The Dolores star., 1904-01-29

I ThouzsFliIe. GeUggla- Ehe-e he eI
l poets 10 remain TIC weeks as the guest
I Of Coione; Payne The secretary is
acting under bis doctors orders in
making the visit to the Sos;h.
Secretary Hay and Ssror Quesda. the
/ C11zs minister. have zigned a pro
i,>rol extending for six months the Pc
riod allowed for the exchange Of rati.
I ncaiions o. the Cuban general treaty
| stnbOdying the Piztt amendment
The House committee on public
lands issued 4 favorable report on q
( bill 10 modify the forest reserve lien
| Land iaN 20 that land chiefly valuable
Tor timber cannot be taken in exchange
I for private holdings in forest reserves.
The Senate committee On Pacific is
lands and Porto Rico has made a favor
able report on Senator Blackburn's bill
20 pay Liluakzizni. former queen
81 Hawaii $3.50 DO IN fun satisfaction
~ ali claims 10 the former crown lands
in Hawaii
Surgeon General wymau Of the
gabiic Health and Marine Hospital
service has returned from Mexico.
Ehcre he secured the cooperation o.
that government in measures intend
ed 70 prevent the recurrence OF cpl
denies IN the yellow fever region
A protest which for intensity might
Dc styled an uprOar goes up from the
So.O95 clerks working in the govern
ment departments in Washington. who
have been required to add one-half
hour each day to the six and one-half
hours Of labor heretofore required.
The House committee on merchant
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vote, ordered a favorable report to be
made 10 the House ON the Gardner bill,
providing for a commission to inyesti-
gate the whole question Of ship sub
sidy. The commission consists OF five
members each Of the Senate and House
and It's report must be made on the
first day OF the next session of Con-
gresg.
The executive board OF the National
Congress Of Mothers, at recent meet
ing strongly denounced Mormonism
and urged the diplomatic corps in
Washington to advise ;heir govern
ments that Mormonism cmbodies po-
lygamy and to take action to prevent
emigration TO Utah Measures to af-
ford protection from alleged false rep
Eesentations or Mormon missionaries
we're advocated
The House public lands committee
authorized Representative Mondell to
report fayorably his bill providing that
public lands chiefly valuable for tim
Der shall not be subject to location or
selection in lieu OF tracts relinquished
within forest reserves, and that selec-
tlons made or sought to be made on
lands chiefly valuable for the timber
they contain in lieu of lands within
forest reserves shall be void and OF
no effect.
The following bills have been passed
by the Senate: Creating a port OF deliv-
cry at Salt Lake, Utah: establishing an
Indian agricultural school at Wahpe-
ton. ". D.; providing a depot for the
revenue cutter service in the harbor
at Oakland, Cal; and extending to the
supports of Spokane, Bellingham,
Blaine and Sumas. in the state OF
Washington, the privileges Of the act
Of June 10, 1880, governing the imme-
date transportation of dutiable mer-
chandise without appraising.
In closing his speech on the Pana-
ma canal treaty Senator Patterson of
Colorado charged that the efforts to
uISpIdtt tIe Nicaragua tdldi WIN lu'
Panama canal was in the interest ot
those who want no canal at all, and
at the worst one whicn would give the
least competition to continental
railroads. He believed the Nicaragua
canal could be completed in fifteen
years less time than the Panama ca
nal. He therefore would vote against
the ratification of the treaty.
The House passed the Hepburn pure
food bill on a rising vote. 201 to G8,
its opponents being unable to secure
a roll call ON the bill. The amendment
of inserting the word 'wilful" with
reference to persons who sell ;-iul-
terated or miSbranded goods and which
would have compelled the government
to prove intent to violate the law by
the venders was stricken out on
yea and nay vote in the House. Sew
eral attempts were made to amend the
bill. but no material changes were
made. The bill fixes the standards of
foods and drugs as to their purity,
strength and character, and defines
what shall be considered adulterations
or misbranding of foods and drugs. 1t
also prohibits interstate commerce, i'm
portation and expectation of such mis-
The Senate committee on Philip
pines gave a hearing on Senator Frye's
bill extending the coastwise laws of
the United States to the trade with
the Philippine islands so that all com
merce between the islands and the
United States shall be carried by
American vessels. The hearing was
ordered by Chairman Lodge, on appli-
cation of eastern cordage manufac-
turers. The bill already has been re-
ported favorably by the Senate com
mittee on commerce and the Philippine
islands, but the protests caused fur
ther consideration of the measure. A.
p. Loring. president of the Plymouth
Cordage Company of Plymouth. Mas
sachusetts, said American vessels
should be given the business between
the United States and the Philippine
islands as soon as they are prepared