The state herald., 1900-12-14

making the limit of expenditures $3.50,
900.
Charles A. Townc, 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 postofiice Mt Leadville the
supervising architect of the treasury
recommends an additional appropria-
tion of $4,000. For Salt Lake. S2OO,-
600 additional and for Helena 100000
additional.
Delegate Wilson of Arizona has In
troduced bill creating n judicial dis
trlct of the territories of New Mexico,
Arizona and Oklahoma, with three ap-
pellate judges, one to be selected from
each territory.
The canteen prov .sion in the new
army bill is likely to cause great deal
of contention. Instead of being pro-
hibition of the sale of liquor, 1t 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,
$1OL93I, ,1l0; silver dollars, SIS, pa, ,0S4;
subsidiary silver, S12,S76, ,S49.15; minor,
$2,243,017.21. Total. Sal ,30l ,960.3G.
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 +. Walsh of Colorado.
In discussing the Hays-Pauncefote
treaty in the Senate, Mr.. Teller said
that the United States should con-
struct the canal, II at all, regardless of
the English position, and without 60
ing through the formality of ratifyins
the pending treaty.
Senator Warren has introduced bill
providing that all honorably discharg-
ed soldiers. sailors and marines of the
United States shall he admitted TO gov
ernment hospitals free Of charge. a
like measure was introduced in the
House by Representative Mondell 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 $24 ,I96,30S 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 Nickelson of the San Carlos
reservation informs the Indian bureau
that he has tailed his Indians and
finds none absent from the reservation.
Commissioner Jones Is now certain
that tho tnnnnt1xs rannrtnI hnntinU a
cursion of 200 Uavajoes and Apaches
was myth.
Senator Hanna. chairman of the Re
publican national committee, has Of
fered to John Jay Edison. n prominent
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 n month, Is 1920.
Among them 9I2 on the Southern Ute
reservation in Colorado who cost the
government an average Of Sl3 per
capita for ra,ions during the year.
President De Young and Thomas +.
Walsh Of the Paris exposition commits
sion called upon President Mckinley
to-day and presented him n gold badge
on behalf Of the commission TO be
handed TO Mrs. Mckinley with their
compliments. The badge is one OF the
finest pieces OF workmanship produced
by Partisan goldsmths.
The House passed the Grout ole0-
margarine bill by vote of 1906 To 92.
The substitute offered by the minority
of the committee ON agriculture which
imposed additional restrictions on the
sale OF oleomargnrine 10 prevent It's
fraudulent sale as butter, and In.
creased the penalties for violations,
was defeated by a vote OF 1l3 TO IFS.
In the estimates for appropriations
presented to Congress for the ensuing
year, the following western items ap-
pear: Irrigation Investigations, $4,000:
Denver mint expenditures. S3I I.iJO:
Lcadvlllc public building, $4,000:
Grand Junction Indian school. $50. 72J;
Pueblo Indian school. S2I.05O: Albu.
querque Indian school, S5s.l0
Three or four Senate speeches are
promised In opposition To the subsidy
bill. and Il Is expected that most. II
not all OF these already In sight will be
made during this week. Among those
who probably win speak on the sub
jcct are Senators Clay. Vest and Berry,
all OF whom oppose the hill. senator
Vest Is nn especial advocate OF free
ships.
In relation to the lynchlng In La.
sale county. Texas. October .. 1895, OF
Florentino Suaste. a Mexican citizen,
the President. In a special message
sent To the Senate recommends ilnt
the Mexican government be paid 5000
for the heirs Of the victim. The rec.
ommcndntlon II 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 SOn25 nnc during The
fiscal ycnr wns so12Gi2 In United
States money per ounce fine. The low.
est quotation was SO.5S'lJj. The aver.
nEe price for the fiscal yenr wns
soGooiT. The bulllon value Of the
United States standard dollar NJ tho
highest price Tor tho ycnr. was Sn.iSl2G
and the lowest Sol5lil. and ut the nv.
oraee price. sn.ldiip.
The minority members N the WAYS
nnd means committee have completed
'holr report nn the revenue reduction
I'LL. II urges reduction NJ lhc rcye,
nura NJ about SiOopD.OO1 pr about
S3n0On,O0p more linn that proposed
10y the majority of she committee, Il