The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-18
WASHINGTON NEWS
MissouL,AN's SPECIAL SERVICE.

unite with the government of the
/ United States. without undue delay. in
| revision and amendment of the con-
i current regulations now in force for
/ the protection and preservation of the
| fur seals of Alaska. duly established
! and known as the award of the tri-
bunal of arbitration at Paris. August
/ Is. 1892"
| Resolved. That this request of our
| government shall be made at once for
the revision of said regulations. in
order that the British government
shall have a reasonable length of time
in which to consider the same before
the next pelagic season opens in Feb
ruary. 1910: and be il further
Resolved. That it is the sense of the
senate of the United States that no
renewal of the present lease OF the
seal islands be made by the govern
ment to any party or parties whom
soever. And that in order to provide
against the complete destruction of
the fur-seal industry. there should be
an immediate and complete cessation
of the killing of fur seals. save as
food for the natives of Pribilof islands,
for period of 10 years.
Resolved. That the secretary of COM
merce and labor be. and he Is hereby,
directed to furnish for the use OF the
senate copies of all letters addressed
to the secretary of said department
which relate to the condition of the
fur-seal. herd of Alaska. and the con-
duct of the lessees of the seal islands
since the LIST of January. 1904, to-
gether with copies OF all official re-
ports made to the said department
by its own agents in charge of the
seal islands of Alaska since the LIST
of January. 1904.
Resolved. That the secretary of state
be. and he is hereby. directed to
furnish for the use of the senate
copies of all letters addressed to the
secretary of state by citizens and re-
ports of officials relative to the con-
dition of the fur-seal herd in Alaska
and the means for preventing the
ruinnns slaughter OF the same since
the date of the passage and approval
OF act approved April S. 1904
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination OF James NJ. Taggart
as postmaster at Belgrade.
The house committee on mines and
mining took Quick action on the bills
pending before II providing for the
creation of bureau of mines in the
interior department. The first week
of congress the committee. of which
Representative Pray is member, met
and after thoroughly going over the
eight bills before II. adopted a COM
mittee bill and ordered its favorable
report to the house. The bill en-
bodies practically all the substantial
provisions of the bill proposed by Mr.
Pray. and will be pressed for passage
at an early date.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Mcdowell of
Rosebud county. are visiting in WASH
inston.
Secretary Wilson of the agricultural
department has reported to congress
that 1t cost $2.91a for the federal meat
inspection service at Billings during
the last fiscal year.
Secretary of Interior Ballinger has
reported that the state agricultural
college at Bozeman has been granted
an allotment of $4,000 for the current
fiscal year.
A number of citizens of Hamilton
have protested TO congress through n
petition received by Senator Dixon,
against the enactment of Sunday legis-
lation in the District of Columbia and
against the insertion of language in
the constitution In recognition of
God.
Senator Carter has presented to the
interior department a petition of resi-
dents on and adjacent to the Flathead
Indian reservation. asking that free
use of the hot springs on the reserva-
ton be allowed to those unable to pay
fee and that bathhouse be con-
structed near the springs for their use
W. B. Greeley. the superintendent of
the Missoula district OF the forestry
service. is in Washington comforting
with Chief Forester Pinchot on the
forestry work in the west. He will re-
main here for two or three weeks.
Another visitor to Washington from
Missoula during the week was DIR.
Truman. who Is en- route for Vienna
for years study in the hospitals
there and in Europe. He called on
Senator Dixon who obtained for him
passports from the state department.
for the foreign ports which he will
touch while abroad.
The interstate commerce commission
this week heard arguments on the suit |
of the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany and the Copper Queen Mining
company against all the railroads |
handling freight between West yir-
ginia and Pennsylvania to Colorado
and Montana. The complaining min |
ing companies aver that the rates OF
the railroads on coke for the Montana
and Colorado copper smelters are ex-
cessive and seek reparation OF the high
rates that they have been compelled to |
pay in the past. Effort is also being
made to have the commission order the |
roads to reduce the rates.
Senator Dixon left Washington on
Wednesday. December IL. in company
with the members of the senate naval
affairs committee. and Senator Carter
also of Montana. who were invited to /
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