, 1901-01-31
WASHINGTON NEWS

an attitude OF eNicl neuti"r
ity between the claims of the two as
phalt companies in Venezuela.
Senator Vest gave notice OF an
amendment he will propose TO the snip
subsidy bill applying the provisions OF
the antitrust law to ship building I'M
der the bill.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was reported to the House. 1t CARRIES
S~4.5OO.OOO. covering the usual require
ments of the Agricultural Department
experiments. etc.
Senator Teller filed a petition of Colo
RADIO miners asking that the regulations
of the Interior Department be modl-
fed so as to permit use by miners OF
timber on government reserves.
Col. C. L. Hilder. chief clerk of the
bureau of ethnology of the Smithsoh-
ian institute, died on the list INST
aged seventy. He was well known us
n magazine writer and lecturer.
The Lacey bill. providing for n
Cliff Dwellers' National Park in New
Mexico. embracing about 10000 acres
of government land, was favorablS re
ported by the House committee on
public lands.
The balance in trade in favor of the
~, n. 900 &c 10 oaS -oS No marion in
H. m.arJ1 ~ tafa,.a bod such an
hoIoroa In to favor i'm its
cnnnims -
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me ITeslueHl mas - ini ~ 60 n
ms 10 take MIS-. MTNlnt's w" bn,sos
dTlNe to-daE pellIn III n bin,sels
ne Was aple 20 urNs 49, ~. So in
~ So. al. i o rrono,,ncnd himself
satisfoJ 1,.ith tho tam and ON n quick
- ~ rono"orr
80, ,t,o nrilir.
nv Sen1'e ~ .u'abI, Tho
I.ioe 1880 ~ 80, fnt-,nance Of a
on PRIV ~ V = n Tho ,,osn.
S"Iulcis h","l! az m. Vii
iu'Ioh h,l"uuteu ny tSJTi,,iinn NO..
~ I"i lhe p.li'iuS ,a h,, INN
80 .dnsidarod and an adverse reDort
arIa,.aI ,mnon il
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III tle li"use' Si,c"h,ES -" n 80
appropriation M w; a. sil.,n % %
MIchleah brought up 'ne Iue'ro -
Inc ~abrogatloh OIL me treat! ot lol.
prohibiting the maintenance Oh War
vessels upon the great laheS' ~
Slnlth SAID he desired 10 see inc sup
yards OF the great lahes participate III
the nulidlhG OF war Vessels
An the washington 49,
D"uEh'ers q ',e :" 90
nav CpntIlieu ~ ne ,hn%.S ,nisa
MIS-. 'harleS MaIlrn ".
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u ma ~
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Senhto Teller presented II hullner OF
petitions the more important pelhE as
follows: Denver Stock Exchange ask
ing Tor reduction OF war taxes on STOCK
Ii"uSiers' huHnueSs -hcH huie"u VI
i"eoio' v esIn'iish Z s
nuh un ooNs H'nnn -
i'eHNtl olnilpei mn ~ unSnn7
appropriation vi T''''VV l." hi's"
'i"h eAperlnnehIs'
\ bill to provide II home for aged
and infirm colored people was passed
in h House. II provides that the
money for the construction ana main
tenance of the home snail consist OF
the fund now in the treasury due the
estates of deceased colored soldiers.
which amounts to S2do.uoo. Inc nome
is 20 be erected in the District of Co
lumbin ON ground now IN me possess
ION OF II coloreu "ssoclhtIoh orsanl|eu
In its report on the Indian bill the
Senate committee on Indian affairs
recommends the increase of the total
appropriation to the extent of SSI5.O0O.
making Il total of S9,SI0,o26. The prin-
cipal items of increase are: Dawes
commission, S300.0 600; survey and pre-
liminary work for a dan across the
ella river ut San Carlos Indian reserva-
ton. 100000: capitalizing annuities of
Chickasaws. Choctaws, Senecas. East
ern Shawnees and six nations of Ner'
YORK, s24"'uoo'
Not satisfied with securing a repeal
of that section of the wal revenue act
which imposes n tax on ieEdcies TO be
nevolent II educational institutions,
several of the colleges of the country
have banded together i'll an effort TO
what has already been paid
into the national treasury d that
law. 1t is claimed that the amoun
of the tax already collected is $1,000
900, but 1t Is probably not more than
Sb,EllNh. The entire inheritance TAX