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AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
A RESUME OF THE DOINGS OF THE
STATESMEN
President Roosevelt Preparing Itlnery for His Tour
of the West Beet-Sugar Senators Hold a Con
ferenceRivers and Harbors BUI Discussed
Report of Proceedings
Consul Ragsdaleat Tien-Tain reports
to the State Department that cholera
has appeared at that place.
Members of the California delega
tion are convinced that at last the
irrigation bill is to become a law.
A minority report haa been filed
against the proposal of the majority
of the ways and means committee to
kill off the fur seals.
It is recommended that the time for
the ratification of the treaty for the
purchase of the Danish West Indies be
extended for one year.
The rivers and harbors bill was care
fully discussed by the cabinet Friday,
and after giving the matter full con
uideiation, the president decided to
sign the bill and did so.
Tha hill rpMrinff Cant. John R.
Bartlett, who organized the mosquito :
fleet in the Spanish-American war, as I
rear-anmiral, without the pay of that j
rank, lias been favorably reported.
The New York members of the house
of representatives were before the
house committee on corporations Friday
to ask an appropriation of $600,000 to
cover the deficiency of the Buffalo Ex
position. The farms of Nevada on Junel, 1900,
according to a census bulletin on
agriculture in that state, numbered
2184, and were valued at $15,015,710.
Of this value 85 per cent was in land
and all other improvements than build
ings. The Republican senators who are
friendly to beet sugar and who opposed
the proposed legislation for a reduc
tion of the tariff on Cuban products
held a conference of almost two hours'
duration and decided to continue their
oppobition to the reciprocity propo
sition. President Roosevelt is preparing the
itinerary for quite an extended tour
next fall. He will take in the Illinois
state fair, as already widely adver
tised, and will go to Indiana and
Iowa ; he will also go up into Minne
sota and the Dakotas if invited and
slightly urged. He is going to San
Antonio, Tex., and probably toAlbur
querque, N. M., and is likely to push
his trip into California as far as Los
Angeles. The speeches made will be
on general national topics.
WEDNESDAY.
SENATE Soon after the senate con
vened today a house bill amending the
present law providing for the issuance
of passports to persons who owe alle
giance to the United States, whether
they be citizens of the United States or
not, was passed.
Mr. Stewart called up his motion to
reconsider the vote by which the treaty
between the United States and the
Choctaws and Chickasaw Indians was
ratified.
The senate went into executive ses
sion at 5:30 p. m., and soon afterward
adjourned.
HOUSE Without preliminary busi
ness, the house went into committee
of the whole and resumed the debate
upon the Corliss Pacific Cable Bill.
F. B. Thurber, president of the Ex-
Eorters' Association, the witness who
as been wanted by the committee on
Cuban relations, was before the com
mittee today. Senator Teller produced
a copy of a voucher for $2880, showing
that that sum had been paid by the
military government of Cuba. . -
THURSDAY.
SENATE At the conclusion of the
routine business in the senate, a reso
lution introduced by Mr. Carmack of
Tennessee, directing the committee on
civil service and retrenchment to inves
tigate the discharge from the war de
partment of Miss Rebecca J. Taylor, a
clerk in that department, was- called
up. On motion of Mr. Piatt, of Con
necticut, the resolution was referred to
the committee on civil service.
' Consideration of the Isthmian canal
bill was resumed, and Mr. Hoar form-
. ally offered his amendment, of which
he gave notice some time ago in the
form of a substitute.
The amendment provides that it
shall be the dutv of the president to
cause an Isthmian canal to be built by
such route as he may select; that
he shall obtain all advice necessarv
and that $10,000,000 be appropriated
to begin the work.
A bill was pasesd to amend an act to
prohibit the passage of local laws in
the territories and to limit the terri
torial indebtedness.
HOUSE When the house met, Mr.
Ray of New York, chairman of the
judiciary committee, asked unanimous
consent that Monduy, after the con
sideration of bills under suspension
oi the rules, and Tuesday, be set apart
for the bill to amend the bankruptcy
act. There was no ojection and the
order was made.
Mr. Dalzell then presented a special
order for the consideration of the sen
ate irrigation bill, one day for debate
and one day for amendment under the
five-minute rule.
The house resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole, Mr. Tawney of
Minnesota in the chair, and entered
upon consideration of the irrigation
bill. It was arranged that Mr. Mondel
of Wyoming should control the time
for the measure and Mr. Ray of New
York against it.
Mr. Mondel of Wyoming presented
an argument for the bill. The amount
of land that might ultimately be' re
claimed by irrigation was estimated,
he said, between 35,000,000 and 70,000,
000 acres. He discussed fully the
reasons why the states could not un
dertake the work.
SATURDAY.
SENATE The Nicaragua Canal bill
was before the senate for a short time,
Mr. Morgan of Alabama continuing
his speech in support of the measure,
and in criticism of the Panama pro
ject. A joint resolutionw as offered by
Mr. Scottjof West Virginia providing
for the detail of an engineer officer of
the army to direct a survey on the
Isthmus of Darien to verify surveys
already made for an interoceanic canal
"at the narrowestpart of the Isthmus. '
The measure was ordered to lie on the
table.
Consideration was then begun of the
District of Columbia appropriation
bill. The measure carries a sum .ag
gregating $0,848,(573. With some minor
changes the bill was passed as reported.
HOUSE Mr. Cannon, from the
committee on appropriation, reported
the Mineral deficiency bill, and gave
notice that on an early day he would
call it up.
A bill was passed to change the fees
of United States marshal, deputies and
witnesses in the Indian Territory.
The bill was recommended bv the De
partment of Justice.
The house then took up consider
ation of private pension bills. In all
l'JU bills were passed.
MONDAY.
SENATE Soon after the senate con
vened a report was made from the com
mittee on Indian affairs on the inves
tigation made by that committee of
the conduct of W. A. Jones, with re
spect to the leasing of certain Indian
lands at Standing Rock reservation in
South Dakota. The committee report
ed that there were no foundations for
the charges made, and that the con
duct of Mr. Jones was entirely unsel
fish. The report was agreed to.
Consideration was begun of the
naval appropriation bill. The bill as
reported to the senate, carries appro
priations aggregating $78,166,838 Dur
ing the reading of the bill, a com
mittee amendment was offered by Mr.
Hale appropriating $57,300 for the con
struction of a building at the Charles
ton. S. C navy yard.
At 2 o'clock the unfinished business
was laid aside and the reading of the
naval bill was continued. All of the
committee amendments were agreed to
except that providing for the construc
tion of the first-class battleships, two
first-class armored cruiseis and two
gunboats, which went over at the re
quest of Mr. Hale.
Another amendment offered . by the
committee provided for the appropria
tion of $15,000 for the construction of
a building at the New York navy yard.
It. was agreed to.
Another amendment was agreed to,
providing for the erection of a testing
laboratory and equipment and another
building at Annapolis academy at a
cost of $400,000, and appropriating
$200,000 to begin the work.
After the adoption of some other
amendments especially of a minor
character, consideration of the isthmian
canal bill was resumed. '
HOUSE When the house met, the
pending question was on the motion of
Mr. De Armond of Missouri to recom
mit the anti-anarchy bill, with in
structions to strike out section 3 which
made the killing of foreign ambassa
dors an ministers punishable with
death, and section 13, which creates
the legal presumption, in all prosecu
tions under the act. that the officers to
be protected by its provisions are
engaged in the performance of their
official duties at the time the offense
is committed. The roll was called,
and the motion was lost by 71 to 125.
The vote was then taken unon the
postoffice bill, Mr. Lanham of Texas
demanding the yeas and nays. The
bill was passed by 175 to 38.
The house then, under the order
made last week, proceeded with the
consideration of the bill to "transfer
certain forest reserves to the control of
the department of agriculture, and to
authorize same and fish preserves in
forest raserves."
TUESDAY.
SENATE Another of the big supply
rizing the secretary of war to investi
gate the feasibility of operating an
ocean dredge at the mouth of the
Columbia river, Oregon.
Bills were passed as follows:
To ratify a supplemental agreement
with the Creek Indians; ratifying the
act of the territorial legislature of Ari
zona and providing a fund for the erec
tion of additional buildings for the
Universsity of Arizona; authorizing
the trustees of Navajo county, Ari
zona, to refund $43,000 of its bonded
indebtedness at 5 per cent, and a large
number of private pension bills.
HOUSE At the opening of the ses
sion of the house, Mr. Hull, chairman
of the committee on military affairs,
reported back the resolution request
ing information as to the salary or
other compensation paid General Leon
ard Wood during the occupation of
Cuba. The committee recommended
that it lie on the table.
The debate on the anti-anarchy bill
was then resumed. Mr. Bartlett of
Georgia, the first speaker, argued
that the provisions of the senate bill
were unconstitutional.
"Mr. Patterson of Tennessee favored
the anarchist sections of the house sub
stitute. Plunged Over a Cliff
Prospector George Heaton, who fias
been endeavoring to uncover a rich
ledge in the vicinity of Big Oaks Flat,
above Forest Hill. Nevada, narrowly
escaped a terrible death Friday. En
route from his prospect to his home
Heaton plunged headlong over a cliff
several hundred feet higlv Fortunately
his body was caught by a projecting
bush, saving him from a fall to the
bottom of the canyon. II is body was
badly bruised and his left shoulder
dislocated. Ho was compelled to
spend Wednesday night under a shelf
of rocks. His suffering from pain and
exposure was intense. Thursday he
made his way to the North Fork, and
remained in a cabin two days. The
only food Heaton had was a cup of flour
which he found in the cabin. a After
a tedious journey he reached Michigan
Bluff on the fourth day following the
accident. .
Need Harvest Hands
Ranchers arriving at Salinas from
the vicinity of Soledad and Bradley
complain of the shortness of harvest
help. Unless good workmen are secur
ed within the next fortnight, they say
a great amount of hay and grain will
be lost.
First Gold of Season
What may practically be termed the
first gold to arrive from the Klondyke
this season was brought to Vancouver,
B. C, Friday on the steamer Princess
May. Approximately $150,000 in dust
came on the boat. About $70,000 came
down on the Citv of Seattle. Accurate
news of the clean-up is difficult to
obtain. Claim owners keen the results
very quiet. It is the opinion of the
Canadian custom officers at Caribou
that much gold, dust is surreptitiously
being r.un down the Yukon "to St.
Michael. Such gold, of course, does
not pay the royalty now in force, and
therefore will never be classed in the
output of the Yukon district. When
the Dawson passengers of the Princess
May left the Klondyke, five cases of
smajlpox had broken out among the
passengers of the steamer White Horse,
and it seemed likely that there would
be a somewhat lengthy detention of
that vessel and her passengers and
crew.
Ralph Lord, of Trenton, Mo., shot
and killed Mrs. Arvilla Worrell, of
whom he was, jealous, and then shot
himself. He will die.
SCIENCE DAY
One of the Great Days at Long Beach
Chautauqua
Perhaps the most successful day at
the Long Beach Chautauqua of last
season was Science Day, consequently
it is with pleasure the directors an
nounce that the Southern California
Academy of Sciences will again under
take to supply the speakers for the
Science Day at the coming Assembly,
to be'held Monday, July 21st.
There is a demand today that all in
vestigations should be conducted in
accordance with rigorous scientific
methods. The co-operation of the
leading members of the Southern Cali
fornia Academy of Sciences in present
ing this phase of intellectual evolution
will be highly appreciated by all
Chautauqua.
An unusually interesting program
has been prepared by the Academy for
this day, and is presented, provision
ally, as follows:
Forenoon Session Prof. Melville
Dozier, vice-president of the Southern
California Academy, of Sciences, pre
siding. "The Geology of the Southern Cali
fornia Coast,'' by Dr. T. B. Comstock.
President of the Southern California
Academy of Sciences. "Earthquakes
.and Volcanoes," Prof. J. F. Chamber
lain of the State Normal School, Los
Angeles.
"Quicksilver, Its Occurence, Produc
tion and Uses," by Mr. R. S. Baver
stock, of the Southern California
Academy of Sciences.
Afternoon Session Mr. Wm. H.
Knight Past President of the Southern
California Academy of Sciences, pre
siding. "Our Bodily Frame." Anatomical
lecture, illustrated with skeleton, by
Dr. C. A. Whiting of the Southern
California Academy of Sciences.
".Modern Telephony," by Prof. Chas.
Shults of the Los Angeles Normal
School.
"Longitude and Time," by Prof.
Melville Dozier, of the State Normal
School, Los Angeles.
Evening Session Dr. T. B. Corn
stock, presiding.
"The Approach of Halley's Comet,"
by Mr. Wm. II. Knight, of the South
ern California Academy of Sciences.
"Sidereal Evolution and Dissolu
tion," by Mr. B. R. Bauuigardt, sec
retary of the Southern California
Academy of Sciences. This lecture
will be illustrated with lantern slides
from recently taken celestial photo
graphs. "Meteors," by Prof. F. P. Brakctt
of Pomona College.
Citrus Fruits in the East
Auction sales of California citrus
fruits in New York amounted to but
twenty-seven cars last week, four cars
less than the nreceeding week. Com
parison with the corresponding week
of last season shows that, offerings at
that time were over three times as
heavy. It is therefore not at all sur
prising that fancy St. Michaels, Sweets
and Valenoias should realize exception
ally high prices. Large sizes of the
latter variety are particularly desired,
and reached $7.75. Navels have taper
ed down to occasional small lots and
command fancy figures tor even ordi
nary quality of stock.
The lemon market held steady under
liberal offerings, and unfavorable
weather conditions the early part of
the week, and now that the thermome
ter is moving upward again there should
be a marked increase in consumption.
DECIDUOUS FRUIT.
Receipts of California deciduous fruit
in New York have been very light so
far, onlv eight cars selling last week,
thirty cars less than the same week
last season. Offerings have consist
ed principally of cherries, with a'
sprinkling of apricots, most of the fruit
arriving from Vacaville, Suisun and
San Jose, The condition of the fruit
was generally good, although some lots
show weakness. Preference continues to
be shown for red varieties and well
colored Royal Amies and Centennials
realized satisfactory prices especially
on some fancy chest shipments.
After a Missing Vein
Ballard and Martin have bonded the
Lady Washington mine near Tuolumne,
and will start a crew of miners to work
to tunnel 500-or 600 feet to strike the
rich vein once encountered in the
other workings.