The Holly chieftain., 1904-04-01

The Navy Department has awarded
the contract for the transportation of
naval passengers across the continent
to the Chesapeake & Ohio and South
ern Pacific Railroad Companies.
Mr. Bonynge has filed with the
House his statement of expenses in
his contest for his seat. 1t is for
$4,036. This" he says, lis the sum
it took to convince Mr.. Shafroth that
he was not elected"
The House committee on appropria-
tions completed the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill and reported it to the
House. The bill carries s55 .623 ,001.
which is s2S,S40 POS less than the ap-
propriation of the current year.
Justice Holmes or the Supreme
Court Of the United States March 21st
delivered the opinion of that court in
the case of James c. Fargo. president
of the American Express Company. VS..
William M. Hart, auditor of the state
of Indiana. The decision declares IN
constitutional the law providing for
the taxation of express companies and
telegraph companies.
The House committee on agricul-
ture has made a favorable report on
The bill providing for an increase of
$4,000 annually for the use of expert
ment stations in each state and terri
tory, the appropriation to be increased
in the same amount annually until
the total appropriation reaches 800
900, which amount will be made the
standing permanent annual appropria-
lion.
The House committee on appropria-
tions has acted favorably on request
of the city of Galveston, supported by
several Denver people, that the GOV
ernment build $500 feet of the sea
wall at Galveston in addition to the
part now under construction. The
sundry civil appropriation bill will
carry provision for the expenditure of
S450,000 in this work. with the stipu-
latiOn that Galveston builds "a 900 feet
of wall herself.
The bill for the admission of four
territories as two states as drafted by
the Republican members of the House
subcommittee provides that the state
constitutions to be formed under the
bill. must contain an absolute prOhl-
bition OF polygamy. Suffrage can not
be restricted except for ignorance i'm
becility, age or sex. This will not per-
nit woman Suffrage if the constitu-
ton to be adopted shall SO provide.
Negro suffrage can not be restricted
as such
Senator Proctors bill to establish
four permanent military camp grounds
was reported favorably from the Sen
ate committee on military affairs. The
bill designates sites and makes appro-
priations as follows: In the vicinity
of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, $l25 600;
Camp Douglas. Wisconsin. 100000;
Conewago Valley, Pennsylvania, $780,
600; San Luis Obispo county, Califor-
mia, s450,000. The bill appropriates
100000 for the enlargement of the
Chattanooga and Chickamauga ma
tional parks.
The Supreme Court or the United
States has just decided that land
claim under the timber culture law
may be alienated before the expira-
tion of five years. The case in which
the opinion was rendered was that of
NJ J. H. Adams VS.. J. NJ. Church, and
it originated in Malheur county, Ore
gon. The opinion was by Justice Day,
who said that the requirement to
plant trees made by the timber culture
law places the entryman under that
law on footing different from that of
the entryman under the homestead
law.
The Senate committee on terrific
ries has authorized a favorable report
on the bill to modify the mining laws
of Alaska, the most important change
restricting each person to not more
than one claim on any one creek. The
20 rn-
port on bill to exempt the Western
Alaska Construction Company from
paying the tax on railroads of 800
a month The exemption is limited to
five years, with the provisions that
each year. The Western is the only
railroad in Alaska.
Although President Roosevelt can
not attend the opening exercises of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. he
nevertheless will be participant in
them. He has consented to press a
button at the White House which will
start the machinery of the exposition.
This ceremony will take place at l
O'Clock eastern standard time). April
80. The details of the ceremony have
not been worked out yet, but will be
in few days. The President prob
ably will send to the officials of the
fair congratulatory message on its
opening and receive one in return.
Aggressive tactics have been de-
cided upon by the Democratic mem
bers of the Senate to air their de-
mands for an investigation by Con
gress of the POstoffice Department.
Notice to the effect was served upon
the Senate committee on postofices
and postroads by the Democratic
members when the committee again