The Holly chieftain., 1904-01-15

| Secretary Shaw has transmitted to
the House a request of Secretary Root
| for an appropriation of $5S5. 900 for new
arms and equipment for organized mi
| 1itia.
Civil Service Commissioners Cooley
| and Green have decide to ask General
John c. Black, recently nominated as
member of the commission to succeed
John r. Proctor, deceased, to become
chairman of the commission.
Senator Teller and Congressman
Hogg have introduced bills giving the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad the right
to mt its narrow-guage cars with safety
brakes other than those designated In
the Interstate commerce law. 1t is
stated that the prescribed brakes are
not suitable for narrow-guage cars.
Delegate Rodey has introduced
bill to extend TO New Mexico the pro-
vision of act of February %, 1891, pro-
viding for selection of school sections
sixteen and thirty-siX by the territory,
in lieu of those included in reserves
and in other lands reserved by the gov
ernment from public settlement.
Former Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii
has taken a house in the national capi-
tai and announces that she is going to
make it her future permanent home
The house is handsome four-story
brick in fashionable part of the city
and the former queen has furnished it
in excellent taste The parlors are
handsomely decorated, and are fur
nished with the elegance that tells OF
long enjoyed wealth.
The Postoffice Department has issued
instructions to the postmaster at Bos-
ton prohibiting postal employees from
soliciting votes in competition. A
contest has been started by news
paper to determine the most popular
postal employe by the largest number
OF votes. A regulation forbids en-
ployes from soliciting votes in such
contests. This regulation applies to
the entire postal service.
The Senate passed the House bill
nix, Mesa and Tempe. in Arizona, to
bond themselves in order to assist the
government in building a road to the
new Self river dam. The road will be
seventy-five miles in length, and will
be used at present in transporting sup
plies from the three towns to the dam,
approximate cost will be 100000.
The public lands committee of the
House agreed to report favorably Rep
resentatiye Lacey's bill, setting aside
lands in northwestern Arizona, as
government reserve, which will be
known as Petrifed Forest National
park. The land contains wonderful
specimens of agatized trees. Persons
having private holdings within the re-
serve will be allowed to select other
lands within the territory of Arizona.
Secretary Moody, with view to ask
ing Congress only for such sums as
are actually necessary for the need of
the service, has reduced the estimates
for increase in the navy for the COM
ing fiscal year for construction machin-
cry by 81 ,00O,000 and also has eliminat-
ell the item of 100000 for equipment of
vessels under the same heading. The
appropriation for construction and ma
chinery is continuing one, and the
original estimates called for $23, ,000. 900.
Senator Hansbrough. chairman of
the public lands committee, has intro
duced bill authorizing the President
to appoint q supervising engineer at
an annual salary of $4,000 to take
charge of construction of government
irrigation works This bill also pro
vides for appointment of a clerk at a
salary of $4,000 and gives the engi-
neer authority to select assistants
from the reclamation service of the
geological survey. Hansbrough's bill
is said to have the approval of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
e. E. Elwood formerly United States
attorney for Arizona and former Gov
ernor Murphy of Arizona appeared be-
fore the committee on territories and
argued for single statehood for Ari-
zona. They spoke of the right of the
territory, from the standpoint of popu-
lation and resources, to admission to
the union. With statehood and irri-
cation, the future of Arizona would be
assured, they contended. They did not
believe that joint statehood with New
Mexico was desirable for either of the
territories.
After the reading of the Presidents
message the resolution Of Mr.. Morgan
declaring :that neither the President
nor the President and the Senate, as
the treaty-making power of the United
States, has the lawful power to wage
or declare war against any foreign
power without the consent of Con-
gress, when such country is at peace
with the United States" was taken
up and Mr.. McComas (Md), began a
discussion of the Isthmian situation.
He characterized the Presidents mes
sage as CLEARLY cogent and abun-
dantly convincing presentation of the
situation"