, 1902-01-30

The House committee on rules has
decided to change the rules so rs to
exclude the general public from the
floor when the House is not In session
except on card of admission from a
member of Congress.
Secretary Root has called the atten-
ton OF Congress to the need of pro-
yidlng for the fifty companies of Phil
ippine scouts. comprising about 5000
men. A deficiency appropriation is re-
quired of $4,000.
Secretary Long has detached Ter
Admiral Wildes from his present duty
as commandant of the Pensacola navy
yard and ordered him TO relieve Rear
Admiral Louis Kempff, the Junior
squadron commander on the Asiatic
station.
Senator Morgan has introduced n
bill placing General James Longstreet
on the retired list oil the army with
the rank of major, h rank he held
when he entered the service OF the
C~onfederacy at the beginning of the
war.
Mr.. Sibley of Pennsylvania made n
speech in the louise Tuesday in which
he strongly opposed any appropriation
for irrigation reservoirs in the West
on the ground that farmers in other
sections We're already embarrassed by
low prices, due to over-production.
Representative william Alden Smith
of Michigan has introduced a resolu-
ton in the House reciting the report
that the British military authorities
have passed sentence of death upon
Commandant Scheepers, and propos-
ing n resolution by the Senate and
House that the British government he
requested to set aside the death SEN
tence on Scheepers.
The Senate committee on commerce
has authorized n favorable report oil
Senator Frye's ship subsidy bill. The
report will be made by Senator
Frye. The committee made several
amendments TO the bill. The most i'm
portant We're: Allowing mail carrying
vessels under the bill to be either iron
or steel, instead of steel only, as orig
inally provided, and reducing to 1000
gross registered tons the vessels receiv-
ing a bounty under the bill.
a delegation of Spanish war veter-
ans called at the White House Thurs
day and urged on the President the
wisdom and justice of giving Spanish
war veterans preference over civilians
in appointments to positions In the
government civil service. The Presi-
dent said he recognized there was
merit in the reQuest and said he would
take up the matter with the Cabinet
and do what he could to carry their
views into practical operation.
Thu friends of the measure for rig
i'd restrictions on oleOmargarlne and
kindred products carried their point
before the House committee on agrl-
culture to-day and by a vote of twelve
to five ordered the report of II bill
which Is even more restrictive than
the original Grout bill r"e-introduced by
Representative McCleary of Minneso-
ia. The subject has been under con-
sidcration for the past ten days, all
of the various interests having been
granted hearings.
The Cuban reciprocity hearings be-
fore the ways and means committee
Thursday We're devoted chiefly to the
sugar interests of Louisiana, who are
opposed to the proposed concessions
to Cuba OF h ground that 1t will
cripple the sugar production of that
state. y number of the large plant
ers and manufacturers of the state
We're present, and the allied interests
of beet sugar and tobacco, which are
similarly opposed to concessions TO
Cuba, also We're numerously repre-
scented.
1t appears that the confirmation of
Ben Daniels as marshal of Arizona
was made during the absence of Il
number of Interested senator's. In the
executive session Wednesday senator
Teller asked that the confirmation be
reconsidered and the nomination re-
ferred back to the judiciary commit
tee for IL rehearing. Daniels VIII be
called upon to explain his previous oc-
equations and certain incidents in his
career in Colorado n elsewhere. 1t
is charged that he was formerly II
gambler.
Senator Morgan. chairman of the
committee on inter-oceanic canals, has
prepared Il report which he has sent
to Zach member of the committee rel
alive to the canal situation, since the
offer of the Panama company to sell
its property for $4,000, 900 was made.
The report takes the ground that the
Panama company cannot give the
United States a good and sufficient IT,
tie and also criticises the whole mat
ter as n movement intended to delay
canal legislation. The report will he
considered ut the meeting next Mon
day.
The following order has been issued
by the President, directed to each
ecutive department: The attention of
the department Is hereby called to the
provisions of the laws giving prefer
nee to veterans in appointment II
retention. The President desires thar
wherever the needs of the service will
justify, and the law will permit, pref
ereuce shall be given alike in appoint
ment and retention to hOnOrably dis
charged veterans of the Civil War who
are fit and well qualified to perform
the duties of the places which they
seek and are filing"
Having failed after two years strife
In suhduing the insurrcction In Batan-
gas province, which lies just south of
Manila, and having satisfied himself
that lenient treatment of the insur-
gents is productive OF no good results,
General j. Franklin Bell, the military
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