Gilpin observer., 1902-03-13
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

T.. E. Leads has been appointed post
master at Superior.
The international sugar convention
was signed at Brussels.
The Senate has appropriated 5000, 600
for the construction Of public build
ing at Ogden, Utah.
The Senate has confirmed ]. w.
Ross as receiver of public moneys at
Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
The postoffices at Hillrose, Fierro and
Valeide, n. NJ. will become domestic
money order offices on April I.
Pensions granted to Louisa G. Lacy,
Pagosa Springs, So; minors of James
II. Taylor, Roswell, N NJ, $14 The
pension of Jacob Spreyer, Elkton, has
been increased to SIS.
The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has authorized
favorable reports on new public build
ings at Colorado Springs, Colo, $780,
900, and Laramie, Wyo., 100000.
The bill to pension Mrs. Insia Stew
art of Pueblo, and the bills to increase
the pensions of William Hoag, nation
al militia, Kansas, and Mrs. Margaret
Dunn of Boulder have passed the Sem
ate.
Pensions granted-Ezra Jackson,
Monte Vista, $6; Nathan Ward, Oak
ache. Sc. Pensions increased-William
e. Cook, New Castle, IS; Henry j.
Hammond, Hotchkiss, IS; Elisha Mar
shall, Colorado City, $12.
Senator Dubois presented to the Sen
ate a memorial from the American
Chamber of Commerce of Manila urg-
ing that the immigration Of Chinese
coolies into the Philippine islands be
permitted under restrictions.
The subcommittee of the committee
on interocean canals has agreed to
recommend to the full committee that
the legal complications surrounding
the Panama offer are such that the
United States should not accept it.
Chairman Payne of the ways and
means committee thinks the House will
yet unite on a measure making twenty
per cent, reduction in the duty on Gu
ban sugar The President has not
changed his views on the question of
reciprocity with Cuba.
The House committee on public
lands to-day ordered a favorable re-
port ON the bill to acquire the giant
y
Of the interior is authorized to pur-
chase it for not over 100000, or to
resort to condemnation proceedings.
Slavery in the Philippines was dis
cussed by Governor Taft before the
House insular committee to-day in re-
sponse to questions by members. He
said slavery was confined to the south
ern Moro islands. Governor Taft said
no du a iSh Qf
slavery by a decree. How effective
this was could not be state.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
gave a largely attended musical at the
White House. The east room and other
portions of the house were prettily dec
GRATED for the occasion. The guests in
cluded the members of the cabinet and
their families and representatives in
Congress and a contingent of resident
society.
Bills were passed as follows: To rati-
fy the act of the Legislative As
sembly of Arizona providing for
an exhibit at the st. Louis exposition.
To print $4,000 copies of the special
report on the diseases of cattle and
100000 copies of the report on diseases
Of the horse, two-thirds for the use of
the House, and one-third for the use
Of the Senate.
The House this week, after discus
sion of the bill to classify the rural
free delivery service and place the
carriers under the contract system,
will devote it's attention TO appropria-
ton bills, including the river and har-
Dor bill. 1t is regarded as fOregOne
conclusion that the rural free delivery
bill will be defeated when the vote
is taken tomorrow.
The attention of the Senate will be
divided again this week between the
ship subsidy bill and the bill providing
for the punishment Of persons who as
sauIt or kill the President of the
United States, the former holding the
place of unfinished business, and the
latter coming in for consideration
when there is no one prepared to
speak ON the subsidy question.
In Senate debate ON the measure
providing for the protection Of the
President of the United States, Mr..
Bacon of Georgia took the ground that
in its present shape the bill was an in
vasion of the Jurisdiction of the states,
and that 1t ought to be amended radi-
cally. Mr.. Patterson, while he agreed
to the general proposition of the bill,
urged that 1t ought not to pass in its
present form. No action on the bill
was taken.
President Roosevelt signed the bill
to create a permanent census on We'd
nesday. Governor Merriam, the d.
rector Of the census, will hold up the
discharge of 500 employees who are
slated to go, until the bill is signed in
order that they may be covered into
the civil service in accordance with the
provisions of the act. 1t Is the general
understanding that Governor Merriam
will be appointed director of the census
when the bureau Is organized on per-
manent basis.
President Roosevelt's attitude to-