The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-22
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Gen. Leonard Wood will be the next
chief of staff of the United States
army. succeeding Gen. J. Franklin
Bell. whose term expires next spring.
The civil service commission an
nounces an examination January 10 to
fill two positions at Denver of engi-
neer in wood preservation. at salaries
OF $1,000 and $1,000 per annum.
The National Geographic Society at
a meeting in Washington on the 18th
inst. publicly acclaimed Commander
Robert Z. Peary the discoverer of the
North pole. and In recognition there
for presented to him a gold medal.
Senator Warren called attention Of
the Post Office Department to the ne.
cessity OF additional clerical help in
the Cheyenne post office. and the
postmaster was authorized by tele-
graph to employ four additional regu-
lar clerks Immediately
Representative Martin has intro
duced a bill to appropriate $4,000 to
aid the city OF Pueblo in entertaining
the next meeting Of the National Irri-
cation Congress. A precedent was es-
, tatlished last year, when Albuquerque
received $4,000 for a similar purpose.
Gen. W. w. Dudley of Indiana. for
merly commissioner of pensions. died
in Washington on the 18th inst
Throughout the Civil War General
Dudley served in the Union army
with great distinction. He lost a leg
at Gettysburg. He was commissioner
OF pensions from 1881 to 1855.
A bill has been introduced by Rep
resentative Martin authorizing the sec
Rotary OF the treasury to accept a pro-
posal made by J. J. Woodruff to do
nate to the United States a site for
federal building at Pueblo. Colo. and
to accept $1,000 to alter the present
postoffice pending the construction Of
a new building.
Delegate Andrews has introduced q
bill to create the Eighth judicial dis
tr.ct for the Supreme Court Of New
Mexico. The proposed legislation con-
templates an additional associate JUS
tice OF the New Mexico court, so that
the court as constituted will have q
chief justice and seven assistant JUS
tees.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has dismissed the complaint filed
by the South Canon Coal Company
against the Colorado & Southern and
Denver Rio Grande railroad COM
panies. in which PREPARATION was asked
foi an alleged discrimination in rates
upon coal shipped from the Big Four
&c Pueblo and reconsigned to Hutch
inson, Kan. The commission held that
the rate of $500 per ton collected for
the combination shipment was not ex-
cessive.
Representative Martin has offered a
resolution in the house directing the
secretary of the interior to report to
the house the total area of forest re-
serves; the areas in the reserves
which have been surveyed to definite
ly fix boundaries and to determine the
tracts to be eliminated because of alb
sence of timber growth; the areas
which have been eliminated from re
serves and opened to entry; the areas
in preserves more valuable for mining.
agricultural and grazing than for tim
Der growth; the areas above timber
line; an estimate of the approximate
cost to survey reserves, to determine
areas less valuable for forestry than
other uses. and such other information
as will enable Congress to legislate
for the elimination of lands more valu.
able for agriculture, mining and graz
ing than for timber.
senator Warren has introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary of the
interior to furnish surplus water from
government irrigation projects to cor
rotations or associations operating
under the Carey desert land act FOR
delivery to the individual water users.
The President has nominated Hor-
ace H. I.urton of Tennessee for associ-
ate justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States. Judge Lurton was
appointed Judge OF the Sixth circuit by
President Cleveland. March 81. 1895.
lie was n Democrat in politics at that
time.
tor Guggenheim are the following:
Appropriating 100000 for public
building at Grand Junction; appropri.
at:ng $4,000 to extend the cost limit
o. the Colorado Springs public build
ing: appropriating $4,000 to pay Peter
Jelovac of Pueblo on account of the
total loss of his eye-sfght caused by
an explosion in the Gunnison tunnel
while the work was being conducted
by the government; appropriating
$4,000 for an additional Ash cultural
lstation in Colorado.