The Holly chieftain., 1904-04-22

The general deficiency bill reported
to the House contains items OF $2,OoO
each for Robert w. Bonynge and John
+. Shafroth to reimburse them for ex-
penses incurred in their recent contest.
The nomination of Col. Albert l..
Mills, superintendent of the military
academy at West Point, to be brigadier
general, was favorable acted upon to-
day by the Senate committee on mill
tary affairs.
Congress has been invited to attend
the opening of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition on Saturday, April Goth.
The invitation, signed by President
Francis, was laid before the Senate by
President Pro TEN. Frye.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations authorized a favorable report
Of the House joint resolution relating
to the exemption of all private proper
ty at sea, not contraband OF war, from
capture by belligerent powers.
Several senators have discussed with
Senator Elkins to-day the advisabillty
of making him chairman of the Re
publican national committee. he en-
phatically asserted that he would not
think of taking the place under any
consideration.
Upon the request of Mr.. Fairbanks,
the Senate ordered the printing OF the
late President McKinley's last speech
at Buffalo as public document. In
presenting the request Mr.. Fairbanks
stated that there are many inquiries
for the address.
Commissioner Richards of the Cen
eral Land Office has instructed the land
oNicials of the Santa Fe land district TO
withdraw from settlement twelve town
ships of land for investigation, with
view to establishing reservation for
the use of the Laguna and Ocona Pu-
eblo Indians.
Senator Patterson proposed an
amendment to the sundry civil bill for
the purpose of making an amendment
to the Chinese exclusion act. He pro-
poses striking out of the first section
of the act the words 80 far as the
same are not inconsistent with treaty
obligations"
Representative Hogg of Colorado had
conference with Clifford Pinchot, for
ester of the Department of Agriculture,
in the course of which the latter as
sured Mr.. Hogg that he had recon-
mended to the secretary the reserva-
tion of certain lands in Rio Blanco
county to the public domain. These
had been enormously included in for
est reserve.
The House committee on irrigation
of arid lands agreed to resolution
calling on the secretary of the interior
to make an investigation as to how
much water may be taken from the
Colorado river for irrigating lands in
-,
land can be irrigated, and what legis-
lation is necessary for the project,
both under private and government en-
terprise.
Secretary of the Navy Moody has
| transmitted to the House request
for $4,000 appropriation to provide
| for the proper care of the remains OF
| victims Of the explosion of the battle
ship Missouri The French ambassa-
dor called upon the secretary of the
navy to-day to express his own and the
sympathy of the French nation for the
| American people in the loss of life on
| the Missouri.
The Latimer good roads bill will be
reported favorably by the Senate COM
| mittee on agriculture early in the next
session of Congress. 1t was decided to
amend the bill by fixing at 100000 the
| minimum appropriation which each
| state shall receive first, the balance of
| the appropriation to be shared by each
state in proportion to its population.
| Provision was made, however that no
| city shall be credited with more than
S10,8O0 population.
| The President accompanied his check
| for $100 with the following letter to
Secretary Moody: "My Dear Mr.. Sec
retary-May send through you this
| contribution to be used for the depend
| ent kinsfolk of the enlisted men who
| have just been killed on board the Mis-
souri, Under the conditions of modern
warfare in order efficiently to prepare
| for war risk must be run similar in,
! kind though not to the degree of the
| risk run in battle, and these men have
died for their country as much as if the
| ship had been in action against the
enemy"
The attendance of Republican
members of Che House in what are con-
sidered the closing days Of the ses-
sion is causing some vexation to the
managers of that body. A circular
mailed few days ago to the Republi-
can membership signed by Representa-
tive Tawney, the Republican whip"
and issued at the request of Speaker
Cannon. calling attention in no uncer-
tain language to the necessity of at
tending to business. The leaders pre-
dict that April 2s will be the day OF
adjournement and they are bending
every effort to carry out this plan.
The House committee on appropria-
tions has completed the general de-
ticiency appropriation bill, carrying a