Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-01-12


SO many of the members of Congress
are sick that che attendance is very
small at the sessions.
President and Mrs. Mckinley gave a
brilliantly successful New Years re-
ception on the 2nd.
The Naval Board OF Promotion will
recommend that reward be given to
the ensigns who acted Us spies during
the war with Spain.
The Senate has confirmed these nom-
nations: Richard lie Bert Of Colora-
do, to be consul at Client. Belgium: G.
c. Goodale, surveyor general Of Colo
RADIO.
A poll of the Senate shows sixty-two
votes for the Spanish treaty and thirty
nine against or who desired an amend
ment to it. Sixty votes are necessary
to ratify.
The postal departments of this coun-
try and Canada have reached an agree
ment providing for Il considerable re-
duction of the rates on international
money orders.
The receipts at Manila custom house
during November averaged $2O,OOO a
day in gold, and the report states that
the shipping is on the Increase and
that the possibilities are unlimited.
The Navy department has decided to
allow the naval station ut Guam full
brass band. and the equipment bureau
has been authorized to procure the ln-
struments and ship them on the Yo-
semitic when she starts for the island.
Senor Agoncillo. who Is In Washing
ton us the representative Of the Philip
pine government, has asked to be rec
ognized by the United States ns such
and to be accorded the same rights as
the other diplomats. His request Is
now In the hands of Secretary Hay.
In the Senate last Monday Mr.. Nor
gan gave notice that on the next day.
II no ARRANGEMENT could be made for
vote, he would ask the frieuds OF the
measure to stand with him until 1t was
passed. Mr.. Teller. of Colorado, sug-
gested that he would like to know how
the money for the construction OF the
canal was to be raised, and Mr.. Nor
gan said he would answer the question
before vote upon the measure was
taken.
The presentation OF a memorial to
the Senate from camp of confeder-
ates veterans in opposition to the prop
osi,ion of Mr.. Butler to pension eN-Con-
federate soldiers. was made the text
OF Mr.. Allen for some remarks, during
the course of which he said that Mr..
Butler, in making his proposition. and
the President In suggesting that the
nation care for the graves OF the Con-
federate dead had been carried away
by their enthusiasm.
The house has reversed the decision
s 90 81, ,t,,tt ..f Ln mi
day. when the appropriation for the
civil service commission was struck
out of the legislative, executive and jul
dicial appropriation bill. In commit
tee where members. do not go on rec
ord, the appropriation was stricken out
by vote of sixty-seven to siNty-one.
Monday. when the roll was called. the
appropriation was restored, the motion
to strike out being defeated. % to 11o.
Governor Leedy of Kansas has
signed the bill reducing telegraph rates.
and placing telegraph companies un-
der the supervision of the court OF
visitation" The rate fixed in the bill
on messages Is Is cents for the first
ten words. day or night, and cent FOR
each additional word. On newspaper
reports the rates are reduced to one
third of a cent for each word during
each word at night. 1t provides that
no lower special rate shall be granted
to anyone.
Orders have been sent General Mil
Ter to avoid hostilities at lloilo Mt all
hazards, but If he is compelled to light
he Is instructed to deal such blow as
will be felt by all the insurgents in the
Philippines. In order that they may see
they are not dealing with Spain any
longer. but with power that Is capa-
BILE of enforcing its policy. Aguinaldo
and his associates are so elated by their
success thus far that 1t Is impossible to
reason with them. and they are rapidly
running their own cause by eNactfons
and blackmail imposed upon their fel-
low-countrymen, who are suffering
from these causes much more than at
any time during the Spanish rule.
The time of the House will be fully
occupied from this time forward until
the conclusion of the session. Appro-
priation bills. which are already in an
unusually advanced stage, are to be
kept to the fore, but there Is deal of
other important legislation which will
press for consideration at every oppor-
tunity. Perhaps the most important
single measure is the bill for the reor-
gnnization of the army. 1t was the
general understanding before the recess
that this bill would be given considera-
tion Immediately after the holidays,
but the illness of Chairman Hull of the
military affairs committee. will delay
this measure until he is sufficiently re-
covered to attend the sessions of the
House. His illness will also delay the
military academy and army appropria-
tion bills. .. p
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quest n bill to provide for n subma-
rine cable between the United States,
Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan, China
and Australia. The postmaster general