The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-02-04
PACIFIC ROADS.
The Bill FOR a Commission to Settle
Their Indebtedness.
A PETITION FROM LONDON.
senator Sherman Gets One Urging the
Ratification of the General Arbitration
Tresty-The Gold Reserve Alas
kan boundary Question.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-The sub-com-
mittee Of the house committee on Pa
cific railroads decided yesterday to
recommend Senator Gears bill for a
commission TO settle the Indebtedness
TO the government of the Pacific roads.
The bill is substantially the one pro
posed by Representative Harrison.
of Alabama, and makes the secre.
taries of the treasury and inte.
nor and the Encouragement the
commission. The subcommittee add.
ed an amendment to have the com.
mission report TO congress within one
year after the passage of the act The
commission is TO be empowered 10 take
sworn testimony and summon persons
and papers, and in any settlement il
makes must reserve TO congress the
right TO regulate freight and passenger
rates. An amendment was made by the
subcommittee, providing that the act
shall be subject to amendment or repeal
at any time, shall not impair any rights
now existing in favor of the United
States or interfere with or supersede
any pending proceedings in behalf of
the president may elect to prosecute.
Petition from London.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Sher
man. chairman of the committee on
foreign relations, has received a peti-
tion from the British Arbitration so
ciety, of London, which that organiza.
ton asks him to lay before the senate.
The petition is similar to many that
have been received from American so
cieties and urges the rattle G.ion of the
proposed general treaty of arbitration
as the first step between the two great
est nations of the earth towards uni
versal peace. Unfortunately for the
British association it was ignorant of
the provisions of the United States con-
stitution when it addressed its petition
either TO congress or any individual
member thereof. The receipt of peti-
tions or memorials by congress from
aliens is prohibited unless the same
come through the state department.
The Gold Reserve.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Confidence
that the treasury will not suffer this
spring by gold exports has been grow
ing az lilt VI ldlt. i ne
announcement that $50, 900, 900 is car
ried by New York investors in gold
bills, taken in connection with other
facts, leads to the belief that gold ex-
ports will be SO small, If any occur,
that they will not disturb confidence
Or materially reduce the net gold re-
serve. The reserve yesterday stood at
SLAB, $50, ,119. The gold bullion has
been materially reduced of late by the
rapid operations of the mints and
stands at s53, s32, ,199. The gold coin
held in the treasury is s127.r9 1859, in
cluding that held against s31, 500, 71o in
outstanding gold certificates.
Another Treaty Made.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-One of the
greatest obstacles to the ratification
by the senate of the general arbitra-
ton treaty has been removed in the
arrangement by negotiation of plan
for the settlement of the Alaskan
boundary question. IL the course of a
day or two the treaty will be laid be-
fore the senate for it's action, which, if
ratified, VIII provide means for the
final settlement of the long-standing
boundary question.
Changes Made by Carlisle.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. - Secretary
Carlisle has made formal report to
the house of representatives. showing
the changes made in the treasury de-
partment during his four years incum-
bency. The report makes a printed
volume of 240 pages. Its most interest.
ing feature is the summary showing
the distribution of patronage by states
both in the classified and unclassified
service.
An Act Approved.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The president
has approved the act to attach the
county of Audrain from the Western
judicial district of Missouri and attach
it to the Eastern district
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