Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-16
Capital Notes.

The Senate, Tuesday, confirmed the FOL-
lowing nominations: Col Mott IIooton,
2Sth Infantry, to be brigadier general.
Robert Il. Armstrong, recently appoint
ed private secretary to Secretary Shaw.
took the oath of office, Tuesday, and en-
tered on his duties.
Senator Cullom, Tuesday, introduced a
bill providing for a commission to secure
plans and designs for a monument to be
erected to the memory of President Lin
coin.
An invitation has been extended by the
German government to our own govern
ment to send three distinguished United
States army officers to witness the eX-
traordinary military maneuvres to be
| held in Germany next autumn.
Representative Burleson of Texas,
Tuesday, introduced a resolution calling
on the secretary of war for a full tran
script of the proceedings before the court
martial which recently tried Major Wal
| Ter in Manila for executing Filipino
guides.
From information received by the Pres
ident on his Charleston trip he has re-
appointed Miss Maggie NJ. Moore to the
post office at Yorkville, S. c., although
she was not recommended by the local
Republican organization. Miss Moore has
held this Office since 1893.
The House committee on military af-
fairs Tuesday completed consideration
of the Military Academy appropriation
bill and ordered it reported to the House.
AS agreed to, the bill carries So, 627 1874
against $674. 1896 for the current year. The
large increase is due to a provision for
the extensive alteration and improve
ment of the grounds and buildings DIT
West Point
The cabinet, Tuesday, discussed the tes-
timony before the Senate committee on
Philippines. Monday in reference to the
alleged case of torture in the Philippines
Secretary Root presented the original re-
port of Col. Dickman upon the matter.
The whole subject was gone over at con-
siderable length. The President is deter
mined to sift the matter to the bottom
and it is possible that a courtmartial will
be ordered.
Secretary Root has cabled Gen. Chaffee
at Manila to investigate the newspaper
reports Of the Waller trial and if they
are correct to courtmartial Gen. Smith.
Also If the facts are established as testi-
| fled to before the Senate Philippine com
mittee, to courtmartial the officers who
administered the water cure to the
| presidente of Igbarras. These officers are
| Major Glenn, Lieut. Conger and Assist
| ant Surgeon Lyon.
Secretary Hay has received the follow
ing self-eXplanatory cablegram from Mr..
jackson. United States charge of embassy
at Berlin: Berlin, April -. Upon com
| municaung to the Emperor the vote of
| thanks of the President and fellows of
Harvard College for the proposed gift to
| the Germanic museum, at luncheon at the
| PtldNt, lOudy, Ills Majesty asked me TO
| telegraph to my government to again
| express his thanks for all the kindness
shown PRINCE Henry during his recent
| visit to the United States.
At n cabinet meeting at Paris Tues
| day, the foreign minister, NJ. Delcasse,
communicated to his colleagues the text
of the letter from President Roosevelt
inviting President IIoubet to send repre-
sentatives to attend the Inauguration Of
the Rochambeau monument at Washing
ton. May "a. He said the French am
bassador at Washington, NJ. Jules Cam.
bon, had been instructed to inform the
a general, an admiral and other officers
will be sent to the United States on board
French warships.
The committee or rules of the House.
Tuesday, decided to report a special rule
for the consideration of the Senate
amendments to the oleomargarine bill.
The rule will simply provide that the
House shall go into committee of the
whole to consider the amendments No
time limit will be placed upon the de-
bate The rule will not be reported until
the Cuban reciprocity bill is out of the
way. The decision to report the rule was
reached by party vote, Speaker Hem
derson and Grosvenor and Dalzell voting
for 1t and Richardson and Underwood
against it.
The Senate committee on privileges and
elections, Tuesday, by a ma jori.y of one
voted to amend the House resolution pro
vicing for the election of senators by tho
direct vote of the people by adding the
amendment offered by Senator Depew
The amendment is as follows: The quail
incations of citizens entitle to vote for
United states senators and representa-
ttveS in Congress shall be uniform in all
the states and Congress shall have pow
er TO enforce this article for by appropri-
ate legislation and to provide for the reg
lstratlon of citizens entitled to vote the
conduct of such elections and the GER
llUcatlcn OF the result