The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-06
LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON

Navy Department to grant third
speed trial of the vessel and expect, If
the application is granted that the
full contract speed will be made by the
Denver. In both speed trials she has
made the same speed as other vessels
OF her class but has not come up to
the speed called for in the contract.
In the conference on the postofficc
appropriation bill, there were seventy
one amendments in dispute, involving
an increase in the bill made by the
Senate of $3.263,1S2. The House pro-
vision permitting rural free delivery
carriers to carry merchandise for hire
upon the request of the patrons of their
routes, which was struck out by the
Senate, is restored to the bill and the
Senate provision regarding certain priv
ileges to newspapers. magazines and
periodicals with respect to subscrip-
tions thereof and the delivery of the
same is eliminated.
Conde Hamlin of the st. Paul Pio-
neer Press Don c. Seitz of the New
York World. and John Norris of the
Philadelphia Ledger and New York
Times, representing the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
before him a complaint against the So
called paper manufacturers trust, al
leging violations of the Sherman ani-
trust act. The attorney general stated
that he would have an investigation
made and if the charges could be sub.
stained. he would institute appropria:s
proceedings.
In the test case brought by Professor
Robert Stockton. one OF the former
faculty of the School of Mines, against
the board of trustees for salary from
July lst to September 18th last, Judge
De France at Golden has decided in
favor of the plaintiff. The designations
OF Professor Stockton and others were
accepted at the time of the trouble
among members of the faculty last
year, but they claim their contracts
with the board entitled them to sala-
res until the beginning of the new
term, and the decision of Judge De
France was in their favor The board
of trustees gave notice OF an appeal
| to the Supreme Court.
President Roosevelt signed the
Brooks-Teller bill amending the min
ing laws with reference to the proper
marking of boundaries Of mining
claims. Representative Brooks. who
| has been persistent and active in get
ting the measure through Congress
was present when the President ar
fixed his signature and received as a
| souvenir of the event the pen with
which the measure was made into
law. The President expressed great
pleasure in signing the measure SO
generally desired by the mining inter
/ ests Of the western country. and spoke
with enthusiasm of the mineral re-
sources of Colorado.
The, closing of the second session of
the House of the Fifty Eighth Con
gress on Thursday. April 2Sth. was
made notable by the demonstration
which was evoked by a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Williams, the minority
| leader, testifying to the courtesy and
, impartial manner in which Speaker
| Cannon had presided over the House.
| The resolution was not of the perfume
| tory kind, but was expressive of the
kind feeling which men in the House
of all parties entertained towards him.
| In graceful speech the speaker de-
clared his appreciation of the resolu-
| ton.
An important conference was held
| by President Roosevelt at the White
House recently with prominent mem
| bers of both houses of Congress. They
| included Senators Aldrich. Spooner.
| Hale, Platt of Connecticut, Lodge and
Allison; Speaker Cannon and Chair
man Hemenway of the appropriations
| committee. Secretary Cortelyou Of the
| Department OF Commerce and Labor
was also present. 1t is understood
| the discussion covered a wide range
and it Is not at all unlikely that it EN-
braced features of the platform which
| will be presented for ratification by
| the members of the national Repub-
lican convention when it assemblies in
Chicago in June.
The Wyoming delegation in Con.
gress is somewhat disappointed at the
defeat in the House at the last moment
of the motion to concur in the Senate
amendments to the bill to open part OF
the Shoshone reservation, thus delay
ing the final passage of the bill until
the fall session of Congress. The
amendments adopted in the Senate re-
lated to the amount of money to be ex'
pended for the benefit of the Indians
in purchase of chattels. and in build
amendment that the bill should go into
effect without waiting for its ratitica'
tion by the Indians. Opposition to the
measure came from the secretary OF
the Interior. who has constantly ham
pered and delayed the effort to open
this and other Indian reservations.
II is probable that through person
al letter written by Governor Peabody
to Secretary Moody of the navy, an old
bell which once adorned the frigate
COLORADO" as early as 1861 will be
placed on the new United States arm
ored cruiser COLORADO" This bell has
inscribed upon it the name "Colorado
and the year 1851" When the fri
gate which carried it originally was de-
stroved the bell was placed on another
frigate called the Puritan where 1t
il at this time. Learning of this fact
the governor wrote to Secretary Moody