The Lamar register., 1905-02-08

ne Etutlhi iiho ithhti'h
an opinion in which he holds that
drawbacks may be allowed on exported
flour made In part from imported
wheat.
Senator Smoot has introduced joint
resolution providing that over 100000
acres in the Uintah Indian reservation
shall be withdrawn from entry and be
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-
sented a memorial from the Connecti'
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.
Senator Teller proposed an amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
authorizing the secretary of the inter
ior to pay the accounts of twenty-five
newspapers. aggregating $3,G9i, for ad-
vertising the sale of Kansas Indian
lands in 1875.
A bill has passed both the House
and Senate prohibiting express com.
panics 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 a bill Incorporating the
Trans-Alaska Railroad Company. with
capital of $10,0OO,O00. and authoriz
ing 1t to construct railroad from
Valdez to Eagle City. Alaska. Edward
Gillette of Wyoming. is one of the in
corporators.
Supervising Architect Taylor has
modified the plans for the Laramie,
Wyoming, public building. and spect
fications are being prepared so that
bids may be advertised for within
thirty days. A contract was originally
to be let to Leadville firm. but tho
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 1t as
petty larceny. The relative values OF
cotton statistics as supplied by the
Census Bureau and Agricultural Dc
partment also furnished the theme for
a lively debate.
At 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
nrpDnigaC In maintaining thai
they may be used by foreign countries
MS basis for action against certain
of the southern states in the collec'
lion 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 10
Gated In the vicinity of North Pacific
terminals.
Representative French OF Idaho has
introduced bill providing that home
stead settlers whose lands are arid,
and who have settled thereon with the
expectation Of obtaining water for ir
legation from government or private ir-
rigation works in course of construc-
lion, but who have, through no fault
Of their own. been unable to secure
such water, may obtain leave of alb
sence for not exceeding one year at
time, until they can procure water and
develop their land in accordance with
the law. Such leaves of absence will
cot operate against their entries.
The United States Supreme Court
has affirmed the decision of the United
States Court of Appeals in the case OF
the Creede and Cripple Creek Mining
and Milling Company VS.. the Uintah
Tunnel, Mining and Transportation
Company, involving the ownership OF
The Little Mary and Ocean Wave lode
claims in the Cripple Creek. mining
district. The decision of the Circuit
Court. sustained by this decision, re-
,ersed the decision of the circuit
court for the district OF Colorado ana
sustains the ufntah Tunnel. Mining
and Transportation Company in It's
contention for ownership.