Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-02-06

Moon (Tenn.) and Boutelle lIlls.).
against the bill. Today the bill viii
be laid aside to permit action on the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill.
For Government Expenses.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The legisla
tive, executive and judicial approprfa'
ton bill, carrying the appropriations
for numerous bl anches of the govern.
ment service, was completed yeste-.
day by the house committee on ap-
preparations. II carries $25,168,S93.
or about half a million below the es-
Inmates. In the item increasing
specific salaries 266 such increases
are on account of rural free delivery
It is proposed in the bill to continue
for another year the temporary force
of employees now in the treasury, war
and postoffice departments, whose
services are necessary on account CT
increased work incident to the war
with Spain.
The Oklahoma appropriations have
a limitation against the removal OF
the capital, or contracting for a capt.
tai building. A general provision Is
made against paying compensation to
public employees who are ".ncompe-
tent or incapacitated," this term be-
ing substituted for the present law
against persons permanently inca
paeitated."
The report on the bill gives the re-
suit Of an inquiry as to the extent Of
leaves of absence of government en-
ployes, showing an average of 1873
days of total leave last year.
Roosevelts to Leave Monday Night.
Washington, Feb. 6.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt and the party who will
accompany them to the Charleston
exposition will leave here for the
south next Monday night in special
train over the Southern railway. The
hour for departure has not been
definitely fixed, but the train will
reach Summervil1e, S. c., on Tues
day afternoon Tuesday night will be
spent at the Pine Forest Inn, Sum
merville, as the guest of Captain
Wagner, president of the exposition.
AT this point the party will inspect
the tea farms nearby. On Wednes-
day the party will go to Charleston,
spending the day in that city and at
the exposition grounds. At night a
banquet will be given the president
and party at the Charleston hotel.
The return journey will begin
Thursday, Feb. 13. The train will
reach Washington Friday morning.
In the presidents party will be Sec.
retaries Wilson and Hitchcock, AZ.
torney General Knox and Postmaster
General Payne and the ladies of their
families
Should Treat NationaIities Alike.
Washington, Feb. Grey. s. L.
Baldwin, of New York, secretary of
the missionary society of the Meta.
odist Episcopal church. was heard by
the house committee on foreign af
fairs in opposition to the Mitchell
Kahn bill for Chinese exclusion. He
took the position that general restrie.
lions on immigrants should govern
all nationalities alike and that dis
elimination against the Chinese alone
was not to the public interest.
President Gompers, of the Fedora
ton of Labor continued his state
ment in support of the bill. He ex
hibited fac SMILES of the instructions
sent by the Chinese to their friends
in Chi~A, pointing out the way to get
into this country. Mr.. Gompers also
stated that Maxwell Evarts, of New
York, who advocated an extension II
the Geary law, had attacked that law
in the United States supreme court
and that the contention of its inval
idity was still before the court The
hearings continue today.
Chile to Resume Specie Payments.
Washington, Feb. 6.-Secretary
Hay has received from United States
Minister Wilson, at Santiago, Chile
a copy of law recently passed by
the Chilean congress, to take effect
Jan. l, 1902, which provides for the
postponement of the resumption Of
specie payments until Jan. /, 1905
Mr.. Wilson says that President
Riesco's government, after thorough
consideration and deliberation, decid
ed that it had not at command re
sources sufficient to resume specie
payments just yet, and it therefore
proposed a law to the Chilean con
gress, which, while confirming the in
tention of Chile to meet her obliga-
tions in gold, defers for three years
the date on which the law, framed in
1898, will become operative.
Will Investigate Daniels Past.
Washington, Feb. EN- the case of
Benjamin Daniels, who recently was
confirmed by the senate as marshal
OF Arizona, 1t is stated that his COM
mic