The Lamar register., 1904-02-24
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON AND
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS


yer are reported in Washington.
All European governments having
diplomatic representatives at Washing
ton, with the exception Of Turkey ana
Spain. have now recognized Panama.
Before the House committee on IA
Dor President Samuel Gompers OF the
American Federation OF Labor was
heard by the committee in favor OF the
eight-hour bill.
The general land office has ordered
the temporary withdrawal OF lao.ooo
acres of land In the San Francisco lahd
district. pending an Investigation OF the
feasibility OF the establishment OF the
proposed Monterey forest reserve.
The House bill authorizing the di-
rector of the census to cooperate Win
the state OF Michigan in taking the
census of manufacturers OF that stats
Was passed by the Senate. The Dill
also provides for like cooperation In
other states.
Announcement has been made at the
Navy Department of the retirement at
his own request of Rear AdmiraI
Charles S. Cotton. commander-in-chiei
of the European station. He will PROB
ably be succeeded by Rear Admirai
French T.. Chadwick.
Inc fTeSlueHt recently ioSueu M =
ecutive order revoking those of Presi-
dent Mckinley. allowing gifts from of
ficers of the army and navy and the
civic establishment In Porto Rico,
Cuba, the Philippines. etc. to be ad-
mitted into the United States free OF
duty. The privilege had been abused
OF late.
Brigadier General f. C. Ainsworth.
chief of the record and pension office or
the War Department, in discussing the
merits of civil service before the House
committee on reform in the civil ser
vice, predicted that civil pension list
for superannuated civil employees OF the
government is one of the certainties OF
the future.
The fertilization appropriation bill
was reported to the House on the 10Th
inst. from the appropriations commit
tee 1t carries total appropriation OF
$7,131 1872, which is less by S447.224
than was appropriated for fortihcations
at the last session OF Congress. The
estimates on which the Dill Is Daseu
aggregates S21,5i3.197.
The House committee on postofices
and postroads agreed to the report OF
n subcommittee raising the salaries
of rural free delivery carriers to
maximum of $720 per annum, instead
of 5000, as at present. The report
agreed to take away from such car
riers the express and news agency
privileges which they now have.
Senator Carmack has introduced an
amendment 70 the bill regulating ship
ping trade between ports of the United
States and ports or places in the Phil
ippine archipelago. The amendment Is
for the purpose of extending the time
of the application Of the coastwise laws
of the United States to the Philippine
archipelago from July /. 1904, to July
]. 1909.
On the day OF Senator Hanna's fun
eral President Roosevelt called on
Mrs. Hanna at o'clock to pay his re-
spects and to offer his condolences.
He remained In the family apartments
of the Arlington for nearly an hour,
conversing with Mrs. Hanna and other
members Of the family. While there
he was shown the casts of the death
mask made of Senator Hanna by U. S.
G. Dunbar. the sculptor. He agreed
with the members of the Hanna family
that the likeness was notably fine.
The secretary OF the interior has de-
cided the famous homestead contest
case of Virginia d. MeClurg of Colo
RADIO Springs VS.. Mrs. William Corbett,
involving the title to homestead on
which are located the famous Gran
Quivira ruins in Socorro county. Mrs.
Corbett is n resident of Washington.
D. c.. and is blind Her husband had
filed on the land while searching for
the tabled treasures of the Gran Quiv-
ira. The secretary of the interior has
reversed the decision OF the general
land office and has allowed the Corbett
tn, ha
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has announced that as n result
of its investigations of the feasibility
of requiring railroads to publish the
tariffs for the movement of export and
import trafiic, the same as domestic
traffic, 1t has decided to leave the mat
ter in abeyance for n time. II the In
terstate commerce act is not amended
within a reasonable time. SO as to re-
lieve the commission Of the necessity
OF requiring such publication. the COM
mission holds that It will be its duty
to enforce the publication of import
and export rates In the manner now
provided by law. but SO far not COM
piled with.
Inc Japanese minister has received
a cable message from his government
accepting the offer made by DR.. Anita
Newcomb MCGEE OF Washington, d.
c., to take to Japan party of trained
nurses who have seen field service in
the camps and hospitals of the United
States army. No one is eligible to Join
the party except graduate women
nurses who have been in the army.
The first party will sail early In March
and proceed to Osaka. Japan. the port
on the inland sea which is the base to
which disabled troops will come when
sent from the battlefield. The num-
Der OF nurses to go will depend on vol
untary contributions to defray ex-