Gilpin observer., 1901-03-07

ence report on the war revenue reduc-
tion bill, passed it at once without dis
cussion.
The President has appointed William
A. Rublee of Wisconsin to be consul
general of the United States at Hong
Kong, China.
At the final passage of the river and
harbor bill in the Senate there was not
a word of discussion. 1t appropriateS
more than $5O,OOO,OOO.
The general deficiency, the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial and the In
dian appropriations have been ap-
proved by the President.
On Senator Wolcotts recommended
! ton, William L. Beale of Leadville
has been appointed register Of the
United States land office.
| The Senate committee on finance au-
thorized a favorable report upon the
House bill extending for twenty years
the charters of national banks.
An amendment to the sundry civil
bill has been adopted by the Senate
which permits grazing on forest re-
serves in Colorado, Montana and Wy
oming.
The President has signed the army
appropriation bill, which contains the
provisions relating to the relations of
the United States to Cuba and the gov
ernment of the Philippines.
Orders have been issued at the War
Department for the reorganization of
the enlisted force of the corps of en-
gineers in conformity with the provis-
| ions of the act of February 2, 1901.
j. w. Shea of Denver, who has for
| four years been clerk of the Senate
Senator Wolcott, has been appointed
assistant journal clerk of the Senate.
Senator Wolcott secured the adop
ton of an amendment to the sundry
| civil bill authorizing the secretary of
the interior to approve the lease made
by the Colorado Cliff Dwellings Asso-
citation with the Southern Ute In
dians.
Congressman Bell made n strong
speech in favor of the amendment to
the postoffice appropriation bill proyid-
ing for the investigation by the post
master general of the postal telegraph
system as now in use in England.
The Senate confirmed all the naval
nominations for promotion sent in, eX-
cept those of Admirals Sampson and
Schley, and also the nomination of Ben
X. Kimberley to be receiver of public
moneys at the Denver land office.
The hunger of office-seekers is Illus
trated by the fact that seven applica-
tions were filed at the State Depart
ment for the consulate at Hong Kong
within few hours after the death of
Rounsevelle Wildman became known.
In accordance with the provisions
of the naval appropriation bill as
passed, the six years course at the
ha no
Senate provisions for the appointment
of additional cadets was eliminated by
the conferees.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon comes
back after six years absence, having
defeated the man who defeated him.
During his senatorial career he was
famous for his industry, being one of
the most untiring committee workers
and always ready to do work that
other senators tried to shirk.
One of the surprises of the closing
hours of Congress is the final passage
of what is known rs the omnibus pub
lie buildings bill, providing for increas-
ing the present authorized cost limit
of forty public buildings in various
parts of the United States and di-
recting the secretary of the treasury
to enter into contracts for completing
them.
The Senate passed the bill which re-
leases the appropriation of S5,OOO,OOO
! for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Mt st. Louis in 1903. 1t was amended
by providing an appropriation of $3.50
900 for n government exhibit at the
Charleston Exposition, to be held next
December. Before the bill passed
amendments were adopted closing both
eXpositions on Sunday.
| The omnibus public buildings bill
passed by both houses carried the fol-
/ lowing increases among others: Boise
City, Idaho, 100000 to $25O,OOO;
Cheyenne, Wyoming, $25O,OoO to $780,
900; Butte, Montana, 100000 to $780,
600; Helena, Montana, 100000 to
S350,O0O; Leadville, Colorado, $4,000
to $4,000; Salt Lake City, Utah. $780,
600 30 S5OO,O0O: Seattle, Washington,
100000 to SI50,00O.
In n letter received by Judge Bell.
Secretary Hitchcock expresses himself
favorably to the proposition of sur
vey for the diversion of Gunnison river
into the Uncompahgre valley. Accom-.
panying the letter Is one from Director
Wolcott, of the geological survey, to
the effect that the reclamation fund Is
established, but that no definite de-
cislon can be reached until the funds
available for next year are known.
The conferees of the Senate and
House reached an agreement upon all
the items of the river and harbor bill
covering 300 disputed points except
the Senate amendments providing for
the construction of storage reservoirs In
South Dakota and Wyoming ana au-
thorizing the payment of 100000 for
work done upon the BraZos river, Tex
as. With those items eliminated the
bill carries an appropriation OF SI9-
G75, ,o06.
rho yolumn of work dana b,, ,ho