The Lamar register., 1903-01-28

Chairman GrOSvenOr OIL the House
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries has appointed sub-commit-
tee to investigate the subject of coal
transportation.
The House judiciary committee has
authorized favorable report on the
bureau to create bureau in the De
partment of Justice for the study of
the criminal, pauper and defective
classes.
The Senate committee on military af-
fairs has ordered favorable report on
Foraker's bill appropriating 100000
for the erection of headstones to mark
the graves of Confederate soldiers bur-
led in the North.
The President has appointed board
OF commissioners to test and examine
the weight and fineness of the coins
issued at the several mints of the Unit
ed States during the calendar year
1902. The commission will meet at
the Philadelphia mint on February
11th.
The export trade of the United
States has resumed its normal and ex-
pansive condition. From the low fig
ure due to the failure of the corn crop
last year and the unusual demand at
home. the export figures have in
creased from $SS, 100000 in June to
t14S 600 in December. and reached
the highest mark ever made by ex-
ports in the month of December.
Senators Platt of Connecticut and
Aldrich of Rhode Island recently dis
cussed with the President the prospect
of antitrust legislation in the Senate.
Both were of opinion that some meas
ure perhaps could be passed At this
session, although it was pointed out
that, with less than six weeks or the
session remaining, 1t would be Sc
rious problem to overcome any very
strenuous opposition to any measure.
A bill has been introduced by Rep
resentative Bell of Colorado, providing
that any producer, dealer, transporter.
agent or other person in any territory
of the United States who shall JOIN
with any other person or persons Tor
the purpose of raising the price of any
article of food or fuel. or its carriage
and handling. shall be guilty OF extor-
tion. A maximum penalty of $4,000
fine or Imprisonment for one year is
provided.
Commissioner General Sargent of
the immigration Bureau has filed
charges against Ralph lizard. Chinese
York. Among other things, lizard is
charged with being in league with per-
sons interested in smuggling Chinese
into this country. 1t is said that the
business of smuggling Chinese for n
consideration has covered long per-
iod of time. and the department be-
lieves that the evidence of guilt is con-
elusive.
The naval affairs committee of the
House has adopted in its entirety the
naval increase program provided Tor
by the subcommittee in the naval ap-
preparation bill The bill as it now
stands provides for three battleships
and one cruiser of 10000 tons each.
two steel training ships and one wood
en- brig, the latter to be used for train
ing purposes. Provision is made for
b the construction of the vessels at
government yards II 1t be found that
combinations exist.
An order has been issued by the first
assistant postmaster general to all
postmasters at rural free delivery Of
fees directing them to prepare list
of all patrons of the rural free deliv-
cry. giving the number of the route on
which each resides, and to post the
same in a conspicuous place in their
RESPECTIVE Offices in order to afford in
formation to compilers of directories
and others who desire to obtain the
addresses of persons residing on rural
free delivery routes.
The House committee on industrial
arts and exhibits authorized favor
able report on the bill appropriating
100000 for an agricultural college ex-
hibit at the st. Louis fair. Amend
ments were made to the bill providing
for an appropriation of $4,000 to aid
the residents of Alaska to make an
exhibit at St. Louis, the cost of pre-
pairing and transporting to be borne
by the residents of Alaska; also for an
appropriation IF S25,000 for an Indian
Territory exhibit. the residents of the
territory being required to deposit an
equal amount with the treasury.
Secretary Shaw has written to the
banks that had substituted state and
municipal bonds for government bonds
as security for public deposits, that
he would like to have a resubstitution
of government bonds. This is in ac-
cordance with the policy announced at
the time the "municipals" were ac
cepted. They were accepted only on
condition that the banks should use
the bonds that were released by sub
stitution as basis for circulation. 1t
is now expected that the banks Will re-
tire this additional circulation and
thus release the bonds to be used again
as security for deposits.
Senator Warren, who holds second
place on the Senate public buildings
committee. has been appealed to by
the Denver Chamber OF Commerce and
Board of Trade, Denver Real Estate
and Stock Exchange and Denver Com
mercial club, to aid in securing an ap-
preparation for the purchase of site
and erection OF building adequate for
the transaction of government busi-
,o.e In Tapyar Attention is caIIpd ip