The Lamar register., 1904-02-03

~ Sio,uuU,uDu, after duopIihb " NUM-
| Der of amendments.
Senator Beveridge has introduced
| bill for the suppression and punish
ment of bribery and official corruption
| in the territories of the United States.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
| lations authorized favorable report
on the Cuban treaty, including the
| Platt amendment. The treaty has been
| ratified by the Cuban senate.
On recommendation of Senator Hey
| burn of Idaho, the President has ap-
pointed II. Smith Woolley, former
| bishop of the Mormon Church. to be
| assayer of the mint at Boise CITY.
Representative Brooks is preparing
| bill which he will introduce to es-
tablish a new land district in northern
! Colorado The new district Will In
| clude n portion of Larimer county and
Routt county.
Representative Miller. chairman of
the subcommittee in charge OF the
Bonynge- Shafroth contest. has oD-
tanned leave of absence for ten days.
but will leave the work of examining
ballots in charge of other members
of the subcommittee and Expert Car
vail.
The Senate committee on claims re
ported favorably Senator Teller's bill
TO pay the heirs of A. G. Boone of La
Veta sl2, ,291 for services performed by
Boone in negotiating a treaty with the
Indians in Colorado in 1865 by which
the United States received a large area
of valuable lands.
Senator Burrows. chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections,
has introduced a resolution to instruct
q h. ~ ttna IN n n
tion into the protest against Senator
Smoot retaining his seat. The resolu-
tion was referred to the committee on
contingent expenses.
Delegate Kalaninole of Hawaii has
introduced bills in the House prohibit
ing the employment of Mongolians on
public works in Hawaii and making
eight hours n days work In such en-
ployment. also appropriating S25OOOo
for a survey of the harbor OF Homo
lulu: also appropriating 100000 for
survey of Hilo harbor and the con-
struction of breakwater at that
place.
The Interior Department has ar
ranged for complete survey OF the
boundary line between Idaho and Mon
tana and Howard b. Carpenter of Cal
ifornia has been appointed United
states surveyor to conduct the work.
ne survey. it is expected, will take
about two years. Under the contract
the government will pay Carpenter at
the rate of 800 for every mile of the
boundary permanently established.
The following bills have passed the
Senate: Authorizing the secretary OF
the interior to restore to public entry
lands embraced in segregations for
reservoirs. Authorizing the recorder
of the general land office to issue GER
titled copies of patents. records. etc
| Extending to the mints at Denver. San
Francisco and New Orleans the privi-
lege of coming minor coins. Granting
80 900 acres of public lands each in the
states of Idaho and Wyoming for the
maintenance of soldiers homes.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill has been completed by the COM
mittee on appropriations. The bill car
ries a total of $11 PSI .30S. based on es-
Inmates from the various departments
aggregating $12, ,4sS. .209. Some of the
larger items in the bill are: >e.OOO,OOO
for armament and armor for new ships.
$500 900 for the naval station at Guam
tanamo. Cuba: 100000 for Alaskan
boundary survey: 100000 for construc-
tion of the new office building for the
House of Representatives; $145,OOO for
mileage for members and senator's
$500 900 for rural free delivery and 81
400 900 for collecting the customs reve-
nues.
Representative Mondells school of
mines bill was authorized to be favor
ably reported by the mines and mining
committee The bill as reported ex-
cludes the proceeds of sales OF public
lands in sixteen irrigation states from
| contributing TO the fund for endowing
| state universities and agricultural col
Ieges with the school of mines. The
bill appropriates 10000 per annum to
| state universities and state colleges,
with an increasing amount each sue
| ceeding year. each of forty-eight
states to receive the same amount.
| The objects of excluding proceeds of
sales of public lands in irrigation
states was. it was thought, that the
| total amount taken for school of mines
purposes would encroach too heavily
upon the irrigation fund. that fund be-
| ing derived from the sale of lands in
| these states.
Representative Hardwick of Georgia
| speaking on the race problem rejoiced
| at the happy relations now existing
| between the North and the South. He
said the South yielded to no section in
| loyalty and in that spirit he invoked
consideration of the question. The ne
groes. he said, constitute about thirty
six per cent. of the voting population
| in eleven of the southern states. Re
viewing the voting qualifications i'm
posed by constitutional action in south
| ern states. Mr. Hardwick said it was
not believed by southern lawyers of
| ability that any of these qualifications
was in conflict with the Fifteenth
! amendment He said the negro can no
longer stand as special ward OF the