The silver star., 1901-02-15

vOrnbIy ON the Dlll6 Establishing
81 mints at Omaha and Tacoma.
The House the bill was without de.
passed to extend the charters Of
nal banks for another period of
ty years after 1902.
|ator Hansbrough has introduced
q Senate q bill to authorize con-
tIon Of reservoirs for reclamation
blIc lands, Identical with the New
bill In the House.
bator Aldrich says the ship subsidy
viii 60 through. II hnye never"
lid known a filibuster to prevail
hst n bill which was supported by
jority Of the Senate"
House pensions committee favors
be- the pension of Mrs. General
Ton to $50 monthly and giving Mrs.
tral Colhoon $40, Mrs. General
Is $50 and Mrs. General Stanton
House committee on banking
currency has tabled the bill repeal
be ten per cent. tax on state bank
s, and the bill requiring national
repositories to pay interest to the
tnment on public deposits.
e President has issued new cre-
ials to Mr.. Choate us ambassador
he United States to Great Britain.
are similar In form to those al
held by Mr.. ChOate, with the ex-
on that they accredit him to King
ard VII. instead of to Queen Vic
Z secretary of state and the British
rnment have reached a conclusion
q new commission must be sent
Establish definitely the boundary
|een the United States and British
mbia. The disputed line is that
rating Washington from British
mbia.
House passed the postoflice ap-
riation mill, the amendment TO
hue the pneumatic tube service in
York, Boston and Philadelphia
abandoned for the purpose of
ing the fight in the Senate and the
ons to strike out appropriations for
al mail facilities defeated.
e House passed the Senate bill to
te commission to adjudicate the
hs of United States citizens against
in, which the government of the
ted States assumed by the treaty
Paris. after having amended the bill
to refer the claims to the Court of
ms instead of to a commission.
preventative Mondell has intro
ID bill providing that funds de
from the sale of government
5 excepting those devoted to the
ort of educational Institutions shall
nsed by the government In con-
rting irrigating works In the sew
public land states and territories.
e secretary OF war has reported
ongress the present strength of the
lin organization in the various
Is and territories. COloradO's
bgth Is as follows: Officers, 81;
bites and non-commissioned Of
IS, 1.065; aggregate strength. 1.15O:
liable for military duty in state.
b.
resolution introduced by Senator
h requests the President to inform
Senate whether the United States
ster to China has Joined the rep
btativcs OF the other powers at Pc
I'm demanding the execution of
b. or other Chinese officials, and If
whom he was authorized to join
Baking such demand.
3e President has received from Ha-
souvenir of the recent political
|paign there In the form of yell
ribbon bearing the motto. "Ua mau
ia ka alma I ka pono." which
|ns. "I'he life of the land is estab-
ID in righteousness" This was
Yen as a campaign motto of the ad-
|stration party during the last pres
|tlnl campaign.
be Senate public lands committee
(rted favorably the HansbrOugh
for reclamation OF arid lands. The
Us practically the same as the New
bill, introduced In the House and
fides that all moneys received
the sales Of public land shall be
fnded by the government In arid
reclamation and irrigation In the
ic land states.
X bill for a pension Court Of Ap-
b which Inns attracted considerable
ntion ns n g. A. Il. measure met n
Pfse In the House committee on In
PENSIONS where. by a vote of O to
motion to- report It was defeated.
ub-committee consisting OF Repre-
|atives Norton, Graf and Miner
then named to perfect the depart
bill providing for pension up
the inspector generals department
tenant Colonel J. p. Sanger. re-
y mustered out ns brigadler gener-
volunteers. will receive his pro-
on to the grade Of colonel. Major
Knox and Major 8. @. Mills. In
TOR generals. will bc nominated to
eutenant colonels. The President
appoint seven officers to be In.
TOR generals with the rank Of ma
ee President-elect and Mrs. Roose.
will 70 to Washington March 2d.
during their stay there will be the
III Of Mrs. R00sevelt's br0ther-in-
and sister, Commander and Mrs.
ies. The evening Of their arrival
Will be the guests Of honor Mt n
er to be given by Senator Depew.
Vice presidents family will not
The house owned by Bellamy stor.
nhl autumn.
ptesentatlvc MondeIl has intro
= bin providing that the pr0vis-
Of the Carey land act shall con-
In force until otherwise provided
u, but TINT the lnnd paientad to