Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1898, Page 11

‘4 — THE EVENING STAR. —————— PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avan», Coz. llth St, by The Byeame Star Newspaper Uompany, Ss. H. -AUPFMANN, Pres’t. Few Yerk Ofce, 49 Potter Building, Star ts served te lors, of their own a 44 certs per : tans whe w Cauada—pestage prepaid. —50 cents Qrintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with added. $3.00. Vost Office at Washington, D. C., + aib matter.) nust be paid in advance. fe known on applic: An Earnest Argument for Appropri- ation for Its Support. THE ENTIRE FIELD GONE OVER Not Made Unnecessary by the Con- gressional Library. THE LAW QUOTED The legislative committee of the public library trustees, composed of T. W. Noyes . H. Warner and Weston Flint, has had a hearing before the subcommittee of the House 3 ons Mr. yes is president of the trustees and of the board of trade. Mr. Warner is chair- man of the beard of trade library com- mittee and vice president of the library Flint is a trustee and a beard of trade library com- tru Mr. member of the niitte In response to the appeals ef the local board of trade, the workingmen’s organiza- ons, the Commissioners, the school trus- tees, the newspap numereus citizens’ organizations and the public last Con for the L approved by the proved June 3, creat he property of the Distric lement of the public educational sys- uid District.” places it under the f the District Commissioners and that it all be maintained.” in cordance with this command of the law the ¢ oners have in due course sub- mitted ates for such maintenance. ‘they have estimated for all parts of our iblic €dueational system, for the schoois er 31.500.000, for the law has created as a hool the library sul tem of control rder: “To show that this est economics commi mitted a statement from Fletcher blic Libra. istics concern. in the United States. ‘a ots of the annual e3 of the libraries in Salem, Mas: k, N. J... which number din the V its ope! hiagton n St in America ing s tender of between 11,000 and 12,000 now in the W on city free ynicel 1dit is number ooo. In their fir lem and Newark jibraries ¢ pectively, 11, and increased to year the "Mr. Noyes" Noyes, who made the formal argu- in behalf of the library, said in sub- nce: Argument. Mr. xation, though - of Repre on thi , to vote dow tional system and the law t it shall be maintained. 2? Presumably like the Ss. thi h it is tk mm public educ supple! ring th tional system, ence estimate rs in aceord- organic act of submitted by the Commissic with the Con ress shall cen r cen ) per and the rem approved estir 1 and assessed upon th nd privilege: the property of the stonians ¢ » authori that ppropri ate other- basis. Th ztion in the act such taxation of a letermined amount, € al to the hich Congress has ed from na mount i age Congress al from an r reject tion amend but to the ex so long of the it timate: it would seem that the appr: should be >in the mar ted by 1 es 2 Pr e is any Dis- to be ex which fs ra spent on t 1 not p. expendit aded in any v ed under t that rt r pr undoubtedly despot as atter of fact, thus tion, an ex- m educ public exeey nat pr! ere local part « The eadily natin foste! a r public » Would not criminate against this tional appropriation for ia. to which not one id has ever been donated public purpose. Shington cannot afford a library up- than the half-and-half basis. would, I believe, be willing to id responsible for so dangerous a pre- tble violation of the law 2 ry’s behalf. E taxation under the act ty $2 for municipal expen n would be foolish to waste these tollars single dollars upon a Y or anything else. Moreover the present subscription money to purcha: books, aggregating between $3,009 and $4,000, ine tain al fund of $2.000, to be for the purchase of cer- and numerous donations periodicals, of books, are conditioned upon municipal maintenance of the library on the same Lasis as the public schoc “It will be in effect a denial of all main- tenance and the destruction of the library project if there is any departure from or violaticn of the act of 1878, and the library act of June 3, 1896, in appropriative legista- tion upon this subject. his should be the last exception to be nade in applying the act of 1878 to the Commissioners’ estimates, for it will serve Part2. Che Foening Siar. Pages 11-14. The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Associated Press. It therefore the only one in which the reader can find the complete news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the is WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 18 1898—FOURTEEN P. rational uses far more conspicuously than the average municipal appropriation. The Nation Interested. “The nation is interested in the creation of this library, not only as a partner in all mu concerns of the nation’s city, but also for the reason that it will be a roney-saving device in respect to expend $s which have heretofore been pureiy ional. When this library is in full fon it will serve as a general depart- library for the 20,000 persons in this city employed by the national govern- nt. The nation will thus be saved the erse of duplicating miscellaneous col- ons of boeks now enjoyed by a few of departments, which, in justice and con- ie ency, would otherwise need to be re- peated in every department and bureau 0! the governm This library would give to the small number of clerks who are new favored with these limited library facilities a much finer circulating library, end would supply to a great bedy of gov- ernment employes privileges of which they are now entirely deprived. It would serve aS an economical substitute, not only for the three miscellancous Geparimentai col- lections now in use, but for the score or more of small libraries, which, as already suggested, must in justice and consistency be scattered among the different depart ments, each with its librarians, and its dvplicate standard works, and is wasteful duplication cf occupied ‘space for book room and for administration purposes. Moreover, its creation would cause the lccal taxpayers to share with the govern- ent the expense of a general depar:mental miscellaneous library, an expense hitherto borre by the nation alone. “But the library project is zow threat- ered with a rew and distinct danger. At the last session of the last Congress the cpposition to its maintena was based Upon the alleged unwillingne the na- tion to meet oue-haif of the expense of ci ating library facilities for this commu- ty; the opposition this session is based upon a supposed willingness of the nation to meet through the Congressional Library the entire expense of supplying such facili- lies. A Different Ficld From the Congrex- sional Library. “Opening of the Congressional Library at night and on Sunday, perfecting it as great national reference library, remove the necessity of the existence of the free public library. The field of the lat- ter’s usefulness 1s a reading room for ref: erence purposes will be curtailed, and its resources can be concentrated upon it velopment as a circulating lit a and logicat evolution of the ide: erence hbrary frem the has been and is expe nity, but it is not view istic to the munie minittee of the bos much to secure the f1 for the District, says in its 1; a will not antago- The librar which did the perfor: assigned fo it. The Congr new been removed prepared for it. This library, at collections in other large the world, is primarily a reference for students and cannot, perhap: d into a popular cireulatin can, however, be made of a reference libr ited States, maintaine: the peor benefit it of the hours within lib pubic. The nev ranged and equij lighted at night. ¥ to labo! dor car sure for th and of the United » made people of the tates the great- he legislation and hich will dete: h the Congres y be utilized by the pub- prary mine tie ne sional Lib lic. ion now ia te rep tion of the last Project by withholding ap: in the hope of making a cir- sreat national ref- collection. This hepe and this po: served for many years to de holesome free Nbrary legislation for the District. and now that such legislation has ured, me delusive suggestion : to kill it. We are to the will-of-the-wisp onal circulating library. Obstacle of the Copyright Law. When attempts have been made In the t to put in circulation the Congressional ty books we have been met by the obstacie of the copyright law. We. h: heen told that the copyrighted books,whi jhe ch constitute the bulk of those suitable for clreulation, are simply placed in the I- brary as a legal depos nd are not to be remov F ren thousand duplicat ef uncopyrighte e found to constitute the le ing wealth of the library. Th fer of those to the free public library has been sought in vain. Another a le to the plea for a ci of the Congressional t that the national i reat reference ish Museum or the French ry, and that a © of it, unheard of in etions, would impair > usefulness, hing‘on are not so fool- ntaining a mune! with privat: f at the local law or the cons to be ¢ pal cir culating lib il orth two in t s sentiment can ca withou: coi District by ki hon-support the on bill, upon which the provi partment of the Librar: urally be p! start. I ted in the bill in who are interested in hb Washington will wish i in any way we can help it is é ladly co-operate. If found in the bill when that measure es a law, the District bill which will into conference for tinal consid- omit all provisions for the and. that project can die a ut do not kill it now before you are sure that it will be necessary to kil! it at all. Provide in this bill for its reasonable maintenance, and if Congress by its action on the le; ative appropriation bill shuts out the Congressional Library from cir- culating uses, let this maintenance provi- sion become law and set the public library in motion. “Do net cause this community, hungry for circulating library facilities, to drop and lose the small but substantial bone which it has in order to snap at a fine large reftection in the water. What is Ask “What we ask primarily is a reasonable appropriation in the ordinary way for this Mbrary, which the law has created as an mijunct of the local educational system. believe that the best way of bringing books as effective factors into the lives of the mass of the people is to start this mu- nicipal circulating library on the ground ficor of some building near the heart of the city even on a humble scate, and to ren- der it attractive and popular to the poor, who are repelled by the very grandeur of the megnificent structure on Capitol Hill. But if it should be found that the idea of utilizing the new building of the library of Congress, and to some extent ai least the books therein for circulating purposes, has captured this subcommittee, or the appro- Priat:ons committee, or the House, so that it ig unwilling to countenance another li- brary in another place even temporarily, then I suggest that so far as this bill is concerned the provision for room rent for the municipal library might be omitted and provision inserted that it be authorized to cccupy temporarily quarters in the Con- stessional Library building, designated by the joint committee on library and the li- brarian of Congress. If the provision for a circulating department of the Congress- al Library goes through on the legislative bill, everything referring to the free public library in the District bill could be dropped in conference. If it does not go through approximation and a preliminary to he realization of the recommendations of Li- brarian Young on this subject would be at- tained by the enactment of the suggested provision in the District bill. The public library organization would serve the pur- peses of a circulating department of the Congressional Library until such time as Congress should create the latter depart- ment and merge into it the free public li- brary. There would be this advantage at the outset in utilizing a distinct, semi-local organization for starting the ‘circulating machinery. Private subscriptions of money and books, already promised to the public library, would be enjoyed, and one-half the maintenance cost would be met from local taxation, resources impossible In the case cf a mere department of the naticnal library. “The suggestion of the housing of the free public library in the new congression- at building is not a new one. In their first report, in 1894, the library committee of the board of trade said on this point: “If this library can be enabled with cer- tainty to preserve its distinct existence while housed under the same rcof with the great national library, contingencies might arise which would render 2 location in some unused portion of the new building for the Library of Congress extremely de- sirable. There will be abundant room in that structure for at least a quarter of a century. An extensive reading room and every library facility will be available. The disadvantages of a location not suffi- ciently central may be overcome by the establishment of branches in different parts of the city, like those of the Boston pub- lic library. “The law establishing the"library, while it provides permanent quarters in the mu- nicipal building hereafter to be erected, authorizes the Commissioners, on recom- mendation of the trustees, to designate temporary quarters. If Congress should e the use of any part of the Con jonal Library building for this pur- the Commissioners could promptly designate these rooms as the quarters se- lected under the iaw. “the Mbrarian cf Congress, I am able favor of the pro- if the circulating de- t project should not be approved ion. We fe: the free ypropriation mi P successfully ed in this committce by reference to the proposed circulating de, nt of the ry, that the artment may -d_ on any one of sev so that it will be » not of either of two des’ ef neit refused or fz this session to tak se of the opportunity to make the 1 Congressional Library appropria- on in the legislative bill. This commu nity should not be in the matter of circulatir y facili- Ues to fall betwe It should not be required ation or by refusal of maintenance to abandon the free public library until the prop substitu etually exists und is available for use. The Law in the Case. The following is the act establishing the free library: “An act to establish and provide for the maintenance of a free public library reading room in the District of Colun 3e it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United S: of America in Congress mbled, ‘I a free public library and reading room is hereby established and shall be maintained in the District of Columbia, which shall be the property of the said District and supplement of the public educational sys tem of said District. All actions relating te such library, or for the recovery of any penalties in relation thereto, 1 be brought in the name of the District of Columbia and the Commis- sioners of said District authorized on behalf of said District to ept and take sis and devises for ute n the purpose in the maintenance or endowment of + library the Commissioners of said District furthe autnorized to reveiv ment parts of said library colle of books ar other publications that may be transferred to them. “Section 2. That all persons who are per- nt or temporary residents of the Di id library, including the of the books contained therein, as « nding or circulating 1 such rules and regulation es ed in rel: That the said library board of library. trus purchi in charge of who shall and newspapers, and procure the eppendages for i hoard of trustee: members, each of whom payer in the District of C serve without compen uppointed by the Commi: District of Columbia and 1 hold oftice for six rs: Provided, That at the first meeting of the board the $ member lot into three s shall be divided by ass. composed of three hold office for two. y: composed of three membe ce for four y: composed of thre x years ions for have power to 5 i nd government its own org: as deem nei 4, That id board shall power to provide for the proper care servation of said library, to pri for taking and returning book and coilect fines and penal- of or injury to books, and 1 other dful rules and regulations for the management of the lik y as the said board shall deem proper. The said board of trustees shall appoint a librarian to have the care and superin- tendence of said library, who shall be re- sponsible to the board of trustees for the impartial enforcement of all rules and regulations lawfully established in rela- tion to sald library. The said librarian shall appoint such assistants as the board shall deem necessary to the proper conduct of the library. The sald board of library trustees shall make an annual report to the Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia relative to the management of the. said library. “Section 5. That said library shall be located in some convenient piace in the city of Washington to be designated by the Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia upon the recommendation of trus- tees of said library; Provided, That in any municipal building to be hereafter erected in. said District suitable provision shall be made for said library and reading room sufficient to accommogate not less than 100,000 volumes.” o-—______ Nominations Confirmed. Nominations were confirmed yesterday as follows: J. K. Pollard of Ohio, consul gen- eral at Monterey, Mexico; Louis Goldscmict of New Hampshire, consul at La Guayra, Venezuela; J. E. Haggart of North Dakota to be marshal of the district of North Da- kota. ‘To be registers land office—T. A. Scates of Liberal, Kan., at Dodge City, Kan.; K. E. Willcockson of Oakley, at Colby, Kan. ‘To be receivers of public moneys—C. An- derson of Blakeman, at Colby, Kan.; D. C. Tufts of Argusville, at Fargo, N, D. Postmasters—lowa: A. Buck, Keokuk; E. C. Haynes, at Centerville; H.’ Ingham, Al- gona; J. Mallison, Fonda. | THE HIGHWAY ACT Mount Pleasant Citizens Indorse Board of Trade Amendment. REPORT UNANIMOUSLY — ADOPtED Captain Black-Sketches the History of Street Extensions. THE COMMITTEE'S. FINDINGS The bill recently introduced in Congress to amend the highway extension act of March 2, 1893, was indorsed last cvening by the Mount Pleasant Citizens’ Associa- tion, the members of which organization sre, perhaps, more vitally interested than are those of any other similar association. The amendatory act indorsed last evening was that prepared by the board of trade, afier conferences with the District Com- missioners, and the rection giving the Com- missioners authority to change the map after filing was also approved by the asso- ciation, with but a single dissenting voice, that of Mr. Nixon. 3 The meeting last evening was a special one, called to consider the findings of a committee appointed to examine and re- port upon the amendatory uct, and Capt. Black, the Engineer Commissioner, ac- cepted the invitation of President J. W. Somerville to be present and explain the Proposed law and the improvements to be made under it. Mr. W. P. Richards of the engineer department of the District gov- eriment was also present, and explained hy the use of two great maps the extent and nature of the improvements proposed. Commissioner Black's Remarks. Capt. Black briefly sketched the histery of street extension here and elsewhere, and showed how absolutely necessary it he- comes in the history of every city to ex- tend iis streets. He referred to the fact that the act of 1893 became necessary cause of the faillre of the act of 1878 to meet the requirements, and then cited the imperfections of the latter act, explaining that noo~‘thetanding It has been declared lid and €o1 stitutional, it is impracticable and impossible of enforcement. He re- ferred to the hard work waich has been expended by the Commissioners and the board of trade in the prep: tion of the amendatory act, stating that the one pur- pese ip the matter cn all sides had been and wil be to remove the hardships exist- ing because of the act of 1898, and to esial lish such a comprehensive system of street extension as will allow every land owner, Whether he owns one piece of land runy, to know just how he stands, and how he will stand for practically all time to cone. Capt. Black referred to what or known as section 2 of the Commissioners’ bill, grant- ing them authority to’ make changes in the plan of improvements under certain condi- tions, explaining that it is the one point of difference between them and the board of trade. The Commissioners believe such a provision not only desirable, ne said, but Iso absolutely. necessary, ‘and in their opinion no good feason hag been urged against it. > United States 40 Pay -Halt. He also explained the bond feature of the amendatory act, and then he answered a number of questions, which the members of the asscclation . propounded, stating, among other things, that the Commission- ers will insist throughcut that the United States shall pay one-half of the expense of the proposed improvements. Upon the con- clusion of his remarks Capt. Black was ten- dered a rising vote of thanks, upon the mo- tion of Mr. H. D. Walbridge, and then Mr W. L. Cole read the commitice’s report on the amendatory act, which was unani- mously adopted. The Committee's Re The report was: “Whereas House bill No. 5882 of the pres- ent Congress, proposing certain Imporiant amendments to the,act of Congress ap- proved March 2, 1848, entitled ‘An act to provide a permanent system of highways in that part of the District of Columbia lying outside of cities,” has been favorably reported upon by the Commissioners of the District aud the pa. ize of the amend- ment recommended by them; And whereas the original act and the proposed amendment vitally affect the property and rights of the members of this association, involving, as they do, the abandonment of existing streets, the tak- ing of large quantities of land for open- ing new streets and widening of old ones, and the assessment of benefits as a special tax upon the property embraced in what is known as section 1, as shown by the map made and. recorded under and by authority of said. original highway act: And whereas the. territory represented by this association, extending from Colum- bia read on the south to Piney branch on the north, and ‘from 14th street on the east to the Zoological and Rock Creek parks on the west, is more largely affected by the changes contemplated by id high- way act and the proposed amendment thereof than aay other section of equal area in the District of Columbia: And whereas the recording of said map tion 1 and the condemnation pro- begun the 27th of September, and which are still pending, have cast a cloud upon the ttle of our real property, rendering it unmarketable and even unacceptable as security fer loans, the effect being to check in a great m ure the construction of buildings and other improvements and the diversion of canital which otherwise would have been inve: ed here to localities in our immediate neighborhood which were not thus injuri- ously affected by the highway act and the proceedings’ thereunder. Matter of Greatest Importance, And whereas the Mount Pleasant Citi- zens’ Association, composed exclusively of owners of real estate within the area above designated, believe it to be a matter of greatest importance that there should be ® speedy determmation of the proceedings instituted and had under and pursuant to the highway act, elther by an amend- ment of the act which will enab'e the courts to speedily conclude-said condemua- tion proceedings by final judgment of con- demnaticn amg@i-the prompt payment of awards for property taken or by the ab- solute. and unconditional repeal of said act. Therefore ‘be it geek tae the Mount Pleasant Citizens’, Jone sia First. That the Congress of the United States should at itg present session enact such legislation ag. will relleve the proper- ty owners of this District from the embar- rassment, distress and financial loss which the highway act is inflicting upon them and will continue to inflict upon them as long as it is permitted to remain in its Present imperfect, impracticable and op- pressive condition. Urge Favorable Action. Sevond. That the pending amendment, H. R. 5882, if enacted intg jaw, would furnish comparatively promipt. f to many prop- erty owners now suffering from the effects of the highway act Qf 1993, and would in- ure to the henefit of the District and the county at lurge. Third. That we in H.-R. 5882 and erge upon Congress t ahd favorable consideration andaactign thereon. Fourth. That im any asure that may be enacted by for the extension or improvement of ts of the cap- 1, one-half of the expenses thereof should by the taxpayers of the District 3 act which would require the “Distr! to bear more than one-half of such expenses would be violative of the org: act of 1878, and would be inequitable and unjust. Fifth. That unless the proposed amend- ment of the Till. or some similar measur: be promptly enacted. into then we favor and earnestly and respectfully ask for the repeal of the act of 189 there- by the early removal ef the cloud which hangs over a large and valuable portion of the real estate of this District. Second Section of the Bill. It being explained that the committee h not referred to the second section of tly dill which bad been proposed by the Com- missioners, a separate vote was taken on it by the association, with the result that only one member voted against, approving it. A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. Rich- ards, and then, after G. M. Emmerich and Charies Schr cider had been clected to mem- bership, a ion, offered by Mr. Stephan, for the inclusicn of Grant street through- out in the proposed tem of street ex- tension was unanimously adopted, the pres- ident of the association being directed to lay the matter before the Commisstoners. On the motion of Mr. Stephan, the Com- missioners were ed by the association to erect lights on 16th street north of How- ard avenue, cn Meridian avenue and other adjacent points, it being explained that residents are obliged to carry lanterns at night. Pre: on behalf of the ex- ecutive committee, stated that the com- mittee repcried adversely a proposition to send delegates to form a central commit- tee, and the report was unanimously adopt- ed, the secretary being direcied to so in- torm th2 central committee that the asso- ciation deems it inadvisable to accept the invitation, at the present time, at least. —— CRITICISED BY McCLELLAN. dent Scmervill The Son of “Little Mac Army Bill. In the House of Representatives yester- ay afternoon Mr McClellan of New York, son of the late Gen. Geo. B, MeCletlan, formerly commander-in-chief of the United States army, made a speech that attracted the attention of* ihe House, in which he criticised severely the efficiency of the United States army. The army today, he de better than a clumsi! police force, top he with of staff officers, many of w seen more active service ih: lot of a member of the army should, hi lare? He sid thi Ingoism, but for the purpo Speaks on the red, was little anized national the gold lace had not om Ss in no spirit of of cast iditional expen ganization would wonder Mr. McClellan went inte a ce- tailed discussion of the various branches of the service. Our in tioas, he said, would have been considered ex- lent tie! © r in ed the sevenicenth particularly the the cavalry. As ind!cating the po tion ef the mounts pur Iry, he said, we we He cent of the caviulry annually, ho: One of the gr: present organizacion, b of ir, the 1 properly aff. anstruct The brains of the the staff. In the the rot pride and ary present conditions, sery st hedged: < Mr. McCleii nat army effic ion in their pre looked forward oni: tirement. It was as was sion and to soft berths an rly amazing, be but it was true, that not an officer i: service was engagea in prepsring for war. There existed not a single plan cf cam- paign, not x single skeleton order for mo- bilizat‘on, no pla:s for camps cf instrac- tion not one of the fact, prelin ne to meet a war crisis shou come. se statements might be denied, but were true. It was the duty of Congress, he declared, in conclusion, to see to it that our army, for its size, was a nearly perfect as human experience and knowledge could make «it. Mr. Mc lan’s remarks were given close att vas liberally apjlauded when he con- cluded, Mr. Hull (lowa), chairman of the eom- mittee on militar: currence ja the vi the ex affa be recrganized, was ob: ion of the needs of the a ed by Mes Wheeler (Ala.), Clark (Mo.), Cox (Tenn.), Marsh (l.), Lewis (Wash.) and othe: Without completing the bill the c: 10 p.m. the Hou tee rose and at journed, Dates Fixed fer the Hearing of Con- tests, ¢ House committee o: has set the following hearings in cont congressional election ¢ H. C. Brewster, district, and W. 8. V Tongue, Jones agt. sippi, elections No. first Oregon, 38 January 18; C. J. Catchings, third Missis- January B. L. W. L. Ward, sixteenth New York, Jan- uary 25; Armand Romain agt. Adol Meyer and Joseph Gazin agt. Adolph Me er, first Louisiana, February 11. In the case of Hudson agt. McAleer in the third Pennsylvania district. the contestant hi been given until January 24 to file aili- Gevits In support of his motion for the ap- polntment of a subcommittce to take tese timony in Philadelphi The South Carolina case of Chatficd agt. Talbert hearing yesterday by House cle nittee No. 3. The House committee oa Indi has restored the salaries of the membe of the Dawes commission to $5,030 on the Indian appropriation bill, but refused to put the number of commissioners back to five from the three provided for in the reduction.” The bill will be reported this week. contested election 28 give —____-e+_____. DUE TO THE HAVANA RIOTS. Cause of the Delays in Delivering Re- lief Supplies. The State Department heard from Con- sul General Lee about the usual closing hour yesterday afternoon and gave out the following statement as a summary of his cablegram: “Consul General Lee wires the Depart- ment of State that the delay in the deliv- ery of supplies brought by the Concho a week ago was due to the disturbances of the past few days in Havana. The Vilicencia, carrying supplies from Philadelphia, only arrived today, and there will be no delay in the delivery of her supplies, and he thinks that there will be no difficulty hereafter. in landing supplies. He reports matters quiet at 2:15 o'clock today.’ Consul General Lee's cablegram. was sent in response to one wired him concerning reports that okstacles were being placed in the way of delivery of. American supplies to the unfortunate, and that duties were being demanded on these importations, con- trary to Spain's agreement in the matter. ——— Smithsonian Regents. Representative Wheeler of Alabama has introduced a joint resolution to fill the va- cancies in the board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution by the appointment of Alexander Graham Bell, to succeed Gar- diner G. Hubbard, deceased, end the reap- pointment of John B. Henderson of Iowa of thia city and Wm. Preston Johnston of whose terms expire January 26. - = borne by the United States and one-half | moment of going to press. MORSE ENS Se) From any and every stand- point—choose any picce of cloth in the enormous range of weaves—and you will ac- knowledge that you struck the biggest and greatest Suit bargain you ever run across in memory. All Faney Chey that lot All Fancy Cheviot Suitings sold Svitings that su $12.97 Now Cut to a0) 37 < ’ ’ f 2 f » ° » bd ’ bd up to $19.97 Now Cut to Ss ll ae your longest That's what our Great Semi-annual Sale ex- tends to every saving cloth- ing wearer. Take a few minutes’ time today and come down and see them. Mertz and Mertz, “New Era” Tailors, 906 F Street N. ae @ RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION, | ° ramee at te tonane om oy oe| 1 Ollet Soaps. Senate, { Soars At the conclusion of Mr. Wolcott's speech | expeciaily tor the tate 3c. 21 tn the Senate terday afiernoon the im- | pnd nlc E c., Zc. migration bill was taken up and ¢ og agers until 3 o'clock, the hour at which, re- | PEF Wa have all kinds of and 29c. vious agreement, it had been arranged to) fata Pa kerumes — Der box, finaily upon the amendments and the | pr bill, An amendment cfferel by | Arlington Drug Store, Cor. Vt. Ave. & H St.Ales 8. Daczert a} jnli-2a Spooner of Wisconsin, providing that th ability on the part of the immigrant cither to read or to write should be acceptcd suffici s literacy, was adopted | ~ = ea *! by a vote Ansthee amend | 5Cc. buys Large Calla Lily oviding that tile oa pax | day iar W. W. Kimmel, S05 Vt beutiful Hy om; returned to by the ste: also adopted. to amend ithe bill was then pa. be came the ‘Ty note paper falled, hi of 45 to 2s. z for thanks writi ml jor, thanks writing write the the Engli gl agh oclug niga le read or write who is over i years of W, for She. r a nd Ss the parent or grandparent of a ronghiy pattric ES o—O0 [ooo qualified immigrant over twenty of age and capable of supporting parent or grandpa « | PURSELL’S, “a8 Sint” reni, may | e immigrant, er the parent 1 D < ] may be sent for to join 1 | AZZiin child er grandchild over t s} 4 s of age qualified under the law; and wife or | El € S 2 minor ch'ld not able to read or w ectric Igms —farnish the on! mpany or be s the husband cr The act does not Fraction] and effective after dark. Who r sins of the The ai for and com parent who is qu ply to perasns coming Hid ay aters to the United Stazes from the Is'and of |||) ||. ‘ave 2 gis Tate Cuba during the continuance of present | “Warwick's” and others? Gisorders there who have heretofore becn current for light or power. inhabitants of that island. : . : The bill when placed on its passaze was | U. S. Electric Lighting Co., Pp 1 by a vote of 45 to 2, the ¢ tailed Vote being as follows: A4th ot. ow. sod Yeas—Allison, Baker, Burrows, © nina S75 LONG eS Sh tee ee Photes You'll L ter, Chandi otos You ike linger,’ Hale. — ton lee mended Hawley, 1 like i style in whi Millan, ' Mantle. ; a es Perkins, Pettigrew, Platt (Conn fae Y.), Pritchard, Proctor, Quay ee Shoup. Spooner, Teller, Thurston, Warren, Wetmore, Wilson and a = Ys—Allen, Bacon, Bate, Be fi. Stalee, B Ste, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, eee wed (Ark). Kenn Go to Siccardi’s FOR BARGALNS IX HUMAN HAIR, Hair § Martin, reduced te $1 s reduced to $2.50, 00 Switches reduced to $5.00. Gray and White Hair reduced tu same proportion. d s devoted to the considera- the calendar. Among the tion of bills res cor. i was one 4 H Here ed Time. Siccardi, 234 of the Revi that regis- 711 Jith st., next to Pelais Wogal. roows for baicdressing, shampooing and s of public z for each land di: lai Jaw shall be bonds | 66 | “4 99 ns E t ai aan es ucalyptine plained that under the present = 22 its for the ain, Ta ances ceivers of public moneys are not respons bs) and croegioens aves OF wins nder their ponds for any money which. |** + ing. SAMPU to them from the sale of Indian |** * Is. The biti wis passed. ces SASOIe OLNTMT bill authorizing the Muscogee coal and | 2 2 > that never fails to « rallroaé company to construct and operate | > 2 > Pubs rien, ee ‘ raflway through the Indi rritor3 2 Dp. helos te hom territory und for other purposes | Evans’ Drug Storer at ss be s motion of Mr. Bak Cenn. ave. and S st. and 1428 Md. ave. rman of the c n ve rotice thet affer the disnesl. | Firepl: Furniture n ee, gave te after the disposi- 4 i" a tion today of the urge tiene | Hirepace Furniture sheulé insist upo: ration of the jand Fire Dogs “20 off.” unfinished bt sines his the me: are providing for the ment of a director In order to count fewer goods at stock-taking and thirty cne other employes of the} time (shortls ur) we'll be ¢ twelfth and subsequent censuses r. Car- | dollars—so th cent ter the committee felt the measure was | _t@ choose f ate ifficient importance to demand and re- | ** aa consic i J . chairman of the appropria- tions committee, in this ccnnection desired it to be understeod that the appropriation bills, which, under the Sena procedure, the right of way over other legisiation, would be pressed by his committee and that the pension appropriation bill now on the calendar would be called up probably on Weenesday. Mr. Gorman (Md:) expressed surprise that the appropriation bills should be advanced so early in the session, and suggested that an arrangement be made whereby notice of the calling up of the bills should be given in advance by the appropriation committee. In response to an inquiry from Mr.White (Cal.), Mr. Carter said he had no desire to endeavor to displace the consideration of the Hawaiian annexation in executive ses- sion. but he thought the census measure ought to be passed promptly. Bills were passed providing for an Amer- ican register for the steamer Navahoe and to amend section 4440 of the Revised Stat- utes, authorizing the licensing of mates on river and ocean steamers. The joint resolution providing for partici- patjon by the United States in the fisheries Soniies to be held this year in Bergen, Norway, which had been passed by the House with an-amendment providing that the commissioner of the United States should have a salary of $2,500, was cailed up by Mr. Nelson (Minn.). The amendment of the House was agreed to and the reso- ‘lution passed. Tre Senate then, at 4:45 p.m., on motion of Mr. Quay, went into executive session, ond at 5 p.m. adjourned. Senator Tillma: Liquor Bill. Senator Hoar, from the committee on judiciary, yesterday made a report on the resolution of Senator Tillman, directing the committee to consider the question, and, if necessary, report a bill that -would give full a —_ stations law limiting — regulations for interstate commerce Nquors. Senator Hoar submitted a written | day expresses the opinion that it is suffi- report expressing the opinion that all the| cient to the accomplishment of this pur- legislation necessary to give effect to this | pose. The Tile Shop”—520-22 13th. _det5-40,12 cs Parke AMERICAN DYER Aad American skilled workmen. Sixty-seven yeare of success Justifics the claim ‘that We are experts Finest dyeing and dry cleaning. heatley, 1068 Jefferson ave. n.w. (Georgetown). no23-Iyr,14 . Establiehed 1831. BEAUTIFIES! ind fair skin is the first attrilute Any one_can have a beautiful complexion by the local application of our “Almond and Glycerine Cream.” Grand for chapped hands and 25c. face, and rough and hard skins. OGRAIT’S, }3"£. 4-0z. bottle for. jalt-20d A“Warm” Subject We've studied the Coal “LEE” question for years--and MINE co: sider COAL. | a Prices Johnson Bros., 1206 F St. 13th and Water sts. s.w.. 4th and D ets. 8. 3d and K sts., 1515 7th st. siatete Is contained in Senator Tillman's bill for this purpose, w! Dass Senate last July and is now pending in the House. The Tillman bill places the con- trol of these matters in the states, and the judiciary committee's report made yester- ned