The Dolores star., 1903-12-25

such a body would be a strong con-
seryitor of peace and do much to dis
courage future revolutionary move
ments.
The question of the withdrawal OF
the friars has. il is said at the War
Department. practically settled itself.
/ OF the immense body of friars in the
Islands at the outbreak of the war.
only 200 are said to have remained,
and nearly all Of these are at Manila.
Even If few remain. 1t is felt that
their power to further embarrass the
future relations of the government and
! 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
I 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 a joint resolution requesting
the President acquire by annexation
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/ denotes of San Domingo and Hayu.
There are now ffty-three forest re-
serves. created by presidential procla-
nations under section "a of III. act OF
March 3. 1891 t20 Stat L., 1095), en-
bracing 62.354,965 acres. This is an in
Z crease over last year of 2,lI9,2oO acres.
The gross postal receipts of the fifty
largest postofiices in the United States
for last month, compared with Novem-
yer. 1902. were s5,402. $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 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 tc
be direct tax within the meaning OF
the constitution.
The House Committee on Territories
has reported favorably Delegate Will
sons bill authorizing the counties of
Phoenix. Temple and Mesa, in Arizona.
to issue bonds amounting to $4,000
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 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 a national soldiers home at Denver.
His bill last session received a 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 S250,00O.
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 ofilceholders 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 memo
rial of the Wyoming Legislature asking
that the time for the expiration OF the
Carey act be extended ten years. He
also introduced bill making such
provision. The Carey act which al
] lows arid states to select 900, 900 acres
| of public lands for the proceeds OF
which shall be spent for irrigation pur-
poses, expires next August Senator
Warren also introduced a 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 30, 1903, public lands aggre-
| eating 1894 ,299.65 acres. classified as
follows: Cash sales. 3.073. .S96. SO acres:
miscellaneous entries. embracing home
steads, land warrants, scrip locations
state selections, swamp lands. railroad
lotments, ETC., 1857, OBJ 10 acres, and
Indian lands. 173.371.56 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
In, <F
expressed the hope that free govern
ment will be given the Philippines,
who. he said. yielded unwillingly to
American authority. He saw no objec-
tfon 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 a deep
water way from the Great Lakes to the