The state herald., 1902-12-12

firmed by the Senate to succeed thu
late Justice Gray as a member of The
bench of the United States Supreme
Court. There was no opposition.
A bill introduced by Representative
Jenkins, by request. makes newspa
lpers or other periodicals unmailable
which contain any pictures of suicides
or details relating to suicides beyond
n simple statement of death by sui.
eide, and imposing penalty.
1t has recently been brought to the
attention of Postmaster General
Payne that about twenty-five women
are holding positions as carriers in
the rural free delivery service, and a
| call has been made upon Superintend-
ent Machin of tnat branch for infor-
nation about them. An investigation
will be made to determine whether
they are performing their duties III a
| satisfactory manner. Mr.. Payne Is
said to be opposed to the appointment
OF women to such service.
The House has passed bill author
izing the following persons to accept
presents and decorations from foreign
governments: Capt b. ii. McCalla.
U. S. N; Drs. Eugene Wasdin and II.
d. Geddings, U. S. NJ. II. c.: Henry L.
Afford, w. A. Taylor, H. w. Wiley, M.
A. Carleton and John |. Shuttle, De-
partment of Agriculture; John A. Ok
'erman, Mississippi river commission;
Casper S. Crowinshield, United States
commercial agent; Miss Anna Tolman
Smith and Lieut. Col f. IL. Phipps.
The annual report Of Governor
Otero of New Mexico TO the secretary
of the interior says the territory is
unusually prosperous, irrigation work
has taken great strides, new mines are
opening and new towns and cities are
springing into life. The net bonded
debt of the territory is 81 ,034 ,054. The
assessed valuation of property in New
Mexico is now SAL .l0S,7i5, which the
governor says is not one-third of its
actual value for taxable purposes, n
fair estimate, he says, not falling far
short of sl50000,OOO,
The War Department has issued an
order for the exchange of fifteen Phil
ippine regiments with the same num-
ber of troops in the United States.
The home troops will relieve the
troops in the Philippines, The first
transport of them leaves San Fran
cisco February 1st. Parts of the
Fourteenth cavalry and Eighteenth in
fantry. now at Fort Logan, Colorado.
will be sent to the Philippines and
parts of the Second infantry and Fifth
cavalry, now in the Philippines. will
come to the Department Of the Colo
RADIO.
Details shall be for four years. and
officers detailed may be assigned to any
branch of the service. The bill pro-
yides further that the chief of staff.
under the direction OF the President
and secretary OF war. shall have super
vision OF all troops OF the line and of
the several administrative staff and
supply departments and shall be n
member OF the board OF ordnance and
Notifications. Under the bill inspec-
tions of troops are to be made habit
ualiy by commanding officers and in
spections of the army at large by the
general stan.
Following the change in the Colom-
bian negotiators reported. steps have
been taken to Immediately resume the
tAtuhnbts utiNttH lllt 'Nilt btpdN-
ment and the Colombian legation with
n view to the perfection OF a canal
treaty. II is now known that what
was regarded as the most difficult prob
lem to solve has been successfully met
by the negotiators In the arrangement
of the perpetual control" clause of
the projected treaty. Under this the
United States may hold the necessary
strip OF land indefinitely. The real diff
ference now is as TO the compensation
to be paid Colombia. which seeks an
Increase OF annuity to more than
s5oO,Q00 per alnum.
The House committee on commerce.
which is considering the department
of commerce bill. heard Commissioner
of Patents Allen, who disapproyos OF
the transfer of the patent office to the
proposed department OF commerce.
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
Allies informed the committee that the
treasury department is willing to
transfer to the proposed department
OF commerce the Bureau OF lmmigra.
tion. National Bureau OF Standards,
lighthouse establishment and coast
and geodetic survey. to aid in form.
ing nucleus for the new department.
But the treasury is not favorable TO
the transfer OF the marine hospital
| service. life-saylng service. steamboat
| inspections. Bureau OF Navigation or
Bureau OF Statistics. because OF their
/ close relation TO the treasury depart.
ment. These 1--WE last named bureaus
are In charge OF department officials
who have charge os other matters
also.
Attorney General Knox. In his an.
nual report. renews his rccommcnda.
ton for an increase OF the salaries oi
judicial officers throughout the coun.
try. The report shows that the mum.
bcr OF eases remaining undisposcd oi
In the United States court at the clos.
OF the october. 1909. term. was 3ii OF
the appellate and eleven on the Original
docket. Al the close OF the prcyioui
term there were 32G cases undlspoacc
of. The number of cases dockc,cd n
the term was $3.50. number disposed o
375. The statement OF criminal pros
ccutlona In the United States cour
shows that 1850 prosecutions tormi
mated during the last year. or th'
e.G02 criminal prosecutions pcndini
July /. 1909. 2G2 were for violation o
the customs laws. 3.50i for violation O
Internal revenue laws, I22 for violation
u the pugtuiilcc laws, ten under III,
election laws. 100 under the nnturniiza
tlun laws. 900 under the lntorcouA
laws. 1856 under pension laws. seventy
four for cmbcxzlcmont. and 1886 mis-
tellnnoouH prosecutions. ON July !
| 1902 there were ALTO United Stnto