The Dolores star., 1902-06-20

ngent will be sent TO examine the va
rious sites offered.
Representative Bell secured insertion
in the general deficiency bin of an ap
preparation of S31 500 for the resurvey
and marking of the Colorado-New
Mexico boundary line, in accordance
with the recommendation of the Inter
Tor Department. The committee on ap-
preparations unanimously favored this
provision.
Secretary Hay and Mr.. Barnes. the
Danish minister, have signed proto-
col extending for twelve months the
! time allowed for the exchange Of raj-
fications Of the Danish West Indian
treaty. This allows the adjournment
, OF the Danish Ricsdag over the sum
( mer months without final action on
J.. the treaty of cession.
Another of the supply bills of the
government was disposed of by the
Senate June 10Th. the naval bill, car
rying more than SIS,oo0.OOO, being
passed. 1t includes provisions for two
first-class armored cruisers and two
gunboats. but strikes out the House
provision that one of each shall be
/ built at government yards.
Representative Richardson of Ten
nessee has introduced a bill to place all
articles and commodities manufac-
tured and controlled or produced in the
/ United States by Il trust or trusts on
the free list, and to reduce the rate of
duty on any article or commodity man
ufactured in the United States and sold
In a foreign country more cheaply than
IN the United States.
A report has been received from the
committee on Indian affairs of the in
yestigation made by that committee
of the conduct of w. A. Jones. com
missioner of Indian affairs, with re-
spect to the leasing of certain Indian
lands of the Standing Rock reserva-
tion. South Dakota. The committee
found that there We're no foundations
for the charges made and that the
conduct of Commissioner Jones was
entirely unseltish.
Mr.. Depew addressed the Senate In
advocacy of the bill appropriating S10.-
100000 for the purchase of 2,OOO,OOO
acres of land for national forest re-
serve in Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Tennessee. Mr. Depew said the pro-
ject was favored by President RoOse-
Welt and by the secretary of agricul-
ture, and federal action was justified
fully by public necessity. He said the
most favorable results might be ex-
pected from the establishment of the
reserve.
The House committee on appropria-
tions listened to an argument by a
representative of the general land
office in favor of an appropriation for
resurveying the Colorado-New Mexico
boundary lines. Department officials
represented that n prompt survey is
demanded, as there is n considerable
settlement along this line, and unless
the boundary line is distinctly and
properly marked, considerable litiga-
tion and conflict is likely to ensue. The
committee seemed favorably disposed
toward the proposition, but took nc
immediate action. Representative Bell
and other members of the committee
believe an adequate appropriation Will
be made.
Representative Shafroth of Colorado
recently had conference with the su
pervising irchitect of the treasury
during which he urged him to take
prompt steps looking to completing
I the Denver mint and making the eX
tension of the Leadville public building
! ordered by the recent omnibus bill. HI
was advised that the department hat
| anticipated the authorization of an eX
| penditure of $300.OO0 additional on thu
! mint building and that bids for the in
terror finishing will shortly be opened
and 1t is expected contract will b.
let. Plans ant specifications for tn,
! extending of the Leadville building
+. have been completed and are nov
! ready to be advertised. 1t is expected
that they will be placed on the mar
| ket within week or two.
In the Senate, Mr.. 1illman presente,
some advantages of supplying meta
/ mail boxes for rural delivery an,
t showed to the Senate sample box o
sheet steel which could be purchased
for 40 cents. Boxes now supplied b,
private individuals cost from $1.25 t.
$3 each. Such price, he said, was
serious burden upon the farmers. Al
ready $1,5OO,OOO n year was paid TO
rural delivery of mail and he believe,
such rural delivery would expand unit
it exceeded the cost on city mail deliv
cry. Mr.. Mason of Illinois, Chairman
j of the postofiice and post roads CON
mittee, calleu attention to the fact tha
there We're several manufacturers o
mail boxes throughout the country an,
he doubted the advisability of the gov
ernment buying n special box from
particular company. He thought tn
whole business ought to be open /
competition. No action was taken.
The story is telegraphed from Ne,
Orleans that Charles NJ. Dodsoi
former agent of the Associated Pres
at Havana. says that General Woo
paid General Gomez 100000 not to ru
for president against Palma. Dodso
says he can put his hand on the car
celled check. He also says the Wasl
1ngton administration knew all abor
it and approved Woods course befor
the money was paid. Secretary Ha
says he had not heard OF the story III
til the dispatch was printed. Seer,
tary Root thought the story was nj
doubtedly an exaggeration of Generi
Woods action in granting n pensio
to General Gomez The stntpment thf