Gilpin observer., 1902-07-10


that there had been no valid election.
The annual coinage statement issued
by the director Of the mint shows that
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1902, the total coinage executed at the
mints Of the United States was $94,-
b26,67S, as follows: Gold, $61 $780, 572;
silver, $50, ,116, 1860; minor coins, $2,-
429,736.
Senator Teller, Senator Dubois of
Idaha, ex-senator Pettigrew of South
Dakota, and ex-senator Towne of Min
nesota, with their families, will meet
at Hunters Hot Springs. Montana,
early this month and camp out for
about q month, and then will make a
trip through the Yellowstone National
Park.
Mr.. Gallinger, chairman Of the Sen
ate committee on pensions, made a
brief statement of the work done by
the pensions committee during the re-
cent session. 1t showed that the bills
relating to pensions introduced in the
House aggregated 1913, while the ag-
pregate introduced in the Senate was
2,552. The total number passed by
both the House and the Senate was l.
151.
Secretary Root cabled to Acting Gov
ernor Wright of the Philippine COM
mission the substance of the changes
made in the Philippine civil govern
ment bill, the conferees, and inciden-
tally sent the following commentator
of the commissioners work: Il con-
| gratulate the commission upon the con-
fidence and approval of Congress evi-
denced by its adoption of your acts
and continuance and enlargement OF
| your authority"
An unusually large number of presi-
Dental nominations failed to be acted
on by the Senate, including many NOM
nations to minor offices both in the
army and navy. A number Of nomi-
nees to postoffices failed of .confirma-
ton, and this fate befell several whose
names were sent in last December
soon after the beginning Of the session.
Unless reappointed they will not be
able to hold their places, now that Con-
gress has adjourned.
At Secretary Moody's suggestion the
Cabinet adopted names for the six
new ships of war authorized by the
naval appropriation bill. The four
larger ships, two battleships and two
armored cruisers, will be named Louis
lana, Connecticut, Tennessee and
Washington, but it is not settled which
states shall be chosen for the battle
shipts and vice versa. The two gun
boats provided for in the act will be
named the Paducah and the Dubuque.
Representative Foss Of Illinois,
chairman of the naval committee Of the
house, has introduced bill to estab-
| lish an engineering laboratory, to be
known as the Melville engineering lab
oratory, after Rear Admiral Melville,
chief engineer of the navy, who will
soon go on the retired list. The bill
provides that the laboratory shall be
on government land designated by the
secretary Of the navy and cost with
equipment, not exceeding 100000, OF
which 100000 is appropriated.
The secretary Of the interior is pre-
pairing to expend $4,000 appropriated
| in the deficiency bill for the purchase
al park and for fencing in a suitable
corral for the herd. In making the Sc
| lections none but pure -blooded animals
will be accepted, and If possible, not
| over $3.50 head will be paid, al
though the prices range up to $4OO.
| The department now has an option ON
| Allard's herd Of sixty buffalo in Mon
tana, and also has an eye on the Good
| night herd in Texas.
Representative Shafroth on the last
| day of the session presented to the
House a memorial of the Colorado
State Legislature protesting against
the passage Of any bill tending to re-
| duce the volume of national currency
by retiring greenbacks, and the re-
demption Of silver dollars in gold. Also
resolution Of the Legislature protest.
ing against retaining American SOW
ereignty in the Philippines by force of
arms, and favoring ultimate self-gov-
| ernlnent of the islands, with the exer-
else of American protection over them
The records at the capitol show that
every bill presented to President Roose-
welt was signed by him before Con-
gress adjourned. This Is exceptional,
as it generally happens that some
measures are overlooked or forgotten
in the hurry. The total number of bills
introduced in the House during the re-
cent session was 1880. Three COM
mittees of the House handled two
thirds of these bills-the committee on
war claims having 2.4SS of those, the
committee on invalid pensions $500.
and the committee on military Affairs
1886.
Congressman Shafroth, when he
| heard the report or the conference
committee on the Philippine bill, said
that the compromise in regard to the
coinage provision. In which neither sill
yer nor gold coinage is established In
the islands, was encouraging to those
who had advocated the establishment
OF the silver coinage in that 1t leaves
the question still open to be deter
mined hereafter. The clause simply
provides for subsidiary coinage Of n
kind that is now being used In the Is
lands. Mr. Shafroth said that the de-
mand for gold standard In the Is
lands simply arose from the needs of
the officers and Americans employed
there. and that when they were with