, 1900-05-03

the Northwest better than any other
present he has ycr received.
The House committee on public lands
has favorably reported on Shafroth's
bill for the protection M 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
mfssary department.
II can he stated on authority that
the negotiations respecting the Amer
lean missionary claims are progressing
In the most satisfactory mnnne in the
view of the government. The depart
ment has received from Mr.. Griscom,
the United States charge. Il cablegram
announcing that the porte has under
taken to meet all of the engagements
made 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.
In the House Tuesday, Mr.. Hill of
Connecticut obiccting. adopted the For
nker emergency resolution to continue
the present officers in Puerto Rico in
office until the appointments are made
under civil government act us amended
by the committee on inSular affairs.
The amendments require that all fran
chiscs shall be approved by the Presi-
ident before they become operative,
and place certain restrictions upon
chartered corporations. such as the is
suing Of stock or bonds except for cash
and inhibiting real estate corporations
or the holding of real estate by corpOr-
atiOns except such rs is necessary to
carry out the purposes for which they
are created.
Tho House subcommittee on la
Dor, in charge of the Gardner eight
hour bill. reached n decision Wednes-
day on the final form of the bill and
on several amendments, all of which
will be reported to the full committee
on labor. when 1t is expected that final
action will he taken. The bill has at
tracted much attention in labor cir
cles, being actively urged by the
American Federation of Labor. and
has been energetically opposed by
many large steel, armOr, ship-building
and ammunition concerns doing bust
ness with the government. ms the
measure will have the effect of fixing
an eight-hOur day on armOr and like
commodities and in the building of
warShiDs.
The Senate committee on claims has
authorized senator Warren to report
! favOrably the hill TO provide for the
payment of overtime claims of letter
carriers excluded from judgment MS
barred by limitation. These claims are
for time worked by letter carriers in
49, -F AE.I4t 80. 90. H.
the years 1850 and 1892 and not paid
under the various deficiency appropri-
alton bills passed for this purpose. The
aggregate amount of these claims is
100000 which will he distributed
among letter carriers in nearly every
free delivery office in the country. In
Colorado the amounts to be distributed
are: Aspen SD, Colorado Springs
SIP. Denver S22T. Leadville $50. Pu-
eblo 1913, Trinidad S267.
out Of 5000 civil employees of the
government of the Cuitcd States whose
names appear in the blue book. 2,5S2
bear the name Of Smith, and 4T4 the
name of JOIN Smith. The Joncses are
next in number, l,523 being on the pay
roll, with 1.lU2 Browns and 1,OOl John
sons. Eighteen people of the name of
George Washington are serving their
N'AAaNA ~ l''HlAl'llN aAlll 1 %
w ordinary N~nshinGtons. Two per
SONS of the name of William McEin-
ley are on Uncle Sans bay roll. one
draws II salary of SI.16G n month rs
President and the other 500 II month
as engineer in the Louisville custom
house. There are furty-cight BryanS.
and three of them were christcned
William. We used to have two Grover
Clcvclauds in the public service. hui
only one now, who is assistant farmer
Mt Fort lcck Indian agency and re
ccives Il salary Of $3.50 a month.
The SENATE military committee has
materially amended the Root bill for
army reorganization and decided 10.
make Miles lieutenant general aud Cor.
bin major general. The committee in
its amendments was influenced by the
protests which have reached the CON.
mittcc from army officers who repre-.
scented that the bill as drafted at the
War Department contained pcrniciouS
provisions which would dcmOruliZc the
army and Introduce politics and infIu.
ence in the administration of military
affairs. The new bill provides that the
present officers shall continue to be
promoted according to seniority, bnt
that hereafter any vacancy except that
of chief Of corps shall be filled by de
tail from the line. and there shall be no
more permanent appointments in the
stalf. The details are to last for four
years, and the officers are then re.
turned to the line, ana, in the ease of
those below the raul of lieutenant col.
onel, they must serve in the line for
two years before further staff duty.
Representative McClcnry or Mime.
sofa has presented Admiral Dewey
one of the most beautiful and uniuur
Of the many gifts hC has received. II
is n watch, paid for by penny cuutribu
tions from 10000 school children in
Minnesota and the pakotas, collected
10y the Minneapolis Journal and $50
country dnilics and wrrkly nrwspa-
pers. The idea WIS suggested ana The
fund was started by Archie Cadzow. Il
lad of sixteen living at ltospmunt, Min
nesota, who has brought the watch 10
Washington aud assisted Mt the prcscn.
tation. The watch, chain and seal nre
made of gold mined In the PHILIPPINES
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