North Park union., 1902-04-11
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

General OF immigration POWdefly
whose term OF once expires soon, will
be rendered some other position in the
government service.
The House committee on claims re-
ported favorably the bill appropriatinR
$282,04 for overtime service OF nu-
merous letter carriers whose claims
have been allowed In the Court OF
Claims.
The monthly statement of the public
debt, issued April 1st, shows that at
the close of business March 81, 1902.
the debt, less cash In the treasury,
amounted to $997, ,732, ,933, which Is q
decrease for the month Of $6,S23, 72O.
Congressman shafroth is in favor of
a wider distribution of the Congress
sional Record. He has introduced bill
providing that each senator should
have 100 subscriptions placed ut his
disposal and each representative 100.
Senator Martin. from the committee
on District of Columbia, reported ia
vornbly the amendment for memorial
bridge across the Potomac at Washing
ton. 1t fixes the cost at 81, ,OOO, 600 and
makes present appropriation OF $780,
OOO.
vania has presented the report OF the
House committee on foreign affairs in
favor of the bill reforming the consul
lar service on civil service basis. An
appeal is made for nm effective and up
to-date business system.
Representative Clark Of Missouri has
presented minority report on the Chi
nese exclusion bill and also sub-bill.
The main amendment he proposes Is
in permitting Chinese to enter the
United States for attendance Mt expo
sitions, worlds fairs, etc.
The President has appointed Brig
adler General II. p. Hughes, a major
general and Colonel Isaac ID. Derussy
Colonel Andrew s. Burt and Colonel NJ.
V. Sheridan to be brigadier generals In
the regular army to fill existing VA
cancies caused by retirements.
The House bill for the protection of
coal miners in the territories was
passed by the Senate and goes to the
President for his signature. 1t pro-
vides that coal mines over 100 feet In
depth shall provide 5000 cubic feet
of air every minute for every fifty men
employed and precautions are to he
taken against the igniting OF coal dust.
Representative Goldfog1e of New
York has introduced In the House a
resolution asking the Secretary of
State for Information whether Ameri-
can citizens of the Jewish religious
faith, holding passports issued by this
government, are barred or excluded
from entering the territory Of the EN-
pire of Russia.
The statement of the coinage execut-
ed at the mints during the month of
March, 1902. issued by the director of
the mint, shows n total coinage of $3,-
1888, T34, as follows: Gold, $1.55T 600;
silver, S2,965.577; minor coins, $2l6,-
GOO. Owing to the death Of the melter
and refiner mt the San Francisco mint,
no coinage was executed there during
the month.
Senator Mitchell, who was authorized
by the Senate committee on inter
oceanic canals to confer with the Re-
publican steering committee OF the
Senate, reported to the canal commit
tee that he had been In conference
with the members of the steering COM
mittee, and that he had been led to be-
lieve that unless there is a change Of
plan the Nicnraguan canal bill will be
placed on the Senate calendar rs the
unfinished business after the disposal
Of the Chinese exclusion bill.
The House observed Good Friday by
voting large number of special pen
sions to worthy veterans and widows
throughout the land. In all 215 were
passed. With one exception this is the
record for the number Of such bills
passed Mt single session. During the
discussion 1t developed that Colorado
has S,134 persons on the pension rolls
md is receiving the sum of $444. 600
annually. Wyoming pensioners num-
ber 726 and receive $116,000. New
Mexico has 1865 pensioners who get
$2639J
The Senate committee on indian af-
fairs decided to adopt an amendment
to the Indian appropriation bill offered
by Senator Rawlins. providing for the
opening of the Uintah Indian reserva-
ton, in Utah. to settlement. To each
head of nn Indian family 1t Is pro-
posed to allow eighty acres of land,
and to every other member of the two
tribes forty acres. The rest is to be
sold to settlers Mt the rate of $1.25 per
acre, the proceeds above $4,000 to be
paid into fund held for the benefit
of the Indians. The committee voted
unanimously for this amendment, and
1t is very likely to become law with
the Indian appropriation bill.
Representatives Mondell of Wyo-
ming, Shafroth Of Colorado, Jones of
Washington and Fordney of Michigan,
have filed minority report against
the Lacey bill to transfer the control
Of the forest reserves from the inter-
ior department to the agricultural
department. The transfer of the
reserves as proposed by the bill is op-
posed on he ground that a complete
transfer is impracticable because le-
gal questions relative to the settlement
Of rights to lieu land selections, min
ing rights, etc, must necessarily be
determined by the Interior Depart
ment. Further. that the Interior De
partment Is well adapted to adminis-
ter all features Of forest reserve man.
agement, including policing, while the
Agricultural Department is not well
qualified for the administrative func-
tions. The report contends that great
additional expense would be incurred
by the transfer. as the Agricultural
Department would be compelled to aI-
point receivers Of public money and
special agents to perform duties with
in the reserves now performed by the
general land office agents, and the re-
suit would be two forms of forest con-
troll under the government. The pro-
posed transfer Is pronounced imprac-
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