The Lamar register., 1903-12-23

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The President to-day sent to the
SENATE the nomination of Joseph w.
Fifer OF Illinois to be an interstate COM
merce commissioner. This is a re-
appointment.
Congressman Hogg. member Of the
House committee on general pensions.
was appointed a subcommittee to ex-
anime pension bills pertaining to Colo
rado Nebraska and the two Dakotas.
The Senate committee on public
lands has reported bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to restore
to public entry lands embraced In
whole or in part with segregations for
reservoirs.
The President has rendered the po-
sition of civil Service commissioner
made vacant by the death of John r.
Proctor, to General John c. Black of
Chicago, commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army.
Secretary Moody. in addition to a
letter of commendation to Boatswain
Patrick Deery Of the Peoria. who at
great peril swan to the submarine
boat Adder and attached line to her,
will order that a medal of honor be
presented to him as an evidence OF the
departments appreciation of his hero
ism.
The Senate finance committee ia
yorably reported the bill increasing
from $50 900 to 100000 annually the
amount available for purchase of metal
for nickels and pennies. and providing
that instead of combining their coinage
to the Philadelphia mint, as hereto
fore, they shall also be made at the
Denver, San Francisco and New Or
leans mints.
Senator Mitchell made a speech in
advocacy of the bill to aid the Lewis
and Clark Exposition at Portland. Ore
gon. He said that almost 100000
had been raised. by the sale of stocks
in the exposition company, and that
over 500, 900 had been, raised by diff
ferent states for the purpose OF max
ing exhibits, making a total CT $1,-
1875, ,907 of available money for the en-
tsrprise. He said that magnificent
site of over 400 acres had been secured
on the Willamette river. which already
had been graded and planted to shrubs.
The President sent to Congress a
communication from Secretary Hay
submitting to him the report Of the
commission on international exchange
constituted under authority OF Con-
gress to make an effort to bring about
nxed relationship between the
moneys of the gold standard countries
and the silver-using countries. The
secretary says to carry this policy to
completion II vet remains to submit
the conclusions Of the foreign commits
sioners to the Chinese government and
to defray the expenses of which the
secretary says an appropriation OF
100000 will be necessary. This
recommendation the President ap-
proves
The House committee on territories
listened to Delegate Rodey OF New
Mexico on the proposition to admit
New Mexico as a state Mr.. Rodey
asserted that New Mexico has big
ger population than any territory has
had at the time of It's admission, and
and that its population now surpasses
eight states of the Union. The popu-
lation of the United States is going to
be. lOO, 900 900 in 1910. said Mr.. Ro-
dey. "In this increase of 24.000.0O0
New Mexico will without doubt furnish
SOC, 900. Thirteen hundred miles of
railroad have been built in New Mex
leo since the last census was taken.
One hundred and fifty postoffices have
been added, and 100000 acres of land
have been homesteaded." II is be-
lieved that the territorial committee
will make its report on the statehood
bill about January 10.
In his testimony before the Senate
committee on military affairs, Secre-
tary of War Root read extracts from
official correspondence bearing on the
charges and also concerning General
Woods administration as governor
general of Cuba. The secretary's
statement was an elaborate and care
fully-prepared defense of General
Wood. He made specific reply to
each of the charges urged so far
against General Woods confirmation.
and assumed responsibility for mary
of the matters charged against Gen
eral Wood, among others. 1t is under
stood, the granting of a license to the
Jai Alai. He devoted particular atten-
tion to the attack upon the integrity
of the official accounts of the Cuban
treasury under General Woods admia-
istration. and he was prepared, with
any amount Of data. to answer the
charges of loose and faulty account
ing and auditing. He took occasion
to say that the weakness Of this
charge. might have been established
long ago had the Senate printed the
body last winter in answer to reso-
luton.
The executive council Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor held confer
ences with Speaker Cannon and Mr..
Gardner, chairman of the House Com
mittec on Labor, discussing measures
in which the labor representatives are
interested. They requested consider
alton of the eight-hour bill and the
prison labor. anti-injunction bills. A
confidence was also held with Presi-
dent >pro tenn. Frye and Senator Nc
Comas. chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Labor Speaker Cannon in
formed his visitors he had no doubt
they would be given full and free
hearing on the bills in which they were
interested and said 1t would be his duty
rs well as his pleasure to cooperate
with them to secure fair hearing and
full discussion of all legislation they
might suggest. The speaker told his
visitors that they would find the House
organized for the full and free discus
sion of all questions touching the in