Gilpin observer., 1900-04-26

| Dll IOr Ine protection ana preservation
of prehistoric ruins in mountain states.
Some big attorneys fees were paid
In the Clark case. Ex-senator Faulk-
ner of West Virginia, who looked after
Mr.. Clark's interests, will receive n
handsome check, and ex-senator Ed
munds, who has represented Marcus
DAILY, is understood to have been paid
$4,000 already.
In further response to the Senate
resolution of January II last the Pres
ident sent to the Senate additional doc
lnnents bearing upon the inSurrectiOn
in the Philippines. The papers are all
important They show that Aguinaldo
tried to form an alliance with the
| Spaniards against the Americans.
In accordance with the recommends
tion of the President in his message
| sent to Congress, the Senate has pass
ed joint resolution providing for the
administration of civil affairs in Puer-
to Rico, pending the appointment of
| officers under the Puerto Rican govern
ment law recently enacted.
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.
1t can be stated ON authority that
the negotiations respecting the Amer
| lean missionary claims are progressing
in the most satisfactory manner in the
| view of the government. The depart
ment has received from Mr.. Griscom,
the United States charge, Il cablegram
announcing that the porte has under
taken to meet all of the engagements
made with the United States minister
regarding the payment of the claims
set up on account of the destruction
of the American mission property in
| Turkey.
Chairman Payne of the House COM
mittee of ways and means. has receiv-
| ed from the Merchants association of
New York an appeal for the abolition
of the stamp taxes on express ship,
ments, railroad and steamboat ship.
ments and kilograms. The memorial
complains at considerable length of
the Oppressive charges eXacted by
| express companies, speaking of them
| in strong terms as "mOnOpOlies of
quasi-public function. beyond the
reach of competition or the control of
the interstate commerce commission, to
which other common carriers are sub
| jected."
In the House Tuesday, Mr.. Hill of
Conencticut objecting. 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 as 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 Ia
Dor, in charge of the Gardner eight
hour bill. reached decision Wednes-
day ON the final form of the bill and
ON several amendments. all of which
will be reported to the full committee
OH labor. when it is expected that final
action will he 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, armor. ship-building
and ammunition concerns doing bust
ness with the government, as the
measure will have the effect of fixing
nm eight-hour day on armor and like
commodities and in the building Of
warships.
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 1894 and not paid
under the various deficiency appropri-
alton bills passed for this purpose. The
aggregate amount of these claims Is
$500. 900. which will be distributed
among letter carriers in nearly every
free delivery office In the country. In
Colorado the amounts To he distributed
are: Aspen 500. Colorado Springs
S1l2. Denver S22T. I.eadvillc $50, Pu-
eblo 123. Trinidad S267.
After discussion lasting more than
two hours the Senate agreed to the two
resolutions offered on Saturday by Mr.
Bacon, Georgia. calling upon the sccre.
tary of war for Information as to the
allowances made to army officers sta.
toned In Cuba and Puerto Rico and
the sums expended in providing quar-
ters, cquipages and other convenlcnces
for them. The debate took n wide
range. many senators participating In
1t. Consideration of the Quay ease wa
resumed and Mr. Perkins of California
presented an argument favorable to
Mr.. Quay's claim to II seat In the Sen
ate under the governors appointment
The conference report on the Hawaiian
civil government bill WAS disagreed Ia