The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-15

gam bling laws from nullification by
| interstate gambling by telegraph.
| Supervisor of Indian Schools Edwin
! J.. c. Halcraft left Washington De-
| cember 10th to make his annual in
| spection Of the Indian schools at Fort
| Lewis, Ignacio and Jicarilla.
Representative Shafroth has intro
duced a bill providing for the estab-
lishment of a national park to en-
| brace the cliff dwellings on the Mesa
reserve in Southern Colorado.
United States Minister Thomas, at
Stockholm. has informed the State
Department that the government of
Sweden and Norway has recognized
the republic of Panama as an inde-
| pendent state.
Associate Justice Henry b. Brown of
the United States Supreme Court has
recently had trouble with his eyes. and
entire loss of sight is now threatened
He is being treated by well known
oculist. who, it is said. regards the case
as quite serious.
The house committee on appropria-
tions authorized favorable report on
the pension appropriation bill. 1t car
ries a total of Sl3S. $50, 100. which is
$500. 900 less than the estimates sub
mitted The bill carries 81 ,697 500 less
than was appropriated for pensions
last year.
Senator Scott of West Virginia says
that the story to the effect that he is
trying to secure a delegation from his
state for Hanna for president is un-
true Senator Hanna is not a can
didate for president" he said. These
stories are circulated for the purpose
of creating Ill feeling between Senator
Hanna and President Roosevelt and
between the president and myself"
Representative Lacy, chairman of
the house public lands committee has
introduced a bill providing that per-
sons who knowingly pasture live stock
on public lands within forest reserves
without a permit under the rules of
the interior department. shall be pun
ished upon conviction by fine or I'M
prisonment, or both. This legislation
was recommended by the secretary of
the interior.
Indian Commissioner Jones has un-
der consideration a proposition to di-
vide the Southern Ute Indian agency,
placing a bonded school superintend-
ent in charge of each division. The
division contemplated will follow the
line of the Las Animas river as the
natural dividing line and place new
bonded school superintendent at Fort
Lewis and retain the present superin-
tendent at lgnacio.
The annual report of E. C. Branden-
burg, attorney in charge OF bank
ruptcy matters. in the Department of
Justice, shows that IA ,30S voluntary pc
titfone in bankruptcy wore hieu
throughout the United States for the
year ending September 30. 1903, which
is more than 1000 less than were filed
during any OF the preceding years since
the enactment of the law, on July l,
1898.
At recent meeting the Board of
Managers of National Homes for Sol
diers rendered the appointment Of gov
ernor of the home at Leavenworth.
Kansas. to Colonel Sidney B. Cook of
Harrington, Kansas. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Colonel j. G.
Rowland. Colonel Cook is a member
of the board and. II is said. will accept.
Approximately 5000 men are now at
the National Home.
Speaker Cannon, resenting what he
deemed an insult from John Herman
J. Schulteis chairman OF the executive
committee of the Knights OF Labor,
summarily ordered Mr.. Schulteis from
the speakers room at the Capitol with
the parting Injunction to the labor
leader never to darken his door again
Mr.. Schulteis began to make threats of
going into the speakers district in the
next campaign. but .-as cut short by
an order for his election from the room.
At the opening of Congress the fol-
lowing list of contests was announced
by the clerk of the House: California,
Fourth district; Illinois, Sixth dis
trict; Massachusetts, Ninth district;
Missouri, Eleventh and Twelfth dis
tricts: North Carolina, Tenth district;
Pennsylvania, Tenth district Okla
homa. delegate-at-large; South Caro-
lima. First and Seventh districts; Ten
.3essee. Eighth district; Colorado.
First district.
Representative Prince of Illinois. a
member OF the Banking and Currency
Committee. has introduced a bill pro-
viding that 500 1000, 900 of the public
moneys now deposited with national
bank repositories shall be invested by
the secretary of the treasury at the
rate of $5000,000 a month in state.
county and municipal bonds which pay
interest at not less than two per cent.
The bonds which may be required are
the same as those designated in the
Aldrich bill of the last Congress. A
provision is included in the bill au-
thorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to sell these bonds. but not more
than s10,00O,000 may be sold in any
one month.
A press dispatch of December 5th
says: By the manner of adjourning
the House to-day the extra session of
the Fifty-eighth Congress will expire
by constitutional limitation Monday,
when the regular session will begin.
This eliminates the possibility of re-
cess between the two sessions and gives
opportunity for the President to re-
view his civil and military appoint