The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

The House emphatically disapproyed |
the proposition to hold the inaugural
bali in the Capitol building.
The following Colorado appoint
ments have been sent to the Senate
office, Montrose; George w. Summers,
postmaster, Gunnison.
Secretary Shaw has transmitted to
the House request from Secretary
Wilson for deficiency appropriation
Of $150.000 to eradicate scabies In
sheep and mango in cattle.
Capt. John J. Pershing. Fifteenth
cavalry, has been selected by the War
Department as military attache at
Toxic to success Litutenant Colonel
Wood. whose term of foreign duty has
expired.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of l. X. Mul-
ford. William H. Miller. Henry Mul-
Inns, William Graham, c. M. Ball and
other Denver men to organize the Ala
mosa National bank of Alamosa, with
$4,000 capital.
This government has for the second
time called upon Venezuela to explain
the arbitrary expulsion from that coun'
try of A. F. Jaurette, a newspaper man
at Caracas. The first explanation Of
fered by President Castro was alto
gether unsatisfactory.
Secretary Taft recently Issued an
order directing the quartermaster
general to award the making of some
$4,000 pairs Of trousers for the en-
listed men of the army at SchuYkil kill
arsenal, Philadelphia, to seamstre5ses
in that city. mainly the widows and or
phans of soldiers, thus settling a Ques-
tion raised some time ago so far as the
present lot is involved.
The secretary of the War Depart
ment has issued an order authorizing
recruiting officers to grant the privi-
lege OF living out of quarters to sol
diers who were married prior to the
last enlistment, or prior to their
transfer to the recruiting service, and
also to soldiers who hereafter may
receive permission from the War De-
partment TO marry.
Labor Commissioner Carroll D.
Wright has sent to Secretary Metcalt
OF the Department of Commerce and
Labor 10000 word reply to the ques-
tions asked by the labor committee
OF the House in regard to the effect OF
the eight-hour day, IL law were
passed giving all workingmen en-
ployed for the government the shorter
day. Secretary Metcalf has not indi-
Gated when the report will be trans
mitted to the House committee.
Secretary Morton has approved the
recommendation of the naval board
on construction for the award of the
contract for the construction of the
armored cruisers Montana and North
Carolina = the Newport News Ship
ping Company at its bid of $3,575,000
Tor each vessel, and the contract for
the construction of the battleship New
Hampshire to the New York Ship
building Company at its bid Of 3d.
$4,000.
Fl. E. Nevin of Berthoud, Colorado.
chairman Of the executive boS1 OF
the Rural Letter Carriers Assoclkion.
and j. w. Whitehead of Ohio. a mem
Der Of the board, have been dis
charged for illegal participation in a
movement to aid the election of con
gressmen friendly to postal employees
Inc chief complainant against the car
riers is Congressman Jesse Overstreet
OF Indiana, chairman of the House
committee on postoffices and post
ROADS. He opposed granting an in-
crease OF pay to the carriers and the
omcials of rural and city carriers as
sociations are accused of attempting
to defeat him.