The state herald., 1902-03-28

| EeHloNe uii TIE tuN ol tuc WIZ IeNcuuc
act, and the only changes made are
those Of Language, making sure of this
result.
The military appropriation bill re-
| ported to the House carried $90,005,-
04O as against estimates of $1O1, ,003.-
$40 and appropriations last year Of
| $115, ,049.
Representative Hill of Connecticut
| has introduced bill for the coinage of
the silver bullion in the treasury pur-
chased under the act Of July IA, 1892,
into subsidiary silver coins.
Mr.. Foster of Illinois and Mr.. Coch-
ran of Missouri discussed the Boer war
in the House, crlticislng the majority
severely for failure to allow Congress
to express the sympathy of the Ameri-
can people with the struggling repub-
lies.
Close personal friends of II. Clay
Evans claim to have information that
President Roosevelt will make him
secretary of the Interior. 1t Is said
Secretary Hitchcock will resign soon
and that Evans will be offered his
place.
Joseph H. Manley the Maine men,
ber of the Republican national conf
mlttee, is being pressed by the admin
istration to accent the office Of first as
slstant postmas6 general, but it is not
known whether Mr.. Manley will ac-
cept the office.
The Senate committee on finance to-
day concluded the consideration of the
bill repeating the war revenue act, and
authorized n favorable report on 1t.
The bill is greatly changed in phrase
Ology, and 1t is announced that 1t will
probably not be In shape to be re
ported before tomorrow.
The Agricultural Department an
nounces that 1t will send an expert
during the coming season to Arizona
and New Mexico to make n study of
the poisonous plants of those terrific
ries and issue n bulletin for the bene-
fit Of the live stock interests, which
now suffer considerable loss from the
effect of such plants.
The Democrats OF the House in eau
Gus unanimously adopted resolutions
declaring that Congress should express
the sympathy of the American people
for the struggling Boer republics and
pledging themselves to use their ut
mos endeavors to "force' the commit
tees to report resolutions expressive of
such sympathy. If only that Congress
may have an opportunity TO act.
Senator Teller offered an amendment
to the ship subsidy bill admitting to
American registry forcign-built YES
sells Of not less than 1000 tons and ca
pable of n speed OF twelve knots. that
now clear from American ports and of
which ninety per cent. is owned by
American citizens-such ships to re-
ceive no subsidy under this act. The
amendment was defeated, "a TO AZ.
The House committee on naval af-
fairs. by vote OF 90 4, adopted n res
olution concurring In the conclusions
Of President Roosevelt as TO terminal
ing the agitation Of the Schley contro-
versy, and indefinitely postponing all
bills and resolutions on the subject. The
report of the subcommittee was adopt
cd by n vote of Z 10 4, one Republican
voting with the Democrats against II.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations has decided TO again take up
the reciprocity treaties which are be
fore the Senate, with view TO sccur-
ing such amendments TO them as Will
insure their ratification. There has
long been contention on the part OF
the members OF the House that be-
cause these treaties affect the tarlff
system, they should be passed upon
by the House rs well us by the Sen
ate.
Water In streams like birds and
beasts. Is Wild. wandering thing.
whose use Is always founded on cap.
ture or restraint. II state may In
terccpt bird and beast In their natural
mlgratlons. why may not II MS well In
tercept water In Its natural courscr'
This is part OF the argument addressed
10 the Supreme Court OF the United
States by Attorney General Post and
the several attorneys OF the defendant
In the ease OF Kansas vs.. Colorado.
The ship subsidy hill passed the Sen.
ntc by the following vote: Ycas-Ald.
rich. Bard. Beyeridsc. BurrAiam. Bur.
rows. Burton. Clark Nwyo.). .Cuilom,
Deboe, Dcpew. Dietrich. Dryden. III.
kins. Fairbanks. Foraker. Foster
(Wash-). Frye. Galllngcr. Gamble.
Hale. Hanna. Hansbrough. Hawlcy,
uoar. Jones (Nev.l. kean. Kenrns, Kit
tredge. McComns, McCumbcr, McLau.
rim tS. C.l. Mcmillan. Mason, MItcacii,
Nelson. pcnrosc. Perkins. Plntt Conn,
Scott. Warren. Wellington. Wctmore--
~. Nnys-Alilson. Bacon. Bailey, Bate.
Berry. blackburn. cnrmnck. Clark
Aioni.), Clay. Cockreil, Culberson, DIl.
llnghnm, Doiiiyer, Dubois. Foster u.nl.
Gibson. Harris. llclifcld. McLanrin
tiiss). Mallory. Martin. Money. Pat.
tcrson, pcttus, Proctor, Quarics. Raw.
lins. Spooncr. Taliafcrro. Teller. Vest
81.
III the government agrees 10 the
suggestion OF Messrs. Townsend aud
Forbes. and puts the Philippine islands
ON n silver basis. | believe the price
would Immediately 20 np." said scnn.
tor Henry NJ. T.slcr. the great silver
advocate. The friends Of the plan say
that the Senate committee VIII pass
favorably on the plan TO give III. Phil.
ippines n 5occnt American dollar
Speaking Of this the senator said: II
do not think II either possible or fensi.
BILE 10 put the flllpinos on gold basis.
For centuries past they have been used
TO silver ns currency md this has been
their money from lime immcmorlni. The
Aslntics would uthcr hnyc' quantity
thnn quality Of currency, ana they
would not regard mn American silver
dollar. circulating nt pnr. ns double the
value OF 5occnt Filipino dollar. or
course We could continue Ia pay our