, 1902-03-20
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

4NuNtLNDtT.
G. l.. Robbins has been appointed
Postmaster nj Bellevue, Colorado. Il.
H.. Brown has been appointed postmas-
ter at Cope. Arapahoe county.
Boon Best has been appointed post
master at Arlington, Kiowa county.
James Wood has been appointed post
master at Madrid, New Mexico.
The Senate committee has changed
the Philippine public land bill reducing
the term for leases of public domain
from ninety-nine years to five years.
Representative Sutherland of Utah
has introduced a bill anneXing that
portion of Arizona north and west OF
the center of the Colorado river to the
state of Utah.
Pensions granted to Louisa G. Lacy,
Fagosa Springs, IS; minors of James
II. Taylor, Roswell, n. NJ, S14. The
pension of Jacob So eyer, Elkton, has
been Increased to IS.
The work of harmon!-ing the conflict
over Cuban reciprocity vas progressed
so far that n committee of c~9nferees,
or arbitrators, representing the two
sides of the controversy, assembled
to frame n compromise agreement.
II. S. New of indianapolis has de-
clined the proffer of first assistant
postmaster general, rendered him some
days ago by President Roosevelt. Mr..
News business would not permit him
to accept.
Pensions granted: JOIN Gallagher,
Monte Vista, So; Felix Toupan, Grand
Junction, IS; John C.. Hull. Santa Fe,
New Mexico, IS: Abraham Silver, Fort
Bayard. SIS; Herbert S. Lyon, Fort
Bayard, $40.
William A. Rodenburg of East st.
Louis, Illinois, has submitted to Presi-
dent Roosevelt his resignation ms n
member of the United States civil ser
vice commission, to take effect April
LIST. Richard Dana of Boston has been
mentioned as n probable successor.
Representative Crumpacker of In
diana has introduced a resolution au-
thOriZing the speaker to appoint n spe-
cial committee of thirteen members to
investigate the suffrage laws of the
several states, and whether the right of
suffrage is abridged or denied in any
way.
With the subsidy bill disposed of the
bill introduced by Senator Uoar for
the protection of the President of the
United States from assassination will
assume first place on the Senate cal
W. hh iE bN'll lalAl Ali' hihiihi
ished business. 1t is not expected,
however, that there will be prolonged
debate upon this bill.
Either the o"leomargarine bill or the
Chinese exclusion bill doubtless will he
made the unfinished business to sue
coed the presidential protection meas
ure, though the Nicaragua canal bill
also Is pressing for attention. The
cana bill, however, according to pres
ent understanding, will be Compelled
to wait on both the other bills.
Representative Randell of Texas has
introduced n joint resolution extending
recognition and sympathy to the people
II governments of the South African
republics and the Orange Free State;
appealing to the British government to
cease hostilities and requesting the
President to tender the good offices of
this government.
by direction of the President, Major
General s. NJ. h. Young has been re
lieyed from the command of the De
partment of California nnd ordered to
this city to accept the presidency of the
Army War College. which is to be es-
tablished ut Washington barracks, pro-
vided the necessary funds are appro-
priated by Congress.
III SIullSI tItull tlullllS tululllll-
tee has held that sailors injured by
the explosion of the Maine cannot re-
cover damages. Any claims against
Spain on that account are wholly ma
tional II not individual. The individ-
uals concerned Were simply acting in
their line of duty, which renders them
liable to such injuries.
Report of progress during February
on the various naval vessels under
construction shows the cruiser Denver
to be sevcnty-four per cen completed.
having gained -four points since Feb
ruary LIST. The Colorado which leads
the six armored cruisers now building.
is twenty per cent. complete. having
gained 1--WE points during the month.
The secretary of the interior has
transmitted the draft of n bill to in
dcmnify the cOnfederated ban6s of the
Ute Indians for lands of Their former
reservation in Colorado that nave been
included in forest or timber reserves.
The bill proposes to pay the Utes Sl.2J
per acre for such lands. The lands In
question belonged to the original rcscr-
walton of the Utes in Colorado. which
was coded to the government in 1880.
Representative Shafroth has ex-
pressed the belief that the House
building committee will include in the
omnibus bill now in course of prepa
ration n bill providing an increased ap-
preparation for the Denver mint. and
for the erection Of n public building mt
Colorado Springs. y good showing on
both these measures is being made to
the committee and Mr.. Shafroth is san
guine OF favorable action on both meas
ures.
Senators and members of Congress
are very much interested in the fact
that the pensions and appropriation
bill soon will become Il law, because
they hope to obtain from 1t some relief
from the pressure on them to secure
private pension legislation. The bill
contains II provision making 1t "a
crimina ofTense for attorneys, claim
agents or other persons 10 receive com
pensation for services in connection
with the passage through Congress Of
private pension bills
The Post says that senator Dietrich