The Colorado statesman., 1910-01-29
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

"The beef trust so-called, is to be
prosecuted by the national govern
ment. The department of justice evil
IDENTIFY believes that it's existence is
a leading factor in maintaining the
present high prices of fresh meats.
In view of the fact that the exam
nation held last fall did not furnish
a sufficient number of eligibles to fill
the required clerical positions in the
coming census work, an additional ex-
animation will be held by the civil ser
vice commission in February to sup
ply the deficiency.
Senator Warren has introduced a
bill appropriatlng $4,000 for a public
building at Cody, Wyo. Also bill to
increase the pay of army nurses to $50
monthly for the first three years ser
vice, S55 for second three years and
$50 for third three years and $65 for
subsequet service. with $40 per month
extra for service outside of the United
States.
Delegate Andrews has introduced a
bill providing for the establishment
of an additional land district in New
Mexico to be known as the Clovis
land district. with Clovis as the site
of the land office. The new district
to be made up of parts of the Santa
Fe and Roswell districts; also bill
authorizing Gallup county to issue S20,-
900 in water bonds.
The House has passed bill to Gre
ate a bureau of mines in the depart
ment of the interior. The measure
will not go into effect before July 1,
1910. 1t directs the secretary of the
interior "to foster, promote and de-
velop the mining industries of the
United states and to investigate meth
DDS of mining and possible improve
ments for carrying on mining opera
tions"
The fact that the United States and
Canada are engaged in a cooperative
scheme for the establishment of an
international park of about 5000
square miles in extent along the back
bone of the continent in the two coun
tries, has developed in the senate. 1t
came to the surface in connection with
the consideration of bill looking to
the erection of the "Glacier national
James Wickersham, the Alaskan del
egate to Congress, has demanded OF
Secretary Dickinson of the war depart
ment that he order out of Washington,
back to Alaska or to military duty,
Major w. p. Richardson, chairman of
the Alaskan road commission. Wick
ersham charges Richardson with ex-
erting too much influence upon Con-
gressional committees, and with using
threats of personal violence.
In event of the failure of the at
tempt to obtain a decision from the
Supreme Court of the United States as
to the constitutionality of the corpora
ton tax provisions of the Payne tariff
act before March 1. the date by which
the return of income of corporations
must be filed. Congress may be asked
to extend the date for the law becom-
ing operative.
Comptroller of the Treasury Trace
well has declared that there is moth
ing in the law or appropriation for
the forest service giving the secretary
of agriculture power to send forest
rangers to college at government ex-
pense and to pay their travelling ex-
penses. Under Clifford Pinchot there
we're about two hundred of these for
est rangers attending universities and
colleges in the West for short courses
in forestry, costing the government
between $4,000 and $4,000 per
month.
President Taft, addressing the an
nual meeting of the Association of
Life Insurance Presidents, held out no
hope for the enactment of Federal
law to govern the companies and ad-
vised the insurance men to bend their
efforts to secure uniform legislation
in the states.
The house committee on naval af-
fairs voted unanimously to report a
bill abolishing the bureau of equip
ment of the navy. This is the first
step by Congress in the Inauguration
of Secretary Meyers plan for the re-
organization of the navy department.