The Meeker herald., 1901-02-16

& The House committee ON coinage act
"a favorably on the bills establishing
ranch mints at Omaha and Tacoma
In the House the bill was without de.
bate passed TO extend the charters Of
national banks for another period Of
$twenty years after 1902.
Il Senator Hansbrough has introduced
31n the Senate . bill to authorize con-
kstruction Of reservoirs for reclamation
yof public lands, identical with the New
lands bill In the House.
Senator Aldrich says the ship subsidy
bill will go through. II have never.
he said, known f1libuster to prevail
/ q majority Of the Senate"
. The House pensions committee favors
sfWttins the pension Of Mrs. General
NtQn to $50 monthly and giving Mrs.
s' ass Ms f. General a:: s s'ss'ss
The House committee on banking
and currency has tabled the bill repeal
ing the ten per cent. tax on state bank
Issues, and the bill requiring national
bank repositories to pay interest to the
government on public deposits.
/ 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 al
ready held by Mr.. Choate, with the ex-
ception that they accredit him to King
Edward VII. instead of to Queen Vic
toria.
The secretary of state and the British
government have reached conclusion
that a new commission must be sent
to establish definitely the boundary
between the United States and British
Columbia. The disputed line Is that
separating Washington from British
Columbia.
The House passed the postofice ap-
preparation mill, the amendment to
continue the pneumatic tube service in
New York, Boston and Philadelphia
being abandoned for the purpose OF
maAIng the light in the Senate and tn
motions to strike out appropriations for
special nail facilities defeated.
The House passed the Senate bill to
create a commission to adJudicate the
claims of United States citizens against
Spain, which the government of the
United States assumed by the treaty
of Paris, after having amended the bill
Claims instead Of to commission.
Representative Mondell has intro
duced a 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-
= fal public land states and territories.
Inc secretary Of war has reported
to Congress the present strength Of the
militia organization in the various
states and territories. Colorado
: xtxength is as follows: O6cers, IS;
sAfivates and non-commissioned Of
ficers, 1905: aggregate strength, LILO:
available for military duty In state.
67,235.
A resolution introduced by Senator
Berry requests the President to inform
!, the Senate whether the United States
minister to China has Joined the rep
resentatives of the other powers at Pc
kin in demanding the execution OF
Tuan, or other Chinese officials, and II
go by whom he was authorized to join
in making such demand
The President has received from Ha-
wall a souvenir Of the recent political
campaign there in the form of yell
low ribbon bearing the motto, "Ua mau
ke ca O ka alma 1 ka 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
dental 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.
The bill for pension Court Of Ap-
peals which has attracted considerable
attention as G. A. Il. measure met a
reverse in the House committee on in
valid pensions where. by vote of to
Z, q motion to report 1t was defeated.
A subcommittee consisting Of Repre-
sentatives Norton, Graf and Miner
was then named to perfect the depart
rment bill providing for pension ap-
peals.
In the inspector generals department
. Lieutenant Colonel ]. p. Sanger, re-
lily mustered out as brigadier gener-
3 OF volunteers, will receive his pro-
motion to the grade Of colonel. Major
n. T. Knox and Major 8. O. Mills. in
spector generals, will be nominated to
be lieutenant colonies. The President
will appoint seven officers to be in
Nspector generals with the rank Of ma
jor.
Vice President-elect and Mrs. Roose-
yelt will 20 to Washington March ID,
and during their stay there will be the
guests of Mrs. Roosevelts brother-in-
law and sister, Commander and Mrs.
Cowles. The evening Of their arrival
they will be the guests of honor at
dinner to be given by Senator Depew.