The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-06
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

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ably Senator Warren's bill granting
| railroads and water companies right OF
way through public lands and reserva-
tions for reservoirs and pipe lines.
Senator Fairbanks submitted an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill which provides for site
for hall OF records for the govern
ment in Washington, to cost 100000.
1t has the approval OF the committee on
public buildings and grounds.
The United States Supreme Court de-
cided in the case of the United States
vs. Barringer. originating in the gov
ernment printing office, that tempo
rary employe OF government Is not
entitled to the annual months leave
granted to regular employees.
Mr.. Bowen, the Venezuelan plenipo-
tentiary. has proposed to the allies that
the Car Of Russia be asked to name
TIE three arbtrators who. as The
Hague tribunal shal! decide the ques-
ton of preferential treatment. The
suggestion has been approved by the
State Department.
The agricultural bill reported by the
Senate committee on agriculture in
creases the appropriation of the House
$4,000, of which SIS 900 is for the bu-
reau OF forestry $4,000 for irrigation
and the other Tor smaller amounts.
The Quay statehood amendment re-
mains as part of the bill.
The following officers, who were pro
NOTED recently TO the rank of briga-
der general. were retired February
24th: Tully McCrea, Eli l.. Higgins.
G. F. Goodale and Morris E. c. Foote.
All of them served in the Civil War,
and all except General McCrea, who
was West Pointer, entered as pri-
Yates in the volunteer service.
The order of business in the Senate
for the remainder of the session has
been quite definitely decided on. Ap-
preparation bills will be given the
right of way, and the Panama canal
treaty will be considered when the ap-
preparation bills are in conference. An
effort will be made to get through 9TH
er bills, insHding Senator Aldrich's S
bond deposit bill
In an opinion delivered by Justice
Holmes in the case of Kidd VS.. the
state of Alabama the United States
Supreme Court holds that a state has
right to tax the stock of railroads
Incorporated in another state, which
is held by an estate in the state seek
ing to exercise the power. The opin-
ion affirmed the decision of the SUI
preme Court of Alabama.
The Senate committee on the Phil
ippines reported adversely Senator
CaTmack's resolutions directing the
committee to continue the investiga-
tion of conditions in the Philippines.
The committee decided to report ia
yorably Senator Rawlins resolution
asking for papers in court-martial
cases in the Philippines, but amended
it to include only summary of the
cases. The committee decided not to
print the compilation of receipts and
expenditures in the Philippines, as it
was found the expenditure would be
about $4,000.
The attorney general has sent to the
clerk of the United States Circuit Court
for the Eighth circuit the formal certif-
icate under the act Of February IL.
1903, to secure preference and an early
argument for the case of the United
States against the Northern Securities
company. 1t is expected here that the
argument will be had some time in
March The exact time and the place
will be fixed by the circuit judges, who,
under the act, will hear the case.
The naval appropriation bill reported
TO the Senate contains new provision
appropriating 100000 for the enlarge
ment of the army general hospital at
Fort Bayard, N. NJ. to accommodate
the sick of the navy inflicted with tu-
berculOSiS and providing that this hos
pital shall be known hereafter as an
army and navy hospital and shall be
governed by the same laws and regula-
tions as are now in force for the army
and navy hospital at Hot Springs, Ark.
The appropriation is made Immediately
available.
Representations have been made to
the State Department hy The Russian
ambassador. Comte Cassini, regarding
the increasing seriousness of the situa-
tion in China, in the hope that the
United States will cooperate with the
other powers to stop the illegal impor-
tation of arms. which has reached an
alarming stage of activity. Similar
representations have been made
through the Russian representatives to
Belgium. Germany and Great Britain.
The House committee on public lands
authorized favorable report on the
Senate bill authorizing the President
to establish game preserves within the
forest reserves, to be set aside for the
protection of game and fish, amending
the bill so as to restrict the President
from making more than one preserve
In any state and absolutely prohibiting