OREGON
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YttL. XXIV.
HT. HELENS, OltEfJON, FRIDAY, FEIUlUAllY 8, 1907.
NO. 9.
THE
MIS
Proposed Oregon Tax Law i j
(ItullttllUlxJ bum iHlwwk)
III-
mUI Ins a linn w i
,.u.li I'rlorlty F.nwl ot sals.)
Hii'llnn 2H. All taxes which may Isr
hereafter lawfully Imposed, charged, or
levied iiih-ii tti property, (minding
taxes " Hr.iml prosily charged up.
, on real property prtvl.l.. In the
. .iilii section, shall nnil limy sre
,.n,hy declared to I a lien upon such
real pn"j ,ro" " """"
day on whlt'li the warrant nullirliii(
the collection ' '1' tw' "I"1
pmiierly U Issued, and '"' "d
Um time Ui said "I"1 Phonal
properly urn cUrgnl upon real prop
irtv, uiilil they should I li'l. M uii-
til the ml" l vw,t'1 m tl, P,,r"
(.ltM.r iipiM wiln for mu ll taxes. Much
lifim ilinll Include all costs, JsnallUw,
charges, nnil expenses mi. of slid con
rt ntittt "'! '"' "'deli by the proyla
hum l law shall svrue, attach, or be
im.,!c. liens shall havs priority
to and shall I fully lM '.! satisfied
More env and every judgment, mort
ir.ge, or other lien or (mm wlutto.
ever, except Ihe '"I ',,r
,,iUi'.iifiil year ; mid every ecrtitlcale
nl delinquency, sale for taxes, or tram
for of properly under ux judgment
sale, whether void or Ineffectual for
my other puipsw or not, provldi-d
(lily that ihe coiiaidoratton required hy
lu ' nlmll have len id l.icrelor, nlmll
U deemed to assign I" md vwl in the
holder, purvhaaer, or transferee Ihe
ltn herein prescribed.
.it tt ( iuhn . r4i..a IllK. M rtiinsv.
clit'l til"-" (! Mwpily. ! lo uhrtlluw
u. (i.l.mrin lr" " t I" "
I il.. mil itn u fiiiK.i ul
in itx i r ii
(r'lifiK'I'nuiro Hiimim-ii or notU.)
Hrrilun :I9. Any inn fur the
piiutloti of tlirr ywiw from tl.e Urol
,iut. .if (Inliii-iuciiiy f ny Us liii liidixl
iii ivrtilicnUt of d(illinUi'iiry llm hold
rt uf ntii'li wrllllrtit limy chuimj i"i
iiiiii to ht Mrvrd on I lie ownor of (lie
pri'i-nrty dcwrili"! In llw twlirtf!,
iM.tifviiiK the owner llwt Iib will p'ly
Ui ttt clft uil roiirt of the cuunly In
liii'li it'h pnMity ia iitunlol fur ft
(I.-.T.O fnm'itiiK the lii'ii m,nliit tl
,f,, rty mciiti'Hie.1 iu fli cvrlilk-t.
lh'Ii miiiimon ilwll niiitnln
I . Tlie title at Hie court, the dw
rriitliili of the protirrty, ftiid the name
i.( tlm owner of the hvl title thereof
iu llm Mine erre of reeonl, if
Kiiimn, the imuio of the holder uf the
OTtirtinle, the dule thereof, and the
liiKiilid for which It iwilleil, the
ymr or year for the drlliHUeiil taire
f..r whleh it waa heued, Uie amount ol
all inn-e paid for prior or aulewxpieiil
ymm, and the rale of interna on eaid
aiiiouiit.
X, A direction lo the owner of the
leiwt title d the piowrly aa the ealiie
aH r of record, if known, and of any
older jierwin or pentotm who may haxe
eome iiitenwl In or lien or claim Um
the irorty, and whom Ihe holder of
mid (vrtiilcaie may dealie Ui make ct-hli-iilniit,
fuminoiiiiiK him to npHr
within aintv Uiva after aervice of aum-
liMin. or notice, eseluelve of Ihe day of
aervl.e. and defend Ihe action or iwy
the amount due; and, when aervice t
n. ml" hy iiiihlication, a direction a
alnrtnld aunimonlnii him lo appeal
within ni'ty dnya alter the date of the
liret imhllcatlou ortlieaummona.es
clinive of the day of laid llrel iiuhlica-
l. nn, mid drl.'iid the action or ay the
amount due.
3. A notice thai, III cne of failure
to do en, a decree) will le rendered fore-
rl.euitf the lien of audi lasee and cieun
amtinnt the land and premleee named
4. A miiiiinoiia nlmll lie anlwrilanl
t.y the holder of the eertillcate of delin
oueiifv. or hv Home one In Ida hehalf,
and reaidlnii within the etale of Ore-
Kim, and upon whom all proceea and
pM'rii in tluj prn"eelinn may le eerved
with the Muinn liirce and fleet as if er-
omillv mrvnl on the holder of eaid
cvrtillcnln ullhin thin etnto.
ft. A copy of anid Hiimnumt nhall lie
delivered to the las collector. Jiienv
after, when any owner of real property
or Nmoii iiitcreeted therein iiwkH lu re
deem iw nrovlde.1 in till act, the tax
II unci r In iii the amount of
emt n-eriim Iii forecliMlntt nald ivrtill-
I ctiHla tut a part of
the rvdeiiintlon to lie paid.
Tim pmcredinK prnviiled hy Ihla art
4ur tin, fnri-cliiMiirn ol all certiltcatea of
di'llnciiieiioy laauvd pumuant to thia acl
ahull li miiiinionceil within is yearn
from the dnt?i ol the orluinal delin
ipmiii-y, ami not altetwardn.
(Service of aummona.)
Ho liiin 40. Hiimmona shall he aerV'
ed and returnml in the aame mimnor an
mii.iiiii.na in h civil action Is served in
the ciicuit Court.
e e e e e
( Intended iMirapni may pay Ixiforo cs
(Hiltioll III lllHHl.)
Heetlon 43. Any peraon ownlnn an
lnterent In landa or lota npon which
Ih,i,m.,..iii I iliu'nw Iii nrnviHl. as pro
vided In this act. may, In pemon or by
iiL'iit. miv the tusoi. anneeanionta, 'n
altle", intercut, and coals dun thureoit
Ui the Ins collcK-torof the county In
which the same are situated at any
. time Imlore the esectitlon of the deed.
and for the amount so paid lie
L ". '
Hanwlaai a Baak.
"Here's a story about now automo
tile lunik that has Just been started la
New York."
"I wonder how much of run de
positor guts for his money CleTe
Isnd l'lnln Dealer.
Conlldeutlal Advlier Benstor, bow
inch did your campaign coat your
Hrnatur Lotamun It waa pretty ss
puimlva this time, Ulnsgold. It coat m
- onu dny'a lucouie and two or three nights
sleep.
have s lift) on the proierty llahlu for
tnn, lowctmuientii, ieiialtliw, iiiterent,
and cimiM (lr which JinlKiiimilis prityisl;
and the person or authority who .hull
collect or receive Dm aame shall kIvu a
receipt for such Hiymeiit, i.r haue to
such jieraoii a curtiliiaU) showltiK such
iwynivnt.
(Appeal AiM.al hood -I'moodum )
HiH'tluti 47. At)iKnls from the Dual
order, juila-menl, and dn-ree of the
court limy he taken to the supreme
court hy kIvIiik notice thereof orally In
open ii imt at the time of Out rendition
of the Judgment, decree or final order,
or hy k I v i 1 1 if written notice thereof at
any time williln thirty days after the
rendition ol nuKl onliir, hut not there
after. The liiutiuer ol lukiiiK and per-
feclinu apia-als to the miiireine court
and the proceed intra thereon, and the
determination and iIihiu1 then-ol,
hall ciiif..riii to and Imi noverueil hy
the ntatulea (or takiii ap)eals ill eiuit
aide caiiKee, eiivpt in So fur aa this act
may otherwise provide Itut no aplwal
shall lie allowed the defendant from
any (u'Ik'hciiI. decree, or flnat order
lor the sale ol hind or lots for tnm,
and no htmd i veil on aiieiil shall
oiemte as a sujieriiedcna, unh-fS the de
fendant tukiiiK mu li apM-al rlmll, with
in the lime allowixl williln which to
lile an undertakinK on apH-al, aluo de
il with the county clrlk an amount
nl money eiiial to the amount ol the
IndKmetit ami route reudereil In such
rauae hv the circuit court. II. In e
of an apiieol, such liiilitiiient, decree,
and final order Ihi allirmed, in whole or
in part, the niii-rcmc court shall direct
that the amount depiied with the
county clerk as aforewid, or to much
thereof aa may Ixt neciinmry, lie creilit-
ed upon the linlijiiieiil so rendered, and
etecutioii nluill iwoie for the I mini ice of
said Judgment, lUiinaues and Coti.
ThereiiiHiii It shall l the duty ol such
county ch rk lo aptdy no much ol th
amount dcinwilwl with him as a(oniiiil
aa lutll 1 tieceewiry to aatlnfy the
amount ol Ihe iudu'iiient. decree, and
linal older. 11, uikiii a linal hearitiir,
udifiiH'iit .hall lw refuae.1 for the sale
d the land or lota lor the Uses, penal-
lee, Intt-rewt, and osits, or any part
hereof, in aaid proceed inn, thecoun
y clerk sliall pay over tothesirty who
hull have made audi ilepit. or ins
eiially aulhoriml aaent or represents
ive. the amount ol the detvlt, ami In
miv event .hall so refund so much thereof
as .hall renin in after the snti.laclion ol
the ludKinrnt, intercut, a -id coets
mmiiml the land or lots In n-eix-ct to
which inch depuait alutll have been
made.
(Holder of ccttiflcaU must pay latcs
Forfeiture.)
Section 4H. Kvery piirchaaer of
rt-rti llmte ol delinquency shall, hefoie
hmnlvlns fur liidiiment and dwri-e of
r.,r- iMiire. nav all taxes uiai nave ac
erue.1 on the proerty included In said
ccrtillinte elm tlie laaiuim-eoi sam cer
tificate, and any prior taxes tluit may
remain due Slid unpaid on bhki proper
tv. 11 any purchaser of dellmiuent cer
lillcales shall sutler n sulnciuent lax
to lHiuno delni.Ueiit, slid a ulsusplenl
.-.-ri I catu ol Ue inuuency w i.nuo on
ihe same property includeil lu his Ct-r
lillcale, such tlrt purchaser shall lor
felt Ids rihta thereunih r to the suh
i.Mineiit tmrchiiHcr. and such sulieei
....nt. Ktin luiMir ahall. at the time of
ohlaliiliiK his ivrtllknte of dcliniiieiicy
inleem said llmt rertlllcate ol Uelin
meiicv outstanding thereon to the Uat
t siiid redemption, and the amount so
paid In redemption shall Iwconie a part
( siihl ul.eiiicni ivniiicie oi oeon-
(pieticy, ami uraw interest st too m.e
ol llttenn ier cent per annum from the
late of payment. Nnt liomor oi a cer-
ticitlo ( (leliliipiency ieriiiniinit a enu-.(iui-nt
eertillcate to issue on the sanio
pro)erty snail, on nonce irom uu m.
.11. l,.r. aiiiremh-r said eertlcate ol
dillniiieiicy on payment lolilmoiine
ntlnMintioit money nam ny tne siinse-
(iicnt purtdiaser. 1'iovlded, that this
section ahull not apply U counties or
municlpnlitii'M.
a e s
(Publication as costs.)
Section f2. I .t case sny person shall
i.. mimiHillcd to iiuliliHli a notice in
. " . . I I ..!.
newspspcr umler mo provmiona oi nun
act, then, neiure any ixthoh wu uj
have a rl(tnt to reileeui inu minis or un
(nun sale shall be permitted to redeem,
he shall pay hi the olHecr who by law
In authorise! to toceivo aucn rwunnir
the amount Paid for pub
llHliinir such notice, for the use of the
person eoinpolh"! to Pl,1,lish such
tlce, as afotesaid.
test five dollars.
(AsslKtinieiit hy owner.)
Hecllon (10. Certillcutes (it delin
itienc,v sluill be aKslttnithle In law, and
ii assignment thereof shall vest in tlie
assignee or his lcnl representative all
lie riiiht and title, of tlie original pur-
hasei .
(Tuxes void six years sltor delinipien-
cy.)
Section (10. All taxes heretofore or
hereafter levied hy any county, city,
town, school district, district, rsirt
or oilier municipal taxiiiK BKency or
district of the state of Oregon, after the
expiration of six ycui. from the time
hen such taxes are dwlilKiueiit, shall
be void: Provided tluit this section
shall not he construed ss affectinir any
ik-ht at'iitilrtsl under or by virtue of the
issuance ol a certificate ol ueltmpieiicy
provided for in this act.
Men creditor may siy tax.)
Section 07. Any person who lias a
en by inortuaite, or otherwise, upon
any land on which the taxes have not
wen Haul may pay or redeem men
taxi snd the interest end clisr-i
hereon; and the receipt of the person
ilhoriccd lo receive such tax or re-
emption money shall constitute an ad
itional lien on such land to the
mount therein specillcd, and the In
terest and char sks thereon; and tne
mount so id, snd the Interest snd
'laritea thereon, i-liall le rolleciioie
with, aa part of. and In the same man
ner as the amount secured by tho origi
nal lien.
Ill 1 1", r..mp. KClloa IU4, funded 1.
iltirluilt rcilriitt'liuH..
Payment of tax by oeeuiaut or tenant .)
Section K. When any tax on any
real estate sliall have lieen paid by or
ol lifted from any occupant or tenant
hen there is some other ja-rson wno,
hy agreement or otherwise, ought to
nav such tax. or any part thereof, sucn
occupant or tenant shall l entitle-1 to
recover by action the amount, wnicn
iich peraou should have paw, w" m-
erestl hereon; or ho may retain tlis
atimo out of any rent due or accruing
rom him lo such person lor real oataie
un which such tax Is so paid.
(B. a C. Comp.. uon II4J, no tbnt.)
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form lor
Busy Readers.
Our
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
K Resume of th Last Important but
Not Lata InUrastlng Evenf
of the Past Week.
(Fees.)
Section Ml. 1. The lax collector
.I..H oon the lasimiico of a cetUllcate
of ilnllnouiincv. collect fifty cents.
For making a deed, U) inciuue not uiuio
tliiin ten tracU or lots, Including all
services rendered, IncludliiK hB and
postiiiR notices, three dollars. 3. The
county clerk shall, upon filing applica
tion for judgment, and for all services
rendered to and ineliidlnn Judgments,
collect two dollars. 4. The clerk of
tho court shall collect irom cacn con
testant at the lime of llllnit sucli con-
( Helical ing section.)
Section 7. That chapters 6, 6, and
7, ol title XXX of the Codes and Stat
utes of Oregon, compiled snd annotated
by Hon. Charles It. Itellinger and Wit-
I lull! W. Cotton; and sections , o, o,
7, M, , 10, 11, and 12 ol an act ap
proved liecembcr 24, 1U03, and found
upon ik'e 4 et aenuitur of the General
I. w of the Snectal M8ion OI iww:
ami an act enlithil "An act to amend
siH tlon 3iMiH ol Itellinger and Cotton's
Aiini.liitcd tVsles Slid Statutes ol Ortf
goi," approved February 12, 1903; and
an act entitled "an act io ki
at enlitlwl "An act to amend section
30l8 ol llellinger and lotion s Anno
li...l Cmlea and Statutes of Oregon,
apnt oved February 12, 103, and to do-
. .. I
r an an nttierwiicv." apnroveu it-
cwinlwr 24. 103 and ctmptcis; 7, 63
145, 1.1(1, 102, and 183 of the Lcncral
ljLut Orciroit. 1!K5; and an act flltd
In tlie olllce of the secrolsry of slate
IVeemlwr 24. 1U03. entitled "An act to
amend suction 3122 ol llellinger ana
I Vll.wi'n AniiiitntiHl Code and MaliUcS
f i,....,,n " ml an act entilleo An
.! in inieiul sect on JWI 01 mo vu
nd Statutes ol Oregon, aa annotatci
i... i'i,uri,. it. ltnl n ircr and William
VV. Cotton, and giving the apportion
inent or revenues tor uie rutio ainong
the several counties, snd defining the
method or protXHxIini? in making tne
... 1.-.,.
state apportionment," approveu rcu-
r.i..rv "4. 11MI3: and all oilier acia aim
parts of acta auiemuitory or any oi trie
acts and sections alwvo set loim, anu
all acts and sirts of ads in conflict
t,.,r' I i. lie and t 10 Slime nereov nie
renealcd: Provided that the repeal of
. . . . ... I . .. .. .1 Ululnlna
SIH'llon ilimil Ol IIIP ico n '"
ol Oregon, cimipiliHl and annotated ny
Hon. Charles It. llellinger and William
vv r..n..n. nlmll not affect tho dupli
cute thereof, section 3374 of said Codes
and Statutes of Oregon, as the same is
..I...I 1, mi net annroved reoruary
M iiin:t. and found upon IKC 214 of
the (ienerul I41WS of Oregon, 1003.
(SiivinK cluuse.)
Section 80. That, notwithstanding
.,vil,lnir to th contrary In this act
contained, all laws heretofore In force
un, eiuil.lniiiMl In force and effect until
all things and acts in and tbont the as
acsemeiit, apiHiitionmcnt and levy o:
tuxes upon tlie basis of ownership o
prowityon tho first day of March
10117 mid the asscsJiiient, apportion
inent, levy, and collection of taxes, and
priHewllngS incident inereto, nmoe u
.........nceil nrlor to Mun h 1, 11)07, ex
.,) ,w Kinx-iileil in section 65 of thii
act, have been fully and duly done and
performed as fully as If this act had
nvr hin emicted. but the taxes levied
on the bnsis of ownership of property
on the first day of March, 1A07, Bhall
Iw. .v.lleetcd aa herein provided. This
art sliall not lie construed to inhibit or
take away tho power ol counties, incur
immtMl cities or towns, school district,
...i .tutrteia. noitaor other municipal
corporations or agencies to levy such
mte or amount of general or special
taxes as now or heretofore by law they
may lie permitted or required to levy
Much Same.
Tlis American I supposo you never
heard a geuulne ludlau war wuoup.
did you?
The Englishman No; but I'vs board
onis of yur college yolls.
On Ulaoordant Not.
RurToa Wralx-Tlis Ides of jour claim
In' to lie overworked, ye durnod old hobo I
Tuftold Knutt I sm ovorworked,
b'goshl Fifty times a day I hey to ex
nliiln how It Is that I don't lit no e.n
ployinent when the country Is jlsl rueulu'
vsr wit' prosuorlty.
TO PROTECT SALMON.
The king of Biam i to visit the Unit
ed States.
An explosion of gsaoline started a
100,000 fire In Chicago.
China is to resuscitate Its navy. Ten
million dollars is to be provided yearly
lor the woik.
Fruit men of Southern California are
tailing their troubles to the Interstate
Commerce commission.
A snowsllde at Monarch mountain,
Coin., buried three houses. At least a
hmen lives were lost in the slide.
In Northern Montana the tempers.
turn Is reported 60 Udow xero, the cold'
est in 27 years. All railroad tralllc is
la standstill. .
Seven miners met death In a wreck
f a ttsil train on the Chicago & North-
estcrn near the corporation lim.U 01
lies Moines, Iowa.
Seven persons were injured, some of
Item perhaps fatally, by a flre in a
Sew York rag stoic. The people were
all asleep when the flre broke out.
The Willamette and Columbia river
valleys are experiencing the highest
. . m r a t.
water In several yeais. me t. it.
S. railway is having much trouble with
lu tracks.
The third explosion in West Virginia
mines in two weeks has just occurred.
In Uie last disaster between 25 and 35
men were entombed and rescue is
lou M ful on account of (a1.
Senator Culloin says "war talk is
boah."
Oregon and Washington Legislative
Committees Roach Agrsement.
Portland. Feb. 6. By agreement 1-
tween the lawmakers ' of Oregon and
Washington, reached at a concurrent
committee conference held in this city,
bills will be introduced within a few
days in the Oregon and Washington
legislatures recommending inai no sal
mon fishing lie allowed on the Colum
bia river between 6 o clock p. m. Hat
unlay to 8 p. in. Sunday, during the
summer open season, w hich 11 is plan
ned will extend Irom April zu to Au
gust 20. Tlie bills will shorten the
present open season five days in April
and five days in August. '
The proposed bills will make tne
closed season from March 15 to April
20 and from August 20 lo September
10. The present law makes the closed
seasons from March 15 to April 15 and
frm August 25 to September 10.
The lengthening of the closed season
and abolishing Sunday fishing are the
principal features of the measure agreed
upon by the members of the concurrent
committee from the Oregon and Wash
ington legislatures, appointed to frame
a bill to be passed by the law makers of
the two states for the protection of
Columbia river salmon.
One of the principal objects of a later
committee which this committee re
commended will 1 the attempt to de
vise a plan to make a fishway around
Celilo falls, so Unit Uie salmon can
easily get into the upper Columbia.
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
Monday, February 4. 'division of time and the paternal ad-
Washington, Feb. 4 .The senate oc-! vice of the speaker to allow the chair-
cupted the first two hours of ita session
The president has given $100 to the
Chinese famine fund.
SHOWS PROSPEROUS YEAR.
Olliver has formed a strong syndicate
to dig the Panama canal.
Heavy losses will he sustsined by
Montana stockmen, as feed is scarce,
California Japanese oppose exclusion
and have sent a lawyer to Washington
The United States mint at New Or-
leans is coining $1,000,000 fortheMex
ican government.
llimdreihi of cattle are dying from
exhaustion snd cold In Uie Salmon rlv
er, Idaho, country.
Chicago is exerieiicing a little of
rim winter weather tliat has Been
sweeping tlie states further west.
llimhes. of New lork, is
keeping his campaign pledge and
having nothing to do with the bosses.
A tmlnload of Omaha manufacturers
and jobbers w ill visit the Pacific North-
wwt earlv in the spring in an enon 10
secure trade.
The Navy department lias figures
howing that a first-class battleship can
In hnilt cheaper hv a private company
ilmn in the irovernment yards. The
difference is about $350,000.
- The Thaw jury is now complete.
Light earthquake shocks continue to
be felt at Kingston.
Kussia will borrow $25,000,000 to
feed her famine sufferers.
Another terrible blixrard is sweeping
Montana and British Columbia.
The governor of Caracas has been
murdered by adherents of President
Homes.
A 2-cent passenger fare bill has been
favorably reported in the Missouri leg
islature.
The entire appearance of the Solomon
islands in the South sea lias been
changed by an earthquake.
Tim nresldent and Admiral Kvans
have approved the action ol Davis in
the Kingston affair.
A bill has been introduced in the
Illinois legislature providing Uie death
penalty for burglars and highway rob
bers. The Periodical Publishers' associa
tion of America has determined to fight
the proposed change in second class
mail regulations.
Another blixxnrd has swept North
Dakota.
The Chinese government is arresting
many reformeis.
A slight earthquake Bhock is report
ed from Greenville, 111.
The French cabinet is in danger of a
split on the church question.
Internal Commerce for 1806 Broke
All Previous Records.
Washington, Feb. 5 .The movement
of internal commerce during the past
year exceeded tliat for any previous one
in the history ol the country, according
to a statement just issued by the bureau
of statistics of the department ol loru'
merce and Labor.
Livestock receipts at the seven pn
. , ... flea
mary markets aggregates v,iti,v-j
head, exceeding those ot uie previous
year by more than 150,000. Shipments
ol nackimr house products from I hi
cago, except canned meats and dressed
hoirs. show irains as compared wiui
those ot eiUier of the two immediate
preceding years. Of these products
during Uie year, the aggregate ship-
mcl.ta were 67,775,SUO pounds; canneo
meats, 117,6H8,650 pounds; cureo
304.fi42.049 pounds; dressed
beef. 1.308.072.285; dressed hogs, 13
170,300 pounds; hides, ,lo,o-u
pounds; lard, 421,914,520 pounds, and
pork, 30,581,200 pounds, making a
total of 2,"8,016,443 pounds, being
Avr 100.000.000 rounds in excess ol
Uie previous year.
The tota irrain receipts at 10 inter
ior Drimarv markets were 798,521
885 bushels, an increase of 250 000
ovre 1905. The tota movement em
braced: Wheat, 243,735,058 bushels
corn. 242.722.716 bushels; oats, 233,
300,339 bushels; barley, 69,469,290
himhel. and rve. 9.294.282 bushels.
The receipts of grain at six Atlantic
and Gulf ports aggregate 21,biii,wo
bushels, an increase ol 14,ouo,uw ousu
els.
Shipments of anthracite coal from
Eastern producing districts aggregated
55,647,296 tons, a preceptiDie uecreate
tolay in perfecting Uie house bill per
itting the government to take an ap
peal on points of law In certain crlm-
nal cases. The lull ts intended 10
,-ach cases similar to that against the
meat packers.
The bill was laid aside to permit
further discussion of Carter's resolu
tion aimed at the recent order ol the
secretary of the interior preventing the
issuance ol land patent to cntrymen
until after an examination on the
ground by a special agent, lleyburn
continued the remarks he began several
lays ago and Newlands followed in de-
tense ol the secretary.
liacon made a brie! statement in
tended to show that Beveridge bad been
n error regarding the operation of the
child labor law in Georgia.
Washimrton. Feb. 4. The house
passed a numlier of important bills to-
lay, including the Mccnmper service
pension bill, the omnibus lighthouse
hill and the omniuus revenue cuiier
bill. The omnibus lighthouse bill car
ries a total apropriation of $1,598,500
for the nghthouse establishment and an
additional sum of $195,000 for addi
tional light keepers.
The house, by a vote ol 10 to 6o, con
curred in the senate amendments to the
urgent deficiency bill, loaning the
Jamestown exposition $1,000,000 and
safeguarding the loan by a lien on the
irrosa receipts,
Bills providing lor the protection 01
mine in Alaska and authorizing a re
fund of certain taxes continued nnder
the revenue actof 1898 were also passed
ON WAR FOOTING.
Wash
Louie and the deepening of the Missis
sippi river from St. Louis to the Gulf
to 14 feet.
Clark, of Missouri, delivered a char
acteristic speech on behalf of the Mis
sissippi river project. Others who die
cussed the bill were: Rodenborg, of
Illinois, Rainey, of Illinois, Crupacker,
of Indiana, Madden, of Illinois, Graff,
Hurry Orders Sent Out from
Ington to Militii.
Springfield, 111., Feb. 5. Recruits
are wanted iin a hurry for the Illinois
National guard and within a week
ten days the rosters of nearly every
nimnanv in the state infantry, artillery
cavalry and signal corps alike, will lie
thrown open lor emergency enlistments,
nlHiwrs and nrivates meanwhile carry-
i,m nn it still hunt for eiubrvonic sol
diers.
This stir in the state soldiery is tl
rmlt of a ireneral order from the Wa
department at Washington. Whether
the order tears greater significance
than ita face shows has not been dis
closed by the Washington authorities
hut Uie militia and assemblymen are
quick to connect the order at this time
with the agitstion over me japanew
question and its possibilities.
The readjustment applies to every
state that has a National Guard.
Smuggling in Chinese.
im t.u T Vnti ft Returning
1 . i I (K.V., , , ,
from a triu of investigation at Mexican cated at .Nome and rairrjanss
ports and along the border between the
United smites anu Mexico, .univuii
Braun stated today that he had found
extensive, thoroughly organised and
wholesale schemes for smuggling Chi
nese into the X'nited States. The in
vontimitinn was taken for the personal
information of President Roosevelt. Oregon' Fata la In Doubt,
Mr. Braun declined to give details as Washington, Jan. 30. Repairs to
to his conclusions and discoveries, lie the battleship Oregon are held up be-
did state, however, that one remedy cause of shortage of money. The house
would be to have mounted line riders, naval committee has agreed to report a
special bill appropriating $1,000,000
May Excavate Herculaneum. to put the new turret on the Oregon and
Rome, Feb. 5. E. II. Oerton, the Massachusetts and make other import
Biitish ambassador, has interested the ant alterations which will modernize
Roosevelt savs that if tho several , Italian government In lavor 01 tne plan both ships, it uiis diii passes, too u
el ites w ill not abolish child labor Uie of Charles Waldstein, professor of fine partmeiit will utilize iart of its general
m.i im. must ' arts. King's college, Cambridge, for the fund to complete repairs to the Oregon,
nation miiei """'.?. , ' , ,.:, , ii,,,. r.-r will r about Il.250.000.
-M KJ nea, lA hBVn PXIH VUlilUll V trntnii. vj v. - , . v sv " ' '
been smuggled across the Canadlau
Waldstein are being studied.
Saturday, February 2.
Washington, Feb. 2. Two hours
were spent today by the house on the
rivers and harbors appropriation bill,
Deeches against the measure being
made by Hepburn, Clark of Missouri
and Kiefer. Impressive eulogies were
delivered on the late Senaator Gorman
of Maryland. Out of respect to the
memory of the late Representative
Flack, whose death was announced, the
bouse at 4 :05 adjourned until Monday
Washington, Feb. 2. The senate de
voted most of the day to the reading of
the Indian appropriation bill for the
adoption of committee amendments.
Several bills authorizing tne construc
tion of bridges and one exending the
terms of leasee in the Yellowstone Na
tional Park were passed. After a brief
executive session the senate adjourned
at 3:30 o'clock out of respect to the
memory of the late Representative
Flack, of New ork.
man of the committee of the whole
(Currier, of New Hampshire) to con
trol the general debate, the debate was
begun by Burton, of Ohio, chairman of
the rivers and haibors committee.
Speeches were made by Bartholdt, of
Missouri, and others.
In providing for the completion 01
new projects, a radical aepanare is
made in the bill from former methods. .
It lias been thought best," Burton re
marked, "to undertake no new Im
provement unless the whole amount re
quired for its completion is appropri
ated or authorized."
Washington, Jan. 31. Rsyner's ad
dress on the expansion of executive
prerogatives, Senator Lodge's brief re
ply and an extended discussion of the
administration of public land laws by
lleyburn constituted the day's proceed
ings in the senate.
lleyburn continued bis criticism 01
the special order of the secretary of
the interior which forbids the issuance
ot patents to laud nntil after an exam
ination ol the ground oy a special
agent. lleyburn asserted that the
creation of forest reserves had raised
the price of wood for fuel In his state
75 per cent and the price of lumber
generally from $2 to $5 a thousand feet.
He said 18,000,000 acres of land in
Idaho had been converted into forest
reserves. He could make no explana
tion of the policy being pursued unless
it was "greed of power."
Wednesday, January 30.
Washington, Jan. 30. Besides fix
ing Fbcruary 20 aa the day to vote on
the declaration that Senator Reed
Smoot, of Utah, is not enUtled to his
seat, passing a bill appropriating $2,
000,000 to confine Uie Colorado river
to its banks and another placing the
management of the Panama railway
under Uie Isthmian Canal commission,
the senate today listened to an extended
speech by Carter, of Montana, in criti
cism of the secretary of the Interior and
another by lleyburn to Uie same end.
The recent order of the secretary pre
venting the issuance of patents to pub-'
lie land until after an examination on
the ground by a special agent, was Uie
subject of the criticism and many sen
ators from Western states by casual in
terruptions showed their approval of
the sentiments expressed.
Washington, Jan. 30. The house
today completed the agricultural appro
priation bill after adopting sundry
amendments. The feature was a speech
made with a view to justification of the
meat Inspection law by Wadsworth, of
New York, who retired from congress
at Uie close of Uie session. He took
Uie president seriously to task for his
letter of last summer in severe criticism
of the bill.
The diplomatic and consular appro
priation bill was sent to conference, Uie
managers on Uie part of the house being
Cousins, of Iowa, C. B. Landia, of In
diana, and Howard, of Georgia. The
river and harbor appropriation diii,
carrying $84,000,000 in round numbers,
was tatken np, no time being agreed
upon for the close of the general debate.
The consideration of Uie rivers and
harbors bill was begun in the house to
day. In view of the importance of the
measure, carrying nearly $84,000,000,
there was a very large proportion of Uie
members present and there were indi
cations of a batths royal over numerous
projects which failed to secure favorable
consideration in committee.
Friday, February 1.
Washington. Feb. 1. Senators paid
tribute today to Uie memory ot the late
Senator Arthur Pue Gorman, ot alary
land. All business for Uie day was
suspended at 2:30 o'clock, according to
a special order, and eulogies were ue
livered expressing the profound sorrow
and regret of the senate at the death of
the Maryland senator.
Previous to this order many Dins 01
minor Importance were passed, includ
ing one fixing the salaries of city mail-
carriers, making the first year's salary
$600, with an annual increase or $100
until a marimum salary of $1,200 has
been reached. Another bill passed in
creases the pension of all Indian war
survivors from $8 to $10 per month.
There are now 5,000 survivois of these
wars.
Washington, Feb. 1 .Appropriations
for rivers and harbors again occupied
the attention 01 tne nouse touay. me'. . Mn ,,,.:-, mnat
. , , ... IU1B1 IlllllUlllliawui.
speeches again dealt largely with ie i of the dav in the house, and, as usual,
proposed canal irom cnicago to ..' jm, i,(L-i ,k th
Tuesday, January 29.
Washington, Jan. 29. The agricul-
when the amendment striking out the
free distribution of seeds was reported,
the members from the farming districts
outvoted tVose from Uie cities, revers
ing a ruling of the chair by a vote of
136 to 85, and restored Uie paragraph,
as lias been Uie lawfo years.
Washington, Jan. 29. The senate
session today began with a lecture from
of Illinois, Shackelford, of Missouri, Hale, who contended uiai too mucn
Chandler, of Mississippi, Mation, 01 talking and not enougn wora was ucuig
Pennsylvania and Garrett, of Tennessee, done. He had particular reference to
Bills were passed fixing the bounda- his inability to secure the passage of
ries of land adjoining the Coeur d'Alene the diplomatic and consular and fortl-
reservation in Idaho, and creating two fications appropriation bills, which
dditional land districts in Alaska, lo- were on the calendar, isetore me ses
sion ended, the two measures nad Deen
ilisorjied of. Beveridge concluded his
Thursday, January 31
three-day speech on his child-labor bill.
II nets Allen.
"It's true," said Uncls Allen Sparks,
"thnt a roH by ny other earns would
smell as swset, but It isn't tho same way
with an old cheese. You can shoot a lit
tle green nnlut Into It and pass It o! for
Roquefort."
In l.lualdatloa.
Scott (showing ring) I'd hnte to
lose it. It's a dlmuond of the first ra
ter. Mott You snld just now youd
soaked It three times. Boston Trsn-crliU
boundary into eastern states.
More than half tho flow of the Colo
rado river has been turned hack into
Uio old channel and it is believed it
will swiii be entirely under control.
I ..niuiimiin Kiul has received assurances
that the application and plan of Pro
fessor Waldstein are
King Victor Kimvnuel has accepted the
honorary presidency of the committee
on excavations.
Washington, Jan. 31 .The river and His argument today was devoted to Uie
harbor appropriation bill occupied prac-: constitutional powers of congress to pro
ticallyall of the time of the house to- hibit interstate commerce in child
day. After a short colloquy over the made goods.
Alaska Camp Out of Food.
Seattle, Jan. 30. On January 12,
the Rush received a telegram from Act
ing Governor Distin, of Alaska, saying
that the condition of the little mining
camp of Yakataga Beach was critical.
The Rush immediately put out with a
supply of provision sufficient to last the
village for at lead five monlhs. 8he
arrived off Yakataga Beach on the 14th
in a heavy gale. They found twenty
five men, nine women and six children
just at the last of their provisions, and
it the Rush had not come, starvation
was inevitable.
There
course.
is some opposition to this
Sauitra Storm In Kansas
Kansas Citv. Feb. 5. The severest ask that the oath be adminstered to Mr
inter is raging througn wuisey,
Navy May Relieve Famine.
Washington, Jan. 29. Represent,
tive Humphrey today laid before the
Navy department a novel plan for re
lieving the fuel famine lan the North
west, particularly in Washington. He
If Mr. Mulkey's credentials foundth the navy has at its coaling sta-
Mulkey at Washington.
Washington, Jun. 30. When the
senate meets at noon tomorrow, Senator
Fulton will present the credentials of
Senators Bourne and Bourne, and will
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