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The Week at Washington.
It was announced on March 19 that
Quartermaster General Ludington "will
be promoted to the rank of major gen
eral, on the retirement of Gen. R. P.
Hughes, who will reach the ago limit
on April 11.
On March 19 the senate, in special
cession, ratified the Cuban reciprocity
treaty by a decisive vote of 60 to 16.
Two amendments in addition to those
already adopted by the committee were
adopted. The first of these was the
amendment Increasing the rate of re
duction on flour, corn meal, and corn
imported into Cuba from the United
States. As offered it provided for a
reduction of 40 .per cent, but the com
mittee modified the amendment so as
to provide for a reduction of 30 cents.
The other amendment fixed a uniform
reduction of 30 per cent on American
cotton goods imported into Cuba, Im
mediately after the ratification of the
treaty, the senate adjourned sine die.
Another chapter in the Venezuelan
question developed on March 19 when
Minister Bowen made an effort to ob
tain positive information from the al
lies as to the cause of the delay in the
'peace negotiations. The question of
the payment of claims is proving a
perplexing one, as Is also the provi
sion as to the customs receipts. Mr.
.Bouen has made an appeal to the
representatives of the allies in regard
to this matter.
After a consultation between the
state department and the Cuban min
ister, it was decided on March 20 to
coble President Palma to call the Cu
ban congress into extraordinary ses
sion to ratify the provisions of the
recently enacted Cuban treaty. This
action was taken because the ordinary
'sesrion of the Cuban congress would
not talce place until April 7, seven
dayc after the expiration of the legal
time limit for the exchange of ratifi
cations. The state authorities seem to
have some doubts as to the validity
of the treaty, it being stated that as
ratified it cannot take effect until ap
proved by the congress and this will
lead to complications. Efforts are un
der way, however, to dispose of these
difficulties and it is hoped that the
treaty will soon go into effect
The text of the response of Secretary
Hay to the Argentine note proposing
combined action of American states
to lesist the collection of debts by
navai force was made public on March
20. The government's positipn on this
TDoint is clearly stated, the United
States maintaining that the South
American republics must discharge
their just obligations and they need
expect, no protection from this coun
try in their attempts to escape pun
ishment in case of failure to meet
these obligations. Secretary Hay
shows that this position was clearly
defined in the president's message to
congress last December.
It is now regarded as certain that
the president will start on his west
ern trip on April 1, and will be gojae
about two months. Mr. Roosevelt will
visit the Pacific coast and will alpo
participate in the exercises incident to
the dedication of the exposition
grounds, in St. Louis on April 30.
Representative Lacey, chairman of
the houso committee on public lands,
in speaking pf the work accomplished
during the recent session of congress,
made the announcement that the only
reservation to be openedis the Red
Lake reservation consisting of 100,
000 acres.
It was reported on March 15 that
the state department has received
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from the Mexican government $43,508,
being the first installment of inter
est which is to bo paid in perpetuity
on account of the Pius fund claims,
under the award made by The Hague
arbitration In October last On July
8, there will fall due the sum of $1,
420,682, which represents the interest
which has accrued from tho date of
the Mexican claims commission, down
to the date of award.
The democratic senators held a cau
cus on March 16 at which it was de
cided to stand together in support of
two amendments to the Panama canal
treaty. One of these is designed to
insure thecontrol of the canal zone T)y
the United States and the other en
larges the provision in the fourth ar
ticle of the treaty which is a dis
avowal of any intention on the part
of, the United States "to increase its
territory at the expense of Colombia
or of tho sister republics in Central
or South America," so as to include
Mexico.
For some time past the health au
thorities at New York particularly
have been excluding all the emigrants
who show the least sign of eye trou
ble which might be contagious. As
this disease is very common in south
ern countries, Italian emigrants par
ticularly have suffered by this rigid
order. It now seems that the Italian
government means to turn tho tables
on the United States government in
preventing some American tourists who
have been visiting In Italy from re
turning to this country on account of
the discovery among them of a few
cases of this same disease. A lively
correspondence is in progress between
Italian authorities anl those of this
country in regard to the matter.
On March 17 Commissioner Carroll
D. Wright, recorder of the coal strike
commission, said that tho work of
the commission was nearly concluded
and that the report will be placed in
the hands of the printer In a few days.
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