The Springfield herald., 1902-06-06

fairs has agreed to report fayOra DiN
the bill providing for the retirement of
Naval Constructor Richmond T. Hob
son.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate providing for the promotion OF
Major General Brooke the senior ma
jor general. and for the generals re-
tirement with that rank.
The ways and means committee has
favorably reported bills extending TO
Tacoma and Seattle, Washington, the
privileges of immediate transit of mer-
chandise in bond. and making Naco,
Arizona, SUPPORT of entry
A delegation of Creek Indians called
on the President with a petition in be
half of the bill providing for the allot-
ments of their lands in the Indian Ter
ritory and the disposition of townsites.
They want their allotments before the
territory is admitted as state.
The Senate committee on Indian af-
fairs by resolution asked TO be dis
charged from consideration of the
House bill providing for free home
steads in the Ute Indian reservation III
Colorado and that the bill 90 TO the
public lands committee. as being the
proper committee for its consideration.
The House committee on judiciary
has reported favorably. without
amendment. the bill introduced by
Senator Warren, which has passed the
Senate, providing that the Circuit
Court of Appeals be authorized and re-
quested to hold at least one term an
nually at Denver or Cheyenne on the
first Monday in September of each
year.
Secretary Hay has requested the
Danish government to enter into pro-
tocol, extending for one year the period
of time allowed for the ratification OF
the treaty of cession of the Danish
West Indian Islands. This action is
necessary to keep alive the treaty as
ratified by the United States Senate
until the Danish Rigsdas can act final
ly upon it at the next session in Sep
tember.
Several western Republican members
of Congress voted in support of the
Shafroth amendment 10 the Hill sub
sidiary coinage bill when it was be-
fore the House. The amendment pro
posed to strike out of the bill the pro-
vision to recon. the silver dollars into
subsidiary coin and was defeated by
n vote of 9S to Sc. Representatives
Mondell of Wyoming. sutherland of
Utah and Martin of South Dakota
Nbltu Win lut buppoit
of the amendment.
The Senate passed the following reso-
luton introduced by Senator Hoar;
THAT the President be requested to
inform the Senate whether there be
any law or regulation in force in -Ae
| Philippine islands which will prevent
| any native of those islands who may
so desire. who is not under arrest and
| against whom no charge of any offense
| against the United States is pending.
I from coming 10 the United States and
stating his views or desires as TO the
interests of his people TO the President
or either house of Congress-
President Roosevelt informed num-
ber of senators who called upon him
that he would sign the Indian appro-
priation bill. Some of the objections
he had to it have been met by special
legislation. There is still Il provision
4 which he insists on being corrected,
! and that is the one which gives the eX-
/ elusive right TO the Florence Mining
/ Company to prospect for one year all
the mineral lands on the Uintah reser-
| vation in Utah. 1t is understood that
a bill will be at once introduced in
Z both houses of Congress repeating this
+ provision, which, If il passes. will have
the effect of allowing the general pub
lie to explore the land and establish
claims.
Captain Mcdonald, formerly of the
| Twenty-siXth volunteer infantry. one
, of the officers accused in Corporal
I O'Brien's testimony, has been before
| the Philippine committee of the Sen
! ate He denied all of the allegations
made by O'Brien and said O'Brien was
elsewhere at the times he claimed to
have been present Mcdonald said that
, American officers had not violated a
Spanish woman nor other women. to
his knowledge He also denied the
statement by O'Brien that he (McDon-
add and number of other officers mis-
behaved themselves at a native dance
! He showed that at the time alleged
Major Cooke. one of the officers named,
and himself We're on duty elsewhere
The shooting of bearers of flags of
truce and the burning of a woman and
child by his command was another
story by O'Brien that he denied. Cap
tain Mcdonald said O'Brien WAS a
troublesome soldier from the first.
The Shattuc immigration bill has
been passed in the House. The bill
brings together into one act all the
scattered legislation heretofore enacted
in regard to the immigration of aliens
into the United States. arranges it in
sequence etc. eliminates what has be
come obsolete by reason of subsequent
legislation. amends some of the admin
! istrative features. and also adds some
provisions to the general laws and 9th
ers made necessary by the extension OF
the territorial limits of the United
States. Among the more important
changes are those increasing the head
tax on aliens coming into the United
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