The Delta independent., 1902-07-04

pasSeu the House items OF $4,000 for
surveys and expenses OF allotting lands
OF the Uintah Indian reservation in
| Utah, Walker river, Nebraska, and
Spokane. Washington. $4,000 for pur-
chaos eracadhavens-S -Shet7S9O$$. -
chase, care and protection of buffalo in
| Yellowstone National park. and $40
ooo to pay Indian depreciation judg-
ments
The labor committee Of the House
perfected and ordered n favorable re-
port on the bill empowering the Presi-
dent to appoint federal arbitration
boards to investigate and adjust
strikes, lockouts, ETC., which are OF
such magnitude as to effect interstate
commerce. The membership of the
board was reduced to five members,
three to be appointed by the President
and one by each Of the parties to Ia
Dor controversy. The duties OF the
board are to investigate and report the
facts, the idea being that publicity Of
the actual facts will do much to
compel an adjustment, Furthermore,
provision Is. made that the contendinx
parties may submit their case to the
boaord Of arbitration for final decision.
but this is not compulsory. The bill
Will be reported at once, but II is too
late In the session TO expect final ac-
ton.
Senator Penrose. from the committee
on Immigration, has reported the gen
eral immigration bill. There are nu-
merous amendments, in addition to the
amendment changing the educational
test. Among these Is one increasing
the head tax on immigrants to $3 per
head and extending 1t to immigrants
coming In overland. which 10 to be paid
by the transportation companies carry
ing the immigrants. The time for the
deportation Of Objectionable inmi-
grants Is extended from one to three
years after landing. and the transpor-
tation companies bringing in such OBJ
1ectionable persons are required to pay
half the land transportation where the
immigrants have left the seabosrd
There also are increased restrictions
on the Importation Of anarchists and
insane and diseased persons. and also
on the bringing In Of contract laborers
Because Of the radical changes made
and the probability Of early hnal ad-
journment, consideration Of the bill 10
doubtful.
During the debate OF the Philippine
bill In the House the horrors of the
Civil War were brought up as prece-
dents by several OF the speakers. In
replying to remarks made by General
Grosvenor and Mr.. Mahon ms to the
treatment OF Union soldiers In Confed-
crate prisons Mr.. Bartlett OF Georgia
read from n report made by Charles
A. Dana, assistant secretary Of war.
upon the conditions In the southern
prisons. saying TINT the condition OF
the Union prisoners In the South WAS
no worse than that of the Confederate |
an1htara In, m AolA RI. hi
ment. made In the afternoon, that n
greater percentage Of Confederate sold
iers died In Union prisons than did |
Union soldiers In Confederate prisons. |
he produced the figures from Secretary
Stanton's report Of January 10. 1896. |
showing that OF 10000 Confederate |
prisoners In Union prisons. 26.576, or |
over twelve per cent. died, against d. |
516 Of about nine per cent. OF the 27O,- |
600 Union prisoners who died In Con
federate prisons.
1t has been determined that no reel |
procity treaty with Cuba can he sub |
mitted nt the present session of Con
gress. II was at first planned that, In |
the event Of the failure of the admin
istration managers In the Senate to re-
cure favorable action on the Cuban
sugar bill. trenty would be drafted |
at once. This was on the understand. |
ing that Senor Quesada. the Cuban
minister here. had full powers and that I,
n treaty could be draw In Washington |
entirely. II Is stated now. however.
that this cannot be done. aIid that nny
draft OF treaty must go to Havana |
and be returned before II can be sub |
mitted to the Senate. This, OF course.
cannot be accomplished in the short |
space Of time intervening before ad
journment II the estimates OF the |
leaders that Congress will adjourn by |
July 4th are correct. No confidence is |
felt In administration circle as TO the |
ability OF the Senate managers TO Sc
cure the verihcation Of a treaty, even II |
one Is drawn. and while the President
may feel called upon to put the mat
ter to test, II will be rather with the
idea Of demonstrating his own purpose
to do everything possible for Cubn. |
than from any expectation that two. |
thirds vote for ratification could be |
received.
In his testimony before the Senate
committee on the Philippines. Admiral
Dewey contributed an important ad- |
ditIon to the history Of the surrender
Of the city Of Manila. This consisted |
Of n positive statement by the admiral |
10 tUe eueCt tnut tue cry uhu uot hseh L
surrendered TO him at the time that
the Spanish feet WINS sunk and that |
when the city did surrender It WINS In |
pursuance to n definite understanding
between himself and the Spanish gov" |
ernor general. Admiral Dewey said
the Spanish governor wanted to sur
render the city to him after the de-
struction OF the fleet and that he
Dewey would have accepted the
formal surrender II ne had had 5000
troops to garrison the city. He told
about Aguinaldo's arrival. saying that |
he put him ashore and told him to or
ganixe his people. AguInaldo came
back discouraged and wanted to 20 to
Japan. but the admiral told him TO
continue his efforts. The admiral said
he paid no attention to Aguinnldo's