The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1904-02-27


acres OF land in the San Francisco land
district. pending an investigation OF the
feasibility of the establishment OF the
proposed Monterey forest reserve.
The House bill authorizing the d.
rector of the census to cooperate with
the state of Michigan in taking the
| census of manufacturers of that state
was passed by the Senate. The Dill
also provides for like cooperation in
other states.
Announcement has been made at the
Navy Department of the retirement at
his own request of Rear Admiral
Charles S. Cotton, commander-in-chief
Of the European station. He will prob
ably be succeeded by Rear Admiral
French E. Chadwick.
The President recently issued an ex-
ecutive order revoking those of Presi-
dent Mckinley. allowing gifts from of
ficers of the army and navy and the
civic establishment in Porto Rico,
Cuba, The Philippines. etc, to be ad-
mitted into the United States free of
duty. The privilege had been abused
OF late.
The fertilization appropriation bill
was reported to the House on the 10th
inst. from the appropriations commit
tee 1t carries total appropriation of
81 ,13l 1872, which is less by SAT-, pa
than was appropriated for Notifications
at the last session of Congress. The
estimates on which the bill is based
aggregates $21, 573.197.
The House committee on postoffices
and postroads agreed to the report of
a subcommittee raising the salaries
of rural free delivery carriers to
maximum of S720 per annum. instead
of 5000, as at present The report
agreed to take away from such car
riers the express and news agency
privileges which they now have.
Senator Carmack has introduced an
amendment to the bill regulating ship
ping trade between ports of the United
States and ports or places in the Phil
ippine archipelago. The amendment is
for the purpose of extending the time
Of the application of the coastwise laws
Of the United States to the Philippine
archipelago from July l, 1904, to July
|, 1909.
The Indian appropriation bill as
agreed on by the House comittee on
Indian affairs carries total of $780,
Sl1. based on estimates amounting to
s7.732.2 52 The amount of the last bill
was $S,521 ,306. For current expenses
the bill carries ST22. 400; fulfilling
treaty obligations. $2.077,764; gratui-
ties. $3.50. 900; incidental expenses, $751;
900; miscellaneous, $6l5,S6S; schools,
1851 SOS.
Vice President Vale of the Denver &
Rio Grande company, was given hear
ing by the House committee on inter-
tafa nd ON in favor
bill exempting narrow-gauge roads
from the application of the safety ap-
pliance law. insofar as such law re-
quires the use of air brakes on loco
motives. Mr.. Vale wishes authority
to equip locomotives of his road with
water brakes. using air for the remain
der of the train.
Several bills were introduced in the
Senate February goth for the increase
of soldiers and sailors pensions in
case of serious disability. Senator
Burrows proposed an increase to SIS
a month for the loss of both legs or
deafness in both ears. Senator Hoar
proposed an increase to 500 month
for total blindness and Senator Calm
ger proposed an increase to $40 a
month for all survivors of the Mexican
war.
Senator Hansbrough has introduced
a bill providing that in case of upper
fected claims being included in for
est reserve. the owner may relinquish
and be entitled to receive payment in
money of sum to be agreed upon by
the Interior Department and posses
sion relinquished. after examination
and appraisement by officers of the
i IL ole hot
hereafter forest reserves created shall
not include land grants and that ex-
changes of land shall only be for land
of like character
If the effort which is being made in
| Congress to transfer the control of
| the forestry reserves from the Depart
ment of the Interior to the Depart
| ment of Agriculture are successful, the
| enormous area of GO .254 1865 acres now
included in the reserves will be placed
in charge of Clifford Pinchot chief for
ester of the Department of Agricul-
ture. Mr.. Pinchot was deliberately ed
ucated for the career of a forester.
He graduated from Yale in 1882 then
studied forestry in France, Germany,
Switzerland and Austria. He worked
as practical forester on the Wander
! Dill eSlAle NJ ANUItu Sdi
and became forester in the Depart
ment of Agriculture in 1898.
The House on the 18th instant
passed the Notifications appropria-
ton bill The Philippine question was
the subject of a brief but spirited dis
cussion while the bill was under con-
sideration. An item in the bill pro-
vided for Notifications in the insular
| possessions. Mr. Smith (Dem., Ken
tucky). proposed an amendment to
| preclude the use of any part of the APP
preparations for Notifications in the
Philippines. holding that an expendi-
ture of the sum necessary properly to
| fortify the islands was not warranted
until the future Of the archipelago
shall have been determined. A party
alignment on the proposition imme-
diately followed. Mr.. Williams of Mis-
sissippi. the minority leader, taking up
the fight for the amendment. BY a
strict party vote of so to 50 the Smith
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