The Springfield herald., 1903-03-06

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Minister Powell to insist on his de-
mand upon the government of San Do
mingo for prompt settlement of the
| Clyde and Ros claims.
The Senate authorized Senator Aid
rich to report an amendment 20 the
civil appropriation bill for 100000 to
| carry into effect the Presidents rec
| ommendation for an international con-
ference of silver and gold-using ma
tions.
The house by a majority of 2 to
| rejected the conference report on the
| army appropriation bill, because OF its
1 provisions for the retirement Of civil
| war officers at an advanced grade and
permitting officers to deposit money
with the government at per cent in
terest The house emphatically voted
against both amendments and sent the
bill back to conference.
The House on February Gath adopted
the Philippine currency bill with all
the Senate amendments except that OF
Senator Patterson. authorizing the
| President to call conference OF ma
tions looking to an international ex-
| change whose purpose would be to
prevent fuctuation of the price OF sill
yer. The bill went to the conference
for decision on this amendment,
/ which was favored in special mes
| sage to Congress by President Roose-
| welt.
The Senate committee on the Phil
| ippines reported adversely Senator
| Carmack's resolutions directing the
committee to continue the investiga-
tion of conditions in the Philippines.
| The committee decided to report IA
vorably Senator Rawlins' resolution
asking for papers in court-martial
| cases in the Philippines, but amended
1t to include only a summary of the
| cases. The committee decided not to
print the compilation of receipts and
expenditures in the Philippines, as it
was found the expenditure would be
about $65,000.
| The Supreme Court has decided that
| lands allotted to Indians and held in
severalty by them cannot be taxed for
state purposes. The opinion was held
| that neither the lands held by the al
lottees, the permanent improvements,
nor the personal property used for the
cultivation of the lands is subject to
| taxation. He said that as the lands
are held by the United States in exc
| cution of its plans relating to the In
dians, without any right in the Indians
them, or to do more than to occupy
and cultivate them. there is no power
| in the state to assess and tax the lands
for state or municipal purposes. This
right could not he said, accrue until
the lands are patented.
Senator Fairbanks introduced an
omnibus public building bill. which has
been agreed upon by the Senate com
| m pIhIir buildings and
grounds. BY the bill the amounts Of
various buildings are increased to the
following: Colorado Springs. $175,-
O0O Evanston. Wyoming, $179,O00;
municipal building. Washington. S2,
100000. A new building is authorized
at Pierre, South Dakota, to cost $17O,-
900. The sale of the old custom house
at Kansas City, Missouri. is author
ized, the proceeds to be applied to
the new building, the enlargement of
| which is to cost not more than S4O0.-
900. A change is made in regard to
Lincoln, Nebraska, the total cost be-
ing $350,000, the old building to be
sold.
Three years ago William Cary San
ger then inspector general of the New
York National Guard and now assist
ant secretary of war. made thorough
| lnSDtclloH lHt ItStlNc anu
forces of England and of the militia
of Switzerland The work was volun-
tary. for though President Mckinley
greatly desired it, there was. no appro-
pration available and Col Sanger de-
| frayed his own expenses. The result
of this investigation is embodied in
report just issued which it is thought
will become a text book for the mill
tary student. Says the author: "The
story of the Spanish-American war
has much which Americans must read
with pain and then he tells how seri-
ously the government was embarrassed
in its efforts TO make use of it's cumber-
some and refractory state militia.
There is a movement on among some
of the friends of the statehood bill in
the senate to couple the fortunes OF
that measure with those of the Pana-
ma canal treaty and make the ratifica
ton of the one depend upon the pas
sage of the other. The details of the
plan have not come to light fully, but
it is understood that the scheme is to
menace the treaty by delay until an
agreement to vote on the statehood bill
can be secured. None of the statehood
supporters will admit that this is the
purpose, but one of the most promi
nent of them on the Republican side of
the chamber admitted that such is the
tendency. Many of the statehood ad-
vocates on both sides Of the chamber
say they will not allow Senator Nor
gan to be forced by test of physical
endurance to complete his speech in
opposition to the treaty before he is
willing to conclude of his own accord.
The conferees on the bill for the pro,
lection of the president have agreed
and their report has been submitted to
the house The senate accepts the