The Lamar register., 1903-12-23

people in the Philippines has disap-
| peared.
1t is not doubted that the President
and Secretary Root will approve Gov
ernor Taft's arrangement, particularly
as it appears that the people of the
| United States are not to be charged
with any of the money required to buy
the friar lands.
The Supreme Court of the United
| States will take a recess of two weeks
from December 21st.
Senator Hevburn of Idaho, has in
troduced- joint resolution requesting
| the President acquire by annexation
the island of San Domingo. the depen-
denotes of San Domingo and Hayti.
There are now fifty-three forest re-
serves, created by presidential procla-
nations under section "a of the act OF
March 3. 1891 (20 Stat. L., 1O95). en-
bracing 62.354 1865 acres. This is an in
crease over last year of g. 200 acres
The gross postal receipts of the fifty
| largest postoffices in the United States
| for last month. compared with Novem-
yer, 1902. were IS, ,402 $50 an increase
OF over seven per cent. The highest
increase WAS twenty-five per cent, at
Los Angeles.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi has in
| troduced q concurrent resolution in the
House proposing an amendment to the
| constitution to give Congress power to
collect taxes on incomes. and providing
that such tax shall not be construed to
be 4 direct tax within the meaning OF
| the constitution.
The House Committee on Territories
| has reported favorably Delegate VIII
|
| Phoenix. Temple and Mesa, in Arizona,
| to issue bonds amounting to ~$600OO
| for the purpose OF building road from
Phoenix to the proposed new Tonto ir-
| rigation enterprise.
The Senate Finance Committee heard
Director of the Mint Roberts on a 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 national soldiers home at Denver.
His bill last session received favor
able report. but was kept from coming
before the House by the speaker and
committee on rules. Mr.. Shafroth says
he has strong hopes that the measure
will succeed this session. The bill calls
| for an appropriation of $25O.OOo
President Roosevelt declared to
| party OF Illinois officials and politicians
who called on him that he would take
no part. directly or indirectly. in the
political contest now being waged in
| that state. The members of the party
are supporters of Governor Yates and
hope he may be renominated and re-
| elected. The President. in addition to
defining his own position. does not ex-
pect that federal officeholders in the
state will participate actively In the
contest. as his position in respect to
such activity is pretty well under
| stood.
Senator Warren presented a memo
rial of the Wyoming Legislature asking
that the time for the expiration Of the
Carey act be extended ten years. He
also introduced q bill making such
provision. The Carey act which al
| lows arid states to select .000, 900 acres
of public lands for the proceeds of
which shall be spent for irrigation pur-
poses. expires next August. Senator
Warren also introduced bill giving
railroads. pipe lines and canal right
of way across public lands and the
| right to use timber and stone from land
adjacent to said right of way
| The annual report of the secretary
, Of the interior shows that there were
disposed OF during the fiscal year end
| ed June 80. 1909. public lands aggre-
| eating %. s24. .299.65 acres. classified as
| follows Cash sales. 3.073. 1868 acres;
miscellaneous entries. embracing home
! steads. land warrants. scrip locations
state selections. swamp lands. railroad
| and wagon road selections. Indian al
lotments, etc, 19.517,031.1O 10 acres, and
Indian lands, 73,371.66 acres. showing
an increase of 1886. .764.35 acres as COM
pared with the aggregate disposals for
the preceding fiscal year.
Democratic Congressman Rainey of
| Illinois in the House said the Panama
canal now is an assured fact. He had
no criticism to make regarding the
| recognition of the new republic, but
expressed the hope that free govern
| ment will be given the Philippines.
who. he said. yielded unwillingly to
American authority. He saw no objec-
tion to the policing of isthmian waters
and the prevention Of the landing OF
Colombian troops. In addition to con-
struction of the Panama canal. he con-
| tended for the construction OF deep
water way from the Great Lakes to the
| Gulf of Mexico.
| Congressman Baker. Democrat. of
New York, speaking in the House on
the subject of labor. contended that
compensating wages are not paid. He
cited the testimony as to wages taken
before the anthracite coal commission
and said 1t showed conditions of
slavery" He said the United States
Steel Company sold stock TO its en-
ployes at figure thirty points higher
| than present quotations. In New York,