The Springfield herald., 1908-05-08
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

1t is announced at Suva, Fiji Islands,
that the American feet 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 $163,053,00O, was passed by the
Senate in four minutes. No change
was made in the bill as it 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 $1,000 for the re.establish-
ment of the Pixies Peak weather sta
tion should remain in the agricultural
appropriation bill.
1t is Senator Guggenheim's intention
to introduce as an amendment to the
omnibus public buildings bill n pro-
vision for an appropriation Of $780,
600 for the erection of public build
ing at Denver.
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
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
jurors and witnesses before United
States courts in Western states and
territories So per diem for attendance.
and mileage of Is cents for stage, and
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 Isthmus of
Panama for duty in connection with the
Panama canal and Panama railroad.
Arguments in favor of the Presi-
dents program for four battleships
consumed most of the session of the
Senate Friday. Senator Piles of Wash
ington, opened the debate declaring
that the Asiatic situation affecting the
tion, as war clouds might quickly rise
there over some clash between Amer
leans and the Japanese. He wanted
fleet kept IN the Pacific.
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
loss of more than 900 lives, has been
presented to the President and Attor-
ney-General Bonaparte.
Mr.. Hale laid before the Senate
statement of battleships and other fea-
lures of the American naval program
which he said showed that as large n
fleet as is now in the Pacific can be
kept there and at the same time there
would be ships for still larger fleet
for the Atlantic.
The London postal authorities have
learned that two bags of mail from
London, containing securities and val
uables worth 100000 were stolen IL.
New York the latter part of March.
Both bags disappeared in transit be-
tween the steamers and the postoffice.
An appeal has been made to Pres
ident Roosevelt by the American HUI
name Association in the interests of
the cattle that Craze on the Western
ranges 1t is claimed that the govern
ment reports show that over 2,500,0O0
deaths from exposure of sheep and cat
tie occurred during the year ending
March 81 1905.
Major Devol, in charge of the relief
work on behalf of the sufferers in the
South, made 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
lowing appointments: Forest guards
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.