The state herald., 1902-04-04

be rendered some other position in the
government service.
The House committee on coinage has
ordered favorable report on the bill
of Representative Mercer, establishing
a coinage mint at Omaha, Nebraska,
and appropriating $950,OOO for u build
ing.
Senator Tillman from the committee
ON mines and mining reported favor
ably the bill devoting portion of the
proceeds of the sale of public lands to
the maintenance of state and territorial
mining schools.
Congressman Shafroth Is In favor of
a wider distribution of the Congress
sionul Record. He has introduced n bill
providing that each senator should
have $50 subscriptions placed at his
disposal and each representative 100
The Senate committee on public
lands has authorized favorable re-
port on the bill which has passed the
House providing for the issuance of Il
patent to the townsite of Basin City,
wyoming, to the municipal authorities
thereof for the use and benefit of said
town.
By order Of the Navy Department
the date of completion for the armored
cruisers South Dakota and California
has been set forward to December 81,
1901, and for the protected cruiser Ta-
coma to May /, 1908. These vessels
are building at the Union Iron works
at San Francisco.
The monthly statement of the collec-
tions of revenue shows that the total
OF the returns for February, 1902, were
$1S,717,659, decrease as compared
with February, 1901, of S3,9i2,77S. Dur
Ing the last eight months the total re-
ceipts We're SlS3,041 IA, decrease Of
S2O,OJS, ,40G from the corresponding per-
iod last year.
Representative Goldfoglc of New
York has introduced in the House n
resolution asking the Secretary of
State for information whether Ameri-
can citizens of the Jewish religious
faith, holding passports issued by this
government. are barred or excluded
from entering the territory of the EN-
pire of Russia.
A large number of business men rep
resen,ing the leading commercial or
ganizations of the country were before
Gently when hearings were begun on
the plan of creating a new department
of the government, presided over by
n cabinet officer. 10 be known ms the
Department OF Commerce and Labor,
and argued in favor of the measure.
The Senate public lands committee
has reported favorably Senator Mitch
ellis bill providing for refurding Sl.25
per acre to homestead and pre-empti0n
holders OF land who secured lands by
entry within railway land limits and
paid at the rate of SEQ per acre. and
where railway companies failed to con-
struct the lines OF railroad on account
OF which such land grants were made.
The Secretary OF the Treasury. upon
further consideration OF the question,
Informed the Danish minister through
the Secretary OF State. that II sugar Is
shipped from the Danish West Indies
to the United States prior to the ratiii.
cation OF the treaty ceding the Islands
TO the United States and deposited In
bonded warehouses, 1t can be drawn
for consumption only upon the pay
mcnt OF duty.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
opinion OF the United States Court OF
Appeals for the Eighth circuit In the
case OF George i. Emblem against the
Lincoln Land Company. The case In
volycd the title to the land on which
the town OF Yuma, in the state OF Col
orado. Is located. The court held that
the act of Congress confirming the title
OF George Il. Emblem. from whom the
town company secured title. was valid.
The House observed Good Friday by
voting large number OF special pen
slons to worthy veterans and widows
throughout the land. In all 2i5 were
passed. With one exception this is the
record for the number OF such bills
passed nj u single session. During the
discussion II developed that Colorado
has s.l3i persons on the pension rolls
and ls receiving the sum OF Siii. 900
annually. Wyoming pensioners num-
Der I26 and receive siiG.oo0. New
Mexico has 1.755 pensioners who get
S2Gi.950
An Important conference was held
at the war department between Secrc-
ta.y Root and General Wood. military
governor OF Cuba. In regard 10 Cuban
affairs. II IL understood that II re.
lated mainly TO legislation necessary
TO put the new Cuban republic on n
sound commercial basis ut the outset OF
Its career. General Wood has express.
ed the opinion that the proposed TWEEN.
~ per cent. reduction On Cuban I'm.
ports VIII not afford the desired relief
10 Cuba. lie II endeavoring 10 secure
more liberal concessions for the island.
The civil service commission will
shortly Institute u test system OF an
nual examinations OF It's employees,
which. II proven practicable. Is dcsig.
nnted To bc extended 10 nll branches OF
OF the government service. These cx.
amlnntlons viii he required OF nll rc.
gardhss OF whether they are seeking
promotion or not. and the employees
win bc reduced In grade and pay II
they fall 10 score seventy per cent. In
the examinations. The regular en-.
cheney records win be counted on the
bnsis OF forty per cent. out OF the maxi.
mum OF 100 per cent. The commission
In instituting the scheme In Its own
offices first. before taking steps look.
ing 10 Its general adoption.
The scheme FOR Philippine currency
m agreed ON by the Republican mem.
beers OF the currency committee is TINT
there shall bo coined u Philippine dol.
lar OF the same weight ani finrners M
the Mexican dollar and the British dol.
lar. II IN to be u bullion dollar, hut
tho volume II 10 be limited only by
the demands OF business The coin win
carry mn American device on one side