The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON AND
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS

Thomasville Georgia, where he eN-
poets to remain two weeks as the guest
of Colonel Payne The secretary is
acting under his doctors orders IN
making the visit 10 the South
Secretary Hay and Senior Quesda, the
Cuban minister. have signed pro-
tocoI extending for six months the pc
riod allowed for the exchange OF rau-
iications of the Cuban general treaty
embodying the Plat amendment
The House committee on public
lands issued a favorable report on
bill to modify the forest reserve neh
land law so that land chiefly valuable
for timber cannot be taken in exchange
for private holdings in forest reserves
The Senate committee On PACING IS
lands and Porto Rico has made taror-
able report on Senator Blackburn's bill
to pay Liliuakalani, former queen
of Hawaii. 100000 in full satisfaction
of all claims to the former crown lands
in Hawaii.
Surgeon General Wyman of the
public Health and Marine Hospital
service has returned from Mexico.
where he secured the cooperation oil
that government in measures intend
ed 10 prevent the recurrence OF cpl
denies in the yellow fever region.
A protest which for intensity might
be styled an uproar goes up from the
80 90 clerks working in the govern
ment departments in Washington, who
have been required to add one-half
hour each day to the six and one-half
hours OF labor heretofore required.
The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries by strict party
vote, ordered a favorable report to be
made to the House on the Gardner bill.
providing for a commission TO fuvesti-
gate the whole question of ship sub
sidy. The commission consists of five
members each of the Senate and House
and its report must be made on tine
first day of the next session of Con-
gress.
The executive board of the National
Congress of Mothers. at recent meet
ing strongly denounced Mormonism
and urged the diplomatic corps in
Washington to advise their govern
ments that Mormonism embodies po-
lygamy and to take action to prevent
emigration to Utah. Measures to al
ford protection from alleged false rep
resentations or Mormon missionaries
were advocated.
The House public lands committee
authorized Representative Mondell to
report favorably his bill providing that
public lands chiefly valuable for tim
ber shall not be subject to location or
selection in lieu of tracts relinquished
within forest reserves. and that selec-
tions made or sought TO be made on
lands chiefly valuable for the timber
they contain in lieu of lands within
forest reserves shall be void and of
no effect.
The following bills have been passed
by the Senate: Creating port of deliv-
cry at Salt Lake. Utah: establishing an
Indian agricultural school at Wahpe-
ton. n. D.; providing depot for the
revenue cutter service in the harbor
at Oakland, Cal: and extending to the
supports of Spokane. Bellingham.
Blaine and Sumas. in tho state of
Washington. the privileges of the act
of June 10. 1880. governing the imme-
diate transportation of dutiable mer-
chandise without appralsing.
In closing his speech on the Pana-
ma canal treaty Senator Patterson OF
Colorado charged that the efforts to
displace the Nicaragua canal with the
Panama canal was in the interest of
those who want no canal at all. and
al the worst one whicn would give the
least competition to trans-continental
railroads. He believed the Nicaragua
canal could be completed in fifteen
years less time than the Panama ca
nal. He therefore would vote against
the ratification Of the treaty.
The House passed the Hepburn pure
food bill on rising vote. POI to 6s.
its opponents being unable to secure
a roll call on the bill. The amendment
of inserting the word 'wilful' with
reference TO persons who sell Lnul-
terated or misbranded goods and which
would have compelled the government
to prove intent to violate the law by
the venders was stricken out on
yea and nay vote in the House. Sew
eral attempts were made to amend the
bill. but no material changes were
made. The bill fixes the standards OF
foods and drugs as to their purity.
strength and character. and defines
what shall be considered authorizations
or misbranding OF foods and drugs. 1t
also prohibits interstate commerce, i'm
portation and expectation of such mis-
branded or adulterated articles.
The Senate committee on Philip
pines gave a hearing on Senator Frye's
bill extending the coastwise laws of
the United States to the trade with
the Philippine islands so that all COM
merce between the islands and the
United States shall be carried by
American vessels. The hearing was
ordered by Chairman Lodge, on appli-
cation of eastern cordage manufac-
turers. The bill already has been re-
ported favorably by the Senate COM
mittee on commerce and the Philippine
islands. but the protests caused fur-
ther consideration of the measure. A.
p. Loring. president of the Plymouth
Cordage Company of Plymouth, Mas
sachusetts. said American vessels