, 1902-01-16

N~ ~ ~ >Sf
States during December last is shown
in an official statement just issued.
Representative Kahn of San Francis
co has introduced n 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 inst, aged seven
ty-eight years. Mr.. Clark came to
Washington from Philadelphia and
entered upon his duties as capitol ar
chitect IN 1868.
Representative Shattuck, chairman
of the House immigration committee,
has appointed Representatives Law
renee, Kahn and Robb as a special
committee 10 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 will be no nov 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 S139,S42, go, eX-
hiNlN lht illlpNhl vi Nv tStlhih''o' 90
against $145,2 5,23O 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 Kempff, the Junior
squadron commander on the Asiat
station.
Senator Patterson has introduced n
bill appropriating S2S.2G0 additional
compensation for Robert J. Spotswood
and william G. Mcclellan for carry
ing United States mail from Morrison
to Fairplay Inc Leadville in 1879. This
bill was formerly introduced by Sena-
tor Wolcott.
The notlce issued by the Venezuelan
government attributing TO Secretary
Long Instructions to the North Amert-
can squadron 10 watch the movements
of the German fleet off the Venezuelan
coast was called to the attention of
that official. lie promptly authorized
n 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 n bill i"nstructing the secretary
of the interior 80 issue the city
| OF IbHFlIl. lblE morn county, yOl'llIirs
patents for the TOWNSHIP upon which
the city is located. uuder the law
now governing, the proceeds nf sales
of lots on the tOwnsite go to the gov
eminent. Under the proposed law the
city will get the benefit of such sales.
Representatives Kleburg of Texas
has introduced IL bill directing the sec
rotary of state to propose II treaty
1 Npfth haNisn hv which an i~ntprnn fipn-
nj board of engineers may be appoint
ed to make surveys and estimates Tor
an international system of irrigation
in the valley of the Rio Grandc river
for the benefit of Mexico and the Unit
ed States. The bill a%ppropriates $50
600 to carry N its provisions.
Representative Sharroth, in n speech
before the public lands committee,
urged the members to endeavOr to Sc
cure the reference of all the irrigation
bills To the public lands committee.
Under the administration of Speaker
Rec measures of this character were
referred to the public land committee.
Speaker Henderson refers them to the
committee on the irrigation of arid
lands.
The iabOrers employed in the govern
ment departments will be brought into
the civil service under presidential or
1ers, the first Of which will be issued
in the neal future. The inclusiOns will
be made separately by departments
instead Of in bulk. There will be no
scholastic examination, applicants be-
ing graded according to experience and
recommendations. with the required
preference to war veterans. This reg
~iStrntlon system already is in operation
In tho NAVY and War hnnurtmantG
The House spent Friday considering
the Hopkins bill to create Il permanent
census bureau. While the general
sentiment was in favor of n perma-
nent bureau. there was strong oppose
ton to the bill as drawn. On the ground
that ii was not well matured, There
also was m overwhelming demand for
n provision TO place the present en-
plOyCs Of the census bureau under the
protection Of the civil service law, and
the bill finally was reCOmmitted with
Instructions 10 report back Il bill con
taining a plan for Il detailed organiza-
tion of Il permanent census bureau, to
include also n provision to place the
present employees under the civil ser
vice.
The comptroller of the currency has
made public an abstract of reports
made 10y thlrty-nine national banks of
Colorado. exclusive of Denver. rs fol
lows: Resources and loans, discounts
and o%verdrafts, Sol, U07 .Ili,IT; real es-
tate. SG7I .9IS,3I; due from other banks,
SlO.22I,I3T.SS lawful money reserves,
So, J.T32.i7; total, S35,442,3i0.5G. LA
hilitics: Capital stock. 81 SO, 900: sur
illus fund and undivided profits, ST.
IO2,GT9Gj; national bank notes out
standing, S1.SI3.25O; due to other
banks. S3,2l2, 7OG.2I: deposits, S2G. 49,
G55.7O; notes aud bills r~ediscounted,
bills payable and other liabilities, ST.
1sG.l7; total, S3i.ti2.3lO.5G. Average
reserve held, S39.o5 per cent.
President Roosevelt has sent TO the
Senate the name of Il. 4. Daniels of
Nogales. Arizona, for appointment as
marshal of the district Of Arizona.
MIR, Daniels will succeed Ex-Governor
Myron McCord. who was appointed by
the late President Mckinley during
the last congressional recess. This