The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-25

ply bills to become a law.
w. +. Nichols has been appointed by
tho president To be secretary n Ari
Eona. to succeed Isaac T. Hoddard
Nichols IL chairman OF tpe tcrritoria
Republican organization Of Arizona.
Representative Hearst OF New Yorl
introduced n resolution providing fol
an Investigation Of the trust question
by committee OF iiyo members OF The
house Tho resolutions contain teI
clauses. rcciting tho evil effects OF
trusts on tho country.
The Senate committee on territories
rejected the resolution extending the
time for the construction OF tho Akron
Sterling IL Northern railrond. for the
reason that the company has mad inc
franchise for n number OF years and
has not proceeded with the construc-
tiOn.
Tho Senate public lands committee
authorized IA favorable report on the
Dubois bill providing that settlers who
have made homestead entries ana
were unable to prove up on the same
through no fault OF their own. or who
did not dispose OF them for n pccu.
MARY consideration, may make Nh ad-
ditionnl homestead entry.
Justice Pritchard has granted coun-
sci for August W. Machon. George Il.
1orenz. Dillcr IL Gror and Samuel a.
Urofr. convicted OF conspiracy to de-
fraud tho United States In connection
with tho pos,otlico Department invosti-
cation. until April 2Sth next to file
their bill of exceptions and to docket
their appeal in the Court of Appeals,
The House committee on territories
delegated TO II sub committee OF -FOUR
Republicans and three Democrats the
task OF framing an omnibus statehood
bill to cmbody tho conclusions OF the
committee on tho various Independent
bills which have been considered by
II Tho omnibus bill will provide for
two states ms previously planned. The
Democrats on tho committee Will op-
pose the joint statehood proposition.
Among the amendments made to the
postotllco appropriations bill In the
house was one by Mr. Oycrstrcct, pro
>idinE for an appropriation of $500 900
for unusual business" mt third and
fourth class pos,onccs. Tho postmaster
general is required TO make public the
regulations under which the allotmcnts
ot this amount, and similar require
mcnt was imposed In the case of the
expenditure of the ST .oou0 for separ-
ntinE matls at third and fourth class
postotliccs,
The Senate passed the fortihcations
appropriation bill on the 18th inst.
hftcr a three hours discussion OF the
amendment authorizing the purchase
OF an experimental torpedo boat and
tho provision for the purchase OF sites
OF dcfousc works in the Hawaiian
Islands, Tho torpedo boat provision
WAS stuhhornly fought. but the amend
mcnt suggested by tho committee on
appropriations was rotainc9, The Ha-
waitan provision which had been eli
minated by the committee. was rcstor-
I'd and the sum Increased from $500 900
Ms fixed by the House. TO s59t.loo,
Discussing in the Rouse the clause
III the rostotlice appropriation bill
against rural carriers after July l,
iaot. soliciting business or receiving
orders OF any kind from any person,
firm. or corporation Mr. Grisgs OF
Georgia, a member of the committee,
said II these carriers We're permitted TO
net as agents he wanted the law SO
tramci that the carrier would not be-
comc n dictator AS to what newspapers
he shall carry. or the trades people he
shall represent The law, he said.
should require them to accept orders
equally and impartially from every
body. He assailcd the letter carriers
organization for the manner ut making
Its demands on Congress. and said the
carriers had made an effort to init
M;date Congress into accodiug TO the
demands.
In the House during the discussion
~ the postonce appropriation bill, Mr.,
kpisht III Mississippi discussed the ne
gro question and declared unjus. the
attacks on the people " the South
who had been charged with brutality
and NarhariSm toward the colcred
race, Comparing the lyuthirgs and
Nuruirss a. the stake which had oc-
CURED in the South with those In the
North. he said the people OF the South
IN melting out punishment 10 \ nrsro
who had committed y fsnGiSh crime,
never followed il up with violence to-
ward GclcusclcSS children and women
Rs had been done in the North lie de-
vlared that President Roosevelt, by in
>,uus Booker Washington tc dine n
the White House, had done more 10
tuf'ame the passions (: the negro and
To give him a perverted idea ot his iirl-
Yor;saco and his near approach 10
social equality than ANYTHING that had
teen done tov the past ten wears,
During y speech in the House. Mr..
Cochran ~ Missouri. calling attention
To the recent postal scandals said they
served the useful purpose ot pointing (
Cut the defects in The American system
~ government Zach new simiu.strs-
t,ou brought changes in certain EN-
Sicyess according 10 the eXteCaticS ct
the party in power Il Was not the
fault ct the men eNsTciSlps the Con
i9Nl y. affairs ~ tGe country "Eut, '
lie said. we vii be ~ .aU't Il in the
presence ~ CNevwNtluiGs DANGER thG;
VS'UfNSUts Us NO cG0rt is made Il
change the system He then spoke 9.