Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-27

The House committee on public lands
has favorably reported on Shafroih's
bill for the protection and preservation
OF pre- historic ruins In mountain states.
In further response to the Senate
resolution OF January IL last the Pres
idcnt sent TO the Senate additional doe
nments bcarln. upon the insurrcction
In the Philippines. The papers are All
Important. They show that Agrinnldo
tried to form M alliance Win the
Spaniaris against the Americans
In accordance with the rccommcn,ia-
tion Of the President In his message
sent To Congress, the Scnat. has pass
ed joint resolution providing for the
administration OF civil affairs In l'uer.
to Rico. pending the appointment OF
officers under I'll. Puerto ltIcEn govern
mcnt law recently enacted.
The House committee on military nj.
fairs Inns dIr.-i.d favorable reports ON
the bill establishing four permanent
camps In III. four main SECTIONS of the
country. for H.. 10y federal troops and
the national siiars.: also Representative
Marsh's bili giving rank To contract
army surgeons. md the Senate biil
providing additional officers IN the coin
missary department.
II can bc stated ON authority that
the negotiations rrspccIln. the Amer
icnn missionary claims arc progressing
In the most satisfactory manner III ihc
view OF the government. The depart
mcni In. received from Mr.. Griscon'
the United States charge. cnbi"-raiil
announcing that the porte has under
taken To meet NIL OF the engagement
~. .N. EWss. ia
regarding I'll. payment of the claims
sci up on account Of the destruction
Of the American mission property ~
Turkey.
Chairman Payne uf she House com
mite, OF ways aEi means. has r-trir
csi from the Merchants rss,cin'ion o'
New York nh appeal for til" abolition
Of the stamp taxes nn express ship
ncnts. railroad and steamboat ship
mcu,. and kilograms The mcmoT!n
,omp,nIns Mt considerable lcpEth o
the Oppressive charges" cSnc;cd u,
express companies. speaking OF thcn
In strong terms rs ''monopoiics nj
anaSI.pubiic function. beyond th'
reach OF competition or ;i" control oi
the Interstate commerce commission. u
which other common carriers are sub
jcc,cd.'
In the House Tuesday. Mr.. mn oi
Concncticut nlijcct!ns. adopted The For
akcr emergency resolution To continue
the present officers In Fucrio Rico ~
Office until the appointments ar" mad,
under civil government net ns amended
by the committee on insulnr affairs
The amendments require that all rsan
chi.cs shall he approved by the Trcsi'
itIcnt h.fnrr they become operative,
aud place certain restrictions upon
chartered corporations. such Ms the Is
sting OF stock or bonds except for cash
and iuhibitinr real estate corporations
or the holding OF real estate by cnrpor'
ntjous except sucl n< II necessary Ia
carry out the purposes for which they
are created.
The Senate committee OH claims has
authorized Senator Warren to report
favorably the bill TO provide for the
payment OF overtime Claims OF letter
curriers' excluded from Judgment rs
barred by limitation. These claims nrC
for time worked by letter carriers in
excess OF eight hours per day between
the years 1850 aud 1891 and not paid
under the various deficiency apprupri.
alton hills passed FOR this purpose. The
aggregate amount OF these claims Is
S..u. 600, which viii lie distributed
among letter carriers In nearly every
free delivery office in the country. In
Colorado the amounts to bc distributed
nrr. Asp,u S22, Colorado Springs
SIlo. Denver S22I. I.cadvillc $50. Pr-
cblo i23. Trinidad SGT.
After n discussion lasting more than
two hours the Senate agreed to the tive
resolutions offered on Saturday by Mr..
Bacon. Georgia. calling upon the secrc.
tary OF war FOR information as To the
allowances made to army officers sta
TONED in Cuba and Puerto Rico and
the sums expended in providing quar-
tcrs. cquipagrs and other convcnicnccs
for them. The debate took n wide
range. many senators participating in
II, Consideration of the Quay case was
resumed and Mr.. Perkins Of California
presented an argument favorable to
Mr. Quay's claim to u seat in the Sen.
ate under the governors appointment.
The conference report on the Hawaiian
civil government bill was disagreed to
and new conference requested.
Mcssrs. Cullom. Morgan ana Clark of
Wyoming being named as confcrrccs.
The Senate military committee has
materially amended the Root bill for
army reorganization and decided to
make Miles lieutenant general and Cor
bin major general. The committee In
its amendments was influenced by the
protests which have reached the com.
mittcc from army officers who repre-
scntcd that the hill as drafted at the
War Department contained pcrnicious
provisions which would dcmorullze the
army and introduce politics and iniiu-
cncc in the administration of military
affairs. The new bill provides that the
officers shall continue to he
promoted according to seniority. but
ihat hereafter any vacancy except that
of chief OF corps shall he filled by de-
tail from The line. and there shall be no
more permanent appointments in the
staff The details are to last for four
wears, and the officers are then re-