Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1901 — MAKING LAWS AT WASHINGTON [ARTICLE]

MAKING LAWS AT WASHINGTON

The Record in Brief of Legislative Work in Senate and House. SEVERAL BILLS INTRODUCED. *»ny Nomination* Confirmed by the Senate—William B. Kldgely of Ullnoia for Controller of the Currency—New Appointment* by President. Wednesday, December 11. In considering the Nicaragua treaty Senator Bacon declared concessions, made by England are of little importance. Cullom praised new agreement. Transcontinental roads, especially the Southern Pacific, making hard fight to prevent the senate confirming the HayPauncefote treaty. Two or three northwestern senators leading the opposition. Speaker Henderson resigned from the Metropolitan club because his attention was called to the rules in an abrupt way. Appointment of Judge F. E. Baker to the federal bench in Indiana considered a severe blow to Senator Fairbanks. State department planning to send young men to China to study the language and act as interpreters for consuls. Nomination of John C. Ames for United States marshal for the northern district of Illinois sent to the senate. Lieutenant Commander Lucien Young relieved of his post as captain of the port of Havana because of indiscreet statements about the ability of Cubans for self-government. Senator Jones re-elected chairman of the Democratic Congressional caucus.

Thursday, December IS. Senate committee on Isthmian canal authorized favorable report on Senator Morgan’s bill for acquiring Nicaragua right of way. • ' Senator Mason, in reporting a pure food bill, took Occasion to explain how his postal frank was used by a wine manufacturer. Colonels C. C. Hood, Sixteenth Infantry, and Theodore J. Wint, Sixth Cavalry, likely to be made brigadier generals. President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained British ambassador and others at the White House. Opponents of canal treaty routed in the senate. Hay-Pauncefote agreement to be ratified next Monday with votes to spare. Democratic arguments against it fully met. President reappointed Interstate Commerce Commissioner Charles A. Prouty of Vermont. Washington, D. C., dispatch: The President sent the following nominations to the senate: Francis E. Baker, Indiana, to be United States circuitjudge for the Seventh Judicial District; John C. Ames, United States marshal for the northern district of Illinois, a reappointment; Lieutenant J. J. Knapp of the navy to be a lieutenant commander. Also, among western states, the following postmasters: Ohio —Cornelius D. Gist, Athens; Jefferson C. Glover, Cadiz; James R. Barr, Cambridge; George T. Drake, Corning. Wisconsin—Fred B. Kinsley, Barron; William F. Bishop, Peshtlgo; Frank E. Parker, Rhinelander; Henry Curran, Stevens Point. The following nominations were confirmed by the senate: William B. Rldgely, Illinois, to be controller of the currency; R. S. Person, South Dakota, auditor for the interior department; Harrison Allen, North Dakota, deputy auditor for the poßtoffice department; H. C. Pettit, United States marshal, district of Indiana: J. B. Kealing, United States attorney, district of Indiana. To be Collectors of Customs—William H. Devos, district of Milwaukee, Wis.; L. M. Willcuts, district of Duluth, Minn. To be Collectors of Internal Revenue —H. Ellerman,, district of North and South Dakota; J. R. Bonnell, seventh district of Indiana; E. B. Stephenson, district of Nebraska; H. L. Hertz, first district of Illinois; I. R. Mills, eighth district of Illinois; P. G. Rennick, fifth district of Illinois. To be Consul Generals — John Jenkins, Nebraska, at San Salvador; William R. Bingham, Kansas, at Cape Town; George Helmrod, Nebraska, aj; Apia, Samoa. To be Consuls —Joseph J. Langer, Nebraska, at Solingen, Germany; H. D. Saylor, Pennsylvania, at Dawson City. Medical Director W. K. Van Reypen, U. i 3. N., to be surgeon general of the navy; Captain R. B. Bradford, U. S. N., to be chief of the bureau of equipment; and Captain Charles O’Neil, U. S. N., to bfi chief of the bureau of ordnance. Friday, December IS. House adjourned Friday until Tuesday, when Mr. Payne’s bill to tempo-

rarily provide revenue for Jthe Philippine Islands will be taken up. The measure is to be put upon its passage Wednesday afternoon. , , Senator Aldrich Introduces bill to lessen inconvenience of extension of bank charters. House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce unanimously recommended the Hepburn Nicaragua Canal bill. Congressman Foss Introduced bill for organization of a national naval reserve. Saturday, December 14. Senator Hanna, who goes to New York to attend a confeience of leading labor representatives and manufacturers, speaks hopefully of a plan to end ruinous strikes and disputes and says he would rather bring about this result than to be President. United States delegates to the PanAmerisan Congress notified the State department that the congress is a complete failure. Argentina, Peru and other South American states will withdraw because of disagreement over arbitration. Senator Mason, in defending the use of his postal frank by a baking powder company, declared the fight on him was made by the manufacturers of harmful products. Great under way for Christmas at the White House. - It will be an old-fashioned affair, with Christmas trees, a family dinner and presents for everybody. Wives of cabinet officers held meeting to consider changing social precedents, but Mrs. Roosevelt advised them to stick to the present arrangements.