St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-02
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Congressman Fosters Bills

Congressman D. ]. Foster has recent,
introduced bills tor granting pensions tt
John W. Holcont and Peter Landu; bill
for the relief Of Eugene Patenaude; bill
to remove the charges Of desert;on from
the records of John McVar and Johr
Lavigne; and bill to place Josiah H
Adams on the retired list OF the United
States army with the rank of second
lieutenant.
senator Dilling hams Pension Bills.
Senator Dillingham; has introduced a
bill tor the relief of Frances A. Bliss, and
one granting an increase of pension to
Theron T. Lamphere.
vermonter as the Orator.
Hon. Charles H. Darling, assistant Sec
rotary of the navy, has accepted the invi.
tation of the Buffalo Society of YER
1nonters to be its guest at the approach
ing annual banquet to be held at Buffalo.
Congressman Fosters Public Engage
ments.
Representative Foster spoke recently
at the annual banquet of the board Of
trade of Newark, at which he was
guest. Mr.. Foster will spend a short
time in Vermont during the first week in
January. While there he will preside at
the banquet of the Vermont Dairymen's
association to be held at Burlington.
One of Representative HasIxins' Bills.
Representative Haskins has introduced
a bill providing for the payment of
$1,000 to the estate of Geo. W. Saulpaw
of Vermont, in full compensation for the
steamer Alfred Robb taken by the United
States government in the War of the
Rebellion.
Injured by n Spent Ball.
A bill has been introduced by Congress.
man Foster to pay the sum OF 81 900 to
Eugene Patenaude of Winooski to COM
pensate him for injuries received by being
struck by spent rife ball fred by
member of the 18th regiment, United
States cavalry while at target practice
in November, 1901.
Senator DilIing ham's Committee Ap.
pOintments.
Senator Dillingham;, who was chair.
man of the committee on transportation
routes to the seaboard, is made chair.
man OF the committee on immigration.
He is second on the committee on terri
tories and also serves on the committee
on Indian Expectations, privileges and
elections, and serves on the committee
OF the University of the United States.
Certainly with these important commit
tees Senator Dillingham; will be busy
man.
Protection of the Alaskan Fur--seaI
Senator Dillingham;, who has recently
returned from trip to Alaska, has in
PRODUCED the following resolution into
the senate, which has been referred to the
committee on foreign relations:
Whereas tie concurrent regulations
ordered by the tribunal of arbitration
and published August 16, 1898, for the
protection and preservation of the fur
seal herd OF Alaska. under authority of
the treaty OF Washington, February 20.
1892, have been found after ten years of
faithful enforcement and trial wholly
insufficient to serve the purpose for which |
they were created; and
Whereas this failure of these concurrent
regulations, if not corrected at once, will
result in the immediate and complete
determination of the fur-seal species of
Alaska; Therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Senate of the United States that the
government OF Great Britain be requested
by the secretary OF state to unite with
the government of the United States.
without undue delay. in revision and
amendment OF the concurrent regula.
lions now in force for the protection and
preservation OF the fur seals OF Alaska,
duly established and known as the
award OF the tribunal OF arbitration at
Pa,is, August 16, 1893: and be it further
Resolved, That this request of our
government for the revision of said regu.
lations shall be made at once SO that
the British governemen shall have rea.
sonable length of time in which to con-
slider the same before the next pelagic.
sealing season opens in February, 1904.