The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-12-17
AN AMENDMENT

WAsuiNUToH, Dec. a. Postmaster
General Gary has amended regulations
30 US 10 require that after April next
the bond supplied by letter carriers for
the faithful performance Of their duties
shall be that supplied by surety eompan-
lea At the present time about half OF
the carriers have surety company bonds
and the others hold private indi-
vidual bonds By the death
the death Of bondsmen and for 9TH
err reasons the individual bonds are
often found % be worthless, and the
new system is believed 10 be in accord-
ance with practical business methods.
The members OF the Dawes Indian
commission who have bcen summoned
here for conference with the secretary
OF the interior and the Indian commit
ttes Of congress are beginning TO ar
rive In Washington. Gen. Armstrong
reported his arrival Monday and others
are expected Tuesday In an inter
view the general expressed the opinion
that the time had come for congress
after ascertaining what is best for the
dians To take the management Of af.
fairs in the Indian territory in its own
hands aud legislate accordingly.
The members OF the cabinet who will
attend the funeral OF Mrs Mckinley,
mother OF the president, In Canton
Tuesday left Washington at 7;2o Mon
day night over the Pennsylvania rail-
road. There were In the party Secre-
tary and Mrs Alger, Attorney General
and Mrs. Mckepna, Postmaster General
Gary. Secretary Wilson, Secretary bliss,
Mr.. Porter, secretary 10 the president,
and MrA Porter. The party will reach
Canton about 10 o'cloc Tuesday morn
ing aud will leave for Washington
Tuesday night The president will re-
turn with them and there will be in
additional several friends from Can
ton. The white house viii be closed
70 visitors Tuesday and the flags on
all the public buildings will be at half
mast hut the departments will not be
closed.
There were n number Of floral trl.
butes from the members Of the cabinet
on the Canton train. also one from
Vice President Hobart and one from
Secretary and MrA Porter.
Senator Perkins Call Monday intro
duoed bill 10 amend that paragraph
Of the revised statutes relating 70 the
appeal on habeAs corpus Of criminal
cases 10 the supreme court Of the
United States The object is 10 do away
with numerous appeals by attorneys Of
prisoners made with the sole view Of
gaining time. Senator Perkins cited
the Durrant case rs q particularly
strong example Of this sort
Senator Fairbanks Monday introduc.
ed bill 70 facilitate the enforcement
Of the immigration and contract labor
laws II provides that collectors Of
customs on the Canadian aud Mexican
frontiers and at all ports where com.
missioners Of immigration are not EN-.
ployed arc charged with their respeo
tive districts with the laws pertaining
10 immigration and 10 the importation
oflaborcrs under contract These collec.
tors are empowered 10 employ all their
officers Of the customs service 20 en-.
force such laws, and all customs officers
are authorized to act both as customs
and immigration officers
The United States supreme court
will take recess next Monday for
the Christmas holidays. resuming It's
Sittings again ON Monday the Esd OF
January.
4 The senate committee on Indian af.
fairs Monday reported fhvorably on a
bill providing for a congress os Indian
tribes 10 be held Rt Omaha during
the coming trans Mississippi exposi.
ton.
senator White, Of california, intro
duoed n bill Monday>to strengthen the
eight hour law as applicable TO govern
ment works II has been found im
possible 10 enforce the law owing d
the lack Of adequate penalties Mr.
White proposes an amendment In
which violation Of the law Is made I
misdemeanor subject 10 fine not OK
ceeding 81. 900 or imprisonment not en-
cecding six months or both
WASHINGTON, Dec. iA-An agree
ment has been reached by the senat,
10 vote ON the immigration bill at
o'clock on January II. and the senat'
adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Dec l4-The agricul
b tural department Monday issued tn,
! following; The special wheat investi
CATION instituted by the department o
} agriculture indicate crop Of $50, 600,
: 900 bushels These figures are subjec
. 10 slight notifications in the final rc
0 port
] Mr.. Cannon, chairman OF the com
! mittee ON appropriations secure
+ unanimous consent for the passage q
1 an urgent deficiency bill In the hous
5 Monday. which he explained carrie
but three items, 5000 for the cor
4 struction OF building at the navs
academy; $4,000 for the payment q
: the temporary employees Of the hous
!. and senate and olTs, 900 for the pay
. ment OF the mileage Of senators an
, representative
Chaplain Milburn In his invocatio
. at the opening Of the senate Monda
; made touching reference 10 the death {
= MrA Mckinley. mother of the pres
Z dent lie expressed thanks for the a
2 surance Of immortality and hoped thl
u this comforting truth might CON
e home TO the president and his hous
d hold as they stand beside the coffin ,
e the beloved mother who has laid asid
n the garments OF the flesh TO stan
Is before the Great Ruler OF the univers
sa.o0o.o0o Hotel In Sc Louia
ST. LOUIS. Dec 1A-1t Is announce
n that St Louis will soon have ne
m hotel that will cost g., 900, 900. and II
70 said several chicagoans and wei
Is known hotel man Of indianapolis wi
is furnish the necessary capital II
le location selected for the new hostelI
10 Is at the corner OF Olive and Twelft
streets, where an option has bee
secured on the property and cor
"a pany formed The hotel Is TO be Il
4 most modern structure OF the kir
y y west OF the Mississippi and the col
pnny hopes 10 be able 20 close all co
:, tracts and commence construction ne,
ie season.
Inspector OF Puhllc scho0la