The Holly chieftain., 1902-05-09

nation Of William H. Moody Of Mas
sachusetts to be secretary of the navy
President Roosevelt has signed the
Chinese exclusion bill. The pen used
was given to Representative Kahn Of
California, who has taken q deep in
terest i4 the bill.
The Senate committee on military af-
fairs authorized an adverse report on
the bill creating &. national park ay
Appomattox, Virginia, where General
Lee surrendered to General Grant.
The select committee on census has
authorized favorable report on the
resolution recently introduced to col
lect and bring up to the crop year 1902
statistics relating to irrigation, area of
land reclaimed, cost and value of work
and such other information as may be
obtained bearing on the present condi-
ton Of irrigation.
After brief discussion the Senate
agreed to the House amendments to
the 9leomargariue bill as passed by the
Sep6e. The measure now goes to the
Nsdent for his signature. An effort
AEas made by Mr.. Teller to amend the
= measure so us to levy tax of ten per
cent on the capital or assets of any
.Sjsltter trust that might be formed, but
Uas defeated.
Representative Mondell, In charge of
the irrigation bill in the House, has
decided to concentrate the efforts of
friends of the measure in securing
three days consideration Of the bill,
commencing Monday, May 10Th. The
friends of the measure are confident
that 1t will pass the House if given
consideration, and are desirous that
action be taken as soon as possible.
favorable report has been made
by the House public lands, committee
on the bill authorizing sales of timber
from public lands in New Mexico. Un-
der the proposed act timber may be
sold in tracts not to exceed 25OOO acres
for the highest and best prices obtain
able. Under the present law timber
can only be sold in tracts of one-quar-
ter section. thus restricting and pre-
venting sales.
1t is now believed that no further
consideration will be given by the
President to the subject of retiring
Lieutenant General Miles so long us
the commander of the army continues
his present attitude of reserve, and
that the case will be allowed to remain
as it is unless General Miles himself
should do something or take some ac-
SioA ~ revive tlle TeceuL REORGANIZATION
Of the President
During the consideration of the Phil
ipVDh government bill Senator Teller
Colorado offered an amendment to
ehe bill providing for a commission, to
p be appointed by the President and to
consist Of not less than seven nor more
than fifteen persons, to proceed to the
! Philippines and try to secure a last
kSing peace between the United States
pd the Filipinos, the United States to
y pay the commissioners salaries of $1O,-
600 year and all expenses.
The agricultural appropriation bill,
as passed by the House, includes the
following amendment: THE secretary
of agriculture shall, on or before July
1, 1903. transfer to and consolidate
with the weather bureau and under
the direction of Its chief, all the work
of the Department of Agriculture re-
; lating to the gathering and compilation
OF statistics by the division of statis-
ldcs." The appropriation for good roads
Inquiries was increased from 2O,OOO to
$780,
In the House, Mr.. Shattuc, in an ex-
tended speech on the labor conditions
of the country, said: Another serious
factor in the problem Is immigration.
The addition of 5,OOOOOO immigrants
to the labor supply Of our country
since 1880, and current Increase Of
100000 yearly, form a menace to the
labor of our land should period of
depression again visit our Industries.
The result will be positive reduction
In the standard Of wages, the standard
Of living and the standard Of civiliza-
tion."
The House of Representatives, in
adopting the agricultural appropriation
ILL, has amended the provision making
m appropriation for irrigation investi-
cations by providing that this branch
of the service shall investigate and
make inquiry into laws relative to
\ rights of riparian owners and OF own
ers holding rights under the doctrine
u prior appropriation. These are ques-
tlons now involved in the controversy
before the United States Supreme
Court In the suit brought by the state
of Kansas against Colorado.
The committee of postal and treasury
experts who have been considering the
question of fractional postal cur
rency, probably will recommend to
Congress measure calling for the es-
tablishment Of currency Of notes
adapted, with improvements, from the
postal notes used In Canada, Great