The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-04

many nalI-DiOOuS, Tor the COntlnuuuOe
of the law prohibiting the sale Of alco-
holic liquors in the territory.
The Senate committee on public
lands has ordered a favorable report
on the Irrigation bill recently agreed
upon by the senators and members OF
the House of Representatives from the
semi-arid states. There was no objec-
ton in the committee and the motion
to report the bill was unanimous.
The Senate committee on commerce
has authorized n favorable report on
Senator Frye's ship subsidy bill. The
report will be made by Senator
Frye. The committee made several
amendments to the bill. The most i'm
portant were: Allowing mail carrying
vessels under the bill to be either iron
or steel. instead of steel only, as orig
inally provided, and reducing to 1000
gross registered tons the vessels receiv-
ing 4 bounty under the bill.
The Republican members of the
ways and means committee held pri-
Ne conference "Wednesday night and
decided to frame a bill for the reduc-
ton of war revenue taxes before pro-
ceeding further with the subject of Gu
ban reciprocity. Chairman Payne at
once called Il meeting of the full COM
mittee for IL o'clock tomorrow, when
work on the war venuereduction bill
will begin. Many leading congressman
are quoted as saying that they believe
Cuba will be forced to seek annexation
by the delay in tariff concessions.
In the United States Supreme Court
Monday Attorney General Douglass of
Minnesota renewed his motion for
leave to file bill of complaint ON be-
halt of the state against the Northern
Securities Company in the matter of
the merger of the Northern Pacific
railroad with other railroads, saying
that he had given notice to the defend
ants. as required by the courts. Per-
mission was granted and Mr.. Douglass
presented the matter. Attorneys for
the railroads replied and the court took
the question under advisement.
Senator Morgan. chairman of the
committee on inter-oceanic canals, has
prepared a report which he has sent
to each member of the committee rel
ative to the canal situation, since the
offer of the Panama company to sell
its property for S40,000,0O0 was made.
The report takes the ground that the
Panama company cannot give the
United States n good and sufficient IT,
tie and also criticises the whole mat
ter as n movement intended to delay
canal legislation. The report Will be
considered at the meeting next Mon
day.
Senators Clark of Montana and
Clapp of Minnesota. as n sub-commit-
tee of the regular committee on Indian
affairs are drafting n bill to entirely
Aolish the tribal relations of Indians.
II is proposed to have all moneys in
the United States treasury credited to
the tribes divided per capita and In
dividual accounts kept with each In
dian. Allotments are to be treated
the same way. The property of de-
ceased Indians Is to go to heirs, In
stead OF revert to the tribe. The whole
idea of the bill Is to treat the Indian
as an individual. instead of an unrec-
ognized part of tribe, In all govern
ment transactions. The plan Is sup
ported by the Indian commissioner and
favored in the Senate and House.
Mr.. Shafroth is working among the
membership of the House with view
to getting n majority in line to vote
against the passage of the Hill bill,
which provides for the exchange of sill
yer and gold and the recoinage of sill
yer dollars so received in exchange for
subsidiary coins. Mr.. Shafroth says
he is assured by many Republican
members that they are opposed to the
passage of the bill. among whom are
Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania and
Mr. Loud of California. Mr.. Shafroth
is of the opinion that when the bill
comes up in the house in the course of
a week. it can be defeated by the joint
votes of Democrats and Republicans.
providing the Republicans do not hold
n caucus upon it.
Senator Spooner has introduced
substitute for the Nicaragua canal bill.
The new bill is practical authoriza-
ton to the President of the United
States to choose between the Panama
and the Nicaragua routes. The first
provision looks to the acquisition of
)e franchises, right-of-way and other
property of the new Panama Canal
Ohpany of France, including that
company's control of the Panama rail
road. The President is authorized to
pay S4O,00O,OOo for these, provided
satisfactory title can be obtained" He
is then authorized to secure the neces-
sary concessions from the republic of
Colombia, these to include the perpet-
ual control of ten-mile strip OF ter
ritory from the Caribbean sea to the
Pacific ocean. A canal sufficient to ac-
commodate the largest vessels is then
to be constructed under the supervis-
ion of the secretary of war.
The details of a bill restricting an
archy and anarchists have been deter
mined upon by the special committee
of members of the House judiciary
committee. appointed to consider this
subject. The language of some of the
provisions is yet to be settled. but all
of the essential features of the forth
coming measure are determined upon.
The measure will provide the death
penalty for an attempt to kill or as
sault the President, or any one in line