The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-01-20
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


appointed forest clerk. with headQuar-
tiers at Meeker.
Representative Taylor of Colorado
has introduced bills to appropriate
500. 900 each for federal buildings at
Montrose and Delta.
Representative Mondell has intro
duced a bill authorizing the secretary
OF the Interior to sell 800 acres OF land
to johnson county. Wyoming. for poor
farm purposes.
Representative Rucker OF Colorado
has introduced bill to promote Cap
tain James Moynahan OF Fairplay to
the rank OF major on the retired list
OF the army.
The United States Supreme Court
has handed down 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 II is expected to have bearing on
the rate cases still to be heard by the
court.
Drastic action looking toward the
suppression OF the white slave" traf-
fic in the United States has been taken
by the House. A bill was passed. un-
der which. II adopted by the Senate.
II will be unlawful for any person to
provide transportation from one state
to another for any person who engage
in prostitution or other immoral
practice. The penalty is ten years.
Imprisonment and a 5000 fine.
President Taft has appointed Henry
S. Graves. director of the Yale Forest
school. as forester of the United States
to succeed clifford Pinchot. He also
appointed Alfred +. Potter. at present
acting forester, as associate forester.
The new forester and his associate are
both known as Pinchot men. Both
have served under Mr.. Pinchot and
both are in sympathy with his policy
of administration.
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 Mai.
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.
Delegate Andrews has introduced
bills proposing to disapprove various
acts passed by the Thirty-eighth Leg
islative Assembly of New Mexico re-
lating to county organizations. One
OF these acts provides for the crea-
ton of the new county of Sierra, a
second that the new county of Sierra
should pay the county of Socorro s25.-
900. and a third that county commits
sioners of New Mexico counties shall
have authority to order elections to
determine the removal of county seats.
An echo of the mysterious robbery
OF the sub-treasury at Chicago in 1907
was heard in the Senate a few days
since when bill was passed provid-
| ing for the crediting of s173,000 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.
1t is announced that the census
enumerators in the sparsely settled
sections of the West and Southwest
will be compensated on per die n
basis instead of per capita, the rate
of pay ranging from So to Sc per day
A statement issued by the postoffice
department of the gross receipts OF
fifty OF the largest postoffices for De-
cember, 1909. as compared with De-
cember, 1908. shows the Denver re-
ceipts for December, 1909. to be $122.
539.19. and for December, 1908. $685.
O75.77. an increase of thirteen pr
J cent.