon-
mended the acceptance of the destroyer
Decatur as soon as a few minor repairs
on that vessel have been completed.
Prince Henry during his visits to Wash
ington will stop at the German embassy.
The German ambassadors residence,
however, will not accommodate the large
army of attendants accompanying the
prince and his suite will stay at the new
Willard hotel. occupying the entire floor
above the office and lobby.
1t is expected that an effort VIII be
made to secure legislative authorization
for the retirement from the naval service
now in Washington and is DESTROYS of re-
firing, basing his application on the bad
state of his eyes resulting from exposure
in working on Spanish ships after the late
war.
The pension board of the G. A. r. met
at Washington, Wednesday. The object
of the meeting Is to hear and consider va
rious complaints and grievances of men,
bers of the G. A. r. with respect to PEN
sions and to take action regarding pend
i,,er SiO loriSla The hoard SDent
several hours at the pension office ana
will be in session several days.
In the case of Benz. Daniels, who re-
Gently was confirmed by the Senate as
marshal of Arizona. it is stated that his
commission has not been issued and will
be withheld until the charge of having
served sentence in the Wyoming peiii-
tertiary has been disproved. The attor-
ney general has written the United
States district attorney who conducted
the case against Daniels for a statement
of the facts.
The program for considering the war
revenue reduction act was the basis for
numerous conferences among House lead
erS Wednesday. and an informal canVuS
of sentiment was made to learn whether
members, particularly those of the major
ty, would favor a special rule bringing
the bill to a vote without an amendment.
1t is stated that the result of the con-
vass has shown a majority of the House
favorable to such a special rule.
Baron d Estournelles de Constant, dip
lomatic and French delegate to The
Hague peace conference, Is on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, en- route to Chicago.
where he will deliver an address on
Washington birthday. He said to the
Paris correspondent of The Associated
Press that he wished to demonstrate the
need of closer relations between France
and the United States for the sake of lib
erty and justice. The baron will call on
President Roosevelt.
Representative Newlands of Nevada. of
the ways and means committee, who was
the author of the resolution anneXlng
Hawaii. Wednesday, introduced a joint
resolution inviting the republic of Cuba
to become part of the United States,
first as territory and then as state OF.
the Union, to DE called the state of Gu
ba; also authorizing a % per cent reduc-
ton of duties or the present crop of Gu
ban sugar, in consideration OF Cuba
granting preferential rates to the United
States The resolution confines the 20
per cent. reduction of duties to the period
prior to Jan. l, 1903
Surgeon General Sternberg has receiv-
ed report from Lieut.. Col. B. f. Pope.
chief surgeon of the division of the Phil
ippines. in regard to the health of that
command during the month ended Dec.
Is. 1t shows a decrease in the pencent-
age of sickness, which Col. Pope says
must be considered especially favorable
in view of the long continuance of the
rainy season and the active military OPP
erations in Samar and BatanSas. The
total number of deaths is a. There
were 2437 cases of sickness The strength
of the command being 5000, the percent
age to the command was 6.2l.
Representative Pugesely of New York,
a member of the House banking and cur
rency committee Wednesday, introduced
a bill on the general lines of Secretary
Shaw's letter favoring the deposit of sur
plus government funds under certain con-
rx-;tI ri n
vests the secretary with wide discretion
in the deposit or recall of treasury FUNDS,
but authorizes him to make deposits with
national banks having not less than $780,.
900 capital and surplus of 100000. of such
portion of the surplus treasury funds
above $50, 900 as may seem proper to
prevent absorption of money in the led
eraI treasury. These deposits are made
first lien on hank assets.