The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-15
WASHINGTON NOTES
Dolnes at the Capital of Interest to the
Northwest.

Lungs DIT the capital or interest TO the |
Northwest. .~,.. |
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington
Bede to-day recommended Frank L. Red
field for postmaster Of Cloquet, MINI.
The present term is not out, but there
have been several active candidates, and
Bede thought it would be better to in
dictate his preference now than to permit
the struggle to continue.
The secretary Of the interior has
approved three districts of swamp
lands selected by the state of Minne-
sofa. List No. 1862 embraces 1902
acres, list Is contains 1928 acres and
list 159 includes 10,744 acres-a total
Of 32,S74 acres, all in the Duluth dis
trict.
$25O,O0O for Camp Douglas.
At a hearing before the house mill
tary committee to-day, Secretary Root
strongly urged an appropriation for
equlpping Camp Douglas in Wiscon-
sin for government use in holding joint
maneuvers Of regulars and militia
forces. Bills for this purpose have
been introduced by Representative
Esch and Senator Quarles, each ap-
propriating $250,000. The secretary
also urged the purchase of camp sites
in Texas and on the Pacific slope.
TO Pay Indians. .~
Representative Marshall to-day in
troduced a bill to pay the Turtle
Mountain Indians for lands alleged
to have been unlawfully patented to
settlers. This claim has been pend
ing before congress many years, and
Marshall, says he will push its con-
sideration in this congress. H.
.>@. Fletcher Is There.
~ Former Congressman Fletcher of
Minneapolis, who has been spending
several weeks at Hot Springs, Ark,
arrived in Washington this morning
on his way to Philadelphia and New
York, where he has several matters
Of private business to: attend to. He
may remain several days in Washing
ton, shaking hands with old congress
sional friends, but wants to be home
by the holiday season. 4
The death in st. Paul last Saturday
of Superintendent Staley Of the Yank-
which the South Dakota delegation
will fill very soon. Nothing will be
done, however, until the arrival of
Senator Gamble in Washington.
Ben H. Willard of Chippewa Falls,
Wis, is in Washington for a short
visit. He is prominently connected
with Alaska matters and will have
lation for that territory
Representative Tawney has recon-
mended the appointment Of H. E. Gla-
soc as postmaster of Lanesboro.
River and Harbor Bill.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors held its first meeting today and
discussed the work of the session. 1t
was decided to have hearings during
the session, beginning next Friday
with a delegation from Philadelphia.
Older members OF the committee are
agreed that river and harbor bill
| will be reported and passed late in the
session. IT will no: carry very large
appro: riations but will be confined to
provision for preserving the works
now under construction which would
| be seriously damaged if the work were
stopped at the end of this fiscal year.
| The extent of the legislation is to be
| determined after the holidays.
The secretary Of the treasury has
recommended to congress an appro.
priation of $4,000 for steam light.
house tender for duty in the upper
portion of the Great Lakes. He also
has recommended an increase in the
limit of cost Of the saltwater public
building from 100000 to $4,000.