Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-22
Capital Notes.

The eonferecs on the Chinese exclusion
Dill held their first conference. Monday,
ana without reaching a conclusion adj
Journed to meet, Tuesday.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio. Mon
DAY, favorably reported the resolution
giving the thanks of Congress to Secreta-
ry Hay for his Grafton on President Nc
hinley at the memorial exercises in Con-
greSS.
The agricultural appropriation bill re-
ported to the House. Monday. carries
about S5.200,0a0, an increase of approx
mately $650.009 over the appropriations
last year and decrease of about $500, O0J
from the estimates.
Representative Champ Clark of Missou-
r. has decided not to dissent from his
associates on the Mckinley memorial
committee in recommending thanks of
Congress be given to Secretary Hay for
his Grafton at the Mckinley memorial ex-
ercises.
The President, Monday, sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate: Navy
Capt: Joseph B. Coghlan to be rear adj
miral; Capt. James H. Sands. rear adj
miral: Assistant Surgeon VIII NJ. Carton
passed surgeon; Howard F. Strine. Pa.
assistant surgeon; Gunner Jos. r. Ward.
chief gunner.
The nomination Of Rear Admiral Henry
c. Taylor to be chief of the bureau of
navigation. navy department. was sent
to the White House, Monday from the
navy department. Admiral Crownin-
shields resignation of the post also was
transmitted to the President. This
change will be mace April 2S.
A special order issued by Gen. Wood
makes substantial addition to the num-
Der of pardons which have been granted
as an incident to the evacuation of Gu
ba and the setting up of the new govern
ment. The order RENTS unexecuted por-
tons of sentences in the cases of AZ dis
charged soldiers who have been lodged In
Cuban jails.
The ways and means committee, Mon
day, ordered a favorable report on the
bill of Representative Mccall of Massa-
chuSettS, to refund the taxes upon Legal
cies for the use of institutions of a relig-
ious literary, charitable or educationai
character or for the encouragement Of
art, or for societies for the prevention of
cruelty to children
Senator Mcmillan, Monday. introduced a
bill for the purchase of a replica of the
bronze equestrian statue of Gen. George
Washington by Daniel French and Ed
ward c. Potter. erected in Paris by the
women of the United States. appropriate
ing $4,000 therefor. to be expended under
the direction of the joint committee on
the library: The statue is to be located
on one of the reservations or in the pub
lie grounds in Washington.
The acting secretary of war. Monday.
received cable message from Manila,
saying that Gerome L. Nudge. superin-
tendent of streets. parks, bridges, etc,
uleu III Mdillld. Su.luay night. ana ASKING
that his relatives in this country be in
formed. There is no record at the depart
ment of Mr.. Mudge's residence in this
country. He is supposed to have been a
member of the volunteer organization
who remained in Manila after its return
to this country for muster out.
Senator Foster of Louisiana. Monday
introduced an amendment to the Cuban
reciprocity bill providing that so soon as
the President shall proclaim that Con-
and the pf Cnha hax
enacted the immigration, exclusion and
contract labor laws there shall be levied
collected and paid. in lieu of tariffs now
imposed by the Dingley law upon all ar
ticles imported from foreign ports other
than Cuba into the United States so per
cent. of the rates now fixed and levied
under said act
Senator Teller. Monday. introduced
resolution declaring it to be the sense of
the Senate that the sedition laws in force
in the Philippines should be repealed.
The resolution is preceded by a preamble
citing the arrest Of the editors of the
published in the archipelago, and assert
ing that they are to be tried under these
laws by judges who owe their appoint
ments and tenure of office to the govern
which the men are to be tried.
The United States supreme court. Mon
day. rendered decision in the case of the
United States VS.. Lee Yen Tai. coming
lIoHI Tie court OI dppedlS Tor the second
circuit on certificates submitting the
question as whether the 18th section of
the Congressional act of 1882 requiring
certificates from Cinnamon about to en-
ter the United States had been abrogated
by the treaty Of 1894 between the United
States and China. The question was an
swered in the negative, the law being
thus held to be still in effect.
The Democrats of the House of Repre-
sentatives held a caucus Monday night,
to consider the Philippine civil govern
ment bill agreed on by the Democratic
members of the insular committee. A
Virginia, was adopted unanimously APP
proving the minority bill and requesting
the Democratic members on the insuar
committee to confer with Democratic
senators in order 10 reconcile any differ |
ences existing as to the details of Phil
ippine measure. with a view to reaching
an agreemen. upon one bill to be urged
in both branches of Congress.