Gilpin observer., 1900-12-20

rying $145, ,145, ,23O was passed by the
House in exactly thirteen minutes.
The House adopted the amendment
of Mr.. Corliss of Michigan to the reve-
nue. bill, requiring revenue stamps to
be cancelled by perforation to prevent
fraud.
The House committee on naval af-
fairs filed report favorable to the Dill
authorizing the appointment of Rep
resentative Boutelle of Maine as cap
tain in the retired list of the navy.
The Senate and House committees of
Judiciary have reached an agreement
to postpone consideration of the Kay
bill for the amendment of the bank
ruptcy law until the next Congress.
The attempt to pass bill giving SOL
dierS and sailors of the Civil, Spanish
and Philippine wars preference in the
executive departments of the govern
ment was overwhelmingly defeated in
the House.
Captain II. NJ. Chittenden, United
States army, in charge of military
roads improvements in Yellowstone
park and Wyoming, is urging an ap-
preparation of $150,OOO for road build
ing in his jurisdiction during the COM
ing year.
The Indian appropriation bill as COM
pleted by the House committee on In
dian affairs carries something over
$9,OOO,OOO, the exact aggregate not yet
being determined. The number of In
dian agencies is reduced from tifty-two
to forty-four.
By the death of her mother, Mrs.
Washington Mclean, Admiral Dewey's
wife has become Il millionaire. Mrs.
Dewey's mother leaves an estate val
ued at about $2OOO,0OO. to be divided
among three children-NIrs. Dewey, her
sister, Mrs. Ludlow, and John r. Nc
Lean, proprietor of the Cincinnati En-
quirer
Though Charles A. Towne the newly
appointed United States senator from
Minnesota, will serve not more than
six or seven weeks in that office, his
term will be by no means the shortest
on record. The annals of Illinois pre-
sent n somewhat parallel case in which
n senator wore the toga for exactly one
month.
In the executive session of the SEN
ate Senator Teller announced hfs in
tention to formally offer his amend
ment to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
which he had already suggested, strik-
ing out the provision of the treaty pro-
hibiting the fortification of the canal.
Senator PenroSe announced his oppoSi-
ton to the new treaty without the Tel
Ter amendment.
General Grosvenor of Ohio and
Champ Clark of Missouri, who had n
joint debate on expansion early in the
late campaign, had not met since that
time until few days ago In Washing
ton, when General Grosvenor asked II
Clark was not worn out by speaking.
Not much" said Clark, II gained
twenty-five pounds" "That is the first
Democratic gain have heard Of" said
Grosvenor.
The House has adopted resolution
for the appointment of special COM
mittee of five members to investigate
the death of Oscar l.. Booz of Bristol,
PENNSYLVANIA, who died recently as
result of haZing received while cadet
at West Point. This course was taken
over the head of the military commit
tee. which reported in favor of allow
ing the War Department to conduct
the inquiry.
In speaking of the case of Cadet
BooZ. Mr.. Wanger of Pennsylvania, in
the House, said that the gross out
RACES known to have been committed at
Ine aClueInS III tlle past isiu
the conviction that the officers of the
academy and of the army were so jeal-
GUS of the fair name of the academy
that they guarded it as indiscreetly as
the officers of France guarded the
Dreyfus scandal.
Representative Newlands has intro
duced bill for the contraction of res
ervoirS for the storage of water on the
Humboldt river in Nevada and for the
disposition and settlement of public
lands within reach of the stored wa
ters. The chairman of the rivers and
harbors committee Informed him that
the committee will not consider any
legislation relating to the irrigation or
reclamation of arid lands.
At n dinner given by Senator Depew
and Miss Paulding in honor of Cover
nor-elect Odell of New York and Mrs.
Odell the senator announced the en-
gagement of Miss Pauldlng to John
Edie, L. S. n. Miss Paulding is the
niece of Senator Depew and has been
the mistress of his home in Washing
ton. Mr.. Edie Is the son of the latr
John II. Ede of Washington city anu
graduate of the naval academy oS the
class of 1890.
The House on the 18th passed 102
private pension bills and then, on mo-
ton of Mr. Llttletield of Maine, passed
n joint resolution to appoint Represent
atlve Charles A. Boutelle of Maine of
the retired list as n captain in the
United States navy. Mr.. Boutelle had
been reelected to the next House, but
his condition had taken an unfavorable
turn and that it would be impossible
for him to serve. He said Mr.. Boutelle
undoubtedly would resign.
In 1914, when the British army cap
tured Washington, the capitol was
burned, and only the roohess walls of
the two wings were left standing. The
nooring and tlmbers used in the scaf-
folding mndn convenient klndllnr wood