The Dolores star., 1901-12-27
WASHINGTON GOSSIP

Senator Cullom has Introduced In the
Senate n bill providing for the retire
ment of the Hawaiian coinage ana cur
rcncy.
Senator Hanna has introduced n bill
granting pension of 5000 year 10
Mrs. Mckinley, widow of the late
President.
The House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce has fixed jan
uary 11th for taking up the Pacific
cable question.
Senator Frye has introduced joint
resolution authorizing the fresideht
to invite the king of Siam to visit the
United States.
Representative Alden Smith OF Mich
iran has introduced bill making the
birthday of William Mckinley, Jan
uary 2Sth. n national holiday.
A bill has been introduced by Mr.
Mitchell fixing So as the minimum rate
of wages to be paid to women In the
employ of the government.
The House Committee on Agriculture
has fixed January 18th for taking up
the Interchangeable question, nj
which time the various interests Will
be assigned dates for hearing.
Delegate Wilcox OF Hawaii has in
troduced n bill making the leper colony
of Hawaii n United States government
reservation, and providing that the
colony shall be under the control of the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The River and Harbor Committee has
taken action which insrres the early
presentation of river and harbor bill
1t was determined to close the hear
ings on January 25th and to have the
bill ready to report on February 10th
Senator Penrose has introduced bill
levying a duty of twenty-five per cent.
ad valorem on all importations of man,
ufactured silver. A preamble to the
bill declares it to be the purpose of the
measure to protect the silver mining
industry of the United States.
At the instance of the Interior De-
partment bill has been introduced in
the House providing that forest reser'
walton lands shall be exchanged only
for lands of like approximate value and
that no denuded forest lands shall be
exchanged for other lands.
Senator Warren has introduced a bill
to pay jurors and witnesses in United
States Courts in Wyoming So per day
for attendance on and days consumed
going to and returning from court and
10 cents a mile going and returning
when travel is by stage, and 10 cents
n mile when by railroad.
Lord Pauncefotc, the British ambas.
sador is daily expecting notice from
his government of It's approval and
ratification of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. AS soon as he has this, he will
arrange with Secretary Hay the date
upon which the final exchange of rati
fications of the treaty shall take place
Representative Bell of Colorado has
introduced Il bill providing that any
Union soldiers who, while prisoners OF
war, Joined the Confederate army with
the intention of escaping and who did
not actually fight against the Union
shall not be prejudiced by that fact
in applying for pensions. He has also
prepared bill authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Interior to set aside tracts
of lands in the West containing import
ant and aboriginal civilization when
necessary for their preservation.
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin
who proposed n constitutional amend
ment to control trusts in the last Con
| gress, has this session introduced 4
similar measure providing for simi
lar constitutional amendment, provid
ing for government regulation Of trusts
and other commercial organizations
This amendment is substantially the
same as he proposed last year, which
was favorably reported by the House
Committee on Judiciary and received
the support of the majority in the
nj a.
necessary twO-thirds required on con
stitutional amendments.
During an executive session of the
Senate Senator Morgan is reported Il
have outlined the legislation necessary
for the construction of the Nicaragua
canal now that the Isthmian cana
treaty has been ratified. The first steI
Will be the passage of short bill au
thoriZing the President to acquire from
the governments of Nicaragua ant
Costa Rica a strip of territory a1sn,
the route of the canal. Senator Mor
gan introduced such n bill and it ha,
been favorably reported to the Senat,
from the Committee on Inter- ocean,,
Canals. Mr.. Morgan explained that tn,
protocols with the state of Nicaragu,
and Costa Rica gave the President tn
right to acquire strip of territor.
along the route of the canal when au
thorized to do so by Congress. m
next step for Congress to take, MI
Morgan said, was to pass bill frame,
along the lines of the Hepburn bill an,
appropriating money for constructin,
the canal. With the passage of such
bill the preliminary work of buildin,
the canal could commence at once an,
Mr.. Morgan thought that this shoul,
be one of the first measures to be con
sidered by Congress after the holida,
recess.
G. o. Shields, president of tn
League Of American Sportsmen, recent
ly called upon President Roosevelt t
enlist his aid in securing more adequat
protection than now exists for larg
game of the West. He urged that a
appropriation Of $4,000 be made 70
protecting wild game in the Yellow
stone national park; that the park b
extended to include the timber reserve
south and east; that the government