Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-02-13

per cent. IN the pOhui receipts AT Aht
fifty principal postoitices of the United
States during December last is shown
IN an official statement Just issued.
Representative Kahn of San Francis
co has introduced a bill for a tunnel
under San Francisco Bay, permitting
the transportation of freight and pas
sengers between San Francisco and
Oakland.
Edward Clark, architect of the Capt
tol, died on the 9th lust, aged seven
ty-eight years. Mr.. Clark came to
Washington from Philadelphia and
entered upon his duties as capitol ar
chitect in 1865.
Representative Lowering Of Massa-
chusetts has introduced a bill provid-
ing a salary for ex-presldents OF the
United States at the rate Of $4,000 an
nually from the date Of retirement from
the presidency.
The project Of giving a national as
pect to the Chicago drainage canal,
making it a link in water connection
between the Great Lakes and h Gulf
is being considered by the House COM
mittee on rivers and harbors.
Representative Shattuck, chairman
Of the House immigration committee,
has appointed Representatives Law
renee, Kahn and Robb as a special
committee to consider the bill eX-
Guiding alien anarchists.
Representative Hull, chairman of
the House committee on military af-
fairs, is reported to have said that
there win be no move at this session
of Congress for the revision of the
present army organization.
The pension appropriation bill has
been completed by the House commit
tee on appropriations and reported to
the House. 1t carries $139,S42,23O ex-
actly the amount of the estimates, as
against $145, 245, 23O appropriated last
year.
Secretary Long has detached Rear
Admiral Wildes from his present duty
as commandant of the Pensacola navy
yard and ordered him to relieve Rear
Admiral Louis Kemph, the junior
squadron commander on the Aslatic
station.
Leading senator's and representatives
are still disposed to assist the Cubans.
The proposition is to allow Cuba a
straight reduction of twenty per cent.
off the Dingley rates on sugar, molas-
SEES and tobacco. A reduction of TWEEN
ty-1ve per cent. is possible.
Senator Patterson has introduced a
bill appropriating S2S,260 additional
compensation for Robert J.. Spotswood
and William @. Mcclellan for carry
ing United States mail from Morrison
to Fairplay and Leadyille in 1879. This
bill was formerly introduced by Jena
tor Wolcott.
Rear Admiral Schley called at the
White House on the 9Th inst. by ap-
pointment, and spent nearly an hour
in conference with the President. The
admiral refused to discuss the CONVEX
sation, saying that it was of a personal
character. The President also de
clined to intimate the nature of the
conference.
The notice issued by the Venezuelan
government attributing to Secretary
Long instructions to the North Ameri-
can squadron TO watch the movements
of the German fleet off the Venezuelan
coast was called 10 the attention OF
that official. He promptly authorized
a denial of the statement, saying there
was no truth in it. The North Atlantic
squadron is now In the West Indies.
Representative Mondell has intro
duced q bill %instructing the secretary
OF the interior TO issue the city
of Basin, Big Horn county, Wyoming,
patents for the townsite upon which
the city is located. Uuder the law
now governing, the proceeds of sales
of lots on the townsite go to the gov
eminent. Under the proposed law the
city win get the benefit Of such sales.
Representative Kleburg of Texas
has introduced a bill directing the sec
rotary of state to propose a treaty
with Mexico by which an internation-
al board of engineers may be appoint
ed to make surveys and estimates for
an international system of irrigation
in the valley Of the Rio Grande river
for the benefit of Mexico and the Unit
ed States. The bill appropriates $780,
coo to carry out its provisions.
Representative Shafroth, in a speech
before the public lands committee,
urged the members to endeayor to Sc
T the reference Of all the irrigation
bills TO the public lands committee,
Under the administration of Speaker
Reed measures of this character were
referred 20 the public land committee
Speaker Henderson refers them to the
NoAuAAAtAGG OA INV AAAbRabA "a 4~e
lands.
The laborers employed in the govern
ment departments will be brought into
the civil service under presidential or
ders, the first of which will be issued
In the near future. The inclusions will
be made separately by departments
Instead of in bulk. There win be nc
scholastic examination, applicants be.
ing graded according to experience and
recommendations, with the required
preference to war veterans. This reg.
~lstratiOn system already is in operation
In the Navy and Wa Departments.
Representative Hill of Connecticut
Monday presented the majority report
from the House committee Oh coinage
weights and measures, ln favor of the
bill providing for the eXcnangeability
Of gold and silver coins. Tho report
largely follows that of last year on
The bin, although Mr. hin has added
much new information as to the
worlds supply of the precious metals
The report says that the enormous In.
crease OF gold production makes It un.
necessary to consider the effect OF pro.
visions Of the bill making a gradual