The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01

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visit TO the Philippine islands during
the next vacation for the purpose of
investigating conditions there and of
| taking the testimony of leading Fill
| pinos.
/ President Roosevelt declared the 9th
er day that so long as he is in office
no deserter from the army or navy
would find favor with him The state
ment was made to Captains Frank
Bruner and Fred McDonough of Lyle
| Post, C. a. r., of Cincinnati, who
handed in set of resolutions from the
ex-union soldiers of Cincinnati con
| demning the restoration of deserters to
the rolls, and approving his course in
vetoing certain bills recently passed by
Congress. They also arranged to pre-
sent to the President at the next an
nual encampment of the G. A. II. the
resolutions passed by the Lytle Post
| thanking him for the stand he had TAX
en- in giving preference to Civil War
veterans in the matter of appoint
| ments.
The House irrigation committee gave
a hearing on Representative Martins
bill providing that the same herd of
cattle shall only be watered once in
/ twenty-four hours at a reservoir, and
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three hours ON territory within a radius
of four miles of such reservoir. built
under the reservoir act Of 1897. Repre-
sentative Mondell opposed the bill,
holding that it would give parties who
built reservoirs control of all lands for
n radius of four miles around them and
that the original act did not contem-
plate that persons building reservoirs
should control any territory except the
reservoir site. He said the reservoir
act was i'll advised and one of its re
suits had been TO withdraw from set
tlement large tracts of land by parties
who, operating under the loosely drawn
provisions of the bill. had located alleg-
ed reservoir sites to such an extent
that entire ranges We're being occupied
to the exclusion of bona fide home
steaders
The attorneys representing the state
of Colorado in the Kansas-C Colorado dis
pute over the waters OF the Arkansas
river have filed with the clerk of the
Supreme Court "A copy OF the oral argu-
ment made by them on the 9th and
2Jth of February. The report gives in
full the arguments of Judge Goddard,
Judge Rogers and Governor Thomas on
that occasion and also gives the inter
ruptions and questionings of various
members of the court. There has been
no case before the Supreme Court in
years that has evoked so much inter
est rs this important water case and
several of the justices gave evidence
by their earnest investigations of a
strong desire to get at the facts of the
case. In the report just filed. there
fore. the justices will have opportunity
to review not only the arguments of
fered by the counsel for Colorado. but
also their own questions and remarks.
1t required special permission from the
court to allow the Colorado lawyers to
present this matter in pamphlet form.
as the court usually satisfies itself
with the oral arguments and the briefs
that are submitted
The Republican members of the
House committee on lnsular affairs are
rapidly perfecting the bill providing
for civil form of government for the
Philippines. In the main the measure
rs perfected follows that introduced by
Chairman Cooper ana favored by
Judge Taft. but subcommittee has
made n number of changes IN matters
of detail. In Its present form the bill
provides for the institution of civil
government in The Philippines when
the governor shall certify to the Presl-
dent that n state of permanent peace
has been secured. Thereafter a census
is to be held and the Islands divided
into districts. A legislative assembly
Is created, consisting of two houses
! The upper house is to some extent "a
continuance Of the Philippine Com
mission. The lower house, or Philip
pine Assembly, is to be elected by the
people. The discussion has indicated
strong preference for applying the
gold standard 30 the Philippine coin
age. allowing the native coins to be
made of silver, but in all cases having
their value measured by the gold
standard. 1t is intended also to have
the new coins made of silver bullion
now in the United States treasury.
this being purchased by the insular au-
thorities. This gold standard plan is
along the lines recommended by the
War Department. as the silver coin
age plan proposed before the Senate
Philippine committee found no sup
porters in the House committee.
The senators who sincerely advocate
the passage of the House resolution de-
manding election of senator's by popu-
lar vote will permit no unnecessary
obstruction of the measure SAYS the
News correspondent The committee
on privileges and elections. to which
the resolution was referred. VIII not
be permitted to pass 1t over from meet
ing to meeting without taking action
This committee meets again Tuesday,
and the House resolution is the only
important matter pending If the mat
ter is not brought up within reason
able time some senator favorable to
the resolution will rise in the Senate
and move that the committee he dis
charged from further consideration
This procedure is resorted to, however.
only in extreme cases, such as when
senatorial courtesy" might prevent
the transaction of the public business.
Senator Teller of Colorado. one of the