The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23

MOulCOn, COLORADO, consul at GeOrSe-
town, Demerara, Guiana.
Russia has submitted to this gov
ernment new form OF arbitration
treaty which that country is willing
to negotiate. AS the Russian draft diff
fers radically from that suggested by
Secretary Hay it is expected the nego-
tiations will require some time.
A treaty Of arbitration between Italy
and the United States was signed De-
cember 14th at the State Department
by Baron Mayor Des Planches, the
Italian ambassador. and Secretary
Hay. The treaty is identical with
other arbitration treaties signed by
this country.
The Senate passed the Teller bill
validating the soldier homestead rights
OF NJ. ]. Wine. Moses Roley, Andrew A.
Harrison, William Bohanan, l.. L. Bet
terton, D. G. w. Brashears. J. r.
Blades, John Pendleton, C. NJ. Blair, E.
8. Wittemberg. w. X. Reynolds. J. M.
Walker and Caleb Sill.
Mr.. Spooner in the Senate attacked
the provision in the Philippine govern
ment bill providing for guarantee by
the Philippine government of the in
terest on bonds on railroads In those
Islands. He said the Philippine COM
mission should not be authorized to
make such guarantee. Replying to a
suggestion by Mr.. Newlands. that the
Philippine government build the rail-
roads themselves, Mr.. Spooner said he
was not much captivated with the Idea
of government ownership of railroads.
II the government, under any circum-
stances, was to guarantee dividends
on stock. the railroad company ought
not to be permitted to put on that prop
erty mortgage lien ahead of that
stock without the consent of Congress.
The House committee on public
lands decided by vote OF 10 to 4 to
postpone Indefinitely consideration of
a bill to repeal the timber and stone
act. The members Of the committee
voting against postponement were
Chairman Lacey, Needham, California;
Miller. Kansas; Volstead, Minnesota.
The bill in question passed the Senate
at the last session and 1t was thought
that 1t would pass the House without
opposition. During the time 1t was
pending in the House the disclosure
was made that George H. Maxwell. an
apostle OF the land law repeal. was at
the head Of railway lobby and was
receiving 100000 yearly to advocate
the repeal Of the land laws. This dis
credited all efforts at land law repeal
and undoubtedly caused the radical
change in sentiment evident regarding
the timber and stone act repeal bill.
The Senate committee on territories.
by q vote of 6 to 4, authorized favor
able report on the statehood bill pro-
viding for the admission into the
Union Of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory to become the state OF Oklahoma
and of Arizona and New Mexico, to be-
come the state OF Arizona. The bill
is the one originating in the House in
the second session Of the Fifty-eighth
Congress, but has been amended ma
terially by the Senate committee. The
most important changes made in the
House bill are the insertion OF clause
prohibiting traffic in liquor for period
of ten years in that portion Of the pro-
posed state of Oklahoma now known
as Indian Territory and the elimina-
ton from the House bill of all provis-
ion with reference to suffrage except
never enact any law restricting or
abridging the right of suffrage en- ac-
count of race, color or previous condi-
ton Of servitude."
Orders have been issued for an In
vestigation of the case Of Secretary
lumber of the Rural Carriers Associa-
tion, whose signature as signed to
papers in the publication of postal au-
thorities was on the circular letter sent
candidates for Congress asking them
as to their position on legislation af-
fecting the carriers. A postoffice in
-, %11,, uC{r Il
to look into his actions on these mat
ters. Tumbler Is employed as rural
carrier at Lockport, New York. and a
large number OF letters is alleged to
have been sent out by him in contra
vention Of the legislative order of
President Roosevelt. The postal ON
cials are determined to break up the
alleged lobbying. which they assert
has been going on here in connection
with proposed measures affecting the
interests OF postal employees. 1t is an
ticipated at the Postoffice Department
that the removal of President Keller of
the Letter Carriers Association and
President Cunningham of the Rural
Carriers Association will be suftcient
warning to the postal employees to
strictly observe the orders prohibiting
any attempts, individually or through
an organization to influence legisla-
ton.
The Department of Agriculture has
ordered that articles of food which are
colored by sulphate of copper must be
plainly marked "colored with sulphate
of copper" or prepared with sulphate
of copper" Agitation concerning anil
line dyes used generally in the prep
aration Of foodstuffs such as green
peas. 1ellies. jams, etc. brought about
the order BY the use OF the adulter-
ants the inferior articles have all the
appearance of the best natural pre-
pared products. The department has
decided that sulphate OF copper. when
used continuously in canned goods. is
injurious to health. and II people will
eat food Of this kind, they should be
informed of what they are eating.
Chief Chemist Wiley Of the depart
ment issued the orders in a bulletin
which, in part. is as follows: "a
statement OF the quantity of copper, If
any. which may be permitted in food
products under the provisions Of the
law, is reserved until further study of
the question can be made. Food pro-
ducts artificially colored with other
should bear upon the label the legend
.artificially colored,' or, II the manufac-