The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

tho letters alleged to have been writ.
zen by Wilcox says: Il am thinking to
90 10 the Philippine islands and give
my assistance TO Aguinaldo against the
lnvaders-the hypocritical Yankees
the carpet-bag politician, Otis"
Representative Mercer of Nebraska.
chairman of the committee on public
buildings and grounds. introduced an
omnibus bill increasing the cost of pub
lie buildings. 1t includes Cheyenne,
Wvoming. $4,000 to 100000: Lead
vile. Colorado, $4,000 10 $1,000; Salt
Lake. $4,000 to 100000 The gem
eral impression is that there is now
little prospect OF further public build
ing legislation before the expiration
of the present Congress.
During its consideration in the house
Mr.. Corliss of Michigan made an at
tack upon the work of the bureau of
animal industry The growth of this
bureau and the appropriations therefor
he declared were altogether too rapid
He made point of order against the
increase of the salary of the chief of
the bureau from 1900 to $500. and
ii went out of the bill. He also moved
TO cut down the appropriation for the
bureau from Sl.150.O0O to S1.0o0,OOO. A
host of defenders of the bureau of an.
maj y ~ t--r ANStut- II
the amendment was overwhelmingly
defeated.
What Mr. King of Utah declared an
aftermath of the anti-polygamy cru
SADIE against Roberts appeared in the
action of Mr.. Lands of Indiana in the
House in proposing the following
amendment TO the agricultural appro-
priation bill: Provided that no part
of this appropriation shall be available
for the agricultural college of Utah I'M
til the secretary of agriculture shall be
satisfied and shall 50 certify TO the sec
rotary of the treasury that no trustee
officer. instructor or employe of said
college is engaged in the practice of
polycamy or pOlygamous relations"
Although Mr. King protested strongly
the amendment was adopted.
The week in the House is likely to
be monopolized- by appropriation bills
Seven of the fourteen appropriation
bills have already passed the House.
namely: the executive. legislative and
judiciary, pension military academy
Indian. naval. river and harbor and
District of Columbia bills. Three 9th.
ers. the postoffice. agricultural and for
rifications bills have been reported TO
the House. and the remaining four, the
army consular and diplomatic. sundry
civil and general deficiency. are still
in the committees having them in
! charge The three reported to the
House and the consular and diplomatic.
which Is practically completed prob
ably will be disposed of during the
week
/ President Mckinley. in transmit
I ting Secretary Hays report on for
eicn relations. says: THE advance in
Q Of
{ service in promoting trade. which wA
noted in my message of March l. 1867
transmitting the reports for 1888, was
] even more marked last year The
p7omptitude with which the consular
I reports We're printed and distributed.
I The generous recognition which IS be
I ing Increasingly accorded by our bus
iness interests TO the practical value
of their efforts for enlargin- trade.
and the continued testimony OF compe-
tent foreign authorities TO the general
superiority OF their commercial work,
have naturally had a stimulating effect
upon the CONSULAR corps IS s whole.
and experience in the discharge of
their duties adds greatly TO their eff
cheney"
The House public lands committee
Z concluded its hearings upon the bills
Z before il for arid land reclamation.
I Professor Mead and Representatives.
I MondeIl and Shafrolh were the speak
ers Nondel and Mead favored the
general features of the Newlands bill
IS being OF more general benefit than
I the Shafroth measures They opposed
l that feature of the Shafroih bill pro-
vi6inC Tits government stored water
/ shall hs used only TO irTlCate new tracts
I OF public land ST present not under
n 49,. n
unless il could be shown that the gov
I eminent was improving its own lands,
sad could be rcNroTnpsasei hy selling
ST an advanced price the lands % I'M
i proved Congress would grant no aid
I TO the West and no. Of The proposed
relief measures wou.d sUccee-d-
Representative John b Bel appeared
l before Secre-arr Hitchcock and made
81 earnest argument il favo- Of The
restoration OF the right u tAt V-eopleV
2 Colorado TO use the reserve waters of
] the uppe- Rio G-sp6s srd entry upon
[ the sites He -zi>ti the point that
when the waters ~ The -ve7 oTicinat-
ing in the Rocky Mountains reach the
fat lands below they sink 10 s strata
I from which they do Tso< rl>' Until they
reach tbs. gull lie further asserted
tAa. the faces were Demonstrated ny re-
D cent eNpe-izieItS Of The Gssnioslc-aI sur
vey- Stc1s.sry Hitchcock said he
would refer the rl-stcrc IL tAe proper
division q his Department. snd order
: thorough investigation Judge Bell
also s9Sesre~i before the ce0e-al land
,,,rry. listener and the chief q the by.
fcosrspsac buresu Of the Geological
survey. Iliios;snns are that he will
succttl in securing the restoration Of
the pEssi'es-s