The Dolores star., 1903-12-18
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON AND
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS

iations authorized a favorable report
on the naturalization treaty between
the United States and Hayti.
| Representative Gillette of Massachu-
sets introduced bill to protect anti
gambling laws from notification 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 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 .n1e-
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 a 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 total of S13S. $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
/ tn tpl
state for Hanna for president is un-
! true. Senator Hanna is not can
| didate for president he said. These
| stories are circulated for the purpose
: of creating i'll feeling between Senator
| Hanna and President Roosevelt and
between the president and myself"
Representative Lacy, chairman of
the house public lands committee, has
introduced bill providing that per-
sons who knowingly pasture live stock
| on public lands within forest reserves
without 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 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.
| Tho annual report of Z. C. Branden-
burg, attorney in charge of bank
! ruptcy matters, in the Department of
Justice, shows that IA 30S voluntary pc
[ ttions in bankruptcy were filed
| throughout the United States for the
year ending September 80, 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 a recent meeting the Board of
Managers of National Homes for Sol
diers rendered the appointment of gov
ernor of the home at Leayenworth,
| 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. it 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 was 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
/, ,ricts; North Carolina, Tenth district;
Pennsylvania. Tenth district; Okla
homa. delegate-at-large; South Caro-
lima. First and Seventh districts; Ten
nessee. Eighth district; Colorado,
| First district.
Representative Prince of Illinois, a
member of the Banking and Currency
| Committee. has introduced bill pro-
viding that $100,000,000 of the public
| moneys now deposited with national
bank repositories shall be invested by
the secretary of the treasury at the
rate of $5,000,00O 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 $10,OoO,00o 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.