The state herald., 1903-12-25

] inc supreme Court OF the United
States will take a recess of two VEGAS
| from December 2lst
The committee on insular affairs Of
| the House has reported a bill giving
Porto Rico a delegate TO Congress.
Senator Hevburn Of Idaho. has in
| trOduced joint resolution rcquc~inl
the President acquire by annexation
! the island Of San Domingo. the depen-
denotes of San Domingo and Hayti.
Congressman Ilogg. member G; ~.
/ House committee on general pensions,
/ was appointed subcommittee 10 eN-
1 anime pension bills pertaining to Colo
/ RADIO. Nebraska and the two Dakotas.
The gross postal receipts Of no aIty
largest postofices In the United States
| for last month, compared with Noyem-
yer, 1902. were 81. 1902 $50. an increase
OF over seven per cent. The highest
Increase was twenty-five per cent, at
| Los Angeles.
Mr.. Williams Of Mississippi l;as In
| troduced concurrent resolution In the
| House proposing an amendment to tho
/ constitution TO give Congress power to
| collect taxes on incomes, and providing
I that such tax shall not be construed TO
be direct tax within the meaning Of
| the constitution.
The House Committee on Territories
/ has reported fnvorably Delegate VIII
/ sons bill authorizing the counties Of
/ Phoenix Temple and Mesa. In Arizona.
to issue bonds amounting to $4,000
/ for the purpose Of building road from
| Phoenix TO the proposed new Tonic ir-
rigation enterprise
J Tho Gaunta Finance Committee heard
] Director OF the Mint Roberts on bill
[ providing for the coinage Of small
coins at the San Francisco mint. The
Colorado delegation has asked that
smaller coins be coined at the Denver
mint. The chief point of Mr., Roberts
statement was the item of cost In
transporting coins from the West to
the East
Congressman Shafroth will make an
other attempt during this session OF
Congress TO procure the establishment
Of a national soldiers home at Denver,
His bill last session received n favor
able report hut was kept from coming
before the House by the speaker and
committee on rules. MIR Shnfroth says
he has strong hopes that the measure
will succeed this session, The bill calls
for an appropriation OF s250,O00,
Senator Warren presented memo
rial Of the Wyoming Legislature asking
that the time Tor the expiration of the
Carey net be extended ten year,. lie
also introduced bill making such
provision. The Carey act which al.
lows arid states to select 900 600 acres
Of public lands for the proceeds Ol
which shall be spent for irrigation pur,
poses. expires next August. Senator
Warren also introduced n hill giving
railroads pipe lines and canal right
Of way across public lands and tho
right 10 use timber and stone from land
adjacent To said right Of way.
Tho executive council OF the Amer.
cnn Federation NJ Labor held confer.
cnccS with Speaker Cannon and Mr.
Gardner. chairman " the House Com.
mlttco ON Labor. discussing measures
In which the labor representative ~,
interested They requested consider
alton Of the clght-hour bill and III,
priron labor Hn,l.lniunctlon bills. A
conference was also held with rrosl
dent pro tom Frye and Senator Me
ComaB chairman NJ the Senate Com
mittoo ON Labor Speaker Cannon In
formtd, his visitors he had no doub