Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-20
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 foot-and-mouth disease is re-
ported to have broken out again in Yer
mont.
The Elkins bill passed the House by
a vote of 24I to 6. Those voting in the
negative were Messrs. Cochran and De.
Almond (Mo), Glass Dem, Va,
Hooker (Dem., Miss, Klutz (Dem4
N. c. and Neville (Dem., Neb.).
The Senate Committee on Postoflces
and Post Roads decided to amend the
Postofice 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 tc
carry out the purpose of Congress dl'
recting the submission by T. Y. Valen'
tine of Richmond, Va, of designs for
bronze statue of Gen. Hugh Mercer.
1t is stated that the President has de.
termined to call an extra session OF
Congress unless the Senate ratifes the
Panama Canal and the Cuban Recipro'
city Treaties.
The Senate Committee on Cuba con-
sidered Major Rathbone'S petition for ar
investigation of the circumstances con
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 nomln'
alton of Dr. w. D. Crum to be collector
of the port at Charleston, S. c. The
vote on confirmation was to 8: Az
the Democrats voted aginSt confirma'
ton, and they we're 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 II
the Philippines from 100000 to ST.
100000 was defeated in the House, but
the language OF the paragraph was
modified to require annual reports oil
the expenditure OF the money.
Mr.. William Loeb, Jr., OF New York
will succeed Mr.. Cortelyou as secretary
TO the President upon the latterS Gle
walton to the new cabinet portfolio, the
Department OF Commerce.
Mr.. Stewart E. Barber, OF Easton,
Md, was appointed an assistant pay
master in the Navy by the President.
Admiral Dewey is confined to his
home by a severe cough and cold.
Secretary Hay and Mr.. Brun, the Dan
ish minister, have been discussing the
approaching termination by limitation OF
the period for time for the ratification OF
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-
priatlon Bill.
The Department of Commerce Bill
was agreed upon by the Senate witliou'
debate.
An interesting insight of the losses
caused by the depreciation of silver IN
the Straits Settlements and lndo-China
is given in a set of consular reports pup
lished by the State Department;
Minister Bowen, acting tor Venezuela
has formally accepted Great Britain
protocol framed to secure a reference. OF
the dispute to The Hague arbitration
The Siemens -Halske and Schuckert
electrical companies, Of Berlin, have de-
cided to unite,