North Park union., 1902-03-28
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

a Representatiyc Crumpacker Of In
diana hns introduced a resolution au-
thorizing the speaker to appoint 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.
Judge J. w. Springer. representing
the National Live Stock Association.
| has caused memorials to be presented
In the Senate signed by thirty local
live stock associations of Colorado,
urging the defeat of the bill now pend
ing providing for an additional tax on
| oleomargaripe. The memorial calls at
| tention to the fact that oleomargarlne
Is used extensively on the stock ranches
of the western country and Is Regarded
as a pure and wholesome article OF
diet. 1t is also used largely in the
mining and other labor districts.
The Post says that Senator Dietrich
of Nebraska proposes a new plan In
connection with the Panama offer.
whereby the $40.OOOOO0 shall be with
held until II Is shown that the canal
can be constructed for S2OOWO,OOO, the
estimated cost. If when completed it
shall have cost this government $l6O,-
100000, the additional $40.OOO,OO0 shall
he paid to the Panama company. III,
on the other hand. the canal costs $3.50
100000, then the company Will forfeit
the amount of consideration 1t asks
Of us.
Representative Shafroth has intro
duced bill granting a pension CT $50
per month to S. Effie Parkhiil. widow
of the late Clayton III. Phrkhil', the
prominent surgeon of Denver. The Dill
also provides a payment Of - per
month to each of the Two children OF
DIR. Parkhill, which payments shall
cease after they become sixteen years
of age. In the atfidavits to be prcscnt-
ed to the House committee on pensions,
1t will be stated that DIR. Parkhill i'll
cured the disabilities which We're the
cause of the death during his service
III the volunteer army in 1898 and 1889.
Mr.. Shafroth also introduced bill
granting an increase of pension 10
Charles ii. Strong of Denver.
Mr.. Hill. from the committee on coin
age, weights and measures. favorably
reported his bill authorizing the Sec
retary OF the Treasury to coin the sill
yer bullion In the treasury. purchased
under the act of July II. 1880. into
such denominations of subsidiary sill
yer coin as he may deem necessary to
meet public requirements. and there
after, MS public necessities may de-
mand, to recon outstanding silver dol
lars into subsidiary silver coin, and
directing that the provision for coin
age of any portion of the bullion under
above act be repealed. Mr.. Shafroth
states that this bill is very objection
NJ, Al, To 10 lx, Sluh,
stItution of limited for full legal tender
money. and is process of eliminating
the silver dollar us money.
Mr.. Shattuc gives the following sum-
mary of the immigration bill and the
report recommending Its passage: "The
general purpose of this bill is to bring
together in one act scattered legisln-
tion on this subject enacted from 1879
to 1894. In regard to the immigration
of aliens Into the United States. The
head tax on immigrants Is increased
from 81, ms ut present, to $1.5O. This
Is to meet the expenses of the immigra-
ton business. The bill provides also
for not only rejecting undesirable
aliens at our ports. but, by following
up those who have unlawfully effected
criminal burdens upon state and mu-
nicipal institutions. and within five
years after their arrival returning them
to the country whence they came
Senator Teller had conference with
the commissioner of Indian affairs. the
outcome of which Will be an amend-
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
giving the commissioner the power to
purchase water for the use of the
Southern Utcs on their lands in SOUTH
western Colorado. At the present time
the Indians there are absolutely de-
pendent upon waste waters which come
to them and the seepage from other
irrigated lands above. All the water
for the region comes from the Dolores
river, and the bitches are controlled
by the Montezuma Ditch Company.
This company annually disposes of
practically all the water 1t can get from
the river to white settlers above the
reservation. II the company is to be
called upon to supply the Indians 1t
will be necessary to construct n dam.
The ship subsidy bill passed the Sen
ate by the following vote: Yens-Ald-
rich, Bard. Beveridge, Burnham. Bur-
rows. Burton, Clark CWyoD, Cullom,
Deboe, Depew, Dietrich. Dryden, Ell
kIns, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster
! ONnshD. Frye, Gnllinger. Gamble,
Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough. Hawley.
Hoar. Jones (Nev.), Kean, Kearns, Kit
tredge. McCOmas. McCumber, McLau-
rim Is. CT, Mcmillan. Mason, Mitcnell,
Nelson. Penrose, Perkins, Plat Comm,
\ Scott, Warren, Wellington, Wetmore--
AZ. Nays-Alllson, Bacon, Bailey, Bate,
Berry, Blackburn, Carmack, Clark
(Mont), Clay. Cockrell. Culberson. Dill
lingham, Dolliver Dubois, Foster Ia.).
Gibson, Harris, Heitfeld, McLaurin
| (Miss.), Mallory. Martip, Money, Pat
terson, Pettus, Proctor. Quarles, Raw
lins, Spooner, Taliaferro, Teller Vest
/ 81.
The bill introduced In the Senate by
Mr.. Mcmillan of Michigan to prevent
robbing the mails. provide a safer and
easier method Of sending money by
mail and to increase the postal reve-
nues, has been introduced In the House
by Mr.. Gardner of Michigan. The bill
is indorsed by the American Newspaper
Publishers Association. 1t provides
that all paper money hereafter issued
by the United States of the denomina-
tions of 81, 81 and SIS. except national
bank notes. shall be Of the form known
us the post check. and shall he con-
vertible by the holder thereof into a
check to named payee. These post
checks will be exchangenb1e at any
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