The Springfield herald., 1903-03-06

Senator Fairbanks submitted an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill which provides for site
for hall of records for the govern
ment in Washington, to cost $4,000.
1t has the approval of the committee on
public buildings and grounds.
The United States Supreme Court de-
cided in the case of the United States
VS.. Barringer. originating in the gov
ernment printing office. that a tempo
rary employe OF a government is not
entitled to the annual months leave
granted to regular employees.
Mr.. Bowen, the Venezuelan plenipo-
tentiary. has proposed to the allies that
the Gar of Russia be asked to name
the three arbitrators who. as The
Hague tribunal. shall decide the ques-
ton of preferential treatment. The
suggestion has been approved by the
State Department
The senate committee on military
affairs has adopted favorable report
on the military academy bill. The Dill
committee recommends increases over
the amount carried by the house bill
aggregating $500. bringing the total
to 1854, ,43s.
Commissioner Richards Of the gem
eral land Office has ordered the tempo
rary withdrawal from entry or settle
ment, except under the homestead
laws, OF a number of townships in the
Carson, New, land district for irriga-
ton purposes. sd
The arbitration claims OF certain
American sealers against the Russian
government have been paid. The to-
tai. including interest. is now $165. 5.315.
and includes Cape Horn Pigeon. $685.
033: James Hamilton Lewis, $47,6s4;
c. H. White, $52.169; Kate and Anna.
$2.427.
The agricultural bill reported by the
Senate committee on agriculture In
creases the appropriation of the House
$34O. 900. of which $4,000 is for the bu-
reau of forestry. $4,000 for irrigation
and the other for smaller amounts.
The Quay statehood amendment re-
mains as part of the bill.
The following officers, who were pro-
NOTED recently to the rank of briga-
der general, were retired February
oath: Tully McCrea. Eli l.. Higgins.
G. F.. Goodale and Morris e. G, Foote.
All of them served in the Civil War
and all except General McCrea, who
was a West Pointer, entered as pri-
Yates in the volunteer service.
The gunboat Bennington will be
commissioned at the Mare Island navy
yard about March IL, and attached to
the Pacific squadron. She will be COM
manded by Commander Chauncey
Thomas, brother of w. r. Thomas of
the faculty of the Colorado State Agri-
cultural college and formerly of the
Denver News editorial staff.
Representative Mercer of Nebraska,
chairman of the House committee on
public buildings and grounds, is con-
ferring with Secretary Cortelyou con-
cerning building for the new Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. The
necessity for such building is very
urgent, as the department will be one
of the largest in the government.
The order of business in the Senate
for the remainder of the. session has
been quite definitely decided on. Ap-
preparation bills will be given the
right of way, and the Panama canal
treaty will be considered when the ap-
preparation bills are in conference. An
effort will be made to get through 9TH
er bills, including Senator Aldrich' S
bond deposit bill.
In an opinion delivered by Justice
Holmes In the case of Kidd VS.. the
state of Alabama. the United States
Supreme Court holds that state has
right to tax the stock of railroads
incorporated in another state, which
is held by an estate in the state seek
ing to exercise the power. The opin-
ion affirmed the decision of the SUI
nf A IA
If Congress fails to pass the bill per-
mitting the secretary of the interior to
lease all government lands in Nebras-
ka at from l to 8 cents per acre for a
given number of years for pasturage
purposes, it is stated at the Interior
Department that the law providing
for the removal of the fences from all
such domain will be enforced. In one
case over $1,000 acres were fenced in
by private interests.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has submitted a report to the SEN
ate regarding all securities issued by
railroad companies, the par values OF
each class of securities outstanding on
June 30, 1900, interest and dividends
thereon, etc. The report says that for
the United States the total par value
OF railway securities is Sll,i24,V35,S ,SZ3
and their market value $S,351 ,103, ,523
The capital stock is stated to be par
value, So. 1864, SOP, and market value
s3,250, ,144 .596. The par value of the
funded debt is stated to be s5,7O2 .671, :
1927. and the market value IS, 100, $685.
927.
The House committee on public lands
authorized a favorable report on the
Senate bill authorizing the President
to establish game preserves within the
forest reserves, to be set aside for the
protection of game and fish, amending
the bill so as to restrict the President
from making more than one preserve