The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-01
In CONGRESS

! tee ON indian affairs, Tuesday intro
duced a bill giving to intermarried
whites Of the Cherokee nation the
right TO sell Improvements to enrolled
citizens of the tribe at valuation APP
proved by an official designated by the,
secretary Of the interior for that pur-
| pose. The bill also would give inter
married whites q lien on the rents
and profits OF the land on which i'm
prCvements are located for any pur-
chase money remaining unpaid. The
further right Is given to enforce such.
liens through courts of competent ju-
risdiction.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
reported to the house Tue.day con.
tains many items of appropriation for
cities, towns and Institutions in the
middle west. The appropriation for
the new postoffce at st. Louis 10
Sl50,000 for use during the fiscal year
1908, for which year all the items in
the bill are appropriated.
! Senator Reed Smoot, OF Utah, read
ing from manuscript, addressed the
He showed intense feeling when he
referred to the soldiers Utah had
| placed In the field In the civil and
Spanish-Amercan wars soldiers who,
of Mormon belief, walked side by
side with the others, fighting for their
united country"
The nomination Of members for the
isthmian canal commission, recently
sent to the senate by the president,
were held up In the senate committee
on interoceanic canals Tuesday The
committee acted as, 1t did because, IL
was alleged. Chairman Shonts was al
ready drawing a salary from the Bel
mont Ryan interests and had opened
an office in New York to dischage tho
duties of his new position as president
| OF the Metropolitan lnterborough Co
w. Leon Pepperman resigned the
position of chief of the Washington
office OF the isthmlan canal commits
sion to become Mr. Shonts' assistant
In the Interborough metropolitan Co.
of New York city. Mr.. Pepperman
has been with the isthmlan canal com
mission since Mr.. Shonts became
chairman, two years ago. anu during
much OF the time has been in charge
of the Washington office For twelve
years Mr. Pepperman has been In the
government service.
Attorney General Bonaparte has d.
rected that 81 rs be instituted against
a numl err OF railroad companies to
recover penalties for violation Of the
safety appliance law. Information
upon which these prosecutions will be.
based were reported to the interstate
commerce commission by its safety
appliance inspectors. Seventy-elght
violations in all are alleged.
The Post Office Committee OF tho
House adopted series OF provisions.
governing railway-mail pay, each OF
which slashed present allowances to
the railroads. The provisions were in
corporated in the Post Office appro-
priation bill, which Is now on its pas
sage in the House. Being general
legislation in an appropriation bill the
railway clauses are subject to point
Of order, and hence some step had to
be taken to protect them from being
stricken out through this parallamen.
tary device.
Attacks on the Forestry Bureau, the
Department OF Agriculture and the
Interior Department were freely ban.
died about the Senate Monday during
consideration OF the agricultural APP
preparation bill. Last weeks comment
regarding the increase in the salary Of
Mr.. Pinchot led Senator Fulton to
make a general criticism OF the admin
istratlon OF this bureau. The salary
increase was agreed to before Mr. Full.
ton took the floor.
The house Monday took action on
the question OF reducing rallway.mall
pay, which means that, instead OF cut.
ting the pay Of the railroads % per
cent, at saving OF $4,000, 900 annual.
Iy. reduction OF between G and Z per
cent will be made. or s2,50O,OOO an
nually.
The House Monday passed the con.
terence report on the immigration bill
providing for japanese coolie exclusion
by vote Of 1877 to 101. The Senate
already has approved the conference
report, so that it only remains for tho
President to sign the bill.
Senator Warren, chairman OF the.
senate committe on military affairs.
las introduced bill providing for the
'aising OF a volunteer army of the,
United States during actual or threat
,ned war. The bill divides the mill.
airy establishment into three branch.
's. the regular army, the national
,uard and the volunteer army. II
provides that the volunteer army
hall be maintained in time of war.
md when war is imminent, and
hat 1t may be raised by proclamation
Il the president after congress shall
AVE authorized such act.
The regular quadrennial Weighing
o determine the basis of compensa.