The Lamar register., 1904-01-13

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/ Department and made request for
post exchange and gymnasium for the
military barracks at Fort Mckenzie,
Sheridan. Wyoming.
The President sent to the Senate the
following nominations Rear admiral,
Captain Charles O'Neil. Captains. Com
mander Francis H. b. Delano and Com
mander Albion V. Wadhams, also other
naval promotions.
| Civil Service Commissioners Cooley
and Green have decide to ask General
John C. Black, recently nominated as a
member of the commission to succeed
John X. Proctor, deceased. to become
chairman of the commission.
Senator Dubois has introduced bill
granting to those who have exhausted
their homestead rights and failed in
finally obtaining homestead claims the
right OF an additional filing upon the
presentation. of necessary afiidavits to
the commissioner of the land office.
The postmaster general has appoint
ed Edward f. Kimball of Massachu-
sets Superintendent of the money Or
der system of the Postoffice Depart
ment. Mr.. Kimball had been in charge
of this branch of the service since the
removal of J. T. Metcalf. during the
postoffice investigations.
Senator Teller and Congressman
Hogg have introduced bills giving the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad the right
to fit 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 2S. 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.
The Secretary of the Interior on the
9Th inst. approved applications for
grazing privileges in Colorado forest
reserves during the year 1904 as fol-
lows fiKe's Peak reserve. 5000 cattle
and horses: San Isabel. 900 cattle and
horses; South Platte 1900 cattle and
horses; Plum Creek. 1900 cattle and
horses.
The President on January 5th sent
to the senate the nomination of Will
lam H. Taft of Ohio to be Secretary
of War. The President also nominated
Luke E. Wright of Tennessee to be
| civil governor of the Philippine
Islands. and Henry C. lde of Vermont
to be vice civil governor of the
Philippine Islands.
Senator c. ID. Clark of Wyoming has
been named as a member of the Repub-
| lican steering committee of the Senate
| for the present session. The committee
] is unofficial, but is one of the most i'm
portant. as it has charge of legislation
on the part of the majority. The mem
bership is Allison. Hale. Aldrich. Col
lum, Lodge, Perkins. Clark. Elkins,
Spooner. Hanna and Beveridge.
The Senate committee on military
affairs decided to report favorably the
nomination of Gen. Leonard Wood to
be major general. The vote stood
to 2. the affirmative senators being
Proctor Warren. Foraker. Quaries,
Alger Cockrell and Pettus; the mega
tives, Scott and Blackburn. Senator
| Proctor was not present. but author
| lied his vote to be recorded. Haw-
ley and Bate were absent.
Secretary Moody with n 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 .0OO. 900, and also has eliminate
ed the item of 100000 for equipment of
vessels under the same heading. The
appropriation for construction and ma
chinery is a continuing one, and the
/ original estimates called for $23 100000
L. L. Elwood. formerly United States
attorney for Arizona and former Gov
ernor Murphy of arizona appeared be-
| fore the committeee 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.
Senator Hansbrough. chairman of
the. public lands committee. has intro
duced bill authorizing the President
to appoint a 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 clerk at a
salary of $1,000 and gives the engi-
neer authority to select assistants
from the reclamation service of the
geological survey. Hansbrough's bill
lis said to have the approval of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Information has reached Washington
that Germany is making quiet but
determined effort to secure possession
of a coal station at St Thomas. one of
1.-the Danish West Indian islands. The
news comes in manner that requires
further confirmation before official no
tice can be taken of it. AS the United
States government has offered fair
price for the Danish West Indian is
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