Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
STATEHOOD SEEMS LOST
Compromise Measure is Practically Rejected
by Democrats in Advance
cORTElYoU SUBMITS LARGE ESTIMATES
Lays Before Congress Details Of
Monies Needed TO Garry on work
Of New Department and suE-
Eests s5.oOO.OOO BuiIdiuE.

NAoE1A4NG A0Na ENus Eos-AA 1Ag hNA
has been talk Of compromise on the state
hood bill.
1t was generally understood that what
was known as the compromise bill would
be satisfactory to the republicans.
The democrats. while talking in a con-
ciliatory spirit, said they had little hope
that the republican proposition would be
acceptable 10 them. 1t is quite likely that
when this proposition is submitted, the
democrats will have a conference.
Probably q counter proposition then will
be made providing that when Arizona has
q population which is the average for q
representative in congress, II shall be Rd-
mitted as a state and also that a census
shall be taken every year. The democrats
say they want q provision fixing the date
which will bring Arizona into the union.
This would not be satisfactory to the re-
publicans. While efforts fer q compromise
continue, there are only a few senators
who expect an adjustment to be reached.
and the prospects OF statehood lsgisla-
ton are still remote.
There wal an earnest conference in the
senate chamber after the adjournment,
participated In by Senators Aldrioh, Quay,
Hanna. Foraker. McComas. Beveridge and
Kean, when II was definitely decided that
propositions for a compromise on two
states should be submitted to the demo-
Gratis.
Senator Quay presented q memorandum
Of the Improvement features OF the com
promise 10 Senator Bate. who will pre-
sent II at a conference of democrats called
for 10 o'clock tomorrow. 1t is expected
the republican proposition will be rejected
and a counter proposition made.
| Democratic leaders say they cannot ac-
cept the compromise suggested and the
republicans say that no further conces-
sions will be made.
CorteIyOu L. After Cash.
A scheme for the organization Of the
new Department Of Commerce and Labor
has been LAID before congress by Secretary
Cortelyou, in the estimate transmitted to
that body today through the secretary Of
the treasury.
In addition to twelve branches OF the
public service transferred to the new de-
partment from other departments which
have been appropriated for Secretary Cor
telyou asks for appropriations for salaries
REgregating 1856 $50. The salaries are for
the secretary's Office, the bureaus Of cor
porAtions and manufacturers and subordi-
nate divisions as follows:
secretary's once, twenty salaries. SSs,-
600: under the chief clerk, seventy-one
salaries, S61,500; appointment division,
twenty salaries, $2s,O16; division of mails
and files. twenty-one salaries, s21, 300; d.
vision OF stationery, nine salaries, S12. $50
library. seven salaries, $3.50; Office of
solicitor, eleven salaries, S19, 100; bureau
Of transportation, 116 salaries, $3.50. 900; for
compensation Of special examiners in the
field, s296, $50; bureau of manufacture
twenty-one salaries. $s0,ssO; in connection
with the new duties imposed on the bureau
of statistics. $3.50.
Secretary Cortelyou says provision
should be made for the payment of sal.
aries for the remainder OF the current
fiscal year for such officers and employee
as qualify before July 1. 1903, but he say
hat the bureaus Of corporations and man,
ufactures probably, will not be perfected
until some time during the next fiscal year
80 he concludes that $3.50, $50 will be SUI
hcient for the remainder Of this and tn,
next year.
!, In addition to the salaries are estimate!
OF $4,000 for rent. sl5O,OOO for contingen
/ expenses. $4,000 for travelling expenses
Of examiners; $500 600 for printing an
binding, including $3.50 900 for the censui
! ONCE.
In his recommendation for a building 10,
his department Secretary CorteIyou urge
that the future growth of the department
be considered.
He says:
II should be planned in advance as 4
r be not inferior in convenience or beaut!
10 the structures which commercial ant
: %hnancial houses al the great c~enters o
5 American trade are erecting for the trans
action Of their daily business.
' He states it should have at least one hal
5 suitable for conferences, international o
national, and dwells on the present made
Z quacy of the present department buildings
He asks for $1,000. OOO for the building, ex
elusive of the site.
Coal Committee Makes Report
The subcommittee of the house com
mittee on merchant marine and hsherie
that went to Boston to investigate the sub
ject OF coal transportation, reported L
the full committee today.
The report reviews the conditions foun
but on the question as to whether an
understanding between the coal roads an
, coal operators existed, the subcommitte
expressed no opinion. Owing to the fac
that the session lie SO near an end the sub
committee hndE II impossible to continu
the investigation.
Probe POlygamy Resolutions.
A4t uuAht IudlGldJg cpmulLLee LOuAN re
. ferred all resolutions bearing upon polyg
amy 10 a subcommittee with instruction
to report 10 tho full committee on Frida!
Riot Cartridges are Ready.
The War department has sent notices I
: the governors OF each state that IL is pre-
pared TO supply them upon demand and &C
oording 10 their legal allowances Wit
riot cartridges" This is a new form {
ammunition prepared by the experts Of n
ordinances bureau 10 enable ofhcers Of n
law and soldiers 20 repel rioters with tn
least possible loss OF life TO the innoceT
. spectator.
The shell IL like the regular shell use
in the army rife. with the important "a
oeption that instead Of long niekel-plate
F; and steel-clRd bullets, two balls are IL
serted IN the mouth. The design was AZ
parently to secure something OF create
range than buokEhot. yet not dangerous I
persons al a distance.
This cartridge is charged with about thiI
ty-four grains OF smokeless powder. tn
balls are made OF q mixture OF lead al
tin in the proportion Of sixteen 10 one an
are slightly coated with parafhne.
The diameter OF the ball is O.Ss inch an
the weight is forty-two grains. The rel
ular primer for smokeless powder is used.
The cRrtridReE have Ruhiefeut accurar