The Ordway new era., 1902-03-14


views on the subject Of Chinese immf-
grafton to the Philippines. He said
the general conviction OF the commit
tee was that the Chinese ought not to
he allowed TO enter the islands. He
| said there were 10000 Chinese in Ma
! Mia. and in his Judgment not more
than 10000 In the whole archipelago.
Prominent among the list Of pos
sibilities to ill the vacancy caused by
Secretary Longs retirement from the
| cabinet Is the name Of William Henry
Moody, Republican representative
from the Sixth district OF Massachus-
ctts, and said to be connected by mar
riage with Senator Lodge. Mr.. Moody
Is forty-nine years of age, a graduate
of Harvard, lawyer by profession
and has served three consecutive terms
In Congress, where he has attained
some of the most influential committe
assignments
The Senate has passed Representa-
tives Mondclrs bill providing that
oaths. afiiidavits and proofs in home
steads, presumption, timber culture.
desert land and timber and stone en-
tries may be made before United
States commissioners and other officers
In land districts In which the lands
are situated. Heretofore such afiida-
Wits and proofs could only be made
| Mt land offices, or in the county court
In which the lands were situated. This
In many cases caused hardship and
expense to entrymen.
Representative Mondell. from the
committee on irrigation OF arid lands,
| has submitted to the House his report
on the Hansbrough- -Newlands bill.
The report contains much valuable in
formation regarding irrigation, describ-
Ing the character OF country to be bene-
fitted by the bill. the estimated amount
of land which may be irrigated in fu.
ture, details of the manner In which
further irrigation development may be
accomplished. and showing why the
states cannot undertake the work and
why the national government should
do so.
General Hughes was subjected to n
| series OF questions by Senator Patter-
son and other minority members of
| the Senate committee on the Phillip
pines In the course OF his testimony be-
| fore that committee. In reply to
these questions, he said the Filipino
forces would have been of but little
assistance II 1t had been necessary to
capture Manila from the Spaniar,ls by
| assault. Filipinos had aided the Am.
orleans materially by their knowl-
edge Of the country and the accom-
modations they had suppmed. hut the
| tInpinos have never been considered
n part OF the fighting force In opera
tions against the Spanish forces.
In dicussing the rural delivery bill
Mr.. Loud. chairman of postoitices and
post roads committee said the ques-
ton involved whether the rural free
delivery service would cost ultimately
SGO,OOO.OOO or S2O.OOO.OOO per annum.
| The service was the most cNtravagant
| in the public service. he said. At the
| inception the carriers received $500 per
annum. They now received 5000. II
| the salary system WAS continued they
| would eventually receive $500 or $500
At the present time SSIO.O0O was being
spent for the supervisory force. The
bill was carefully drawn. Mr.. Loud
said. to provide against the possibility
of recurrence of the star route scan
dals. Only one contract could be Civ
en- to one man. who must live in the
district where the route was located,
and who must perform the service
himself
| Senator Lougc has introduced an
amendment to the Philippine bill,
pending before the committee on the
been Incorporated in the house bill
and was agreed on after a conference
between Secretary Root. Governor
Taft. Senator Lodge and Chairman
Cooper of the House insular commit
tee. II provides that whenever IL is
certified to the President that. the eN-
isting insurrection in the Philippines
shall have ceased and peace is estab-
lisned, II general election shall be call
ed for the choice of delegates to n
popular assembly to be known rs the
Philippines assembly. The legislative
power conferred on the Philippine
commission In all parts of the archi-
pelago not inhabited by the Moros or
other non-C Christian tribes then shall
cease, and be vested in legislature
consisting of two houses-the Philip
pine commission and the Philippine as
sembly. Three resident commissioners
to the United States are to be elected.
Colorado postmasters commissioned
Mark G. Woodruff. Amethyst: Jerry
s. Olney, Crested Butte; Walter S.
Clark. Aspen; Amelia Williams, Glen
wood Springs; Wesley II. Oglc, Lake
City. w. A. Morse has been appointed
substitute letter carrier at Victor.
Pensions granted: William II. Jones.
Trinidad, $40; Susan E. Webb. Denver.
$S: minor OF Jacob Jacobson. New
Windsor. $40: Apolonio Ramierse, Ca
perito, n. NJ. SO. Patents granted:
Leslie II. Abee and s. A. Sewall,
Denver. stopper or closure; Aaron B.
Allen. Pueblo, securing device for rail
way ties: Bnstian w. Begger, Florence,
cyanide process of metal extraction;