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Hillsboro Independent MUCH TO BE DONE. m4 tridwr af fat Wsk HILLSBORO OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK r la a Condensed Form for Our Easy Readers, A Return of ha Less Important but Not Lett Interesting Event of the Past Week. Southern Morocco natives have re belled against the sultan. In a Lattla between Britiih troop aoJ Zulus, 70 of the latter were killed Senator Burton hat announced that he will resign if a rehearing la denied. More than 50,000 people took part in the Memorial day parade at New lork Two thousand marines have just been srreeted at Odessa, Russia, for disaffection. The government will establish a n miner of w.relesa telegraph atationt on the North west coast. Customs offl:ials at Tacoma have eized 35 pounds of opiom which waa being smuggled to Portland. The Binger Hermann trial bat been let for June 18 by the judge btfore whom the hearing will come. A Norwalk, Ohio, c art hat fined seven btidge companies $300 each and costt for illegal restraint of trade. Insurance rates in Portland are like ly to be increased 25 per cent on ac coent of the Han Francisco disaster. The Hawaiian government band has arrived in this country for tour of four month! All the larger cities will be visited. The organization hat been increased to 110 members. A revolution is on in Guatemala. Hermann's trial ma be postponed until October. Nine persons were killed in a train wreck at Louisville, Kentucky. A change is probable in the Russian cabinet. Shipoff it to be premier. Floods drowned five persons in Ne vada and did great damage to property in Coloraado. Mayor Schmitt bat tent a letter of thank to President Roosevelt for hit aid to San Francisco. Man Measurea to Come Before the Senate and House. Washington, May 29. The tenat is wanting on t busy week and the pros- pect it favorable to long work days and tew interruptions. There are two ap propriation bille ready for contiUvra- ion. and the tea level canal bill, bay ing been made the uuflniehed business, will be pressed tt steadily at circum stances will permit. In addition, con ferees will be appointed on the railroad rate bill; the nomination of Mr. Parnee to be postmaster of the city of Wash' ington will receive attention, and the bill declaring a policy in the matter of the purchase of Panama canal supplies will be considered, The senate manifests a disposition to devote serious consideration to the ca nal type bill. The general plan it to preet the con sideration of the appropriation bille at tpeedily at possible. The pottomce and 11 be ready for conaidera- OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST j SCHOOLS GET THE BENEFIT. Library Commission Ittuet a Litt Ot Bookt Ready for Purchase. Salem The State Library commie tion hat jast issued a pamphlet con taining the list of books for school li braries for the state. The litt includes 7S7 stendard bookt by thebst authors, from which the echool boarde may choose bookt for the school libraries. In accordance with the state law, the library commission recently called for bids to supply about $15,000 worth of books to the schools of the ttate, this amount being the sum total of the li brary tax for the entire ttate. The bid accepted reduced the price of ail bookt from 15 to 30 per cent. The VALUABLE C0AL DEPOSIT. Three Veins of High Grade Bituminout Uncovtrjj Ne4r Eugene. Portland-T!,r(.e v.ins of the highest grade of bitnaimoa. coal, two of which are 10 and ti tlici respectively will toon U w.jrkaj on Spencer crek 10 miles toutL... i Eugene. 5. W Zimmerman, a,,,,... tnd B-anager of the company o.n.ied to work the mine, it in Portland baying coal cart " The outcroBr,jno. .re very promise ing," declare t y;mmerujan. "We are convinced tit wt have one of the richest cc-l miBp ,n Oregon, if not in the Nurthweit ti . .liicoverv of this TAKES FIRM STAND IT" President Will Allow No Changes !; Beveridge Bill. Washington, May 24. Represents Uvea Lorimer and Madden and Speaker Cannon and Senator Cullom called at the White House1 today to ascertain to what extent th president would permit the Beveruge meat inspection bill to be amended in conference. Represent ative Madden and Lorimer did moat of the talking and before they left the White House were given to understand while the president doea not insist op en the dotting of i's and the crossing of t't in the bill as it stands, if it it amended materially In a manner not to his liking, be will consider that the packers want a fight and will give it to them. Several points in the controversy over sanitation have roused the preai- uvi unia win u. i7-j v. .- , .,. . tion .irl in tha week, bnt it it not yet SCUOOIS get iu. uonrui o. wi.. ". decided which will be given preference. Both will present features that will arouse debate, and it is a foregone con elusion that especial attention will be given to the provision in the naval bill for a new monster warship Conference reports on the agrlcul tural and legislative appropriation bills will probably be made before the close of the week. The canal sapply bill will be debated at tome length, and Senator Kayner wilt be among those to be hard on that measure. Work on the sundry civil appropria tion bill will begin in the home tbit week. Thit bill it larger and carriet by ordering from the litt prepared by the commission. Bookt treating on a subjects suitable for pupils in the pub lic schools are included in the list. By the terms of the contract the bookt are delivered to the county seat of each connty at the price named in the list Each school district in the state will select books such at they detire accord ing to the amount of money they have to expend. Some of the districts are raising money by private subscription and entertainments, in addition to th library tax money, with which to pur chase books. A very respectable 11 brary of 80 or 90 volumes can be pur chased. mora money than any preceding sundry civil act. The aggregate will be in the Injunction is Dissolved neighborhood of $90,000,000. There Albany The temporary injunction will be a great demand on the part ot against the Home Telephone company members to make speeches relating to granted three weeks ago at the instance items affecting their particular home of the Pacific States Telephone com districts, and Chairman Tawney esti- puny, bat been dissolved by Judge Wil mates that it will reqnire fully a week liam Galloway, and the Home company to consider and pass the bill. is again at work installing its system in The controversy between the pure this city. Judge Galloway held that food and immigration bills will follow the Pacific States company bad no right the disposition of the naturalization I to attack its rival in regard to its fran bill. chtse, for that was a matter entirely It is planned that no adjournment between the Home company and the will be taken lor the observation oi city oruciais, and that the piaintin Decoration day, Wednesday. company did not substantiate its other The Democratic filibuster to empba- claims in ita complaint China has not yet given any definite answer to Great Britain regarding the change in her customs administration. English papers strongly advocate King F.dward visiting Canada and while there also spend some time in the United States. Rockefeller will give $1,000,000 with which to build reformatories through out the country. The money is intend ed for use by juvenile courts as well Heavy rains have raised the streams in Kern county, CalUoruia, to such an extent that the flood gates of several large irrigating systems are threatened with destruction. Should these gates go out the destruction to property would be enormous. Root is preparing for reform In the consul.tr service. Ambassador Wright received a royal reception in Japan. Odell proposes Horace Porter for governor of New York. The Northern Pncinc will add a new transcontinental train each way. F.ach day's investigations into the methods of the Standard Oil shows them to be blacker. North Dakota has just experienced Revere snow storm while a heavy frost visited the lake states. Presbvterian general assembly has given its doctrines a liberal interpreta tion to induce more mergers. A crank has been arrested in Wash ington armed with a walnut shell with which, he said, he intended to kill the president. The Russian cabinet has refused the demauds of the douma. Leaders of all parties denounce the action and a revo lution is threatend. By the middle of June San Francisco will have two theaters running, both nnder canvas. One of them will have a seating capacity of 7,000. A general strike threatens Russia. Graft exposures are Injuring Ameri ran trade abroad. The Russian premier will refnse the demands of parliament. A number of aged Chinese made dea titute by the San Francisco fire will be sent home by their countrymen. A severe wind and rain storm which has swept Tezas resulted in seven deaths and great loss to wheat, oats, corn anil other crops. The Standard Oil investigation at C'eveUnd, Ohio, show! that independ ent oil companies were driven to the wall with the help of railroads. Two men have been convicted in Kansas City of giving freight rebates Georg H. Crosby, traffic manager of the Burlington, tried at the same time, was acquitted. The Interstate Commerce comm!ssion investigation at Philadelphia into al leged discriminations by railroads shows that those companies refusing to give stock to the railway officials had leen practically ruined. Rival faction! in Russia are brewing a revolution. Cold rain at San Francisco hat made camp lile disagreeable. It is feared throat ar.il lung trouble may develop among the less robtint as a result. Many Chinese are being smuggled onto the canal tone. Russia is sending hundreds of po 1 leal prisoners to Siberia. The nnion of the Cumlerland and Presbyterian churches has leen com pleted. Many gala day festivities have been a 'ranged in Spain in connection with the wedding of King Alfonso. I site to the country that no progress is apparent, on the statehood agreement is consuming considerable time in the house. Rollcalls to determine the presence of a quorum have begun each lay's session, with few exceptions, and Minority Leader Williams announces hit intention, encouraged by a "round robin" from hit colleagues, to continue these methodt. The ttatehood con ferees announce that an agreement on that measure it in sight and may be reached during the week. ALL PULL TOGETHER. Oregon, Washington and Idaho Form Interstate Development League. Spokane, Wash., May 29. An Inter state Development League, embracing the representative organizations of Ore gon, Washington and Idaho, and work ing harmoniously for the good ot the entire Northwest, is the project that was launched at the conclusion of the elaborate banquet in honor of the Port land visitors at Spokane. It was de cided to leave the working out of the details to comittees to be appointed by the Portland Commercial club, the Spokane Chamber of Commerce and the Lewiston Commercial club. It is expected to have the organist' tion perfected in time to have the first meeting of the new Interstate Develop ment league held at tome point in Washington early next fall. Mr. Wilcox'e plea for aid for an open river met with a most cordial response from all the speakers who followed him. President J. J. Brownei of the Spokane Investment company, and former resident of Portland, made an exceptionally strong plea for aid. Mr. Wilcox very cleverly stated that the mouth of the Columbia was also the month ol the Spokane, the Snake and every other river draining the Co lumbia basin. In asking the aid of Spokane in placing the work on the south jetty on a continuing contract basis, as he expressed it, "so tome of na will live long enough to tee it fin ished." Fight of Independents. Cleveland, May 29. The lender says: "Independent oil men will call upon the railroa Is this week to correct the rate discrimination disclosed at last week't session ot the Interstate Com merce commission in this city. It will he the first formal notice of the inde pendent nil men's determination to get a 'square deal' from the railroads. The fight in Ohio and the eas'ern part of the country will be carried on through the National Petroleum Association, while a similar association will attend to the western end." Misery for Refugeet. San Francisco, May 29. A heavy rain etorra swept over this city and surrounding country last night and to day, damaging truck gardens, flooding basements and bringing much discom fort ami misery to the refugees camped out on low ground. One and fifteen hundredths inches of lain fell, which it the heaviest rainfall fur thit late season or the year since 18S4. The storm added much hardship to refugees anil caused much annoyance to those sheltered in houses, bnt who are still compelled to cook out of doors. Dewey Sailing Fast. Washington, May 29. Computations made by the bureau of navigation of the Navy department on the thipping reports of the locatiin of the Iewev drvdock in the Indian ocean Mav 22. indicate that the Dewey ha made nn average of 100 miles per day since leavin the Straitt of BaNd Mandeb. Thit it regarded as particularly good t'me, especially in the Indian ocean, n heavy wrather was expected, which would delay the progress of the IVwey. Black Sea Portt Blocked. Odessa, May 29. Oo acconnt of a strike of teamen, 15 sttamers are un able to leave port, and conditions are becoming serious. Stevedores threaten to Join in the strike if they are com pelled to do all the work. Shipping is practically suspended at all ports of the a lack Ma. Lane County Farmers Protest. Eugene The Southern Pacific com pany's new trestle across the county road west of Springfield is still engross ing the attention of the farmers of the county and the business men of Eugene and calling forth protests from them One row of piling was driven squarely in the middle of the road, leaving two passageways with only a width of 13 feet each. This will not permit of self binders and other farm machinery pass ing through, and in order to go from Eugene to Springfield or vice versa they are compelled to go several miles oat of the wty. Open-Air Treatment at Chemawa. Chemawa Dr. C. P. Fryer, the school physician of tbe Indian school, baa established in connection with the school's hospital an outdoor sanitarium for the care of pupils who may be in clined toward tuberculosis. Several tents have been located in the school orchard, near the hospital buildings, and more will be set np as soon at they can be obtained. Thit outdoor treatment will be watched closely by tbe school management, who hope that it will resnlt in great good and in head ing off thoae inclined to contract this dread disease. cos.l was mads ,- rs ago, but the dent to unutnal activity. One it the owner of the prop,. refused all offere betitancy with which the packers have lor u until 1 seared it last year. Since suuuinum w regulations msi win re March 1 we hat. h,i .; men at work quire them to furnish domestic meats sinking a shaft within 60 days we standard of excellence required for iiieir luraiga luipcjeuia. The explicit laws governing the pack pointed commit., in visit the gronnd ing industry have not been abolished and examine it, inj they are enthusi- by the Beveridge bill- for tbe reason astio over the prospect. Samples at- they are already satitfactory to foreign tayed prove the Pn.i to be of tbe beet nations. The Bsveridee bill reauiret quality, tundi for working the mine that meats and meat products for do- have been supplied by merchants of meetio consumption shall have the Eugene. We kr. .Mured that the same standard, and while the law is ad Southern Pacific will aid us as soon as mitted to be somewhat t'ringent, it Is we demonstrate that the property is said that it is no more so than would valuable. Then will be no difficulty be the case if ordinary sanitation pre getting the co Ku(?Pue, or the main cautions without government inspection iraca oi toe cmthrn Pacific, as there were required at all times. Tbe investigation of their sanitary arrangements was condncted by two experts appointed by the president with secret instructions to visit the Chicago stockyards and report to bim Wtliin thv Arrive) In l"l la iwn fn Anrlt the mills. Hsreafter the base of the 9 one of them said they found conster wages will be $.'.25 a day instead of ntion reigning and an army engaged $2, as heretofore. This is the second in .iaMino th. ...h,.. .n,t rn.h.. ,) nitkl. . 1 a I a A I . B . w...b iew weexs, me nrv Xne president, therefore, is not d is u.v.ng m imau. in March, ine w posed to give an inch on the Beveridge wi'l'iira W a 1 millS BDU VO fUVU K I All th inflnaniu iff tti Imin wie uigiu anu oT crews. acarcity oi tr,tion will thrown to pass it at this session. On leaving the White House today Senator Cnllom said that while he re garded the Beveridge bill somewhat strong in some lines, at tbe same time he thought a measure on these lines should be trade into law. is almost a level grads fiom the mine." Booth-Kelly Company Raites Wages. Lugene The Booth-Kelly Lumber company hat announced a general ad- vance in the wines of itt employe! in labor it given as the cause for tbe ad vance. Speaking ol the !abor titua tiont, Manager E. A. Booth stated that Urge number of men coming to the mult are looking for permanent loca tiont, and are, ins way, the pioneers oi others to lollov. The Dalles Invites Neighbors. The Dalles Citizens of The Dalles sre preparing t celebration for the Fourth of July, which they plan to make a rouseroiits kind. The 3d and 4th will be given over to celebration in the old fashioned way, all nearby towns and suburban communities being invit ed to come and ptrticipate. Funds for carrying out as elaborate two days' program bave already been raifel and committees appointed to take charge of tbe reception and entertainment of vis itors and the general details of the cele bration which an not yet completed. Salem Is Much Pleased. Salem The ptople of this city, and more especially tbe! members of the Greater Salem Omihercial club, are very much ratifl4r the action of tbe farmers and ehpe' selecting Sa lem as tbe place i the fall meeting The delegates fro this city were in structed to invite the congress to meet here next time. Ths Commercial club RATES WILL INCREASE. Underwriters of the Pacific Coast Take Definite Action. Oakland, May 28. The board of nn- derwriters of tbe Pacific coast, which O'ganization fixes the insurance rates for the states of California, Nevada, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Utah and the territories of Alatka and Arizona. hat decided to increate rates and the 5,000 insurance agents of the board companies in California will be notified thereof. The rules existing before the catas trophe of April 18, nnder which a board company was allowed permission in certain cases to nseet the cut rate made by a nonboard company, have been abrogated, and no board company will, until further notice, be permitted to vary from tbe rates to be fixed by the board of underwriters. The matter of fixing increased and IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS Monday, May 28. Washington. May 28. The senate today sent the railroad rate bill to con ference, listened to a long defense by Kittredge of aea level canal and three Democratic speeches on the resolution in relation to the purchase of canal supplies in foreign markets, and devot ed the remainder of its time to the postoffice appropriation bill. No objection was made to the ap pointmeat of ranking members of ths interstate commerce committee as con ferees on tbe rate bill, and they were not instructed in any manner. They are Elklns, Culiom and Til luau. Washington, May 28. Early In the session of the house today V illiams Miss., the floor leader of the minority made the point that there was no quor am present, and it took a call of the house to start the wheels of legislation After tbe appearance of a quorum, tbe house concurred in amendments made by the senate to a number of house bills. The boose reeolvexl itself into a "city council" for the consideration of bills relating to the District of Colum bla. The compulsory education bill for the district occupied most ot tbe day being finally placed on its passage. On a division, the absence of a quorum w ai disclosed. Williams made tbe point of no quorum, and a call of the house en sued, the yeas and nays being called on tbe passage of the bill. Saturday, May 26. Washington, May 26. During the course of a listless day's legislation on the diplomatic and consular bill in the house today, Champ Clark, of Mis souri, stated that he had beard whis perings that tbe Chinese exclusion law was to be modified to affect all classes of Chinese, with the exception of coolie labor. He gave notice, that, if there waa any such intention on the part of the majority, be would fight such change to the last ditch ; that he hail ben somewhat instrumental in putting the Chinese exclusion law on tbe etat ute books, and that for one be would not agree to its modification. Under general debate, the bouse hay ing met at 11 o'clock for farther con sideration of the diplomatic bill, speeches were made by a number of members and this subject took a wide range, from pensioning the Missouri militia to the rate bill. will make a epeci.l effort to have tbe r,tM for Ban Francisco has been meeting. Kreat weeess, and there is di0Med by the board of underwriters, a ready ample assurance that tbe peo- bot M , D0 g(.hedaie h beell .dopt- Defines Term Freeholder. Salem Attorney General Crawford, in reply to a query from the county clerk as to the meaning of tbe term freeholder, as used in the Oregon stat utes, says that it means a person who is the owner of an estate in fee in land. The question arose in regard to the swearing in of voters on election day. The law stys that the affidavit of the applicant must be supported by the sworn statement of six freeholders, which the attorney general construes to be six landowners, not property own ers, as the law is generally construed. Aurora After New Enterprises. Aurora A movement is on foot among the business men of this place to organize a chamber of commerce and business men's league to properly ad vertise the city and its advantages, and secure new mercantile concerns and business enterprises. Aurora has been dormant for a number of years, but the possibilities of making this one of the beet cities in Marion county have ap pealed to the younger clans of business men and property holder", and they in tend to offer inducements to get new people here. pie of the city will co-operate with the ciub Refuses to Sell Lambs. Arlington William Smith, one of the leading sheepmen of Gilliam coun ty, has disposed of his clip of wool from 8,600 sheep. Tbe clip from each Sheep brought htm an average of $2.60, or $21,250 for the lot. Mr Smith has refused to contract this year's lamb crop, to be delivered by May 1, 1907, tie to reserve the wool from the same, ai j per neau. This is a good indica tion that tLeep will bring a good price lor several months yet. Pests Threaten Valley Wheat. t-aieni since the last crip report irom mis county a complaint has come from several localities that wheat has been seriously atUcked by arjbis and the Hessian fly, which are beginning to threaten the crop by their ravages. It is not yet known how widespread this aiiacK is, but several farmers are com plaining. ed. The insurance men say that the crippled condition of the San Francisco fire department and the lack of water supply makes the risk mote hazardous and 'justifies them in raising tbe rate. The return of II. F. Atwood, chair man of the general adjusting commit tee from .the east, is awaited with in terest. Atweod, who came here from Rochester, N. Y., was summoned east two weeks ago to lay before the home offices of the big United States com panies the conditions as be found them in San Francisco. Upon the report that he makes to the home office, will depend in a great measure, it is said, the course to be followed by the insurance companies iu settling the claims in San Francisco and other places that suffered from fire following tbe earthquake Dredge Makes New Reservoir. Salem The government dredge, which has been working on the gravel bar near this city, dredging for a new filtering reservoir in the river bottnm for the Salem water works, has com pleted the work. The secretary of ths treasury allowed the dredne to come and do the work on condition that the water company pay the erpenee of ope rating the dredge and the palaries of all the officers and aien connected with the operation of it. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 73c; bluestem, 75c; rea, ic; valley, 72c. j .- .. uais no. i wnit feed, $30; gray, $29 per ton. Barley Feed, i2 per ton; brewing, ViiiSit.ou; roiled, 124.50(325 60 "7 -H7 timothy, No. 1. $12 13 per ton; clover, $7.60(38; cheat, $67; grain hay, irag; alfalfa, $13. fruits Apples, t:-.603.50 Per ', pncois, s.'.ou p crate. cherries, 1.25(91.60 per boi- .trhrries. 7fl 12c per pound; gooseberries, 6ftc per pound. vegetables Bjeng, 10c; cabbage, ,MI,W Per ireeu corn, 40(3 50c Navy Bill Ready for Senate. Washington, May 28. The naval ap propriation bill will be reported to the senate on Tuesday, the committee hav ing practically completed consideration The appropriation for a battleship of tbe type of the Dreadnanght, now be ing conetructed for the British navy was accepted by tbe senate committee as it passed the bouse. The battlesh win carry as heavy armor and as pow erful armament as any warship afloat One million dollars was appropriated for the purchase of submarine topedo boats. Wantt All Bandt in State. Salem The Fourth of July commit. tee has completed all arranaements for the big celebration to beheld in Salem. In addition to the renal Fourth of July features, tbe commiitee decided to make arrangements to secure all the hands in the state that ran be indnred to come to the capita' on that d Not less than 10, and probably 20 bra bands will furnish nmsic during ik day and night. Nogl to Stoettel't Defente. London, May 28. A special dispatch to the Telegram from Tokioaayt: In an interview with General Nogi in reference to the report that General Stoorsel had been sentenced to death by ' I'VIU V ' ' " w . - - - I ... - dos.; onions, 8010, r,r Hmen rxaa conrU-artial for engendering Port Ar- 6c; radishes, 10c per dozen ; rhutarb ,har tf,e general declared he doubted ii me report was irue, dui ne was con vinced, if it were so, that Stoessel would accept the sentence with soldier ly alacrity. Nogl warmly .defended Stoessel aga'nst the attacks that had been made upon his 'conduct at Port Arthur. Circulating Libraries. Sulem Miss JTsrvin. eecretr the State Library commission, has just sent out fonr new circulating libraries. They go to Woodville, Jaikeon conntyi nasningion connty; Kiddle. Douglas county; and Lake f..ir Jackson county. ' Motettohn Is Named. Salem Governor Chamberlain h.. appoiated Davis S. Mosessohn. of Port- and. a delegate to the Lake Mohawk conference on arbitration, which meets in Jane. per ponna ; spi0llch, f0c per box; '"""r7i S'lntih, $2 per crate; turnips, $1(81.25 p,r s,ck: carrots, 65 -oc per saric; rt 8Sr$l per sa. k. WU.O..P nermio. 4C r-r ponrd n "'J graded Bnrbanks, iinnarsd; ordinary, nomi " r,: .1W C',,f "rni. 2c per pound. nuwr rancy creamery, 17 h (320c K"gs Oregon rincb, 1919S'J Poultry - Aver.,, 0,J bens, 12ft 13c per pound; mi ,J cni, k.ns, 12(112 Vl ' , u I 4 ' : "asters. 10c : dress- ItV ; '"r"' W1. tholre), 20rt ' iV ' r:: dressed, old 10c; ,,, l2, j 15c; yonng. In ' a";.' ,a"7. coarse. 23(8 , mor.e , per pound. Veal DreMed. Eeefr 1 3? . D0 i.r, choice, ?3,c: 28 (3 30c 3c per pound. per pound ; Vntfl V' '"n.try steers, b$Kc. sufficiently str ord n. ; raCT:Sponnd; tic CU'' 8c 7' 03i lbs, with pelt on, lively to panic Potk-Dressed. Prepares for Another War. Victoria. B. C, May 28. M. D. Aig neaux, who arrived here this morning by the steamer Monteagle, after a tour n Siberia, said in an interview that Russia is making preparations in Sibe ria for another war. While troops are being sent home, others are being transported frrni Russia over the Trsne-Silierian line. The garrisons are being streng'hened, particularly Harbin and Khabarovsk. The defense of Vlad ivostok was recently strengthened. Heyburn Now Improving. Washinston, May 2. Senator Hey burn is improving rspidly today. His sppetite is returning, and he has been put on an egg and toast diet. When strong he will gn to Atlan- burn will not be able ec- cipate in the work of the senate this session, though he hopes to go back to his seat before adjournment. Friday, May 25. Washingon, May 25. The senate to day passed tbe agricultural appropria' tion bill, carrying an appropriation of $7,800,000, and, without a word of debate or an objection from any source, added to it as an amendment tbe bill providing for an inspection of fresh meats intended for domestic consump tion. A number of other bills were passed. The sea level Panama canal bill was made tbe unfinished bnsiness. Tfce message of tbe bouse, declining to accept the senate amendments to the railroad rate bill was received, bat the senate conferees were not named. The senate adjourned until Monday. Washington, May 25. In the house of representatives today the question of veracity w as raised between Cooper, of Wisconsin, and Hepburn, of Iowa, over a conversation in which the latter is alleged to bave parte! pa ted with a member of tbe senate and in which, Cooper asserted, the member of the house and the senator referred to agreed that the so-called express com pany amendment to tbe railroad rate bill should not remain in the bill. The house was turbulent during the consideration of the rule sending the rate bill to conference, the fear of many members being that the rule, which disagreed to the senate amendments en bloc, might have an influence on the conferees and give them an opportu nity, if they so desired, to vote out the express company amendment, the amendment relating to pipe lines and the sleeping-car amendment. Thursday, May 24. Washington, May 24. The senate entered today upon the consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill. Hale criticised tbe provision permit ting the secretary of agriculture to ex tend to 30 days tbe fortnight's leave now allowed to employes outside tbe city of Washington, expressing the opinion that the practice is growing rapidly, and that it will soon extend to all the poe to dices of tbe country if not checked. He spoke of tbe general de mand for government employment, say ing that such employes became "a hun gry, insistent band ot mendicants," and that congress is dragooned, impor tuned and browbeaten by the demands if this organized band of subordinates. Hale referred to the possibility of n lioning government employes. Tbe free alcohol bill was patted by tbe senate practically as it came from the house. Washington, May 24. Speaker Can non, with tbe memory of yesterday's proceedings in bis wind, took a new tack today when the house of represen tatives met, by sending word to Curtis, uf Kansas, to raise the point of "no quorum" when a dviision was demand ed by Williams, of Mississippi, on the vote to resume consideration of the diplomatic and consular bill. Mr. Curtis made the point of "no quorum," taking the wind out of Williams' ssils, the "call of the house" proceeding un der Republican demand insteulofon the demand of the leader of the minor ity. A quorum was present, the vote being, Ayes 222, noes 21, present 19. Wednesday, May 23. Washington, May 23. In addition to passing a half dozen bills to which no objection was made, the senate di -voted its entire session today to the im migration bill, which waa passed ji it. before tbe hour of adjournment. The major portion of the discussion was de voted to the provision for supplying in formation concerning tbe different tec tiont of the country to newly arrived immigrants. Tbe bill consists of a series of amend ments to tbe existiag law, all of them intended to permit stricter regulations for keeping out the defective classes of aliens. The head tax is increased from- $2 to $5. An amendment requiring an educa tional test for immigrants and also re quiring that no immigrant carrying less than $25 should be admitted was pre sented by Simmons, who spoke in sup port of it. Lodge offered a substitute confining the test to an educational re quirement and providing that no alien more than Id years of age who cannot read in some language shall be admit ted except members of the ismiliesof male adults now residing in the United States. Simmons accepted the substi tute and it was adopted. Washington, May 23. When the house met today an unusual scene oc curred. Williams, the minority lead er, demanded the ayes and noes on a motion of Adams, of Pennsylvania, to go into committee of tbe whole for th further consideration of the diplomatic and consular bill. This was refused, tbe speaker holding that one-fifth of the members present had not risen to demand tbe ayes and noes. I demand that the otter side be taken," called out Williams. The speak r refused to take the nega tive on a rising vote, stating that but a short time before it had been demon strated that a quorum was present, 106. Tbsn Williams thundered out a pro test against the speaker's ruling. An attempt to secure order was in vain, and, leaving Williams standing, the speaker left tbe desk, and Curtis, of Kansas, took his place, as chairman of the committee of the whole, and in a. general debate tbe bill was discussed. Smoot Will Hold His Seat. Washington, May 29. Senator Smoot of Utah will, in all likelihood itrve through his term, which expires two years from next March. A canvass of the senate committee on privileges and elections shows that it stands 7 to 6 in favor 6t a motion to expel him from the senate in preference to a mo tion to ezclule him. The exclusion advocates are Burrows, Dolliver, Knox, Hopkins and Dubois. Those favoring expulsion are Foraker, Beveridge, Dil lingham, Bailey, Overman, Pettus and Frazier. The differences between the two par ties is that, in order to expel Smoot, it would require a two-thirds vote of the senate, while to exclude merely takes a. majority vote. Bailey, who has re turned, eays he will insist that the committee shall tote nn the question at Its next meeting on Friday and thus bring the matter before the senate. It has been practically decided, how ever, that the discussion o' the ques tion, which involves a lengthy consti tutional debate, will be postponed nntil next session. This seision will last only three more weeks and it is im probable that the case can be brought to a vote in this session. Torrent of Anti-Smoot Petitions. Washington, May 29 Protests against the retention of Reed Smoot as a senator of the United States flooded the senate today, as follows: Minne sota, by Senator Clapp, 6,802; Indiana, by Senator Hemenway, 8,341; New Hampshire, by Senator Gallinger, 205 ; Kentucky, by Senator Black- burn, about 2 800: Alabama, by Sena tor Morgan, 801 ; Kansas, by Senator Ling, 14,862; North Carolina, by Sen- ator Simmons, 2,08. It is said that petitions will be received from every ttate and territory in the United States. Conference on Rate Bill. ' Washington. My 29. The conferees on the rate bill met today and had some discussion of the bill. The houe conferees were asked to present any oh- erttons they had to tl e "wis lorn of the enate" in amending the house bill. We commend to yon." said one of the senators, "as a piece of onr monumen tal folly the anti-pas emenlment, but you may do as you like with It." The conferees will meet again tomorrow at lO o'clork and will continue to meet dilly nntil some conclusion has been reached. - Seattle May Dig Her Canal. Washington, May 29. An under standing has been reached by members of the house rommiltee on rivers and harbors which will result in a favora ble report on a bill providing that the United States shall maintain the csnal Seattle connecting Lake Union and Sbllehole bey with Poget sound. The consideration for maintenance of the waterway by tbe government is that a lock shall be built by a private corpora tion at the bead of Shilsbole bay. May Not Confirm. Wahington, May 28 In the light of the attitude assumed by the seiate subcommittee on Judiciary, it is quite probable that Williamg C. Bristol will not be confirmed at this session as dis trict attorney for Oregon. The snK committee is not favorable to BriMol'e confirmation, yet does not g to the ex lent of recommending the rejection of his nomination. It w.ll prnbab'y make ro report to the full committee, which means that the committer will not re. port to the senate and no action will be taken before the adjournment. American Court In China. Washington, Miv2S. The hone committee on foreign affairs today fa vorably reported a bill l,y Representa tive Denby, identical with the hill pre tented to the senate by Senator Fcltm, creating a United S aes rtintrict court for China, to have exclusive 'urisdic tlon in all proceedings which now come nnder the Juriiction o' American con suls. The conrt is to sit at Shanghai, Canton, Tieri Ttin and Har.kvi. The bill authorizes the appointment of a judge, district attorney, marshal and clerk. Proposes Postal Telegraph. Washington, May 23. The idea f a postal telegraph has a warm advocate in Samuel W. Smith, member of con gress from Michigan, who in a careful ly prepared speech today in the house) insisted thst if the government would undertake such a system, the deficit in the poeul department would be almost wiped out. "We should," be said, "have a flrst-tlass postal telegraph in the Unite.! States iu connection with onr splendid postal facilities." i
