The Dolores star., 1902-03-14
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

T. E. Leads has been appointed post
master mt Superior.
The international sugar convention
was signed ut Brussels.
The Senate has appropriated $2O0.OoO
for the construction of j public build
ing at Ogden. Utah.
The Senate has confirmed J. w
Ross as receiver OF public moneys ut
Glenwood Springs. Colorado.
The postoifices at Hillrose. Fierro and
Valeide, y. NJ. will become domestic
money order offices on April /.
Pensions granted to Louisa G. Lacy.
Pagosa Springs, SS minors OF james
ii. Taylor. Roswell. y. NJ. S14. The
pension of Jacob Spreyer, Elkton, has
been increased to SS.
The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has authorized
| favorable reports on new public build
ings at Colorado Springs. Colo. $780,
600. and Laramie, Wyo., 100000.
The bill to pension Mrs. Insia Stew
| art of Pueblo. and the bills TO Increase
| the pensions Of William Hoag. nation
al militia. Kansas. and Mrs. Margaret
Dunn of Boulder have passed the SEN
ate.
Pensions granted-Ezra Jackson.
Monte Vista. S6: Nathan Ward, OAK
| ache. So. Pensions increased-Wi illiam
l.. Cook. New, Castle. So; Henry j.
Hammond. Hotchkiss. IS; Elisha Mar
shall, Colorado City. Sl2.
Senator Dubois presented to the Sen
ate memorial from the American
| Chamber of Commerce of Manila urg-
ing that the immigration of Chinese
coolies into the Philippine islands he
permitted under restrictions.
The subcommittee of the committee
on interocean canals has agreed to
recommend to the full committee that
the legal complications surrounding
| ihe Panama offer are such that the
United States should not accept 1t.
Chairman Payne of the ways and
means committee thinks the House will
vet unite on n measure making twenty
per cent. reduction in the duty on Gu
ban sugar The President has not
changed his views on the question OF
reciprocity with Cuba.
The House committee on public
lands to-day ordered Il favorable re-
port on the bill TO acquire the giant
tree tract of California. The secretary
of the interior is authorized TO pur-
chase it for not over S2O0.OOO. or TO
resort to condemnation proceedings.
Slavery in the Philippines was dis
cussed by Governor Taft before the
House insular committee to-day In re-
sponse to questions by members. He
said slavery was confined to the south
ern Moro islands. Governor Taft said
Dato Mandi had already abolished
slavery by decree. How effective
this was could not be state.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
gave a largely attended musical at the
White House The east room and other
portions of the house We're prettily dec
GRATED for the occasion. The guests in
cluded the members of the cabinet and
their families and representatives in
Congress and Il contingent of resident
society.
Bills were passed as follows: To rati-
fy the act of the Legislative As
sembly of Arizona providing for
an exhibit mt the ST. Louis exposition.
TO print $1,000 copies of the special
report on the diseases of cattle and
100000 copies of the report on diseases
of the horse, two-thirds for the use of
the House, and one-third for the use
of the Senate.
The House this week. after discus
sion of the bill to classify the rural
free delivery service and place the
carriers under the contract system,
will devote its attention to appropria-
ton bills, including the river and har-
Dor bill. 1t is regarded as n foregonc
conclusion that the rural free delivery
bill will be defeated when the vote
| is taken tomorrow.
The attention of the Senate will be
divided again this week between the
ship subsidy bill and the bill providing
for the punishment of persons who as
sault or kill the President of the
United States. the former holding the
place of unfinished business, and the
latter coming in for consideration
when there is no one prepared to
speak on the subsidy question.
In a Senate debate on the measure
providing for the protection of the
President of the United States, Mr.
Bacon of Georgia took the ground that
in its present shape the bill was an in
~asion of the jurisdiction of the states
and that 1t ought to be amended radi
cally. Mr.. Patterson, while he agreed
to the general proposition of the bill
urged that 1t ought not to pass in its
present form. No action ON the bill
was taken.
President Roosevelt signed the bill
to create Il permanent census on Wed
nesday. Governor Merriam, the di
rector of the census will hold up the
discharge of 800 employees who are
slated to go, until the bill is signed il
order that they may be covered into
the civil service in accordance with the
provisions of the act. 1t is the genera
understanding that Governor Merriam
will be appointed director of the census
when the bureau IS organized on per
manent basis.
President Roosevelt's attitude to
wards the project of reclaiming arit
lands will probably figure largely II
the growing popularity of the New
lands s-Hansbrough bill before the
house. says News special The
presidents views have not changed
since the delivery Of his message