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REVOKED BY
EXECUTIVE
Governor Gecr Objects to the
Nominations Made by
Mr. Lord.
SQUABBLE IN THE SENATE
Opposition Was Made to Appoint
ment of II. P. KIncald as
U. of 0. Regent.
THE CLERKSHIP RESOLUTION
Time of the Bouse Occupied In Debat
ing the Humter n J Salaries of
Clerks for the Session.
8ALKM. Jan. tl.-ln the opt nlng of th
nuto ihli nuirnlng a mtium re.
cwlvrit from JVfrniT c;.-r. mklni tho
return l the nomination of C. A. bolph,
11. H. Ilikn, II. It. KlncjilJ. regent of
the tutn umvcnlty, and 8. II. Hull, trus
tee of the Boldlcra' Horn, which had
bioti -nl In Mon1iiy by (governor Irl
and referred to the committee. The mea
Me waa tuliKd by a de. live vote. After
much dt'txtte a motlqn to InitnKl the
oummlttce lo report the nomination! fuv.
orahly at om-o carried by a vote of 19 to
11, Iravlng tlio mattt-r In tbu hand of
the avnale.
The Introduction of bill waa then
puahed and loon earne another com muni,
cation from the governor revoking the
above referred to nomination, which wa
promptly tablid. leaving the nutter much
mixed.
In the enate thl afternoon President
Taylor staled that alnce adjournment
he hud looked up precedent In the mat
ter of the governor' withdrawing nom
ination and found the executive had a
right to withdraw name, date and
amount, the preuroyion being that fur
ther Information had come to him making
the chamce advisable. Therefore he rec
oummended that a motion be made and
the matter of tho governor- requea be
taken from the table, which motion waa
promptly made and carried. Then the
president directed the chief clerk to re
turn the appolntmenta o the governor
a reo.ueted, and Invited an appeal from
the decision, but nore wa taken. The
only objection la aald to be to ex-Secretary
of Stat Klnrald (silver republican)
on political ground. It 1 understood
other will be renominated by Governor
Oeer.
THE CLERKSHIP MUDDLE.
SALEM, Jan. 11. The house devoted
the greater portion of the forenoon e
lon today to consideration of the reso
lution of Currla. of Clatwp, designating
the number of clerk to be employed In
the bouie and fixing their compenaatlon.
The committee on resolution, to which
eh resolution had been referred, reported
It back with umeodmente and recommend,
ed it adoption. The amendment raised
the nv of the clerk of the committee on
Judiciary from $4 to K a day, reduced the
number of tenographer to be employed
In the houe from three to two, and pro
vided for a typewriter for the houso at a
sitlary of K per day. The amendments
were adopted toy a vote of SS to &, and
then ensued a s)uublle over more clerks.
Moody offered an amendment that tho
committee on Judiciary be given two
clerk at M a day; carried.
Reach of Multnomah, chairman of the
committee on ways and means, asked for
one clerk at 15 a day. one at and a
stenographer at $4 a day. Curtis of Clat
sop objected, claiming that this commit
tee at the last session had four clerks,
two of whom did nothlnK but draw salary
and breath. Envttan of Lnne and Mc
Culloch of Marlon also objected to giving
thl committee more clerks, but the
amendment adopted Just the same.
Other amendment adopted were for an
Increase of pay of the clerk of the com.
mitteo on education from 13 to M, and In
crease of number of stenographers to be
appointed by the speaker for the house
at 15' per day, from two to three. The
Multnomah dolngnrton iwna given one
clerk at $S per day.
The most Important amendment was
that offered bv Williamson of Crook that
no other clerk bo employed except by
consent of four-fifths of a majority vote
of the house. The resolution as thus
amended waa then adopted.
Proebstel today introduced a bill to
prohibit slot machine and like devices.
Curti. of Clatsoo. lntroaucea tne roi.
lowing bills In the house: Prohibiting the
false labeling of Oregon proaucts. prin
cipally fish and fruits, and providing pen.
alt lea therefor; revising the taxation law
and protecting sturgeon.
BLE9SIN03 OF AMERICAN
OCCUPATION IN PORTO RICO.
Enormous Reduction In Government Ex
penses for the Fiscal Year Amer
icans Seeking Investments.
SAN JUAN, Jan. ll.-Tho first great
blessing that has come to Porto Rico
since the American occupation has been
the reduction of taxes and government
expenses.
The budget for the year 1S99 has been
approved by General Henry. This covers
the oxpenBes of what 1 called the "In.
sular government." The following sums,
which would have been Included In the
budget of the Spanish government for
this year, have been stricken out:
Goneral obligations, $498,501: clergy,
1197,945; war, $1,232,877; marine, .$222,668.
Tlie total of the obligations that ceased
to exist and which are decided from the
amount of the budget Is $2,172,491 The
difference that has been expended with.
out the realised economies here, which
detailed equals $2,610,427.
The cslciiliited budget for 11M I formod
of the following Items: Oenernl filillga. j
tlori, $I9,Wk); tat obllKatlorm, tM.V;
Justice depart merit, $2rt,4'2; finance AV
partmant, $IO.eif); Interior dpartment,
The ciiHtorns for the coming year were
estimated to be H,l.T20. Thl sum I to
b reduced by the amount usually raised
by the duty on wheat flour, and which
ha been taken off by General Henry,
equal to &y.(yt). Thl leaves a n t rv
rnu fron the custom house of $2.G.12.9o9.
Thore will remain, therefore, an excess
of $1,17013.
It on Id be understood that tbe above
figure for the estimated budget for the
year embrace only the neorjwary expmse
for the payment of aalarie and other
fixed e-?-.c. If thl amount cannot
be paid from the proceed of the custom
then It must be raised by other method
of taxation.
General Henry ha asked of Washing.
ton the right to apply the custom re.
cdpt to h. expenses of th govern
ment. If thl hould be permitted all
government expense could be paid and
many Improvement carried on.
At the present time there ar a great
many taxea collected that are a great '
hindrance lo commerce, and If the cu.
torn receipt could be used these might
tm don away with.
Merchant In doing business In Porto
RiV pay almost a prohibitive tax. No
on man can engage In the banking or
Importing business without paying to
the Kovernment a tax of about IM peso
per annum.
Then there are consumption taxes 1m.
posed upon every article Imported for
consumption. These should all be done
away with, a they binder trade and pre
vent the trad from America entering
here. Many Americana have come here
for the purpose of establishing trade
with Porto Klco, and representative of
capital have visited the island for the
purpose of securing franchise fur the
building of public Improvements. They
have received a check by the recent
order of the war department which pro
hibits any town In Porto Rico from
grarUng any franchise fur public Im
provements without first referring the
application to the military governor.
The latter must rofer the application
to the secretary of war before the same
may be granted.
The effect of this order is 10 11- un the
hands ot toe military governor and to foreli'I territory to be maintained a
practically put a top to any Improve- colore- VlTill, much of hi peech wa
ment. upon the part of the municipal!- , devoted to a con.tltutlonal argument in
ties. Thl runng of the war department , uPIrt of the right of thl country as a
with tb delay In reduUng th tariff onnatlon to aaulr a"0 outlying
articles between the United States and ,errtt0. aTe particular attention to
Porto Rico will delay the development In , the utterance that have been mad In
the country contravention of that position, and e-
There are 'very good prospect, for cap- VcMtr those of Vest and Hoar.
UaU but a. long a. these matter, are Foraker to nl" " ln J1""" flr
uncertain capfcal will not bo lnve.ted in t'1 " the frequency of the Inter,
the trade or development of the country. ; motion, today afforded him ample op
When thl. order came General Henry tonUy to elucidate hi. argument to
regarded it a. an advamege to the hold. , the " advantage He laid down the
er. of Spanish franchise., and therefore ! bro,ul Proposition that to adopt the e.t
promptly made an order revoking all ot resofnt ton wa to d erf are fbtoiir father,
.h. i.ft. tii. m ... t i .ii 'had brought forth a nation that wa ln-
upon an equality. H. had hardly .lgned
the latter order, however, before the le
gal question Involved presented them
selves and he decided to rescind the or.
der. A serious question was raised, afrd
one that might have been decided against
the general ln favor of the holders ot old
Spanish concessions.
HEROIC NURSES OF THE
PORTO RICO CAMPAIGN.
. . . tion that the acquisition of the Philip
Margaret Livingston Chanler and Anna p(ne, WM ttavonrr ln character created
Boullng Recommended to Receive
tbe Thanks of Congress.
-WASHINGTON. Jan. lL-Jiargaret
Livingston Chanler and Anna Boullng, I
herolo women who served a nurse with.
out pay In Porto Rico during the war !
have ben recommended for that rare i
honor, the thank of congress. I
They landed in Ponce July SI and the I
same day began nursing American and ,
Spanish sick. Mis Chanler, from her '
own purse, hired a hoone and established ;
a Hospital tor American officers, and as
the numbee f sick grew, hired another
and another until she had three hospitals
in operation at her own expense. In
September she turned these hospitals
over to the itovernment trained nurses.
having first provided for their rental and
running expenses.
Tho two brave women then went to
Coamo, nursing the sick there, and later
to San Juan, and aa soon as San Juan
wa under the American flag started ,
a hospital there. General Mile says
their conduct wa most commendable
and praiseworthy. j
The suggestion U indorsed by Sec re. '
tary Alger, who recommended suitable
action by congress.
It Is probable the two women will be
given medals and the thanks of congress.
TROUBLE IN SAMOA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11-Offlcers of
the steamer Mariposa, which arrived to-
day from Australia, were shown a cable
stating that Mataafa has been elected
king of Samoa, "The steamer Janlunl,
by which the news was purported to have
been carried to the nearest station," said
Captain Hayward, of the Mariposa, "left
Apia a day earlier than we. Now, when
we left Samoa, no king had been made.
Both Mataafa and Malietoa claimed to
have been elected and the chief justice
was to give a decision three or four days
after we loft. Whichever way the de.
olslon went, trouble was expected, aa
followers of each candidate avowed they
would tight If the other chief wa made
king."
HOAR'S OPINION.
FRANKLIN. Mass.. Jan. ll.-Joseph
G. Ray. ot this town, a short time ago
wrote to Senator Hoar asking for an ex
pression from him as to what the United
States should do ln the matter of hold
ing the Philippine Islands. Senator Hoar
replied that he would assist the lnhab.
Hants ot the Islands to establish the
form of government which they desire
and then withdraw.
EMILE ZOLA FINED.
PARIS, Jan. 11. M. Emlle Zola, the
author, has been sentenced to pay a
fine of 100 francs and 600 francs damage
for accusing M. Judet, a writer of Petit
Journal, ef using forged documents ln
attacking M. Zola's father.
ALBANT'S LAUNCHING.
LONDON, Jan. U. The United States
cruiser Albany, purchased here previous
to the war with Spain, will be launched
at Newcastle, Saturday. The Albany will
sail tor the United State In April.
THE RIGHT
TO GOVERN
Mr. Foraker, of Ohio, Argues
the Constitutionality of
Our Expansion.
OPPOSES VEST MEASURE
States Also That tbe Acquisition
of tbe Philippine Islanls Is
Only Temporary.
ALASKAN CRIMINAL LAWS
Rouse Took Up the Bill anl PasseJ It.
Tonroe Ctjectlar to One of
the Principal Features.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Il-The climax
was reached today In the debate on the
question of expansion which 1 In pro
gress In the senate. Heretofore all of
the speecbe with the exception of that
of Piatt, of Connetlcut, have been In op
position to what I presumed to bo the
policy of the administration with respect
to tbe acquisition of the Philippine. To
day Foraker, of Ohio, addressed tbe sen.
at In opposition to the declaration of the
Vest resolution that the United States
' ha no contltutlonal power to acquire
! frlor t0 otnw n",on- gardles. of
iae generally auccpicu luea mai one na
tion wa the equal of another, and all
equally restricted. He maintained that
the right to acquire territory wa the
inherent right of nationality, and that,
as we have the right to make war and
to enter into treaty agreement. It fol.
lows logically that w have the power
to acquire territory by conquest and to
assume the responsibilities that may ac
i cru therefrom. Foraker" s strong asser-
a sensation In the cftatnber. He main
tained, however, that we have a legal
right to hold th islands permanently.
IN THE LOWER HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ii The bouse to
day completed and passed the bill tor
the codification ot the criminal laws ot
j Alaska, upon which It had been working
intermittently for a week. An amend.
' ment was adopted providing a high 11-
cense system ln the territory, with a
' species of local option. Liquor dealers
by its provisions are to pay a license of
$1,000 a year and the consent of a major.
Ity of the white cltliens residing within
two miles of the liquor dealer's estab
lishment must be obtained before ft
license can be secured. The amendment
also prohibits the salo of liquors to min
ors and gives every person Injured ln
person and property In consequence of
intoxication the right to exemplary dam.
' ages from -the person who by the ale
' may have caused uch Intoxication. The
sale of liquor by drugstores i permitted
upon the prescription of a physician,
j The sale of liquor to Indians or half
breads 1 prohibited. Tongue (republican,
of Oregon) said the bill wa deficient be
cause It permitted crlmlanls to sit upon
Juries. As a representative of the west
he protested vigorously agoiiiKt suoh
'legislation by the east. The west, he
'said, had already suffered enough from
xrtmlnala from the east. He did not want
( murdcrers, robbers and foragers to sit
. upo jurieg l0 try honest men. The jury
I iy8tem naa received very many severe
' blows, but this bill was the worst, mak.
j ,nj M lt did the jurybox ln Alaska the
nav'ell t0T eastern criminals.
Dayton, (republican, of West Virginia)
and Payne (republican, of New Tork)
thought such criticism of the east unjust
and lt was suggested that all the states
are east of Alaska. Underwood (demo,
crat, of Alabama) moved to recommit the
bill to the committee on revision of laws
with Instructions to Incorporate a sec
tion barring felons from sitting on Juries.
Underwood's motion wa lost and the
bill was passed.
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON
WILL BE ASSEMBLED.
Sampson Will Take Fleet to Havana
About End of Month, Afterwards
Going to West Indies.
NEW TORK, Jaa HX special to
the Herald from Washington says: As
a result of a conference held by Sec.
retary Long, Captain A. S. Crownln
shleld, chief of the bureau ot navlga-
V jillSCLUTELY
Makes the food more
POVAl idKWKJ
tlnft and Rear AiTmlral Sampson, the
North Atlantlo squadron will be aero
bled about the end of the month In
Havana,
Rear Admiral Sampson) returned o
New York after the conference to perfect
the detail for th movement and plan
manouvers for the fleet after It leave
Havuna for a cruise In th Wet Indie.
Aside from It moral effect, the muln
object of Admiral Sampson's visit to
Havana will be to attach the Texas and
Brooklyn to hi command. .
It I evident thn the department hn
no present intention of diminishing the
North Atlantic iquadron by forming
European and floufh Atlnntto fleets Rear
Admiral Sampson' command will com
print th New Tork. tb Indiana, th
lirooklyn, th Texas and Newark and
poMtbly th Chicago, beside several
mailer boat. Th Massachusetts will
join hi squadron a soon a sh Is ready,
which will be about March.
Should the situation warrant such ac
tion. Rear Admiral Sampson will leave
an armor clad at Havana to aid the
authorities In preserving peats.
MORE CRUISERS FOIt DEWET.
NEW TORK. Jan. 11 A dispatch to the
Herald rom Washington ays: Naval
officer are considering the advisability
of dispatching th cruisers Dtrort. Mar.
blehead and Montgomery to Manila, but
will probably first cable to Admiral
Dewey and ascertain if th vessels al
ready tinder bis command are sufficient '
for bl purpose. Th vessel so far or
dered out Include the gunboats Tork.
town, Bennington, Princeton, Castlne
and Helena. The Machla will be at
tached to bl oommand a soon a th
repair are completed. The gunboat
Marietta may also go. The Detroit das
will b splendid vessel for servlc
against the Filipino, having a draught
of only 14 feet T tnche and being well
supplied with rapid fire batteries. They
will not be sent to ths east, however,
unless Admiral Dewey Inform the gov.
ernment that he need more vessels.
COPPER WIRE COMBINE.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1L-Th Tribune says:
Manufacturers of Insulated copper wire
from various Motion of the country have
been in executive session for the last two
days at the Auditorium annex encaged
In perfecting the final details of a com
bination which ia expected to bring
about a material advance in the pries of
that product. The movement Is gold
to be a part of a lurger combine tor ad
vance In tbe general price of copper.
A good deal of the time was also devoted
to trying to reach an agreement with the
fir underwriters regarding a quality ot
wire which would be acceptable to the
latter. Considerable friction arose over
this point, ohe ot the manufacturer
claiming tbe right to make aucb. wire a
the customers wishes, but the underwrit
ers demand a certain standard be main
UUied and thl wa finally conceded.
CHANGE IN MINING LAWS.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 1L Th govern
ment Introduced today a measure provid
ing for th amendment ot th placer
mining act, providing that no one who
1 not a British subject shall take out
a free miner' license, and that no com.
pany shall have th same license unless
incorporated or registered under th law
of this province. The act ia not retro
spective. Licenses taken out previously
may be renewed, but under the renewed
license one ia entitled to tak op new
claims. Section 5, which is most far
reaching, provides that no free miner
hall hold any claim under the British
Columbia placer mining act, or any In
terest therein, a trustee or otherwise.
for any person who Is not a British sub
ject, or tor any corporation authorised
to take out a tree miner's certificate.
DARING SALOON ROBBERT.
TACOtMA. Jan. lL-Shortly before dusk i
last night two men entered the saloon of
Joba Simon on Jefferson avenue with
revolvers drawn and cocked. While one
of them covered the bartender and a
patron the other rifled the cash regis,
ters, securing considerable money. They
then bound the hartender In one ot the
side rooms, rocked the patron In an
other and although pursued and shot
at. made their escape.'
SWITCHMAN CRUSHED TO DEATH.
TACOMA. Jan. 1L W. L. McSweeney,
of Taylor. North Dakota, a switchman
In the employ of the Northern Paclflo
Railroad Company, missed his footing
while attempting to board a car In the
"half mooh" yards here last night and
fell under the wheels. Ten cars passed
over him, crushing both legs and com.
pletely severing his left arm. He died
shortly after being removed to the hos
pital. PETITIONS BILL PASSED.
VICTORIA. B. C. Jan U.-After great
excitement and renewed strenuous ob
struction by the opposition, the election
petitions bill passed tho British Columbia
government last night by a vote of 18
to 13.
NOW FLT OUR FLAG.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan. H.-Th
Manendes lino Of steamer, the most im.
portant Cuban coastwise mail company,
indav transferred all its vessels from tn
Spanish to the American flag and cele
brated the event here at luncneon.
GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA,
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IX The steam
er Mariposa, which arrived today,
brought $2,500,000 worth ot English sov
ereigns tor local and New Tork banks.
KILLED BT A FALL.
SEATTLE, Jan. ll.-iMrs. Frank Moran,
wife of a member of the firm Moran
Bros., was killed today by falling down a
flight of stairs.
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