Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-02-07
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND Z
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

| AoA thc my Sohi"Ase" - So
tpDine scouts. comprising about o,Oo
men. A deficiency appropriation y re-
quired OF $5l5.O0O.
The proposition to dispose, Of the
United States transports and TO depend
upon private steamship corporations
for the Transportation of troops In the
future does not meet with very general
approval In Congress.
Secretary Long has detached Rear
Admiral wildes from his present duty
az commnndnnt OF the Pensacola navy
yard and ordered him to relieve Rear
Admiral Louis Kempn. the junior
squadron commander on the Asiatic
station.
Tie House committee on coinage has
acted favorabiy on the bill appropriat-
Ing SaOO.O0O for establishing branch
mint nt Tacoma. Washington. The
general purpose OF this new branch Is
to give added mint facilities for the
gold and silver coming from Alaska.
The comparative statement of the
government receipts and expenses
show that during January, 1902, the
expenditures SIS, ,5is.2II. leaving sur
plus for the month OF ss.0;ri.sJ1. The
surplus for the corresponding month
last year wns SI.iOOOCO.
The House has passed the Lacey bill
for the protection OF miners In the ter
ritorics. II provides that In every mine
over 100 feet In depth. mine owners he
required to provide $3.50 cubic feet or
pure mir for every nifty miners. II also
provides thnt managers OF coal mines
shall employ shot iircr-
Il The Senate committee on public
innds has ordered favorable report
on the Irrigation bili recently agreed
upon by the senators and members OF
the Housc OF Representatives from III.
scmi.ar states. There was no objrc'
tion In the committee and thc motion
to report the bill was unanimous.
Representative Borcins OF Kentucky
has rcintro.iuc,.d y bill providing for
the establishment OF n pension court
Of appeals. The hill provide. for the
appointment OF seven judges whose
duty IL shall H. to hear arguments for
IN. granting or the increase Of special
pensions. instead OF the petitioners
coming TO Congress for relief.
Tn. ..comm-n," OF Judge Advocate
ccn.rai f.-miy and Solicitor Hanna
upon the appeal of Admiral schi-y. ns
,abmi,tci TO the rtrsi,i-n, by SECRETARY
Long. il less than third ns long n
the appeal itself. The commentators
begin with the statement that Admiral
sShicy and hi. counsel have shifi-'l
their ground and have Ignored the chief
grounds OF III. decision.
The friend. OF the olrumarsErin- bill
have 10 ,ioub. of Its passage. They r.
card the vote ON the adoption Of the
special order last Friday as practically
4 les, vote. IT.. biii il practically the
G,ruu, bill. imposing tax of ]" crii's
. pound on products coiorcsi ~ ifniin'
lion of butter and 10 make retail d-aI-
rrs who coiar .iccmaFsnEinc subject 'n
the same penalties as the ussuufactuf-
cts.
Tho President has approved the rrc.
ommcniatian Of the sccrviary OF war
that the srntrncss Of dismissal imposed
hy court martial in the case Of First
Llru,caant Preston Brown. jr.. Second
Infantry. t~ cummutC,i 10 the lns.ta OF
iliirty.fiv- uuunissrs aud forfeiture OF
half nf hls ray for uinc months Lieut.
tenant HruWn wa. charged with has.
ing Killed a Filipino who infused to
rCscuc drowning soldier.
There is a growing disposition af.nnS
senators ani m-mirrrs who keep close
watch upon legislative conditions To
bcji.t- that shrrr will h- M Till for
!, canal across the is,hmus t-twcrn the
Atlantic aud Pacific ocraus during shc
prcseu, session of Congress- The
truth il that nine out OF every ten men
sns meets in Congress or oti' af u is
disposed to srs scheme" in this sud.
den desirv Of the Frvuchmcn To sell
out their rights.
tn. Senate committee on rsuifncrcc
has authorized a favorable report on
Senator Fryp's ship subsidy bill. The
. D lac tsi-
FRYE. Tho committee made several
amendments to the hill. The mos, i'm.
partant were: Allowing mail carrying
vessels under the hill To- bc either iron
or steel, instead OF steel only. as orig
inaiiy provided. and reducing to loo
sru@s registered tons the vessels rcccivs
Ing q bounty under the bill.
The preliminary report regarding iron
aud steel blast furnaces In the United
States for 1850. as compared with
iss-D. follows: Number Of establish.
mcn,s. ~! decrease. per cent: cap.
ital. siIJ JiSa.gs2: increase. u 1'er cent;
wage carncrs. average number. sE.sil;
increase. IL per cent: total wages.
S1sisl.i .i'p. increase. e Icr cent: cost
OF matcfial used. Si5i .ltes'ss5: increase.
IL per cent: value of pEotiuCts. s2JS..
5l,i.i5a: increase. 4: per cent
senator Hear. from the committee on
the judiciary. has reported fayorably
the hill to limit the meaning Of the
word conspiracy and the use uf ''re-
s,raining orders and iujunctions" in
certain cases. The bill provides that
combination to do an act or not to do
It shall not h. punished more severely
than the act itself. and that cofnbi-
nations Of this character between EN-.
ployyrs and employees engaged In inter.
state commerce shall not le considered
! in restraint Of trade or commerce. The
=. bill Is intended TO aid in adjusting la.
l,Or disputes on railroads.
Western members Of Congress who
are opposing the Hill currency hill
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