Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1901 — Affairs in Washington. [ARTICLE]

Affairs in Washington.

Russian artist, Makonsky, is painting a portrait of the President. The battleship Missouri will be launched at Newport News Dec. 28. Bills have been introduced for public buildings at Jacksonville and Pekin, 111. Court-martial and acquittal of Captain Tilley, Governor of Tutuila, cost government SIOO,OOO. Congress may enact a law increasing the salaries of the Supreme Court, Circuit and District judges. President Hutin of the Panama Canal Gompnny has offered to sell the property to the United States government. At the request of the South a bill has been introduced for a 4,000,000-acrc McKinley National Park in the southern Appalachian Mountains. War Department has received eopjvof letter Aguinaldo sent to his Manila attorney, in which he declined to see!; release from imprisonment. The recent Supreme Court decision will make it necessary to enact laws establishing a civil government in the Philippines and provide tariff laws for the colonics. Public men at Washington nre much incensed by tho violent talk of Chicago anarchists and agree that immediate steps should be taken to stamp out anarchy and its adherents. Conrt-mnrtial of Col. R. L. Meade resulted In his acquittal. Charges may be brought against his accusers. Officers jumped by the promotion of Captain Crozier to chief of the ordnance department plan a fight on his confirmation. The Secretary of the Treasury, in his annual report, recommended changes in national banking laws. Less revenue Is needed. Special board appointed to test the Gathmann gun reports against its adoption or further experiments by the government.