The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-16

Repre- sentative tuELWau of Wash
iugtUn has introduced bill carrying
an appropriation OF $l5UUuO for the
promotion of salmon culture in Alaska
The secretary of war has submitted
to the House an estimate of Sis5 600
for the laying Of a rabio to connect the
headquarters OF the Department Of the
Columbia with rne military telegraph
system in Alaska
At cabinet meeting it was decided
not 10 accept the resignation Of Mrs
Minnie Coz. the colurod postmaster AT
IndiauoIa. Mississippi whore the post
Office has been closed owing TO riot
Gus demonstrations due to race preiu-
dice. 1t is felt by the administration
that to- accept the resignation at this
time would establish n bad precedent
In an opinion handed down by Jus
tice Brown on the 9TH instant. the
United States Supreme Court decided
in the Browns ease that the money
paid by the Russian government on
sugar exported is a bounty and that
the collector Of customs at Baltimore
was justified in leyying countervail-
ing duty on Russian sugar under the
terms Of the Dfuglcy law.
In the Senate the bill for the re
dcmption of the silver coinage Of tn"
Hawaiian islands and its recoinage
into United States coin was passed ar-
ter an hours debate. 1t provides for
the redemption Of silver coins by being
received either IA Hawaii or the Unit
ed States in the payment of dues.
Standard silver coins Of the United
States may be exchanged for coin of
Hawaii al their face value.
Representative Bell is making an eff
fort to have incorporated in the sundry
civil appropriation bill an item Of
$500 900 for the purchase of machinery.
appliances and furniture for the Den
YER mint. and for an extension OF the
limit Of cost of mint machinery from
$l5O,O0O as fixed by the sundry civil act
of June 6. 1900. to S225, 900. This has
been recommended by Director Of the
Mint Roberts and Secretary Shaw.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided in the case of certain kio-
wa and other Indians instituted against
Secretary Hitchcock to prevent the
opening of lands in Oklahoma that the
secretary was within his rights as an
executive omccT OI the government and
could not be enjOined Hence that II
the complaining Indians were entitled
TO any relief they must go to the leg
islative branch Of the government, and
not to the courts.
The President has selected Col. Ed
ward NJ. Hayes. Thirteenth infantry,
for appointment as brigadier general
to succeed Gen. John \. Johnston. mp
on the resignation of the latter, which
will follow Immediately upon his con
frmation by the Senate. Colonel
Hayes is lying at the point Of death
at Fort Meade, South Dakota. He is
the officer Of longest commission in
the United States army. which he On
tered as a boy of thirteen.
The House committee on insuIar ar
fairs agreed to fayorably report the
bill introduced by Representative
Cooper Of Wisconsin to establish
currency system in the Philippines.
with certain amendments. one change
proposed being thai the gold coin of
the United States and the silver coin
authorized In The bill shall be legal
tender in the islands The bill "a ia
trOdureI provided that lawful money
of the United States should be legal
tender.
Mr.. Russell of Texas. successor Of
the late Mr. De GraGcnTcid, criticised
the House for undue haste in the con
sidcratiou Of private pension legisIa
tion. and prCcipitated quite debate
He called attention to the fact that
since the civil War 10000 special bills
had been passed by Congress, over
900 of these in the first session Of
the rps sent Congress. Mr.. Lacey Of
Iowa said the cases boIUr" Congress
we're cases in which the general pen.
sion laws could not give relief The
fact that only 10000 bills had passed
in forty years, he thought sufficient
proof of the care and discrimination
exercised by Congress-
The committee on legislation of the
Grand Army Of the Republic has been
in session at the Ebbitt House. II
considered mainly pending legislation
for the aid Of veterans in seeking ap.
UOintmont to the public service. a
subcommittee was appointed consist
ing OF Chairman Joseph ". Kay. New
York. and George H. Patrick. Alaha-
ma. and they visited tn" President and
postmaster general Friday in the I'm
trrest Of Legislation to prefer those
who served the Union in the army or
navy in the Civil War in appo:ur-
mrLts reten,irus or promotions IN
the public service over other persons
The committee returned home sau-.
fed with The results oi its efforts.
Senator Mclaurin Of Mississippi has
conferred with Pre- ileut NoGscya1
and Postmaster Gen raj Payne regard.
mg the Iua.ouo,a po-roGirn case The
present attitude Ct tho administration
is that tie uu.n1'on shall De rorponm
and Mrs C.s g..u.r'.nI a- srma.
ter T tUr I..E u-ioiy an'.0r.'..r az
IndianOla will furnish urnunr D'
protection n rLr mayor and sa.r..
will give assurance OF her safety
Postmaster General Payne will recon