The Dolores star., 1903-01-16

has decided in the case or certain kiO-
wa and other Indians instituted against
Secretary Hitchcock to prevent the
opening of lands in Oklahoma that the
secretary was within his rights as an
executive officer OF the government and
could not be enjoined. Hence that II
the complaining Indians were entitled
to any relief they must go to the leg
islative branch of the government, and
not to the courts.
II existing plans carry. some time
next month the President will send TO
the Senate the nomination of Cover
| not Taft to be an associate justice of
! the United States Supreme Court, to
succeed Justice Shiras. who is expect
ed to retire during that month. Gov
| ernor Taft will be succeeded as civil
governor of the Philippines by Gen.
Luke T.. Wright. at present vice gov
eruor. and the latter place will be
/ filled by the appointment of W. w.
Rockhill. the present director of the
| bureau of American republics. There
are already many aspirants for the
! place which will be vacated by Mr..
| Rockhill, but SO far the President has
! made no choice.
! During the present week and for
! some time to come the omnibus state
| hood bill will be the chief topic of dis
| cussion on the floor, but under the
unanimous agreement by which the bill
was made the unfinished business, it
cannot be taken up any day before
O'Clock. 1t Is the purpose of the friends
of the bill to press consideration. and
! not allow the bill to be side-tracked
unless under very great pressure. The
/ present purpose is to give way only for
! "a hut
no appropriation bills on the Senate
calendar. 1t is the purpose of the sena-
torial leaders. and especially those who
| oppose the statehood bill. to pass ap-
! preparation bills to the front as much
| as possible.
The attention of the officers of the
| administration charged with the di-
rection of Philippine affairs is being
called to a dispatch from Rome to the
| effect that Secretary Hay has written
| to the Vatican that Mgr. Messmer of
| Green Bay. Wisconsin, Is impossible
| for the position of Bishop of Manila
/ because of speech which he recently
made before the Catholic Truth Feder-
| alton. The statement was made in the
most emphatic terms that there was
| absolutely no foundation for the story.
1t was further declared that in no sin
| gle instance has the United States gov
ernment allowed itself to be placed in
the position of debating the PERSONAL
| ity of any priest or church official who
is to go or stay in the Philippines.
Secretary Root has addressed letters
| TO Z. IL. Hartman, representing the
shipping interests of San Francisco,
and to Alfred Winsor. representing the
| shipping interests of Seattle and Ia
coma, and also to Clement A. Griscom
of the International company. notify
| ing them of the conditions under
which he proposes to open the army
| transport service on the Pacific to COM
petition. He says he would be glad
| to receive any suggestions which their
| practical experience with the steam
| ship business may enable them to
| make or which from their point of
view may seem to make the scheme
more practicable and fair to such ship
ping interests as may make proposals
| for the transaction of the business.
| The schemes of the War Department
are embodied in bill prepared for the
action of Congress authorizing the sec
retary of war, in his discretion, to let
| the army transports, by charter or
otherwise. to the highest bidder in
| open competition, for terms of three
years. unless the vessels are required
sooner for military purposes.
President Roosevelt had confer
| ence few days since with Speaker
| Henderson and Representative Gros-
venor of Ohio, with regard to proper
| antitrust legislation. The conference
| lasted for a considerable time, the sit
uation in the House being discussed
| thoroughly. 1t is understood that this
| President impressed upon his callers
| who went to the executive Offices at
his request. his desire that some legis-
| lation dealing with the trust question
| should be enacted at the present ses-
| sion of Congress- Senator Hoar on the
| 7th instant, introduced second trust
| bill. 1t provides especially for the ex-
pediting of suits in equity brought un-
| der the provisions of the present anti
trust law. 1t authorizes the attorney
| general of the United States to file
certificate in any such case pending in
| any Circuit Court of the United States
to the effect that the case is of gem
eral public Importance. A copy of the
| papers in the case is then to be given
| to each of the circuit judges of the
| court, and 1t is thereupon to be given
| precedence Of any other case and to be
assigned for hearing at the earliest
| practicable moment Representative
L.ittlefield introduced the same bill in
| the House.
In addressing the Senate on the res
olution offered by Mr. Vest, directing
the finance committee to report bill
removing the duty on anthracite coal
Mr.. Aldrich said 1.-THE attempt to af-
ford relief which the senator says is
demanded through a method that
would open discussion here as to the
constitutional rights of the Senate and
the constitutional prerogative of the
House, discussion which in its very
nature would outlast the coal famine,
is not a practical method of securing
results" Mr.. Vest, replying, said Mr..
Aldrich's remarks could be read be-
tween the lines. He simply was op-
posed to the resolution. He said 1t was
an open secret how the rate of 40 cents
ton was put on coal in the Wilson