The Lamar register., 1902-01-15

per cent. in the postal receipts at the
fifty principal pOstotiices of the United
States during December last is shown
in an official statement just issued.
Representative Kahn of San Francis
co has introduced IL bill for n tunnel
under San Francisco Bay. permitting
the transportation of freight and pas
scngers between San Francisco and
Oakland.
Edward Clark. architect of the Capt
tol, died on the 9th inst, aged seven
ty-eight years. MIR. Clark came TO
Washington from Philadelphia and
entered upon his duties rs capitol ar
chitcct in 1865.
Representative Shattuck, chairman
of the House immigration committee,
has appointed Representatives Law
renee, Kahn and Robb rs n special
committee to consider the bill en-
Guiding alien anarchists.
Representative Hull. chairman Of
the House committee on military ar
fairs is reported to have said that
there will be no move at this session
of Congress for the revision of the
present army organization.
The pension appropriation bill has
been completed by the House commit
tee on appropriations and reported TO
4 actly the amount of the estimates, as
against $lI5,2I5,230 appropriated last
year.
Secretary Long has detached Rear
Admiral Wildes from his present duty
as commandant of the Pensacola navy
ward and ordered him to relieve Rear
Admiral Louis Kcmpm, the junior
squadron commander on the Asiatic
station.
Senator Patterson has introduced
bill appropriating S2S,2G additional
compensation for Robert J. Spotswood
and William G. Mcclellan for carry
ing United States mail from Morrison
to Farplay and Lcadvillc in 1879. This
bill was formerly introduced by Scna-
tor WolcOtt.
The notice issued by the Venezuelan
government attributinS to Secretary
Long instructions to the North Ameri-
can squadron 10 watch the movements
of the German fleet of the Venezuelan
coast WAS called to the attention of
that official lie promptly authorized
a denial of the statement. saying there
was no truth in it. The North Atlantic
squadron is now in the West Indies.
Representative Mondcll has intro
duced Il bill instructing the secretary
of the interior 30 issue the city
of Bnsin Big Horn county, Wyoming,
patents for the townsitc upon which
the city is located. tudcr the law
now governing, thc proceeds of sales
of lots on the townsitc go to the gov
ernment. Under the proposed law the
city will get the benefit Of such sales.
Representative Klcburg of Texas
has Introduced Il bill directing the sec
retary of state TO propose treaty
with Mexico by which an information
al board of engineers may be hppolht-
ed to make surveys and estimates for
an international system of irrigation
in the valley of the Rio Grandc river
for the benefit of Mexico and the Unit
ed States The bill appropriatcs SJO,-
900 to carry out its provisions.
Representative Shnfroth, in n speech
before the public lands committee,
urged the members to cndeavor to Sc
cure the reference of all the irrigation
bills to the public lands committee.
Under the administration of Speaker
Reed measures of this character were
referred TO the public land committee.
Speaker Henderson refers them to the
committee on the irrigation of arid
lands.
The laborcrs employed in the govern
ment departments will be brought into
the civil service under presidential or
ders, the first of which Will be issued
in the near future. The inclusions will
be made separately by departments
instead of in bulk. There will be no
scholastic examination, applicants be-
ing graded according to experience ana
recommendations, with the required
preference to war veterans. This reg
istration system already is in operation
In the Navy and War Departments.
The House spent Friday considering
the Hopkins bill 10 create permanent
census bureau. While the general
sentiment was in favor Of perma-
ncnt bureau. there was strong opposi-
tion to the bill as drawn, on the ground
that it was not well matured. There
also was an overwhelming demand for
a provision to place the present en-
ploycs of the census bureau under the
protection of the civil service law, and
the bill finally was recommittcd with
instructions to report back bill con-
thinning II plan for n detailed organiZa-
tion of permanent census bureau, 10
include also n provision to place the
present employees under the civil ser
vice.
The comptroller of the currency has
made public an abstract Of reports
made by thirty-nine national banks of
| Colorado exclusive of Denver, as fol-
| lows: Resources and loans, discounts
and overdrafts, 21,O97 ,41i41; real cs-
| tate, S671 .9IS3i; due from other banks,
$40. 224, ,437 IS; lawful money reserves,
50, 40, 132.47; total, S35, ,442,34O56. Liza
bilities: Capital stock. S2,7S0,O0O; sur
illus fund and undivided profits, ST.
400. .G79. 60; national bank notes out
| standing. 81 ,S43.2 $50; due to other
| banks. 3.242, 7OG.2i; deposits, S26, 159,
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