North Park union., 1901-02-08

eAPecteu. position of emiuepce In
the WORLDS markets. due TO superior
auaiity and greater cheapness of many
nhes OF It's manufactures, which must
WORK great economic changes and
may result In shifting the center, not
ohiy OF industrial but of commercial
ACTIVITY and the money power of the
I world, to our markets.
The marble statue of Frances f. VIII.
lard is soon to be placed in the statuary
nail IN the capitol. 1t will be the only
statue OF woman ever allowed IN the
historic chamber. 1t is donated by the
state OF Illinois. each commonwealth,
of the Union being allowed to honor
two persons in this manner, The statue.
VIII be given one of the most prom
inent positions possible. The unveillng
VIII be attended by elaborate cere,
mohy. III which members of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
representing every section will he pres
ent. No one will see the work until
the drapery is officially drawn aside.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs acted favorably on the bill nf
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin
TO regulate the coming OF Chinese into
this country and making more effect
i've the present exclusion laws. The
Dill makes stringent provisions to pre-
vent the bringing of Chinese across
the border. Another provision requires
masters of vessels to give bond of
$500 for Chinese person not entitled
to enter and who comes here Temporal
rily, which bond remains alive until
the Chinese person returns to China
The bill also reviscs the court practice
so that conviction of Chinese Illegally
IN the country is expedited.
What Mr.. King of Utah declared an
| aftermath of the anti-polygamy cru
sade 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 un-
til the secretary of agriculture shall bc
satisfied and shall so certify to the sec
retnry of the treasury that no trustee.
officer instructor or employe of said
college Is engaged in the practice OF
polygnmy or polygamous relations"
Although Mr.. King protested strongly
the amendment was adopted.
The week In the House is likely To
be monopolizcd 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 hnrbor and
District of Columbia bills. Three 9th
ers, the postoffice. agricultural and for
titications 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.
ting Secretary Hays report on for
the general efficiency of our consular
service in promoting trade which was
noted in my message OF March !. 1900,
transmitting the reports for 1890, was
even more marked last year. The
promptitude with which the consular
reports were printed and distributed.
the generous recognition which Is be-
ing increasingly accorded by our bus
incss interests to the practical value
of their efforts for enlnrging trade
and the continued testimony of compe
tent foreign authorities to the general
superiority of their commercial work.
have naturally had stimulating effect
upon the consular corps rs n whole.
and experience in the discharge OF
their duties adds greatly to their eili
cheney"
The House public lands committee
concluded its hearings upon the bills
before it for arid land reclamation.
Professor Mead and Representatives
Mondell and Shafroth We're the speak
crs. AIondcll and Mead favored the
general features of the Newlands bill
as being of more general benefit than
the Shnfroth measures. They opposed
that feature of the Shafroth bill pro-
viding thta government stored water
shall he used only TO irrigate new tracts
of public land at present not under
ditch. Mr. Shafroth maintained that
unless ii could he shown that the gov
ernmcnt was improving its own lands,
and could he recompcnsed by selling
ut nn advanced price the lands 80 I'M
proved. Congress would grant no aid
to the West and none of the proposed
relief measures would succeed.
Senator Proctor. chairman of the Sen
nte committee on agriculture. has pre-
SpUtpu 10 Illt Itbolt th'ii
committee on the olcOmargarine bill.
Tie report is favorable to the bill but
senator Heitfelt presented n minority
report adverse to it. The majority re-
port says: "The bill appears to be
unanimously desired by the farmers of
the country who are engaged In dairy
ing, and has the earnest approval of
the secretary of agriculture. Your COM
mittce has listened with interest to the
representatives of the live stock inter
ests and the cotton seed oil manufac-
tylrers. and Is unable to see in this
measure anything that can greatly In
iure either" The minority report
takes the position that oleomargnrinc
is a legitimate article of commerce and
uuotcs the United States Supreme
Court to substantiate this position. 1t
saws most of the frauds in connection
with the olcomargarnc trade are COM
mitted by the retail dealers. and the
makers of butter cannot rightfully
claim an exclusive right TO use colorinG
matter.
The Indian appropriation bill was
bitterly attacked in the Senate and MS
warmly defended. Mr.. Pettigrew eN-
pressed the opinion that the whole In
dian school system ought to be over
hnuled He was inclined to believe
tl,ot many of the Indian schools In the