The Springfield herald., 1902-06-20


treasury Department has sent out ad-
vertisements for IL site for the new
Colorado Springs postotiice. The size
of space desired is 170X1SO feet. Bids
will be opened on July 10th. a special
agent will be sent TO examine the va
rious sites offered.
Representative Bell secured insertion
In the general deficiency bin of an ap-
preparation of S3l, 500 for the resurvcy
and marking of the Colora do New
Mexico boundary line. in accordance
with the recommendation of the Inter
or Department. The committee on ap-
preparations unanimously favored this
provision.
Secretary Hay and Mr.. Barnes, the
Danish minister, have signed n proto-
col extending for twelve months the
time allowed for the exchange of raJ-
fications of the Danish West Indian
treaty. This allows the adjournment
of the Danish Rigsdag over the sum
mer months without final action on
the treaty of cession.
Another of the supply bills of the
government was disposed of by the
Senate June 10th, the naval bill, car
rying more than S1S,OOO,OOO, being
passed. 1t includes provisions for two
tlrst-class armored cruisers and two
gunboats, but strikes out the House
provision that one of each shall be
built at government yards.
Representative Richardson of Ten
nessee has introduced bill to place all
articles and commodities manufac-
tured and controlled or produced in the
United States by trust or trusts on
the free list and to reduce the rate of
duty on any article or commodity man
ufactured in the United States and sold
IN foreign country more cheaply than
IN the United States.
A report has been received from the
committee on Indian affairs of the in
vestigation made by that committee
of the conduct of w. A. Jones, COM
missioner of Indian affairs, with re-
spcct to the leasing of certain Indian
lands of the Standing Rock reserva-
tiOn, South Dakota. The committee
found that there were no foundations
for the charges made and that the
conduct of Commissioner Jones was
entirely unselfish.
Mr.. Depew addressed the Senate in
advocacy of the bill appropriating S1O-
100000 for the purchase of 100000
serve in Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia. Alabama and
Tennessee. Alr. Depew said the pro-
ject was favored by President Roose-
welt and by the secretary of agricul-
ture, and federal action was justified
fully by public necessity. He said the
, most favorable results might be eX-
pected from the establishment OF the
reserve.
The House committee on appropria-
tions listened to an argument by n
representative of the general land
office in favor of an appropriation for
resurveying the ColoradoNew Mexico
boundary lines. Department officials
represented that n prompt survey is
demanded, as there is II considerable
settlement along this line, and unless
the boundary line is distinctly and
properly marked, considerable lihga-
ton and conflict is likely TO ensue. The
committee seemed favorably disposed
toward the proposition, but took no
immediate action. Representative Bell
and other members of the committee
believe an adequate appropriation Will
be made.
Representative Shafroth of Colorado
pervising architect of the treasury
during which he urged him to take
prompt steps looking 10 completing
, the Denver mint and making the eX-
| tension of the Leadville public building
! ordered by the recent omnibus bill. He
| was advised that the department had
anticipated the authorization of an eN-
| penditure of 100000 additional on the
mint building and that bids for the in
terror finishing will shortly be opened
and 1t is expected Il contract Will be
let. Plans ant specifications for the
! extending of the Leadville building
have been completed and are now
ready to be advertised. 1t is expected
that they will be placed on the mar
ket within week or TWO.
| In the Senate, Mr.. Tillman presented
some advantages of supplying meta
mail boxes for rural delivery ant
B showed to the Senate a sample box oi
/ sheet steel which could be purchased
| for 40 cents. Boxes now supplied by
private individuals cost from S1.25 Il
So each Such price. he said, was ;
serious burden upon the farmers. Al
I ready S1.JOO,GOO year was paid FOL
! rural delivery of mail and he believed
such rural delivery would expand unit
1t exceeded the cost on city mail deliv
cry. MIR. Mason of Illinois, chairman
of the postotlice and post roads com
mittee, calleu attention to the fact tlia
there We're several manufacturers %
mail boxes throughout the country ant
he doubted the advisability of the gov
ernment buying n special box from :
particular company. He thought thu
whole business ought to be open t,
competition. No action was taken.
The story is telegraphcd from New
Orleans that Charles NJ. Dodson
former agent of the Associated Pres
at Havana. says that General Woo,