Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-12-23
WASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES.
ITEMS OF INTEREST BRIEFLY
CHRONICLED.


ITEMS OF INTEREST BRIEFLY
CHRONICLEO.
TWO new STATES ADMITTED
New States Will be Known as Arizona
and Oklahoma. Custom Salaries
Submitted. Civil Government for
the Philippines.
Senator Perkins of California has
introduced a carefully drawn bill to
provide relief for employees of the
United States navy yards who NAV be
disabled by accident while in the per
formance of duty. Perkins bill pro-
vldes that whenever any civilian en-
ployee OF navy yard shall be acei-
dentally injured while in the perform
ance of his duty, he shall be entitled
to the following privileges: Medical
or surgical treatment at naval hos
pltal under the rules that apply to en-
listed men; medical treatment at his
home, with the free service and med
lclnes; the wages or salary of the in
lured man shall continue as long as in
the Judgment of the senior medical Of
fcer of the yard he is incapacitated
for work, but in no case for more than
SIX months; in the event of fatal cas-
ualties or death ensuing from acci-
dents, the widow or heirs shall receive
a sum of money equal to pay for six
months of the deceased.
The women suffragists of the coun-
try have scored big victory over the
members of the Senate Committee on
Territories. They have forced Chair
man Beveridge and his associates On
that committee to give them the op-
portunity of obtaining the right to
vote in the proposed States of Arizo-
IA and Oklahoma. When the State
hood bill came over from the House
and the Senate committee made few
changes in it. One of these was pro-
vision that in order to qualify for
admission to the Union as States, Ari-
IONA and Oklahoma must agree not to
confer the right of suffrage upon wo-
men. The amendment was adopted
without difficulty, but as soon as the
news of it went broadcast the female
agitators got busy. The pressure be-
came so great that 1T was decided to
Weld and the offensive amendment
was dropped out. This leaves the sit
uation open, so that the states, If they
desire, may enact local laws to give
sae women within their respective
borders as much latitude in the way OF
voting as they see fit.
The subcommittee of the House
Committee on Naval Affairs is now
considering the naval appropriation
bill, which will probably not be in
readiness to be reported until after
The holidays. The indications are that
the committee will appropriate $780,
300 for improvements at the the Al
giers naval station. This has, in fact
been tentatively agreed to. 1t IS un-
derstood, however, that the item OF
IS 900 for fencing will not be allowed.
No provision was made in the report
Of the Secretary of the Navy for an
electric plant and power system, but
Gen. Meyer, who is a member OF the
committee, is exerting himself in the
direction Of having an appropriation
for this work inserted in the bill. Ii
is said that nothing has been proposed
that is not included in the secretary s
estimates, and that the appropria-
tions are being cut down to what Is
deemed absolutely necessary.
The Treasury Department has for
warded to the House of Representa-
tives a tabulated statement showing
the salaries and emoluments paid to
customs officers, including collectors
surveyors and naval officers of the va
rious districts, during the last fiscal
year. At>New Orleans, Collector Hen
ry Mccall received $1,000; Naval Off
Ger E. E. Wood $4,000 and Surveyor
F. W. Gibson, s3,50O. J. A. Thronton
of the District of he Teche, received
81, ,4oOO.75; w. F. Swan, of the Pear
River, Miss, District, received $3,-
900; F. v. McAllister, Vicksburg
s123,17 and A. L. Pierce $48S; V. F
Tibbets, Mobile, $3,735.69. The collec-
tor at Natehez received $51012.
The Senate Committee on Terrific.
ries, by vote of 6 to 4, authorized
a favorable report on the statehood
bill providing for the admission into
the Union Of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, to become the State of Ok
lahoma, and of Arizona and New
Mexico, to become the State Of Ari
zona. The bill is the one originating
in the House in the second session OF
the Fifty-eighth congress, but ha:
been amended materially by the Sen
ate Committee. The opponent of tht
bill win contest It's passage on the
door of the Senate.
The senate, which, under the Con
stitution, is made the trial court il
impeachment cases, received oficia
notice of the determination of tn,
house to represent Impeachment
charges against Hon. Charles Swayne
Federal Judge in the Northern Dis
trict Of Florida. The matter wa
brought to the senate's attention by
house committee, and the Senate ap
noiuted committee to prepare th'