The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-17
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

A second attempt to have the House
pass a bill providing for the purchase
or erection of embassy buildings in
foreign capitals was defeated.
Representative Taylor OF Colorado
made an argument before the House
agricultural committee in support OF
the Lefean bill to establish a stand
ard sized box for interstate shipments
OF apples.
DR.. Mary Walker. with her frayed
frock coat, her silk hat. her old-fash-
ioned Ascot tie and her armful OF 1870
Congressional Reports. created some
what of sensation in the Senate
chamber few days since.
A bill is before Congress which. If
passed. will compel residents to put
mail boxes before their residences con-
venient for the carrier and unless this
is done the mail carriers will be in
structed not to deliver mail.
The Republican congressional COM
paign committee, II is reported at
Washington, has taken initial steps TO
enlist former President Theodore
Roosevelt in the coming campaign in
the West.
The Senate adopted the Guggenheim
amendment to the agricultural appro-
priation bill increasing the amount to
be paid the states from receipts OF
the forest service from twenty-five to
thirty-fivc per cent.
The Indian appropriation bill. as
passed by the Senate. included Senator
warren's amendment placing ceded
lands of the Shoshone Indian reserva-
tion. Wyoming. under the provisions
OF the Carey desert land act.
Commander Peary has declined to
submit to Congress the proofs OF his
discovery OF the North pole. He says
that he could not supply the records
and scientific data without breaking
faith with his publishers.
After adopting three amendments OF
Importance the Senate passed the az
ricultural appropriation bill. As
passed. the bill carries n total appro-
priation OF s13.522, ,636. an increase of
$192.36O over the amount carried by
the bill as 1t passed the House.
A statement OF the gross receipts
during February of the fifty largest
postoffices shows that the business Of
the Denver office was S9l.290. as
against s74.567 for February. 1909, an
increase of 221a per cent. The aver
age net increase OF the entire fifty Of
fices was 111a per cent.
The Senate passed Senator Clark's
bill providing for the entry under the
C. C. Carey desert land act OF lands
within the Wind River reservation,w Wy
oming. Also the Mondell bill. which
has passed the House authorizing tho
sale OF lands to Johnson county, Wy
oming, for poor farm purposes.
The Senate passed the Indian appro-
priation bill, including amendments Of
fered by Senator Guggenheim. appro-
priating $4,000 for the Grand Junction
Indian school, and $4,000 for the Fort
Lewis school and extending the time
in which the state of Colorado may
elect to take these school properties
until July list, 1911.
Little progress is being made in the
tariff negotiations between the United
States and France, and indications OF
a speedy settlement are not encourag-
ing. Tariff officers express the hope,
however, that before April 1st, when
the Payne-Aldrich maximum rates go
into operation, an amicable settlement
will have been reached.
Zia Pasha, who visited the United
States last fall as special commission
er from the Sultan of Turkey to Presi-
dent Taft to announce the formers ac-
cession to the throne, has been ap-
pointed Turkish ambassador to Wash
ington.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon and
Representative McCredie of Washing
ton have introduced joint resolution
to investigate the death Of Lieutenant
James N. Sutton Of the Marine Corps,
who was killed or committed suicide
in an alteration with fellow officers
at Anna polls.