The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-02-09
WASHINGTON NOTES.

is here ~endearorinR 70 Eccare a court
fyT Colgate. T. T.
senaior ouaries has introduesd a
resolution requiring TIE census bureau
% collect statistics relative % mar
mage and divorce in ne United States
Secretary shnw has sent % eoa-
greEs an amended estimate ~ the e.
umaie u appropriations q sssee - for
the guards 81 the uHiied States peal
Tertiary 81 Fort Leavenworh.
The house has passed The M0nfeil
BIN authorizing the use u csrth. stone.
and timber from public lands and for.
est reserves IN construction Of ma
tional irrigation works
The house subcommittee On Indian
affairs introduced bills providing for
one term q court a. Tulsa Secretary
Long also offered the measure - an
amendment 10 the indian ~spprODria-
ton bnL
Representative Williams. 81 MissiB
sippi, introduced a bin admitting al
products Of the Philippine lslan6s free
q import duty in ports Of the United
States and free Of export duties in The
Philippines.
u Is understood that Consul Gen
eral GoOdnow. who Is nov IN Wash
ington. has decided 10 retire from his
office as consul general At Shanghai
and a change 10 that post viii be an
nOunced next week.
The Republican leaders Of the house
have decided to cali a caucus Of the
Republican members Of that body 70
decide on q programme for railroad
rate legislation. The call vii be is
sued IN the neal future.
The application Of V. BrOnangh, W.
D. wilkins. T. F. Blocker. j. A. King
and S. c. Boswell 10 organize the First
National bank o. Boswell. L T. With
SIS. 600 capital has been approved By
the oomptroher o. the currency.
The books Of the treasury depart
meut show the payment by the Cen
tral Pacific company o. its twelfth
note. sggreEating t2S5sS3o. swelling
the total receipts Of the treasury for
the dag to the grand total Of s4.sss.-
III.
The house COMMITTEES on the judi
q, cisry. by q yOt Of S TO B.. ordered a
favorable report on the CLAYTON bin
repeating the bankruptcy Laws. A
minority report viii be made TO the
house by Nj. Powers, OF Massschu-
setts-
Senator Stewart has introduced a
joint resolution authorizing the secre
tory Of the interior. Ia conjunction
with the state OF Texas. 10 determine
and establish the boundary line be-
tween Texas and the Choetaw and
Chickassw nations.
Delegate Mcclure has prepared a
e amendment 10 the statehood Bill.
providing Tor dctaching Ringfsher
county fro mthe First congressional
district and adding u to the Second.
and in lieu thereof. adding a parz o.
the Greek and Cherokee nation 70 the
First district
Representative Curtis. Chairman az
the house subcommittee on Indian AZ.
fairs. having in charge the bEl provid-
ing for the opening Of the Usage In
dian reservation. said ~ ednesday that
his committee would probably so into
executive session Friday and report
the bin 10 the fun committee early
next week.
Representative jenkins. OF wiEcon-
sin. has introduced a hil 20 include an
judges Of the United States IN the PRO.
visions OF existing Law allowing United
States district judges not 10 exceed
$40 a day for expenses for travelling
attendance while holding court outside
their districts and substituting @ar.
tual for reasonable expenses Is nov
provided
The senate committee on foreign 70
lations authorised a Favorable report
upon the HSy-Bond reciprocity treaty.
Il Was amended in q number Of im-
portant particulars. The treaty VII
b. reported by Senator Lodge Who
has heretofore opposed a. The amend.
ments meet the objections raised By
the New England fishing interesia
The treaty provides Cor reciprocity Ia
products Of the United States and
New foundland
Joseph Randolph. postmaster ~
Waukomis. q r.. is Ia W~ashinEson %
tho Interest OF his r-cappointmont Ran
dolph va q rough rider durinR the
Scandinavian var. Charges Of a.
fetal misconduct have been preferred
against him. and a postoMoc Inspector
ess been sent TO Investigate BIS a.
fairs There are several candidates
for his sob. ghe most prominent men.
toned being J. p Hale. a local poll
uciAn in Garfield county. o. T.
The house committee ca lnsulsr ~.
fairs has authorized . favorable rSpogt
on the bin providing for the setting
aside * IS per cent Of the proceeds
~ an public land sales hereafter made
in the Philippines for the purchase o.
sites for construction and m~alntsnAmce
~ primary and Industrial schools and
m additional 5 per cent for higher "a,
ucation In the islands Il Is provided
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