Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-02
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

Mf. Teller si-ihr ia opposition Ia the
measure. During a discussion ever
an amendment offered by Mr. i'atlcg-
son To aiiow all railroads ia. us- ot
the proposed station. Mr. iloar i-s-
came Involved ia woriy discussion
with AIR. Tiiiman. who charged that
the Massachusetts senator had b-en
diseourteous To him.
Admiral Dewey. through his s-cre-
sary. MIR. Crawford. has announced
that he was making mo plans To visit
Denver ia the near future, The inSi'
tntion To attend banau-t In Beaver
on the first Of May had i-r-n declined
ON that date. the nnniy-rsar. Of the
hattie OF Manila. Admiral Dewey
makes Il a point to meet ns many of
the officers who were with him on that
ocsusion as possible and c-i-bEut. the
event by a banquet In Washington.
The firsi banquet Of thi. ssrt was held
last year. The admiral ID con'-mpia'r
ins no westward trip.
III. Senate has passed Mr.. warr-n's
hill providing that the cIr-ti, conr; OF
Appeals Of the Eighth Judicial Circuit
OF the United States shall hold nj least
one term Of court annually In tbs city
Of Denver or iu tii. city af Cheyenne
OH th. first Monday In scrt-mi-r OF
each year. The Eighth Judicial Cir.
cult Is by far the largest In ARIA OF
any of the circuits. and the distances
TO L. Travelled by ilti.nnis for attend.
ancc upon the Court Of Appeals arc 50
great ns TO work much Inconvenience
aud expense to those having business
b-farc the court. The terms Of court
nrc now held at PLACES on the extreme
northeast ahd southeast parts OF the
circuit ,St Paul nnd NJ. Louis. when
due regard tn the convenience ana III.
i-r,-.ts Of the whole circuit require TINT
courts b- also held nj q more central
location. The cities of Beaver aud
Cheyenne are located very near the &C.
oSraphical center OF the circuit nnd
convenient to districts where mining
and wnicr litigation form large part
OF the b,isin-s. Of the court. No cS.
pcnsc IL attached to the United States
by the proposed additional sitting OF
the court. as ihcr- are suitable build
inrs In both cities for holding the same.
On account Of the great amount OF
business In the Eighth Circuit senator
Warren lins introduced n hiil provldin.
for the appointment Of mn additional
circuit Judge. This bas b.~n fnvorahiy
reported aud will pass the Senate NJ
mn early day.
Several caiiicmcn from western Ne
brnskn appeared before the subcom.
mit,cc OF the Senate Public Lands
Committee having the measure for the
leasing OF the public domain for graz.
Ing purposes In charge. and pleaded
the cause OF the stock growers, who
desire 10 obtain possession Of the
ranges for their herbs. The party con.
sisted OF Bartlett Richards. brother OF
Governor Richards OF Wyoming; Z. i.
Coffee. William Hcrndon. \. Modisci'c.
Dan IIiii and T.. G. Harris. Mr.. Rich.
ards made nm extended argument In ia
vor Of the Mlllar,l leasing bill. He said
OF the GOO.OO0,OOO acres OF public lands
estimated ns unarablc on account OF
lack Of irrigation. only GO.OOOOO acres
could eventually bc irrigated. lie made
the plea that the remaining lands he
given over for grazing purposes under
lease. Mr.. Richards claimed that the
beef trust was not to blame for the cN-
orbitnnt price OF meat. II was due. he
said. to the high price OF corn last sea-
son. Receiving 60 cents bushcl FOR
their corn the farmers disposed of
their entire crop and retained nothing
for the feeders" which they had usn-
ally In former years reared for the
were Obliged to vncate the public do
main the price of meat would go up
still higher. Even at the present time.
lie said. the cattle industry IL In such
shape that there Is not more than one
hind quarter OF beef for each person In
the United States. Members OF the
Public Lands Commission have ex-
pressed themselves rs of the opinion
that In case n leasing law Is eventual
ly passed by Congress. Its terms should
be arranged according to the state OF
grazing In the localities where 1t Is to
be applied.
The speech OF Mr.. Carmack of Ten
nessec on the Philippine government
bill was one Of the most caustic ever
delivered In the Senate. BY the terms
of the pending bill. he said. the islands
were for the Filipinos rs the pasture
was for the sheep-they lived and
browsed there in order to raise wool
for others to wear and mutton for
others to eat. "1f the carpet-bag gov
ernment you propose to establish In
the Philippines" he cried, 'is not Il
thousand times better than that which
you established in your own country
after the Civil War, Lord God have
mercy upon the people Of those isl
" tht
cable reports from Manila that General
Smith had acknowledged he had given
orders to make Samar a bowling will
derness and to kill NIL over 10, as hor-
ribe beyond the description of words.
The program, he said, was to practice
unheard-of barbarities In the slaughter
OF the Inhabitants and to- have the
torch complete the work of slaughter.
"When the land is without home and
the country without people, the word
'pacified' will be written upon the
tombstone of the province of Samar."
From the very outbreak of hostilities
In the Philippines, he declared, there
had been systematic concealment of
the truth, which wns now coming out.
The civil government established by
this bill, he predicted, would result in
ever recurring Instructions to be put
down by our blood and treasure. What
for? In order that n few rapscallions
and carpet-baggers might have unlim-
tied license to thieve and plunder. In
the course of his remarks he called
attention to report that an American
corporation which purposed to raise
rubber trees In Mindanao had arranged
with the datos for slave labor, and he
had read an amendment which he pro.
posed to offer, prohibiting the grant of
any franchise to persons or corpora
tlons which proposed to employ slave
labor. He asked Mr.. Lodge IL the
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