The state herald., 1903-01-16
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

I
ington has introduced a bill carrying
an appropriation of $150.00O for the |
promotion OF salmon culture in Alaska |
The secretary of war has submitted
to the House an estimate Of 3485. 900 |
for the laying of cable to connect the |
headquarters of the Department of the
Columbia with the military telegraph |
system In Alaska.
Senator Clay of Georgia has intro
| luced n bill to provide for the free
Importation of commodities controlled !
| by trusts. The bill confers upon the
| President authority to issue procla- |
nation suspending the collection of all
| tustoms duties on such articles brought |
from foreign countries.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided the case Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company versus the
Borough of New Hope, Pennsylvania
In favor of the town. The case involved
the validity of an ordinance requiring
a license fee for telegraph wires and
poles in the town.
At a cabinet meeting 1t was decided
not to accept the resignation of Mrs.
Minnie Cox, the colored postmaster at
Indianola. Mississippi, where the post
office has been closed owing to riot
GUS demonstrations due to race preJu-
dice. 1t is felt by the administration
that to accept tho resignation at this
time would establish bad precedent.
In an opinion handed down by JUS
tice Brown on the 5th instant, the
United States Supreme Court decided
in the Browns case 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 levying countervail-
ing duty on Russian sugar under the
terms of the Dingley law.
In the Senate the bill for the re-
demption of the silver coinage of the
Hawaiian islands and its recoinage
| into United States coin was passed az
ter an hours debate. II provides for
The redemption of silver coins by being
received either in 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 at their face value.
Representative Bell is making an eff
fort to have incorporated in the sundry |
civil appropriation bill an item of
100000 for the purchase Of machinery, |
appliances and furniture for the Dem
yer mint, and for an extension OF the |
limit of cost of mint machinery from |
sl50.000 as fixed by the sundry civil act |
of June 6, 1900, TO 1925 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 officer of the government and
could not be enjoined. Hence that If |
the complaining Indians were entitled
to any relief they must GO to the leg
lslatiye branch of the government. and
hot to the courts.
The President has selected Col. Ed
ward NJ. Hayes, Thirteenth infantry,
for appointment as brigadier general
to succeed Gen. John A. Johnston. up
on the resignation Of the latter. which
will follow Immediately upon his con-
firmation 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 en-.
tered as boy OF thirteen.
The House committee on lnsular af. |
fairs agreed to fayorably report the |
bill introduced by Representative |
Cooper OF Wisconsin to establish a
currency system in the Philippines. |
with certain amendments. one change |
proposed being that the gold coin OF |
the United States and the silver coin |
authorized In the bill shall be legal |
tender In the Islands. The bill as In |
troduced provided that lawful money |
OF the United States should be legal |
tender.
Senator Warren has presented TO |
the secretary OF the Interior several |
protests OF citizens of Big Horn coun. !
| ~ against closing trails across the /
Yellowstone Park forest reserve. |
Sheepmen have been accustomed TO |
cross that range with tiocks from the |
valley OF the Shoshone TO Gray Bull. |
and II is alleged that forest officers |
have closed the trails and stopped the |
practice Of driving sheep across. Sen.
a,or Warren also presented n protest |
against the exclusion Of sheep from |
this reserve and asked that the re- |
serve be inspected by competent |
person. with n view to securing more |
equitable distribution of range priyl. |
legos.
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. |
pointment to the public service. A
subcommittee was appointed consist. |
lng Of Chairman Joseph W. Kay. New |
York. and George II. Patrick. Alaba,
ma. and they visited the President and
postmaster general Friday IN the In.
torost OF legislation to prefer those
who served the Union In the army or
navy In the Civil War In Appo;nt.
mcnts. rotcntionH or promotions In
the public service over other persons.
The committee returned home salts.
ned with the results OF Its Efforts.
II existing plans carry. some time
next month the President Will send TO
the Senate the nomination OF Cover
not Taf, 10 be nm associate justice OF
the United States Supreme Court. TO
succeed Justice Shiras. who II expect
ed TO retire during tina, month. Gov
ernor TAFT viii b. succeeded m ciyil
governor Of tho Philippines by Gen.
Luke u, Wright. nj present vice gov
crnor. and the latter place viii be-
nlied by the appointment Of W. W.
Roekhill. the preson, director OF the
bureau of American republics. There
.y. sINsadx many aanltapta Ia, th.