The state herald., 1902-07-04

surveys and expenses of allOttlng lands
of the Uintah Indian reservation In
Utah, Walker river, Nebraska, and
Spokane, Washington. 100000 for pur.
chaos -ShetIS0O$$. =
chase, care and protection Of buffalo in
Yellowstone National park, and $40
600 to pay Indian depreciation judg-
ments.
The labor committee of the House
Perfected and ordered 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 a 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 contending
parties may submit their case to the
boaord OF arbitration for final decision,
but this is not compulsory. The bill
will he reported at once. but 1t is too
late in the session 80 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 S3 per
head and extending 1t to immigrants
coming in overland. which is to be paid
| by the transportation companies carry
| ing the Immigrants. The time for the
deportation of Objectionable immi-
grants is extended from one to three
years after landing, and the transpor-
tation companies bringing in such OBJ
jectionable persons are required to pay
half the land transportation where the
immigrants have left the seaboard.
! 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 final ad-
iournment, consideration of the bill is
! 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 as 10 the
| treatment of Union soldiers in Confcd-
crate prisons Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia
read from report made by Charles
| A. Dana, assistant secretary of war.
upon the conditions In the southern
| prisons, saying that the condition of
the Union prisoners In the South was
no worse than that of the Confederate
soldiers in the field. To prove his state
mcnt, made In the afternoon, that a
greater percentage of Confederate sold
| lers died in Union prisons than did
| Union soldiers in Confederate prisons.
he produced the figures from Secretary
| Stanton's report of January 16, 1866.
showing that of 10000 Confederate
prisoners In Union prisons, 26.57G, or
over twelve per cent, died, against 22,.
$40. of about nine per cent OF the 2I0.-
coo Union prisoners who died In Con.
federate prisons.
1t has been determined that no reel
procity treaty with Cuba can be sub
mitted at the present session of Con
gress. II was at first planned that. in
the event of the failure of the admin
istratlon managers In the Senate 10 Sc
cure favorable acton on the Cuban
sugar bill. a treaty would be drafted
ut once This was on the understand
ing that Senor Quesada. the Cuban
minister here. had full powers and that
a treaty could he drawn In Washington
entirely. II Is stated now. however,
that this cannot be done Ild that any
draft OF n treaty must go TO Havana
and he returned before II can be sub
mltted 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 ith are correct. No confidence II
felt In administration circle as to the
ability OF the Senate managers TO So.
cure the yerincntion OF treaty, even II
one IL drawn, and while the President
may feel called upon to put the mat.
ter TO n test. II will be rather with tho
idea of demonstrating his own purpos,
TO do everything possible for Cuba
than from any expectation that two
thirds vote FOR ratification could b,
received.
In his testimony before the Scnat,
committee on the Philippines, Admlrn
Dewey contributed an important ad
dltlon TO she history OF the surrender
of the city OF Manila This consiste,
Of positive statement by the admira
TO the effect that the city hnd not beei
surrendered TO him nt the time ihn
the Spanish fleet was sunk and tina
when the city did surrender II was II
pursuance to definite Understandable
between himself nni the Spanish gov
crnor general. Admiral Dewey sal,
the Spanish governor wanted 10 sur
render the city to him after the de
siruction Of the fleet and that h
! dewey would have accepted tn
! formal surrender " he had had BOO
. troops 10 garrison the city. He iol,
q about Agninnldo's arrival. saying tina
he put him ashore nnd told him to or
! gnnlze his people. Agulnnido cam
I hnck discouraged nnd wanted TO 20 4
I japan. hut sie admiral told him {
Q continue his efforts. The admiral sal
a he paid no attention Ia Agnlnnldo'
(. FIRST proclamation of Independence O
;. the flllplnos. Speaking of Agulnnldo'
d military opcrntl,sis, he snld he ~
:, wonderfully In whipping the Spanish
n Admiral Dewey said cmprniicnlly tina
r he never recognized Agulnnldo'S finr
'. he never called Agulnnido general.
y hut addressed his NJ Don Emilio. III
= admiral said he hnd never given III
u Philippine republic the slightest rrcol
h milton; thni he had mn authority 10 Il
/. I an mud ,tid moi consider n an of,y, nIz,