The Springfield herald., 1904-01-22

France threatens to impose counter
vailing duty on hemp products from
this country.
The bill making appropriations for
the Legislative. executive and judicial
departments of the government has
been completed by the House commit
tee on appropriations. and reported to
the House. The bill carries total OF
$2S,25S,SS5. which is an increase OF
$94.6s0 over the appropriation for the
present fiscal year.
Representative Shafroth will be CIV
en- hearing before the House public
buildings and grounds committee upon
his bill appropriating $2,250,OO0 for
new public building for Denver. Mr..
Shafroth will present statistics now be-
ing prepared in Denver and hopes to
make such showing that favorable
report will be made upon his bill.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa. in
indorsing the international arbitration
group, stated that fully one-half Of the
Federal taxation had been expended
for war. Over 100000 of the youth
of the United States had died In sim
gle war THIS war cost in treasure
Sc, ,OOO, 900 900 and since that time 49,
500 ,000, 900 had been paid in pensions.
The Senate in executive session laid
on the table the motion to reconsider
the confirmation OF the nomination OF
w. l. Buchanan to be minister to Pan
anna. The vote was 2S to l6. divided on
party lines with the exception OF Sem
ator McCreary Dem. Ky) who voted
with the Republicans. BY this action
Mr.. Buchanan now has full powers to
act for this government in all diplo-
matte exchanges between the United
states and the new republic.
Senator Bacon OF Georgia has intro
duced resolution favoring negotia-
tions with Colombia looking to the
adoption Of a satisfactory treaty which
shall amicably dispose Of all questions
growing out of the recent revolution In
Panama, and submitting to the perma-
nent Court of Arbitration at The Hague
or to some other tribunal to be agreed
upon, for impartial arbitrament and
peaceful determination. all questions
between the United States and the Re-
public of Colombia.
The War Department has issued the
following statement OF the result OF
the bidding for the Philippines land
bonds: Total subscription bids. $4O.-
237 600; over-subscribed very nearly
five times. The joint whole or none"
bid of the successful bidders is $751;
847 more than could be realized
through the acceptance OF other bids.
This bid will place the bonds at about
three and one-tenth, or practically
three per cent. basis for ten years.
Total premium received will be $780,
800.
Senator Cullom. by request Of Volney
W. Foster, assistant treasurer. OF tho
Republican national committee. has
introduced a bill to create a national
arbitration tribunal. II is provided
that a tribunal be appointed by the
President, to consist of six members,
one of whom shall be the secretary OF
commerce and labor. Representative
Foss introduced the same bill in the
House. The tribunal is to gain juris-
diction over disputes between capital
and labor by the request of either, or
both parties to the dispute. or by re-
quest made by the tribunal.
Senator Hepburn introduced In the
Senate a resolution directing the stay
of all proceedings now pending on any
application to enter or patent even
numbered sections of public lands in
| lieu of odd-numbered sections owned
by any railroad within the limits of
forest reserves created by legislative
order. Railroad companies and indi-
viduals have been compelled to sur
render public lands within the terri
tories set aside by the President for
forest reserves, and are selecting land
outside of such reservations In place
of the land surrendered. Senator
Heyburns resolution declares the in
tention of Congress to be that railroad
companies shall not receive as grants
any even numbered sections OF the
public lands and that all such even
numbered sections should be reserved
for individual settlement.
An American group" to affiliate
with the er-Parliamentary Union
for International Arbitration, was or
ganized on the 18th inst About forty
members of the Senate and House of
| Representatives became members. The
meeting was called to order by Repre-
sentative Bartholdt, who was elected
chairman. The United States, he said,
| was the only nation not having
group" of parliamentarians affiliated
with the nter-Parliamentary Union
for International Arbitration. This
union. he said, had decided to hold its
twelfth annual conference at st. Louis
during the first week in September
next. 1t was, he said not only fitting
but necessary that a group of parlia-
mentarians, consisting of senators and
|
tives, be organized and to have reso-
luton extending an invitation to the
union and making an appropriation of
5000 to defray the expenses of the
session agreed to by Congress.
1t can be stated by authority that the
administration does not contemplate
paying one dollar out of the United
States treasury to Colombia on ac-
count of the secession of Panama. Nor
will it go before The Hague tribunal
as party to any proceedings grow
ing cut of that secession. 1t is said
that to do either of these things would
be to commit the administration to an
admission that it had been guilty of
wronging Colombia. On the other
hand. it is again announced that the
United States government stands
ready to do everything in its power to
bring about an amicable understand
ing between Colombia and Panama. 1t
may be that Panama will consent to
go before The Hague tribunal with
Colombia and allow that tribunal to
decide whether or not Panama shall
make any concessions to Colombia on
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