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JftmwttJT ill Q VOL. XLV-NO. 13,783. PORTLAND, OKEGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WITHOUT HITCH Townsend Rate-Bill Passes House. BUT FEW OPPONENTS Bulk of Both Parties Votes for Regulation. HEPBURN DEFENDS HIMSELF Southern Democrats .Extol President Roosevelt. WARNING GIVEN RAILROADS Hepburn Reminds Them That Public Interests Are Greater Than Theirs Williams Opposes Gov ernment Ownership. WASHINGTON, Fob. 9. Alter nearly lour days of discussion tho House today, by a vote of S26 to 17, passed the Esch Townsend bill providing for the regulation of freight rates. The negative vote was made up of 11 Republicans and six Demo crats. The closing hours of the debate were occupied by "Williams (Miss.), the minority leader, and Hepburn (la.), chair man of the committee which reported tho bill. "Williams, while supporting the mi nority measure, even though he said he know It could not pass, complimented the Republicans for bringing in a bill which was much better than he expected would come from them. The speech of Hep burn was rather in defense of himself. He said his deeds and acts were a suf ficient answer"1 fcr-rhe "lies" and slanders which had been heaped upon him." The Hepburn bill, he said, had been prepared by the Attorney-General and he only yielded to his colleagues on the Esch Townsend bill because he did not want sensational headlines. Less than 23 members were in their scats when the debate was opened by Pierce (Dcm. Tenn.), who after announc ing that tho President, on the subject of rate legislation, was the greatest leader that has lived in the Republican ranks since the Civil War, said he would sup port the Esch-Townsend bill. He, how ever, based his support upon the fact that William J- Bryan and the Demo cratic party had declared for just such legislation. De Armond (Dem., Mo.), while admitting the necessity for legislation, attacked the Esch-Townsend bill as being an Inade quate treatment of the question. The bill, he said, did not reach private car lines, and it was not to be supposed that the courts would be eager and searching in the endeavor to find In It something on that subject which Its au thors themselves could not find. Crumpacker (Dem., Ind.) said he would ungrudgingly support the majority meas ure b'ecause the power to regulate rail road companies always had been recog nized, the question now being simply one of policy. Claims Roosevelt as a Democrat. The closing remarks for the minority were made by. Williams (Dem., Miss.), w ho at the outset congratulated the House upon the fact that not only in the mat tor of rate legislation, but In several other particulars, President Roosevelt, "nominated by the Republican party and elected by the people," was beginning to assume" a distinctly Democratic attitude. lie said he had begun to hope that the President would recommend revision of .the tariff, and that tho President would pec that It was altogether absurd to keep fO.000 more soldiers than were needed. Addressing himself to the Republicans, Williams said it might be true in some tilings, as Grosvenor stated yesterday, that the Democrats, "camped tonight where wo camped last night," but he loudly proclaimed, lacing the Republican side, that on this question, "It is under stood who arc camping this year where the Democracy camped. last year." If, ho said, the majority In the House did not follow tho President's recommen dations. It proved the necessity for an automatic coupler between the White House and the House of Representatives, Discussing the merits of the bill, Wil liams said the country had waited and waited for the railroads themselves to do It justice. He agreed in part with Mc Call (Mass.), who had said the right to ix rates was a dangerous power to con for on several men, but ho said that it was a choice between evils, as about seven great railroad magnates, acting in conjunction with one another, were dl recting the stream of American commerce in the channels they wished and discrlm inating wherever they saw fit If the fixing of rates was to he lodged in some hands, Williams said, he preferred a Gov ernment tribunal, "weak and Ineffective as such tribunals are." Declaring that he spoke as a conservative, as he was not a radical, Williams said the time may come when all the country except the South would bo advocating Government ownership of railroads. The South never .would support that proposition, because it had the old-fashioned idea that tho Government should not become too strong ly centralized. It was further opposed to Government ownership because it knew the Government would not operate separate coaches lor the whites and blacks. Hepburn Answers Traducers. Hepburn (Iowa), chairman of the com mittee on interstate and foreign com merce, closed for the Republicans. Ho received sympathetic applause Irom both Democrats and Republicans when he asked to be excused from intruding a matter of personal Interest into the pro ceedings, for the' first time in 18 years service. "If I have been criticized, ne said, with emotion. "I have horno it I have been slandered and lied about; I have submitted .to content that my deeds, my acts, might be placed in op position to and answer to the libels of those who traduced mc." ' The bill he drew, said Hepburn, he re garded as but a rough draft, after con ferences with the Presldont and mem bers of the Cabinet. He denied that the Townsend bill was an Administration measure, nor, said he, was any bill that J he knew of an Administration bill. As finally offered, ho said, that which was known as the Hepburn bill, wjj, with ! the exception of but two words, the prod uct of the brain of tho Attorney-General. He had yielded, however, to his col leagues on the matter of the Townsend bnl, not that he did not have confidence in his bill, but because ho did not want the committee "to be the target for evcrj scribbler who wanted sensational headlines." After commending the Court of Trans portation feature of the bill, Mr. Hep burn, in concluding, urged the railroads to a strict obedience to the law. They must learn, he said, that there yas a power greater than they; that the Inter ests of the multitude were greater than any Interests that could ho subserved by money and wrong and disobedience. "They must learn too, that the people are alert now, lest the menaced concen tration of Immense wealth becomes a terror in the future, if not restrained." Only a Few Vote No. The bill of the minority was then de feated, Gaines (Tenn.), Rider and Scud- der (N. Y.) and Llvernash and Wynn (Cat.) voting with the Republicans. The rolr then was called on the Esch- Townsend bill, which was passed, 326 to 17. - The following Republicans voted against the bill: Adams, Caster, Dwight (N. Y.); Gardner (N. J.), Hill (Conn.), Huff (Pa.), McCall (Mass.), Porter (Pa.), Sibley (Pa.), Southwick (N. Y.) and Vreeland (N. Y.). The following Democrats voted no: Harrison, McDerxnott, Rider, Scudder and Goulden (N. Y.), and Hull (Pa.). PLEA OF SPOKANE SHIPPERS They Impress President WJth Justice of Their Claims. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ing tohiTsFeb. S.-epresentativo Jones to day introducsd to the President a com mittee of tho Spokane Chamber of Com merce, consisting of William H. Acuff and F. B. Wright They presented to Mr. Roosevelt -resolutions of the Chamber endorsing his attitude on the .freight rate question. Thpy pointed out that, although Spokane is 200 miles cast of Se attle, the shippers of Spokane were forced to pay on freight from the East the full rates to Seattle, and the local rates from Seattle back to Spokane, although the goods are unloaded at Spokane directly from the East, not being carried to Se attle and return at all. They regard this as a great hardship on Spokane commer cial interests. The President was interested in this report, declaring it was one of the most radical cases that had come to his at tention, and served excellently to indi cate the necessity for railroad rate legis lation. He had a long talk with the Spokane men on the railroad subject when he found them familiar with the topic. POSTPONE ACTION TILL FALL Senate Proposes to Investigate Rate Question All Summer. WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. The resolution to be Introduced ln tho Senate by Kean of New Jersey, providing that the committee on interstate commerce shall sit during the Summer for the investigation of the subject of railroad-rate legislation, will not be offered until it has first been ap proved by the committee. The plan to have the Senate committee investigate thoroughly the subject of rate legislation has been approved by a large number of Senators of both parties. It is said that the commltteo will work along the lines of perfecting the" Esch-Townsend bill, and will Incorporate in that measure a provision to reach private car lines. The idea is that if the committee is Teady to report in October or tho first of November, notice will be sent to the President, and if ho is so Inclined an extra session may be called. Should there be a demand from any Senator for Immediate consideration of the House bill. It is planned to ascertain the senti ment regarding the passage of a rate bill at the present session by a vote on the proposed Kean resolution. End of Argument on Hearst Suit. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Mr. Shearn. counsel for the complainant in tho caso of William R. Hearst against the anthra cite coalcarrying roads, concluded his ar gument before the Interstate Commerce Commission today. He declared that a reduction of the rate on coal would re sult in competition, and would invite more capital to the coal industry. In conclu sion he said the suit had been brought In the interest of the consumer, to rem edy existing conditions. NOT TO BLAHE FOE HOLOCAUST Indictment Against Manager Davis, of Iroquois Theater Quashed. CHICAGO. Feb. 9. The indictment charging Manager Will O. Davis, of the Iroquois Theater, with manslaughter on account of loss of life In the theater fire, was quashed today, on the ground that the document fails to show any omission of duty on the part of Davis. Work for Commerce Department. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. The President has Issued an order transferring from the Interior Department to the Department of Commerce' and Labor the work of in specting and .collecting statistics of the Governmentibond-alded railroads. MUST END WAR Witte Declares It Ne ' cessary to Yield. TERMS ARE OUTLINED Russia Would Give Up Man churia to Japan. WOULD PAY NO INDEMNITY Rumors of Peace Movement Become More Definite Grand Duke Nich olas Going to Manchuria to Aid Kuropatkin. RUSSIAN ESTIMATE OF ARMIES IN VIEW. JAPANESE. Moo. Gun. Harold's army, right.... 85.000 SW Nodzu's army, center.... 65,000 10S Oku's army, left 110.000 842 Reserves 100,000 Totals 360.000 S46 IIUSSIAN. Ktn-opatldn's army 410.000 SPECIAL CABLE. LONDON, Feb. 10. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Chronicle sends an interview with a Russian who is in the confidence of M. Witte, the President of the Russian Council of Ministers, in the course of which the Russian asserts that M. Witte recently said that peace in the Far East must be obtained at any cost. This Russian, according to the corre spondent, says Russia Is willing to evacu ate Manchuria and allow China to grant Japan a 99-year lease of Manchuria and the Llaotung peninsula. Russia would re tain Saghalien, Vladivostok and the Ur rurl district. She would pay no Indemnity. GOING TO HELP KUROPATKIN Grand Duke 'Nicholas May Take Com mand of Cavalry. , .JSRErAfct.CAiLE. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 9. Tho report from Berlin that the sending of Grand Duke Nicholas Nlcholaivltch, the Czar's second cousin, to Manchuria, presages the supplanting of General Kuropatkin, Is considered in semi-official circles hero to be premature, to say the least Tho fact that he will be accompanied by Prince Leopold, of Prussia, gives weight to a supposition that the Grand Duke has been sent as a personal representative of the Czar to convey to Kuropatkin His Majesty's regards and also to aid the Gen eral In any way possible. In the wounding of General Mltschcnko and the temporary disability of the lat ter commander, Kuropatkin has lost his most brilliant cavalry leader. In Grand Duke Nicholas, acknowledged to be pre mier In the ranks of the cavalrymen of Europe, a most satisfactory substitute would be found, and It is more than likely that, in addition to his duties of Inspec tion, the Grand Duke may be called upon to fill, for the time at least, the position of head of the cavalry divisions In the field. It is not possible that Kuropatkin de sires to relinquish bis "command, obnox ious as It has become to him, until he has won at least a nominal victory over Field Marshal Oyama. In addition to this, there Is a comparative surety that Kuro patkin has the closest access to the Im perial ear. hence his withdrawal from the command at this time would he at his own solicitation only. That Kuro patkin still holds a high place In the Czar's esteem was attested a low months ago when Viceroy Alexleff was deposed because of his attempts to block Kuro patkln's plans, and the further fact that Grand Duke Boris should be recalled he cause he displeased tho commander-in- chief. Nor has the recent ill-fated and abor tive attempt at the offenslvo by tho Rus sian forces hurt Kuropatkin's prestige with the home government. This failure Is not attributed to the commander's Tack of brilliant plans, but, whether rightly or riot. General Grlppenbcrg -has been made the scapegoat of the affair. In the light of these facts, it is far from prob able that the Berlin reports are based on facts. BUOY UP HOPES WITH FIGURES Russian Army Organ Estimates Kuro patkin's Army as Larger. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 9. The army organ publishes official statistics of Field Marshal Oyama's forces, based on the regimental numbers on the uniforms of the Japanese killed during the engage ments with General Kuropatkin's forces. According to this report. General Ku roki, commanding the Japanese right, has 7G battalions, 11 squadrons and 303 guns, about S3.O0O men, besides 70 to SO re serve battalions. General Nodzu, commanding the center. has 60 battalions, six squadrons and 19S guns, or 65,000 men. " General Oku, commanding tho left, in cluding General Nogi's forces, has 93 battalions. 23 squadrons and 312 guns, or 110.003 men. The number of reservists with Generals Nodzu and Oku Is un known. The total of Field Marshal Oyama's Tegular troops is placed at 2G3.000 cav alry and Infantry and SO guns. The total number of reservists Is. probably 100.000. Military men estimate General Kuro patkin's superiority at about 50.000 men. without Including the sixteenth Army Corps, which is not yet in the Far East. ' These 'figures are likely- to dash the hopes of the peace party, which has dis tinctly been acquiring Influence in high quarters during the last few days. Rear-Admiral Ncbogatoff's warships. forming the third Russian Pacific squad ron, have been painted a blacker war color. Two more transports accompany ing this squadron will sail within a week. Peace Unions Seek-to End War. RICHMOND. Ind., Feb. 9. Professor Cyrus W. Hodgin, of this city, president of the Peace Association of Friends of America, today promulgated the appeal sent out by the pcaco unions of Norway, Sweden and Donraark for a united effort to bring the war in tho Far East to a close. WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN KANSAS House Passes Bill Allowing Women to Vote for President. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 9. Late this af ternoon the woman suffrage hill passed the House by a vote of 65 to 49. ' The bill was Introduced by Eddy, of Potta wattomie County. In substanco tho text is: "Section 1. That in any election here after held In this state for the election of Presidential electors, the right of every citizen to vote therefor shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex. A woman may voto at such elections the .same as men, under like restrictions and qualifi cations. "Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the session laws." Adams Proving His Votes Good. DENVER, Feb. 9. Eleven witnesses testified in behalf of the contestee In the Peabody-Adams gubernatorial contest this afternoon. Three of these were elec tion officials who testified to knowing many voters who, the Peabody experts and canvassers declared, had no exist ence. Tho other eight witnesses identi fied their ballots from among those the experts had pronounced fraudulent. At tho night session a number of voters Iden tified their ballots, including persons who had served as election officials. Hung Jury in Election-Fraud Case. DENVER. Feb. 9. Tho Jury In the case of Peter Miller and Michael Dowd, charged with fraudulent work at the No vember election in Precinct S, of Ward 7, failed to reach an agreement after having returned to Judge Malono lor instructions the second time, and was late this after noon discharged. They Have a Fellow-Feellng. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb 9. The Missouri House of Representatives today adopted a resolution indorsing the action of the lower house of the Illinois Legis lature in expelling Representative Frank D. Comerford. Deadlock on in Delaware. DOVER. Del., Feb. 9. In the balloting lor United States Senator at the Joint session of the General Assembly of Dela ware today the result was practically the same as yesterday. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPEE Thu Weather. TODAT 6 Occasional Tsui or snow sllghtlyi colder; nortneastsrly Winds. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 48 deg.; minimum. 3S. Precipitation, 0.16 Inch. War In Par East. Witte favora peace, and outlines terms Russia will offer. Page 1. Grand Duke Nicholas coin; to Manchuria to help Kuropatkin. Page 1. Russian estimate of strength of contending armies. Page 1. Foreign. French government introduces bill to separate church and state. Pace 8. German coalmlncrs rebel against decision o committee to call oft strike. Page 3. Go-ernor of Warsaw killed by Polish strikers. Page 3. Strike spreads slowly In St. Petersburg, and employers talk of concessions. Page 3. Revolutionary sentiment grows In Russian army. Page 3. German Reichstag discusses tariff concessions to United States. Pag 5. National Proposed treaty with Colombia to settle dis pute about Panama. Page -4. House passes Townsend railroad-rate bill, but Senate may shelve it till "Fall. Page 1. Senator Foster secures confirmation of Post master Stewart, of Seattle. Page 1. Revolt threatened In Rouse against kllUng river and harbor and building bills. Page 1. BUI to admit foreign vessels to American reg. Ister. Pago 1. Government prepares to prosecute Santa Fe road for giving rebates. Tage 4. Domestic. Mayor Weaver, of Philadelphia, declares war on police grafting and defies the ring. Page 2. Jefferson, Davis daughter makes attack on General Mllea. Page 4. Johann Hoch arrives In Chicago and meets come of his wives. Page 4. Minneapolis man to form new theater olrcult, including Portland. Page 16. Commercial and Marine.' Frozen Columbia River ealmon In European markets. Page 15. New York stock market dull, but strong. Page 15. Russian order for barley at San Francisco countermanded. Page 15. Chicago wheat closes barely steady. Page 15. Steamer Lief Erickson sunk by Standard Oil tank City of Everett. Pago 14. Nieomedla arrives from Orient after uneventful passage. Page 14. Pacific Coast Legislatures. Oregon legislative appropriations will be over 52.000.000. Page 6. Friends of the Washington Railroad Commis sion bill will not recognize It when they again' see It. Page 7. Sacramento grand Jury arrests California State Senators accused of accepting bribes. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Chief Chariot, of the Flathcads, will make personal appeal to the President. Page 7. British Columbia Parliament opened at Vic toria. Page .7. Missoula. Mont., is experiencing, the worst blizzard In years. Page 7. Portland and Vicinity. Executive Board holds special meeting to con sider payment for Morrlson-strcct bridge ex tras. Page 10. Federal grand Jury considers three Indictments. Page 10. Delegation, of mothcra call on Chief of Police Hunt and demand that he close a disrepu table house near the Public Library. Page 9. Lewis and Clark Exposition management lets contract for construction of two wings on the Machinery Palace. Page 10. Manager of the Paris house promises author ities to conduct place hereafter as reputable lodging-house. Page 10. Theodore Wygant. a well-known pioneer, suc cumbs to attack, of appendicitis. Page 11. Telephono company holds annual meeting and increases capital stock by 510,000.000 to. provide for Increase In the system. Page 9. Good Samaritan Hospital to receive donation for establishment of new and elaborate sur gery. Page 11. E. B. Calvin leaves for San Francisco to take the reins of the Southern Pacific Company. Pag 14. ONE FOR FO T He Secures Confirma tion of Stewart SCORES OVER ANKENY Deprives Piles of Naming of Seattle Postmaster. RESULT OF QUICK ACTION Senate. Resents Piles' Interference Be fore His Term Begins, and Leaves Ankeny No Ground for Protest. O REG ONI AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 9. Senator Foster this evening- called up In the (Senate the nomination of George M. Stewart to be Postmaster at Seattle, and It was confirmed without a dissenting vote and without protest of any character. When he made up his mind to force through, this nomination Foster made quick work of it. Yesterday he had tho nomination favorably reported by the committee on Postoflices, and it was one of the first to bo confirmed by the Senate this evening. Tho confirmation of Stewart without a fight and without objection from Sen ator Ankeny was a great surprise, for Ankeny has repeatedly declared "he would see to It that Stewart was not confirmed." He did not have strong; personal objections, but was requested by Senator-elect Pilo3 to prevent con firmation so that he (Piles) might name tha Postmaster after March 4. Piles Fired a Boomerang. This very interference of Piles proved in the end to be a mighty factor in forcing the confirmation of Stewart. When Stewart's name was first sent to tho Senate at the request of Rep resentative Humphrey, AnKeny asked that the committee take no action on it, and for a time his request was com plied with. Yesterday, however. Sena tor F.QQter saw Chairman-. .Penrose and. had Stewarts nomination favorably re ported. This act made it practically Impossible for Ankeny to prevent con firmation. Stewart then bore the in dorsement, not only of the committee, but of the President. Postmaster-General and Congressman from Seattle. Ankeny had no substantial ground on which to base his protest. He had no. charges whatever to prefer against Stewart, and when called upon for the roason, had to admit that his main ob ject in asking for postponement was to let the appointment go over until After March 4. so that Piles might name the Postmaster. This explana tion did not satisfy the Senators in charge, for they resent the interfer ence of a Senator-elect in the affairs of the Senate. In their eyes, Senator- elect Piles is entitled to no considera tion whatever at the hands of the pres ent Senate, and his wishes are not to bo regarded until he actually becomes a member of that body. In view of all the circumstances, the best Ankeny could hope to do would be to have the Stowart nomination sent back to tho committee, but that would have re suited only in delay and would not have prevented confirmation. His friends advised him that to make a fight to prevent confirmation would not benefit him nor accomplish the end he sought, so he decided to place no obstacle In the way and Stewart was confirmed. Will Be Humphrey's Last Shot. Stewart's reappointment and con firmation is a Joint victory for Hum phrey and Foster, hut it is believed by members of the delegation to mean the end of Humphrey politically. Foster derives considerable satisfaction from his day's work, for he has not only won out over Ankeny, who had threatened to beat him in this contest, but he has deprived his successor of the right to name the Postmaster at Seattle. In tho light of today's developments it is believed that Surveyor-General Kingsbury, of Washington, will soon be confirmed. YELLOW FEVER ON ISTHMUS Minister Barrett Reports Few Cases and Thorough Precautions. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash lngton, Feb. 9. Hon. John Barrett. American Minister to Panama, sent to Washington, under date of January 24, "a letter Inclosing a circular natq which he addressed to all foreign rep resentatlves stationed at Panama, rel ative to the prevalence of yellow fever on the Isthmus. Minister Barrett says that since writing the circular note two of the four cases mentioned as be ing in the hospital have been dis charged, and the other two will be al lowed to go in a few days. The nego tiations referred to in tho last para: graph havo. furthermore been conclud ed, and the work of cleaning outlined has been Inaugurated. Following is the circular letter: In vlow of the constant inquiries made at this legation, and in order to supplant uncer tain and harmful rumors with the truth. I hive tho "honor to give you definite Information In regard to yellow fever on the Isthmus or Pan ama. Since July 1. 1904, when the United Slates authorities took chargo of the sanitary work, up to this date. January 20. 1905. or during 6& months, there have been officially reported by Colonel "Wi C'Gorgas. chief of the United Statas sanitary staff, IS cases of yellow fever, as per enclosed list" - There are now four cases in hospital, in cluded In the above total, but these are all confined to laborers of the sanitary staff, who apparently contracted the disease while pre paring houses and grounds for disinfection and fumigation; and they are also recovering. I have personally visited the hospital myself and confirmed these facts. Of the above 18 caset, however, it Is gratify ing to note that there have "been only three deaths, while only one case In the last 3j months has resulted fatally. This favorable condition Is due, first to good nursing and treatment In the hospital, and second to tha light form of the disease prevalent. It can be distinctly stated that yellow fever is not epidemic, and that every effort is being made by the sanitary corps to limit Its spread. It Is now to bo classed only as endemic Each case, moreover, is carefully isolated at the hospital, and every house where a case is found is Immediately fumigated. Thero is no occasion for general alarm, and so reason why ships should not be dispatched with clean bills of health, a tar as the pres ence of yellow fever In epidemic form is con cerned. As the disease is not epidemic, the United States shipping officials hold that they have been and are complying with the regula tions of the United States as to clean hills of health. As tho figures quoted cover the City of Co lon, on the Atlantic, as well as Panama City, and the intermediate country of the canal zone. with a total population of 50,000, the showing is, not discouraging. Only 18 cases and three deaths in seven months in a population of 30. 000 Is not a cause for excited fear. The dan ger to Americans and other foreigners In Pan ama from yellow fever Is no greater than In New York and Paris from pneumonia and la grippe. There might, however, be grave cause for alarm if the sanitary corps were not extend ing Its operations to the fullest degree f prac tical efficiency. The force of men under Colo nel Gorgas and his assistants. Doctors Lo Prince and Balch, Is being greatly enlarged' by order of Governor Davis, and no effort and ex pen so will be spared first to limit and sec ond to stamp out yellow fever. It Is, moreover, expected that, within a few days, negotiation, as stipulated in the treaty, now being carried on by Governor Davis and myself with the Panama government, will re sult In a definite plan for the complete, thor ough and systematic cleaning of the streets, alleys, yards anil houses of every part of the City of Panama. PINKHAM TO SUCCEED WOOLLEY Heyburn Recommends Methodist in Place of Mormon Assayer. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 9. Senator Heyburn to day recommended the appointment of Joseph Plnkham, of Boise, as assayer at Boise to fill the vacancy caused by the re moval of H. Smith Woolley. In all prob ability Pinkham will be appointed. Sen ator Heyburn says Plnkham is one of the best men In Idaho not a Mormon, but a stralght-up Methodist gentleman who has been United States Marshal for Idaho and was once Marshal at Umatilla. Senator Heyburn says no other candi dates have yet appeared, and ho does not think others will bo considered. He has heard nothing whatever from Woolley, and Is not aware, nor is the President, that Woolley care3 for a further hear ing. In fact. It is said at the White House that "Woolley's case is closed." MAY ACCEPT GOLDSBOROUGH Senate Passes Bill for Relief of Port . -land Shipbuilders. - - , -"WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. The Senate today passed a bill authorizing the Sec retary of tho Navy to accept the torpedo- boat destroyer Goldsborough constructed by Wolff & Zwicker Iron Works, of Port land, which has repeatedly failed to stand Government test. The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Navy In his discretion to waive the 30-knot requirement and to accept the Goldsborough at a reduced price to bo governed by the speed which the vessel can develop and to take Into consideration the loss incurred by the contractors in en deavoring to fulfill their obligations. MOSCOW POSTMASTER DROPPED President Removes Barton for Gen eral Incompetence. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Feb. 9. On tho basis of re cent reports of postal inspectors, tho President today ordered the removal from office of R. H. Barton. Postmaster of Moscow, Idaho, for general incompe tency. Tho Idaho delegation has not yet recommended a successor. No Chance for Indian Claims. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 9. Because of the Intention of leaders in Congress to hold down all unnecessary appropriations, it seems ut terly impossible to secure the passage at the present session of pending bills or amendments Intended to pay long-standing claims of the Clatsop and Tillamook Indians of Oregon. Bills to pay these claims havo been favorably reported to the Senate and House, but final passage seems to be out of the question, notwlth standing the amounts asked for are small, 515,000 for the Clatsops and $10,500 for tho THIamooks. Both claims havo been ad judged meritorious, but for one reason or another are repeatedly passed over by one Congress and another. The nature of the two claims is fully set forth In the report recently made by the House committee. New Rural Carriers In Northwest. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 9. Rural carriers appointed Oregon Oregon City, Route 1. Charles A. Andrews, carrier; Charles Croner, sub stitute. Washington St. John, Route 3, John R. Johnson, carrier; Carry A. DIckerson. substitute. " ' TO REGISTER FOREIGN VESSELS Eikins Proposes to Admit Them When Made New In America. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. The Senate committee on commerce today authorized a favorable report on the Eikins bill pro viding for tho amendment of the laws ad mitting foreign-built vessels to American registry. The . bill provides that foreign vessels wrecked on the American coast shall not be admitted to American registry unless repairs have been made In American ship yards equal to three-fourths of the value of the vessel. The present law requires that repairs made in American yards equal to two-thirds of the value of the vessel shall admit the vessel to registry. The bill further amends the law3 by providing that such, vessels shall hot be permitted to engage in coastwise trade. Senator Eikins submitted a report show ing that more than 100 such vessels had been admitted to American registry under the present laws and that more than half that number had been admitted within 20 years. . Tho bill" as reported today was amended so as not to apply to vessejs- wrecked prior to the passage or the bru. I TO REBEL House Is Aroused Over Rivers and Harbors. LEADERS OPPOSE BILL Burton Threatens to Retaliate on Naval Bill, MAY FORCE EXTRA SESSION Speaker and Senate Leaders Rais Storm by Opposing River and Har bor and Building Bills Caucuses Are Held. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. (Special.) A contest of gigantic proportions i3 brewing in Congress. While no. such disastrous result as the overthrow ofi tho leaders of tho House and Sonata is looked for, conditions are so shap ing themselves that a feeling" of much! anxiety is becoming; manifest. The trouble Is largely with the rives and harbor and public buildings appro priations. These are the great meas ures of Congress. Members of both, branches labor and vote for otheir measures, but these bills are the ones)1 in which they are particularly inter ested. With members of the House the provisions frequently mean continued service or life retirement. It has been, understood that these important bills would bo passed If they were kept within bounds. Following closely, how ever, upon tho announcement of Sen ate leaders that a river and harbor bill could not pass the upper body at this session comes the official intelligence, today that Speaker Cannon was op posed to not only tho rivers and har bors bill but a public building: meas ure. He so notified the House commit tee on public buildings and grounds. Revolt is in the air tonight. Tha Pennsylvania delegation, which has been opposing rate legislation, will hold a conference tomorrow morning; with a view of reaching a conclusion, as to what -united, action- will- be takerr on "tho rivers and harbors question. Chairman Burton, of, the committees on rivers and harbors, 13 determined to. have his bill passed. It is understood that he will fight against the naval bill It his measure Is interefered with. H3 is unalterably opposed to an Increase Irt the naval programme. His opposition could not interfere seriously with tha bill in the House, but It would ba potent In the Senate, which is not fa-i vorable to the construction of battle ships. The snarl and the condition of appro- prlation bills may mean an extra ses-i sion In the Spring. The failure of the naval bill would In itself make ones necessary. SHOULD GO TO ONE COMMITTEE! Senators Condemn Scattering of Ap, propriations. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. The Senate de voted today's session to the agricultural! appropriation bill. There was a renewal' of the discussion of the policy of dls-i trlbuting the appropriation bills among ai number of committees. Gorman and' Spooner contended that the change hadj resulted In a vast Increase In the cost od conducting' the Government. Hale agreed', that in recent years there had been at great increase in the appropriations, buty he attributed it to what, he characterized as the "war craze." Lodge presented a petition from 1643' Christian Endeavor Societies, represent-! ing all the states and territories of then Union, asking that the President be. authorized to invite the governments ofi the world to appoint delegates to an in ternational congress, to meet at stated intervals to deliberate upon questions off common interest to the nations interested, Hale, from the committee on appropria tions, presented the report of that com mittee on the diplomatic and consular ap propriation bill, and gave notice that ho? would ask its early consideration. Warren, from the committee on mill- tary affairs, reported the Military Acad emy appropriation bill. The agricultural appropriation bill was then taken up, and on a point of order by Teller, the amendment, authorizing tha Secretary of Agriculture to accept gifts of land for forest reserve purposes was? stricken out. An amendment providing for the clas sification as clerks of certain persons pro vided for in the bill, who wero originally, appointed as laborers, was disagreed to. At 2 o'clock, Heyburn moved to maka the pure-food bill tho xtnfinished business. The motion prevailed without division, but the bill at once gave way to tho agricul tural bill. Halo moved to strike out tho provision for the punishment of persons who may uso a symbol modeled after those of the Weather Bureau for calling attention to private weather forecasts, saying that the penalty of imprisonment and fine was absurdly severe. He said na had received from newspapers many pro tests against the provision. The amend ment was agreed to. The agricultural bill went over. To- Divide Tribal Funds. WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. The Housa committee on Indian affairs today author ized a favorable report on the Lacey bill, providing for the allotment and dis tribution of Indian tribal funds. The, distribution is to be made from time to time by the President, depending on tha advance in civilization of the Indians. No Money for Fish Hatcheries. WASHINGTON. Feb. 0 The House committee. on merchant marine and fish eries today voted to postpone action at -this session on. the omnibus fish-hatchery bill. This measure provided for the estab lishment of 50 fish hatcheries at a cost of S500.00Q. 1