The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-29

abandoned Fort Bridger. Fort Sanders
and Fort Laramie military reserva-
tions. Wyoming. the right to purchase
one-qunrter section of Idblic land on
said reservations, as pasture or graz
ing land: TO authorize the erection of
buildings by the International commit
tee Of the Y. NJ. c. a. ON military res
ervations of the United States; 60 au-
thorize the sale of n part of the Fort
Niobrara reservation in Nebraska; 10
regulate commutntion for good CON
duct for United States prisoners: grant
ing to the g. A. II. the right TO be quar-
tered In the unfinished government
printing office during the coming Da-
tional encampment; authorizing the
Santa Fe rallroad company 10 sell or
lease its property and franchise.
The Senate committee on Judiciary
amended the conspiracy bill passed by
the House so as to read: ''That no
agreement, combination or contract not
involving injury to property or a
breach Of the peace, by or between two
or more persons to do or procure to be
done, or not to do or procure not to be
done. any act In contemplation or fur
therance of any trade dispute between
employers and employees in the District
Of Columbia, or In any territory of the
United States, or between employers
and employees who may be engaged In
trade or commerce between the several
states, or between any territory and
other territories, and states or states
and the District OF Columbia and any
states or foreign nations. shall be
deemed criminal, nor shall those en-.
gagged therein be Indicted or otherwise
punishable for the crime of conspiracy.
If such act committed by one person
would not be punishable as n crime;
nor shall such agreement. combination
or contract be considered as in re
straint of trade or commerce. nor shall
any restraining order or injunction be
issued with relation thereto"
Discussing the Philippines bill In the
Senate. Mr.. Dolliver of Iowa paid a
beautiful tribute to the late President
Mckinley, and his policy in the Phil.
ippines. saying that in McKlnley's
policy there was not note of greed
or coveteousness. He Dolliver) had
had found 1t difficult. as he had heard
the terms "thleves." ''murderers,H
.'plunderers" and carpet baggers"
flung recklessly from the lips of Dem
ocratic statesmen. to determine just
where he was, whether he was really
In the Senate of the United States.
William Mckinley had put the seal of
approval on the holding of the Phil.
ippines by the United States In trust
for their Inhabitants. And. he said,
the action of Mckinley was pregnant
with greatness and humanity. He said
the Philippine insurrection as a mill.
tary proposition was thing of the
past. In conclusion Mr.. Dolliver said.
"The Congress of the United. States is
more likely to cede back the valley of
the Mississippi to the lawful heirs Of
Napoleon the Great. than to leave the
Philippine archipelago to become the
prey of anarchy or the prize of some
European power"
Representative Shafroth is making n
strong effort to obtain the establish.
ment of a national soldiers home at
Denver. During the debate in the
House on a measure to provide n ma
tional sanitarlum as branch of the
National Home of Disabled Soldiers
ut Hot Springs. South Dakota. Mr..
Shafroth secured the floor and in a
neat five-minute speech made plea
for his bill, which. he said. has been re-
ported to the House by the committee
on military affairs and has been prom.
ised recognition by the speaker. "The
gentlemen from South Dakota are do.
ing their best in getting some recogni.
ton for the great West" said Mr.. Shaf-
roth. 'and l will vote for this measure
but l want to call attention to the fact
that there is no soldiers home in the
vast domain extending from the Mis-
souri, river to the Pacific ocean, except
one on the Pacific coast and one In the
valley of the Missouri river: although
more than 10000 soldiers live within
n radius of 400 miles of Denver, and
the climate conditions are such that
the building of n home there would be
of inestlmable advantage compared to
the soldiers homes that have been con
structed in other parts of the United
States" Mr.. Shafroth said he wanted
to see place furnished the old soldiers
where they may be cured of pulmonary
troubles and end their days free from
paiu. II recognition from the speaker
on this bill is not forthcoming shortly
Ii is likely an attempt will be made to
have the Senate amend the bill for the
sanitarium at Hot Springs. South Da-
kota. so as to add the desired provision
for Denver.
The testimony of Corporal Richard
O'Brien of North Adams, Massachu-
sets. before the Senate Philippines
committee was of sensational char
acter. He told of the reported viola
ton of Spanish woman of good
character by American officers. O'Brien
belonged to Company NJ of the Twcn-
ty-sixth United States Volunteers. and
he told of the disgraceful conduct of
Captain Mcdonald and Lieutenant