The state herald., 1904-04-15


held In Portland, Oregon, in 1905.
The House adopted an amendment
to the postohice appropriation bill pro-
h1biting the postmaster general from
refusing to establish rural free deliv-
cry routes on account Of the condition
Of the roads.
The House committee on Indian af-
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.
The Senate committee on finance
authorized Senator Aldrich to report
an amendment to the bill for the gov
ernment of the Panama canal zone
giving to the canal construction bonds
all the rights and privileges of the out
standing two per cent. government
bonds. The effect is to allow national
banks to use the bonds as basis for
circulation.
The following witnessed have been
summoned to appear before the com
mittee on privileges and elections in
the Smoot case April Goth: Angus NJ.
Cannon, Salt Lake; George Teasdale,
Nephi; John w. Taylor. John Henry
Smith. ]. NJ. Tanner, Salt Lake; l.. B..
Alcott, Pennington; b. ii. Roberts,
Salt Lake; Moses Thatcher, Logan;
II. S. Grant, NJ. f. Cowley, Lillian
Hamlin, Salt Lake.
The reports Of the General Land Of
flee show that of the cases suspended
for investigation by special 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
$3.50 patents issued by the General
Land Office during March. There were
90S20 public land cases pending in the
land Office April 1st, reduction OF b.
90S during the month
After waiting with much patience for
many days, Mr.. Hepburn found oppor-
tunity to speak to the Senate on the
subject of pure food. Technically. the
speech was in support of a resolution
calling on the secretary of agriculture
to send to the Senate the results of the
Investigations made by his department
into adulterated foods, but in reality
IL was in support of the pure food bill.
Mr.. Hepburn contended that very
large proportion of foods, drugs and
liquors were adulterated. and that
many drugs were absolutely poisonous.
In the Senate the committee amend
ment fixing the salaries of rural free
delivery carriers at $3.50 per annum and
regulating their service for private in
dividuals was accepted. II reads as
follows: THAT said carriers may carry
merchandise for hire and receive sub
scriptlons for and deliver newspapers,
magazines and other periodicals for
and upon the request OF patrons resid-
ing upon their respective routes, when
ever the same shall not interfere with
the proper discharge of their official
duties and under such regulations as
the postmaster general may prescribe,
and not otherwise: and. provided fur
ther. that no carrier shall refuse to de-
liver or take orders or subscriptions
for merchandise, newspapers or period
icals requested by any patron OF his
route. subject to the laws OF the Unit
ed States and regulations OF the post
master general.
Senator Dillingham; reported favora'
bly, from the committee on immigration
bill to authorize the commissioner
general to establish In connection with
the immigration station at Ellis island.
a bureau of information and display
for furnishing information TO immi-
grants upon their arrival In this coun'
try. to aid them In determining where
they should locate. This information
TO be furnished Is TO relate TO the re-
sources of each state and territory, the
character of the climate and soil, the
price of land. the opportunities OF en-
ployment, etc. Each state and terri
tory is authorized to maintain at It's
own expense an agent to represent II
at Ellis island. The agent will have
access to all immigrants after they
have been admitted, for the purpose of
setting forth the advantages of the
states or territories AS places for set
tlemeut.
In Cabinet meetings and In confer
ences directly between the executive
and heads OF departments, the whole
subject of the status Of the Chinese im-
migration question as Il will be after
the lapse OF the existing treaty has
been thoroughly diges,ed, and II can be
stated that the administration feels
that II has ample warrant for continu-
ing to enforce tho rigid provisions OF
the Chinese exclusion act regardless OF
the denunclatlon OF the treaty. So far
from opening the door to Chinese lm-
migration. the lapse Of the treaty will,
IL In said. actually render the entrance
OF Chinese into this country more diff
hcult than while the treaty remained In
force. This fact has been pointed out
to tho Chinese government by Mr.. Con
ger. who has not yet abandoned the cf-
fort to induce the Chinese 10 reconsid-
or their denunclation, II II positively
stated that the exclusion laws will
continue to be enforced after Dccem-
bcr next, whcvhcr the treaty expires OF
rot
Tho Senate public lands committee
has favorably reported the Hans
brough bill providing that settlers re-
linauiahing lands In forest reserves
may be pnid for the same at rate per
acre TO be- determined by the party fo.
linquishiug and the secretary Of the In.
terror. The bill also provides that
lands taken In lieu NJ forest reserve
lands shall be Of the same character
is TO roll and timber as the lands re-
llnquiahod and that no lands In ldaht
! shalt ho selected In lieu Of lands 10,
linquishod In other states The sec
tlon Of the bill relating to railroad
ihnd grants was amended 20 that II
uroyidca that no forest reservation
shall hereafter be- created covering any
I lieu land or amy lands within the plnc,