The Lamar register., 1900-03-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.
what Congress 10 poing--Sotes From ths
white House and the Departments

Pacific cable which Senator Hale was
authorised to draft at the last session
of the committee and the report was
later presented TO the Senate. Tue biii
provides for present cable ouiy 70
Honolulu. but declares purpose TO ex-
tend II in the future.
Under the currency act recently
passed IL Is possible to refund ssso,u'ps-
GO OF bonds. More than 100 charters
have already been applied Tor Tor
banks Of $4,000 capital In towns OF 81
Geo population. and comptroller Dawes
thinks the total viii 80 up 70 500 before
the end Of the month. The applications
come mostly from agricultural towns
In the middle west Iowa leading
Ex-Governor McCord OF Arizona.
who recently came 10 Washington At
the request Of the Arizona Press Ass'o-
citation 10 further AriEona's claim 10
statehood, states that there Is no pros
pect OF securing .NTiEona's admission
at this session OF Copgrcss, = have de
cided to give up for the present, said
Governor McCori. ''and Will advise the
people Of Arizona not 10 press the mat
ter until after Congress gets Puerto
Rico, the Philippines and Cuba on its
hands"
L ne HOUSE GhhNaAkDAhAs7s- va NieANAAA Ass@fNs
has rrportsd hill Sbolishiug the pay
ueut of 81 ~ an srre on land taken up
by settlers under the desert land act.
The committee also reported favoFahly
hili TO refund Si-@S per acre 20 Per,
sons who have located under tn. pre-
emptiun or homestead laws. and who
have cnmmuted their entries Ivy cash
payments TO $40 per acrc wberr the
lands located were within a railroad
grant and the railpS2d was Sever
built.
The senate committee on apprcprta-
tions has rsF.sTtssi the urgsncy dsf.
cjoncy hilL carrying an appropriation
Of s.slOssn for continuing the work of
the geological survey iH STREAM Eaug
ing ln the arid and seu1iarid states.
This work has t%.ssi suspended by rca-
son II the exhaustion 81 ih. arpre-
pstaiIgn caused by extra work 0f shc
survey during ihs drouth period IN Gal.
fornIA. Hsdrpgrsplsr Newell OF the
survey statcs that whgn The neU aps.
pruprlstinu T. available considerable
work wiii D. done In Colorado apd Wy
omlnr.
AfirT a spirited discussion. cxtradius
over thrsss days. N. Load bili relating
10 S.cond-class rlaii matter was rsz,CfSs
Inends-i hy al. House TO the comullttes
on pos;oaicc and past Epads. The aa-
tority In favor Of the ma,ioa 20 recon
mIt WAS 10 decisive that Ii l. rrSarSis-,i
as unlikely that the measur u-iis sp.
pear again during the present Cati-
Sr--s. Mr.. i,ousi .aid sfirE the vote
was Announced that this was the third
time and ont. ~ far a. De was con.
errncd- The vote on the motion was
las 20 ~ with ~ prsrsrEt aAd not vns-
Ing The hlii is intended 10 ex.tnts.
from the ss-sond-ciass ro,siaEr rate ali
books and Pamphlets.
The division Of issue Of The comp.
tFollcr of the rtiETpncy's at,sr,' il std
inE new currSBey to national banks az
the rate OF fnorr than \ mlili1u dollars
day, and VIII routiurr TO d. - unsIl
the tull amount whicA the hunEx an.
entitled undrr iiI~ new laW has i--n
Furnished. Under ihr old law uatl0RaI
hanks we're permitted 70 take out cir
clilatIau ts the IuH2innn Of nincty prr
cent. OF the TAR value OF the bsana- de-
po>i,e,i with the Trrascry Department.
The amount OF bonds to SEIZURE e4rcu.
iati0n Is about $4,000. Ths new act
Permits the tanks 10 take out csrlrukal
ton TO the par value Of these hoasis.
thus eu;Itiing them 20 about Ssa a,ppo.l
In excess Of thar they have hsrrtofoee
enjoyed.
Ellis II. Roberts, treasurer OF the
Unlted stAtes. says that under the new
currency law nearly sI2up.oup Of sii-
yer bniiiou must b. immediately IiuF.
chased by the mints for the coinage OF
10, % aud asNcrnt pieces. The new iaw
requires thar the subsidiary silver shall
hereafter be kept At Siou0.s1s s.o. which
Is an increase Of S2s.oso.ds,l fs24 sT4,.
$50. for the amount outstanding on the
LIST OF the month was STs,425. as T-hs,
same law provides that hereafter all
currency under the denomination OF
$40 shall b. standard silver dollars or
certificates issued upon them. There
fore all sreenbaeks and other notes OF
81. So and S. are TO be retired and all
yer certificates substituted for then.
THIS VIII require the coinage Of about
ia16p.oco new silver dollars within
the next year or two.
The conference on the Puerto Rtcau
appropriation bin have agreed tar.on a
compromise measure, The ssnnt. con.
ferees receied from the Senate amend
ment limiting the appropriation TO the
revenues collected ON Puerto Hiean i'm
portstions until the first OF last Jauua-
~ and restored the clause In the Hous.
bill applying 10 future revenues. read
Ing as follows: Together with auy
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