The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-20
LATEST WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


tive against polygamy, has introduced
an amendment to the statehood bill
which reserves to Congress the right
to legislate on the subject of polygamy
and polygamous cohabitation. The
amendment provides that Congress
may take action if the two states, to
be admitted If the pending bill be-
comes a law, should fail to enact ef-
fective legislation.
A prominent member of the ways
and means committee of the House
said to the Associated Press that the
| poll which the leaders of the House
had conducted of the Republican mem
bers on the question of tariff revision
showed that ninety per cent of the
members who had been approached
were against revision. All of the
leaders of the House, except Represen-
tative Payne, chairman of the ways
and means committee. who is laid up
with rheumatism, and Representative
Tawney are against revision.
The House passed the Bonynge bill
revising the trademark law. 1t al
lows the registration of trademarks
used In interstate commerce, the pres
ent law restricting registration to
trade marks used in foreign commerce
only, but defines specific marks which
may be registered, and allows appeals
from decisions of the commissioner of
! patents to courts. 1t provides new
remedies for infringement of trade
marks and makes the statutes conform
with treaty stipulations with some
twenty counties.
! On the 18th inst. Representative
Hogg's bill for the creation of public
park in Colorado for the purpose of
( protecting the Cliff Dwellers ruins was
favorably reported by the House COM
nittee on public lands. A favorable
report was also made upon Represent
ative Lacy's bill to set apart lands in
New Mexico to be known as the Paja-
rito Cliff Dwellers' national park, for
the purpose of preserving the historic
caves and curiosities OF that region. An
informal hearing was given by the
committee on bills similar to the Kin
caid act to extend the acreage to be
taken under the homestead law to GAO
acres In grazing districts.
Director of the Mint Roberts states
that coinage machinery for the Denver
mint which has been on exhibition at
| the Worlds Fair, St. Louis, is, being
packed for shipment to Denver Addi-
tional machinery which is being built
at Philadelphia will be shipped in time
to have 1t installed and ready for op-
GRAFTON July LIST, when the Institution
will be opened as coinage mint 1t
is expected by Director Roberts that
legislation will be enacted during this
session of Congress authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to direct coin
age OF nickels and pennies at western
nints as well as at Philadelphia, the
only place where they are now coined.
In this event the product of the Den
wer mint will be these denominations
and also subsidiary silver and gold
coins.
Representative Howell of Utah has
introduced bill to provide for the
manner of opening for settlement and
entry the lands in the Uintah reserva-
| ton. Representative Howells bill is
worded in practically the same Ian
guage as was incorporated in the acts
opening to settlement certain portions
OF the Rosebud reservation in Gregory
county. South Dakota, and DEVILS
lake, in North Dakota. The original
proposition as to opening of the Uin-
tab reservation contemplated a gen
eral rush for the desirable lands, sim
liar to that which occurred when Okla
homa was opened to settlement. The
plan now proposed is registration,
after drawing under supervision of the
officials Of the general land office. Said
Commissioner Richards: Experience
teaches US the best results to all con-
cerned are thus obtained"
Senator Hepburn has introduces.
bill for the relief of entrymen on lands
proposed to be irrigated under the re-
clamation act, and who are unable to
cultivate the same and to provide
means of support. pending the building
of irrigation works. The bill recites
that qualified entrymen who have
heretofore or shall hereafter make
bona fide entry upon lands to be irri-
gated under the reclamation act may,
upon application and showing that
water is not available for irrigating
said lands, obtain leave Of absence
from their entries for a period not to
exceed six months, during any one
year, until water for irrigation is
turned into the main canals on the
lands to be irrigated. A similar meas
ure has been introduced in the House
by Representative Mondell, but is ap-
plicable only to entrymen in Wyoming.
The Senate committee on forest res
ervations made favorable report
upon the House bill to transfer the
control of the forest reserves from the
Interior Department to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, but amended the
bill materially, SO as to protect mining
interests upon lands within the re-