The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-16
.NEWSOF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

After mature consideration 1t has
been decided by the president that
Judge Taft shall remain in the Phil
ippines as civil governor.
Representative Jones, of Virginia,
introduced a bill in the house yester-
day extending the coinage system of
the United States to the Philippine
Islands
Advices received yesterday morn
ing from Annapolis state that the con-
dition of Secretary Moody, who was
injured in runaway Sunday, is con-
sidered satisfactory.
The house committee on invalid
pensions has favorably reported bill
granting pension Of 500 month
to the widow OF General Franz Sigel.
Mrs. Sigel is now 81 years old.
A bin was introduced yesterday by
Representative Cochran, of Missouri,
to authorize national banks to issue
currency secured by the deposit of
United States. state and municipal
bonds.
Brigadier General Leonard Wood
has applied for service In the Philip
pines and his. request has been grant
ed. He will go to Manila in April,
and 1t is expected that he will be as.
signed to command in Mindanao
The ways and means committee of
the house yesterday (; eided to report
s bill providing for rebate equal to
the duty now imposed on all kinds OF
coal coming from all countries for
period OF one year. 1t is expelled that
the bill will be called up in the house
at once.
The naval appropriation bill, which
has been prepared by the sub-commit.
tee OF the house committee on naval
affairs. carries little less than the
amount appropriated last session ami
authorizes the construction of three
large battleships and one cruiser, two
steel training ships and one wooden
brig for training purposes.
Representative Fowler, chairman of
the house banking and currency COM
mittee, yesterday reported to the;
house the bill to provide an elastic
currency, introduced before the holt.
days and drawn in accordance with
the views of the majority of the COM
mittee. Mr.. Fowler has asked for a
rule making the bill the special order
for Thursday.
The state department has been In
formed by Minister Conger that the
Chinese government has protested its
utter inability to pay the Chinese in.
demnity on a gold basis under pres.
ent conditions and has suggested that
II the powers insist upon such pay.
ments of the indemnity then China
SHOULD be allowed to collect the Inn
port duties in gold.
1t Is understood that a conference
Will be held between the Republican
members of the subcommittee OF the
house judiciary committee and the
president before the subcommittee
reports its antitrust bill to the full
committee on Friday. Confidence is
expressed that the measure which the
subcommittee reports will have the
approval of the administration.
Senator Morgan yesterday intro
duced bill to extend the scope of the
Sherman antitrust law. It provides
that the provisions of that law shall
be so extended as to include "all per-
sons and corporations hereafter en-.
gagged in producing, manufacturing,
transporting, buying or selling any ar
ticle for profit that is authorized u
be acquired by purchase for the use
of any branch of the government"
No action will be taken by the
house committee on military affairs
or by congress on the canteen ques-
ton at this session. and no considera-
ton is being given by the committee
to any measure proposing the restor-
alton of the canteen to the army post
exchanges. This statement was made
yesterday by Chairman Hull, who has
been in receipt daily Of vast number
OF letters, kilograms and petitions
from all over the country.
A bill was introduced in the house
yesterday by Representative Gibson
Of Tennessee, making 1t the duty OF
the attorney general to apply to the
federal courts for receiver in the
event OF strike or dfsa cement
which stopped the operation of coal
mines. The bin provides further for
the appointment of receiver for any
transportation line whose operation
is suspended by any disagreement be.
tween the company and Its employees
After the adjournment of the SEN
ate yesterday the Republican mem
hers OF the senate committee on
finance held conference of more
than an hour on the various resolu
lions before the senate for the re-
moval OF tariff On anthracite coal.
They had before them the text of the
house bill granting rebate of anthra-
cite duty for t2 months and practi-
cally agreed TO accept 1t without al.
teration II the Democratic COMMITTEES
men could be induced to allow It ~
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