The state herald., 1902-05-23
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


eral.
An amendment to the naval appro-
prlation bill approprlatlng $4,000 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 concurred in the House
amendment to the bill for the relief of
Mrs. Arlvella d. Meeker of Greeley
and the bill went to the President for
signature. 1t carries 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 clear ma
tority in favor Of the measure. Later
1t was announced that 1856 members
had promised to vote for It. Friends
of the bill will now press for def
mite day for its consideration, and ex-
pect they will be given an opportunity
to call 1t up within two weeks.
Owing to the numerous communica-
tons received by the attorney general
trom all over the country volunteering
evidence of the illegal practices of the
alleged beef trust, and because of the
limited force of the department here
md in Chicago. the district attorneys
throughout the country have been di-
rected to examine into the testimony
offered and forward the same to the
department.
The Senate committee on Philippines
has decided to call us witness before
that committee Miss Clemencia Lopez,
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 to ask
her attendance.
The negotiations between Secretary
Hay and the ministers from Colombia,
Nicaragua and Costa Rica looking to
the requirement of the necessary
rights for the construction by the
United States government of either the
Panama or the Nicaragua canal, have
mt 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 Hall In
dian reservation under the old ''rush''
system, which will take place June
11th. 1t is estimated that about 3OO.-
600 acres are agricultural or grazing
land. which may be entered under
homestead. timber and stone laws, and
all these lands will be subject to the
rush" About G0,O0O acres within five
miles Of Pocatello will be sold at 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,
to be known as THE Colorado" The
building will be on the corner of Four
teenth and q streets, the former site
OF the Foundry church. The frontage
on G street will be ia feet and on
Fourteenth street lis feet. There will
be nine floors and the building will
contaln eight store and 2+3 office rooms.
The building will cost SG00,000 and the
ground cost 100000.
Senator Warren recently presented
to the President petition of thirty
nine small stockmen living In the Hat
Greek. Wyoming, district, and compris-
ing practically all Its residents, re-
questlng 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, II is understood nm effort Will
be made to work as little hardship NJ
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 aban-
doned their effort TO have the measure
made the unfinished business ON the
Senate calendar and now express n
willingness that the Ncnraguan canal
bill shall continue 10 have the place
place OF advantage. with the under
standing that the Cuban bill shall have
incidental attention when no one Is
prepared 10 speak on the canal bill,
and II Is understood that there VIII be
no effort TO dlsplace the latter. II 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-
pccted II VIII do within very short
time. some i0.Oo0.oJo acres OF public
land In western Colorado win he
thrown open TO settlement by people
who wish 10 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 viii he called upon TO
pay into the Indian fund SIS for cy.
cry acre thus allotted for homestead
purposes.
President Roosevelt has signed the
bill giving Mrs. Arvrlln u. Mcckcr OF
Greeley, Colorado. nm annuity FOR life
OF $500. The Indian appropriation bill
carrying the provision for opening the
Ulntah reservation nn3 aD nppropria.
ton for furnishing water for the south
crn Ute Indians of Colorado. IN sim
IN the hands 0f the President unsigned.
Objections have been made to the hill
on account " the provisions for open.
Ing the ulnnh reservation and lcns-
lug lands ON the spokane reservation.
II IN stated, however. that the Ptcsl-
dent win not refuse 10 sign the bili on
this account and the delay In signing
l. TO fully satisfy friends OF the In
dlnns TINT the Indians rights ARE prop
eriy snfcgunr,led,