Gilpin observer., 1904-03-24
LATEST NEWS FRon WASHINGTON

leSlSldllVe anu JuulCidl stuPioPiiaIo
bill. This is the second of the big sup
ply bills to become law.
w. T. Nichols has been appointed by
the president to be secretary OF Ari-
zopa, to succeed Isaac T. Stoddard.
Nichols is chairman of the territorial
Republican organization of Arizona.
Representative Hearst of New York
introduced resolution providing for
an investigation of the trust question
by a committee of five members of the
house. The resolutions contain ten
clauses, reciting the evil effects OF
trusts on the country.
The Senate committee on territories
rejected the resolution extending the
time for the construction Of the Akron,
Sterling & Northern railroad, for the
reason that the company has had the
franchise for number of years and
has not proceeded with the cOnstruc-
tion.
The Senate public lands committee
authorized a favorable report on the
Dubois bill providing that settlers who
have made homestead entries and
were unable to prove up on the same
through no fault of their own, or who
did not dispose OF them for pecu-
MARY consideration, may make an ad-
'di -ional homestead entry.
Justice Pritchard has granted coun-
sci for August w. Machen. George E.
Lorenz, Diller B. Croft and Samuel A.
Croft, convicted OF conspiracy to de-
fraud the United States in connection
with the Postoffice Department investi-
cation, until April 2Sth next to fie
their bill of exceptions and to docket
their appeal in the Court of Appeals.
The House committee on territories
delegated to subcommittee of four
Republicans and three Democrats the
task of framing an omnibus statehood
bill to embody the conclusions OF the
committee on the various independent
bills which have been considered by
it The omnibus bill will provide for
two states as previously planned. The
Democrats on the committee will op-
pose the joint statehood proposition.
Among the amendments made to the
postoff1ce appropriations bill In the
house was one by Mr.. Overstreet, pro-
viding for an appropriation of $500,00O
for unusual business" at third and
fourth class postoftices. The postmaster
general is required to make public the
regulations under which the allOtments
are to be made before using any part
OF this amount, and similar require
ment was imposed in the case Of the
expenditure of the 100000 for separ-
ating mails at third and fourth class
postoffices.
The Senate passed the Notifications
appropriation bill on the 18th inst,
after a three hours discussion Of the
amendment authorizing the purchase
of an experimental torpedo boat and
the provision for the purchase OF sites
of defense works in the Hawaiian
Islands. The torpedo boat provision
was stubbornly fought, but the amend
ment suggested by the compittee on
appropriations was retained. The Ha-
maiian provision, which had been eli
minated by the committee, was restor-
ed and the sum increased from 100000
as fixed by the House. to s526,1
Discussing in the House the clause
in the postoffice appropriation bill
against rural carriers after July l,
1904, soliciting business or receiving
orders of any kind from any person,
,, firm, or corporation Mr.. Griggs OF
Georgia, a member of the committee,
said if these carriers were permitted to
ect as agents he wanted the law so
framed that the carrier would not be-
come a dictator as to what newspapers
he shall carry, or the trades people he
shall represent. The law, he said,
should require them to accept orders
equally and impartially from every
body. He assailed the letter carriers
organization for the manner of making
its demands on Congress. and said the
carriers had made an effort to inti-
midate Congress into acceding to the
demands.
In the House during the discussion
of the postoffice appropriation bill, Mr..
| Spight of Mississippi discussed the ne
gro question and declared unjust the
attacks on the people of the South
who had been charged with brutality
and barbarism toward the colored
race Comparing the lynchings and
burnings at the stake which had Oc-
Cured in the South with those in the
North, he said the people of the South
In melting out punishment to negro
who had committed fiendish crime.
never followed it up with violence to-
ward defenseless children and women.
as had been done in the North. He de-
clared that President Roosevelt, by in
viting Booker Washington to dine at
the White House. had done more to
infame the passions of the negro and
to give him perverted idea Of bis i'm
! portance and his near approach to
social equality than anything that had
been done for the past ten years.
During a speech In the House. Mr..
Cochran of Missouri calling attention
to the recent postal scandals said they
served the useful purpose of pointing
cut the defects in the American system
of government Each new administra-
tion brought changes in certain en-
] lDloyes according to the exigencies of
the party in power. 1t was not the
fault of the men exercising the con-
troll of affairs of the country. But"
he said, 1--WE will be at fault II In the
presence of overwhelming danger that
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