The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-03

the Northwest better than any other
present he has yet received.
The House committee on public lands
has fnvorably reported on Shafroth's
bill for the protection and preservation
OF prehistoric ruins In mountain states
The House committee on military af-
fairs has directed favorable reports on
the bill establishing four permanent
camps In the four main sections Of the
country, for use by federal troops and
the national guard; also Representative
Marsh's bill giving rank to contract
army surgeons, and the SENATE bill
providing additional officers In the com
missary department.
In the House Tuesday, Mr.. Hill OF
Conencticut objccting. adopted the For
aker emergency resolution to continue
the present officers In Puerto Rico In
office until the appointments are made
under civil government act MS amended
by the committee on insular AFFAIRS.
The amendments require that all fran
chises shall be approved by the Presi-
ident before they become operative,
and place certain restrictions upon
chartered corporations, such as the is
suing of stock or bonds except for cash
and inhibiting real estate corporations
or the holding Of real estate by corpor-
ations except such as is necessary TO
carry out the purposes for which they
are created.
The House subcommittee on ln-
Dor. in charge of the Gardner eight
hour bill, reached a decision Wednes-
day on the final form of the bill and
on several amendments, all of which
will be reported to the full committee
L.. . ts-. t.l &I,ut a ,uI
action will be taken. The bill has at
tracted much attention In labor cir
cles. being actively urged by the
American Federation of Labor. and
has been energetically opposed by
many large steel, nrmor, ship-buIlding
and ammunition concerns doing busi-
ness with the government. as the
measure viii have the effect of fixing
an eight-hour day ON armor and like
commodities and In the building OF
warshlps.
The Senate committee on claims has
authorized Senator Warren to report
favorably the bill to provide for the
payment of overtime claims Of letter
carriers excluded from judgment as
barred by limitation. These claims are
for time worked by letter carriers In
excess of eight hours per day between
the years 1889 and 1891 and not paid
under the various deficiency appropri-
alton bills passed for this purpose. The
aggregate amount of these claims Is
$22O,OOO, which will be distributed
among letter carriers in nearly every
free delivery office in the country. In
Colorado the amounts to be distributed
are: Aspen x22. Colorado Springs
SIP, Denver $227, Lcadville $S5, Pu-
eblo 1913, Trinidad S26I.
Out of 5000 civil employees of the
government of the United states whose
names appear In the blue book, 2.5S2
bear the name of Smith, and 474 the
name of John Smith. The Joneses are
next In number, 1,523 being on the pay
roll, with 1.1O2 Browns and 1904 John
sons. Eighteen people of the name OF
George Washington are serving then
country In official positions and fifty
two ordinary Washingtons. Two per
sons of the name OF William McKin-
ley are on Uncle Sans pay roll. One
draws a salary of $4, 166 month as
President and the other 800 a month
us engineer in the Louisville custom
house. There are forty-eight Bryans,
and three of them were christened
William. We used to have two Grover
Clevelands in the public service, but
only one now. who Is assistant farmer
at Fort Peck Indian agency and re-
celves salary of $50 a month.
The Senate military committee has
materially amended the Root bill for
army reorganization and decided to
make Miles lieutenant general and Cor
bin major general The committee In
its amendments was influenced by the
protests which have reached the com.
mittee from army officers who repre-
sented that the bill us drafted at the
War Department contained pernicious
provisions which would demoralize the
army and introduce politics and infiu-
ence in the administration of military
affairs The new bill provides that the
present officers shall continue to be
promoted according to seniority, but
that hereafter any vacancy except that
of chief of corps shall be filed by de-
tail from the line, and there shall be nc
more permanent appointments in the
staff. The details are TO last for four
years, and the officers are then re-
turned to the line, and, in the case OF
those below the rank of lieutenant col
onel, they must serve in the line for
two years before further staff duty,
Representative McCleary OF Mime
sota has presented Admiral Dewey
one OF the most beautiful and unique
of the many gifts he has received. II
is watch, paid for by penny contribu-
tions from $4,000 school children in
Minnesota and the Dakotas, collected
by the Minneapolis Journal and 1856
country dailies and weekly newspa-
pers. The idea was suggested and the
fund was started by Archie Cadzow, a
lad of sixteen living at Rosemont. Min
hesota, who has brought the watch to
| Washington and assisted at the presen-
tation. The watch, chain and seal are
made of gold mined in the Philippines
and gun metal taken from the tip of a
torpedo fired by the Spaniards at Dew
ey's flagship at the battle of MANILA
The case Is ornamented with an ADM.
rails flag in blue and white enamel. In
place of the figures upon the dial are
the letters G-E-O-R-G-E-D-E-W W-E-Y
and upon the lid of the case is an In
scription: presented TO Admiral
George Dewey by 10000 school chill
dren OF Minnesota and the Northwest,
no one of whom contributed more than
penny"
The naval board on construction has
finally approved the plans of the three
battleships authorized by the last Con
gress and gave instructions to have the
specifications prepared mt once prelm-
mary to calling for bids from the ship
builders. The ships will be enlarged
Iowas IN type with the same rectan-
gular superstructure and the two tur-
rets, bow and stern, on the main deck
The turret guns will be twelve-inch cal.
iber, like the Iowa's guns; there VIII
be turret at each corner of the super
structure, carrying two eight-lnch guns
and twelve six-inch rapid firers Will be
disposed along the sides of the central
citadel. The ships will make nineteen
knots speed and have displacement OF