The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
DUR. WASHINGTON
/ NEWS NOTES,
'hWS OF THE SECRET ORDERS
BRIEFLY NOTED.
RIVER INTERESTS SUFFER.
Certain to be Much
Less Than is Absolutely Needed.
Seems a Case of the Spells of
War.

Ihe rivers and harbors committe,
MEMBERS are reticent about what j.
be the outcome Of their delibera
ions' except to say that they are max
ng progress. They have
2een going over all propositions, but
pave finally disposed of only thu
axes and the Ohio river.
Projects, existing and proposed, af.
Getting the Southern States, have moi
pet been reached, nor has the Mis-
lsslppi river, which has always, on
account of its vast and far-reschine
interests, been treated as a separate
and distinct proposition.
From recommendation so fan
agreed upon it is fair to say that with
he same spirit manifested, the Mis-
Fissippi will be dealt with commensu-
b'ately with its Importance as com
Npared to other river and harbor needs.
Still, in view of the urgent pres
sure by the republican party leaders
tor pairing appropriations, the bill to
S25, 900 less than the last rivers and
harbors bills. Friends of the big river
look to the senate to save it from
any possible serious neglect.
Three witnesses for the defense in
y the Smoot case today testified that
polygamy is dying out in Utah so
Jrapidly that THERE is no good Of
prosecutions. 1t was declared that
the younger Mormons are all opposed
to polygamy, and that if they
thought it was being taught there
4 would be a revolution in the church.
i It was admitted that Senator Smool
had to get the consent of the church
Z to become. candidate for senator, but
only in the form of leave Of alb
i sence from his church duties, and it
u was declared that he could have been
nominated and elected without it.
i The Japanese legation has received
cablegram from Toxic, saying that
Gen. Nogi reports that the delivery
Of Port Arthur has been completed.
It includes the following:
Permanent forts, so; guns, SAG; can
non balls, $500; ammunition, 10000
ki1os; rifles, 35,252; horses, 1920;
! battleships, four, except Sevastopol,
which is entirely sunk; cruisers, 2;
gunboats and destroyers, IA; steam
ers, 10, etc., besides smmall steam
ers, 35, of which will be serivceable
after little repairs.
In the senate an unavailing effort
was made by Mr.. Beveridge to secure
unanimous consent to fix day for
taking vote on the statehood bill.
Mr.. Bate spoke for the opponents of
the bill, saying there were still a num-
Der of speeches to be made. There
was some discussion of bill permit
ing American women who have been
foreigners to regain citizenship in the
United States, but it did not reach a
vote. Among other bills passed was
one protecting the great seal of the
United States against counterfeiting.
Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, the Chi
nese minister, has been informed that
]. Pierpont Morgan and the other
Americans interested in the Hankow-
Canton railway have bought back
their stock in the road and the min
lister had advised his government of
the facts with the recommendation
that the franchise be not cancelled.
The Chinese minister in Washington
is using his influence with his govern
ment to prevent the cancellation of the
franchise.
Representative Sheppard of Texas
introduced bill prohibiting the pay
ment Of mileage to senators and mem
bers who ride on free passes. Ii
requires written statements to be
flied with the president of the SEN
ate and speaker of the house by sena-
tors and members to the effect that
they have not used passes before they
shall receive mileage.
The gross postal receipts for the
fifty largest postofices in the country
for October, 1904, show net increase
of about 9 per cent. The highest in.
crease was % per cent, at Peoria, LII
The only decrease was % per cen
at Portland, Me-, and 1900 of pei
cent, at st. Joseph, Mo. The re
ceipts at New York increased almos
6 per cent, and Chicago almost L
per cent.
The interstate commerce. commits
sion has received complaint from
the Desel-Boettch Company OF Hous
ton, Texas, against the Kansas South
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