The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK


house iD afeeiFed form,
The amended subsidy shipping bill
has been reported 10 the house.
The house has passed the army appro.
rfiaiion bin with amendments.
The president has nominated Captain
Charles y. Cotton, II. =. NJ, 10 be a rear
admiral
Hast of Bloemfoptein a British com
maiid walked into q B,,er ambush and
lost six guns
President Mckinley is considering
the adyisability 81 recommending a re-
dnctioD 81 war revenue taxes.
A motion 10 strike ont the clanse pro-
yidiDg for u duty of l6 per cent on
Porto Rinan goods wal defeated In the
se,ate-3S ~ NJ
Senator Foraker has introduced a bill
increasing the salary ~ government
printers, whose salary ~ Less than ~
per day, 20 per cent.
Residents Of the Goenr d'Alene dis
triet ~ Idaho have petiriopad Secretary
Root ~ permit tb@ federal troops TO re-
plaip to preserve order,
The house adopted a resolution of in
guiyy frolD the ways and means com,
,nitfoe which may lead ~ u reduction
IN the war revenue Inn,
Postmaster Gnunral Smith has moth
fod PDslIpasiep Holmes, VI Frankfort,
n.y., that government mail must be- de-
hynrod 10 the %Republienn officials,
Secretary Gage has submitted 10 the
house n request fop 100000 additional
~ the fund ~ prevent the Introduction
and spread ~ The epidemic diseases,
The posiotine appropriation bill has
boon fDnlly agreed Dpon by the house
committee on posiofiDns nud posi- roads,
u carries a totnl ofpbppt VI l4,OoD,0 900,
1hp postmaster general pas removed
from Dlliea The postmaster NJ VroYnrt,
A, ~ upon the recommendation ~ the
congressional committee which MYestir
gated charges That he ~ A polygqmisr,
Tba honsa committee On public lands
has directed Il favorable report on the
biN for d buffalo rnsppyp ~ New Mex-
leo, The pnrppso ~ " lAnfnit the fasf
disappearing hords ~ American bison,
Owing 10 HE enactment M tho new
npnneinl lnW, Reppetnry liagn has sent
l0 tbs hanse a request nv an a%ppropriar
ton NJ 1905, 100 sheets NJ distinctive
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M thai nln0n IN RnopoAd IN TIE vacancy
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ponsnl John \, HaPnps,
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thn president bis allpinl letter NJ Fnoall,
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