The Lamar register., 1904-04-20

held in Portland, Oregon. in 1905.
The Senate public lands committee
made a favorable report upon the bill
which has passed the House to donate
12O acres of land to the Beecher Island
Battle Memorial Association.
The general deficiency bill reported
to the House contains items of $1,000
each for Robert w. Bonynge and John
+. Shafroth to reimburse them for ex-
penses incurred in their recent contest.
The House adopted an amendment
to the postoffice appropriation bill pro-
hibitinS the postmaster general from
refusing to establish rural free deliv-
cry routes on account of the condition
of the roads. ~
Congress has been invited to attend
the opening of the Louisiana Purchase
Expo A.ion on Saturday. April goth.
The invitation. signed by President
Francis, was laid before the Senate by
President Pro Tenn. Frye.
The Senate committee on public lands
has agreed to postpone until the next
session of Congress the bill to transfer
control of the forest reserves from the
Interior Department to the forestry dl-
vision of the Agricultural Department.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations authorized q favorable report
Of the House Joint resolution relating
~ the exemption of all private proper
at sea, not contraband OF war, from
capture by belligerent powers
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.
The House committee on Indian az
fairs has reported favorably the Mon
dell bill providing for the opening OF
the Shoshone Indian reservation IN
Wyoming with an amendment provid-
ing that the concurrence OF three
fourths of the Indians must be Sc
cured.
Senator Patterson proposed an
amendment to the sundry civil bill for
the purpose of making an amendmeh'
to the Chinese exclusion act He pro-
poses striking out of the first section
of the act the words so far as the
came are not inconsistent with treaty
obligations"
Commissioner Richards of the Cen
eral Land Office has instructed the land
officials of the Santa Fe land district to
withdraw from settlement twelve town
ships of land for Investigation. with
view to establishing reservation Tor
the use of the Laguna and Ocona Pu-
eblo Indians. =
Representative Hogg of Colorado had
a 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
III been enormously included in for
eSt reserve.
Secretary Moody sent the following
telegram to Rear Admiral Barker al
Pensacola, commander-in-chief OF the
North Atlantic fleet: Il learn with
profound sorrow Of the irreparable loss
to your fleet, the navy and the country
of the faithful and gallant officers and
men who met death while in the dis
charge of their duties. VIII you con-
vey to the fleet my deepest sympathy
The reports of the General Land Of
fee show that of the cases suspended
for investigation by -snecial agents as
the result of frauds under the timber
and stone act in California, Oregon and
Washington, 1.006 yere relieved from
suspension during March. There were
6,959 patents issued by the General
Land Office during March. There were
90.S20 public land cases pending in the
land Office April LIST, reduction OF D.
90S during the month.
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
I etota ehaU 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 moro than
$4,000 population.
The President accompanied his check
for 800 with the following letter to
Secretary Moody: MY Dear Mr.. Sec
retary-May I send through you this
co( libution to be used for the depend
ent kinsfolk of the enlisted men who
have lust 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 nave
died for their country as much as If the
ship had been in action against the
enemy"
Commissioner Ware of the pension
Bureau was before the subcommittee
of the appropriations committee which
is preparing the general deficiency ap-
priation bill. asking for $1,5OO.OOO to
meet the amount required for pensions
under order No. 9S. the old age pen
sion order The amount was to cover
the expenditures up to July list. this
wear The amount has been included in
the bill but the Democrats have given