The state herald., 1902-04-18

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bill repeating the war revenue taxes,
The pen with which the bill was signed
was presented to Representative Bar
tholdt of Missouri.
The largest quarterly receipts in the
history of the postal service are re
corded for the three months ended jan
uary list last, figures for which have
just been completed. The receipts
We're S32,005.621: expenditures, $780,
| 94T, ,131; excess of receipts over expend-
itures, $1,05S,490
Senator Teller's bill granting Colora.
do Springs the right to purchase 1000
| acres of forest reserve and public
lands in the vicinity of Seven lakes
has been reported favorably to the Sen
ate by the committee on public lands.
These lands are desired by Colorado
Springs for the completion Of her wa
| ter system.
The authoritative statement is made
that United States Ambassador Clay
ton has explained fully and to the sat
isfactlon of both the President and Sec
retary Hay all the charges that have
been made against him. Mr.. Clayton
Mexico after a brief holiday spent IN
Washington with his daughter.
Senator Depew of New York appear
ed before the special House committee
investigating charges in connection
with the Danish West Indies negotla-
tions. He did not know Christmas and
never had seen him as far ms he was
aware, although he met thousands of
people. and could not say just who he
had seen. But as to this Danish island
question he never had had a discussion
with any one on the subject.
The Senate committee on postofiices
agreed to recommend that the postoflice
appropriation bill should be amended
by the addition of a provision for pneu-
matte tubes and to tha. end accepted
the bill which has been reported in the
house, which will he Incorporated In
the appropriation bill when the latter
is reported to the Senate This bill
makes an appropriation for the next
fiscal year of 100000, and limits the
expenditure after that time 10 $4,000
per annum.
The House committee on mines and
mining has reported favorably the bill
recently passed by the Senate TO pro-
vide for the repayment Of unexpended
moneys deposited TO cover the costs of
plating and office work IN connection
with mining claims. The law is made
necessary by decision of the secretary
of the interior to the effect that there
Is no authority Of law for returning
moneys deposited for plating surveys
of mining claims which Is In excess OF
the amount required for that purpose.
II Is stated on what Is claimed MS
the authority of n member of the Inter
state Comcrce Commission that the de-
partment OF Justice has been moving
against the beef trust. II Is useless TO
attempt TO get any continuation from
the attorney general, or any Of his as
sistants, because they refuse 10 discuss
such matters, but the information
comes without reservation and Is TO
be accepted as true. What form the
first public step OF the department OF
Justice VIII take is a matter Of sur
mise.
In his testimony before the Senate
committee General Schofield said: II
would make one general at the head OF
the army, and | would have three lleu-
tenant generals. and then the proper
number of officers In the grades under
that The Confederates. during the
! Civil War. were great deal wiser
than we were In that respect. They
were better soldiers aud better educat-
ed and knew more about II. They ear
ried or the greater proportion Of the
best blood that we had. 10 tell the
truth, and the organized their army sell
entlhcally,"
Senator Patterson Of Colorado pre-
scented a memorial signed by over 800
American citizens residing in Hawaii
| praying the enactment Of legislation
completely excluding Chinese and Jap.
hnesc from any American territory
and providing that all labor OF every
description performed FOR the federal
| government shall he done only 10y cit
liens of the United States. The petl.
toners say that scveniy-nvc per cent
OF the labor In Hawaii is performed by
orientals. TO the exclusion OF Amerl.
can labor. and they call attention to
the fact that 5000 of the 10000 pop.
ulatlon OF the Islands are from China
and Japan.
In the hearing by the Senate commit.
teec on the Philippine archipelago.
Senator Culberson. one OF the Demo.
cratic members OF tile committee. took
occasion to call attention 10 the omls.
sion OF the report ~ the civil governor
OF one Of the Philippine provinces
from the records OF Governor Tafrs
testimony. This il the report referred
to IN the correspondence between Gen.
ornl Miles and Secretary Root. OF
which the secretary said; "'rhe refer.
cncc In the memorandum 10 the letter
Of Governor Taft To the secretary of
war. dated. February .. 1901. transmit.
ting. for the purpose of mn inv.stlga.
tlon 10y the military authorities, n re-.
port by the civil governor OF the prov.
incc OF Inynhns, containing In general
terms, nnd without specifications or
names, serious charges against the nil.
iiary administration In that province
and ngnlnst the conduct OF the army
generally In It's relations 10 the civil
government" Senator culhetsnn quot.
ed this paragraph, snylng that Cover,
nor Taft had promised TO supply these
reports or the civil government TO thc
committee as they should be- received
Senators Rnwllns aud Patterson ln
dotscd the position Of senator Culbcr.
son. MIR. ilnwlns said that II the In
vcstlgntlon wnS TO he more than d
mere farce the r"port should be- called
for senator culbcr-on changed hi,
resolution ~ as TO cnli directly upot
the secretary OF war for the rcpor,
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