Gilpin observer., 1903-03-05

way through public lands and reserva-
tions for reservoirs and pipe lines.
Senator Fairbanks submitted an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill which provides for site
for q hall of records for the govern
ment in Washington, to cost $44O, 900.
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 Czar Of Russia be asked to name
the three erbitrators. who, as The
Hague tribunal, shall decide the ques-
tion of preferential treatment. The
suggestion has been approved by the
State Department.
The agriculture! bill reported by the
Senate committee on agriculture in
creases the appropriation of the House
$340.000, OF which $4,000 Is for the bu-
reau of forestry. $4,000 for irrigation
and the other for smaller amounts.
ne quay StdteuOOu dEUeuQuleuL re-
mains as part Of the bill.
The following officers, who were pro-
NOTED recently to the rank of briga-
dier general, were retired February
oath: Tully McCrea, Eli l.. Huggins.
G. F. Goodale and Morris E. c. Foote.
All of them served in the Civil War,
and all except General McCrea. who
was West Pointer, entered as pri-
Vateq In the yOluntoqr Spryica
The order of business in the Senate
for the remainder of the session has
been quite definitely decided on APP
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 Su-
preme Court of Alabama.
The Senate committee on the Phil
ippines reported adversely Senator
Carmacks resolutions directing the
committee to continue the investiga-
tion of conditions in the Philippines.
The committee decided to report ia
vorably Senator Rawlins' resolution
asking for papers in court-martial
cases in the Philippines, but amended
1t to include only summary of the
cases. The committee decided not to
print the compilation of receipts and
expenditures in the Philippines, as it
was found the expenditure would be
about s65.000.
The attorney general has sent to the
clerk OF the United States Circuit Court
for the Eighth circuit the formal cert.f-
icate u.dsr the act of February 2I.
1903, to secure preference and an early
argument for the case of the United
States against the Northern Securities
company. 1t Is expected here that the
argument will be had some time in
March. The exact time and the place
will be fixed by the circuit judges. who.
under the act. will hear the case.
The naval appropriation bill reported
to the Senate contains a new provision
appropriating 100000 for the enlarge
Fort Bayard. N. NJ. to accommodate
the sick of the navy inflicted with tu-
berculosis, and providing that this hos
pital shall be known hereafter as an
army and navy hospital and shall be
governed by the same laws and regula-
tions as are now in force for the army
and navy hospital at Hot Springs, Ark.
The appropriation is made Immediately
available.
Representations have been made to
the State Department hy The Russian
ambassador. Comte Cassini. regarding
the increasing seriousness of the situa-
tion in China, in the hope that the
United States will cooperate with the
other powers to stop the Illegal impor-
tation of arms, which has reached an
alarming stage of activity. Similar
representations have been made
through the Russian representatives to
Belgium, Germany and Great Britain.
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
In any state and absolutely prohibiting
the killing Of fish or game in the pre-
serve thus created. Representative
Mondell Of Wyoming will make a mi
nority report and will endeavor to de-
feat the bill on the floor of the House.
Its main purpose, he says, Is to make
the Yellowstone Park reserve, in Wy
oming. n game preserve. This reserve
embraces nearly one-eighth of the area
of Wyoming. and II made into a game
preserve under federal regulations the
game laws will be abrogated. and an
immense area in the state be diverted
from the use of the people and made
simply a game preserve for the pleas
ure of Eastern and foreign tourists and
sportsmen.
Tho Senate cnmmiffea ON nnnronri.