Gilpin observer., 1903-02-05
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

House Bill 1922. providing fund
for the prevention Of the spread of dis
ease among live stock and making the
decision Of the federal inspector final
in cases where stock Is being shipped
through several states. has passed the
Senate and will be law in few
days.
Tho House has passed bill to meet
the original package decision Of the
Supreme Court by making intoxicating
liquors imported into states subject to
the. Jurisdiction Of such states. The bill
is designed to prevent evasion under
tho original package decision OF liQ-
uor laws In prohibition states.
II is stated that following his
avowed purpose to punish those fed
eral officeholders who have in their
capacity of Republican party officials
been charged with bartering their in
fuence, President Roosevelt will issue
orders at once for the dismissal of
four active negro politicians in
Georgia. The identity Of the men con-
victed Of this method of procedure by
report of postofiice inspectors has
not yet been disclosed. but it is known
that two are members of the Richmond
county Republican committee. one is
Chatham county committeeman, and
one is an official of the Eleventh dis
trict Republican committee, residing
in Brunswick. Postmasters who are
alleged to have been held up by these
negro politicians are not to be dis
turbed, the President regarding them
as victims, rather than accessories.
Mr.. Foraker, who was temporarily in
charge of the statehood bill during
short absence Of Mr.. Quay, took occa-
sion to defend the action of the latter.
He said that from statements that had
reached him, the action of Mr.. Quay in
introducing the statehood bill as pro-
posed amendments to the agricultural
and sundry civil bills was regarded as
an unheard Of proceeding. 1t was not
unheard of at all, he said. 1t was SIM
ply question whether a majority of
the Senate could do thing 1t wanted
to. He referred to previous legisla-
ton on appropriation bills. and said
that an appropriation bill had con-
tanned the provision establishing q civ
il government in the Philippines. and
that the army appropriation bill just
reported provided for legislation cre-
ating a general staff. Continuing, Mr..
Foraker said the majority in the Sen
ate had 1t in their power always to
make such an amendment to a bill,
when. in their judgment. 1t is deemed
for the public good. Mr.. Clay Of Geor-
gia also took the same position, and
read from the record. showing that the
Philippine legislation, known as the
Spooner amendment. was voted upon
the army appropriation bill.
The Senate committee on commerce
has been considering the nomination of
DR.. w. D. Crum, a colored man, to be
collector Of the port at Charleston,
South Carolina Senator Tillman.
Mayor Smithe of Charleston and Col
mel Hemphill appeared in opposition to
confirmation. They preferred charges
to the effect that Crum had sold out as
a delegate to the Minneapolis Repub-
lican convention. and in support OF this
charge read an affidavit in which 1t
was declared that he had been sent to
the convention as Harrison delegate
but lad shifted to the support Of Blaine
on promise Of the appointment Of
postmaster. II was made quite plain.
however. that the principal opposition
was because of Crum's color. and Sena-
tor Tillman admitted as much. He told
the committee that the people OF the
South did not want their Offices filed
by negroes. And he said. so long
as they are SO filed there will be trou-
BILE; oil and water will not unite" Ex-
Gov p. B. s. Pinchback OF Louisiana
and Whitfield McKinlay. formerly of
South Carolina. both colored. appeared
for DR.. Crum. They declared that the
charge of selling out at Minneapolis
was unfounded. and eulogized DR..
Crum as q man OF education and char
acter.
Commissioner Hermann Of the gen.
eral land Office has recommended to
the secretary OF the interior a CONSOLE
datioh of and large additions to the
various forest reserves in Wyoming
and Montana, adjoining the main Yel-
lowstone reserve. The estimated area
of the proposed enlarged Yellowstone
reserve is as follows: Absoraka. 1.311,-
900 acres; Yellowstone, 1.3S4.240; Te-
ton. 4,127 800; total, 7,273.200; addi-
tions now proposed. 1.102.060; grand
total. S.375.260. These consolidated re-
serves will be known as the Yellow
stone forest reserve in Wyoming and
Montana. The boundaries for the ad-
ditions to the reserve have been so
drawn as to exclude nearly all adverse
holdings. AS the additions are prac-
tically unsurveyed so that the sec
tions sixteen and thirty-six of each
township have not passed to the state,
this will not follow the usual selections
based on these sections where sur
veyed townships are added to the re-
serves. According to Commissioner
Hermann, the proposed additions will
result In only minutely small num-
ber OF lieu land sections. II any at all,
as he is opposed to creating any more
reserves which will permit owners OF
so much practically worthless land to
surrender 1t to the government and in
lieu thereof select valuable lands else
where from the public domain.