The state herald., 1901-02-15
WHAT IS BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

Senator Hansbrough has introduced
~ the Senate bill to authorize con-
struction of reservoirs for reclamation
Of public lands, identical with the New.
lands bill In the House.
The House pensions committee favors
cutting the pension of Mrs. General
t.awton to $50 monthly and giving Mrs.
Admiral Colhoon $40 Mrs. General
$50. '
.The House committee on banking
anu currency has tabled the bill repeal
ing the ten per cent. tax on state bank
issues, and the bill requiring national
Dank Repositories 10 pay interest to the
government ON public deposits. "f7
-The Senate has named conference
committee to act on the disagreement
OF the two Houses on the bill relative
70 the disposition of tract Of land on
tne Arizona portion of the White
Mountain Apache reservation. The
senate conferees will agree to disagree.
Secretary Gage has written letter
to the chairman of the House Loulsi-
nna purchase exposition committee say
Ing that he had received satisfactory
evidence that the exposition company
had raised the S1O,O00,O00 required as
prerequisite to the government aid
Of $5,OOO,OOO.
The President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Carroll ID.
Wright, to be commissioner of labor;
John y. Pelton of Colorado, receiver of
public moneys at MontrOse, Colorado;
Colorado Postmasters-Frank Il. Sheri-
dan, Meeker: j. B. Johnson, Montrose;
Frank Ostead, Salida.
The House passed the Senate bill TO
create n 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
so as to refer the claims to the Court of
Claims instead of to n commission.
Among the Presidents recent visitors
was General Otis. from Chicago, to
present young Filipino who has been
sent here to be educated. MANY Fill
plnos are coming to the United States
for an education" said General Otis.
''In few years every big educational
institution will have n number OF
young Filipinos as students"
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 If
so by whom he was authorized to join
in making such demand.
The President has received from Ha-
wall n souvenir of the recent political
campaign there in the form of yel-
low ribbon bearing the motto. "ua mau
Ike en ka alma | ka pono." which
means, "The life Of the land Is estab-
llshed In righteousness This was
chosen as n campaign motto OF the ad-
ministration party during the last pres
idcntlal campaign.
The bill for pension Court Of Ap-
pcals which has attracted considerable
attention as n q. A. II. measure met n
reverse In the House committee on In
valid pensions where. by vote of @ to
Z. n motion 10 report II was defeated.
A subcommittee consisting OF Repre-
sentaiives Norton. Graf and Miner
was then named to pcrfec, the depart
ment bill providing for pension ap-
peals.
Vice President-elect and Mrs. Roose.
welt will go TO Washington March I'd,
and during their stay there will be the
guests of Mrs. Rooscvelt's brothcr-ln-
law and sister, Commander and Mrs.
Cowles. The evening Of their arrival
they will he the guests OF honor at n
dinner to he given by Senator Dcpew.
The vice presidents family Will not
take the house owned by Bellamy Stor.
er until autumn. .-.
Representative Mondell has intro.
duced bill providing that the provIs.
Ions of the Carey land act shall con
ilnue In force until otherwise provided
by law, hat that the land patented to
each state under the act shall not cx-
cccd 1.0OO.0O0 acres: that the contracts
provided In the original act shall not
he required. but patents shall issue for
lands segregated In accordance with
existing law and the net MS amended.
The House passed Representative
Mondel's resolution TO print COCO cop.
les OF bulletin 81. OF the Agricultural
Department, Professor Mcad's treatise
ON the Irrigation OF arid lands. II ls
thought that these documents win
greatly assist representatives from the
arid and scmi-arid regions In ncqiinln'-
lug members OF Congress with what IN
meant by arid land reclamation. and In
securing desired legislation on this sub
iect.
The Senate has passed bills setting
apart n tract Of seven ncres OF land
near Central City. Colorado. for
cemetery for Odd Fellows; approprint.
Ing 10000 for the pcrpetnatlon OF n
site and the erection OF n pedestal for
statue Of the late Major General
George II. Mcclellan In Washington
City; authorizing the Arizona Water
Company 10 construct n power plant
ON the Pima Indian reservation In
Maricopa county. Arizona.
Secretary Root is reported to have
said that the military appointments did
not necessarily involve amy change OF
commands IN the Philippines and that
there IL no purpose OF relieving General
Macarthur OF the supreme command
of that division In the immediate III.
inrc. Generals Wade and Ludlow.
. who were recently ordered 10 the Phil.
ippiner. win relieve Generals Young
nnd Bates. who have served In that
country for over two years.
Secretary Hitchcock hns reversed the
rulings OF Land Commissioner Herr.
mnnn by which patents have been de.
nlcd TO n number of Colorado owners
Of mining lode claims, Patents were
denied under the commissioners rii'
lngs because the location lines OF the
ynrious ladies' enrtonrhed upnl rnntlg.