The state herald., 1908-12-25
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


Senator Burkett of Nebraska made
a strong argument in favor of postal
savings banks.
The Senate has confirmed the APP
pointments of Byron p Blair, regis
ter of the land office at Montrose. and
]. II. Weiss, receiver at Del Norte,
Colorado.
Instructions have been sent by the
State Department to American Min.
lister Furniss at Port au Prince to ac-
cord recognition TO the new govern.
ment of Hayti, headed by General
Simon.
Government records, charts, maps
and photographs valued at more than
$4,000 were destroyed in fire which
broke out in the Geological Survey
building The damage to the build.
ing Itself was slight
The secretary of the treasury has
recommended that 100000 be apprc
priated for irrigation projects on In
dian reservations for the coming fiscal
year instead of 100000. the amount
included in the regular estimates.
Senator Clark of Wyoming has intro
duced bill relieving J. b. SchoenfoIt
OF Wyoming. former Indian agent at
Muskogee, okla. from liability for de-
falcatlon OF his clerk, Lyman X. Lane.
OF s7,iii during the period OF his ln.
ployment under Shoenfelt.
J. o. d. Thompson OF Richmond. In.
diana. who has passed much time In
Africa. has told MIR. Roosevelt that
his greatest danger in Africa would
not come from wild animals or rep
tiles, but from poisonous Insects. He
said the bites of some OF these had
been known to produce blood poison.
ing. lie recommended that the presi.
dent sleep at night in an insect'proof
place.
Al the request OF W. @. VI. Stone,
president of the Colorado State For.
estry Association. Senator Guggenheim
has amended his bill providing for In.
struction in forestry In agricultural
colleges. SO that the appropriations for
this purpose may be derived from any
money paid to or received by the for.
est service.
Secretary Garfield has told western
senators that the withdrawal OF phos.
phate lands In the west is 10 be TEN.
porary and was made primarily TO pro.
tect home interests from prospective
acquisition Of these lands by foreign
corporations and the phosphate trust.
which, II had been reported. had $780,
100000 ready 10 use In acquisition OF
all available phosphate beds
The House has passed the bill which
passed the Senate at the last session,
approprlating $4,000 10 pay william
Radcliffe. u British subject. for dam.
ages caused By the destruction OF his
iish hatchery aud other property at
Delta. Colo. by mob In 1901. This
| bill has been before Congress seven
years and originally WIS introduced by
Senator Teller.
Before the House committee on az.
rlculturo Chief Forester pinchot cx,
plhlnod his reasons for asking for
nearly $4,000 900 Increase In the appro-
priatlon for national forests, lie urged
the necessity for providing 1900 more
forcntorH and government officials IN
connection with the policing and sale
| oi timber Of the forest reservations
and asked for larger fund for the ea
tabllhhment Of trails and roads
throughout the reserves.
a special message by the President.
In which he defends the government
and denouncoa ia. authors of the Pan
anna scandal charges. declaring that
Joseph Pulitzer Of the New York
World should be prosecuted BY the
government for libel. was made IN. oc
caBlon Of hilarious laughter In tho Sen
ate, The message states that III. at
tornoy general IN preparing TO takc
action.
Among a large number Of war ciain
bills passed by the House IN ono Tor tho
relief Of the citizens bank NJ LouiHi
ana for igib.k20 The hill has paHuet
the Senate many times. The claim
arose uNuf the seizure NJ the funds nI
The bank BY General benjamin y Hut
Ter In 1863
prsaldent Roosevelt declined M In
yitnti0n 10 attend banquet IA ba given
m Nuw York by the Aero Club o
America In honor NJ the Wrish
brothers. The President told n com
mlltpp he would be glad TO give n re
cepiion at the white house In honoi
J Of the sGfoplnnls,s.