The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-06
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

1t is announced at Suva, Fiji Islands.
that the American fleet has accepted
an invitation to visit the islands.
1t is asserted that between 800 and
400 letters are received daily at the
White House. urging President Roose-
welt to run again.
The pension appropriation bill. carry
ing $163.053.0O0, was passed by the
Senate in four minutes. No change
was made in the bill as 1t came from
the Senate committee.
A strong recommendation for the
appointment of an officer to be known
as chief of cavalry has been made by
committee of cavalry officers at
tached to the army staff college.
The Senate agreed that the appro-
priation of $4,000 for the re-establish-
ment of the Pixies Peak weather sta.
ton should remain in the agricultural
appropriation bill.
The result of the award of contracts
for the construction of new buildings
at Fort Russell. Wyoming. discloses
the fact that Colorado contracting
firms have secured nearly 100000
worth of the extensive work to be
done.
Senator Guggenheim gave notice
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.
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 Isthmus of
Panama for duty in connection with the
Panama canal and Panama railroad.
The London postal authorities have
learned that two bags of mail from
London, containing securities and val
uables worth 100000 were stolen H..
New York the latter part of March.
Both bags disappeared in transit be-
tween the steamers and the postoffice.
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.
Arguments in favor OF the Presi-
dents program for four battleships
consumed most of the session of the
Senate Friday. Senator Piles of Wash
inston. opened the debate declaring
that the Asiatic situation affecting the
Pacific coast was a menace TO that Sec
ton. as war clouds might quickly rise
there over some clash between Amer
leans and the japanese. He wanted
q feet kept in the Pacific.
An immense petition. bearing the
signatures of $4,000 persons. request
ing that pardon be granted to Cap
tain William Van Schaick. master of
the Inflated General Slocum. when the
vessel was destroyed by fire in New
York harbor on June Is, 1904, with
loss OF more than 1000 lives. has been
presented to the President and Attor-
ney-General Bonaparte.
Mr. Hale laid before the Senate a
statement of baItleships and other fea-
lures of the American naval program
which he said showed that as large a
feet as is now in the Pacific caa be
kept there and at the same time there
would be ships fer q still larger fleet
for the Atlantic
The sundrv civil appropriation bill,
as reported. carries $4,000 for double
cavalry barracks at Fort Logan; Sc
800 for the Lezdville fish hatchery;
$500 for the protection of the Mesa
Verde National park. and SIS. 600 for
cavalry barracks and ofheers' quarters
at Fort Russell
Tie house paid close attention to the
reading Of the Presidents message
When that portion of the message re
ferTing to the uuiti-millicnaire whose
sol Is fool and his daughter a for
eisn princess vas reached. there was
. storm q applause prominent on both
sides of the house
Senator Bacon asked Senator Hale II
he had positive knowledge that the
feet nov in the Pacific vas to be sent
around the World and Mr. Hale re-
Piled that he had no direct and posi-
tive kno-ietse. but that from le<isia-
ton that had been recommended he
-zs sure the feet vas prepared 10
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