The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-22

AaAib bar Oidfifn a iflftit
the bill to retire Surgeon General
Sternberg, with the rank OF major gen
eral.
An amendment to the naval appro-
priation bill approprlating 10000 for
making tests of liquid fuel from the
California and Texas oil fields under
the direction OF the Bureau Of Steam
Engineering, was adopted by the
House.
The Senate concurrcd in the H0Nse
amendment to the bill for the relief of
Mrs. Arivella ID. Meeker OF Greeley
and the bill went 10 the President for
signature. Ii carries n life annuity of
$500 for Mrs. Meeker, dating from
June, 1900.
As announced last week. the canvass
Of the House by the friends Of the irri-
CATION bill has disclosed n clear ma
Jority in favor Of the measure. Later
1t was announced that 1856 members
of the bill will now press for a def
mite day for its consideration, and eN-
pcct they will be given an opportunity
to call 1t up within two weeks.
The Senate committee on Philippines
has decided to call as n witness before
that committee Miss Clemencin Lopez,
Il sister of Sixto Lopez. The lady is
now in Boston and she will be asked TO
come from that city TO Washington TO
give her testimony The date of her
appearance has not been fixed. Sena-
tors Lodge, Hale and Burrows voted
with the Democratic members 10 ask
her attendance.
The negotiations between Secretary
Hay and the ministers from Colombia,
Nicaragua and Costa Rlca looking 90
the requirement Of the necessary
rights for the construction by the
United States government of either the
Panama or the Nicaragua canal, have
at last been concluded and the secre-
tary OF state will be able to send to
the Senate three treaties covering the
ground. The general features of these
conventions already have been out
lined.
The general land office has decided
to open the bulk of the Fort Hal In
dian reservation under the old rush
system. which will take place June
1Tth. It is estimated that about 3OO,-
900 acres are agricultural or grazing
land. which may be entered under
homestead, timber and stone laws, and
all these lands will he subject to the
rush" About G0,OOo acres within five
miles of Pocatello VIII be sold Mt public
auction and not be opened up during
the scramble.
Thomas +. Walsh has accepted plans
and designs for the construction of the
largest Office building in Washington,
80. 4. In Tho
building will be on the corner of Four
teenth and G streets. the former site
of the Foundry church. The frontage
on G street will be ia feet and on
Fourteenth street lis feet. There VIII
he nine floors and the building Will
contain eight store and 243 office rooms.
The building will cost 100000 and the
ground cost $4,000.
Senator Warren recently presented
to the President IL petition of thirty
nine small stockmen living in the Hat
Greek, Wyoming, district, and compris-
ing practically all Its residents. re
questing delay in enforcement of the
order to remove fences from the pub
lie domain until some satisfactory law
passes Congress to adjust grazing in
the West. While the law Will be en-,
forced. 1t is understood an effort will
be made TO work as little hardship as
possible, especially in communities
where no complaints have arisen of
fencing on the public lands.
The friends of Cuban reciprocity for
the time being have practically abnn-
doncd their effort to have the measure
made the unfinished business on the
Senate calendar and now express
willingness that the Nicaraguan canal
bill shall continue to have the place
place of advantage. with the under
standing that the Cuban bill shall have
incidental attention when no one Is
prepared to speak on the canal bill.
and il is understood that there will be
no effort to displnce the latter. 1t is
now the intention of the opponents OF
the Cuban bill to see that the canal
bill is thoroughly debated.
The House on Thursday passed Mr..
Bells bill providing for free home
stead in the Ute Indian reservation in
Colorado. When this measure passes
the Senate, which is confidently ex-
pected II will do within n very short
time, some 10OO0.0OO acres of public
land In western Colorado Will be
thrown open TO settlement by people
who wish to use their homestead
rights. In order to observe the treaty
made with the Ute Indians when the
government took these lands out of
their possession the treasurer of the
United States will he called upon to
pay into the Indian fund S1.2j for ev-
cry acre thus allotted for homestead
purposes,