The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-12-20
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

The ways and means committee Of
The House has reported, favorably ON |
he resolution to adjourn from Decem-
per 10th to January 9Th.
Representative Eugene r. Loud. Of
taiiiornia, who was openly opposed for
Ne-election by the Letter Carriers or
Plantation and defeated. will probably
be appointed fourth assistant postmas-
Ter general and the letter carriers
Transferred to his department, as the
Presidents rebuke to the Carriers for
l Interfering in the election OF repre-
tentative to Congress.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
ptiors has decided to postpone consid-
alton of supplementary treaty ex-
ding for year<he time for the rati-
kica of the cession of the Danish
indies to the United States. The
On OF. the original treaty by the
Parliament makes action in re-
% the supplemental treaty un-
Try at this time.
tor Pettus has presented favor
eport from the committee on mil
affairs on a Senate bill giving
dier General H. C. Merriam the
rank of major general. This
nre will without much doubt pass
enate in few days. General Mer-
formerly commanded the Depart
of Colorado. He is now retired
living In Wyoming.
favorable report was ordered by
committee on appropriations on
bill appropriating 100000 for the
OF the Department of Agriculture
stamping out the foot and mouth
sease in the New England states. The
an is included in a deficiency apprO-
briation bill and the bill carries $780,
boo also for pay of rural free de-
livery carriers and various smaller
Postoffice Department.
Gen. Luke e. Wright, vice govern
or of the Philippines, before the House
committee on ways and means advo-
Gated a reduction of tariff rates on
Philippine goods coming into the Unit
ed States to twenty-five per cent. of the
Dingley schedule. as provided by the
bill introduced by Representative
cent. as under the present law. Cen
eral Wright said this would result in
4 better market for Philippine goods
and provide more revenue for the ISL
ands.
Quested that the appropriation of last
session for resurveying the boundary
lines between Colorado and New Mex
leo and Oklahoma be made available
until June 80, 1904 Otherwise the
appropriation will lapse next June. be-
fore 1t is possible to complete the sur
vey. Howard h. Carpenter. who has
the contract. says that owing to SHOWS
in the Conejos and Culebra ranges,
across which the line runs. little can
be done this winter. No doubt the ex-
tension will be made.
The prospective retirement Of Justice
Shiras from the Supreme Court. which
was announced by his son some time
ago a. likely to take place At no very
distant date, 1t Is believed may result
in the promotion to the supreme bench
of William H. Taft, chairman Of the
Philippine commission. Governor
Taft's elevation to that court would be
the fulfllment Of the general under
standing which existed at the time he
resigned from the federal court bench
in Ohio and took up his present duties
at the request of President Mckinley.
The testimony taken by the sub-com-
mittee of the Senate committee on ter
ritories, of which Senator Beverage is
chairman, on the omnibus statehood
bill, has been Just printed as Sem
ate document and tonight was made
public. 1t makes book Of 1884 pages,
with maps. and includes the questions
and answers of q great many people
examined by the subcommittee with
reference to size. population. resources.
schools and churches, business, moral
and other characteristics of the people
of the proposed states, and miscellane-
GUS information.
A joint resolution has been intro
duced in the House by Representative
De Almond proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States
providing that the term of the Presi-
dent shall continue until April 80, 1905,
at noon, and thereafter, April 30, at
noon. shall be substituted for March 4,
as the beginning and ending Of the
terms of President and vice president.
and that the Fifty-ninth Congress
shall end and the Sixtieth begin Janu-
airy s, 1907. at noon and thereafter
each Congress shall begin and end jan
uary 9Th at noon.
Secretary Moody has transmitted to
Congress the report of the Naval Board
headed by Admiral Taylor, which was
created to select site for naval
training station on the Great Lakes.
The report recommends that the sta
ton be located on Lake Michigan be-
low latitude 43; 80 and asks for an ap-
preparation of s25o.OOO to buy the land
and develop the station, leaving the
exact locality to be determined later
by the board. Secretary Moody ap-
proved the report and points out that
an immediate appropriation will pre-
vent the raising of land values.
Representative De Almond has intro
duced a bill providing that 1t shall be