Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-16
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

The Senate appropriations committee
decided To report favorably the amend
ment postponing the st. Louis cXposl-
ton, introduced yesterday by Senator
Cockrell.
Postmaster General Payne will ap-
peal from the decision OF Judge Brad
ley OF the District Court, admitting GER
tain publications to the second class
mall rate.
The President, ms was expected,
signed the oleomnrgnrInc hill on the
9th instant, though the packing houses
brought Ia bear every influence they
could TO induce him To veto II.
Members OF the Senate committee on
III. Philippines think that "A yot. Will
certainly De reached by May 2ith. II
not before. They say that whenever
| the debate is exhausted they will agree
10 vote. but that they object To nam.
Ing day for vote until they are quite
certain that there Is nothing more Ia
| say pertinent to the subject.
Senator Patterson has Introduced n
resolution directing the Interstate com
mcrcc commission To send To the Sen.
ate copies nf the reports OF Its lnsipcc.
tors showing the condition nud defects
Or safety appliances nnd the practice OF
operating trains 10y brakes, ns required
10y the act To promote the. safety OF
employees nnd travellers ON n number of
railroads, including tile Southern Pa
ellie.
Representative M0ni"il Of Wyoming
has Introduced hill nppropriniing SiO.-
60 annually for d-fTuyins til" expenses
1f yearly cumI"iiilv" drills open to the
army. marin. corps. navy nni state and
territorial national guards. and for pur-
I .EsRs.
/ pri1s's To Ia awarded Ia successful
teams. Til. biii IL Intended tn arouse
nn intcp,st In military proficiency In
III. several bEnnch-s of the service.
Secretary Shaw has issued amended
regulations governing the Inspection OF
baggage of Incoming passengers at III"
ports Of III" United States. The sccr-.
tary also has prepared circulars which
| viii L. distributed among iisiss.nE-ts.
Another circular il n,iin-ssrd to collcc.
tors nni other otiic-Fs Of I'll" customs
giving them particular instructions ns
tn the examination Of baggage nnd the
courteous treatment of passengers.
senator Patterson called upon the
commissioner of the general land oiiic-
ia ir'iiaif Of New M-Sico cattle com.
pany alleged to have f-nr.'i public
ian'i. Commissioner Hermann said that
while ha Specific or'icr has b--n i.su-,i.
IL Is understood tI,-fc will h, no pTos.s
/ cutious oni-r-i of tiios.' who have
f-tr-,i public lands prior to July i.,.
after which date. II the f-nr-s nr- no,
TVm"V-si. steps wiii H. taken by pro.
! crss Of law to enforce the statutes
sEainst Illegal fencing.
4 conference Of the Senate ani the
tiaus... which met to discuss the Sen
at-'s amendment to the spottswoo,i.
Mcclellan Till. has aErvC,i upon the
/ awarding Of si.sIs, This amount Of
damage. u Is claimed. was sustained
by Siss;l~wop,i 4 Mcclellan while they
wyFv carrying the mail to tradvtll" In
| ths, -aTly days. The l.radvIllc l-oon
come ON while they w"rr in possession
ot the contract ani the mails Increased
a hundred fold in weight. The loss
sustained in carrying these large mails
had to H. bornc by the contractors.
The House has passed the Senate
bill jIF,-iinE the payment 81 an Rn.
nuity Of $50 rcr annum for life. cUiu'
tncn-inE June u. ii..i. to Mrs. AriNClln
II. Mc-k-r Of Greeley. Colorado. The
annuity is 'o L. paid ou, ~ funds to
the credit In the Indian oiiic- Of the
ciuspiiia;C,i hand 81 ui- Indians. The
annuity is granted Mrs. Mc-kcr ip re.
osui,lnn ~ th" services of her husband.
Nathan Cook Mcrkcr. VIII. was Indian
agent at the White river agency. Colo.
RADIO and Utah. ani who lost his life In
the massacre which took placu ,hCrr in
issp.
A lively i-i,a'. urrurr,i In the Son
ate utpan an amendment to the army
appropriation hill offered 10y Mr. IalI-y
of Texas. providing that no part of tb"
appropriations inadr 10y the measure
should H. used in icfrayins ih" -S.
t.cns.-s Of the special embassy to ia"
raTpuatipn Of King Edward VII. uf
England. MIR. bailey Conien,iCi tina;
the United States should not send
special ambassador to the curunation
~ Ensiand's King or tn the coronation
/ Of any ruler. when the country thus
houorr,i did not extend like courtesy
to the Uuit,,i States on the Inaugural
ton Of a President. Aftcr considerable
discussion the amendment was with.
/ drawn and the hill passed. Subsequent.
~ Mr.. Bailey offered resolution which
will l., considered later. covering the
point made in his amendment.
Representative MunIcll of Wyoming
has requested Speaker Henderson to
grant consideration of hill which has
passed the Senate to ratiiy the treaty
with Crow Indians. whereby the In.
and transfer the remaining land In the
Crow reservation to the government for
public settlement. The bill was opposed
ia the House at the last session Of
Congress by Mr.. Monicil. because wyu.
ming settlers. adjacent tp the rcsrrva-
tidn. were not fully protected In water
rights and privileges Ivy the provisions
uf the hill. The measure pending gives
full recognition tu these rights nnd MIR.
MOndeli urgently favorS its passage.
lie believes the speaker will give the
friends Of the measure nn opportunity
To- bring II up for passage before the
close OF the session.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
which was passed by the Senate fixes
the final cost Of the public building at
Cheyenne at sTI.S<LIl. The sum OF
sG.s.g Is provided for the current cx-
I,cnscs Of the Iycadville fish hatchery.
The land office is allowed Sa2J.oyp to
iJc expended In the survey Of public
lands. One thousand dollars is allowed
the Interior Department for the eN-
animation Of desert lands. For the SUR
ycy Of private land claims In Colorado
Nevada. Wyoming. Utah. Arizona and
New Mexico the sum Of $1,000 Is np-