Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-23

OF the Puerto Rlcatii>.
The House committee on naval nf-
fairs reached II definite anh final dcris-
lon Thursday as to ,he number OF new
wnrships to lie authorized In the forth
coming naval appropriation bill as fol-
lows: Two sea'soing line battlcships
OF about 1850 tons each, TO cost ap-
proXiniateiy <3.O0.01O each. Three ar-
mored cruisers OF the highest practical
speed and most powerful armor ana
armament, 10 cost approximately ST.
0sGpO. Thre. protected cruisers, TO
east about Si.lil.DO each. II WAS 'ic-
teTmincd not To provld. any eunbonts,
In view OF the opinion express by
Secretary Dewey ana Admiral Dewey
That General Otis recent purchase. 4
ser, i,,..,blc boats OF this clarar:''s. n,c,
pn.ssh' sunboat requirements. The
cOm,aItIc. decided to authorize the $50
n',ary OF Ill. navy 10 coniIIc' TJ- nj
n.r Mt II price not To .Ncrr'l S'.', irr
ten.
Two arguments were presented 70
the Sennt. Wednesday In which almost
antipodIcai positions wcT" taken 10y
the two senator's. Mr. Teller OF Colo
RADIO, In n brief speech. maintained
that the constitution could not extend
over territory acquired by the United
States. while Mr.. Turner ~ Washing
ton deliberately cont.ndcL that the con
sil;nlion embraced III. acquired terri
tory the very moment 'hr United
States took permanent posrr-slnn of u.
Mr.. Teller held that thi~ gnvcTnnrn,
could make the outlying territory Into
states or could hold II ns colonies Ms II
saw NJ. while Mr. TURNER maintained
that the United States could not hold
colonies or dependencies. Nsii" frcm
the constitutional questions. the Two
senators were In practical agreement.
Both wer" opposed To the pending: hill.
and both objected To amy OF the In>u-
lar territory becoming u part OF the
United States or any Of Its Inhabitants
citizens OF the United States.
Senator Cuiiom notified the members
OF the committee on in;-Tstnt" com.
mcEcc Saturday that " they did not at
tend the meetings called TO consider the
bill cnlnrgins the powers nnd extending
the Jurisdiction OF the int-rSint. Cam
mcrc- Commission he would take the
responsibility Of r-ror'in. II favnrably
to the Senate without their concur.
renee. In consequence of TIL. threat
there was n full attendance Friday.
when II was agreed To give three hear
ings on the ihrc. next Fridays to all
who desire 10 submit argument. or .vi.
dcncc for or against the bill. Senator
Culioin announced that IN" hill wonll
then h. reported to I'll. Senate for nc.
tlon. The Representatives OF the Hour
Interests have charged the opposition
with trying TO prevent action 10y re-
manning away from committee meet
ings. hut the hearings now viii 90 on
and the hill viii ic considered h-rcnf-
ter. no matter how many arc present.
Senator D-pcw " n very remarkable
man. both for his ohllging disposition
rs well NJ for his intellectual y"rsn;liI
iy and his physical endurance. an Fri.
dny night he made mn elaborate nd-
dress tn the Yale alumni In Washing.
ton. Saturday morning he wen; la
New York with the Eridiron Club and
made the principal speech NJ the din
ncr given In Its honor by the Lotus Club
of that city. He returned TO WASH
lngton on Sunday and Sunday night de-
livcrcd nm address In behalf OF the
Boys Republic Mt the Columbia thea
ter. ut which the President and other
distinguished men were present. At
tho close Of his speech he took the
midnight train for New York. where
tonight he Is TO deliver another
speech Of an hours length before nm
association OF business men. He has
two other engagements for pnblic nd.
dresses during the week ON all OF
these occasions Senator Dcpew spoke
without notes and without other prep
nration except reflection. and his four
topics were MS different ns they posi-
bly, could he.
Representative Hay Of virginia fled
the report OF the IIo,rS" committee on
military affnirs ON the bill establishing
n national battlefield memorial park of
COCO acres on the sites OF the battles Of
fredericksburg, Charlottesville. The
Wilderness and SrOitsylvanln Court
House. The representative states tiias
more men We're here engaged than in
any battle in the worlds history. num-
bering al least 5uo.ppp. with losses In
killed and wounded on both sides
amounting TO 120.SSS. The in,rcnch.
mcnts all over the field are said to bc
in remarkable state of presnrvatinn
At Fredericksburg also l. the home rf
Washington still intact. a monument
erected by the Daughters Of III. Amer.
lean Revolution. Hero. too. Captain
John Smith anchored his little bark
and fought the Indians in 1905. and
within sight Of the city were born
Washington. Monroe. jefferson and
Madison. the Lees OF both the Revolu.
tion and Civil War. nnd Zachary Tny-
lor. The report adds tint IN Virginia
the great war began and ended and not
an acrc Of this soil. wlrr" moSe men
fell than on all the other hat tlcticiLs OF
the war. has yet been dedicated as y
national park.
The correspondent Of the Chicago
Record. Republican paper. says:
Representative rngc Morris OF Mime
sofa and six other Republican meinbcrs
Of Congress have found II necessary to
20 home and explain 10 their cunstitu-
cnts their reasons for voting FOR n tariff
on Puerto Rico. and all Of them are
likely TO lose their seats because OF tha,
inc1cusBhle blundcr One member
who Ia similarly situated "lay right
down and let his constituents jump on
him." TO Use his own words. He did
not attempt to defend the bill. lie
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