Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-01-11
WASHINGTON NEWS

prcme Court.
Sometimes there are queer combina-
tions. For example, Senator Chandler
married daughter OF ex-senator
Hale. and Senator Hal. married
daughter OF ex-senator Chandler.
In his reply to the Bacon resolution
askln. the secretary OF war 10 Trans
init To the Senate the I.awshc report ON
the Cuban postal scandal. the fr--l-
dent states that criminals are now b.'-
Ing prosecuted. and for that reason IL
Is deemed inadvisablc To make public
the facts containing In this report.
a recommendation has been sent TO
Congress 10y the secretary Of the treas
ury for mn appropriation OF S',"p !"
pay expenses Of selecting ani s"Ercsnt-
Ing lands for the territory ot Ne"
Mexico. also recommending lui APP
preparation OF <ioi.1S FOR cnlnfsinS
the military post at Sheridan. W!"hH'
Ing.
The House had another spirit"h
struggle over the Olms,cai resolution
To inv.siIsnt" I'll. HbTidscm-h' OF the
surrnsc In certain southern states
with u view to rcapportionm-nt upon
III. actual basis OF suffrage. IL was
tnnily referred to the census commit
icc. where the opposition desired II TO
60 originally.
There arr still several speeches to be
made IN the senate Oh til" subsidy biii.
hu; apparently none OF the rromi-cd
speeches have bccn prepared. :" thht
Senator iInwicy may L. able to (" on
unlntcrr,ipi-,ily FOR some time Win
the army bill. regardless of any ar
rnnscmcnis concerning tile sub.iuS
bill.
In discussing III" army hil. Mr.
iioar suggested general ain-t,iiiirh'
in the hiii looking to- the c0nciiiH'inn
II the Fiiipinas. ani expressed the
opinion that In time Of peace We should
have one soldier To- i.1s 81 our i'"pu'
in,Ion. lie did nn.. therefore. u" said.
OPPOSE the biii ON tho scnr- "f Increase.
hut he did oppose II i-rcnusc OF the
svow-i policy Of military control OF
the islands.
The secretary 81 the navy has ar'
rived Mt the conclusion that the law re-
la,ins TO the building nf the new SHIPS
requires III. department to nii"i "t"
of the vessels to I'll. Pacific coast.
Therefore he Inns annpuuryl that be-
will award the contract foF 1n- "f
the .hcathct hatti-sliips I" Moran
I!pns, OF Seattle. one to the Hath works
News ship building Company.
Representative hin OF Connection,
has introduced u hill directing 'h"
s.crr,ary Of the treasury 60 cuin the siI-
yer buIiinn in the ;r,asuTy. under 'h"
act Of July II. isap iuta subsidiary sil.
yer coin 10 NEE, present public Ec'luirr-
m-nts. and thereafter To- rcCoin dollars
Into subsidiary c1in. lie 10 also aus
thariErd under ,h" I'LL TO exchange
gold for legal tender silver dollars
when presented in sums OF 81 or multi
pies thereof.
During the discussion II the army
bill In the Senate MF. iiUaT inquired
Of Mr.. Srwrii with reference {" his
statement that n for-r uf sl''b was
needed In the Ihilippincs. whether
there had been amy change In the stiu'
alton in she islands sinCy' tile mc=>aE"
OF the President was srr, to Congress.
They have changed VERY materially
replied MIR. Scwcll. I'VE now hav"
more ssirmishing there than at any
time almost since the beginning OF th"
war;
The treaty for tlIc protection Of ma.
tive races in Africa against intpNicnnts.
to which thc Senate gave It's consent
pccrmlpr iIih. will receive the formal
adhesion Of the United States 10y rrr>-
IdciIiinl proclamation as soon as othcT
countries have ratified the ihch. THIS
Information has bc-n nskc'l Of Mr..
Townsend. our minister ut The Hague.
The Ledge resolution declaring foT 'hc
universal application Of the principle
Of the ,rraty to all unCiyiliEcd Tnccs
will l,c taken up by the Senate com
mite on foreign affairs.
The army hill as pending In the Sen.
ate. which will occupy the time Of
,bnt body for several days to come.
proyiJlCS for minimum military
strength Of Ii.pJG men. which. at the
discretion OF the President. may bc
Increased to n maximum Of n..ncI in
tim. Of war or other emergency with.
out the action Of Congress. The pres
.ut maximum Of the regular army is
n.u2. men. and the actual strength is
probably between 2IHr and 2...'
as the expiration Of terms OF enlist
mrut arr supplied by new recruits.
Mrs. Charles Warren Fairbanks Of
I Indianapolis. wife uf the senator from
Indiana. has consented 10 bccomc a
candidate for the office Of president
general Of the Daughters Of the Amcri-
can Revolution at their regular conVcn-
,iop TO I've held in this city early IN the
jy in the third year uf its organization
and has been active in Its affairs. She
js now one Of the vice presidents. is "A
member of the committee ON ths conti-
mental hall. and was chairman Of the
program committee at the last con
rrcss. Her principal opponent will bc
Mrs. Donald Mclean Of New York
City.
The fourteenth annual report OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
been sent So Congress. Attention is
called by the commission tu the neccs-
si,y for further legislation amending
the ac, to regulate commerce. the rca-
SONS. for urging these amendments
having been carefully explained In pre-
yious reports. at is evident" the re-
rort SAYS. "tnat railroad managers gen
crally have made no attempt to con-
form their practices TO the spirit OF the
.x-fs1 &C. Lot fAH