The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-19
In the DEPARTMENTS.

The House adopted the Sundry Civil
Bill and then broke all records in the
matter OF private pension bills by pass
ing 325 private pension bills and clear
ing the calendar.
The suite which the new Chinese
minister will bring to Washington will
contain people OF high rank, depart
ure from the traditional policy OF
China.
The Senate agreed to the House
amendments to the Elkins Anti-rebate
Bill. which now goes to the President.
The ioot-and disease is re-
ported to have broken out again in Yer
mont.
The Elkins bill passed the House by
vote OF 24I to 6. Those voting in the
negative were Messrs. Cochran and De-
Almond (Mo.), Glass (Dem., Va.),
Hooker (Dem., Miss), Kutz (Dem.,
n. c. and Neville (Dem., Neb.).
The Senate Committee on Postoffices
and Post Roads decided to amend the
Postoffice Appropriation Bill by adding
as an amendment the Omnibus Statehood
Bill. The vote on the motion to amend
was 8 to S.
Secretary Root has issued an order to
carry out the purpose of Congress di-
recting the submission by Z. V. Valen-
tine of Richmond, Va, of designs for a
bronze statue of Gen. Hugh Mercer.
1t is stated that the President has de-
Congress unless the Senate rat6es the
city Treaties.
The Senate Committee on Cuba con-
sidered Major Rathbone's petition for an
,nyact,nat,p,, nf tla r,r
nected with his trial.
A bill was passed by the Senate max
ing Chester, Pa, SUPPORT of entry.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
agreed to report adversely the nomin-
alton OF DR.. w. d. Crum to be collector
OF the port at Charleston, S. c. The
vote on confirmation was to 8. All
the Democrats voted aginst confrma-
ton, and they were reinforced by the
votes OF Jones OF Nevada and Perkins
OF California.
An amendment to cut in half the ap-
preparation for the relief OF distress in
the Philippines from 100000 to ST.
SOC, 900 was defeated in the House, but
the language OF the paragraph was
modified to require annual reports oi
| the expenditure OF the money.
! Mr.. William Loeb, Jr., OF New York
will succeed Mr. Cortelyou as secretary
to the President upon the latter's ele-
vation to the new cabinet portfolio, the
| Department OF Commerce.
Mr.. Stewart +. Barber, of Easton
Md, was appointed an assistant pay
master in the Navy by the President.
Admiral Dewey is confined to his
home by severe cough and cold
Secretary Hay and Mr.. Brun, the Dan
ish minister. have been discussing thC
approaching termination by limitation o.
the period for time for the ratification o.
treaty for the cession to the United
States OF the Danish West India Islands
The House of Representatives made
fair progress on the Sundry Civil Appro
priation Bill.
The Department of Commerce Bill
was agreed upon by the Senate withou
debate.
An interesting insight of the losse
caused by the depreciation OF silver il
the Straits Settlements and Indo- Chini
is given in a set Of consular reports pub
lished by the State Department.
Minister Bowen, acting for Venezuela
has formally accepted Great Britain
protocol framed 10 secure a reference o
the dispute to The Hague arbitration
tribunal.
The Siemens-Halske and Schucker
electrical companies, OF Berlin, have de
cided TO unite.