The Meeker herald., 1900-05-19


che government could secure armor
plate for It's wnrships. an arinor plate
factory. The vote mon the direct pro
position was % to "a.
The Supreme Court resumed Its hear
Ing Tuesday In the Kentucky governor
ship case. Hon. w. o. Bradley, for
mer governor, being the only speaker.
He appeared for Governor Taylor. TAX
ing up the first claim of the opposition
that Taylor had never possessed any
title to the office. He concluded that
Taylors title was as good as that Of
any other man who had ever held the
office. He argued that Taylor's title
was complete: that he was not only de
jure governor. but de facto governor
as well. and that every step that he
had taken rs governor was legal. Mr..
Bradley attacked the finding of the
Legislature In the case ms irregular and
therefore void. When Mr.. Bradley
closed. the court took recess until
May 14th.
The Senate committee OH Indian dep
relations has reported favorably Sen
ator Warren's bill to strike out the
unity clause Of the act providing for
the settlement Of Indian depreciation
claims. II will he recalled that the
original act required the claimant to
show that the Indians who destroyed
his property were at nmity with the
United States% This requirement bar
red hundreds 0flegitimate claims aris-
Ing from the raids of Indians In Texas,
Arizona. Wyoming New Mexico. Utah,
Idaho and Washington. MS well as in
some of the states turther east. It
was found to work great hardship and
injustice TO Legitimate claimants, and
consequently Senator Warren introduce
ed n bill to cOrerct the law. 1t is I'M
possible to predict the outcome of the
bill at this session, but 1t isSalmost GER
tain to pass the Senate. though 1t may
be stalled in the House.
The leaders OF the Liberal party, who
have been engaged since last June In
M, attempt to overthrow the govern
meut Of Colombia, which Is conserva-
tive In policy, have sent emissarles to
Washington to ask the recognition of
their belligerency by the United States.
AS consideration they agree, when
they come into full power, to cancel the
concessions for n canal granted TO Ma
pOleOn Wyse under which the Panama
company is now operating, CT the date
OF its termination In July. 1902. and
make new one with the United States
government which will give us control
OF the isthmus. The de facto govern
ment at Bogota, in the person of DIR.
Saclamente, constitutional president Of
Colombia, has recently extended the
Wyse concession for six years. until
1903. and Is said to liave received g.
0O0, 600 francs therefor from the Pana-
ma company. At the same time that
la
Of certain fines aud penalties aud from
certain annoying obligations that have
been Imposed upon 1t from time to time
by the government, but neither these
releases nOr-the extension of the ca
nal concessions are valid without tho
ratification of the Colombian Congress-.
Senator Mcmillan of Michigan has
introduced bill for a new kind of
money to be called post "clcck notes."
fixed so thu, they may he made paya-
BILE to the order OF any person to whom
they may be sent through the mails. On
the bnck of every note blank lines are
to he left to write the name. postoffice
and state OF the payee and the sigma
ture Of the payer, as on ordinary bank
checks. Thus when John Doe owes
Richard Roe $50, instead of making out
check he can take an ordinary bill,
fill the blank lines with the words,
'.pny to the order of Richard Roe. Chi
caEO, Illinois, John Doe" and stick OH
a two-cent stamp. which is intended to
pay the government for the trouble and
expense OF doing the business. Thus
this note Is worthless If 1t falls into the
hands of any other person than Mr..
Hoe. who. however. is compelled to go
to the postoffice and have himself iden-
tilted before he can get 1t cashed. The
postmaster forwards the notes to the
treasury for redemption and new ones
are issued to similar amount and in
similar denominations. The notes Of
the Bank Of England, which are print
ed on white paper with n good deal of
blank space, are frequently used in
n similar manner by common consent,
although there is no law authorizing
such n practice. Mr.. McAIillan's bill
receives considerable favor from the
pOstofficc authorities. as they believe 1t
will be a great advantage to the postal
service. but the TREASURY people do not
regard 1t with favor.
In the discussion in the Senate of the
question of providing armor plate for
battleships now being built u notable
speech was delivered by Mr.. Lodge Of
MdbhuCHusetts ulOH tHt HeNeSslty OF
building up the United States navy
without delay. The speech was deliv-
cred with the vlgor and enrnestness
characteristic of Mr.. Lodges discussion
of public questions, and attracted much
attention. In opposing an amendment
to delay buying nrmor plate until the
United States could erect its own plant
he said: II hope and believe that VIC
shall have no war. but grent feet is
the greatest assurance of peace. How
ever. We would he foolish. indeed, II
we should close our eyes to the posi-
bilities of the situation. We could new
er allow the Danish islands to pass In
to any hands but ours. The European
nation which should undertake to take
possession of those islands, right on
the road to the canal and make them
great naval stations. would by that
very act become an enemy of ours. We