The Dolores star., 1902-01-17
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

A general increase Of almost fifteen
,or cent. in the postal receipts Mt the
sftv principal postoffices OF the United
states during December last Is shown
N an official statement just issued.
representative Kahn of San Francis.
a. has Introduced bill for n tunnel
under San Francisco Bay, permitting
tbe transportation of freight and pas
seneers between San Francisco and
oakland.
Edward Clark, architect of the Capt.
,ol, died on the 9th inst. aged seven
reight years. Mr.. Clark came to
Washington from Philadelphia and
entered upon his duties as capitol ar-
chitect in 1860.
REPRESENTATIVE Shattuck, chairman
Of the House immigratish committee,
has appointed Representatives Law
renee Kahn and Robb as special
committee to consider the bill ex-
Guiding alien anarchists.
Representative Hull. chairman of
the House committee on military af-
fairs. is reported to have said that
there will be 10 move Mt this session
Of Congress for the revision of the
present army organization.
The pension appropriation bill has
been completed by the House commit.
tee on appropriations and reported to
the House. 1t carries S130, 81. go. cx-
actly the amount of the estimates, as
against S145.245.230 appropriated last
year.
Secretary Long has detached Rear
Admiral Wildes from his present duty
as commandant of the Pensacola navy
ward and ordered him to relieve Rear
Admiral Louis Kempff, the junior
souadron commander on the Asiatic
station.
Senator Patterson has introduced n
bill appropriatlng S2S.260 additional
compensation for Robert j. Spotswood
and William G. Mcclellan for carry
ins United States mail from Morrison
10 Fairplay and Leadville in 1879. This
bill was formerly introduced by Sena-
tor Wolcott.
The notice issued by the Venezuelan
government attributing to Secretary
Long Instructions to the North Ameri-
can squadron 10 watch the movements
Of the German fleet Off the Venezuelan
coast was called to the attention of
that official. He promptly authorized
denial of the statement. saying there
was no truth in 1t. The North Atlantic
squadron is now in the West indies.
representative Mondell has intro
duced Il bill instructing the secretary
Of the interior 20 issue the city
Of Basin, Big Horn county, Wyoming,
patents for the townsite upon which
the city is located. Uuder the law
now governing. the proceeds of sales
Of lots on the townsite go to the gov
ernment. Under the proposed law the
city will get the benefit of such sales.
representative Kleburg of Texas
has introduced bill directing the sec
retary of state to propose Il treaty
with Mexico by which an intcrnation-
al board of engineers may be appoint
ed TO make surveys and estimates for
an International system of irrigation
in the valley of the Rio Grande river
| for the benefit of Mexico and the Unit
ed States. The bill appropriates $780,
Lg0 to carry out its provisions.
Representative Shafroth, in a speech
before the public lands committee,
urged the members to endeavor to Sc
lue feltItlltt VI III tlit
| bills to the public lands committee.
Under the administration of Speaker
Reed measures of this character were
referred to the public land committee.
Speaker Henderson refers them to the
committee on the irrigation Of arid
lands.
The laborers employed in the govern
ment departments will be brought into
the civil service under presidential or
ders, the first of which will be issued
In the near future. The inclusions will
be made separately by departments
Instead of in bulk. There will be no
schOlastic examination, applicants be-
Ing graded according to experience and
Recommendations, with the required
reference to war veterans. This reg
istration system already Is in operation
1 In the Navy and War Departments.
The House spent Friday considering
the Hopkins bill to create permanent
census bureau. While the general
sentiment was in favor of a perma-
nent bureau, there was strong opposl-
ton to the bill as drawn, on the ground
that it was not well matured. There
also was an overwhelming demand for
provision to place the present en-
ployes of the census bureau under the
Protection of the civil service law, and
the bill finally was recommitted with
Instructions to report back bill con-
taining plan for detailed organiza-
ton of permanent census bureau, to
include also a provision to place the
PRESENT employees under the civil ser
vice.
The comptroller of the currency has
made public an abstract of reports
made by thirty-nine national banks of
colorado, exclusive of Denver, as fol-
lows: Resources and loans, discounts
and overdrafts, $21, ,097 ,414.47; real es-
tate. S671 1.94S.34 due from other banks,
slO,224 ,437 .SS; lawful money reserves,
&745,732.47 total, $35, ,44234O.56. Liza
billities: Capital stock. $2,1SOOOO; sur
Illus fund and undivided profits, ST.
A2,679.G5; national bank notes out
Standing, $1,S43,2JO; due to other
banks, $3,242, ,7O824; deposits, $26, 49,
800; notes and bills rediscounted,
olls payable and other liabilities. $12,-
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