The Dolores star., 1903-12-25
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON AND
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS


.le pension appropriation bill. carry
inE sl3s .l5e. leo.
The President to-day sent to the
Senate the nomination Of Joseph W.
EifeE OF Illinois TO be an interstate CON-
merce commissioner. This is Re
appointment
Congressman Hosg. member Of the
House committee on general pensions
was appointed subcommittee TO eN-
anime pension bills pertaining to Colo
.esc. Nebraska and the two Dakotas.
The Senate committee on public
lands has reported bill authorizing
tee Secretary OF the Interior TO restore
to public entry lands embraced in
who-- or in part with segregations for
reservoirs.
The President has rendered the po-
sition Of civil service commissioner
made vacant by the death OF John R
Proctor. TO General John c. Black of
Chicago. commander-in-chiet OF the
Grand Army.
Secretary Moody. in addition 10
letter of commendation 10 Boarswain
Patrick Deery Of the Peoria. who at
great peril swan to the submarine
boat Adder and attached a line to her.
will order that medal Of honor be
presented to him as an evidence Of the
departments appreciation of his hero
ism.
The Senate finance committee IA
vorably reported the bill increasing
from $50, 600 to 100000 annually the
amount available for purchase of metal
for niclels and pennies. and providing
that instead of confning their coinage
to the Philadelphia mint, as hereto
fore. they shall also be made at the
Denver. San Francisco and New Or
leans mints.
Senator Mitchell made a speech in
advocacy of the bill to aid the Lewis
and Clark Exposition at Portland. Ore
gon. He said that almost 100000
had been raised by the sale OF stocks
in the exposition company, and that
over 100000 had been raised by diff
ferent states for the purpose of max
ing exhibits, making total OF ST.
126,907 of available money for the en-
terprise. He said that a magnificent
site of over 400 acres had been secured
on the Willamette river. which already
had been graded and planted to shrubs.
lat fTtslGeUl sent W 'OHE- tSS d
communication from Secretary Hay
submitting TO him the report of the
commission on international exchange
constituted under authority of Con
gress to make an effort to bring about
fixed relationship between the
moneys of the gold standard countries
and the silver-using countries. The
secretary says to carry this policy to
completion it yet remains to submit
the conclusions Of the foreign commits
sioners to the Chinese government and
to defray the expenses of which the
secretary says an appropriation OF
100000 will be necessary. This
recommendation the President ap-
proves.
The House committee on territories
listened to Delegate Rodey of New
Mexico on the proposition to admit
New Mexico as state. Mr.. Rodey
asserted that New Mexico has big
ger population than any territory has
had at the time of its admission, and
and that its population now surpasses
eight states of the Union. The popu-
lation of the United States is going to
be 10000 600 in 1910, said Mr.. Ro-
dey "In this increase of "a ,OO00 900
500 900. Thirteen hundred miles of
railroad have been built in New Mex
leo since the last census was taken.
One hundred and fifty postofiices have
been added, and 100000 acres of land
have been homesteaded." 1t is be-
lieved that the territorial committee
will make it's report on the statehood
bill about January Is.
In his testimony before the Senate
committee on military affairs, Secre-
tary of War Root read extracts from
official correspondence bearing on the
charges and also concerning General
Woods administration as governor
general of Cuba. The secretary's
statement was an elaborate and care
fully-prepared defense of General
Wood. He made a specific reply to
each of the charges urged SO far
against General Woods confirmation,
and assumed responsibility for many
of the matters charged against Gen
eral Wood. among others. it is under
stood, the granting of license to the
Jai Alai. He devoted particular atten-
tion to the attack upon the integrity
of the official accounts of the Cuban
treasury under General Woods admin
istration, and he was prepared, with
any amount OF data, to answer the
charges of loose and faulty account
ing and auditing. He took occasion
to say that the weakness of this
charge might have been established
long ago had the Senate printed the
accounts which he transmitted to that
body last winter in answer to u reso-
luton.
The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor held confer
ences with Speaker Cannon and Mr..
Gardner. chairman of the House Com
'nittec on Labor, discussing measures
III which the labor representatives are
interested. They requested consider
alton of the eight-hour bill and the
prison labor anti-injunction bills. A
conference was also held with Presi-
dent pro TEN Frye and Senator Nc
Comas, chairman of the Senate Com
,nittea on Labor Sneaker Cannon in