The Springfield herald., 1902-01-24

eX- Confederate veterans. Two notable
speeches We're made in support of the
proposition. one by Mr.. Gardner, n
Michigan Republican. and the other by
Mr. De Almond, n Missouri Democrat.
Mr. De Almonds eloquence aroused
both sides of the House. The Republi-
cans, with the exception of Mr.. Gard
ner, took no part in the discussion Of
the Rixey suggestion, which met with
much opposition on the Democratic
side on the ground that it was utterly
impracticable.
The subcommittee of Pacific coast
senators and representatives in Chinese
exclusion concluded their work We'd
nesday and will report tomorrow to
the full committee representing all the
Pacific coast states. The majority re-
port will present bill combining the
best features of the several measures
which have been proposed, including
that of the immigration bureau and the
Federation of Labor bill. 1t is
also expected that there will
be n minority report favoring more
simple treatment of the question bye
tending the Geary> exclusion law, with
an amendment prohibiting the entrance
of Chinese from the Philippines.
Commissioner Jones of the Indian
office has sent circular letters of in
structions to all Indian agents direct
ing them to induce the male Indians
under their charge to desist from wear
ing long hair and to prevent both sexes
from painting their faces and bodies.
Indian dances and feasts are to be
prohibited and wearing citizens cloth
ing instead of Indian costume and
blankets encouraged. Indian students
returning to the dress and customs of
the tribe are to be punished by with
holding employment and rations, and
to prevent all undesirable practices by
the Indians agents are directed to use
all means at hand and suspend rations
and supplies and place young recalci-
trants in the guard house at hard Ia
Dor. Progress made in suppressing the
evils must be reported sy June 3Oth
next.
The committee which is framing an
irrigation bill held II meeting Wednes-
day evening and amended the bill here
tofore prepared by striking out the pro-
vision charging entrymen 50 an acre
for lands irrigated by the government
works, substituting n provision to make
the charge the sum per acre it costs
the government to reclaim in all cases
of government construction. The cost
of construction Is to be placed upon
the lands irrigated and the entrymen
charged the pro rata cost per acre.
Representative Newlands. who is the
exponent on the committee of the ex-
treme views of those favoring national
control of irrigation, advocated strik-
ing out the section of the bill provid-
ing for state control of distribution of
waters. He was earnestly opposed by
Mondell of Wyoming, and the New
lands proposition was defeated.
The monthly stntemtent of exports of
products, issued by the bureau of sta
tistics, shows that during December,
1901, the exports were as follows:
Breadstunfs. S15,35s, 142; decrease as
compared with December, 1900, S9,0O0,-
600; cattle and hogs, $2,G23, ,454; de-
crease, S5OO,OO0: provisions, S17,19O,-
40; increase, S2,152.O 900; cotton, S43,-
OO3,4G9; decrease, $1,150,O00; mineral
oils, $G.329, 169, increase 81, 100000. For
the calendar year the total exports
We're $SG3. .SOO,SS3; increase over 1900,
$31, 100000. The imports and exports
for December were: Merchandise, i'm
ports, $79.914, ,743 of which $36, 6,O15,41
was free of duty; increase over Decem-
Der, 1900. S11, 900 900; merchandise, ex-
ports (domestic), $135, 241 ,SO5, decrease
50, 100000; gold imports, $2,41O, ,966; in
crease. $4.330,0OO; silver, imports, ST.
TS4,752; decrease, S333, 600; silver, ex-
ports, 81, ,723,952; decrease. $2,6O0,OOO.
Representative Hill of Connecticut
Monday presented the majority report
from the House committee on coinage,
weights and measures, in favor of the
bill providing for the eXchangeability
of gold and silver coins. The report
largely follows that Of last year on
the bill, although MIR. Hill has added
much new information as to the
worlds supply of the precious metals.
The report says that the enormous In
crease of gold production makes 1t un-
necessary to consider the effect of pro-
visions of the bill making a gradual
change in the status of silver dollars
and silver certificates, by virtue of
which, instead of being full legal ten
der, silver will became only limited
legal tender 1t says that our stock of
gold increased S479,9o1, ,611 in the last
five years and, owing to the increased
gold production in the United States
and the reopening of the South Amerl-
can mines. will increase still more in
the next five years.
At largely attended meeting of Pa
cific coast Senators and Representa-
tives Il final determination was reached
as to the course to be pursued on
Chinese exclusion Legislation, and the
resolution was adopted: RE
solved, That the Pacific coast Senators
and Representatives approve the pol
icy and general provisions of the bill
which they have requested Representa-
tive Kahn to Introduce in the House
and Senator Mitchell in the Senate;
but this shall not affect the privilege
Of any member to perfect the same by
The bill thus to be In
was agreed upon at the meet
ing. As finally adopted the insular
d. f1,lloauS. ..rI,llnt from