The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-05-09
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

II is announced at Suva, Fiji Islands.
that the American feet has accepted
an invitation to visit the islands.
Thomas J. Sullivan, director OF the
bureau Of engraving and printing, died
at Washington on the 4th inst.
1t is asserted that between 300 and
400 letters are received daily at the
White House. urging President Roose
welt to run again.
The house committee on fisheries
reported favorably on Representative
Bonynge's bill appropriating $25,0oo to
establish a fish hatchery in Estes
Park, Colorado.
A strong recommendation for the
appointment of an officer to be known
as chief of cavalry" has been made by
a committee of cavalry officers at
iached to the army staff college.
The Senate agreed that the appro
priation of 5000 for the re-establish-
ment OF the Pixies Peak weather sta
ton should remain in the agricultural
appropriation bill
II is Senator Guggenheim' intention
to introduce as an amendment to the
omnibus public buildings bill pro-
vision for an appropriation OF ii $780,
00O for the erection OF public build
ing at Denver
Senator Guggenheim gave notice
that when the sundry civil bill reaches
the Senate he will press an amendment
carrying an appropriation of $4,000
to pay express charges upon silver dol
lars ordered by bankers from various
sub-treasuries.
Senator Clark introduced an amend
ment TO the sundry civil bill to pay
Tnff tod
States courts in Western states and
territories SO per diem for attendance,
and mileage OF Is cents for stage, and
3 cents per mile for railroad travel.
Three of the star graduates of last
years class at the United States Mill
tary academy. who were assigned to
the corps of engineers, have been or
dered to proceed TO the lsthmus OF
Panama for duty in connection with the
Panama canal and Panama railroad
Major Devol. in charge of the relief
work on behalf of the sufferers in the
South. made a telegraphic request
to Washington for tents for $500 peo-
pie and thirty hospital tents. These
will be sent at once to Hattiesburg.
Mississippi, probably from Philadel-
phia.
The forest service has made the fol-
on Colorado national forests, Joseph
s. Beck. James Frame and Otis NJ.
Wimler. Leadville national forest;
Clyde c. Jackson, Park range; Albert
G.. Halleck, assistant forest ranger,
San Juan national forest.
Representative Cook Of Colorado
was given a hearing before the entire
membership Of the house ways and
means committee in support Of his res
olution calling upon the secretary of
the treasury to report to the house by
what authority of law he permitted
over 200. 900 tons Of manganiferous ore
to be admitted into the United States
free OF duty during the fiscal year
1907. At the close Of the hearing the
committee on motion of Representa-
tive Bonynge decided unanimously to
report Mr.. Cooks resolution favorably.
The London postal authorities have
learned that two bags Of mail from
uables worth $o00,000 were stolen IL.
New York the latter part OF March.
Both bags disappeared In transit be-
tween the steamers and the postoffice.
An immense petition. bearing the
signatures OF $4,000 persons. request
ing that a pardon be granted to Cap
tain William Van Schaick, master OF
the ill-fated General Slocum, when the
vessel was destroyed by fire in New
York harbor on June Is, 1904, with a
loss Of more than l 900 lives, has been
presented to the President and Attor-
ney-General Bonaparte.