The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1903-02-06
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

House Bill 1892, providing fund
for tho prev eution Of the spread Of dis
ease among live stock and making the
decision of the federal inspector final
in cases where stock is being shipped
through several states, has passed the
Senate and will be a law in q few
days.
The House has passed bill to meet
the original package decision of the
Supreme Court by making Intoxicating
liquors imported into states subject to
the jurisdiction of such states. The bill
is designed to prevent evasion under
tho original package deciaaen Of liQ-
uor laws in prohibition states.
Il is stated that following his
avowed purpose to punish those fed
eral of1ceholders who have IN their
capacity of Republican party onieials
hAAn charged with bartering their in
Ah9nee, President Roosevelt VIII issue
4elaap at once for tho Dismissal OF
fpar active negro politicians in
osorria. Tho identity OF tho mon con-
victed of this method OF procedure by
a report of postofice inspectors has
not yet been disclosed, but 1t Is known
that two are members OF the Richmond
county Republican committee. ono is a
Chatham county committeeman. and
one is an official Of the Eleventh dis
tict Republican committee, residing
in Brunswick. PostmasterS Who are
alleged to have been held up by these
negro politicians are not to be dis
turbed, the President regarding them
as victims, rather than accessories.
Mr.. Foraker, who was temporarily in,
charge of tho statehood bill during q
short absence Of Mr.. Quay. took eeca-'
sion to defend the action OF the lattar.l
He said that from statements that bad
reached him, the action OF Mr.. Quay In
Introducing the statehood bill rs pro-
posed amendments to the Agricultural
and sundry civil bills was regarded al
an unhsasd ok proceeding. II was not
unhesrd Of at I'll, he said. 1t was sim
ply q question whether a majority Of,
the Senate could do = thing It wanted
to. He referred 10 previous legisla-
ton on appropriation bills. and said
that an appropriation bill had con-
tanned the provision establishing q civ
IL government in the Philippines, and
that the army appropriation bill just
reported provided for legislation Gre
ating Q general staff. Containing. Mr..
Foraker said the majority IN the Sem
ate had it in their power always to
whom, in their judgment, 1t il deemed
for the public good Mr.. Clay of Geor-
g1a also took the same position. and
read from the record. showing that the
Philippine legislation. known a. the
Spooner amendment. was voted upon
the army appropriation bill.
The Senate committee on commerce
has been considering the nomination Of
~ ma tn ha
collector of the port at Charleston.
South Carolina. Senator Ti1lman,
Mayor Smithe OF Charleston and COL
mel Hemphill appeared in opDesftion 70
confirmation. They preferred charges
to the effect that Crum had sold out -
q delegate to the Minneapolis Rspuh-
ucan convention. and In support OF this
charge read an afidavtt in which 1t
was declared that he had been sent to
tho convention as q Harrison delegate
but had shifted to the support of Blaine
on promise Of the appointment OF
postmaster. II was mads quite plain.
however, that the principal opposition
was because OF Crums color. and Sena-
tor TtllRAn admitted as much. He told
the connittes that the people Of tho
South did not want their ofices filled
by negroes. And he said, go long
as they are so filled there will be trou-
BILE; oil and water will not uAte." Ex-
Gov. p. B. S. Pinchback Of Louisiana
and Whitfield McKiulAy. formerly Of
South Carolina, both coscfed. appeared
for DR.. Crum. They declared that the
charge OF selling out at Minneapolis
was unfounded. and eulog1zed DR..
Crum as q man OF education and char
acter.
CommissIoner Hermann OF the gen.
eral land Office has recommended to
the secretary of the interior q consoli-
dation Of and large additions to the
various forest reserves In wyoming
and Montana. adjoining tie main yell
lowstone reserve. The estimated area
of the proposed enlarged Yellowstone
reserve is as follows: Absoraka. 1.S11,-
900 acres; Yellowstone, 1.3S4.240; Te-
ton, ALT 800; total. 1878, 200; addi-
tions now proposed, 100000; grand
total, 1876 .260. These consolidated re-
serves will be known as the Yellow
stone forest reserve In Wyoming and
Montana The boundaries for the ad-
ditions to the reserve have been 50
drawn as to exclude nearly all adverse
holdings. AS the additions are prac-
ucally unsurveyed SO that the sec
tons sixteen and thirty-six OF each
township have not passed TO the state,
this will not follow the usual selections
based on these sections where sur
veyed townships are added to the re-
serves. According to Commissioner
Hermann, the proposed additions Will
result in only a minutciy small num-
ber of lieu land sections, II any at all,
as he is opposed to creating any more
reserves which will permit owners Of
30 much practically worthless land to
surrender it to the government and In
lieu thereof select valuable lands else
where from the public domain.