The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-01-15
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Representative Martin has intro
duced bill to appropriate $1,000 to
help defray expenses of the worlds
congress for the deaf to be held at
Colorado Springs in August. 1910.
Wyoming has been allotted four ap-
pointments OF clerks in the census
bureau and has five applicants who
successfully passed the examination.
All of the Wyoming APPLICANTS are
women.
Senator Warren presented resolu-
tions adopted by the National lrriga-
ton Congress favoring the augmenta-
ton of the reclamation fund, and Of
the Sheridan, Wyo.. Chamber Of Com
merce, favoring opening the Crow res
ervation to settlement.
The department of Agriculture is
making fight against bleached flour.
Its use is not defended by the bakers,
but by the manufacturers of bleach
ing machinery. who are said to have
governments contention as regards
its injurious effects.
A senatorial party including Sena-
tors Clark of Wyoming. Hepburn of
Idaho, Carter and Dixon of Montana.
returned few days since from hol-
iday visit to Panama. All express sat
isfaction with the progress of work
on the canal. and say they will sup
port liberal appropriations for its
speedy completion.
The United States Supreme Court
has handed down a decision sustain
ing the power of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to regulate the dis
tribution of railroad cars among coal
companies. The decision is regarded
by the government as most important
and it is expected to have bearing on
the rate cases still to be heard by the
court.
Clifford Pinchot, forester and init
mate friend Of Theodore Roosevelt,
was dismissed on the 7th inst. from
the service OF the United States by
President Taft for INSTRUMENTATION.
Associate Forester Overton w. Price
and Assistant Law Officer Alexander
c. Shaw, Pinchot's immediate assist
ants In the forestry bureau, followed
their chief out OF the government en-
ploy.
The coming fourth Pan-American
conference, in Buenos Ayres in July.
is occupying the attention, Of officials
of the state department and others in
terested in the meeting. The United
States committee has elected Maj.
Gen. George w. Davis, United States
army retired, as one of its members,
and appointed a committee to urge
upon Congress the necessity for an
appropriation for the proper partici-
patton of the United States.
An echo OF the mysterious robbery
of the sub-treasury at Chicago in 1907
was heard in the Senate few days
since when a bill was passed provid-
ing for the crediting Of $4,000 to the
accounts of William Boldenweck, the
assistant United States treasurer.
One hundred and seventy-three one
thousand-dollar bills mysteriously dis
appeared from the sub-treasury and
no trace of them was ever found.
Boldenweck was long ago absolved
from all blame.
Representative Martin has intro
duced bill appropriating $4,000 to
reconstruct a wagon road between the
Santa Fe railway station in Las Ami
mas and the United States naval hos
pital, seven miles.
A bill introduced by Senator Gug-
genheim provides for the creation of
the Monument National Park in Mesa
county. Colo. and appropriates $780,
900 for building roads and bridges.
The proposed park will contain 1900
acres in townships II and IL. rangss
101 and 102.