The Lamar register., 1902-03-26
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL, PROCEEDINGS


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 $3O,gJ,-
$40, as against estimates of SOL ,9oo.-
$40 and appropriations last year OF
$115,734 .Oi9.
Representative Hill of Connecticut
has introduced a bill for the coinage OF
the silver bullion in the treasury pur-
chased under the act of July IA, lSo2,
into subsidiary silver coins.
Mr.. Foster of Illinois and Mr.. Coch-
ran OF Missouri discussed the Boer war
In the House, criticising the majority
severely for failure to allow Congress
to express the sympathy of the Ameri-
can people with the struggling rcpuD'
lies.
Close personal friends of II. Clay
Evans claim to have information that
President Roosevelt Will make him
secretary of the interior. II Is SAID
Secretary Hitchcock will resign soon
and that Evans will be offered his
place.
Joseph II. Manley. the Maine men,
ber of the Republican national COM
mittee, Is being pressed by the admin
istrntion to accept the office of iitst as
sistant postmaster general, but II is not
known whether Mr.. Manley will &C.
cept the office.
The Senate committee on finance to-
day concluded the consideration of the
bill repeating the war revenue act, ana
authorized favorable report on 1t.
The bill is greatly changed in phrase.
ology and 1t is announced that it VIII
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 bulletin for the bcne-
fit of the live stock interests, which
now suffer considerable loss from the
effect ofssuch 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 endenvors 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 forelgn-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 tb'ii.
The House committee on naval af-
fairs, by a vote of Z TO 4. adopted n RES
| olution concurring in the conclusions
of President Roosevelt as to tefminat-
ing the agitation of the Schley contro-
versy, and indefinitely pOstponing all
bills and resolutions OH the subject. The
report of the subcommittee was adopt
| ed by n vote of I to 4, one Republican
voting with the Democrats against 1t.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lntions has decided to again take up
| the reciprocity treaties which are be-
fore the Senate. with n view TO secur-
| ing such amendments to them as Will
| insure their ratification. There has
long been contention OF the part of
| the members of the House that be-
cause these treaties affect the tariff
system, they should be passed upon
by the House as well us by tie Sem
ate.
water in streams. like birds and
beasts. is wild. wandering thing.
whose use is always founded on cap
ture or restraint. If n state may in
| tercept bird and beast in their natural
migratlons, why may not 1t as well in
tercept water in its natural coursew
| This is part of the argument addressed
to the Supreme Court of the United
States by Attorney General Post and
the several attorneys of the defendant
in the case of Kansas VS.. Colorado.
The ship subsidy bill passed the Sen
ate by the following vote: Yeas-Ald-
rich, Bard, Beveridge, Burnham, Bur-
rows, Burton, Clark (WyoJ. Cullom,
Deboe, Depew, Dietrich, Dryden, Ell
kins Fairbanks. Foraker, Foster
| (Wash.). Frye, Gallingcr, Gamble.
Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley,
Hoar, Jones (Nev.), Kean, Kearns, Kit
i tredge. McComas. McCumbcr, McLau-
rim Is. CO, Mcmillan. Mason, NIitcnell,
| Nelson. Penrose, Perkins, Plat Comm J.,
Scott. Warren. wellington, Wetmore--
AZ. Nays-Allison. Bacon, Bailey. Bate.
Berry. Blackburn. Carmnck. Clark
| (AIont), Clay. Cockrell, Culberson, Dill
lingham, Dolliver, Dubois. Foster Ua).
| Gibson, Harris, Heitfeld, McLaurin
| (Aliss.), Mallory, Martin. Money, Pat
terson. Pettus. Proctor. Quarles. Raw
Inns, Spooner, Taliaferro, Teller, Vest
81.
"If the government agrees to the
| suggestion of Messrs. Townsend and
| Forbes. and puts the Philippine islands
on silver basis, l believe the price
would Immediately go up" said Sena-
| tor Henry NJ. Teller, the great silver
advocate The friends of the plan say
| that the Senate committee will pass
fnYOrahlY on the nlnn to give the Phil