The state herald., 1903-01-09
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

Formal orders have been issued by
The Navy Department detailing Rear
Admiral Glass as commander-in-chief
of the Pacific station. He will succeed
Read Admiral Casey. who has been
placed on waiting orders.
Estimates OF the sugar crop in San
tiago, Cuba. transmitted to the State
Department by Consul Holiday at that
city, place the crop for 1903 at 453,-
900 bags, an increase of 72,215 bags
oyer the year now closing.
The quarterly report of the value of
foreign coins issued by the director OF
the mint shows that for the three
months ending January /, 1903, there
had been decrease of 0.03l26 in the
value of silver per fine ounce.
The Bolivian minister has received a
cablegram saying that the Bolivian
government has signed a treaty for ar
bltration with the Republic of Peru to
settle the boundary question. The ar
bitrator selected is the Argentine gov
ernment.
The commissioner of patents has
rendered decision announcing that 1t
Is against public policy for the office
to lend It's sanction to the use of the
Presidents name by registering any
trade mark therefor without his ex-
press consent,
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of busi-
ness December 81, 1902, the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to
s9i7, ,164,679, a decrease for the month
of SIC, ,932 ,602, which is largely account
ed for by an Increase of nearly SlO.-
900, 600 in the amount of cash on hand.
In an address before the American
Association for the advancement of
Science, Professor Willis l.. Moore, the
chief of the weather bureau. said that
1t costs l,250,000 a year to make the
forecasts; that the frost warnings of
few days ago in Florida saved mil
lions of dollars to the people of that
state. and that the forewarning of the
single cold wave recently saved ship
pers s4.00O.000.
The committee on pensions will i'm
mediately take up the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
and 1t will be reported to the Senate as
soon as possible. II is bill which
demands considerable investigation,
and II is not probable that 1t will reach
the Senate much before the middle of
the month When IT is reported the
committee will seek to secure its i'm
mediate consideration.
The monthly circulation statement
issued by the comptroller of the cur
rency shows that at the close of the
calendar year the total circulation of
national bank notes was $3Si,929. 1884,
an increase for the year of S24 $40 ,O5S,
and an increase for the month of ST5.-
270. The circulation based on United
States bonds amounted to s3i2. .Sii,
an increase for the year OF Sl1.llS,53S,
and an increase for the month of ST.
027 1876.
The award of contract for rapid
fire six-inch type gun was made Decem
bre Goth to the trustees of the Brown
Segmental Wire Tube Gun by the chief
of ordnance OF the army under an al
lotment of $4,000 provided by the
board of ordnance and fortlfication.
Selection OF the type OF gun above men
toned is intended to determine the eli
gibility of the Brown wire system of
gun making for use in the coast de-
fenses of the United States,
The commissioner of navigation re-
ports 627 sail and steam vessels Of III,
500 gross tons built In the United
States and officially numbered during
the six months ended December 81.
1902. During the corresponding six
months ended December ~. 1901. III
sail and steam vessels OF l5i.073 gross
tons were built. OF the tonnage built
in the latter half OF 1902. 9S.379 were
built on the Atlantic and Gulf. 20,039
on the Pacific, and 1854 tons on the
Great Lakes.
Justice Shlras of the Supreme Court
OF the United States will retire some
time during the present winter The
date has not yet been fixed. and can
not be until certain cases have been
argued and other cases which have
been set for re-argument have been
OF. Justice Shiras. however.
will retire during the present session
OF Congress-. In order that his sue.
ccssor may be confirmed before the
Among the names pro-
posed as his successor Is that Of VII.
nam sh i"', ''h bo''ih'' VI Nh'
Philippines.
Robert II. Armstrong. private secre-
tary to the secretary OF the treasury.
will be appointed assistant secretary OF
the treasury on the reassembling of
Congress to succeed General Spalding.
whose resignation has been In the
hands OF Secretary Shaw for some
time Mr.. Armstrong comes from llli-
nois and his selection is personal
one with Secretary Shaw. He will
have charge OF the customs branch OF
the service. MIR. Armstrong. who In
twcnty-ninc years OF age. In regarded
M n young man OF excellent ability
and has the entire confidence OF the
officials OF the treasury department
Mossrs Rodey and Smith. delegates
from New Mexico and Arizona. an
nouncc that they Will have bill In
troduccd In Congress Immediately up
upon lts rcasscmbling. providing that n
new census be taken of their territories
by the permanent census Office immedl-
aicly. They nssert that the recent cen-
sus did not obtain the full population
returns Of the territories named and
that nn accurate census viii show "a
much greater population than the OPP
ponents OF statehood are now quoting.
Delegate Smith says: The omnibus
bill has clear majority Of
six votes In the Senate. All the friends
of statehood ask IN that the majority
In the Senate be permitted to express
Itself by yot. The friends Of the bill
are ready 10 have n vote In the Senate
Monday after the reading OF the jour
nal and the sooner the better. The OPP
position 10 the bill comes from co,cric
OF eastern senator's who wish TO retain