The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
WASHINGTON NOTES

Capital. Doings Of Interest to the
<sG~, Northwest.
From the Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington. =
4: Washington, Dec. S.--Representa-
tive Stevens will introduce his resolu-
ton to permit millerse to grind Cana
dian wheat in bond and dispose of
bran and other byproducts in this
country in a few days. Representa-
tive Tawney returned to washington
to-day, and Mr.. Stevens will take up
the, subject with him and Chairman
Payne of the ways and means COM
mittee, before presenting the resolu-
ton. Tawney favors the resolution
and will urge favorable action In the
committee. f.
r. Public Building for Brainerd.
Representative, Buckman to-day in
troduced a bill for the erection OF a
$4,000 public building at Bralnerd.
Buchanan, Steenerson and other men,
bers will go to the war department To-
morrow to urge the establishment OF
a military camp at Walker. Buck1naH
believes that one company or imam
try would be sufficient for ponce puf-
poses in the event of an uprising. Ihe
prospect of disturbance is lessened,
he thinks, since bids for Indian TIM
ber were opened and such good prices
offered for it; but the people living
in the vicinity of Walker are uneasy
and the government will be urged 10
send a small body of troops there as
| q, precautionary measure and allay any
| fears of the settlers.
City Delivery at Hibbing.
Representative Bede has urged the
postoffice department to eStabllsh CITY
| free delivery service at Hibbing. An
investigation will be made by special
agent and it is probable the service
will be ordered when the munlclpal
government has arranged tor nper-
| ing the houses and otherwise comply
! ing with the rules Of the department.
| Peter DNyer, p. M.
Peter &Dwyers was to-day appointed
| a fourth class postmaster at Dora, OF
| ter Tail county, Minnesota, vice w. j.
Hoffman, resigned.
Fort Mead Waterworl1s.
Senator Kitredge and Representative
Martin saw the war department Off
cials to-day relative to the water sup
ply at Fort Mead. They urged the
1 establishment of waterWorks Whlcf
will permit of a division Of the supply
between the fort and the city. The
| proposal was taken under advlsement
Newell in Washington.
4 Stanford Newell minister to The
Hague, is in Washington. He will re
1 main here several days and will ther
/ go to st. Paul to spend the remainder
4 of his vacation.
j William L. Ellis has been recon-
1 mended for reappointment as post
| master. at Salem, S. D.
Senator Nelson's Bills.
!, Senator Nelson to-day introduced ;
bill to authorize national banks ii
i cities of not more than 20, 900 inhab
itants to loan not exceeding one-thirt
of its paid-up capital and surplus upo1
real estate securities, consisting Of i'm
proved, occupied and cultivated farms
the loans not to exceed >one-third o
the value of the property taken as Sc
curity for them.
Senator Nelson also introduced a bi1
providing for an Increase of the cir
!. culating notes of national banks. ]
authorizes the secretary of the treas
!, ury to accept as a basis of circulatio
bonds of any state, city or count
81 which has been in existence as sue
} for twenty-five years and which for
, Iperiod of ten years previous to sue
, / deposit has not defaulted in the pay
. Iment of any part of the principal 0
}, interest of its debt, has $4,000 inhab
, itants and whose net indebtedness doe
: not exceed 10 per cent of the valua
! ton of taxable property therein; o
the first mortgage bonds of any rail
road, not including street railwa