The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1900-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

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The House committee on public lands
has favorably reported on Shafroth's
bill for the protection and preservation
of prehistoric ruins in mountain states.
The House committee on military af-
fairs has directed favorable reports on
the bill establishing four permanent
camps In the four main sections of the
country, for use by federal troops and
the national guard; also Representative
Marsh's bill giving rank to contract
army surgeons, and the Senate bill
providing additional officers in the com
missary department.
It can be stated on authority that
the negotiations respecting the Amer
lean missionary claims are progressing
in the most satisfactory manner in the
view of the government. The depart
ment has received from Mr.. Griscom,
the United States charge, cablegram
announcing that the porte has under
taken to meet all of the engagements
Ode with the United States minister
regarding the payment of the claims
set up on account of the destruction
of the American mission property in
Turkey.
The House has put its heel upon the
pneumatic tube service now in opera
ton in New York, Boston and Phila-
delphia, and if its action stands the
whole service will be crushed out. The
postofiice committee had recommended
an increase of the appropriation for
this service from S22J,O to $T25, 900.
proposed Increase was ul'ach ,,1
Sthe approprlation COMMITTEES unuer
'ne ieauersnlp Vi .hi' nioou! VI Nh"s9d
chusetts WIN Such Vieor anu success
init III the emu the liouse Noleu' o. ~
o. 10 strike the enllre appropriation
from the Dill.
In the House Tuesday. Mr.. Hill of
Conencticut affecting. adopted The For
eker emergency resolution to continue
the present officers in Puerto Rico in
Office until the appointments are made
under civil government act as amended
by the committee On lhsuihr unairs.
The amendments require that all iran
chlses shail De approved by tne fresi-
1dent before they become operative,
ana pace certain restrictions upon
chartered corporations such US 'he Is
SUING OF STOCK OF bonus except lor . cnsh
una ihitpluhS rcai csta,e GU, Polatlohs
or the hoidlhS OF reai estate ny corpor-
htlohs except such as ~ necessh'! 10
carry out the purposes lor WHICH they
are created.
The Senate committee on claims has
authorized Senator Warren 10 report
fayorably the bill TO provide for the
novment of overtime claims of letter
! carriers excluded from Judgment as
borred nv limitation These claims are
for time worked nv letter carriers in
! excess of eight hours per day between
IOe years 1889 and 1854 and not paid
Under the various deficiency appropri-
alton bills passed Tor TINS purpose. Inc
aggregate amount OF these claims Is
100000, which Will be distributed
among letter carriers III nearly every
free delivery ONCE IN the country. IN
Colorado the amounts TO be distributed
are: Aspen Coiorado Springs
Sl12, Denver S22i, LeauNllle 800, fu-
eblo 1913, Trinidad S26T.
Aftar +, discussion LASTING more tbon
+u,, hours tho senate ograed To tho tvc
,.ooi,,,ta,,s of-arad ON Saturdoy Inv Mr.
Rev. Cao,g,ia caIIino men tho score
tar,, a. ,ro, Cor infornation ne to tho
oiiou,oncas made 70 ormy ot,iners st,-
tionnd In cuho ana pn..to Rico ana
thn s,,,,;v oxrnondad In ,,,,,y;ding on,r-
tars an,,ino ,,oS ond other convoniencas
g. .dn' -rho dara.a TOOL, .,ido
80. - ,.tioi,,ot;r", r.,
- EorSi ii ton Of tho ouay ca 60 1vas
~. ,.',', - W. na,i.I, 20 Cai,so,.,,i,
.'uoun,'.a1 ,,,,'r,ant sa,o.arIa 10
NJ. 0,,ou,s 'ioin, 70 n saot IN tho Son.
ate under the governors appointment.
The conference report ON the Hawaiian
civil government bill was disagreed TO
and new conference requested.
Messrs. Cullom. Morgan and Clark of
Wyoming being named as conferrees.
rho coro+o military committee has
,,atariaII,, amonded Tho Root biIl for
80, 'nornnni,at,on and decided tn
80 ltiIas Iiautanant General and Cor
IL -. ,,anaroI mo committee in
g., ,,,'andronts y,s influenced Inv the
$500 US ,,,hich have raacbed the com