The Delta independent., 1902-07-11
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

The House committee on foreign af
fairs reported resolution giving the
thanks of Congress to Admiral Kempfr
for his conduct during the siege Of
Taku, China.
The negotiations for the treaty be-
tween the United States and Colombia,
by which we will acquire the right to
build the Panama canal, will begin in
about one week, Minister Concha Of
Colombia having conferred with Sec
retary Hay on the preliminaries Of the
negotiations. The amount to be paid
Colombia for n REIMBURSEMENT of eX-
elusive rights to the United States will
be $7,OOO,OOO in gold. payable on the
exchange of ratitications of the treaty,
and in addition Colombia is to receive
an annuity at the end of fourteen
years, to be determined by mutual
agreement at that time. This annuity
Is expected to be 100000 year, as
the immediate payment of $7.OO0,OOO.
covering the period Of the next fourteen
years, is considered basis for fixing
the annual rental ut 100000.
The cattlemen have made final and
wholly unsuccessful effort to secure
some modification OF the official order
for the removal of the fences from the
public ranges Of the country. A dele
CATION of western senator's and con-
gressmen appealed to the President a
few days ago to grant further extern
sion of time for the removal of the
drift fences on the ranges. The Presi-
dent frankly and firmly declined to
further hold back the enforcement of
the order. The men then appealed TO
Mr.. Hitchcock, secretary Of the in
terror, but were equally unsuccessful.
Special agents of the land department
Will give attention to this matter dur
ing the summer months. Reports OF
violations OF the law and the refusal
or the cattlemen to remove the fences
will be made to the Department OF
Justice and the violators prosecuted.
When the conference report on the
general deficiency appropriation bill
came up in the, House on the report OF
Mr.. Cannon, Mr.. Alexander of New
York asked for a separate vote on the
appropriation of 100000 for the Buff
falo Exposition, Mr.. Finley OF South
Carolina for one on the appropriation
of 100000 for the Charleston Exposi-
ton, Mr.. Burton of Ohio upon the APP
preparation of the $4,000 for the i'm
provement Of the Ohio river from
Cairo to Mound City, and Mr.. Cannon
himself upon the appropriation OF ST.
100000 for the payment OF Hawaiian
claims. Mr.. AleXander's motion to con
cur in the Buffalo Exposition appro-
priation was carried. The motions to
concur in the Charleston Exposition
appropriation and the Hawaii appro-
priation were both lost. after which
the bill went back to conference. When
Sir. Cannon again presented a report
of the conference committee 1t was n
complete agreement except on the
Charleston Exposition amendment
The Senate had agreed to the striking
out OF the appropriation OF S1.OOO,OOO
to pay the Hawaiian fire claims and
had reduced several small appropria-
tions covered by Senate amendments.
The report was adopted. Mr.. Finley
then moved to recede and concur in
the Charleston Exposition amendment.
Mr.. Cannon said that while he was OPP
posed to the amendment, he could not
see much reason why the House should
strain Mt gnat after swallowing the
Buffalo camel" Mr. Finlcy's motion
was adopted without division.