Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-02-08
WHAT is BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL


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The House passed an omnibus bill
carrying lSl claims for stores and sup
piles taken by the Union army during
| the Rebellion. The claims were passed
| on by the Court OF Claims. and aggre-
gated S3ii,4SO. Practically all the
| beneficIaries reside in the South. Con-
siderable opposition TO the bill was dis
, played early In the day under the lead
| ership Of Mr.. Cannon. chairman OF the
appropriations committee. but II Hat
tened out later and the bill finally was
passed without division.
The s,indry civil appropriation bill
| reported In the House carries an Item
OF $4,000 to complete the postoifice
building at Leadville; for surveying
private land claims in Colorado. wy
| oming. Utah, Arizona and New Mex
leo. $4,000: for road improvements In
Yellowstone park. Sll3,npo. OF which
s25. eco Is 10 be expended on roads In
the Teton and Yellowstone timber re-
serves In Wyoming: for improvements
to commissioners buildings, Yellow
stone park. $3.50.
In the sundry civil appropriation bill
provision Is made that hereafter the
following; persons only shall be entitled
TO the benefits TO the National Home
for Disabled Volunteer soldiers: "All
honorably discharged officers, soldiers
and sailors who have served In the reg
ular or volunteer forces OF the United
States who are disabled by wounds.
diseases or otherwise. and are without
adequate means Of support and by rca.
son OF such disability are incapable OF
earning their own maintenance and
support"
The President will promote twelve
officers Of the regular establishment TO
he assistant adJutant generals with
the rank OF major. Colonel Theodore
Schwan. assistant ndJutnnt general.
Will be appointed briendicr general
and Immediately retired. Lieutenant
Colonel \. J. Babcock. assistant ndJu.
iant general. will then bc promoted to
tn. grade OF colonel. and Major George
Andrews and Major j. 4. johnson.
also assistant niJutnnt generals. will
bc promoted 10 the grade OF lieutenant
colonel.
A petition containing charges has
been submitted To tn. House commit
tee on elections No. !. against Dele
gate Robert ". Wilcox. the Hawaiian
representative. The charges are made
In writing by Gcorc. u. Gear OF Iin-
wall. who submiticd letters purIor;.
ine TO b. copies OF letters written by
Wilcox TO Filipino officials. One Of
the letters alleged TO have been writ.
ten by Wilcox says: - nm thinking to
20 TO the Philippine islands and Civ.
my assistance 20 Asulnnldo against the
invndcrs-'hc hypDcriiicnl Yankees
the carpc;.hnT politician. Otis"
The report OF Representative Over
street OF Indiana upon the blli which
he was authorized 10y the banking
committee to r-por; TO the house. 80
maintain the parity Of the money Of
the United States" declares thni the
hill ''rraiiirms the declaration Of the
United States government to maintain
the parity Of NIL forms Of money with
the gold standard OF value. and makes
provision whereby the parity of the
silver dollars may H. maintained by
exchange for gold Mt the treasury up.
on the demand OF III" holder
During its consideration in the house
Mr.. Ccrliss Of Michigan made nm n'-
tack upon the work OF the bureau Of
animal industry. The growth OF this
bureau and the appropriations therefor
he declared were altogether too rapid.
He made point Of order nEnins; thc
incrcns" Of I'll" salary Of the chief Of
the bureau from SiGrD to si.iro. and
II went out Of the hill. lie also moved
TO cut down the appropriation for the
bureau from Si.1Jn.U'p to Si.rDp.rsp. 4
host OF defenders Of the bureau Of AMI.
nal Industry. came TO the rescue. and
the amendment was overwhelmingly
defeated.
Secretary Hay. In his report on for.
elEn relations. says: The general con.
clusion TO be drawn from n survey Of
the conditions in foreign countries. as
described In the report. herewith pre-
scntcd. IN that the United States IL np.
preaching. even more swiftly than was
expected. a position Of emincncc in
the worlds markets. due 60 superior
quality and greater chcapncss OF many
lines OF lis manufactures. which must
work great economic changes and
may result in shifting the center. not
only Of Industrial hut Of commercial
activity and the money power of the
world. TO our markets.