Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-16
A California Offer.

president of the california Development
Company of the Imperial Valley. The COM
pany has offered to sell its water rights
in this valley to the water users for s.. 600, :
600, and the water users have asked the
officials in charge of irrigation matters to
permit them to repay the government In
the manner prescribed by law. The mat
ter has been pending foR six months. and
from the government one way or another
so that It may 60 ahead In a private
way. Representative Daniels asked the
President to have she question determined
for irrigation PURPOSES IS obtained from the
Colorado river, wiiich Vows faboSes;the land.
and Yuma. and that ire proper grade may
be obtained for the water 1.-The bitches run
SIXTY miles into Mexico and back into Cali
forriia. The President HAS directed that
the proposition be looked into. ~.sses@'i
Representative Warmer of Illinois, who Is
to be commissioner OF. pensions after he has
conclu9gd his term IN Congress- March 4.
/ was at the White Huuse today to thank
the President for the appointment and to
say that he would endeavor to discharge
the duties Of the sefade to the.best Of his
ability. -,
Senator Long Of Kansas introduced M. A.
Lowe OF Topeka, and Representative Miller
of Kansas introduced j. R. Henderson Of
Alma, Kan, who acted as the messenger
from that state in the bringing to WASH
ington of the returns. Of the presidential
election. -
In Favoro of Arbitration.
An engrossed copy OF, the resolutions re-
Gently adopted by the sBoston chamber of
commerce at public meeting of business
men of that city approving the settlement
of all international differences by arbitra-
ton was presented to President Roosevelt
l,1yo fI,n
consisting of N. E. Cobb. chairman; VIII
liam A. Lincoln and Alpheus H. Hardy.
The resolutions ask for the ratification o.
the treaties.
The President had conference last night
with Senators Daniel McCreary and Foster
of Louisiana as to the arbitration treaties.
They have been reputed to be opposed to
the treaties because of the fear that they
might enable claims to be presented against
southern states growing out of old debts
that have been repudiated. The President
has given it out that the treaties will not
permit of anything of this kind. The three
senators have been leading the opposition
in the Senate, to the extent of announcing
their intention to offer amendments to the
treaties. The trouble about amendments is
that there was tacit understanding on
the part of the various countries involved
that the treaties would not be amended
and amendments in any form at this time
would in a way break the agreements that
have been made.
BirT ingham's Postmaster Selected.
President Roosevelt told Representative
Underwood of Alabama that he had de-
cided to appoint J. Rivers Carter as post
master of Birmingham, to succeed Post
master Hughes. who failed of reappoint-
ment because he had obliged his friends by
lending them post Office money on personal
due bills. violation of the department
rules. Mr.. Carter, the new postmaster,
was a democrat until 1896, when he became
versity Of PennsyIyapia and civil engineer
Of ability. He was Recommended for the
position by the ref4fees fof that state.
Senator Scott presented George e. Wise
the official presidential vote Of that state.