Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.
what CDgress 10 Doing.-Sotes From -
white House sad the departments.

Is to have the tnrln laws OF the United
States applied to Puerto Rico upon
foreign imports. but allows absolute
free trade between the United States
and Puerto Rico.
The Federation OF Labor has sub
mittcd Its anti.inJunction bill TO Con-
Hress through Mr.. liidgcly OF Kansas.
II provides that no injunctions or re-
straining orders shall bc issued by any
court OF the United States in any terri
tory or state to interfere with any trade
dispute between employers anu em-
pioycs.
The House committee on military q.
fairs has acted favorably on the bill
giving n chaplain for each regiment
and giving the ndJu'ant general OF the
army the rank Of major general. Fav'
ornblc action was also taken on the
bills providing dentists for the army
and establishing u military hospital NJ
Hot Springs. South Dakota
Acting Secretary Mclklcjohu has
sent To the House Of Representatives
= statement OF expenditures by the
War Department covering the MILL
tary operations In the Philippines. In.
ciudInS outstanding liabilities. from
May ], lSps, to November !. 1850. The
sIpal items being: Quartcrmastcr's
department. Sa5.Ii5.aol. OF which &ls.-
l3,i. .sJt IL for army transportation.
subsistence department. &SNo.up:
medical department. &i.:S.i3': pay
d.nar1in.nt. SiO.s;ts. iJt: ordnance -.
partmcnt. $i.sIp.:u.
Secretary Of State Hay has declared
that there wns absolutely no founda.
haN NJ
rusua or Costa Rica had maze ~
pro,.., a.ninst the proposed n-u'afii'
nation of the projected NIcarnsunn
canal. nor had there been the slightest
evidence Of dissatisfaction on Their
part with that section OF the Hay
pauncrfoic treaty which deals with
the subject Of Notifications. official
and otherwise. which had rrachcd the
State Department from the parfir. IN.
t-rr.tcd. testified To their uuaualincu
approval Of every line VI the conScn'
ton.
SECRETARY Root expects ~ turu ever
sh- municipal affairs of Cuho TO ON.
clals chosen at an election TO bc held
some time In May. which after all mn.
iaary osiaccrs now cnsascj in municipal
effIcvu will t,c RECALLED. A. this - an
expcrimcnt, the provincial govern.
mcp,s and the general control a AT
fair. In the island will rcmain N the
Naud. OF Goscruor.t;cncrn1 Wood aud
hi. .ui,or,iinatcs until such time ns tnc
President and secretary Of war coasia.
~ the people OF Cuba able 10 maintain
order and discharge their HicrnafionaI
obligations without tho supervision OF
~ United s;a,cs.
A. the authorship OF the Puerto
Ricuu ,pyiff bill has brcn ascrit-,d ="
SECRETARY Hoo, by a member OF the
ways aua means committee. u ~ bc
proper TO state that the secretary MN.
self drew up the bill. Int only as an
alternative measure. upon trprcschta-
sIons by some OF the Republican mem.
brr- OF the committee to- the cucct
that II was the only possible lcSi.a-
lion. While conscntinr TO drnft the
bIii under these circumstances. Sccrc-
,nry Roo, declared hc still held to the
opinion. on the subject expressed In
his annual report and favored doing
nIl thnt could h. done for Puerto Rico.
These facts are from the highest an.
,horiiy.
No, probably In the history OF the
scu,,, was th,r, ever shown so little
r,,nl interest in the iinal vote on
s,r,,nt measure rs was manifested Tues
Jny I'm the vote on the conference re-
p,r, OF ,h. financial hill. The report
wns i-,for- the Senate for nearly two
weeks. We, only four speeches were de-
lIy-rcl on II. including Mr.. Aldrichs
.,ni,n,ti,n Of the changes made In
,h,, S,uni, bill by the cuufcrccs. Dis.
.uxsi,n ceased on the hill fifteen min.
u,rs before the time fixed for the vote.
ani The Senate actually began the con.
alteration OF minor bills ON the caIcn'
dnr 4, consume time. The conference
r,p,rt was agreed Ia by vote OF ~
TO III, the report thus having . ma
jority OF lS
t,ri p,uuccfotc has received Q
..,Ic,,,,m from Lord Salisbury 0ou.
t,int, him that he would bc coutinucu
nj This important post for the present.
nj least. Reference was made TO tnc
ncndrncy In the United states OF the
Uny.pnunccfotc treaty and OF tue sew
rral open issues OF great impor,nnsc
Win which the present ambassador 10
,,,',tcr lifted TO deal than any other
,,,,snn Inv reason OF his perfect IA.
,nIii,rity. Just how long the extension
-, an, nm,,as assadors term OF otiicc Us
a, prcyniI IL not known posltiNciy, pu'
/, is understood that LORD lnuncciotc
,,,iii remain Mt the head OF inc en-
hassy until some time In the fall. IL
is said that such an extension ms this,
The third. has only one precedent IN
The British diplomatic service.
Sensational charges arr contained IN
nm anonymous letter which has ncen
rrrciy,d nj the Navy Department from
Manila. The communications relates
tn the wrccking OF the charleston anu
w,r"s the serious statement that
,,,,,,,,,,r nf ,t,I,,rs OF the vessel Mt the
,,,,,, ~ tho disaster were under the in.
,ucpcc OF liquor. The correspondent
who furnishes the information claims
:, have verified the allegations by diii-
con, inquiry among the officers Of the
Thnrlcstou. The letter was not placed
on the official files on account OF the
prculinr nature OF the charges, put u
has been referred TO 'he luuse hu."
-. ,,s,,,, Secondary Long that the