Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-02-15

tain states In IA. Sot
Some time ago the state of ,u......
procured unusually large space NJ thu
exposition. and Mr.. Taylor Is desirou,
Of having II properly utilized. II. In,
made the suggestion on behalf Of Toy
ernor Thomas to senators from Gtli.,
mountain states that they unite with
Colorado In making II proper prrs.nin
tion OF the Industries and products ni
the mountain region. An Informal cor
ference was held Thursday aftcrnonG
between Mr.. Taylor ani senators from
Utah. Montana. Idaho ana Wyoming
at which the plan was discussed. l.
was favornbiy received by all the sen
ntors present. and they VIII join ~
recommending the joint use OF III,
valuable space which Colorado has ne
quired. The matter will be favorah.y
referred by the gentlemen who attend
ell the Informal conference To III. gov
crnors Of the several states. and they
feel that there IL no doub; that III,
space Will bc fully utilized along III
line suggested by Mr.. Taylor.
The Senate committee on woman
suffrage gav. hearing Tuesday tu
delegations form the woman suirris'
convention and the anil-sufIragiSI-.
The surrn.ists We're introduced by
Mis~ Susan II. Anthony. Mrs. Rachael
Foster a. Avery read u paper prepared
by woman who had twice been elect
ci mayor Of u Kansas town. This H..
scribcd In detail whn; had been acrun'
plishcd In the way OF municipal r.,
form In Kansas. nnd Indicated that
there had been n publication of munl,',
ipnl affairs since suffrage I. women
had been granted. Mrs. Mary &. Brad.
ford Of Denver read u pnp-r upon the
effects OF popular suffrage In Colorado,
She noted the Improvement OF condl'
tions nj the polls. There hni bcrn u
higher standard of candidates for pub
lie Office. The women voters had I'm,
proved themselves. Their were :,n.Dtr
more women voters In Colorado ihnn
men. Among those who spoke agnins,
women suffrage was Miss Emily l..
BIs-cii of Wilmington. Delaware. who
read a letter from Ralph Talbot uf
Denver. asserting that women suffrage
in Colorado had i--rn u failure nnd
dcirimcn' TO women. Mis- Biss-ll .nli
that in Colorado women stun isillo,
boxes rs readily n- men. and TINT the
purity OF the ballot claimed 10y the ii'
Socnic> OF women sufrrnsi-i. had not
been realized. In Colorado. where ih-f"
IL woman -urrngc. the millennium wns
po nearer nj hand than elsewhere.
II l. Proposed TO- appropriate SiI,''1
for q topographic ard geological siis-
vcy Of tie island Of Puerto Eic,. So.
40 FOR the Hawaiian islands. xsas.ngb
for Cuba AMI S:p.Ubo FOR the Philip
pines. the expenditure for Cuba 4" bc
made from tile revenue Of that conn
try. The maps Of aii these Islands arr
incomplete nui inaccurate. They inhi'
cate roads and sip'ams that u" not cN'
i-i. and omit some that arr Of import
nncc. u viii b. of great vain" in fu'
turc immigrants iu have maps show
ing the geological formation II the
country. the locniion nf the different
soils and rocks. the siE" of the different
STRAINS. the height of the hills AMI
mountains and other information of
this character. Although the Spanish
have occupied Cuba AMI Puerto Eiru
Tor 100 years. portions uf these islands
have never yet been explored. AMI their
mineral resources have not bccn meas.
ur,,i. Thcrr i uu accurate infnfiuhs
tiou CONCERNING their water supply.
their building material. their tinlgr ~.
sources. aud their tables uf distance nl'
pear TO have been complied hy guess
work. Tile knowledge nf the rhillp.
pines IL even more m-IEcr nud iiinccuT'
ate. There il not even u good icpn'
graphical map nf I.uZon. the most
thickiy settled island In the nrchiicln.
go. and Its resources nrr practically
unknown. II Is proposed To- have the
Typographical and geological surveys
made under the direction of expert
rnccd men who have conducted the
geological SURVEYS Of our own country.
Representative ". =. Knox of Mass
achuSc,ts. chairman uT tnc House com
mittrc ON territories. has completed his
report on the hill for the creation OF the
territorial form pf government IN ila'
wall. The report Is u rOlumiunus uuc-
um,ni, going cNllaustivCly into all the
questions involved. nnd thoroughly coy
criag every phase Of the Till which the
committee has agreed upon. after many
hearings and much Investigation. Tue
form OF government proposed by tue
hill FOR the Hawaiian islands Is terri
turial in form. similar 4" that OF lhc
later territories Of the United States
u governor. n secretary. buih appointed
by the President. treasurer. attorney
general. commissioner of public lands,
commissioner Of agriculture AMI for.
cstry. Superintendent Of public works.
supcrintrndCut OF public instruction.
auditor aud deputy auditor. surveyor
and high sheriff appointed hy the gov
crnor. \ legislature is provided. con
slsting Of Senate ond House OF l'cn-
rcscn,ntivcs appointed hS the people.
The territory Is to bc represented by
delegate in Congress. The territory Is
made judicial district OF the hitni
States with District Court. Tie Ju.
dicinI power Of the territory Is vested
in a Supreme Court nnd In superior
courts 10 be established by the I."gis.
laturc. The constitution aud laws uf
the United states locally applicable are
extended over the new territory. nnd
the laws Of Hawaii not inconsistent
with the constitution and laws OF the
United States are continued i'll force.
The territory Is made n customs ana
revenue district. and becomes subject
to the tariff laws of the United States.
Secretary Hitchcock has issued an
order directing that a charge OF j cents