The state herald., 1902-05-09

sachusetts to be secretary of the navy.
President Roosevelt has signed the
Chinese exclusion bill. The pen used
was given to Representative Kahn of
California, who has taken a deep in
terest In the bill.
United States Minister Powell nt
Santo Domingo having reported to the
State Department that the revolution
ary movement led by the vice president
had assumed serious proportions, the
Cincinnati, now at Norfolk, has been
ordered to be ready to sail for there at
once to protect American interests.
The select committee on census has
authorized n favorable report on the
resolution recently introduced to col
lect and bring up to the crop year 1902
statistics relating to irrigation, area of
land reclaimed, cost and value of work
and such other Information as may be
obtained bearing on the present condi-
tion Of irrigation.
Representative Mondcll, In charge Of
the irrigation bill in the House, has
decided to concentrate the efforts Of
friends of the measure in securing
three days consideration of the bill,
commencing Monday, May 10Th. The
| friends of the measure are confident
that 1t will pass the House IL given
| consideration, and are deslrous that
action be taken MS soon as possible.
| by the House public lands committee
on the bill authorizing sales OF timber
from public lands in New Mexico. I'm
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| sold in tracts not to exceed 25,O00 acres
for the highest and best prices obtain
| able. Under the present law timber
| can only be sold in tracts of one>quar-
ter section, thus restricting and pre-
venting sales.
1t is now believed that no further
| consideration will be given by the
| President to the subject OF retiring
Lieutenant General Miles 80 long as
| the commander of the army continues
his present attitude of reserve, and
that the case will be allowed to remain
as 1t is unless General Miles himself
should do something or take some ac-
tion to revive the recent determination
of the President
The agricultural appropriation bill
as passed by the House, includes the
following amendment: ''The secretary
of agriculture shall, on or before July
| l, 1903, transfer TO and consolidate
with the weather bureau and under
| the direction of its chief, all the work
OF the Department of Agriculture re-
lating to the gathering and compilation
of statistics by the division of statis-
| tics.' The appropriation for good roads
Inquiries was increased from $4,000 to
$4,000.
In the House, Mr.. Shattuc, in an ex-
tended speech on the labor conditions
of the country, said: Another serious
factor In the problem Is immigration.
The addition of 100000 immigrants
TO the labor supply of our country
since 1880, and current Increase OF
G00,000 yearly, form menace to the
labor of our land should period Of
depression again visit our Industries
The result viii be positive reduction
in the standard of wages, the standard
OF living and the standard OF clviliza-
ton"
The House OF Representatives, in
adopting the agricultural appropriation
| bill, has amended the provision making
an appropriation for irrigation investi-
CATIONS by providing that this branch
OF the service shall investigate and
make Inquiry into laws relative TO
rights OF riparian owners and OF own
ers holding rights under the doctrine
OF prior appropriation. These are ques-
lions now involved In the controversy
before the United States Supreme
Court In the suit brought by the state
OF Kansas against Colorado.
| The e,committee of postal and treasury
experts who have been considering the
| question of a fractional postal eur
rency. probably Will recommend TO
Congress measure calling for the es-
tabllshment Of currency OF notes
adapted, with improvements. from the
postal notes used In Canada, Great
Britain. Germany and France. This
plan calls for books OF fractional cur.
rency arranged In detachable coupon
form. which are 10 be obtained from
postoiiices or rural free delivery ear.
The confereos on the Chinese exclu.
sion bill have reached n complete
agreement ON the bill. II strikes out
that portion of the Senate bill limit.
Ing the extension OF all existing laws
TO the life of the present treaty ana
re-enacts them 80 far as Is not incon-
sistent with the treaty obligations, un.
| III otherwise provided by law, and ex.
tends the laws 10 our island territory
so far MS applicable. II allows Chinese
| TO enter for exposition purposes ana
retains the provision regarding ccrtlh.
cation In the Philippine Islands.
Commissioner OF Pensions Evans
was recent caller nj the White
House, and while there the President
Informed him OF the death OF William
Mckinley Osborne, consul general TO
London. and In mn Informal manner
offered him the yncnni position. No
formal tender Of the placn wns made
ana none VIII be. rs the President
wants TO pay proper respect 10 the
memory OF the dead consul. Nr. Evans
said that he would tnkc the ofirr under
adyisemcnt. but no doubt he viii ne.
c.pt II when II II made In formal
manner.
Representative Buricson OF Texas
has introduced n resolution calling on
the secretary OF war for Information
ns To whether General smiths order
rclntly. 10 the wnr In Snmar wns
based on orders issued from Washing.
ton relative 10 the suppression Of the
inzurrcctlon In Snmnr. Representative
Conroy OF Massachusetts introduced
another resolution calling for informn.