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KILLED BY THE HOUSE
Defeat of Measure with Reference
to Forest Reserves.
SENATE PASSES THE NAVAL BILL.
Senator Hanna Denies Charges That
Certain Federal Ofiiceholders In
Ohio Have Violated Civil
Service Law.

Service Law.
Washington, June 1.-THE house
on Tuesday defeated the bill to trans
fer certain forest reserves to the ag
| ricutural department and to author
| lie the president to establish game
and fish preserves. Its death was &C.
| complished by striking out the en-
acting clause. The motion was made
| by Mr. Cannon. and was carried by
! 100 to 20. He claimed that the bill
would greatly Increase the cost of
administering forest reserves, and
| declared that the estimated receipts
of the next fiscal year already were
exceeded by the appropriations up TO
the present time by over S51. 100000.
The house then adopted special Or
| der for the consideration of the Con-
liss Pacific cable bill by vote of 1GS
| to IS, and for the remainder Of the
afternoon listened to the author of
the measure argue in favor of its
passage. Mr.. Dalzell (Pa.), who pre-
sented the rule, announced that he
was opposed to the government
building a cable to the Philippines.
of an American cable by American
| capital, and gave notice that at tho
| proper time he would offer as sub
stitute bill to authorize the presi-
! dent to contract for the construction
of cable under certain conditions.
The minority of the commerce COM
mittee oppose the Corliss bill on the
ground that the Commercial Pacific
company are now at work building q
cable which is to be laid by 1905.
Senate.
Washington, June 11.-Another Of
the big supply bills of the govern
ment was disposed of by the senate
Tuesday, the naval bill, carrying
more than S7s,ooO,ooo, being passed.
1t includes provisions for two first
class battleships, two irst-class ar
mored cruisers and two gunboats;
but strikes out the house provision
that one of each shall be built at
government yards. When considera-
ton was resumed of the isthmian
canal question, Senator Turner de-
livered an extended argument in sup
port of the Nicaragua route. He
maintained that the new Panama
company could not pass a clear title
to the Panama Canal company'z
rights, franchises and property to
the United States, and that if this
government purchased it, it would be
with all it's encumbrances.
Denied by Hanna.
Washington, June 11.-Senator Han
ma had a long conference with the
president Tuesday AT the conclusion
of the interview he talked freely re-
garding the published intention of Mr..
Burton, of Ohio, to withdraw from the
race for congress owing to the fact
that he had not been permitted to
I name the chairman of the district COM
mittee. II do not want to critic1se Mr..
Burton" said the senator, but do not
believe his charges are we'll founded,
! nor do | want to make that subject
national matter. The whole thing is
! absurd"
Senator Hanna also stated that the
civil service commission had exam
ined into Mr.. Burton's charges that
certain federal office holders in Ohio
had taken an active part in politics
and had failed to find anything In
them that constituted violation of
the civil service law. AS result, the
: president has concluded not to send
, letters to the Cleveland officials CEN
: surfing them for activity in politics.
With some warmth Senator Hanna
) said: THE mere fact that a man
holds public office does not necessarily
! mean that he should resign his rights
/ of citizenship"
/ He said he was going to Ohio shortly
/ to attend the wedding of his daughter,
/, and that Mr.. James r. Garfield. of the
. civil service commission, is to accom-
pany him, the latter to pay a visit to
/, his (Mr. Garfeld's) family.
) The senator secuted the idea of
his falling out with the president on
this matter and seemed to feel that he
Burton's action.
Senator Hanna is usually exceeding
ly reticent when leaving the white
J house but Tuesday he spoke freely and
, had apparently no desire to withhold
t anything bearing on this matter.
: He also discussed Cuban reciproc-
! fly and the coal strike with the presi-
q dent. but he had nothing to say for
publication on these subjects.
Railway Disasters.
I'll Washington, June 11.-A bulletin is
S sued by the interstate commerce COM
mission shows that during the three
months ended December 81, last, there
j, were 1,4S1 railroad collisions and s77
% derailments in the United States. in
v which 274 persons were killed and 2,Os9
O injured. Accidents of all other kinds
t increase the total to s13 killed, and
S 1926 injured The damage to cars,
), engines and roadway by these acct
: dents amounted to Ss,o75,o91.
!, For Monument to Tilden.
v Washington, June 11.-Representa-
v tive McDermott, of New Jersey, has In
i. troduced a bill for statue or monu-
ment to the memory of Samuel j. TIL
den. to be erected in Washington, at q
cost of $4,000.
!, Heavy LOSS nv Fire