The state herald., 1904-04-08

Al me opening vi lnc utbdle on lne
postofIlce appropriation bill in the Sem
ate. Mr.. German spoke for almost two
hours in criticism Of the course of the
Republican party in the Senate in re-
fusing inquiry and at the same time
charging the postofilce committee with
undue haste in reporting the bill, as he
did the Republican party with desire
to adjourn Congress at an exception
ally early date in order to meet the
wishes of the President. I'VE are nov
told" he continued, that having ap-
proved the plans of the executive, We
must adjourn and go home because OF
the fear of damaging disclosures. There
ere matters which II is almost criminal
not to give attention to. Yet we are not
to be allowed to stay"
At least two of the Colorado mem
bers will join a majority OF the public
land laws committee. Congressman
Hogg' appeared before the committee
and protested against the passage OF
the Hansbrough bill. providing for the
repeal of the timber and stone act. Con
gresham Brooks is scheduled TO fol-
low with n similar argument at the
next meeting of the committee. Mr.,
no fraud In connection with the opera
tion OF the land laws In Colorado. and
he demurred especially against the re-
peal Of the timber law. because II would
make lumber expensive for the settler
The timber. he said. should not be sold
at public auction, AS proposed by the
llansbrough bill. but should be sold at
a regular price per acre. so that the
poor man would have an equal show
with the rich.
Mr., Bartlett of Georgia, In the House.
briefly replied To the statements OF Mr.,
Gillett OF Massachusetts on the negro
question. lie said that the Massachu-
setts member had loctured the South
for disregard OF violations of the law.
whereas. in the city OF Marion. Massa-
chusetts. persons who had tarred and
ieathered man and woman had been
acquitted and were paraded through
the streets as heroes. lie believed that
the people Of the South are entitled TO
work out the Negro problem ''as God
shall Will H." He added those people
would work II out. with the help OF
our brothers OF the North II we can
have II, but " not. We will work Il out
without their help" Mr. Glllett, reply
ing. said he believed that the Caucns-
ian race as whole Il vastly superior
10 the colorcd race. but he said he did
not believe II followed that every white
man is superior TO every coloted man.
An intcrosting question has arisen
In connection with bill introduced By
senator Burton of Kansas, nppropria-
tins NbO0.0oo for strengthening the
linw river with view to nyorting
the usual spring floods Of that state
The bill was referred 10 the War De
partmont for report. and II has been
returned with n report made by Gen
.ral Mackenzie, chief of cngineerH. to
the effect that several years ago the
LEGISLATURE OF the state declared the
l[aw river unnayisnblo. and authorized
tho construction Of bridges across II
at various points, efIcctually closing II
tu navigation. The point IL made that
after the stream In declared unnayi.
Tahle II Ia not under the Jurisdiction
of tho United States and consequently
amy appropriation made for i,a
improvement would be simply
Tor tho benefit uf the state and ita
citizens. and not Tor the benefit of the
general government, ar the people nt
large II 10 stated that the proposed
legislation will be opposed on that
ground
Justice Gould Of the District su
prcmc Court has signed the inai dc.
cree In the long litigation over prize
money for the captured Spanish yer
sells and stores at Manila, May I. 1898.
The suit was Instituted by Admiral
| Dewey and others " the captarH. TN.
! der the decree tho ts2s.B7S. tho
amount ht which the value NJ the CAP.
tured vessels aud stores was nNed
will bo divided. after the costs of mi
| EHtlnn nte deducted, ssehhlf 10 80 60
the captafu and one half 10 tho navy
/ pension fund. Tho only Htep nov len
In the litigation N the nHinH NJ tho
amount of the costs TO be- charged
against the fund,