Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-03-28
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

| Representative shafroth has intro
duced bill granting pension Of $50
per month to 8. Effie Parkhiil. widow
OF the late Clayton II. Parkhili. the
prominent surgeon OF Denver. The bill
also provides q payment OF " per
month to each Of the two children Of
DIR. Parkhill. which payments shall
cease sitter they become sixteen years
| Of age. In the afiidavitS to be present
cd to the House committee on pensions.
II Will be stated that DIR. Parkhlll ln-
Cured the disabilities which were the
cause OF the death during his service
In the volunteer army In 1903 and isJ.l.
Mr.. Shnfroth also introduced n bill
granting an lncrease OF peasion TO
Charles II. Strong Of Denver.
Mr.. Hin. from the committee on coin
age. weights and measures, favornbly
reported his bill authorizing the Sec
retnry of the Treasury to coin the sill
Yer bullion In the treasury, purchased
under the act of July II. 1890. Int
such denominations of subsidiary si,-
yer coin as he may deem necessary to
meet public requirements, and there
after. as public necessities may de.
mand. to rccoin outstanding silver dol.
lars into subsidiary silver coin. and
directing that the provision for coin.
nge OF any portion of the bullion under
above act bc repealed. Mr.. Shnfroth
states that this bill is very objection
able TO members, because II Ii the sub
stitution of limited for full legal tender
money. and is a process OF eliminating
the silver dollar RS money.
Mr.. Shnttuc gives the following Sura.
mary OF the immiIrnt ton bill and the
report recommending Its passage: '~The
general purpose OF this bill In 20 bring
together In one act scattered lcHisla.
ticn on this subject enacted from 1875
to 1904. In regard to the immigration
OF aliens Into the United States. The
head tnx on Immigrants il increased
from 81. us at present. to &l.O. This
IL to meet the expenses OF the immisra-
ton business. The bill provides also
for not only rejecting undesirable
aliens nt our ports. but. by following
up those who have uniawfully effected
criminal burdens upon state and mu.
nicipal Institutions. Hnd within nvc
years after their arrival returning them
to the country whence they came"
Senator Teller had q conference with
the commissioner OF Indian Affairs. the
outcome Of which will bc nm amend.
mrnt To the Indian appropriation bill
giving the commissioner the power to
purchase water for the use Of the
Southern Utcs on their lands In south.
western Colorado. AZ the present time
the Indians thcrr are absolutely de-
pendent upon waste waters which come
10 them and the sccpaEc from o,hcs
irrigated lands above. All the water
for the region comes from the Dolores
river. and the bitches arc controlled
by tho Mouirxuma Ditch Company.
This company annually dispos~s Of
practically all the water u can ret from
the river TO white settlers above the
reservation. II the company IL TO b
called upon TO supply the Indians u
will be necessary to construct dam.
rrcsidcot Roosevelt IL being bcsicgcd
daily by cattle companies in the West
who srsk q delay at the order Of the
secretary Of the Interior to remove
fences from public lands. somc simc
ago tho fat went forth that fences sur
rounding public Erusins lands must
come down on the ist Of April. rrcsI.
dent Roosevelt has been impor,une,i
by large cattle owners who have had
these land. In their possession to cx.
tend the time. and has nccc,ic,i to
Ing notion two months. Delegate To.
dcy ot New Mexico saw tho President
and secured from him the promise that
the time should br extended this long.
President Roosevelt intinatcd that he
might decide to extent IL onr year. lie
has b~vn strongly urged to do this. and
At present hn. the matter under consid.
Grafton. Mr.. Muivanc. Republican ma
tional committeeman from Kansas. IL
In Washington in the interests Of the
cattle growers who hold several hun.
drcd thousand acres OF public land In
southeastern New Mexico and the strip
known Ms the Bcaiis grant. These
cattle men claim they are under con.
tract 10 NIL number Of orders In June.
and II the fences on their grazing lands
arr removed previous TO this time there
will he rrca, confusion in getting these
sale herds together. Delegate Rodcy
IL also working In behalf Of thcsc cattic
men. and says he hopes to prevail up.
on the President TO have the enforce
mcnt Of the order calling for the re-
movai Of the fences postponed for a
year.
The senator's who sincerely advocate
the passage OF the House resolution de-
manding election OF senators by popu.
lnr vote will permit no unnecessary
obstruction OF the measure. says the
News correspondent. The committee
| on privileges aud Mons TO which
the resolution was referred. will not
bc permitted TO pass Il over from meet.
Ing TO meeting without tnkins action.
This committee meets again Tuesday.
and the House resolution is the only
important matter pending. II the mat
ter Is not brought mp within a reason
able time some senator favorable to
the resolution will rise In the Senate
and move that the committee be dis.
charged from further consideration.
This procedure Is resorted to. however.
only In extreme cnses. such rs when
senatorial courtesy" might prevent