The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23
from Is to 10; Virginia, from 10 to 4

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Dr.. A. M. Curtis, Washington's fam.
Gus surgeon, was called to Richmond,
Va, Sunday to perform surgical
operation
The committee on committees of
the Senate has concluded it's work Of
making assignments of senators to
copmittees for the Fifty-ninth Con
gress and Monday the republicans of
the Senate met in caucus and APPROX;
ed it's action
The Rev. P. D. Solomon, who saws
ne is royal prince of. the Madingo'
tribe, OF Soudan, Africa, is in Wash
ington on a mission, which he thinks
is the only practicable solution Of the
race problem.
Prince Solomon's mission is to influ.
ence Congress to make an appropri-
atlon to transport all members of the
race in this country
10 Africa. He has a place in view
on the Niger river, where they could
form colony of their own, govern
themselves, and live together as a
trloe or nation. Should Congress see
ut to make the appropriation, his row
| al highness has no intention of urging
another law making the emigration
arDltrary, but he thinks that the
people Will be more than ready to
lake advantage Of the opportunity, and
| MOCK to Africa by the thousands
Senator Hopkins of Illinois is chair
man OF the Fisheries Committee of
,He senate and member of the fol-
lowing: commerce, Inter Oceanic
| canals, Postoffices and Post Roads.
privileges and Elections, Cuban rela-
tons, Census.
The official register of the United
states, the blue Book which is a.
| oout TO be issued, gives recapituIa-
tlon OF the employees in the different
departments, the government printing
office, and the officers of the District
OF Columbia, showing total of 25.4S1
persons in the service in the CITY of
Washington, receiving an aggregate
compensation of $27,145,7O9. The EN-
ployes are distributed as follows: De.
| partment of State, 12O; Treasury. e.
301; War, 1884; Justice, S46; Postof-
nee Icy; Navy. COS; Interior, 4O32;
Agriculture, 1909; Commerce and La
Dor, 1884; government printing office.
1854; government of the District q
| Columbia, 1904. ss-.
! A bill making the Chinese exclusion
acc applicable to Japanese and Kore-
ans and persons. Of such descent was
| introduced Monday by Representa-
| tive Hayes, of California. The bill
| applies to the mainland of the United
States and to Hawaii.
Senator CuIlom Of Illinois, chairman
OF the committee on Foreign ReIa-
lions. appeared on the floor yesterday
| morning for the first time since his
recent illness. He was congratulated
by his colleagues. ......
Representative Fred Lands. who
astonlshed many of the oId-timers in
j.! his maiden speech in the House Mon
| day, is the youngest Of four brothers,
all Office holders. Charles B. is q
member of the House from Indiana:
kenasaW Mountin' Lands, a Judge in
Illinois, and Warren, at the head of
the postal service in Porto Rico.
The Senate in executive session
Tuesday afternoon confirmed the
nomination Of Mr.. Robert II. Terrell
to be Justice of this peace in the Dis
trlct OF Columbia. On the 7th instant
MI. TerrelFs nomination was referred
to the committee on the District Of
Columbia. At that time a protest. was
received against confirmation from an
Afro-American named Johnson who
is employed as clerk in the pension
! office, the protestant claiming that
| the nomination should not be confirm
| ed because Mr.. Terrell had been mix
! ed up in the failure of the Capital
Savings Bank in this city The nom
nation was referred last Friday to a
subcommittee consisting of Senators
| Dillingham; and Mallory, to look into
the case. Tuesday a favorable re-
port was made to the Senate, and
| without debate Mr.. Terrell's nomina-
| ton was confirmed, and now Mr. Ter
rell is being congratulated
The massive doors OF the, Treasury
! Building, from behind which vigilant
Watchmen have for years peered into
! the faces of approaching strangers be-
fore admitting them to the building
| containing so many millions of mon
ey, are to give way to modern revol-
wing doors. The edict to keep in touch
With modern methods has gone forth
and the work Of making the change
began today The superintendent of
the building has come to the conclu-
sion that cold air will he kept out by
! the revolving doors, whereas the win
try blasts rush into the faces of the
watchmen every time person walks
through an ordinary swinging door,
| 1t is estimated that the saving in fuel
Will be more than sufficient in a year
| to pay for the cost of the new doors
while the health of the watchmen will
| be improved.
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