The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL
The eradication of mosquitoes on
the Potomac fats has greatly decreased
the death rate In Washington.
President Roosevelt has accepted the
presidency oil the International Con.
gress of tuberculosis which will be
held in Washington City In the autumn
The House committee on public
lands has reported a bill extending
the acreage limitation OF the Carey
land act to 100000 acres In the state
of Idaho.
A bill authorizing the appointment
as an addition to the regular military
establishment, of fifty captains to com
mand the Philippine scouts was passed
In the House.
The endowment of schools OF mines
and nining from proceeds OF public
land sales outside the irrigation states
is provided for by bill passed by the
Senate.
Senator Clark Of Wyoming secured
the incorporation Of an amendment In
the civil appropriation bill increasing
fees of witnesses in United States
courts in Colorado. Wyoming and
other Western states to SO a day.
The forest service has announced
the following appointments on Colo.
RADIO national forests: John B. Cam.
mon, forest guard Gunnison national
forest; J. A. Peterson, G. X. Munsell
and Edgar J. Fitzhugh. forest guards
San Juan national forest.
Senator Carter secured an agree
ment to make the postal savings bank
bill special order in the Senate for
December 14th next. this action being
taken in view of the lack of time in
the present session to permit senators
to speak on the measure.
Senator Teller secured an amend
ment in the Sunday civil appropriation
bill by which Colorado is to be In.
cluded in the provision which was
placed in the bill at the instance OF
Senator Warren, granting the states oi
Wyoming and Idaho an additional /.
900, 900 acres Of land under the Carey
desert land act.
Senator Guggenheim secured the In
corporation in the suldry civil appro-
priation bill of an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for the transmission OF
silver dollars by registered mail or
otherwise and free transmission where
an equal amount has been deposited by
the applicant.
Nineteen men passed and eleven
failed OF the thirty who presented
themselves for the April examinations
for the grade of consul and appoint
ments to the student interpreter
corps. This is higher proportion Of
successful candidates than at any pre-
vious examination. Among those who
passed was Cornelius Ferris OF Colo
RADIO.
Secretary Taft arrived at Charles
ton, South Carolina, Sunday. on board
the cruiser Prairie from Panama, and
left the same day for Washington via
the Atlantic Coast line. THE isthmua
now presents" he said. "an appear.
ance not unlike factory or mill vii.
| lage, or succession of villages, clear
across. and the lights at night and the
noises, too. might keep one awake II
| not tired enough to sleep we'll"
The conference committee on the
agricultural appropriation bill agreed
to support the Senate amendment
which gives states and territories
| twenty-five per cent. of the forest pro.
ceeds. instead of ten per cent. as
| heretofore. The committee reached a
compromise on the Senate amendment
which increased the fund for perma.
nent forest improvements from $780,.
900 to $1,000.000, fixing the amount al
100000.
Recent advices from the new naval
hospital at Fort Lyon, Colorado, con-
firm the promising report made by
Surgeon b. l.. Wright, on duty at that
sanitarium, regarding the results oi
treating tuberculosis by the use oi
mercury. Naval surgeons at the hos
pital have been closely observing the
thirty cases subjected to this treat
ment, and the progress, 1t is said, has
been such as to add to the confidence
that they have made an important
discovery.
BY the action Of the Senate and
House conference committee the sal
aries of surveyors general will be In
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 In Cali
fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana. Ore
gon, Utah, Wyoming and Washington
and to $500 in Arizona, Nevada and
New Mexico
The Manila Chamber of Commerce
is sending cable messages to Washing
ton urging their desire that the battle
ship fleet be allowed to remain thers
upon its arrival "as long as possible,
The messages set out the great adyan
tage which will accrue to the islands
through The presence of the feet.