North Park union., 1902-01-24
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

| the hophns Diu 10 create a permanent
census bureau While the general
sentiment was in favor Of q perma.
nent bureau. there was strong opposi-
tion to the bill as drawn, on the ground
TINT 1t was not well mntured. There
also was an overwhelming demand for
J Il provision to place the present em.
ployes of the census bureau under the
protection Of the civil service Inv, and
the bill finally was recommitted with
instructions TO report back a bill con-
taining plan for detailed organiza-
tion OF permanent census bureau, to
include also a provision to place the
present employees under the civil ser
vice.
The comptroller Of the currency has
made public an abstract of reports
made by thirty-nine national banks OF
Colorado. exclusive of Denver. as fol-
lows: Resources and loans, discounts
and overdrafts. S21,097 HAT; real es-
tate, S6T1 1.9iS.34; due from other banks,
$l0.22I, ,43I.SS; lawful money reserves.
81, I45, ,I32.I1: total, S35, Az. .340.56. Liza
billties: Capital stock, s2,TSo.OOO: sur
jlus fund and undivided profits, ST.
4O2, ,610.G5; national bank notes out
standing, sl.s43.25O; due to other
banks, 50, ,242, 7O624; deposits, 500, 159,-
6S5.7o; notes and bills rediscounted,
bills payable and other liabilities, $12,-
1S6.47; total, $34. Az, 2,34O.51. Average
reserve held, s39.O5 per cent.
President Roosevelt has sent to the
Senate the name OF b. +. Daniels of
Nogales. Arizona. for appointment as
marshal OF the district of Arizona.
Mr.. Daniels will succeed Ex-Governor
Myron McCord. who was appointed by
1 fha Int. tax l,,l- u
the last congressional recess. This
change will come us n great surprise
In the territory, where II was not gen.
orally know that the Presiden; contem-
plated ignoring McKinley's choice.
Daniels was private In President
Roosevelts regiment of Rough Riders
and when he enlisted was chief of po-
lice at Cripple Greek. He has been a
resident of Arizona about two years,
but is not generally known In the ter
ritory.
The monthly statemtent OF exports Of
products. issued by the bureau OF sta
tistics, shows that during December,
1901, the exports were ns follows:
Brcadstuffs. Sl5.35S, lI2: decrease MS
compared with December. 1900, $1,000
coo; cattle and hogs, S2,G23. .454; de-
crease, 100000: provisions, SIT $780,
no: increase, 81, 2,152.O0O; cotton, $i3,-
OO3, ,469: decrease, $l,1J0,OOO; mineral
oils, So 329, 1863, increase 81. 100000. For
| the calendar year the total exports
We're $3.50, ,S00.SS3: increase over 1900,
S3l, 100000. The imports and exports
for December We're: Merchandise, i'm
ports, $19,9li. .743. of which $3G,015,411
was free OF duty; increase over Decem-
ber 1900, Sll.OOO,0OO: merchandise, ex-
ports (domestic). Sl35, ,241 ,S05. decrease
$90OO,OOO gold imports, S2,41O.0G6; In
crease, S4.33O.0 600; silver. imports. S.
7S4, 752; decrease, S333,0oO: silver. cx-
ports, 81, 1913 ,052; decrease, $2,GOO,OOO.
A meeting of the committee Of west
ern congressman OH the proposed irri-
CATION bill was held Monday night In
Senator Wnrren's committee room. Mr..
Newlands. secretary of the committee.
read letters from the secretary OF the
Interior, the director of the geological
survey and the commissioner Of the
general land office in answer to the
request of the committee to submit
Views on the proposed bill. The sec
retary OF the interior referred the mat
ter to the last named officials, who
submitted some suggestions ana
amendments, the substance OF their
views being made toward stronger ma
tional control than the bill now pro-
vides. The question OF state or federal
control was discussed at length, this
being the point upon which the commit
tee seems unable to arrive at n con-
cluslon, being about evenly divided.
An amendment submitted by Mr.. Mon
dell, making water appurtenant to the
land irrigated. was adopted. The COM
mittee will continue its work Wedncs-
day night.
In the presence Of the President and
his Cabinet. the entire Wisconsin dele
CATION In Congress, Governor Durbln
OF Indiana, Senator Hanna and num-
Der OF other friends. Henry @. Payne
| of Wisconsin was sworn In as postmas-
| ter general "Wednesday morning In the
Cabinet room ut the White House. The
oath OF office was administered by
| Chief Justice Fuller. The retiring
postmaster general, Charles Emory
| Smith, also was present, as well as
| Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Payne, wife
| of the new member OF the Presidents
| official family. At the conclusion OF
| the ceremony President Roosevelt nd
yanced toward Mr. Payne and with
smile and hearty handshakc addressed
| him as "Mfr Postmaster General Mr..
| Payne then received the congratula-
| tons of all present, after which he en-
| gagged in a long private conversation
with the President. Mr.. Payne took
charge at the Postofiice Department
about noon. The personnel of the de-
partment who We're in the city were
presented to the new postmaster gener-
| al and took leave Of Mr.. Smith In the
afternoon.
| Secretary Root is strongly opposed to
commercial reciprocity between the
| United States and the Philippines on
| the general ground that any such ar
rangement would be destructive Of the
open door policy of this government
| In the east 1t Is argued that the Unit
| ed States only secured the open door In
China after patient and nssiduous
| diplomatic negotiations with other for
eign governments concerned. and to
| now deny to other governments the
same trade facilities with the Philip
| pines enjoyed by the United States
| would result in closing the principal
| markets in China to the United States.
| Speaking on this subject to-day, Cab
| met officer said that the only way the
Ugited States could do to be treated the
same MS Russia. France, Germany ana
Great Britain in the Chinese provinces
now in the possession Of these govern
ments would be by granting the coun-
1t, n,r,oJ onunI nrivIlappS and facill.