The Meeker herald., 1902-12-13

Senator Hale has introduced q bill
fixing the age for admission to the
naval academy at between seventeen
and twenty years. The present limit
IL fifteen and twenty-one years.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was con-
Armed by the Senate to succeed the
late Justice Gray as member of the
bench Of the United States Supreme
Court. There was no opposition.
A bill introduced by. Representative
Jenkins, by request makes newspa-
pers or other periodicals unavailable
which contain any pictures of suicides
pr details relating to suicides beyond
p simple statement of death by sui
eide, and imposing a penalty.
1t has recently been brought to the
attention of Postmaster General
Payne that about twenty-five women
are holding positions as carriers in
the rural free delivery service, and a
call has been made upon Superintend-
emit Machin of tnat branch for infor-
nation about them. An investigation
will be made to determine whether
they are performing their duties in a
satisfactory manner. Mr.. Payne is
said to be opposed to the appointment
of women to such service
The House has passed bill author
lxing the following persons to accept
presents and decorations from foreign
governments: Capt. B. H. McCalla,
~. S. N; Drs. Eugene Wasdin and H.
%. Geddings. U. s. M. H. c.; Henry e.
Afford. w. "A. Taylor, II. W. Wiley. M.
"A. Carleton and John l. Shuttle, De-
- hr Nh
erman, Mississippi river commission;
Casper 8. Crowinshield, United States
commercial agent; Miss Anna Tolman
Smith and Lieut.. Col. F. H. Phipps.
The annual report of Governor
lOtero of New Mexico to the secretary
iof the interior says the territory Is
Unusually prosperous, irrigation work
has taken great strides. new mines are
opening and new towns and cities are
ispringing into life The net bonded
debt Of the territory is $1.034,054. The
assessed valuation Of property in New
Mexico is now Sal, 108,745. which the
governor says is not one-third OF It's
actual value for taxable purposes,
fair estimate, he says, not falling Tar
short of s150,000,o00.
The War Department has issued an
order for the exchange of fifteen Phil
ippine regiments with the same num-
Der of troops in the United States.
The home troops will relieve the
troops in the Philippines. The first
transport of them leaves San Fran
cisco February LIST. Parts Of the
Fourteenth cavalry and Eighteenth In
ifantry, now at Fort Logan, Colorado,
will be sent to the Philippines and
parts of the Second infantry and Fifth
cavalry, now in the Philippines. will
come to the Department of the Colo
rado.
Details shall be for four years. and
iofficers detailed may be assigned to any
branch Of the service. The bill pro-
!vides further that the chief OF stan.
under the direction Of the President
land secretary of war. shall have super
vision of all troops of the line and OF
the several administrative stan and
supply departments and shall be
member of the board Of ordnance and
Notifications Under the bill inspec-
itions of troops are to be made habit
luaily by commanding officers and In
ispections of the army at large by the
general stan.
Following the change In the Colom-
ibian negotiators reported, steps nave
been taken to Immediately resume the
exchanges between the State Depart
'ment and the Colombian legation with
"a view to the perfection OF canal
treaty. 1t is now known that what
was regarded as the most difficult prob
lem to solve has been successfully met
,by the negotiators in the arrangement
iof the perpetual control" clause OF
the projected treaty. Under this the
United States may hold the necessary
strip of land indefinitely. The real diff
ference now is as to the compensation
to be paid Colombia. which seeks an
increase Of annuity to more than
$500, 900 per annum.
The House committee on commerce,
which is considering the department
of commerce bill. heard Commissioner
Iof Patents Allen, who disapproves of
1.-THE transfer of the patent Office to the
proposed department Of commerce.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
,Ailes informed the committee that the
Treasury department Is willing to
transfer to the proposed department
tof commerce the Bureau of Immigra-
ition, National Bureau of Standards.
llighthouse establishment ana coast
land geodetic survey, to aid in form
ling a nucleus for the new department.
but the treasury is not favorable to
1.-The transfer OF the marine hospital
Service, life-saviYg service. steamboat
inspections. Bureau Of Navigation or
Bureau of Statistics. because OF their
close relation to the treasury depart
iment. These five last named bureaus
are in charge Of department officials
who have charge Of other matters
also.
Attorney General Knox, in his an
.nual report, renews his recommended
ton for an increase of the salaries OF
judicial officers throughout the coun-
try. The report shows that the num-
her of cases remaining undisposed of
An the United States court at the close
of the October, 1902. term. was 344 on
the appellate and eleven on the original