Gilpin observer., 1900-12-13

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600.
Charles A. Towne, the recently ap-
| pointed successor to the late Senator
Davis of Minnesota, attended the ses-
sion of the Senate December 10th, and
took the oath of office.
For the postoffice at Leadville the
supervising architect of the treasury
recommends an additional appropria-
| ton of $4,000. For Salt Lake, $780,
| 600 additional and for Helena 100000
additional.
Delegate Wilson of Arizona has in
troduced bill creating judicial dis
| trict of the territories of New Mexico,
Arizona and Oklahoma, with three ap-
| pellate judges, one to be selected from
each territory.
The canteen provisio in the new
army bill is likely to cause great deal
of contention. Instead of being pro-
hibtion of the sale of liquor. it pro-
vides that no army officer or soldier
shall sell liquor.
The report of the secretary of the
treasury shows that the coinage exc
cuted during the fiscal year was: Gold,
S1O7, ,937, 10: silver dollars. SIS, ,244. .9S4 !;
subsidiary silver, S12,ST6, ,S49.15: minor,
$2,243,O17.21. TotaI, $141 ,301 ,960.36
The commissioners to the Paris En-
position, with about forty of their
friends. We're given complimentary
excursion by steamer on the 9th instant
to Mt. Vernon and return by Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas f. Walsh of Colorado.
In discussing the sPauncefote
treaty in the Senate, Mr.. Teller said
that the United States should con-
struct the canal, if at ALL regardless of
the English position, and without 60
ing through the formality of ratifying
the pending treaty.
Senator Warren has introduced a bill
providing that all honorably discharg-
ed soldiers, sailors and marines of the
United States shall be admitted to gov
ernment hospitals free Of charge. y
like measure was introduced in the
House by Representative MondeH of
Wyoming.
The first of the great supply bills,
the Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, was passed by the
house in record time Monday. The bill
carries S24 ,496,30S and has 131 pages,
but there was less than ten minutes
debate upon it. 1t required about
three hours for the clerk to read the
bill
Agent Nicholson of the San Carlos
reservation informs the Indian bureau
that he las tailed his Indians anu
finds none absent from the reservation.
Commissioner Jones is now certain
that the recently reported hunting en-
cursion of 200 Uavajoes and ApacheS
was a myth.
Senator Hanna, chairman of the Re
publican national committee, has Of
fnrnI n Jnhn Edison n nrnminpnt
business man of Washington, the chair
manship of the inaugural committee.
Mr.. Edison accepted the tender, and
will take charge of the Inauguration
ceremonies.
According to the report of the secre-
tary of the interior, the number of In
dians who regularly receive rations,
usually twice month, is 1920.
Among them 972 on the Southern Ute
reservation in Colorado who cost the
government an average of S13 per
capita for rations during the year.
President De Young and Thomas f.
Walsh of the Paris exposition commits
sion called upon President Mckinley
to-day and presented him gold badge
handed to Mrs. Mckinley with their
compliments. The badge is one of the
finest pieces of workmanship produced
by Partisan goldsmiths.
The House passed the Grout oleo-
margarine bill by vote of 1876 to 81.
The substitute offered by the minority
Of the committee on agriculture which
imposed additional restrictions on the
sale of oleomargarine to prevent its
fraudulent sale as butter, and in
creased the penalties for violations,
was defeated by a vote of lib to IT'S.
In the estimates for appropriations
presented to Congress for the ensuing
year, the following western items APP
pear: Irrigation investigations, $40, 900;
Denver mint expenditures, S37, ,45O;
Leadville public building, $4,000;
Grand Junction Indian school, $50, 10;
Pueblo Indian school. S27, ,O50; Albu-
querque Indian school, SOS, 100.
Three or four Senate speeches are
promised in opposition to the subsidy
bill, and 1t is expected that most, If
not all of these already in sight will be
made during this week. Among those
who probably will speak on the sub
ject are Senators Clay. Vest and Berry,
all of whom oppose the bill. Senator
Vest is an especial advocate of free
ships.
In relation to the lynchlng in La
sale county, Texas, october ., 1895, or
Florentino Suaste, II Mexican citizen,
the President. in special message
sent to the Senate recommends that
the Mexican government be paid $1,000
for the heirs of the victim. The rec
ommendation Is made from motives of
humanity and without reference to
the question of liability of the govern
ment of the United States"
According to Secretary Cages report
the highest quotation in the London
market for silver SOo21 fine during the
fiscal wear was SOG2G12 in United