The Holly chieftain., 1902-04-04

General OF immigration POwderly,
whose term Of office expires soon, will
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
coinage mint Mt Omaha, Nebraska,
and appropriating $3.50. 700 for build
ing.
Senator Nllman 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.
Senator Martin. from the committee
on District Of Columbia, reported ia
yorably the amendment for n memorial
bridge across the Potomac at Washing
ton. 1t fixes the cost ut 5000, 600 and
makes present appropriation Of $780,
Senator Teller will offer an apend-
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
authorizing the Southern Utes of Colo
rado and New Mexico to go before the
= court Of claims in cases where they
have been relieved of certain lanas in
an unjust manner by the government.
The Senate committee on public
lands has authorized a favorable re-
port on the bill which has passed the
House providing for the issuance Of q
patent to the townsite of Basin City,
Wyoming, to the municipal authorities
thereof for the use and benefit Of said
town.
The minority members of the Senate
committee on the Philippines are con-
sidering the advisability Of presenting
to the full committee a proposition for
visit to the Philippine islands during
the next vacation for the purpose of
taking the testimony of leading Fill
-pinos.
The House bill for the protection of
coal miners in the territories was
passed by the Senate and goes to the
President for his signature. 1t pro-
vides that coal mines over 100 feet in
depth shall provide 5000 cubic feet
of air every minute for every fifty men
employed and precautions are to be
taken against the igniting of coal dust.
Representative GoldfogIe of New
York has introduced in the House
resolution asking the Secretary of
State for Information whether Ameri-
Gan citizens of the Jewish religious
/dith, holding passports issued by this
government, are barred or excluded
from entering the territory Of the en-
pire of Russia.
Senator Mitchell, who was authorized
by the Senate committee on inter-
oceanic canals to confer with the Re-
|. publican steering committee of the
enate, reported to the canal commit
tee that he had been in conference
with the members of the steering COM
mittee, and that he had been led to be-
lieye that unless there is a change of
plan the Nicaraguan canal bill will be
placed on the Senate calendar as the
unfinished business after the disposal
of the Chinese exclusion bill.
No action has been taken thus far
by the appropriation committee of the
House on the recommendation of the
President to pay by appropriation 3d.
100000 of the missionary claims grow
ing out of the boxer troubles in China,
and an informal understanding has
: been reached that 1t will be inadvis-
able to pay their claims before they
have been adtudicated in the usual
manner by a commission or some other
body, and also before China has paid
the 5000, 900 indemnity coming to
this country.
The resolution adopted by the House,
providing for the election of United
States senators by direct votes Of the
people, was again considered by the
Senate committee on privileges and
elections, but the committee adjourned
for two weeks without taking action.
he discussion revealed the fact that a
fmajority of the committee was op-
posed to the resolution. The oppon-
ents of the measure assure Its friends,
however, that they will not object to
the making of n report to the Senate
when the discussion shall be con-
cluded.
, The Senate committee on Indian af-
fairs decided to adopt nm amendment
to the Indian appropriation bill offered
by Senator Rawlins, providing for the
opening Of the Uintah Indian reserva-
ti0n, In Utah, to settlement To each
head of an Indian family 1t Ia pro-
posed to allow eighty acres of land,
and to every other member of the two
tribes forty acres. The rest is to be
sold to settlers at the rate Of $1.25 per
acre, the proceeds above $4,000 to be
paid into fund held for the benefit
Of the Indians. The committee voted
unanimously for this amendment, and
1t Is very likely to become law with
the Indian appropriation bill.
Major General e. 8. Otis closed his