Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-05-11
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

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President Mckinney has vetoed the
bill opening a portion OF the Navajo
Indian reservation In Arizona for min
Ing purposes. The veto was made up
on the recommendation OF the sccrc-
tary Of the interior. who reported nd'
vcrseiy TO the biil when IL was before
the House aud Senate. and which holds
that the lands should not bc taken
from the Indians unless through treaty
stipulation or purchase.
The President has resolved that In
selecting the Jur!s,s who shall repre-.
sent the United States on the Pcrnin-
nent Board OF Arbitration provided for
by The Hague treaties. he will consid-
cr only the name Of persons OF the
highest character and OF national rep
uintIon. Among the names which
have been mentioned ns meeting the
Presidents requirements are those OF
Benjamin Harrison. Grover Cleveland
and Richard olncy.
Secretary OF the Navy John ID. Long
has been practically settled upon by
the administration for the Vice prcsi'
dental nomination. or those candi.
dates who were In the reckoning. Sec
rctary Long Ii President Mckinlcy's
personal choice. II IL said In the pres.
idcnt's behalf that he and the party
managers want man for the second
place who is up 10 the standard Of nbil.
iiy To put In control Of the admins
trntion In case Of any accident.
Secretary Hay and Lord Paunccfotc.
the British ambassador. have signed
treaty extending for seven months
from August 9Th next. the period OF
time allowed for the exchange OF rau.
ficntious Of the Hay-launccfotc canal
treaty. This extension WAS arranged
for In view Of tho conviction that no
legislation can be secured during the
present session Of Congress. The cx.
tension will prolong the pcrpiod allow
ed for the exchange Of rntificntions un.
I'll the expiration OF President Mckin-
icy's term OF Office.
Secretary Long has made public the
correspondence which has taken place
between the navy department and Cap
tain Chadwick respecting the publish.
ed Interview. In which the captain Is
reported ms rejecting severely upon
Rear Admiral Schlcy. The sccrctary's
letter was written and forwarded only
after the secretary had conference
with the President on the subject. The
departments action In the case In n
severe rcprimnnd. and II Is notewor-
thy that it's letter has been made pub.
lie, a fact which In itself adds to the
weight OF the punishment administer
ed.
The labor bureau has just complct-
ed a very important investigation bear
ing upon the subject Of trusts and the
effect Of the consolidation Of indus
tries upon wages. The results will be
published In the July bulletin. De-
tailed and accurate information has
been obtained OF the variation In wa
yes paid TO the different trades from
1880 TO the flrst Of January, 1900. The
results have not yet been computed. and
therefore official announcement cnn-
not be anticipated. but the report Will
be very interesting and valuable
contribution to the discussion now go
Ing on.
In secret session Tuesday the Sen
ate discussed the effect upon the armor
plate question Of the invention by an
army officer Of n wonderful new pro-
jectile. The shell, fired from high
power guns. penetrated the nrmor nj
most us bullets fired from a krag-Jor-
yenson rife would penetrate green
wood, the difference being that the ar-
nor plates split from the point Of i'm
3act. 1t Is said this was true Of the
krupp armor, ns well ms Of the other
armor tested. The shell which was so
Effective was not described: indeed, the
Navy Department Is guarding jealous
,y nj details concerning its construc-
lion.
The postmnstcr- general with a party
II friends and associates In office went
10 Westminster. Maryland, the other
aiyht to attend "A unique banquet given
m his honor to celebrate the success
Of the rural postal delivery system. AL
though the pople OF Carroll county
strongly opposed the plan mt first. 1t
has proved n great success. 1t was In
troduccd in December last, and sixty
three fourth. class postofliccs, thirty
three star routes and two messenger
services. all within the county, were
abolished, and twcnty-six carriers were
substituted and patrons served daily.
The Increase In the business OF the de-
partmcnt was 23.5 per cent.
Attorney General GODDARD of Kan
sas reached here Monday with the
avowed intention of filing In the
United States Supreme Court an In
junction suit in the name of the state
Of Kunsns against the state of Colo
rado. Inc proposed suit is to prevent
the diversion of the Arkansas river
by Colorado irrigationsts, thus pre-
venting the natural flow of the stream
into Kansas and. ns claimed, DANA
ging to the extent OF many millions
Of dollars the farmers of that state.
Contrary to expectations, Mr.. GODDARD
did not file his application for an in
Junction. and he announced to-day
that he would not file 1t until the May
term of court, which opens May 18th.
The director Of the geological sur
vey has forwarded to the senate COM
from the committee now
making Investigations of the work of
the survey with view to preserva-