The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-23

town. Demerara. Guiana.
A bill amending the law preventing
the carrying of obscene or immoral
literature into any state or territory,
SO as to prevent the Importation or
expectation OF such matter passed in
| the House
The House passed the bill providing
penalty not to exceed 81 900 or one
years Imprisonment, or both, for any
one who knowingly pastures stock ON
any forest reserve Of the United
States without proper permits
Russia has submitted to this gov
ernment q new form OF arbitration
treaty which that country is willing
TO negotiate. As the Russian draft diff
fers radically from that suggested by
Secretary Hay 1t is expected the nego-
tiations will require some time
A treaty of arbitration between Italy
and the United States was signed De-
cember 14th at the State Department
by Baron Mayor Des Planches, the
Italian ambassador, and Secretary
Hay. The treaty is identical with
other arbitration treaties signed by
this country.
ne DlsplCl vi court Oh
| Appeals has affirmed the decision of
the Criminal Court in the postal CON
| splracy case of August w. Machen,
George F. Lorenz, Samuel A. Croft and
Diller B. Groff, who were sentenced to
two years Imprisonment in the West
Virginia penitentiary and to pay fine
of $4,000.
The resolution granting the use Of
the pension building for the
inaugural ball next March was
agreed to in the Senate and
the House resolution for an adjourn
ment for the Christmas holidays ex-
tending from December 21st to Janu-
| ary 4th was adopted.
| The Senate passed the Teller bill
validating the soldier homestead rights
Of NJ. ]. Wine. Moses Roley, Andrew A.
Harrison, William Bohanan, l.. L. Bet.
terton, D. c. w. Brashears, ]. r.
Blades, John Pendleton, C. M. Blair, e.
S. Wittemberg, w. K Reynolds, j. M.
Walker and Caleb Sill.
Senator Scott OF West Virginia by
request introduced a bill, also pre-.
sented in the House by Representative
Hogg, providing for the payment of
$1,000 to George Iyers of Boone, Pueblo
county, Colorado. as administrator Of
William Ivers, for rent and loss of the
| decedent's warehouse at Santa Fe,
which was burned during the civil
War.
In the Senate on the 18th inst res
olution was adopted fixing the date for
the reception of the statue of former
Senator John j. ingalls,, contributed to
Statuary hail by the state of Kansas,
for January 2lst next. The following
bills were passed: Restoring to the
public domain portion of the ella
river Indian reservation in Arizona.
Confirming proofs under public land
laws when made outside the land dis
trict within which the land may be sit
uated.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming
has secured passage in the House Of
his bill providing for transfer of con-
troll and administration OF forest re-
serves from the Interior to the Agri.
cultural Department. This bill, which
was strongly endorsed by the Presi-
dent in his message, and which Is rec
commended for passage by the secre-
taries of the interior and agriculture.
Land Commissioner Richards, and the
chief forester, will place the entire
forest administration in the hands Of
Clifford Pinchot, and do away with the
division of authority which now ex-
lists, and which results in much con-
fusion.
The House committee on public
lands decided by vote Of 10 to 4 to
postpone Indefinitely consideration Of
bill to repeal the timber and stone
act. The members of the committee
voting against postponement were
Chairman Lacey. Needham, California;
Miller, Kansas; Volstead Minnesota
The bill in question passed the Senate
at the last session and 1t was thought
that 1t would pass the House without
opposition. During the time it was
pending In the House the disclosure
was made that George H. Maxwell, an
apostle Of the land law repeal, was at
the head of railway lobby and was
receiving 100000 yearly to advocate
the repeal of the land laws. This dis
credited all efforts at land law repeal
and undoubtedly caused the radical
change in sentiment evident regarding
the timber and stone act repeal bill.
The Senate committee on territories,
by vote Of to 4, authorized favor
able report on the statehood bill pro-
viding for the admission into the
Union Of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory to become the state of Oklahoma
and Of Arizona and New Mexico, to be-
come the state OF Arizona. The bill
is the one originating In the House in
the second session OF the Fifty eighth
Congress, but has been amended ma. |
terially by the Senate committee. The |
most important changes made In the !
House bill are the insertion Of clause |
prohibiting traffic in LIQUOR for q period |