North Park union., 1901-02-15

bate passed to extenu tne chaiu
national banks for another perioo Oh
twenty years after 1902.
The special committee on the s..
Louis exposition has voted TO repos.
favorably the bill appropriating so,ou,
600 for the Louisiana purchase e4Po-
sition.
The House committee on territories
reported favorably the Knox Dill
lowing Alaska delegate In the House'
The committee voted down the Dill 10
allow the cities and towns OF Arizona
to issue bonds for the purchase OF wa
ter works.
The Senate has named a conference
committee to act on the disagreement
of the two Houses on the bill relative
to the disposition of a tract OF lana on
the Arizona portion Of the Wnite
Mountain Apache reservation. Inc
Senate conferees will agree to disagree
The President has issued new ere
dentials to Mr.. Choate as ambassador
of the United States to Great Britain.
They are similar in form to those a.
ready held by Mr. Choate. with the ex-
ception that they accredit him to King
Edward VII. instead Of to Queen VIC
torin.
The secretary of state and the British
government have reached n conclusion
that new commission must be sent
to establish definitely the boundary
between the United States and BRUSH
Columbia. The disputed line Is that
separating Washington from Brltish
Columbia.
Secretary Gage hns written letter
of 81, In Il
ana purchase exposition committee say
ing that he had received satisfactory
evidence that the exposition company
had raised the S1OOOO,OOO required as
a prerequisite to the government nid
of s5,OOO,000.
The President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Carroll ID.
Wright, to be commissioner of labor;
John E. Pelton OF Colorado, receiver OF
public moneys at Montrose. Colorado'
Colorado POstmasters-Frank Il. Sherl-
dan, Meeker: ]. B. Johnson, Montrose;
Frank Ostead, Salida.
President Mckinley has mt his dis
posal more than 800 stan appoint
ments, the finest places outside OF the
grades of major general and brigadier
general In the new army. Few or
these places are open to n civilian un.
less he has had volunteer service. and
these few are in the pay corps.
The House passed the Senate bill to
create commission to adjudicate the
cluims of United States citizens against
Spain, which the government Of the
United States assumed by the treaty
of Paris. after having amended the bill
30 as to refer the claims to the Court of
Claims instead of to commission.
Representative Mondell has intro
duced bill providing that funds de
rived from the sale of government
lands excepting those devoted to the
support of educational institutions shall
be used by the government In con-
structing irrigating works In the sew
eral public land states and territories.
On the evening OF February 1st Mr.
and Mrs, Thomas +. Walsh gave din
ner In honor of the Colorado residents
of Washington. Among the guests
were Judge and Mrs. John &C. Bell,
Representative and Mrs. John +. Shaf-
roth, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Mears. Mr..
and Mrs. Wilkersham. Mr.. and Mrs.
Boni, Commander and Mrs. McRea.
Ine secretary of war has reported
to Congress the present strength OF the
militia organization in the various
states and territories. Colorado's
strength is MS follows: Officers, S5;
privates and non-commissioned Of
ficers, 1,O65; aggregate strength, 1,15O;
available for military duty in state.
81 ,235.
The House public buildings commit
tee reported favorably Representative
Mercer's omnibus public building bill.
As reported the bill increases the np-
preparations named In the original bill
for western cities rs follows: Chey-
enne, from $3OOOOO to S325. 900; Hell
enn, 1925 GOO to S3jOOOO; Salt Lake
City, 100000 to $5OO,OOO.
The President has received from Ha-
wall n souvenir of the recent political
campaign there in the form Of n yell
low ribbon bearing the motto. 'Ua mnu
Ike en- o ka alma l kn pono," which
means, 1.-THE life OF the land is estab-
lished In righteousness" This was
chosen as a campaign motto OF the ad-
ministration party during the last pres
idential campaign.
The Senate public lands committee
reported favorably the Hansbrough
bill for reclamation of arid lands. The
bill Is practically the same as the New
lands bill, introduced In the House and
provides that all moneys received
from the sales of public land shall be
expended by the government in arid
land reclamation and irrigation In the
public land states.
In the Inspector generals department
Lieutenant Colonel j. p. Sanger, re-
Gently mustered out as brigadier gener-
nj OF volunteers, will receive his pro-
motion to the grade Of colonel. Major
T. 4. Knox and Major s. G. Mills, In
spector generals, will be nominated to
be lieutenant colonies. The President
will appoint seven officers to be in
spector generals with the rank of ma
jor.
Vice President-elect and Mrs. Roose-
welt will go to Washington March I'd,
and during their stay there will be the
guests of Mrs. Roosevelt's brother-in-
law and sister, Commander and Mrs.
Cowles. The evening of their arrival
they Will be the guests of honor Mt n
dinner to be given by Senator Depew.
The Vice presidents family will not
take the house owned by Bellamy Stor-
er until autumn.
Representative Mondell has intro
duced a bill providing that the proyis.
ions of the Carey land act shall con-
tinue In force until otherwise provided
by law. but that the land patented to
each state under the act shall not ex-
u al.