Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

been finally agreed upon by the iousc
cJmmittec u u sioificcs and post roads.
II carries total ~ about Sii5.vJJ,Oto.
The economic postage I'LL was also Ia
vorably acted upon. The bill author.
lies the usc Of u device 10y which postal
cards arc paid FOR only In ease OF use.
and II Is designed 10 facilitate CONNER
cial transactions.
The other day the wife OF n senator
who thinks she Il llnEuIst. but whose
friends have doubts. started n coIvcr-
satIon with Herr Won iioliebcn. the
German ambassador. In his native
tongue. IL. listened patiently FOR
few moments. ana then cniinniiy re-
marked: Madam. you will do me
great favor II you VIII s!Scak English.
] do not understand German very
WELL" MrS. Senator looked surprised.
but took the hint.
One hundred ladies Of this city har"
subscribed So each To purchase a sou
Scnir TO L. prscnt-i To Lady fanncc-
fot-. wife OF the british ainia a.ssioF.
Although f.orl rnunccfoi-'s term OF
service expired two years ago. u has
been extended by command OF the
Queen b-cuus- of hi. Er-at usefulness.
but this il probably his las; s-ason In
Washington. anh Lady t'aunr-fot-'s
tEttHus tAAs ktksN' r'fNNNs - "sss
mand snnburst costing s:.ssn which
they will hand her before sl. iravcs In
the spring. To r-insnd her of their ~
rnri AMI affection.
Representative Heii hrs introduced n
b,l which provides that so1ds manu'
fnrtuf-d by -onvtr, iaisnr AMI trans
ported int. any state for us- OF sale
shall h. subJ-,t TO the laws OF such
| state enacted In exercise of ". ralic-
| powers. to The same extent Ne though
such goods wtFv rF, iursi in such state.
Thi. inasus~. u adopted. ME. tiCil says.
will mid materially in preventing the
manufacture of sn.sis hy cunSict labor.
as II will enable niany states rs''hihi'
ins such manufacture within their own
boundaries. to aiso i's"hihi; the sale 81
eunsic;.mnic goods manufactured IN
other states.
No Disposition is manifested in ihc
Senate TO disturb ;i,c war resenti. iHs'
90 during ,h. i,rvs-ni session of Con
syr>s, Republican inrutsrs. 81 tie
senate comniiii'- oa utancv asrrC that
the session is inp far advanced 10 JIis'
,I.y any effort iu that jipViipa at pE-s'
-ri. Sainr ot thCtn say there ls u"
n,spar- IN tile present surplus Of T-sr'
/ nur. AMI they generally aETC- that ne
| circumstances woulj unt I-'Ttnii the
/ removal u ;h- .uiiEs' taS. il would Ia
l a complicated work To- make an c'Iui'a'
bls, adjustment They say this work
MUS, H. undertaken at 'hc beginning
Of a session. when undertaken at all.
The Loud biIl relating 10 second class
| mail matter was aET,yd TO ia an
amended form by the House commit
tee on rc<iotliCs- and Ipst ruadss In lie
| new form the tili is quite brief and is
/ as follows: THAT mailatlc matter OF
the s-rpud class <hall cfHbTacC all
NEWSPAPER and other periodical pub.
| iIcati6us vhtrh arr isstic,i at stated ins
,rTvals and ne frequently as four times
year. provided iha; nothing LCrCin
| ruftainryi sLali H. CONSTRUED ne iu
| admit ga ssruud class tate publications
which are issur,I periodically snj IL
| suliscrilcrS, hut witch aTc mCrCly
lssaEs or reprints uf lspuEs. whether
they b. issu-,i complete OF in PARTS.
whether they h. bpuni or unbound;
| whsthcr they H. sold 10y subscription or
| otherwise: whether they puTppTt 10 isc
/ premiums ~ supplements OF parts Of
regular newspapers CT periodicals. Soc
| tian .. That upws agents shall not lSc
allowed to Tvturn tn publishers nj the
pound rate uHsclj periodical publica'
tons. hut shall roy postage on the
same at the rate pT one cent foT four
ounces"
whether .rUat Eritalu made an
aIp.lngy To- the United states for the
opening Of Consul NaCrum's mail by
its censor ,lclcuiS ugpOn the meaning
Of that word From OUR standpoint u
was APOLOGY: frsiu the british stand.
point. II was an explanation. When the
charge was first made by MaCrum and
fac SImilCs u the envelopes we're pub
IL
who uIlrnCyl them had lsrrtt careful to
write his initials uypn the stickcr 50
that he CuuiI II, easily traced. Lori
rauuCVfotC Voluntarily offered to make
az investigation. AMI a few days later
came tU THE Department of state with
the explanation that the censor had
violated his Instructions accidentally.
owing tp an enormous amount Vf mail
matter which passed through his
hands. lie expressed rcgrct at the cir
rumsiaurc and explained the orders
under which the ccnsors were uparat-
ing. Representative Ierry. n member
Of the committee To- investigate the Ma
Ctum Cliatgr<. called nt the Depart
mcut of state for Information yCstcT
,Iay. and was given this Information in
confidence by Secretary Hay. He inn
mc,iiatcly delivered II to n New York
newspaper. The committee on foreign
affairs will commence the Investigation
Of MaCrum's troubles tomorrow.
Representative Hay Of Virginia. one
Of the prominent members OT the mill
'ary committee uf the House. has pre-
pared hill tu create out Of the militia
Of the several states n reserve vul'in.
icer army for use in time Of war TO sup
plcment the regular service The blli
contcmplatcS a general broadening uf
the basis Of the national guard. its
equipment with the service rifle and its
-, nplc;c organization In time of war
!uio tesimcnta, brigadcs. divisions and