The Elbert County tribune., 1903-02-26

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priation bill.
The conferees on the army appropri-
alton bill met February nth and came
TO an <5recment The appropriation
of 81 900 900 for equipping the national
guard the same as the regular army
was agreed TO. The Senate conferees
receded from the amendment providing
for the purchase and preservation Of
the Balls Bluff battlefield. The Senate
provision for 100000 for army post
buildings to take the place of the can
teens. remains in the bill, but II is
( provided that not more than $4,000 be
expended for any one post building.
The Senate amendment permitting all
army officers below the grade of major
general, who saw service in the civil
war. to retire with the rank and pay
of the next highest grade was agreed
TO- with a further amendment making
II apply only to officers who served in
the Civil War more than one year.
Senator Teller and Senator Patter-
son called upon the director of the
mint recently and conferred with him
on the matter of completing the ma
chinery plant in the Denver mint.
The House has already appropriated
$l50, 900 for this purpose. and an effort
r, will be made to increase the amount TO
| $3.50. 900. the estimate of the director.
| The director said that much of the ma
chinery III the New Orleans mint would
be removed to the Denver mint upon
| the latter's reduction to an assay mint.
Senators Teller and Patterson suggest
ed that southern senators would sue
cessfully oppose such measure. The
director promised that as soon as the
appropriation was available he would
proceed with the installation of ma
chinery. He made 1t evident that Den
yer was one of the three desirable
minting places in the country, the
other two being San Francisco and
Philadelphia.
During the discussion of the state
hood bill in the Senate MIR. Teller re-
sented Mr.. Depew's remarks on une-
| Dual representation in that body. Ad-
vancing to the center aisle and speak
ing with great fervor, Mr. Teller said
| IL was no small thing to talk about
changing the form under which the
government had grown so great and so
strong II have listened to great deal
OF nonsense;" said he. II have listened
to good deal consider beneath the
dignity of some, but | cannot listen to
Mr.. Depew's remarks without saying
here, as a citizen of the United States.
that 1 feel the American people will
feel the insult from the senator from
New York" Replying. Mr.. Depew said
he regretted that Mr. Teller felt insult
ed. but when you add to the minority
representation in this Senate" he said.
''and take 1t further away from the
people, you are calling attention to a
condition where you cannot tell what
the people may do In the discussions
of the future"
The conferees on the bill for the pro-
lection of the president have agreed
and their report has. been submitted to
the house. The senate accepts the
house amendments to the original bill,
with some changes in the wording
As agreed upon by the conference COM
mittee the death penalty is provided
for anyone who shall wilfully or malic-
iously kill the president or vice-presi-
dent. or any officer upon whom the du-
ties of president may deyolve under
the constitution. also for the wilful
killing of any officer of the government
in line of succession to the presidency,
or any AMBASSADOR or minister accred-
/ ited to the United States. Any at
| tempt to murder the officials named is
made punishable by death or imprison-
ment for not less than ten years. Any
one, under the bill. who aids. advises
or abets the killing of the president.
4 vice-president. or any officer upon
whom the duties of president may de
volve. or shall aid, abet or advise the
killing of foreign sovereign, shall be
deemed principal offender. Anyone
who aids one guilty Of the onenses
1 described In the bill shall be punished
as principal.
The government has formally ac-
cepted the offer of the Panama Canal
Company to sell to the United States
the canal property and all of the COM
panys rights therein for $4,000. 900.
subject only to the ratification of the
/ pending treaty with the Republic of
I Colombia. The effect of this accept
ance will be to extend the life of the
option held by the government beyond
March 4th next. and until the treaty
! now before the Senate has been rati-
| fed by both countries in interest. The
President desires that the proceedings
necessary to the transfer OF the title
and possession of the property be for
warded as much as possible to the end
that when the pending treaty is rati-
| fed and goes into effect nothing will
remain to be done but to consummate
the transaction by the delivery of pos
session and the payment of the con-
sideration. Senator Morgan. as
question of privilege. had read a recent
communication addressed to him by
Rafael Reyes. Colombian minister to
! Mexico, and which appeared in the
public press. denying the accuracy of
a certain statement alleged to have
been made by Mr.. Morgan In the Sem
4 ate February 18th. that the president
OF Colombia had sold out and abdi-
Gated for 81 00O. 600. He declared that
I n t,- h a
secret session of the Senate. Reyes. he
said seems to be determined on the
success of the Panama scheme. "The
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