The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-23

COuer d Alene, luanO. george Ii.
Moulton, Colorado. consul at George.
town. Demerara. Guiana.
A bill amending the law preventing
the carrying of obscene or immoral
literature into any state or territory
so as to prevent the Importation or
expectation of such matter passed in
the House.
The House passed the bill providing
q penalty not to exceed 81 900 or one
years Imprisonment. or both, for any
one who knowingly pastures stock on
any forest reserve of the United
States without proper permits.
Russia has submitted to this gov
ernment a new form Of arbitration
treaty which that country is willing
to negotiate. AS the Russian draft dlf-
fers radically from that suggested by
Secretary Hay 1t is expected the nego-
iations 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 District of Columbia Court Of
Appeals has affirmed the decision OF
the Criminal Court in the postal con.
spiracy case of August w. Machen.
George +. Lorenz. Samuel A. Croft and
Diller b. Croft, who were sentenced to
two years Imprisonment in the West
Virginia penitentiary and TO pay fine
Of 100000.
Senator Scott of West Virginia by
request introduced a bill, also pre-.
sented in the House by Representative
Hogg. providing for the payment of
81, 500 to George Iyers of Boone. Pueblo
county, Colorado, as administrator OF
William Ivers, for rent and loss OF the
decedent's warehouse at Santa Fe.
which was burned during the civil
War.
In the Senate on the 18th inst a res
olution was adopted fixing the date for
| the reception OF the statue Of former
Senator John J. ingalls,, contributed to
Statuary hall by the state Of Kansas.
for January 21st next The following
bills were passed: Restoring to the
| public domain a portion of the ella
river Indian reservation in Arizona.
Confirming proofs under public land
| laws when made outside the land dis
trict within which the land may be sit
uated.
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.
| If 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 a mortgage lien ahead OF that
| stock without the consent of Congress.
The House committee on public
| lands decided by a vote OF 10 to to
postpone indefinitely consideration or
| 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 it was thought
| that it would pass the House without
opposition. During the time it was
pending in the House the disclosure
was made that George II. 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 a vote of to /. 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 tifty-eighth
Congress, but has been amended ma
terially by the Senate committee. Ihe
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 elmina-
tion from the House bill of all proyls-
ion with reference to suffrage except
the following: THAT said state shall
hNNtl enact any INV A1''AANN'''S
abridging the right of suffrage on ac-
count of race, color or previous condi-
| uon of servitude."
Orders have been issued for an in
vestigation of the case of Secretary
Tumber of the Rural Carriers Assocla-
tion, whose signature as signed 10
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 al
fecting the carriers. A postofilce In
spector will be Immediately assigned
to look into his actions on these mat
ters. Tumbler is employed as rural
carrier at Lockport, New York. and
large number of letters is alleged to
have been sent out by him in contra
venti6n of the legislative order OF
President Roosevelt. The postal OIL
cials are determined to break up the
alleged lobbying, which they assert
has been gcing on here in connection
with proposed measures affecting the
interests of postal employees. 1t is an
tioipated at the Postoffice Department
that the removal of President Keller oil