The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-01-26
. WASHINGTON NOTES.


The secretary q the interior has die
barred william w. Green. o. oscp0ia.
NO. from practice before that de-
parfment
City letter carriers authorized Jan
uary IL wichita. Kan, three car
riers. February Mexico. No. one
carrier.
The comptroller Of the currency has
authorized the National bank. d Ia.
cas-. Kan, 10 begin business with =
capital Of 2 5,00o.
Rural free delivery routes estab-
liahed February IS. Mjssouu-Ger-
AID. Franklin county. route 40. j. Pol.
lock. Sullivan county, additional sery.
fee. route No. 2.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce. has authorized
a favorable report on a bin apprO
priating SILL 900 for a lighthouse on
the Midway islands.
The house committee on post0ffoes
and post roads has reported the post
office appropriation bill Il carries
&ls0.7Si. 1913. the principal details of
which have ben published heretofore.
The postmaster general has Issued or
ders for the establishment Of . free
delivery service May ] al Cherryvale,
Kan. with three carriers. one su5sti-
tute. eighteen letter boxes and seven
steel posts.
The ways and mean committee Of
the house has ordered a hearing for
Monday on the bin introduced by Rep
-resentatiye Curtis. Of Kansas. 70 re-
duce the duty on sugar and tobacco
from the Philippines.
Representative Campbell. o. Kansas,
viii attend the annual dinner Of the
Manufacturers Association OF Boston
next Tuesday as the guest Of the asso-
citation. The subject Of his speech
viii be the tariff and Canadian reel
procity.
The president has sent 20 the senate
the nomination Of A. G.. Stewart OF
Iowa. 10 be attorney general Of Porto
Rico. also Captain Otto Becker "a De
paymaster in the army with The rank
Of major.
The comptroller Of the currency has
approved the application 10 organize
the Western National bank % Enid. o.
T.. capital 500. COO n. u. Champlin.
James French. Fred c. Champlin. c.
F. Randolph and Ed ". Shields.
Chairman jenkins 81 the house com
mlttee on judiciary introduced a bin
affecting Indian Territory. Il provides
that in all cases Of conviction for crime
in the territory. the punishment shall
be determined and imposed 10y the
court, and shall not he ssceualned by
the jury.
An additional United States court Of
Indian Territory is provided Cor in a
bill Introduced by Delegate Mcclure Of
Oklahoma II is 10 be the southern
district OF Indian Territory. and court
Is to be held a. sulphur. The territory
embraced in The district is 10 be
known as recording district No. g. Il
Is eighteen miles wide from north TO
south, and thirty miles long from east
10 west
A. c Dooley. o. Cuneyyile Kan. ~
attorney representing the Indian Terri
tory Illuminating Company. accom-
panied by other attorneys. Is here for
the purpose. Il - understood. Of fight
ing the OF lease provision In the Usage
b!ll. The company wants specific
legislation which viii extend It's blan.
kct leases for ten years Under the
provisions al the bll the present hold.
ers o. on leases q giveu preferential
rights but no assurance Of having
their leases confirmed for any period.
The house Indian committee viii
consider the Usage bill on Friday and
a hearing VIII De given by the senate
committee 10 those interested 10 the
opening OF the sSS.0Q0 acres o. pas.
lure lands In the Klowa and Comanche
reservation. which were set aside when
the country was opened to settlement.
Major Randlett viii be- heard In oppo.
siuon. ana Secretary Hitchcock and
Indian Commissioner Leupp win also
oppose any measure 20 open these
lands
The house has fixed Friday. Fehru.
airy II next At I o'clnck .. m, as the
date for holding appropriate exercises
In sta'uary hall. accepting the statue
Of Frances = Willard. presented By
the State % Illinois
Representative Scott. Of Kansas. has
introduced a bil 20 enable the lcgis.
laiurc of Oklahoma to make tho noccs.
sary appropriations Tor the agricultural
me mechanical college Of the territory
AZ saltwater. The legislature desires
% make such IN appropriation. but Is
without power 20 do 30 unul author.
ised BY congress