The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-07
kATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


Senator and Mrs. Patterson arrived
In Washington December 31st, and are
located at the Shoreham, where they
lived during the short session Of the
Senate last March.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Judge Darling has addressed COM
munication to the secretary of the Mu-
sicians' Protective Union of this city
refusing to forbid the members OF the
Uniteu States Marine Band accepting
or soliciting paid engagements.
The President, at the instance of the
veteran associations, has amended the
cviil service ru4es applicable to the
rural free delivery service so as to ex-
cept from the operation of the age
limit veterans of the civil and Spanish
American wars who file applications
for appointment as carriers.
Representative Loud, chairman of
the House committee on postotficeS and
post roads, had a talk with the Presi-
dent n few days ago about postal leg
islahon. Mr.. Loud says that i cent
postage is out of the question. Under
pXlsent conditions said he, penny
postage would result in a deficit OF
$35, 900, 600 annually"
Congressman Flood of Virginia is go
ing to introduce bill for the purchase
Of about 1900 acres at Appomattox
court house, to be set apart as gov
ernment reservation and parked. The
Mclean farm house, in which Generals
Grant and Lee transacted that bit OF
history-making business thirty-six
years ago, would be included in the
purchase.
General Miles resumed his duties In
command of the army at his office In
the War Department December 18th.
1t is said that he has decided to accept
the situation with the best possible
grace and will say or do nothing TO
continue the controversy. So far as
known the incident win cause no de-
clded change in his pre-arranged plans,
official or social. for the future
The definite announcement of Ger
many's plans for the collection OF her
claim against Venezuela shows that
the Monroe doctrine Is In full force.
Secretary Hay has evidently told
Schmidt Leda, the German minister,
to so ahead and force President Castro
10 pay the bill by the same method
recently adopted by France when that
country's navy seized IA Turkish port
till a satisfactory settlement was
made.
-
establish wireless telegraph plants at
the Washington navy yard and at An
napolis. The plans for the necessary
equipment Of the two stations are now
being worked out under the direction
of Admiral Bradford and experiments
will be under way at an early day. AT
each point n tall mast will be erected
for the purpose of receiving and trans
n<xing signals, and small buildings
WIN be erected for the installation OF
Instruments, etc.
Iu the absence OF any fresh diplo-
matte exchanges between this country
and Denmark on the subject, the offi-
cIals of the State Department say there
is no news to be made public regard
ing the proposed sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States. There
are no differences between the two
countries as to the terms of the pro
posed transfer The United States is
ready to close the deal, which appears
to be blocked only by the timidity of
the Danish ministry, owing to the agi-
tation against the sale of the islands by
some of the people of Denmark.
Assistant Secretary Darling has re-
ceived n dispatch from Commander
Seaton Schroeder, naval governor of
the official notice of the death of Pres
\ ident Mckinley and enclosing a letter
of coincidence signed by the leading cit
izens of Guam. Commander Schroeder
says that the officers, men and civil
ians in Guam unite In assuring the de-
4 partment of their profound sorrow for
the country's inestimable loss. A dep
utation of the Filipino prisoners of war
waited on the governor and expressed
sincere sorrow for the death of the
late President
The most positive denlals are given
of the story that f. d. Coburn, secre-
tary of the State Board of Agriculture
of Kansas, is to succeed Secretary
Wilson. When the fact that Governor
Shaw had accepted the tender of the
treasury portfolio was made public,
tNyannouncement was made that Sec
retaW Wilson would remain in the
Ga let and later the same statement
was reiterated at the White House in
the most emphatic manner. The Pres
ident is anxious that Secretary Wilson
should remain and the secretary has
Informed the President he would be
glad to do so.
NJ Resolutions adopted by the Virginia
/ Legislature in favor of naming a bat
t1eship after that state were read in
9flhe Senate yesterday. I'VE direct our
senators and request our representa-
tives, was the unusual language of
the resolutions. Odd as the phrase
sounded, the parliamentary experts in
sist that it is right. A senator, being
elected by a Legislature, is its crea-
ture and can be directed, while rep
resentative, being chosen by the peo-
pie, is not responsible to the body, and
can only be requested. The Virginia
legislators not only know their rights,
but are evidently determined to main
tain them.-Washington Post.
A statement exhibiting the extent of
the cotton manufacturing industry in