The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1904-01-29
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON AND
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS-

| AiooiuGut ItOOSeSelt Recently W
ceived delegation of about 100 promi-
nent men OF Michigan. who extended
an invitation to attend the celebration
OF the fftieth anniversary OF the birth
OF the Republican party. to be held
under the oaks" at jackson. on the
9Th OF July.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination Of Miss Martha c.
Brown as receiver of public moneys at
Gunnison, Colorado. Miss Brown is
renominated. having been originally
appointed to that office in April 1885,
She is stated to be the second woman
ever appointed to the office OF receiver
OF public moneys the other being that
OF Miss Minnie Williams, who held that
office in Lander, Wyoming.
The committee in charge of the Bon
ynge-Shafroth contest have issued no
tice to the principals and their attor-
neys In the case that all meetings un-
til the completion of the count of bal
lots would be executive. and none but
those engaged in the count would be
permitted to be present at the meet
ings. The committee decided also to
employ an expert in handwriting. the
one detailed from the Treasury De-
partment for this work having been
found incompetent for the purpose OF
comparing handwriting.
In discussing the Panama canal
treaty in the Senate Mr.. Patterson said
that If the treaty should be ratified
whatever wrong had been committed
had been condoned. II not ratified. our
ships In Isthmian waters should be
withdrawn and the status restored. He
l daft .taI L.. l-t...
bad as painted" and took the President
to task for his method of speaking of
that republic. He said that the seces-
sion of Panama from Colombia is as
atrocious crime as would be the re-
bellion of Wisconsin from the United
States
Representative Brooks has intro
duced bill placing $250,000 at the dis
posal OF the secretary of agriculture to
enable him to conduct experiments in
conjunction with agricultural expert
ment stations in growing
states. in fattening cattle for market.
The measure also contemplates expert
ments In raising forage crops in lieu
OF grain for feeding and fattening cat
tie. The appropriation is to cover
perioL of five years, with an annual ex-
penditure of $4,000. and the money
derived from sale OF cattle or crops is
to be converted into fund for contin-
uing the experiments.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill has been completed by the COM
mittee on appropriations. The bill car
ries total of sll .25l,3 0S. based on es-
Inmates from the various departments
aggregating l2,4SS.209. Some of the
In In ha
for armament and armor for new ships,
100000 for the naval station at Guam
tanamo. Cuba; 100000 for Alaskan
boundary survey: $4,000 for construc-
ton Of the new office building for the
House of Representatives; sli5.00O for
mileage for members and senator's!
100000 for rural free delivery and 81
400, 900 for collecting the customs reve-
nues.
Speaking In favor OF the Panama
treaty in the Senate, Mr.. Quarles de-
Tended the President against the
charge of undue haste and against the
charge that he had been derelict in his
duty in falling to open the way under
the Spooner act TO the construction OF
the Nicaraguan canal when he did not
succeed in his negotiation with Colon
bia for canal at Panama He said
on the latter point there was no inter
vening time between the failure in Bo-
gotta and the converting of the Ameri-
can Congress. MIR. Quarles declared the
revolt OF Panama In the interest of the
canal TO be the first movement on the
Isthmus for the promotion OF the rights
OF civilization for the past 100 years.
A six-foot channel in the Mississippi
-, Ice. ID
Minneapolis to Cairo. distance of
/ 900 miles. to be completed by the
time the Panama canal Is put into OPP
Grafton, is the project advocated before
the House committee on rivers and
harbors by delegation consisting OF
Governor S. Il. Van SAINT OF Mime
sofa, Ellis b. Usher OF La Crosse. Wis
consin. Captain Alonzo Bryson OF Dav-
export Iowa, Frank Galenne of ST.
Louis and Lewis h. Boswell OF Quincy,
| Illinois, The total cost of the improve
ment is estimated at SIS 200, 900. An as
sociation known as the Upper Missis-
slppi Improvement Company. repre-
senting Ave states bordering on the up
per Mississippi. has been organized for
the purpose OF advancing the project.
Senator Teller has introduced a bill
amending the law In reference to min
Ing claims 80 that the description of
vein or lode claims upon surveyed
land shall designate the location
of claims with reference to
lines OF public surveys. but
need not conform herewith: but
where patents have been issued on
unsuryeyed lands, surveyors general
In extending public surveys shall I'D
Just the same TO the boundaries of pat
ented claims 80 aA not to interfere with
or change the location Of said claims
as they are officially established. Where
patents have been issued for mineral
lands. those lands only shall be sogrc-
gated and deemed 10 be patented which
are bounded by lines actually marked
by monuments. and the monuments
shall constitute the highest authority
as to what land Is patented,
II has been practically determined
that no financial legislation will be en-
acted Mt the present session OF Con-
grcHs. Strong pressure has been and IL
being brought to bear to secure the
passage Of some such legislation. Sew
orRl measures are pending In both the
branches Of Congress bearing upon the
question, one. nj least. Of them, has,
II IN said. strength enough behind Il to
ensure It's passage by one branch OF
Congress. but Il Is entirely unlikely
tina, both the Senate and the House
could be- brought Into line for H. Speak
or Cannon had nm Interview with the
President but he gave assurance that
the subject Of financial legislation wnR