Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-27

mum. chemist nj Ss,ODO ana an equip
ment costing 5000. Assays OF ores
shall be furnished free and shall be
made public fifteen days after samples
ARE furnished by depositors-
Representative Bell of Colorado has
introduced bill providing that any
Union soldiers who, while prisoncrs OF
war. Joined the Confederate army with
the intention OF escaping and who did
not actually fight against the Union,
shall not b. prcJudicei by that fact
In applying FOR pensions. lie has also
prepared bill authorizing the Secre-
tary OF I'll. Interior To set aside trncts
Of lands In the West containing import.
ant nnd aboriginal civilization when
ncccs~ary for their preservation.
The administration Is not concerned
over the statement OF u MnnaIua dis
patch that III. German government,
under certain CONVERSIONS To n steam.
ship company. claims the exclusive
right To navigate the San Juan river
and Lake Nicaragua. which form q
part OF the PROPOSED is;hminn canal.
This alleged claim. IL IL understood.
Will not embarnss pcndin: legislation
for the construction Of the canal. as Its
settlement 1. question with which tho
Nicnraruan government and the capt
iai ciaitnin. the concession win have
60 deal.
Representative Jenkins OF Wisconsin.
who proposed a constitutional amend.
mcnt to cohtroi trusts la the last Con.
rrc~s. has this session introduced q
similar m~asurr providing for simi.
lar constitutional amendment. prosid.
Ing for government regulation Of trus,s
nnd other commercial organizations
This amendment IL substantially tho
same ~ he proposed last year. which
was fnyornbiy reported by the House
Committee on judiciary and received
III. support af the majority In tho
1ious-,. although the vote was not the
nscvseary two thirds required Oh coa.
siitutianai amendments.
Representative Stephens Of Texas
has introduced tho iir.s hill OF tho s~s.
sion referring TO tho leasing Of the
pubic grazing lands in the arid states
and territories. This hill PROPOSES To
put the ~niifv matter In the hands Of
the srcsciary of che Interior aud pro.
tid~s that nny troua tsdc actual settler
who r.ay ss~idc on nny part cf tho
land. the lease Of which q. authorized
i,y this act. shall have the prior right
scr q period OF ninety days after tho
Law L. passed. 10 i-a.- such quantity
Of land ne may b. limited by the net TO
Include HE improvements upon com.
plying with the provisions Of the pro.
posed law.
Minister Canrrr has reported 10 The
state d-i,artmcn; the correspondence
l-''wccn himself and the Chinese ror.
crnmrnt rysar,iinr the precautions 10
10 taken by foreigners travelling In
ill. inland districts Of China TO en-.
SURE personal safety. In accordance
with treaty provisions. traveller. In the
interior and away from the vicinity
OF tTCsty ports. should always br pro-
vidci with PASSPORTS. u Is further
desired that travellers give the local
authorities .no;ic- in advance Of their
iu;cntLan TO SO further. in order that
authorities Of the province toward
which they arr travelling may be no.
titicti anj suitabi. guard bc dis.
patched with them 10 pfp,cc; them
from harm.
senator warrrn is hintcj a. a leader
in antaepnisine the proposition to alter
the mc;hoj Of Introducing bills In the
Senate. Others named ne opposed 10 II
are Allison. Hale. gailineur and Proc.
tor. They claim that the proposed
amendment will simply orcn the food.
gates and swamp the committees and
the Senate itself in a Jcluxc Of bills.
The amendment stnkrn Of will hc Of.
fCrCyi hy Senator Lodge. It will pro-
vide that all petitions. memorials. bills
and resolutions may b. introduced by
merely preparing the documents and
endorsing ,h IN with the name of the
maker and the title Of the committee
to which they are to be referred. The
present method provides that the Sen.
n..o,. Es,
,rciucc all bills and resolutions. must
H. recognized by the presiding officer.
and must have the hills Rad by title.
anil the measures must bc referred TO
proper committees by the presiding
officer himself. The proposed amend.
mcnt will do away with the old order
OF things. and is very Objectionable TO
many Of the moTr influential senators.
Secretary Hay. in a letter TO Dr. :.
l. Baldwin. chairman Of the native
Tacrs dpputation. which on December
sch presented n great petition for a
treaty 10 protect native TaCrS against
intoXiCantS and opium. says! Your
suggestion that call the attention Of
the nations concerned in the rysolu.
tions IT the Senate adopted January
4. 1901. as likely 10 Indicate the con.
current opinion of the two branches
OF the tTcaty.inakinE power. the sem
ate and The executive. has my cordial
aC,juicsceuce. In view Of the circum-
stances that the former Representa-.
tiOns to the other powers were made
by the British government ns well as
by our own. I shall initiate renewed
ovcrtures in the proposed sense by
communicating the senate resolution
to the British government with the
suggestion that II bc made the basis
Of Concurrcntly rcopcning the ques-
tion with the powers having influence
or commerce within the western Pa
Ciiic. or in any other uncivilized quar-
ter where the salutary principle of
liuuor restriction could be practically
applied through the general applica.
iion of similar laws 10y the several
countries or through conventional
agreement between them,'