The Meeker herald., 1903-01-17
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

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an appropriation Of $4,000 for the
The secretary OF war has submitted
to the House an estimate OF 9486, 600
for the laying Of q cable to connect the
headquarters Of the Department Of the
Columbia with the military telegraph
system in Alaska
A Joint resolution was offered by
Representative Parker OF New Jersey
proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition to prohibit polygamy. He also
introduced bill to restore the sale
Of malt beverages and light wines to
soldiers on army transports and at
post exchanges.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided the case OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company versus the
Borough of New Hope. Pennsylvania.
In favor Of the town. The case involved
the validity Of an ordinance requiring
q license fee for telegraph wires and
POLES In the town.
The statement Of the coinage execut-
I'd at the mints Of the United states
during the calendar year 1902 shows q
total Of $79.4S5. S16. as follows: Gold.
347, 100, S52; silver. $29,928.167; minor
CUlu8, &GkAftstpV. Al NuAAN0sA $3.50 oN'
eminent has coined $50. 600 pieces for
Venezuela, 1880, 900 for the government
Of Colombia, and s7.50s. gold dollars.
for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
In an address before the American
Association for the advancement or
Science, Professor Willis L. Moore, the
chief Of the weather bureau. said that
II costs 81, 250. 900 . year to make the
forecasts; that the frost warnings OF
q few days ago in Florida saved mil
lions of dollAr1 to the people OF that
state, and that The forewarning Of the
single cold wave recently saved ship
pers $4,000 900.
The committee on pensions will Inn
medisteiy take up the Legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
and It will be reported to the Senate as
soon as possible. II 10 bill which
demands considerable Investigation.
and 1t Is not probable that 1t Will reach
the Senate much before the middle Of
the month. When 1t il reported the
committee will seek to secure Its I'M
mediate consideration.
In the Senate the bill for tho re-
demption of the silver coinage of the
Hawaiian islands and Its recoinage
into United States coin was passed AZ
ter an hours debate. 1t 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 ID making an ef-
tort to have Incorporated In the sundry
civil appropriation bill an item of
e2O0, 900 for the purchase Of machinery,
appliances and furniture for the Dem
yer mint, and for an extension OF the
limit OF cost Of mint machinery from
1856, 900 ~ fxed by tho sundHy cavi! ut
Of June s, 1900, to $226 900. This has
been recommended by Director Of the
Mint Roberts and Secretary Shaw.
Andrew Carnegie. after the dedica-
ton Of the Washington public library,
raid that he was 30 well pleased with
the new library and the use made of
his gift of $3.50, 900, and the provision
tor the support Of the library that he
would give another $350,000 for the
erection of branch libraries on the
same condition as the original gift.
namely. that the city provide the sites
and arrange for the support of the Ii
braries.
The monthly circulation statement
Issued by the comptroller of the cur
rency shows that at the close OF the
calendar year the total circulation OF
national bank notes was $685.. 1926. 784.l
an increase for the year Of $24.640.0 5s.
and an increase for the month of 376,-
80. The circulation based on United
States bonds amounted to $342 ,127 .844.
an increase for the year Of $17.11s.53S.
and an increase for the month of ST.
027,435.
When the Senate reconvened after
the holiday recess few senator's were
absent Almost Immediately discus
sion began regarding the coal situation.
Mr.. Lodge announced his introduction
Of bill suspending for ninety days the
duty on coal, with the statement that
In New England there was much dis
tress, owing to the scarcity of coal,
and that unless relief was afforded at
once number of factories would have
to shut down.
The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries, after giving con-
sideration to the resolution providing
that the privileges of the coastwise
trade be granted to foreign steamers
for a period Of ninety days for the ex-
CluSlNO PuI pOoC "a S1AAy SOhl NC"
tween American ports, directed that q
resolution be introduced asking the
House to authorize the committee to
investigate the entire subject of coal
transportation. Representative Gros-
venor Of Ohio, chairman Of the COM
mittee, pursuant to the agreement, In
troduced such a resolution.
Senator Mason of Illinois has intro
duced = bill to provide for the tenn
porary operation Of coal mines 1t pro-
vides that hereafter whenever any coal
mine il unoperated and continues to be
unoperated to the prejudice Of the rights
of the people, 1t shall be the duty OF
the attorney general to apply to any
Judge of United States Court for
receiver for the mine. who, II appoint-
ed, shall serve until such time as the
court shall find by decree that neither
the general welfare nor public neces-