The Delta independent., 1902-05-30
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

,tihsh 10 enter INTO Il pro-
tocol, extending for one year the period
of time allowed for the ratification of
the treaty of cession of the Danish
West Indian islands. This action IL
necessary to keep alive the treaty as
ratified by the United States Senate
until the Danish Rigsdag can act final
ly upon 1t at the next session in Sep
tember.
The Senate committee on public
building and grounds has reported the
omnibus public buildings bill As re-
ported by Senator Fairbanks, the bill
carries a net increase over the House
measure of $3535, 100, making the ag-
cregate appropriation of the bill $2O,-
941, $50. The changes include a raise
from 100000 to $3O0OOO for the Den
yer mint building and an added $780,
OOU for the building at Laramie, Wy
oming.
According to the terms of the omni-
bus claims bill as passed by the Sem
ate and House after a report by the
conference committee, the state of Wy
oming is to receive $7,7SO, the amount
OF its claim on the government for the
care and maintenance of the Yellow
stone park in the years 1884, 1885 and
1856. The claim of the heirs of William
$4,000, is referred by the bill to the
Court Of Claims for Judgment. Kis-
kadden lost 10 mules and horses, thir-
ty-two wagons and sixty-four sets of
harness in transporting the First Colo
RADIO volunteers from Denver TO Fort
Union, New Mexico, In 1862. Nathan
| Tanner of Sedgwick county is to re-
eeive $12O for supplies lost during the
Civil War. The Seifridge shipbuilding
claims were thrown out.
The Senate committee on judiciary
amended the conspiracy bill passed by
the House SO as to read: THAT no
agreement, combination or contract not
involving injury to property or a
breach OF the peace, by or between two
or moro persons TO do or procure to be
done, or not to do or procure not to be
done, any act In contemplation or fur
therance Of any trade dispute between
employers and employees in the District
of Columbia, or In any territory Of the
United States, or between employers
AMI employees who may be engaged In
trade or commerce between the several
states, or between any territory and
other territories, and states or states
and the District OF Columbia and any
states or foreign nations, shall be
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gagged therein be indicted or otherwise
punishable for the crime of conspiracy.
IL such act committed by one person
would not be punishable as n crime:
nor shall such agreement, combination
or contract be considered as in re-
straint of trade or commerce, nor shall
any restraining order or Injunction be
issued with relation thereto"
Representative Shafroth is making q
strong effort to obtain the establish
ment OF a national soldiers home at
Denver. During the debate in the
House on measure to provide n ma
tional sanitarium as n branch OF the |
National Home OF Disabled Soldiers
at Hot Springs, South Dakota, Mr.. !
SLafroth secured the floor and IN n
neat .flve-minute speech made n plea
for his bill, which, he snid. has been re-
ported to the House by the committee
on military affairs and has been prom
ised recognition by the speaker. The
gentlemen from South Dakota are do
Ing their best in getting some recogni.
tion for the great West" said Mr.. Shat
roth. land will vote for this measure,
but want to call attention to the fact
that there Is no soldiers home in the
vast domain extending from the Mis-
souri, river to the Pacific ocean. except
one on the Pacific coast and one In the
valley OF the Missouri river; although
more than 10000 soldiers live within
n radius OF 400 miles OF Denver, and
the climate conditions are such that
the building OF home there would be
of incstimnble advantage compared to
the soldiers homes that have been con-
structed in other parts OF the United
Stntes" Mr.. Shafroth said he wanted
to see place furnished the old soldiers
where they may be cured of pulmonary
troubles and end their days free from
pain. If recognition from the speaker
on this bill is not forthcoming shortly
| 1t Is likely an attempt Will be made to
have the Senate amend the bill for the
sanitarium Mt Hot Springs, South Dn-'
k0ta. SO as to add the desired provision
for Denver.
In discussing the immigration bill in
| the House, Mr.. Shnttuc Of Ohio, chair
man Of the committee on Immigration,
! said: 1.-THE immigration laws OF this
country are hagrnntly violated. Those
| Canadian steamship agencies In Eu-
rope do not hesitate to advertise openly
| and guarantee to their passengers tthc
good, bad and Indifferent ones) that
they shall be safely delivered into the
Un1teu SuiteS, anu no uues'Iohs uSheu'
Ii they Will only take pnssage via Can
ada. 1t can be proven that one OF the
Canadian railways is In the Chinese
passenger traffic regularly, and Is as
sisting the smugglers by stopping Its
passenger trains several miles outside
OF n certain city and dischnrglng the
Chinese in the country, where wagons.
built especially for the purpose, take
whole gangs over the border under
cover of night, and in this way thou
sands of Chinese enter the United
States annually. This open discriml-
nation In fnvor OF Canadian steamship
4 companies and Canadian railroads. as
| against our own railroads and stenm-
| ships. landing Mt our shores, should not
/ be longer permitted" In explaining
ios, Alaaf IN Ill