The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

proceeus Oh the sale OF puDllc lanQS TO
the maintenance of state and territorial
mining schools
The Senate committee on public
lands has authorized favorable re
port on the bill which has passed the
House providing for the issuance of Il
patent to the townsite of Basin City,
Wyoming, to the municipal authorities
thereof for the use and benefit of said
town.
The monthly statement of the collec-
tions of revenue shows that the total
of the returns for February, 1902, were
S1S,717, ,659, decrease as compared
with February, 1901, of 81, ,942IlS Dur
ing the last eight months the total re-
ceipts We're S1S3, 3,041 IA, a decrease of
S20,05S, 406 from the corresponding per
iod last year.
a large number of business men rep
resenting the leading commercial or
ganizations of the country were before
the House committee ON commerce re
Gently when hearings We're begun on
the plan of creating new department
of the government, presided over by
cabinet officer, TO be known as the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
and argued in favor of the measure.
The House committee on naval af-
fairs. by vote of I 10 4, adopted Il res
olution concurrinG in the conclusions
of President Roosevelt as to terminal
ing the agitation of the Schley contro-
versy. and indefinitely postponing all
bills and resolutions ON the subject. The
report of the subcommittee was adopt
ed by vote of Z to 4. one Republican
voting with the Democrats against it.
20, Il. 20.
has reported favorably Senator Mitch
ellis bill providing for refunding S1.25
per acre to homestead and pre-emptiOn
holders of Land who secured lands by
entry within railway land limits and
paid at the rate of $50 per acre, and
where railway companies failed to con-
struct the lines of railroad on account
OF which such land grants were made.
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 ceding the islands
TO the United States and deposited in
bonded warehouses. 1t 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
case of George +. Emblem against the
Lincoln Land Company. The case In
volved the title to the land on which
the town of Yuma, in the state of Col
orado, is located. The court held that
the act of Congress confirming the title
of George Il. Emblem. from whom the
town company secured title. was valid.
An important conference was held
at the war department between Secre-
tary Root and General Wood, military
governor of Cuba, in regard to Cuban
affairs. 1t is understood that It re-
lated mainly to legislation necessary
to put the new Cuban republic on Il
sound commercial basis at the outset of
it's career. General Wood has express
ed the opinion that the proposed twen-
ty per cent. reduction on Cubnn inn
ports will not afford the desired relief
TO Cuba. He Is cndeavoring TO secure
more liberal concU sslons for the island.
Major General T.. s. Otis closed his
active career in the army March 25th
by reason of age and will 20 into re
tirement Mt Rochester. New York. The
W ar l''lisii AAhfAA lNish AhN AiAAHhs'A
tribute to him 10y issuing general or
der reciting his diutinguished services,
not only through the Civil War. but in
bis management at Manila. The order
reciics President Mckinley's congratu-
uatory messages ON the occasions of
Otis' success over the Filipinos at Ma
lalos and when Manila was captured,
and concludes: General Otis goes in
to his retirement with Il consciousness
of duty well done during forty years
of continuous exceptionally meritorious
service. which entitle 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 n
practically unanimous vote ordered it
favorably reported to the House The
measure has been most carefully con
sidered for more than n month. and it
comes from the committee with quite
n number of changes. The exclusion
of Chinese labOrers is made complete.
both as to the mainland territory of the
United States and all insular poses
slons, including the Philippines and
Hawaii. The committee finally re
stored the prohibitory clause recon-
mended by the Pacific coast senators
and members. so that as reported it
reads: And the prohibition shall ap-
ply to all Chinese laborers, as well as
to those who were in such insular pos
sessions at 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 n silver basis. l 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
ipplnes 50-cent American dollar.
Speaking of this the senator said: Il