Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17
san DOMINGO SEEKS TREATY
New Minister Hopes Commercial Arrange
ment May Be Made
CONFEDERATE GRAVE ARE OBuITtRATED
Canal CommissIoners Draw Nearly
Quarter million Dollars salary BE-
sides Travelling Expenses, Ac-
cordinE TO Secretary Hay.

onte Nssquez, who has been charge diahaires
Of the Dominican republic, with headquar-
tiers in New York. was presented to the
president today by Acting Secretary Of
State Hill as the minister Of the Dominican
republic.
There was one significant departure in
the speeches exchanged from the usual run
OF such fornalities, in the announcement
by the minister that he came empowered
to negotiate a commercial treaty. which he
trusted would be not only Of pecuniary
benefit to both countries, but would cement
more closely the friendship now existing
between the great republic and his own
country.
The president. in his response, said:
The government Of the United States
shares in your hope and expectation that
the proposed negotiations will draw closer
the ties OF friendship already happily eX-
listing between the two countries and en-
large and strengthen their commercial in
tercourse.
Cannot Distinguish Groves.
Secretary Root today forwarded Co the
senate military committee a memorandum
| prepared by Quartermaster General Luding-
ton in regard TO the bill TO provide for
the marking Of the graves Of soldiers Of
the confederate army and navy.
General Ludington says 6O,152 confed-
crate prisoners we're buried in eighty-nine
localities, many having been buried in
, trenches, as In the case Of the remains OF
confederates removed from Fort Delaware
and Batch Island, Pa to the Firms Point
national cemetery, New Jersey. He says it
would be impracticable TO identify indi-
vidual graves, Notwithstanding the names
Of the persons may be found on record.
He also says that an appropriation of $780,
600 made by the bill is inadequate for the
purpose, the headstones costing $2.1S each
at the place OF manufacture, to which S125,
approximately, should be added. He says
the appropriation should be 5000, 900.
senate VIII Ratify Treaty.
President Roosevelt was assured today by
Senators Aldrich, Lodge and Spooner OF
their belief that the Cuban treaty would
be ratified by the senate.
The senators had a conference with the
president prior to the cabinet meeting and
went over the situation carefully.
1t was stated that the treaty, as amended,
was satisfactory practically to every re-
publican senator. and that the opposition
now was confined to the democratic side.
Recommend Permanent Camp.
The secretary Of war has returned to the
senate committee on military AFFAIRS the
MUSE DILL 1OT tue establishments OF a per-
manent camp ground for troops Of the reg
ular army and the national guard in the
vicinity of Camp Douglas, Juneau county,
Wisconsin. He recommends its passage.
Twenty folders Buried.
Twenty private soldiers who lost their
lives in the Philippines were buried at
Arlington National cemetery today with
the usual military honors. All the inter-
| wnnnNg urara raaA. 10 4. a.. I-A-- - ~
Spanish war section of the cemetery.
Canal Commission is Expensive.
The secretary Of state has supplied a
statement of the expenditures made on ac-
count of the sthmian Canal commission.
1t shows that each member Of tho commits
sion has been allowed compensation at the
rate OF $1,000 per month, with travelling
and incidental expenses added. The sal
aries were fixed in 1899, when the COM
mission was created, at the suggestion Of
the president. In the cases Of Colonel
Peter c. Hams and Lieutenant Colonel
o. NJ. Ernst Of the army the allowance is
equal to the difference between their reg
ular salaries and 1000. Under this ar
rangement the aggregate amount paid to
the nine commissioner as salaries up TO
February 2S, 1902, amounted to $225, 2S9.
The travelling expenses of the commits
sioners at that time had averaged about
81 800 each.
Agricultural College Exhibit.
The house committee on industrial arts
and exhibits today authorized a favorable
report on the bill kppropriating 500, 900
for an agricultural college exhibit at the
st. Louis fair. Amendments were made to
the bill providing for an appropriation of
$780, 900 to aid the residents Of Alaska to
make an exhibit at st. Louis, the cost Of
preparing and transporting to be borne by
the residents of Alaska; also for an appro-
p~riation of S25, 900 for an Indian Territory
exhibit, the residents Of the territory be-
ing required to deposit an equal amount
with the treasury.
Kansas Men Testify.
Hearings were given today by the COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds to
representatives Of Las Vegas and Albu-
querque, N. NJ, and lola, Kan, on the
public building bills.
Fight for Turquoise Mines.
The last case on the docket Of the
United States supreme court affecting a
land grant, tried by the court of private
land claims, was under argument today.
The case is that Of Mariana sena against
the United States and il involves IS. 200
acres of land in Santa Fe county, n. NJ,
on which are the famous turquoise mines.
Wishes immigration Studied.
Representative Bartholdt CMo.) today in
troduced a Joint resolution for the creation
Of a commission of three senators and
three representatives to make inquiry into
the subject Of immigration. its present ex-
tent and character and it's influence on
the conditions of the people. the present
system OF administration of the immigration
laws and the need OF notifications.
Asks Return on Bank Deposits.
Representative sulzer IN. " today in
troduced the following resolution:
Resolved. That the secretary OF the treas
ury be and is hereby respectfully requested
10 report to the house the names OF all ma
tionai banks which have held United States
deposits. other than deposits of disbursing
officers on the INST day OF December. 1882,
and on each succeeding 3lst day of Decem-
Der until the present time. with the amount
Of said deposits In each year, the average
amour OF deposits held by each during
each OF said years, together with a detailed
-