The Ordway new era., 1908-05-22
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

Pittsburg. r. nnsNlNhnlh-
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL
The eradication Of mosquitoes on
the Potomac flats has greatly decreased
the death rate in Washington.
President Roosevelt has accepted the
presidency oi the International Con
eress OF tuberculosis which will be
held in Washington CITY In the autumn.
The Hous. committee on public
lands has reported bill extending
the acreage Limitation of the Carey
land act to 900. OOu acres in the state
OF Idaho
y bill authorizing the appointment.
as an addition to the regular military
,ablishment. OF tifty captains 10 com
mand the Philippine scouts was passed
in the House
The endowment OF schools OF mines
and mining from procceds' OF public
land sales outside the irrigation states
is provided for by bill passed by the
Senate.
After a brief debate the House
passed the Mondell dry farm bill. per
mittlng the homesieadiug Of not to ex-
mineral and non,timbered public
lands.
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 10 s. day.
Returns indicate that there will be no
difficulty in securing the 5000 recruits
wanted by The Navy Department The
good times that the boys on the Allan
tic feet are having on their long cruise
may have something to do With this
According 10 a reported interview
with Representative Townsend OF
Michigan. President Roosevelt will not
insist upon anti-injunction and Sher-
man antitrust law amendments IN the
present session OF Congress. and here
will be no such legislation
The Senate adopted the Guggeuheim
amendment 10 the postoffce apprupria.
ton bill. giving railway mail clerks ex,
penses not TO exceed one dollar per day
while absent from home on postotiice
business The bill carries an appruprl.
alton OF 100000 to meet this charge
The forest service has announced
the following appointments on Colo.
rado 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 Teller secured an amend
ment in the Sunday civil appropriation
bill by which Colorado is TO be In
, cluded in the provision which wa.
placed in the bill at the instance o,
, senator Warren, granting the states Of
wyoming ard Idaho an additional /.
100000 acres Of land under the Care,
desert land act.
Three members OF the United State.
Senate have received letters from Pres
ident Roosevelt within the past few
days declaring his supremacy as com
r mander-in chief. in all matters referrini
10 the control of the army and navy. II,
!. denies that he was under any oblica
n tlons 10 give the discharged soldier
:. or Colonel Stewart court of lnuui-y
Mrs. Sarah Platt-Decker Of Denye
. has been appointed a member of tn
A executive committee OF the Nationa
: Civic federation. Among other mem
r oers are Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. Mrs
= Murray Crane. Mrs. Frederick Den
Grant. Mrs. George Westinghouse. Mrs
John ID. Rockefeller and Mrs. Nichola
J. Longworth.
Senator Guggenheim has receive
e telegrams o. protest from many cor
g sutuents against permitting the or
Y iarged homestead bill to go throug
with that part of Colorado east G
:, Meridian 1oo eliminated from its prt
= visions. On the strength of Senate
!, Gusgenheim's representations the cor
u !. ference committee probably wi
. amend the I'LL so as to include tn
: entire area of Colorado within 1,
g scope. ~
In the senate Senator Warren G,
cured the incorporation in the sundr
civil appropriation bill of an amen,
$ ment adding 100000 acres to N
grant of the state Of Wyoming und.
. the Carey land act. His bill for m
j. purpose previously passed the Seuat
out was defeated in the House.
!. Senator Guggenheim secured the I,
=. corporation in the sundry civil appr
priation bill of an amendment annr
priating $4,000 for the transmission
silver dollars by registered mali ,
7 otherwise and free transmission who,
Z an equal amount has been deposited
e the applicant.
BY the action Of the Senate .r
House conference COMMITTEES the .,
= aries OF surveyors general will ba /
!. creased from $4,000 to $4,000 in Ca
fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Moptana. lr
! gon, Utah. Wyoming and Washinets
4 and to $500 in Arizona. Neyads ~
New Mexico =