The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-06-02

III, with the greatest uuiliThtiOn.
n agreement has been reached be-
zen the friends of Senator Clark OF
ntana and the Senate committee on
vileges and elections to postpone
action upon the senator's creden-
$ until Wednesday, May Both. In
meantime the credentials of MIR.
ginnis will be presented ana the
,ers in both eases will be considered
ether.
~ House leaders have decided to
the war taxes at the next SEES
~ OF Congress. and II resolution VIII
prepared to give the committee on
US and means leave to sit during the
ess Of Congress. The committee
l meet next autumn. when meas
will be prepared for presentation
the House Immediately after 1t con-
les in December. Mr.. Payne's reso-
ion for a sine die adjournment June
! will be favorably reported.
he candidacy of Representative
rye b. Mcclellan of New York for
Democrptic vice presidential nomi-
10 has been announced by his
H. In Congress-. Among those
re urging Mr.. McClellnD's nomi-
are Representatives Stallings
Underwood of Alaballa, Maddox
ate of Georgia, Cowherd of Mis-
Bellamy and Norton OF South
Ra. Rupert, Chandler, Drigss
tzgerald of New York and Dew
California.
luty of the United States townrtl
and possessions" was the subject
tied discussion In the Senate
Thursday. Mr.. Bacon of Geor-
ryan an extended reply to the
of Mr.. Plat delivered Wednes-
1t was largely supplemental 10
which he delivered several days
emanding an investigation of Gu
nancial affairs. His resolution,
ch there Is little or no opposition.
the rules went to the committee
tingent expenses.
comptroller OF the treasury has
ed his powerful mind in deciding
omentOus question whether the
hatcr general of the navy may
lily furnish fuel to Admiral Dew
government rates. Many years
CSS IUtSSu ACl
n practice. but at that time there
mo admiral OF the navy. and there
the comptroller, after great men-
RAxertion, has decided that Admiral
Gey cannot come in for the privi-
4 and must buy his coal and kind
3 from private dealers.
|ecretary Gage has issued 4 Gull on
tional band repositories for the re-
al to the treasury of $5,OO0,O 600. This
Sunt will be pro-rated among the
pks having temporary deposits Of
1000 or over. This call will be re-
lted from time to time. as may be
md necessary to make good the sums
n being paid out for the redemption
the old two per cent. bonds, Z can
which was made a few days ago.
b Md amount to be withdrawn
IN repositories Is $2J, 1854 500, the to-
Of the old two per cents. now out
nding.
The determination to adjourn not
er than the 9th of June, and as
.iy MS the 9th, II possible, is becom-
, stronger among the Republican
ders Of both houses. They have the
lst bill and resolution and a few
ler important measures Of political
.islation to be acted upon, but will
went the passage Of anything else.
10 civil code for Alaska will be
I'd in the House of Representatives
hend of all other legislation and the
ilippine resolution will serve q SIM
r purpose in the Senate.
and Mrs. Sherman have
ne to their home in Mansfield, Ohio.
; the summer and will remain there
til late in the fall. Both of them.
eaking relatively, are in remarkable
I'd health. Mrs. Sherman has not
.irely recovered from the stroke OF
ralysis which she suffered two years
), but seems to be growing in
ength daily and has gained very
Ich during the last winter. Mr..
erman. Notwithstanding his seventy
hit yenrs, is smart and active and
, been able to make all the arrange
nts for his journey.
t is scarcely probable that Congress
u pass the army reorganization bill
this session, although Secretary
OF is pressing it earnestly. Yester-
the president had an interview on
, subject with Speaker Henderson,
o did not offer him much encourage
Mt, but said that the members of
, Committee on Military Affairs and
!. Republican leaders of the House
4 ideas of their own concerning the
!. which were so well fixed that it
q useless to appeal to them. It In
lbtful whether the bill will ever BIZ
Orted to the House.
he Boer delegates are planning an
ensiye tour of speech-making. They
,ect to hold their first meeting in
ltimore and then go to Philadelphia,
v York and Boston; thence west via
amy where there Ia large popula-
] of Dutch ancestry, Buffalo, Cleve-
d, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, st.
III, Kansas City, st. Louis, Cincin-
1 and Pittsburg. They may include
eral other towns In the tour, and
Y finally decide to go to Denver and
! Francisco, but that part of the
n will not be definitely adopted un-
later. Mr.. Fischer says that the
egates have no purpose or desire to
uence the presidential election or
themselves with any party or
Idle In any why with American pol
8. He has become convinced by
her serious experience that he and
Observation-Disclosures must make this