Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-01-25

Benjamin Kimberly has been named
Tor reappointmcnt as receiver OF the
land office nj Denver.
Senator Vest gave notice OF nn
amendment he will propose 10 the ship
subsidy bill applying the provisions OF
tho antitrust law To ship building un-
der the bill.
The House committee un public lands
decided against rcconsidering the ia
vorable action they had previously
taken to include salt mines under
placer mining laws.
Col. c. +. Hiidcr. chief clerk Of the
bureau OF ethnology of the Smithson-
Inn institute. died on the .ist Inst.
aged seventy. He WAS well known rs
n magazine writer and lecturer.
The New York H.rald's poll of the
House shows that the ship. subsidy
BILL as II stands Will he beaten by
forty-elIht voics. bur viii have elgh-
teen majority for an amended bill.
Congressman Neville OF Nebraska has
suffered n relapse in his condition, re-
suiting from u recurrence OF -hcmor-
rhnrcs. They have weakened him con-
sidcrably, but there are hopes for Ills IT,
covcry.
- Nt~ sh'
Senate 10 amend the army reorrnn!Za-
tion bai So as 10 provide against the
sale OF liquor In the Philippines and 10
prohibit the Importation OF any kind OF
intoSlcnnis into the Islands, but IL was
defeated.
The Senate has passed the army re-
organization bill. Th. measure having
originated In the Senate. the final
question WIS not upon Its passage. but
upon agreeing to the House amend.
mcnis. They were agreed to by a vote
OF II to -.
Secretary Gage has submitted TO
Congress an estimate OF expenses for
collecting customs for the coming lis
cal year. For Denver he estimates the
following: Surveyor. 5000: two dcpu'
ties, S..,S1T: Inspector. 500: stcnoIraph-
err. $500. Total. S,.O17.
The Honsc passed Representative
Shnfroih's bill providing for payment
OF S3.lOo tn \. Z. Cass. vice president
OF the Colorado Fuel aud Iron Com
pnny. 10 reimburse him for n draft sent
him from the Treasury Department
and lost In transmission.
The twenty-five persons. lace opcr-
ators and their families. brought from
England by Dr. DowIe and who had
been refused n landing nj Portland.
Maine. ON the ground that they We're
contract lnborcrs. have been permitted
by the Treasury Department 10 land.
The President has SO far recovered
as 10 take Mrs. Mckinley out for
drive to-day behind his new horses.
lie was able 10 drive them himself.
and after u spin OF an hour or SO In
the frosty air he pronounced himself
snflsftnI xxtfh fh.. f,.-t ~, nnI nm "A nnislc
road 10 recovery.
Richard sylvester. chief OF police OF
Washington. has invited the most
prominent detectives OF the country to
attend the inaugural ceremonies in the
capital city. The policemen Will be ON
hand TO receive the crooks, whose
movements until that time will be
watched by members OF the national
bureau OF Identification.
The Honsc naval affairs committee
completed consideration OF the naval
appropriation bill and Chairman Foss
was directed to report II. No authoriz-
alton OF additional vessels OF the Hol-
land submarine class will be recon-
mcnded. The bill carries STI.OOO.OOo,
an Increase OF Sl3.OOO.DoO over that
for the present year. Two battleships
and two cruisers are TO be contracted
for.
Efforts have been made by the pro-
ducers Of vaccine TO have the agricul-
turnl committees OF Congress omit
from the forthcoming agricultural ap-
preparation bill further provision for
vaccine made and distributed by the
government on the ground that the gov
crnment distribution Is no longer neces-
sary and is an Interference with pri-
rate enterprise.
A bill to regulate filings under the
mining laws OF the United States has
been introduced by Senator Stewart of
Nevada. 1t Is proposed by the bill TO
restrict one person to one placer loca
tion in each mining district and to one
quartz location on each vein. The bill
also provides that annual assessment
work shall be performed prior to De-
cember 31st of each year.
The naval appropriations bill was
reported to the House with an elabor-
ntc statement of its provisions, by
Chairman Foss, of the naval commit
tee. The bill carries S7T,OlG,G35. the
largest ever reported to the House
from the committee on naval affairs.
This is S11 1,SG5,T1S above the bill of
last year, and S1O.220, ,395 below the
estimates submitted by the Navy De.
partment.
Owing to the Presidents condition
from the effects of the grip, 1t is now
probable that, acting upon the advice
Of DR.. Dixey, the official receptions an
nounced for the winter, as well as the
Cabinet dinners, will be Cancelled. One
or two of the official dinners may be
given later in the season. but 1t is be-
lieved 1t would be imprudent for the
President to undergo the fatigue of n
long reception for some considerable
time.
A bill to provide n home for nred |