The Dolores star., 1903-01-16
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

ingtOn has introduced Dill carrying
an appropriation of $l5o.0oo for the
promotion OF salmon culture in Alaska.
The secretary Of war has submitted
to the House an estimate of $4S5,uOO
for the LAYING Of cable to connect the
headquarters of the Department Of the
Columbia with the military telegraph
system in Alaska.
A joint resolution was offered by
Representative Parker of New Jersey
proposing an amendment TO the const-
tuition to prohibit polygamy. He also
introduced bill to restore the sale
OF malt beverages and light wines to
soldiers on army transports and at
post exchanges
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
license fee for telegraph wires and
poles in the town
The statement of the coinage execut-
Cd at the mints of the United States
during the calendar year 1902 shows a
total of sT9.4S5.s SIS, as follows: Gold,
$47 ,lo9 ,S52; silver, s29. .92S .16I; minor
coins, S-,1fi,iJo. III duuItiOi thc tsp'
ernment has coined $500 pieces for
Venezuela, 1.360.000 for the government
of Colombia, and 81 sos. gold dollars,
for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
In an address before the American
Association for the advancement OF
Science, Professor Willis l.. Moore, the
chief of the weather bureau, said that
it costs 81 $50, 600 a year to make the
tIpt tla n
q few days age In Florida saved mil
lions of dollass to the people of that
state. and that the forewarning OF the
Single cold wave recently saved ship
pers s4.0o0.o00.
The committee on pensions will i'm
mediately take up the Legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
and it will be reported to the Senate as
soon as possible 1t is a bill which
demands considerable investigation,
and it is not probable that it will reach
the Senate much before the middle of
the month. When it is reported the
committee will seek to secure Its i'm
mediate consideration.
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 af-
ter an hours debate. 1t 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 ef-
tort to have incorporated in the sundry
civil appropriation bill an item of
5000 900 for the purchase of machinery,
appliances and furniture for the Den
yer mint, and for an extension of the
limit of cost of mint machinery from
fl50,000 us fixed by the sundry civil act
of June 6, 1900, to s225, 900. This has
been recommended by Director of the
Mint Roberts and Secretary Shaw.
Andrew Carnegie. after the dedica-
tion of the Washington public library,
said that he was so well pleased with
the new library and the use made of
his gift of 1850. 600, and the provision
for the support of the library that he
would give another S350,000 for the
erection of branch libraries on the
same condition as the original gift,
namely, that the city provide the sites
and arrange for the support of the Ii
braries.
The monthly circulation statement
Issued by the comptroller of the cur
rency shows that at the close of the
calendar year the total circulation of
national bank notes was 1884 ,929, ,7S4,
an increase for the year of $24,640O5S,
and an increase for the month of $75.-
270. The circulation based on United
States bonds amounted to S342, ,l27 ,S44,
an increase for the year of s17118,53S.
and an increase for the month of ST.
027.435.
When the Senate reconyened after
the holiday recess few senators were
absent. Almost Immediately discus
sion began regarding the coal situation.
Mr.. Lodge announced his introduction
of a bill suspending for ninety days the
duty on coal, with the statement that
in New England there was much dis
tress, owing to the scarcity Of coal,
and that unless relief was afforded at
once number of factories would have
to shut down.
The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries, after giving con-
sideration to the resolution providing
that the privileges of the coastwise
trade be granted to foreign steamers
for period of ninety days for the ex-
elusive purpose of carrying coal be-
tween American ports. directed that
resolution be introduced asking the
House to authorize the committee to
investigate the entire subject of coal
transportation. Representative Gros-
venor Of Ohio, chairman of the COM
mittee, pursuant to the agreement, in
troduced such resolution.
Senator Mason of Illinois has intro
duced bill to provide for the tenn
porary operation of coal mines. 1t pro-
vides that hereafter whenever any coal
mine is unoperated and continues to be
unoperated to the prejudice of the rights
of the people, it shall be the duty of
the attorney general to apply to any
judge of a United States Court for
receiver for the mine, who, If appoint-
ed. shall serve until such time as the
court shall find by decree that neither
the general welfare nor public neces-
sity require the further operation of
said mine by such receivership.
The House committee on military af-
fairs has completed the army appro-