Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-02-22

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Senator iiansbroush has introduced
In the s.nat. biii to nuthoEiz. con
siructian OF reservoirs for reclamation
OF public lands. Identical with the New.
lands blii in the House.
The ~. Louis I-ropi. ti.ciaF. they Will
not Accept the si..sso appropriation
from Congress II they cannot haN.
their exposition oI-'n on sunday and
drink all the b-vr they want.
Ia the Senate on III. iith inst. s.nn.
tor Teller presented the rrr,isniinl, OF
Thomas n. Patterson. -i.rt.d s~nn'
tor from Colorado for tile term OF SIX
yrnrs. i-sinnins March :. 1901.
| II il said at Washington that our
government il taking 70. active iari IN
III. negotiations In progress ut Coi-'i'
hagen respecting III. sai- of The Danish
Wcs; Indies io the United States
The s-nai. commIit.- ON isosi"iiic-s
viii recommend tile adoption OF nn
amendment TO the p1stoiiic- upproptiH'
t1on bill providing for mn appropriation
OF ssss.s' for pn-umniic iuhc scrsicr.
| Senator iinnshEau.i on the is'h inst.
reported his biii 'i-votins the pFocrc.is
of the sale Of lands IN the arid inni
states To- the reclamation of the arid
lands by irrigation Hs nn amendment
to the sundry civil Till.
The Senate has named conference
| committee to net on the disagreement
Of the Two Houses on the I'LL r"iniiv"
to the disposition of tract OF innd on
I'll. Arizona portion Of the Will"
Mountain Apache reservation. IN"
Senate cunfcr,vs VIII agree Z" ii-asfcr'
Senator Morgan has given no'icc Of
| nn amendment To- tli- suniry civIi blli.
or the river nni hnrhor I'LL. authorizing
the requirement of sufficient territory
| from Costa Itlca uni Nicaragua Tor
| the construction OF the Nicaragua cn'
nal.
One afternoon few days ago the snl'
lcrIc~ OF i,oih houses w-r- filled with
| school children who had come To see
| how laws nrc manufactured. Every
movement on the iioor OF the hnns.
was observed and all speeches receiver
nnticring attention.
| Delegate pcrca Of New Mexico intro
duccd bIii providing for protection OF
prehistoric ruins upon public lands.
| The proposed law Imposes n penalty OF
| fine and Imprisonment upon any person
| removing relies without permission
! from an authorized officer OF the gov
crnmcnt.
Delegate Wilcox OF Hawaii scored n
| distinct triumph In securing unnhi-
| nous vote OF the House committee on
| elections No. I. confirming his right 10
| n seat In the House OF Representatives
| and holding that the charges nicu
against him were not sufficient to war
! ran; his removal.
The bill for pension Court OF Ap-
ppnls which has attracted considerable
attention as n q. \. Il. measure met u
reverse in the House committee on In
valid pcpsions where. by vote of q to
= n motion to report II was defeated.
A subcommittee consisting OF Repre-
sentatives Norton. Graf and Miner
wns then named to perfect the depart
mcnt bill providing for pension ap-
peals.
In the consideration of the agricul-
,urul uppropriation bill when the COM
mittcc amendments providing for the
manning of the soils Of the United
Stnics was reached. Mr.. Teller protest.
cd that no such project ought to be
authorized. 1t would prove TO be not
only n gigantic task, but 1t would In
yoIye millions of dollars. He moved to
strike out the provision. 1t preclpitat-
ed considerable discussion.
Representative Mondcll has intro
duced n bill providing that the provis-
ions of the Carey land act shall con-
time In force until otherwise provided
bv law. but that the land patented to
.nch state under the act shall not cX-
Good 100000 acres; that the contracts
nroyided in the original act shall not
he REQUIRED. but patents shall issue for
lands segregated in accordance with
existing law and the act rs amended.
Senator Hale. chairman of the SEN
ate committee on naval affairs. has In
troduccd n bill for the revival of the
grade of vice admiral In the navy and
authorizing the President to appoint
two rear admirals to that office. The
hill Is in the interest of Admirals Samp.
son and Schley. and is intended to aid
in solying the problem of their promo
zion os well ms the promotion of other
nt,icnrs who served with them in the
Spanish war.
The Senate has passed bills setting
,n,rt n tract of seven acres of land
nnor Central City. Colorado. Tor II
cemetery for Odd Fellows; approprint-
Ing $4,000 for the perpctuation or n
sjto and the erection of a pedestal for
n statue Of the late Major General
George b. Mcclellan in Washington
CITY: authorizing the Arizona water
Company to construct n power plant
on thr Pima Indian reservation Ill
Mnricopa county, Arizona.
Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii has hled
his brief in support of his right to hold
n sent in Congress and in defense to
the legal objections raised in petitions
aied against him. The document is
Lengthy and says in part: "All the
election officers of Hawaii acted in
good faith. as did the electors, ana
they were generally registered ana
,,on IN question the matter of election
came nftcr the result had been an