The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25
late WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

cOilectlOH Huu puD1lcdtlOH Dy tHe ulTec-
tor of the census of statistics respect
ing the production of cotton. Mr.. ALI
son vigorously opposed the provision,
maintaining that the cotton statistics
gathered by the Department of Agri-
culture were complete and accurate,
and that no necessity existed for their
duplication. Despite his opposition the
provision was inserted in the bill.
The nomination OF Ben Daniels, an
ex-rough rider, to be marshal of Ari-
zona, confirmed by the Senate before
1t had heard of his record as an ex-
convict, n hold-up man and a brace
game gambler, will be revoked by the
President. Daniels was a personal
nominee of President Roosevelt The
President knew him as brave soldier
and desired to reward him. There
were ugly rumors in Washington about
Daniels when his nomination was re-
ferred to the judiciary. After his noZa-
ination was confirmed the story came
that Daniels had served n term in pris-
on for larceny and a great row was
raised in the Senate because he had
been confirmed without facts being
brought to the knowledge of that body.
President Roosevelt called on Daniels
for an explanation and the letter re-
ceived in reply was not satisfactory.
L
olution in the Senate for investigation
by a Senate committee of the conduct
of Indian schools in this country. The
resolution tells of n startling state of
affairs among some of the schools, OF
the admission of scholars infected with
tuberculosis and contagious diseases,
and says that the mortality among the
scholars is appalling. One exhibit
quotes an inspector of schools as say
ing that it is his belief that of every
detail of either boys or girls who sweep
the dormitory rooms of Indian board
ing schools three out of four die of tu-
| berculosls within five years. The res
olution says: There is an intermix-
ture of the two sexes in such schools,
without proper supervision in many
cases. with the result that many of the
| female children are debauched and the
| morals of the children of both sexes
perverted and destroyed"
Senator Warren has reported from
the Senate committee on claims an
omnibus claims bill carry an appro-
| priation of approximately S3,Oo0,eoO to
| pay a large number of claims against
| the government. some of them dating
back to the war of 1912. The Western
| claims included We're as follows: Gil
man Sawtelle. Priest river Idaho, ST.
OTO for subsisting troops on his
ranch in 1877; Nathan Turner,
Sedgwick county, Colorado. stores
and supplies furnished troops dur
ing Civil War. $12O; state of
| Wyoming, $1,000 for care of
Yellowstone Park prior to appropria-
| ton for this purpose by national gov
ernment The bill refers to the Court
of Claims for Judgment the claim OF
| the heirs of William Kiskadden,
amounting TO $4,000. for losses sus-
| tanned by William Kiskadden in 1862
of horses and mules by reason of an
enforced march in transporting the
baggage and equipment of the First
| Colorado infantry from Denver to Fort
| Union, New Mexico. The heirs of kis-
kadden are Maude Adams, the actress,
and William Kiskaden. Jr., of Colo
radc.
| Regarding government ownership or
| cables Representative Corliss author or
the Hawaiian cable bill, says England
for fifty years has been constantly ac-
curing, by purchase or construction,
cable connection with her vast possess
| sions. until she has expended upwards
| of n S1OO,0OO,OO0 for this purpose, and
| operates her own cables connecting her
| colonies England is now constructing
a Pacific cable from Vancouver TO
| Australia at a cost of nearly $1,000
| 600. and in order to give her trades
men and manufacturers the benefit of
this communication at the least possi-
| BILE expense, has fixed the rate of
two shillings or fifty cents per word
| for cable messages from Vancouver to
New Zealand. France, Germany and
other nations are not sleeping upon
their rights, as the people Of the United
States have been" comments Mr.. Cor
| liss. but are establishing government
| telegraphic communications with their
respective possessions. | therefor con-
| tend. that the Pacific cable should be
owned. controlled and operated by the
| government of the United States. 1t
should be made by American manu-
facturers, laid by an American ship
under the American flag and operated
at the actual cost of dissemination
| of knowledge. the proper direction of
our army and navy, and the advances
ment of our trade and commerce in the
Pacific The transmission of communi-
cation should be held by the state.
Chairman Loud of the House commit
tee on postoffices and post roads is
| said to have secured an agreement
from the committee on rules to take up
the postoffice appropriation bill after
| the disposition of the ways and means
committees bill for the reduction of
| the war revenue taxes. There is pros
pect of considerable opposition to the
bill. which provides for the placing of
rural free delivery under the contract
system Mr. Louds argument, and he
will be supported by every member of
| the committee, Is based entirely upon
the economy Of the proposition. He
| estimates that there will be saving of
nearly 81 100000 in the cost of the SER
vice If the work is done by contract
instead of employees of the government.
Rural carriers, of which Colorado has
now nearly seventy-tive regular and
substitute were on February 1st placed
under the service rules and by an item