Gunnison news-champion., 1904-02-05

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lsstiuss alsthoalzsd e favorable repert
on he Cuban treaty iurls.4sn1 taa
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as.sayor 81 TIE Hlius a Bulss Cry
The usoathly sta eHlonT 81 The direc-
tor 81 the niiut shows has The tusal
coinage dBFins January MAS : l.5is-i2o
a. failsss GaId s. 7sH sal silver s.
'.a7 .isF,i. minor coins. s,s $50 iH add
tion. a9t nrn silver uieges Wsre c1iHe1
Tor tHs government af Nauezuela
I senator BurraRs chairman ~ she
committee on privileges ana elections.
has introduced a Resolution 90 Instruct
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tion into The protest agalusi senator
smooi retaining his seal The resaiu-
tiun Was rsferFed 70 ths commit Zee on
I contingent expenses.
dast before his retirement from OIL
I hcs. Secretary Root addressed she fol-
lowing telegram - Governor Lake
J Wright Wright. Manila Hearty con
gradual ions ard good wishes apoB
your assuming Office Of civil governor
/ There can be NO beTter wish han Tor
same fidelity, ability and success which
have always characterized Your public
service in the Philippine islands.
Delegate kslaninele uf Hawaii has
introduced bills in the House prohibit
ing the employment gf Mpngolians oH
public works in Hawai- and making
eight hours a days work in such em-
pi0yment. also appropriating $3.50 900
for survey Of the harbor OF Homo
lulu, also sppropriating sloo 600 for a
survey of HIilo harboT and the con
structiOn Of a breakwster at that
place.
The Interior Department has ar
ranged Tor complete survey Of the
boundary line between Idaho and Mon /
tana and Howard B. Carpenter OF Call
fornia has been appointed United I
states surveyor TO conduct the work I
ne survey. 1t is expected. will take I
about two years Under the contract 1
the government will pay Carpenter at
the rate OF 800 for every mile OF the 1
boundary permanently established
ON February LIST Justice Brown oc-
eupied his seat ON the bench of the /
United States Supreme Court for the |
FIRST time since last fall. when he was
threatened with loss of sight He has
recovered the use of his eyes After q
brief sitting the court adjourned to
meet again February 2ard The ad-
journment is for the purpose Of af-
fording opportunity to give considers
ton Of cases which have been argued,
Including the Northern Securities mer-
ger case.
by unanimously agreeing TO a reso- |
lution amending the rules of the House, |
February End, the resident commission
er to Congress from Porto Rico was
given additional authority equal in all
essential respects to that of q dele |
gate from a territory. the action not /
requiring the concurrence of the Sen
ate. The speaker announced amid ap-
plause the appointment OF Mr. Degetau,
the Porto Rican commissioner, as a
member of the House committee on in
sular affairs.
Secretary Hitchcock. through the
commissioner of the general land Office
has notified the registers and receivers
at Pueblo Leadville. Del Norte and
Gunnison that the order of withdrawal
from entry of lands located in their dis
tricts dated October Bird. for the pur-
pose of ausmenting the San Isabel for
est reserve. has been revok ed and those
lands restored to settlement and entry
After investigation il has been found
advisable to restore these lands to set
tlemeDt and they are restored to the
public domain, subject to homestead
! entry.
President Roosevelt's elaborate en-
tertaining at the White House is un-
derstood TO be compelling him TO make
serious inroads upon his private for
tune The $50 600 he receives as salary
| from the government is far too small
| to stand the strain of constant sue
| cessiOn of receptions. dinners, lunch
| cons. musicales and teas. Few of his
| predecessors in Office saved anything
and President Roosevelt has sur
! passed all of them. in the brilliancy of
| the functions which have made the
4 white House the real center of Wash
| ington social gayety.
| Mr. Clarke, the new Democratic
member from Arkansas. made his first
! speech in the Senate February End lie
/ spoke two hours. and announced his
| endorsement of every position taken by
| the President in connection with the
! Panama revolt and in the negotiation
OF the treaty with the new state. He
| even said that in view OF the provOca-
| tiun given by Colombia. The President
| might have been expected to go farther
| than he did in advancing the cause of
| Panama He declared that there was
! more popular support of the course of
, the Presidents policy among Demo-
Gratis than among Republicans. and said
| thar the Democratic votes necessary to