Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-10
THEWORK OF CONGRESS- /
Antianarchy Measure Is Passed by
the House.
SENATE DEBATES RESERVES.
Argument ON the nil Designed to
Secure Land In the Appalachian
Mountains For n Great
National Park.

Washington, June 1O.-When the
house met, the pending question was
ON II motion of Mr.. De Almond (Mo.)
to recommit the antianarchy bill with
instructions to strike out section 8.
which makes the killing of foreign en-
bassadors and ministers punishable
with DEATH and section ID, which Gre
atrs the legal presumption in all prose
cutiols under the act that the officers
to be protected by its provisions are
engaged in the performance of their
official duties at the time the ottense is
committed. The roll was called, and
the motion was loSt-71 to 10. The
vote was then taken upon the passage
of the bill, Mr.. I.Hnllam CTeX.l demand
ing the yeas and nays.
The hill was passed-115 to IS.
Mr.. Hit, from the committee Oh for
eign affairs. presented resolution
which after reciting the fact that
peace has been established in South
Africa calls upon the secretary of
state for Il complete list of American
citizens now detained as prisoners of
war in South Africa and for informal
ton as to what action is being taken
to secure their release. The resolution
was adopted without division.
The house then under the order made
last week proceeded with the consid-
GRAFTON Of the bill "tO transfer certain
forest reserves to the control OF the
Ill pt m of M md tn IL
thorize game and fish preserves in for
est reserves
The Day In the Senate.
Soon after the senate convened a re-
port was made from the committee on
Indian affairs of an investigation made
by that committee of the conduct of
W. \. Jones. commissioner of Indian
affairs. with respect to the leasing of
certain Indian lands of the Standing
Rock reservation. South Dakota. The
committee reported that there was no
foundation for the charges made and
that the conduct of Commissioner
Jones was entirely unseltish The re-
port was agreed to.
Mr.. Simmons (N. c.. then addressed
the senate in support of the bill for the
establishment of Il national forest re-
serve in the southern Appalachian
mountains. He explained that ten for
est reserves had been established in
the United States. none of them east
of the Mississippi river. He said the
establishment of the ten forest re
serves in the west was made from the
public domain. while cash would have
to be paid for the proposed reserve. He
did not believe. however. that there
was any difference between appropri
ating cash from the treasury and APP
proprating property of the govern
ment.
Mr.. Simmons said it had been sug
gestpd that there might be some job in
the pending bill This. he know. was
not true. and there was no foundation
in fact for the suggestion. The meas
ure was essentially national in char
arter. and il was advocated as Il ma
tional proposition.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Simmons
speech consideration was begun of the
naval appropriation bill.
The bill rs reported to the Senat, |
carries appropriations g@regnting SIS.
1876, S3}S.
Congressional Gossip. J
The senate committee on Pacific is |
lands and Porto Rico has authorized a |
Favorable report on the proposition al i
lowin" pay for the destruction of prop !
crty in Hawaii OH the order of pr"si- |
dent Mckinley on account of the prev |
alenrr of the plague during the transit |
ton period OF that territory in 1899 and |
1900
The committee decided to recommend |
that an amt n,inlrnt should he made to
the general deficiency appropriation
81 providing for the payment by this