Gilpin observer., 1905-03-09
D0INGS AT WASHINGTON


| taticn.
Senator Fulton reported from the
committee on industrial arts resolu-
tion accepting the invitation given by
the Lewis and Clark exposition to the
Senate to attend the opening of the
| exposition June /, 1905.
Senator Warren secured passage in
the Senate of the bill authorizing the
secretary of the interior to have re-
surveyed twenty-eight townships ir
Wyoming along the line of the Union
Pacific from Green river to Point OF
Rocks.
The President sent the name of Cor
don Kimball to be receiver of public
moneys at Montrose, Colorado, vice
John E. Pelton, whose term has ex-
pired. The nomination of Kimball was
made on the recommendation OF Con-
gressman Hogg.
G. F. Annett. formerly OF Cheyenne
and Salt Lake, has been appointed gen
eral superintendent of the government
telephone, electric light and other cleo
trical service on the Panama canal
zone, in connection with the building
of the Panama canal.
In the House on February 25th !egis-
lation gave way to oratory. in which
many members participated in honor
ing the memory of Sam Houston and
Stephen F. Austin. following which the
marble statues OF each, which have
been placed in statuary hall by the
state of Texas. were formally accepted.
A bill has passed in the House
amending the statute providing a pen
atty for false statements regarding
the character Of publications sought
to be entered as second class mail
matter. The amendment strikes OUT
the words the character of and
thereby applies the penalty to all false
statements in that connection.
The amendment proposed to the
sundry civil appropriation bill by Rep
resentative Ronynge for 1000 to be
expended for machinery to complete
the new Denver mint has carried. This
appropriation is made necessary in or
der that sufficient money may be on
hand to install the necessary machin-
cry so that actual coinage may COM
mence on scheduled time, July 1st.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided the case of the Ma
tional Cotton Oil Company VS.. the
State of Texas, involving the Texas
antitrust law. The state court found
the company guilty under that law and
held that it had forfeited its right to
do business in the state. The case
was appealed to the Supreme Court on
constitutional grounds. That court.
however in its opinion. which was de-
livered by Justice McKenna. held that
the appeal was untenable and sus-
tanned the verdict of the court below
In an answer to an inquiry on the
subject. Secretary Hay has formally
assured the Haytien minister at Wash
ington that the United States govern
ment has no intention whatever of ac-
quiring, by annexation or otherwise.
possession of Hayti or San Domingo,
nor of extending American influence in
that direction. and that. even if the
citizens of either of these republics
should solicit incorporation into the
American union. there would be no in
clination on the part of the national
government nor in the sphere of public
opinion to agree to any such proposal
President Roosevelt transmitted to
Congress a message endorsing meas
ures pending before Congress intended
to prevent the spread of contagious
diseases of animals from one state
to another or to foreign countries.
The message points out that the right
of the secretary of agriculture to reg
ulate the interstate movement of ami
mails exposed but not actually dis
eased, must be recognized if the spread
of such diseases is to be prevented.
The president urged that the proposed
remedial legislation be enacted into
law before the adjournment Of Con-
gress.
A resolution offered in the House by
Mr.. Hull CIowa), to permit two Chin
ese youths to be admitted as cadets to
the West Point military academy
caused simultaneous demand by
many members for an explanation, and
when order was restored Mr.. Maddox
(Georgia) remarked that it would be
useless to take up the time. as he OBJ
jected to consideration Of the resolu-
ton. Mr.. Slayden (TeXas) said there
never had been a Chlnaman admitted
to West Point and G. B. Landis Undi
anal secured the information that the
United States was granted this cour-
tesy only by Great Britain and France.
The names mentioned in the resolution
were Ring Hsing Wen and Ting CHA
Chen.
Commissioner James r. Garfield of
the bureau of corporations has insti-
tuted rigid investigation of opera
tions of the oil industry in Kansas and
contiguous states. In response to a
resolution of the House of Represen-
tatives the investigation of the oil in
dustry will be carried on as rapidly as
is consistent with thoroughness. 1t is
not the purpose of Commissioner Gar
a.tl loo
1t will not be circumscribed by state
or geographical lines. 1t is the inten-
ton of the commissioner to make the
investigation as exhaustive as the res
olution Of Representative Campbell
contemplates, the purpose being to de-