The Holly chieftain., 1902-04-11
TIE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

the mint, shows total coinage OF $S,-
1SS, ,7S4, as follows: Gold, $1,557, 600;
silver, $2,065,b77; minor coins, &216.-
900. Owing to the death Of the melter
and refner at the San Francisco mint.
no coinage was executed there during
the month.
Representative shafroth said ON
Tuesday that there was every indica-
tion that the present Congress would
provide for the long sought for SOL
diers' home at Denver. Mr. Shaf-
roth's bill, which he Introduced ON the
18th Of last December. was reported
favorably to-day from the House COM
mittee on military affairs, which voted
unanimously to report 1t favorably, and
did 80, setting forth in the report the
fact that there is broad domain ex-
tending from the Missouri river to the
Pacific ocean, comprising In area about
one-half of the United States, in which
no soldiers home IL located.
The Senate committee on indian af-
fairs decided to adopt an amendment
to the Indian appropriation bill offered
by Senator Rawlins, providing for the
opening Of the Uintah Indian reserva-
ton. in Utah, to settlement. To each
head Of an Indian family 1t Ia pro-
posed to allow eighty acres Of Mnd,
and to every other member Of the two
tribes forty acres. The rest is to be
sold to settlers at the rate Of $1.25 per
acre, the proceeds above $4,000 to be
paid into fund held for the benefit
Of the Indians. The committee voted
unanimously for this amendment, and
1t is very likely to become a law with,
the Indian appropriation bill.
The following bills were passed in
kI,<,C v,uf s,,Iv
appointment of John Russell Bartlett
as rear admiral on the retired list of
the navy; providing for the issuance of
a patent to the town Of Basin. City,
Wyoming, to the municipal authorities
thereof for the use and benefit of said
town; to extend the time for presenta-
tion Of claims to reimburse the COVER
nors Of states and territories for ex-
pense incurred by them In aiding the
United States to raise and organize an
army In the war with Spain to jan
nary 1, 1908; granting land near Salt
Lake, Utah, for a miners home, and
seventy-one private pension bills.
After passing the Indian appropria-
tion bill April 9th, the Senate consid-
cred the Chinese exclusion measure for
| nearly three hours. The principal
speech of the session was made by Mr..
Fairbanks of Indiana, in support Of the
bill. He analyzed it's provisions to
demonstrate they were not in contra
ventfon Of our treaty with China and
discussed at length the right OF Con-
gress to enact exclusion legislation. He
maintained that 1t was cardinal prin-
ciple Of this government to protect out
| side labor against such low priced la
bor as would come to the United States
frrNtv ntyNr AV,D lnI Nx~H, 30,
on some Of the provisions Of the pend
ing bill followed Mr.. Fairbanks
speech. Mr.. Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire and Mr.. Platt of Connecticut In
| dicated their belief that the provisions
of the measure relating to the exempt
ed classes. were In contravention of our
treaty obligations to China. Mr.. Lodge,
Mr.. Penrose and Mr.. Fairbanks COM
batted this view, the supporters of the
measure maintaining that it's proyi-
sions We're drawn clearly within the
| treaty obligations Of this country.
The House committee on banking
and currency. by vote on party lines,
| ordered a favorable report on the finan-
ciai bill framed by the Republican
members of the committee and intro
duced by Chairman Fowler ''to main
tain the gold standard, provide an elas-
tic currency, equalize the rates of In
terest throughout the country and fur
ther amend the national banking
laws" The details Of the measure
were given when Mr.. Fowler introduc-
ed 1t, and since then the changes made
have not effected any OF the princi-
pies of the bill. 1t brings together
many plans which have heretofore
been urged separately. A division of
banking and currency is created in the
Treasury Department with board Of
control of three members, superseding
the present comptroller Of the currency.
Tns methods by which banks may take
| out circulation are provided: the parity
Of the silver dollar with gold is 'estab-
lished; provision for the establishment
Of branch national banks is made; sill
yer bullion in the treasury is to be
coined into subsidiary silver; guaranty
funds are provided to protect against
insolvent banks.
When the Chinese exclusion bill was
under consideration In the House Mr.
| Kahn of California made an exhaustive
speech in support Of the minority bill
He reviewed the whole history Of Chi
nese exclusion legislation and conclud-
ed as follows: ave of the Pacific
coast are perhaps more deeply concern
ed in this question than any other peo-
pie. We have probably learned to
know the Chinaman better than our
fellow citizens elsewhere. 1t Ia only
the sordid and the selfish who prefer4