The Springfield herald., 1904-02-05

Der OF amendments.
Senator Beveridge has introduced a
bill for the suppression and punish
ment of bribery and official corruption
in the territories of the United States.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations authorized a favorable report
on the Cuban treaty, including the
Platt amendment. The treaty has been
ratified by the Cuban senate.
On recommendation of Senator Hey
burn OF Idaho. the President has ap-
pointed II. Smith Woolley, a former
bishop of the Mormon Church. to be
assayer of the mint at Boise City.
Representative Brooks is preparing
a bill which he will introduce to es-
tablish new land district in northern
Colorado. The new district will in
clude portion of Larlmer county and
Routt county.
Representative Miller. chairman of
the subcommittee in charge of the
Bonynge-Shafroth contest, has OBJ
tanned leave OF absence for ten days,
but will leave the work OF examining
ballots in charge of other members
Of the subcommittee and Expert Car
vail.
The Senate committee on claims re-
ported favorably Senator Teller's bill
to pay the heirs of A. G. Boone of La
Ncta Sl2,2Sl for services performed by
Boone in negotiating a treaty with the
Indians in Colorado in 1865 by which
the United States received a large area
of valuable lands
Senator Burrows. chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections,
has introduced n resolution to instruct
conduct an pra
tion into the protest against Senator
Smoot retaining his seat. The resolu-
tion was referred to the committee on
contingent expenses.
Delegate Kalaninole OF Hawaii has
introduced bills in the House prohibit
ing the employment of Mongolians on
public works in Hawaii and making
eight hours a days work in such en-
ployment, also appropriating $250,O00
for a survey of the harbor of Homo
lulu; also appropriating 100000 for a
survey of Hilo harbor and the con-
struction of breakwater at that
place,
The Interior Department has ar
ranged for 4 complete survey of the
boundary line between Idaho and Mon
tana, and Howard B. Carpenter of Cal
ifornia has been appointed United
States surveyor to conduct the work.
Inc survey. It is expected will take
about two years. Under the contract
the government will pay Carpenter at
the rate of 500 for every mile OF the
boundary permanently established.
The following bills have passed the
Senate: Authorizing the secretary OF
the interior to restore to public entry
lands embraced In eegregations for
reservoirs. Authorizing the recorder
of the general land office to issue GER
tilted copies of patents. records, etc.
Extending TO the mints at Denver, San
Francisco and New Orleans the privi-
lege of coming minor coins. Granting
SO, 900 acres of public lands each in the
states of Idaho and Wyoming for the
maintenance of soldiers homes.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill has been completed by the COM
mittee on appropriations. The bill car
ries total of $11 ,251, ,30s. based on es-
timates from the various departments
aggregating $12 2.4SS,209. Some of the
larger items in the bill are: $1,000. 900
for armament and armor for new ships.
5000, 900 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; $145,000 for
mileage for members and senator's
5000. 900 for rural free delivery and 81
400, 900 for collecting the customs reye-
nues.
Representative Mondells school of
mines bill was authorized to be favor
ably reported by the mines and mining
committee The bill as reported ex-
cludes the proceeds of sales of public
lands in sixteen irrigation states from
contributing to the fund for endowing
state universities and agricultural col
leges with the school OF mines. The
bill appropriates $4,000 per annum to
state universities and state colleges,
with an increasing amount each sue
ceeding year, each of forty-eight
states to receive the same amount.
The objects of excluding proceeds OF
sales of public lands in irrigation
states was. it was thought, that the
total amount taken for school of mines
purposes would encroach too heavily
upon the irrigation fund, that fund be-
ing derived from the sale of lands in
these states.
Representative Hardwick of Georgia
speaking on the race problem rejoiced
at the happy relations now existing
between the North and the South. He
said the South yielded to no section in
loyalty and in that spirit he invoked
consideration of the question. The ne
groes. he said, constitute about thirty
six per cent. of the voting population
in eleven of the southern states. Re
viewing the voting qualifications i'm
posed by constitutional action in south
ern states, Mr.. Hardwick said it was
not believed by southern lawyers of
ability that any of these qualifications
was in conflict with the Fifteenth
amendment He said the negro can no
longer stand as a special ward of the
government, but must stand on his own
merits of citizen. There had never
been any disposition in the South to
deprive the negro of his civil rights.
the right to earn living, and the right
Of protection to life and property.
There cannot be political equity, he
added. He quoted statistics. and said
it was shown that as illiteracy de-
creased among the race. criminality in
creased, from which he deduced that
education had been detrimental, rather
lnan beneficial, to the negro. Calling
attention to the laws of number of
states. including Ohio. Vermont, Mas
sachusetts, Maine. Oregon, California,
wyoming and Idaho, he said if the