The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-15

pension day in the House. IA pension
bills were passed.
Representative Cushman OF Wash
ington has introduced n bill carrying
an appropriation of s150.000 for the
promotion Of salmon culture in Alaska
The secretary of war has submitted
to the House an estimate of S4s5 900
for the laying OF cable to connect the
headquarters OF the Department of the
Columbia with the military telegraph
system In Alaska.
Senator Clay of Georgia has intro
duced a bill to provide for the free
importation of commodities controlled
by trusts. The bill confers upon the
President authority to issue procla-
nation suspending the collection of all
customs duties on such articles brought
from foreign countries.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided the case of tho Western
Union Telegraph Company versus tho
Borough of New Hope, Pennsylvania.
In favor of the town. The case involved
the validity of an ordinance requiring
license fee for telegraph wires and
poles In the town.
At a cabinet meeting 1t was decided
not to accept the resignation Of Mrs.
Minnie Cox, the colored postmaster at
Indianola. Mississippi, where the post
office has been closed owing TO riot
Gus demonstrations due to race preju-
dice. It is felt by the administration
that to accept the resignation at this
time would establish a bad precedent.
In an opinion handed down by JUS
tice Brown on the 5th instant, the
United States Supreme Court decided
t,, tho
paid by the Russian government on
sugar exported is a bounty and that
the collector of customs at Baltimore
was justified in levying a countervail-
Ing duty on Russian sugar under the
terms of the Dingley leS.
IN the Senate the bill for the re-
demption of the silver coinage of the
Hawaiian islands aud its recoinage
Into United States coin was passed al
ter an hours debate. II provides for
the redemption of silver coins by being
received either In Hawaii or the Unit
ed States in the payment OF dues.
Standard silver coins Of the United
States may be exchanged for coin Of
Hawaii at their face value.
Representative Bell is making an eff
tort to have Incorporated in the sundry
civil appropriation bill an item OF
100000 for the purchase of machinery,
appliances and furniture for the Den
yer mint, and for an extension of the
limit of cost of mint machinery from
t150,000 as fixed by the sundry civil act
of June 9. 1900. to s225.o00 This has
been recommended by Director of the
Mint Roberts and Secretary Shaw.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided in the case OF 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 If
the complaining Indians were entitled
to any relief they must go to the leg
islative branch OF the government, and
not to the courts.
The President has selected Col. Ed
ward M Hayes, Thirteenth infantry,
for appointment as brigadier general
to succeed Gen. John A. Johnston. up
on the resignation of the latter, which
will follow Immediately upon his con-
firmation by the Senate. Colonel
Hayes is lying at the point of death
at Fort Meade. South Dakota. He is
the officer of longest commission in
Vic OniA otltto WhiNh NC Sh-
tered as a boy of thirteen.
The House committee on insular af-
fairs agreed to favorably report the
bill introduced by Representative
Cooper of Wisconsin to establish a
currency system in the Philippines,
with certain amendments, one change
proposed being that the gold coin of
the United States and the silver coin
t.. III II. 9.
tender in the islands The bill as in
troduced provided that lawful money
of the United States should be legal
tender.
Senator Warren has presented to
the secretary of the interior several
protests OF citizens of Big Horn coun-
ty against closing trAils across the
Yellowstone Park forest reserve.
Sheepmen have been accustomed to
cross that range with fiocks from the
valley of the Shoshone to Gray Bull,
and 1t is alleged that forest officers
have closed the trails and stopped the
practice of driving sheep across. Sen
ator Warren also presented a protest
against the exclusion of sheep from
this reserve and asked that the re
serve be inspected by competent
person, with view to securing more
equitable distribution Of range privi-
leges.
The committee on legislation of the
Grand Army of the Republic has been
in session at the Ebbitt House. II
considered mainly pending legislation
fcr the aid of veterans in seeking ap-
pointment to the public service. A
subcommittee was appointed consist
ing of Chairman Joseph w. Kay, New
York. and George H. Patrick, Alaba-
ma. and they visited the President and
postmaster general Friday in the in
terest of legislation to prefer those
who served the Union in the army or
navy in the Civil War in appoint
ments, retentions or promotions in