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THE OREGON MIST. YOL. XXIV. HT. HELENS, OKEGON, VIUVAY, VEMIUAUY 1, 1907. C3L 8. Proposed Oregon Tax Law (CoiiUnutxt (row ImI ) (Thi collector to liiiike weekly Unto ment To keep fund separate,) Section 10. It ahull be tho duty f the In i collector to inuko a statement on the last btuiliic ilny of each week of the exui"t mount of the nudi and county order by him collected fortune nd pcnaltle ml Interest, and whnt ammuite thereof nru to be credited to the aeveral fund for which they r rn icctlvely Collected, one of which state ment hull be filed with tho ituunty chirk ami one fiirnUhiHl to tho school district, town, city, ixirt, or othor mu nicipal talxng agency for which null of audi amount are o paid In, and one of which alutciiient h ahull retain on file In lila office; and ahall exhibit to the county clerk for examination and comparison hi colled Ion register and hiii si ub hook Containing oplc of the receipt hy him given 'or the taxi no collected. Hie tax eolletor aliall keep the money received by him In croto fundi!, and shall pay tlie ennto over to Uie several school district, town, cltie, irta, or other inunlclwl taxing din trlrt or agciiclc entitled thereto, iihiii demand made by them, paying them the amount thereof to which they are respectively eutltlcd, taking their re ceipt therefor: Provided, apcclal rnd fiindu altall be retained In the hand of the county treoaurer, and exticndod by him n mji the warrant of the county clerk a by law provided. . I Suprrwira II t C. t'.wip . arril-.n lino rii Aril ld lltwa. wbkli ait liu-Ui4rd In lh trrvr.llna arftltm I ul Ihu itl), nirrrt rhaitgma iw coulotttt iu i plan f iwakihf tlia emmty luaaMlffr lh taa oitlrliif. I'trt- , nun a lo areata! funt It tiWn hum II. I . tump., atltn SIOI, a.KIIng port. and ullwr atrtM-it. llur lw tn l In analogy Iw taw. ul ivuj, f in, wctloa tl ) (Applying money collected for one ob ject Ui another I'enalty.) Section 20. When any money !inll have lnwn collect.il or received by any officer for any dUtlint and aim'tilcd ol. Jei, no xrUuii of them shall be paid or applied to any other object or pur noae without due authority, but ahall lie kept a aeparute fund for such ctieci fled ohicct: and any olUcrr fnllliiat to comply w ith the provision of thi cc tlon shall be liable to a tine not exceed' lug or to Imprisonment In the county jail not exceeding til month. iH. C Cum , tKtto 1110. no hm (Tai collector to receive and receipt for money and county order collected renaltjr) SvctlooSI. The ta collet tor thall rexdv and receipt fur all money and ouinty onler ndlected by hi to for taxe In the uutnner nrrecrllied In Ui follow lug ection hereof, and any tax Collector foillnn lo comply with any of the tiro- vlnlon of the following MiHion ahall b deemnl guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof aliall be lined In a "iiiii not lee than 1100 nor more than 11,000, and the comt before whom aid lax collector I tried aliall declare hi ollice m tmuurvr anil Ui collector vacant for the remainder of hi term. (H. C. Cop, tKiivn Slot, ne th.mn ) (Tax onllector't record of tax collectolta.) Section L'2. The tax Collector ahall receive and receipt for all money and oountv order eolln-tod by him for laxea, and hall note on the tax roll again! the pri-rty paid on, In Column pro vldnl therefor, the date of each pnyineiit and number nl receipt. He vliall kep 01 h rtub receipt book, In which hall I kept by hi in a Copy of each and every receipt by hint Untied, anduch rccuipu and atuba hll he arrangwl and mini lerel conaecutively for each year, and hall ahow exactly the a moo nt paid in cai.h and Uie amount paid in county order, and aliall how the plmv and dale of collwtlon, Uie imriKieo for which and Uie prt)Mrty on which the taxes were paid; but the matter hown upon the tax roll may be omitted from the tul If It contain a reference to the volume, page d line of tho tax roll wherein auch mattcra are let forth. Nuch Ntuba or copica of the receipt in lied hy the tax collector ahall alw) In every cwmi Contaiu the poalofllca or rcl dence addrcea of tho ti payer, which limy lie aaccrtnlncd at tho time of the puymnnl of Uie tax and then entered on the tub or copy of tho receipt re tained by tho Uix collector. No tax collector ahall receive a larger amount In county orders (rout any eron for taxc Uian tho amount of auch puron'a county Uxea for the yenr or year for which the tmymont la made. It ehall lie the duty of tho tax collector to note upon each receipt and copy thereof the number and amount of each county or der he ahall receive, tho amount of the taxed for which auch receipt hnll lie given, and alwi to write the ditto of the receipt uxin the back of each county order paid in for taxca, and at tho eumc time write or atamp acroea the fine thereof "Iteoolved for Taxc," and no county onler hall draw any internet alter tieh ditto. He ahull keep, aa a pitrt of the record of hi oflloe, u collec tion regiater, In which he ihall make proper entrler, allowing the variout amount collected by him, the amount thoreuf collected for each and every aep rate fund, tho year In which tho tax o collected Ihh'uiiio due, and the num ber and date of the rcapective receipt given hy him therefor. (It, ft C, Tamp,, arrllon 1103, ameeilrd tir I..W. ol luim, ch.pier si.) "Of courae your conatltuenta want man who la perfectly frank and boo mt" "Yet," aniwered Senator Sorglmm. "At the Bin time moat of them have no objection to my working turougb rlver and harbor appropriation for place that never too two feet of wa ter except when It rain." Wuahlng ton fltar. The trU of Toklo will nob bar trolley car. (louble aNHemenU and other error tax collector may Ooirect.) Hectlon 2.'l. Whenever the tax col lector diKCover that any projiorty Iihr been aareaiied more II11111 once for the nine year, he ehall collect only the tux Jntly due thereon, and ahall make re turn to the county court of the balance a double aaxeHiniit, and ahull lie prniairly emitted therefor; and when ever, at any atage In the collection of laxe, the otllecr hiivlng charge of the roll ahall diiH'over error or omiraiona of any kind therein ho may proMrly correct tho nine to conform to the facta Itl whatever manner may lie iieccwuirj to make audi ancermnunt, tax, or other proceeding whatieiever regular and valid, inch correction to lie made in red Ink, or otherwiee diatiiiguihed, and to Iw Iguol with the initial of the ofllccr making the name and the date of iii h or rectum, (II. A C. ("utnp., milon lint.) (Omitteil projierty Aaneamiient.) His-tiim 24. Whenever, after the return of the aiacNMiienl roll to the county clerk by the board of eipialixa lion, tne ollltvr having Hie Mmwuon 01 no roll (lull diDOovcr or rccelv rriiiiiiie luioriuatlon, or 11 lie liu re on to believe that any real iiemonal pmiierty ha, from any caune lxi'ii omittwl, In whole or in part, in tho amcmiinent of any year or nutnlx of year not exculing two year tirln to the lent roll ao epia)iml and re. turned, or from the aMHnwnient roll 11 the lax roll, he aliall proceed to corn the aumuiiuent or tax roll in hi linnde and add uch proiierty thereto, with tlie pioM.r valuation, and charge uc proiierty and the owner thereof w itli the proiier auioiiut of taxea thereon a the rate which the aid pnietty wouli have lien taxel hal it lii'il proiierly 11 1 xui the tax roll for the year or year a to wult'u II wa omitted; to enable which ollicvr u to do ho I hereby in veeted with all of tho power of the amciwor, board of eualitation, am county clerk under the law in force during auch year and thereafter. Hut li-fore making auch correction or addi tlon, if the iTiiti claiming to own paid proiierty, or occupying it or in p- lon thereof, rinlih In the county and i not present, auch ofllcvr ahall give auch (crmm notice in writing of Ina inten tioh to add mich roierly to the anaera inent or tax roll, diwcribing it in gen oral term, ami reouirmg ucli imthoii to appear before him at lit office at a atMi-itied time, within five day after giving auch notice, and to allow ratine If any, why audi properly ahouhl not be added to the aiMHwaiuent and tax roll and if the party o nottlled doc not p pear, or if he appear and fail to ahow any good and autlicient cauae why audi aiiiMUMiienl ahall not be made, the aame ahall be made, and the olllcer making the correction or addition ahall tile In hi ollicti a (tatcment of the ImcI or evidence on which he made auch correction. The notice in thir ecctlon provided may I given and nerve-l in the aame manner and by the name pernon cometent lo aerve ul- tHiona. Appeal limy lie taken from the action of the olllcer In making the correction or addition by the eron ag grieved within ten day after the action of auch officer i taken, by giving notice to auch ofllcvr and otherwiae proceeding iu the manner provided for appeal from the board of equalixatioa. (Nr; tr not to rctlon 16.) ( Duty of officer having iHiieaion of roll Proceeding on luilure to act.) Section 25. Whenever any officer dcHcriUil in the preceding aection ahall discover credible information, or have reaaon to believe that real or iiemonal pMperty baa from any cauae lieen omit ted, in whole or In part, from aeinxa inent for tux lit ion for the year apecilled in the preceding aection, or auch credi ble information ahall lie fumiiihcd to auch officer, It ahall 1 the duty of tlie officer having xieaeaaion of auid nxNeaa- nient or tax roll to take tlie atcne pro vided for In tho preceding aection to iduce audi omitted iiroiwty on the UHaiwHinent or tax roll. If uch olllcer ahall fail or refuae on the discovery by himaelf, or on credible information be ing fumitthed him by another peraon, that pn)orty ha been omitted from taxation, theatnte, on the relation of any atat ollWvr or of any taxpayer of tho county in which uch fnilure or re fuaal occur, ahall have tho right to proceed against auch olllcer In any court of eonietont juriadiction by man duiiiu to compel auch officer to comply with the provision of the preccedlng relation. In the trial of auch a anil the qucaHon of what coimtitntes credible Information a herein mentioned ehall bo a question of fact to lie determined by the court trying the caoe In the sumo manner other issue of fuct are determined. If Judgment ahull be ren dered to the effect that credible Infor mation ha lieen discovered by or fur nished to auch olllcer, or that ho boa reaaon to believe that property ha In-en omitted from tuxution, It ahull thon lie tho duty of auch officer to forthwith place audi omitted property on tho as sessment ond tax roll In eceordnnce with Uie provision of this and tho pre ceding section, and auch officer ahull bo liable for all coat of auch mandamus suit, and for a reasonable attornoy'11 fee Pol rindair. "Soino explorora aro In favor of hunting for tho north polo In automo bile," remarked tho man who read the magnalue. "Do you think the plan would bo auecessfulT" "I wouldu't ba urprlaed," replied the motorlat, who had Jut been In wreck. "Automobile aecm capable of finding every polo from hltihlng pole to a telegraph polo." Kuropoun Hussla ha a lesa percentage of forest tban tin Vnl'ai State. for relator' attorney, which ahall In tuxed tut a part of the coat of uch ault in ull cane where Judgment I rendered gulnat audi olllcer: Provided, how ever, thai in ciiao procculiiiK are limtl tilled hereuniler on the reliitlon of any private rllixen, audi relutir ahull give Uind to the aat infliction of the court to pity all coat which muy be rocovored agiiimt him. III. a t. Gimp, arrllan lltl, prnvlilrd for III. .r..nirnl, (,y .lirrilt, ot prtrir wliirli hxi htm omltiril from tlx currcnl roll or the pr.cc.lliifl yrar'. roll. The Iwo arcllonl ll .Ihivv pruviilr lor lip. aHililion ol omlllrd prop.rlv lor III. curr.nl and Iwo prpcccliri yr.r., I,r tiiy oHicr h.vhn piu.ion ol lha roll, iirwii nolle lo III. taipayn If rr.iilrnl ml If iio Mrwnt, I'rovi.lun i. m.. for .p Mai a. from .a.ttu-nl. correclril by 111. loarrj of (qualliallori. I Sr. Ih. ail a. to Hi. uoani 01 ..iiailiaoon rrrommrnilrcl by I hi. pori. 1 1 h. provltlofia lor appeal ami notice ouviair 111. conMllMllonal otijnUon. hlh n. uracil agaliial II. ft (.. I omp,, an-lion till al Iran far a. rrai.trnl. anil llioar havln nolle at. conrniiM, ,, ,(. Iiriiw, las II, s, mm. 'lh two Kctiona an Riotirira anrr inaiatia.) (Time for mymcnt ot taxes Penalty interest Kchute.) Pectlon a. Txe legally levied and charged In any year may Iw paid on or nelore I no llrst .Monday ol April follow lug, unci if not so pnid they ahall be come delinquent: Provided, however. Unit if one half of the tuxes ugulmit any imrtlcuiur tmrcel of rml tiroixTly, the luxe on iersonul property rhnrged against any individual, lie paid on or before the said flrt Monday of April then the time for the payment of the remainder or auch tax nuty lie extend cd to mid including the first Monday of October next following, but if the re. maiuing one half of uch tax lie not liid on or In-fore the first Monday of OclolH-r then such remaining half shall lie dellnipient, and, Uwide the lien- ally, interest thereon hall he charged and collected at the rate of twelve er ceni 11111 per annum from the first Mon day of April preceding; and upon all deliniiient luxe there ahall be collect ed from the tttxiycr of such taxes, mr ine iM'tieni 01 1 lie county, ten per centum as a penalty, and for the bene llt of the county or other corporation wnicli liull have an Interest in any isir tion of audi taxes Intereat at the mte ol twelve ier centum pir annum on auch taxea from the ilny on which they be come delinquent until their iwvment Provided further, that there shall le an allowance of three per centum relmU ii".n any tax paid on any separate mr eel of reul property, or iiiwn the' jier utiiifcl pMiierty rhargtl to any Individ ml a aforesaid, on or before the fif t ii'ii Ih day of March next prior to the dule when audi tux would become dp Itnipiont if not paid. IB, It C. (.'omp., art lion tn. no rhanfr.) (Personal property tax, levy and sale reraonalty tax charged to realty.) Sift Ion 27. On or immediately after the first Monday of May In each year the tax collector alinll proceed to collect all taxc levied in hi county upon pet sonai property, ul which one halt war not (rnlil as hereiultefore provided on or wore the lirst Monday of April, to gether with the penalty and Interest. He ahall levy upon aullic'ent Rsil and chattel belonging to the ix'rwtonor cor ixirution charitcd with inch taxes, it the same enn be found in the county, by taking them into his twmi4ssion, to imv such dclimpient taxes, tigether with In terest, aivruing interest, penalties and other lawful charges; and shall imme diately advertise auch good and chat tel for sale by ix t ing written or print ed notice of the time and place of aalt In three public placus in hi county not Iosh than ten duv prior to such rale. and If such tuxes, intercut, ami penal ties shall not lie raid U-fore the tlmr appointed for such sale the tux collect' or shall proceed to sell such property at puliliu vendue, or ao much thereof at shall bo sufficient to pay uch taxes, in tvrcst, and penalties and ahull deliver to the purcliOKcra thereof at auch sale the property ao sold to them respective- ami auch sale shall lx alisoiute; and the tax collector shall pitx-ccd in like manner, on and after the flrsl Monlny in NovemlHr, to collect the residue of taxc chnrged against per una I property remaining delinquent on hi roll. Iu liko manner ho shull levy upon and sell the gixxls and chattels ul any poison or person removing from the county without pitying all tttxet urged against them. Whenever after lelinquency, in the opinion of the tax collector, it bcitmic necessary to charge the tax on personal property against real prox'rty iu order that such personal property tax may lie col;e.-tl, such tux collector shall select for the purpose some particular tract or lotn of real proixrty ownetl by tho peiaon ow ing such personal property tux, and shall note upon the tax roll opposite uch tract or lots the said tax on per sonal property, and said tax ehall be a len on such real property from and ufter the time the said tax on personal property 1 charged against the said real property, and shall lie enforced in the same manner an other real estate tax lelns. (II. C. romp.. Mellon Stor. nMltn oro- Ulon for charttiim personal properly taxea on real ealatr, which 11 oorrowea irom vtaalilng- ton Coiuolidatea 11. & C. Comp., MCtioo iaT.) (To be roiitintied next week) Vnrlo Aboer'a ldr. City Nephew Uncle Abner, ome ot the city iieoplo accuse country fojke of eating with their hand. You dun't ent with your hand, do youl Uncle Abner wal, I ahouia ay nor, my boy. I alway make ui nirea men eat out In the kitchen. aftanaderatood. So, you're Journalist, be ye?" laid Uncle Joshua, who had come to town to baa hi nenhew. "You bet I am." auawored tha cub' reporter, meiitully contrasting hi 0wn . oweu6,m,un 00 ca"w magnificent aud expensive attire with ch, ha8 traced much of the scar tlie homely garb of the farmer. "You let fever eudemio to aweat ahona. kA ! at 41. mi xiin llaif . m.i.t aw.lK - kl. W a 111 a juui uaiia v ettivi, nuu a UIM tool" He always wondered why the old man got mad. Cleveland Leader. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form lor Busy Readers. Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Return of the Le( Important but Not Let Interesting Evern of the Pact Weak. Governor Swettealiam ba accepted aid from America. HI IkIi t earthquake iliock continue throughout Jamaica. A plot to kill the Oown Prince of Bervia lina been unearthed. The poisj ha a cheme whereby h Iiom- to e.ontiutie worship la f'raace. TI10 jury whlcb will hear the evi dcm'fl in tlie Thaw cane i not yet com pi etc. Naval authentic declare the coast of Mont hero California should be pro terteil. The revenue to canneries and fisher men nf Alaska for 1000 reached nearly An ire niadiin at Chicago exploded and the ammonia feme killed four persons and seriously injured sixteen, Oliver ti notified flecretary Taft that be will comply with the conditions regarding the ranema Canal contract. The I'helps Publishing Company's plant at Hpringficld, Mass., ha been destroyed. The loss is placed at 1, oiMi.onn. LcadinK cattlemen of Dakota and Minnesota declare that the los to live itock bv the recent torm will reach more than 1 1,000,000 In the tate along our northern boundary. Hill any he lias not watered hi rail way stock. Ex-Goveinor liggina, of New York i slightly improved. Twenty miner were killed by an ex pluHion in a Weet Virginia mine. The Northwestern railroad if chang ing ita locomotive to oil burners. The powers are already divided on the (mention ot disarmament at tlie Hague conference. The Oklahoma constitution provides thut 15 per cent of the voters are re- pilrvd to bring an amendment before the people. President Caatto, of Venexuela, ha ent a message from his sick bed de claring ho will survive tills I linens and also that ho tuts no intention of becom ing dictator. The Alaska delegate in congress op- poMea land granU to the companies pro posing to build new railroads, lie lays the trusts have ample capital to Llo the work without Federal assistance. (ieorge A. Burnhani, Jr., lias been sent to Sing Sing for two years for grand larceny from tho Mutual Reserve Life Insurance company. He was rounsel and vice president of the com pany and his conviction is the result of Uie recent investigations. The ritnama canal contract will like ly bo given to Olliver, one ot the recent bidders. Hussla has announced her intention of withdrawing all troops from Man churls except a railway giuiid. At a meeting of tariff revisionists at Cliicntfo a special setuion -f congress to revise the tariff laws was advocated. Attorney General Bonaparte has been asked to bring suit to prevent tlie form ation of a gigantic copper trust extend ing into htirope. San Francisco relief work for January Is estimated at f44,4iO, which amount has Iveon forwarded by the National Red Croes society. At tho Interstate Commerce inquiry at Washington into the coal monopoly it was shown time only favorites were able to obtain cars. The North Dakota blizzard continue with unabated fury. The tempertaure ranges from 6 to 45 below xero and all railroad traffic is at a standstill. Bwettenhma still obstructs relief work at Kingston. A report In london that ho has presented his resignation will be neither denied or affirmed by officials. Kiustcrn Republicans would grant ship subsidy to South American lines only. The attorney general of Minnesota has Ixtgun suit to cancel the charter of tho St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Rullrond company. This is really the parent company of the (treat Northern Railroad company and tlie Great North ern is Joined in Uie suit. Another blizzard has blocked Dakota railroads. Shouts denies that friction caused him to resign. The Tittval appropriation bill carries (253,000 for Uie Puget sound navy yard. More charges are being made against Senatur Bailey, ot Texas. Another bloody battle has occurred be tween Mexicans and Yaquis. " uniwa ciVDinet. admits that Bristol will retain his office as United Btates attorney for Oregon until Uie . nd fraud trials are finished. POWERFUL CENSORSHIP. Proposed to Give Postal Authorities 'Control of Newspapers. Washington, Jan. 29. The bill of the Joint Postal commission, just com pleted, if enacted Into law, would cre ate a press censorrhip in Uie hands of government employes to determine what information the reading public wants, and extend a paternalistic guardianship over the counting room by limiting the amount of advertising and specifying just how it shall be printed in the pages of daily newspa pen. The jointjoommiasion started work on the hypothesis Uiat second class mail matter i carried at a loss to Uie government, and does not pay ita pro portionate share in revenue. One of Uie main rresults of Its pondering is the discovery that the newspaper, ee. pecially Uie Kunday edition, has ex ponded too much in Uie direction of th magazine. The members ol Uie com mission avow that the miscellaneous matter contained in the Hunday issue of a newspaper plucks the "quality to make It socially and educationally val ualile." They would reform every thing by abolishing Uie Sunday supple ment or else make it so inocuous that nobody would care to read it. A -glance at the above provisions of the bill will fully convince any one of the radical nature of the law the com' mission proposes. It would limit Uie amount of advertising: it would elimi nate all legitimate advertising matter from supplements, and it would pre vent the publication in the supple ments of all fiction, of all matter of general and useful information regard ing the affairs of the world, and make the supplement merely an overflow for the news of the main sheet. CROPS CAUSED SHORTAGE. Railroads Had So Much Traffic They Could Not Carry Coal. Washington, Jan. 29. Representa tive Murrlml, of North Dakota, in an interview tonight declared that while there is a shortage of fuel at some points in North Dakota and danger of shortage at other points, growing pri marily out of Uie so-called car shortage. and later of an unusual snow storm. North Dakota is in no need of financial assistance. "The shortage of cars," he said, "grew out largely of Uie enormous crops raised throughout Uie state and through the expansion of business far beyond all ordinary limits, which literally swamped the railroads, not only with products going out of the state, but also with merchandise and materials com ing in. In an attempt to handle this tremendous volume of traffic, the rail way companies were grossly negligent in relation to the fuel supply, so our great prosperity is the real cause oj our temporary embarrassed condition. It is not a financial shortage, but a rail road shortage which embarrasses Uie people of the state at this time." LAGUNA CAM ENDANGERED. Rio Colorado Threatening to Destroy Irrigation Project. Los Angeles, Jan. 29. The Times this morning says: If the Rio Colo rado should not be forced to return to its old channel and remain there, the Laguna dam, constructed by Uie United States Reclamation service across Uie river 12 miles above Yuma, will be dr stroyed and the irrigation of hundreds of thousands of acres in Arizona, Califor nia and Me.-ico will be impossible. The Laguna dam is unique in that the danger threatening its existence lurks below instead of above the stir face. During the past three vcars, the Colorado, instead of repairing its breaks bv salt deposits, has cut them wider and deeper, and it ba formed a gorge 60 feet deep and 1,500 feet wide through the cultivatted lands of the Imperial valley. During the period of the highest flood it cut back at tlie rate of a third of a mile a day. The Laguna dam is said to have cost about 2,000, 000. Sent Many Goods to Cuba. Washington, Jan. 29. Never before the history of United States com merce with Cuba was the exmrt trade of this country to that Island so great during the past calendar year. American importations from that re public are considerably below that for the preceding year. The total exports from this country to Cuba were valued at (46,491,944, which is more than $2, 000,000 over the exportations for 1905. The importat ions from Cuba were val ued at $85,055,295, showing a fulling off of about 110,000,000. Contract Goes to Olliver. Washington, Jan. 29. Following a conference at tho White House it was officially announced that the contract for building the Panama canal would be awarded to William D. Olliver, who, with Anson M. Bangs, was the lowest bidder in the recent competition, provided that within the next ten days he and his associates, with at least two Independent contractors shall cover the I entire field of the work to be performed unuer uie contract. Capture Desperate Cuban Bandit. Havana, Jan. 29. Enrinue Mesa, a bandit of the province of Santiago, who for more than two years had terrorized rastern Cuba and defied the rural uiiards, and w ho was wanted for al- leged murders, was captured here lost night by the secret police. 1 IN THE NATIONAL Monday, January 28.. Washington, Monday, Jan. 28 -The Interstate Commerce Commission lent to Congres a report of the investigation made by it Under the Tillman Gillespie resolution concerning the relation of common carrier hy rail to the produc tion and distribution of oil. The report cover the distribution or petroleum and it product east of the Mississippi Kiver, and, incidentally, the Kansas anil Texas field. Tbe report point out generally the method hy which tbe .Standard Oil Company "ba built up and perpetuated it monopoly." It i asserted that "the ruin of it com petitor ha been a distinct part of the policy of tbe Standard Oil Company in tho past, systematically and persistent ly pursued." Washington, Monday, Jan. 28 J. J. Hill, E. H. Harriman and the Republi can policy of protection are assailed in the minority adverse report on the I-.it- tauer cuniprtimine anip uosiuy 01V4 wined wa Died in the House today by Bpight of Mississippi. The report is signed by Bpigbt and other members of the committee on merchant marine and fisheries Ooulden, Hherley and Patterson. Saturday, January 26. Washington, Jan. 26. Tbe senate was in session today only for a little more Uian an hour, the early adjourn-, ment being taken to permit attendance at Uie funeral of the late Senator Alger. A few bills of minor importance were passed, but most of the time tbe 1 ft ing war devoted to Uie further discussion of llale's resolution providing for an in quiry Into Uie personal interest mani fested by naval officers in the navy per sonnel bill. The resolution was ulti mately refererd to the committee on naval affairs. Washington, Jan. 26. The hoose spent the greater part of the day de bating the agricultural appropriation bill, and it was etill under considera tion when adjournment was taken. The question of the free distribution of garden seeds continued to hold tbe most prominent place with the speeth mak ers, although action on this provision of the bill, by a vote of 71 to 69, was postponed until Monday. The senate bill incorporating Uie International Sunday School associatUon of America was passed. Friday, January 25. Washington, Jan. 25. Resolutions to check naval officers from "lighting fire under senators and representatives to compel the enactment of the naval personnel bill at this session were pre sented in the senate today by Hale, and, after causing a snappy debate of short duration, went over for future consider ation. Hale's resolution cites tbe pres. ident s order forbidding government employes to "lobby," and directs an In quiry by tbe secretary of the navy to ascertain whether Uie order is being violated. The urgent deficiency appropriation bill, carrying 279,000 as it came from Uie house and authorizing by a renate amendment a loan of $1,000,000 to Uie Jamestown Exposition company, was paused. The latter part of the day was devoted to the disposition of pension bills. Washington, Jan. 25. The house to day passed a number of bills of a local nature, including 830 private pension bills. The agricultural appropriation bill was then taken up and, while it was under consideration, Kahn, of Cal ifornia, addressed the house on fire In surance companies and, their relation to Uie city of San Francisco, before and after the earthquake and fire. The question of the tree distribution of gar den seeds occupied Uie rest of the day. There was a general debate on the committee provision appropriating $238,000 for the purchase and testing of new, rare and uncommon seeds, bulbs, trees, shrubs and vines, and omitting Uie usual appropriation for the purchase of ordinary nowerand garden seed for distribution. Thursday, January 24. Washington, Jan. 24. The seesion of the senate today was held entirely with reference to the death of Mr. Alger. Dr. Edward Everett Hale de livered a special prayer, and after the reading of Uie journal of yesterday was completed Senator Burrows presented resolutions expressing regret and sorrow at the sudden death and providing for culttural bill, which it is now prepar a special committee of 12 senators to ing, that this sum of money be used represent tlie senate at the funeral in tills city and attend Uie body to De- tributed by Uie department of Agricnl trolt. The resolutions were agreed to, . ture. MeCaskin to Be Major General. Washington, Jon. 23. It is semi officially announced that Brigadier Gen eral William MeCaskin, commanding the department of Texas, will be pro moted to the grade of major general on the statutory retirement April 14 next of Major General James F. Wade. The present understanding is that Colonel Charles B. Hall, Thirteenth infantry, in command of the infantry and cavalry school at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., will be appointed to the vacancy in the list of brigadier generals, which will occur early in March. Gold Production Increases. Washington, Jan. 22. Tlie Geologi cal survey announced today the total production of gold and silver in the United States for 1905, aggrejiatinii 60, 865,342 fine ounces, with a valuation of ilZ2,4U2,o.o. rroductionot gold ag- gTegated 4.265,742 fine ounces, valued at $88,180,700, an increase of $7,716 over the nrevlnu vnnr. Total nrndne. tion of silver was 56.101.600 fine ounc. es, valued at $34,221,976. a decrease of 1,581,200 ounces in actual output. HALLS OF CONGRESS land on motion of Senator Burrows the senate at 12:17 adjourned as ft further mark of respect, Washington, Jan. 24. The house today voted touhotmb all . the pe.iii.in' agencies througtiont thi country, 18 in number, and centralize the payment of pensions in the City of Washington. This action was taken on Uie pension appropriation bill after spirited opposi tion on the part of those having pen sion agencies in their tates. The pension appropriation bill, car rylng (138,000,000 in round numbers, was passed. Wednesday, January 23 Washington, Jan. 23. The senate today accepted the propositi ion of the . house of representatives to Increase the salaries of senators, representatives and territorial delegates to I?,600 annually and those of Uie vice president, the speaker of Uie house and member of the president's cabinet to $12,000. This action was taken by a vote of 53 to 21 and followed a discussion of near ly three hour. ; Senator Albert J. Beveridge, of Indi-' ana, addressing Uie senate today on bis bill to prohibit the transportation in interstate commerce of tbe products of Child labor, declared that the census) shows that nearly 2,000,000 child bread winners under 15 years of age are now at work. Washington, Jan. 23. The river and harbor appropriation bill, which was reported to the house today by the committee on rivers and harbors, car ries an appropriation aggregating $83,- 466,188. Of this sum 134,601,612 ta appropriated in cash, to be available between July 1, 1907, and July 1, 1908, and $48,834,256 is authorized for con tinning contracts, no time limit being fixed as to when it shall be expended. The bill will probably not be consid ered by Uie house nntil next Monday. This bill is a record breaker In size. exceeding by many millions tbe amount allowed for river and harbor improve ments in any previous congress. Tuesday, January 22. Washington, January 22. The sen ate today passed the compromise For aker resolution authorizing the commit tee on military affairs to Investigate the facts of the affray at Brownsville on the nights of August 13 and 14 last, without questioning "the legality or justice of any act of Uie president in relation to or connected with that affray." This action came after the subject had been under consideration almost daily since the first day of the present session of congress, and every phase of the question hail been dis cussed on all sides. Washington, Jan. 22. The house to day passed Uie diplomatic consular ap propriation bill, whicivcarrlrsa total of $3,138,000, and the military academy appropriation bill, carrying $1,954,483. During the consideration of the diplo matic bill, speeches were made by Pher- iey of Kentucky, on the "treaty making power;" by S laden, of Texas, who urg ed s more liberal recognition of the South in the matter of diplomatic ap pointments, and by Longworth, of Ohio, who spoke in favor of tbe United States owning the residences of its foreign representatives. Cousins, of Iowa, madet he opening speech m epx loca tion of Uie measure. Eight-Hour Law Violated. Washington, Jan. 22. In conse quence of protests received at the Navy department from organized labor, the secretary has telegraphed the command ant of the Boston, New York and Nor- ' folk ..avy yards to suspend all extra work on warships in the course of con struction or being got ready to join the Atlantic fleet. The charge was made that at each of the yards ".en were working more Uian eight and in some instances 12 hours a day, as well as nights, Sundays and holidays, in viola tion of the eight-hour law and contrary to the order of the preside t. Abolish Free Seed Graft. Washington, Jan. 23. The house committee on agriculture today decided to recommend the discontinuance of free seed distribution by congress. Instead of appropriating the customary $250, 000 for this purpose, the committee will advise in the reriort UDon the amri- for the purchase of rare seeds to be dis Fight for Pension Agencies. Washington, Jan. 23. Representa tive Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, stated today that he intends to organize a fight against the abolition of nine of Uie 18 pension agencies of the United States. The house committee on appropriations has reported a bill appropriating for only nine of the present agencies, and the members of the committee defend the action on Uie ground of economy. Dalzell says it would be far more eco nomical to pay all pensions from Wash ington, and will take the stand that all Uie present agencies should go. Appeal for Federal Aid. Washington, Jan. 23. The coal fam ine in North Dakota has become so seri ous that Senator Hansbrough conferred today with Uie president to see if Fed eral means cannot be found to relieve the situation. Telegrams appealing for relief were laid before Uie Interstate Commerce commission by Senator Hans brough today. The commissioners have called Uie attention of the railroads to the renewed complaints and relief la expected. v r k
