Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-03-01

the Hous. hill for the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition nj 81. Louis.
Senator Teller has proposed nm
amendment To the sundry civil appro-
prlntIon bill. To extend the limit OF cost
OF the Lcadvillc building 10 Sl2j.Vcc.
Senator nnd Mrs. Teller We're among
the Few guests other than the justices
present nj President Mckinlcy's dinner
In honor III the Supreme Court Oh the
night OF February 10Th.
the ease OF the United States Trust
Company OF New York versus the Ter
ritory OF New Mexico was assigned Tor
argument October -. 1901.
The House passed the Senate bill 10
pension the widow uf the lat. General
Henry W. I.awton. As the bill passed
the Senate II carried 500 n month. The
House cut the amount down 10 so.
Representative Shnfroih has intro
duccL n bill to provide for the csinb-
ilshmcnt of national park In south
western Colorado. The purpose Is To
protect the prehistoric structures OF the
elf builders.
senator Warren Inns been assured hy
NdJuinnt General Corhln that Fort
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cruIilng nnd organizing station FOR ON.
OF the new regiments To bc recruited
or for some part OF such regiment.
senator uannn. from the committee
on commerce. made favorable report
on the bIli for submarine cable from
San Francisco to Honolulu. The
amendment makes mn appropriation OF
s5pp.1I1 To bc Immediately available.
= a.. 4. la
passage OF his hill providing for pro-
lection OF prehistoric relies In certain
western states. Speaker Henderson
promised recognition OF the measure,
which IL regarded as highly mcfitcr,
Ioirs. 40
The Western West Point cadets OF
this years graduating class. W. L.
Guthrie OF Colorado. Guy Kent OF wy
oming and John LyminEton OF New
Mexico, were to-day nominated ns see
ond li"ut.nants Of cavalry In the fcsu-
lar army.
Senator Warren introduced h'il pro-
posing ;o extend the provisions OF the
law permitting homestead cn'rics urp"
certain abandoned military rcsrrsa-
tIops TO all such reservations hcrcto-
fore n,arrd under control OF tie sccrc-
tnry OF the interior.
REPRESENTATIVE He'll. who has op-
posed the use OF the pension Office LOT
the coming inaugural hall. introduccu
n resolution providing that no nubiic
buildings In the District OF Columbia
shall bc used for inaugural functions
except as expressly authorized by law.
Major Carl I.cutZ. president. aud the
,hIriy.two directors OF the Northeast.
,ru Sacngcrhund OF America. called In
n body at the White House AMID pre-
scntcd TO the President an album
bound In red leather and containing tue
songs sung by the society at It's last
meeting In 1890.
Senator Carter. who IL n conlcrcc on
the army appropriation bill. Insists tlat
the Cuban amendment to the biii must
bc further amended so as TO coinnci
Cuba to render an accounting 10 tue
United States for the money which was
expended by this government III 'upa'
with a view TO the repayment NJ some
future time.
Senator Clark presented farornnic
report from the public lands commit
tee upon his bill amending the law gov
rrniur timber reservations so that citi-
IONS OF wyoming may have the same
privileges ms those OF Montana In the
,,sc OF timber on public lands on the
south slope of the Pryor mountains
md on lands south OF the Grow rcscr-
walton. Montana.
senator Warren introduced an
amendment TO the sundry civil bill pro-
yidinr that volunteer officers serving
in the Spanish war shall he paid Tor
tho p,riod from the date OF their en-
rollmcnt until time OF muster into the
United States service. The amendment
4. designed to cuualizc the pay OF otii-
r,rs In the Rough Rider and immune
regiments, which. through inadvcrt-
once. were omitted from the provisions
governing the pay of other regiments
REPRESENTATIVE AIondcll presented n
,onfercncc report agreeing TO the pro-
risions of the bill extending 10 paru-
,Innpts in the Spanish ana fhilippihc
wars credit for time so served When
nroying up on homestead entries, Inc
lin also provides that the heirs OF SOL
licrs or sailors who died i'll these wars,
who. prior to enlistment. made home
s,n,L entries. may prove up on the
same without further residence on the
lands.
Washington correspondent says
,hn, during the comedy on the subsidy
Iii In thc Senate the other night III
,vhich MIR. Teller was the star and Mr..
triIlmon. Mr., Chandler. Mr.. Jones or
Irt,psns and other statesmen took ac-
,ivn nnrts. the venerable Senator Pet
inc of Alabama. the patriarch or the
distinguished body. who is fnmiliarly
,,nnwn 10 his colleagues as "thc Buff
S,lo" created n sensation by exclnim-
Inc impaticntly: "Mr. President, how
lon, is his = nonsense going to last!'
The Senate had n lively discussion on
, resolution by Mr.. Jones of Arkansas
70 discharge the judiciary committee
rom further consideration OF the anti
,r,st hill passed by the House Mt the
i,st session and to bring 1t before the
snn,tc for consideration. The major
;,v maintained that the House measure
clearly was unconstitutional. They pro.
tested. too. against king up so great
question in the closing hours Oh me