North Park union., 1902-04-04

Senator T1llman from the cOmmlttee
on mines and mining reported favor
ably the bill devoting portion OF the
proceeds Of the sale of public lands to
the maintenance Of state and territorial
mining schools.
The Senate committee on pubic
lands has authorized favorable re-
port on the bill which has passed the
House providing for the issuance OF
patent to the townsite of BASIN Clty,
Wyoming, to the municipal authorities
thereof for the use and benefit OF sud
town.
The monthly statement of the collec-
tions of revenue shows that the totai
OF the returns for February, 1902. were
SIS. .717,859, decrease as compared
with February, 1901, of $3.042,IIS. Dur
ing the last eight months the total re-
ceipts were $1S3,O41,744, decrease OF
OO5S. .4O6 from the corresponding per-
iod last year.
A large number of business men rep
resen.ing the leading commercial or
ganizations Of the country were Deiore
the House committee Oh commerce re-
Gently when hearings were begun on
the plan of creating new department
of the government, presided over Dy
n cabinet officer, 10 be known MS the
Department of Commerce ana LABOR
and argued in favor of the measure.
The House committee on naval af-
fairs, by vote of Z TO 4, adopted res
olution concurring In the conclusions
of President Roosevelt as to terminat-
ing the agitation of the Schley contro.
versy. md Indefinitely postponing an
bills and resolutions OH the subject. Ihe
report of the subcommittee was adopt
ed by vote of to 4, one Kepubilcah
voting with the Democrats against II.
The Senate public lands committee
has reported favorably Senator MITCH
ellis bill providing for refunding Sl.2o
per acre to homestead and pre-emptioh
holders of land who secured lands by
entry within railway land limits ana
paid nt the rate of $40 per acre, ana
where railway companies failed to con-
struct the lines of railroad on account
of which such land grants were maze.
The Secretary of the Treasury, upon
further consideration Of the question,
informed the Danish minister through
the Secretary of State, that If sugar Is
shipped from the Danish West Indies
to the United States prior to the ratiii-
cation of the treaty ccding the lsianus
to the United States and deposited III
bonded warehouses. II can be drawn
for. consumption only upon the pay
ment OF duty.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
opinion of the United States Court OF
Appeals for the Eighth circuit In the
cnse of George Il. Emblem against the
Lincoln Land Company. The case In
volved the title to the land on which
t,, sl,.,o t,.t nj
orado. is locnted. The court held that
the act of Congress confirming the title
of George F. Emblem, from whom the
town company secured title, was valid.
An important conference was held
Mt the war department between Secre-
tnry Root and General Wood. military
governor of Cuba, In regard to Cuban
affairs. 1t is understood that 1t re-
lated mainly to legislation necessary
to put the new Cuban republic on n
sound commercial basis at the outset of
its career. General Wood has express
ed the opinion that the proposed twen-
ty per cent. reduction on Cuban I'M
ports Will not afford the desired relief
to Cuba. He Is endeavoring to secure
more liberal concessions for the island.
Major General T. S. Otis closed his
active career IN the army March 10th
by reason of age and will 90 into re-
tirement nt Rochester. New York. The
War Department paid the unusual
tribute to him by issuing general Or
der reciting his dintinguisheG services.
not only through the Civil War, but in
his management at Manila. The order
rectes President McKinley's congrntu-
uatory messages OH the occasions OF
Otis success over the Filipinos Mt Ma
lalos and when Manila was captured.
and concludes: General Otis goes in
to his retirement with consciousness
of duty well done during forty years
of continuous exceptionally meritorious
service, which cntitle him to the graft
tude and best wishes of his country
men,"
The House committee on foreign af
fairs has completed consideration of
the Chinese exclusion bill and by Il
practically unanimous vote ordered 1t
favorably reported to the House. The
measure has been most carefully con-
sidered for more than month. and 1t
comes from the committee with quite
q number of changes. The exclusion
Of Chinese laborers is made complete
both as to the mninl;ed territory of the
United States and all insular poses
sions, Including the Philippines and
Hawaii The committee finally re-
stored the prohibtory clause recon-
mended by the Pacific coast senators
and members, so that as reported II
reads: '.And the prohibition shall ap-
ply to all Chinese laborers, rs well as
to those who were in such insular pos
sessions ut the time of acquisition by
the United States. also to those who
have come there since. and those who
may be born there hereafter
"If the government agrees to The
suggestion of Messrs. Townsend and
Forbes, and puts the Philippine islands
on silver basis. 1 believe the price
would Immediately go up" said Sena-
tor Henry NJ. Teller. the great silver
advocate. The friends of the plan say
that the Senate committee will pass
favorably on the plan to give the Phil
ippines a 50-cent American dollar.
Speaking OF this the senator said: Il
do not think 1t either possible or feast
BILE to put the Filipinos on gold basis.
For centuries past they have been used
to silver MS currency and this has been
their money from time lmmemorial. The
Asiatics would rather have quantity
than quality of currency, and they
would not regard an American silver
dollar, circulating at par, as double the
value OF 50-cent Filipino dollar. or
course we could continue to nav our