The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-12


oath of office to the incoming secre-
| tary. Then there were congratula-
tions showered upon Secretary Taft,
and good-byes were said to Secretary
Root. Every army officer on duty in
Washington was aligned at the door
way, and the brilliantly uniformed col.
nmn passing before the retiring and
incoming secretaries formed . pretty
| spectacle.
| The monthly statement of the direc-
tor Of the mint shows that the total
| coinage during January was $7,51S, ,720,
as follows: Gold, $2,760, ,0G0; silver, $4,-
$4,000; minor coins, $96,1S0. In addi-
| ton, 100000 silver pieces were coined
| for the government of Venezuela.
The agricultural appropriation bill
| reported to the House carries total
OF $5,771 ,240, an increase of $233, ,000
over the current law. Only two sala-
ries are raised by the bill, and these
only temporarily, being $500 each to
the chiefs of the bureau of animal in
dustry and entomology.
The Senate on the End inst. witnessed
the unusual spectacle of a religious
service conducted by Prostestant
minister and Jewish rabbi The daily
prayer was delivered by Rabbi David
Philipson,' professor in the Hebrew
| College at Cincinnati. The service was
concluded with the Lords prayer by
| Chaplain Hale.
On February 1st Justice Brown oc-
| cupied his seat on the bench Of the
United States Supreme Court for the
first time since last fall, when he was
| threatened with loss of sight. He has
recovered the use of his eyes. After
brief sitting the court adjourned to
meet again February 23rd. The ad-
journment is for the purpose of af-
fording opportunity to give considera-
| ton of cases which have been argued.
including the Northern Securities mer-
| ger case.
A New York dispatch of February
| 4th says: AS a gift from the Sultan of
Morocco to President Roosevelt, six
| Arabian horses arrived to-day on the
steamship Hohenzollern from Tan
giers. Clean of limb and with all the
grace and beauty for which the steeds
of Arabia are famed, the six thorough
breds attracted much attention on the
vessel. They were accompanied by two
attendants in Moorish garb, who will
| go with them to Washington, and will
expense until the President and mem-
| bers of the family are acccStoDaG to
| the horses.
| Mr.. Clarke, the new Democratic
member from Arkansas. made his first
speech in the Senate February End. He
spoke two hours, and announced his
endorsement of every position taken by
the President in connection with the
De- {,, %ho
of the treaty with the new state. He
even said that in view Of the provoca-
ton given by Colombia, the President
might have been expected to go farther
than he did in advancing the cause OF
Panama He declared that there was
more popular support Of the course of
the Presidents policy among Demo-
Gratis than among Republicans, and said
that the Democratic votes necessary to
ratify the treaty were assured.
The House agricultural COMMITTEES To-
day reported the agricultural appro-
priation bill Among the western items
| In the bill is an appropriation for the
establishment OF new weather bu-
rea station at Durango, Colorado. The
bureau of forestry is given an increase
of $4,000 over last years appropria-
ton for the purpose of carrying into
| effect proposed reforms in forest man
| agement In Western states and terri
| tories. An increase is also given the
bureau of animal industry for the pur-
| pose of conducting an experiment sta
| tion in non-corn growing states, ex-
periments in feeding cattle. The bu-
reau of plant industry is given an in
crease of $4,000 to be devoted to a
study Of forage plants in Western
states. The office Of irrigation invests
cations is given an appropriation OF
! 5000 to continue the study of irri-
cation problems. The Western mem-
ber of the committee, Representative
Brooks. of Colorado. has been active in
securing consideration Of Western mat
ters, which have received recognition
| In the bill as reported.
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