The Glenwood post., 1905-02-04
DOINGS AT WASHINGTON

come subject to irrigation under the
national reclamation act.
BY order Of the President, the for
estry division of the general land office
was abolished January 3lst, and Its
work will be continued by the bureau
of forestry of the department of agri-
culture under Chief Forester Clifford
Pinchot
Senator Platt of Connecticut pre-
scented a memorial from the Connect
cut Legislature asking that his col
league, Senator Joseph II. Hawley, be
placed on the retired list of the army
on account of his record during the
Civil War
Tie Senate passed the army appro-
priation bill after modifying the pro
vision concerning the assignment of re-
tired army officers to active service
with militia organizations. The effect
of the change is TO relieve General
Miles from its application.
A bill has passed both the House
and Senate prohibiting express com
panies engaged in interstate and for
eign commerce from carrying obscene
| literature. 1t extends to other car
riers, the provisions regulating the
transmission of such matter through
the mails.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming,
has introduced bill Incorporating the
Trans Alaska Railroad Company, with
capital of $lO.000.000. and authoriz-
ing it to construct railroad from
Valdez to Eagle City, Alaska. Edward
Gillette of Wyoming, is one of the in
corporators.
Supervising Architect Taylor has
/ he. fn, ha I 10,
| Wyoming, public building. and speci-
| tications are being prepared so that
| bids may be advertised for within
| thirty days. A contract was originally
! to be let to Leadville firm, but the
| firm failed to give proper security.
The House passed the agricultural
bill without material amendment. Dis
cussion of the provision for free seed
distribution was INDUCED in. Mr. Lilly
of Connecticut characteriZing it as
| petty larceny. The relative values of
| cotton statistics as supplied by the
| Census Bureau and Agricultural De
partment also furnished the theme for
a lively debate.
At a late cabinet meeting the Pres
/ ident emphasized his interest in the
arbitration treaties pending before the
] Senate. He holds that the opponents
| of the treaties are proceeding on
wrong premises in maintaining that
they may be used by foreign countries
as a basis for action against certain
of the southern states in the collec
| ton of old claims.
Complaint has been filed with the
] Interstate Commerce Commission by
the Menasha Woodenware Company of
Menasha, Wisconsin, alleging that the
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe and
number of other railroads are impos-
! ing freight rates on woodenware ship
ments that are unreasonable and dis
criminative in favor of competitors To-
Gated in the viCinICy of North Pacific
/ terminals.
The secretary of the interior has re
jected all bids recently opened for
erecting frame building at Montrose,
Colorado, for use in connection with
the Gunnison irrigation project. The
lowest bid, that of H. A. Meredith of
Denver, was $500, and was in excess
of the amount set aside for this work
Other bids were submitted by Hansen
& Nissen. e. .B. Johnson and NJ A.
Masters of Denver and j. H. Antrobus
of Montrose. The plans will be revised
and new proposals invited.
President Roosevelt has transmitted
to the Senate the final report of the
committee on international exchange,
with a letter from Assistant Secretary
Of State LOOMS commenting on the e
port. In his message the President
says: The work of the commission
has assisted greatly in the establish
ment of the new monetary system of
the Philippine islands, Mexico and the
Republic of Panama. The work done
in China has from the letter of Prince
Chink, the head of the executive, been
very helpful to that government. Such
improvement in the monetary systems
of the silverusing countries bring
them into closer connection with the
gold standard countries and are OF
very great benefit to the trade of the
United states. and every effort should
be made to encourage such reforms"
At a very late day In our history.
Congress is beginning to take a little
interest in the greatest civic event of
the country-the inauguration of
President of the United States every
four years Representative Sherman
of New York has introduced a bill that,
if passed, will make the Inauguration
u purely national affair. as it should be.
This would mean that the President of
the United States would he indicted
into office by the national government
and entirely at its expense. Hereto
fore the President has been inaugu-
rated almost entirely at the expense of
the citizens of the District of Column
bia. The Sherman bill provides the
sum of 100000 as an expense fund for
the inauguration, which Is about the
usual cost. Under this arrangement,
we would get away from such CONNER
cial propositions as the attempt TO
build an amphitheater on the White
House lot and send the inaugural pa
rade around that way.
Representative Hepburn has intro
duced his bill amending the Interstate
| Commerce act, which has been under
consideration for some time and which
has been submitted to the President.
the attorney general and other mem
| barS of tho iSt rp,p