Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-02-07

by executive order any forest reserves
to the control of the Department OF Az
riculture. and. after the transfer. all
laws relating to the same under the
Department Of the Interior shall apply
to their regulation, administration and
control In all respects under the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. The President In
also authorized to set apart such forest
reserves as he may deem proper for
game or fish preserves.
The Republican members Of the
ways and means committee held pri-
yatc conference Wednesday night and
decided to frame bill for the reduc-
tion of war revenue taxes before pro
ceetiing further with The subject OF Gu
ban reciprocity. Chairman Payne at
once called a meeting OF the full COM
mittce for IL o'clock tomorrow. when
work on the war reduction bill
Will begin. Many leading congressman
are quoted rs saying that they believe
Cuba will be forced TO seek annexation
by the delay In iariff concessions.
Secretary Hitchcock has ordered
Withdrawn from public entry town.
ships 10 and -. covcrin. lands upon
which will bc located the Gunnlson
tunnel. by which the waters OF the
Gunnison rIvc- will bc conveyed TO the
lands OF the uncompahgrc valley. In
connection with this order of withdraw.
nj n very much involved condition Of
affairs In the Monirose land distric, be-
came known to the Interior Depart.
mcnt officials and a general invcsiiEa-
ton Inns been ordered. II is alleged
that relatives OF one OF the officers Of
the Montrpsc Land district received In.
LII k..S. Iz... Inc
crnmcnt survey for the tunnel site and
.-cs, thereby enabled to secure winter
power rights OF great value. A men,
b-r OF the government surveying party
which located the tunnel site 10 also
said go bc implicated.
The Navy Department has issued an
order announcing thnt Rear Admsrats
William 7. Sampson and T.. J. Crom.
well will h. piac,.d on the retired list
February nth next. ON account OF asv.
Admiral Sampson i now In this city
on waiting orders. his health having
compelled his rciiSaui.hmcnt Of active
duties several months a.o. Admiral
Cromwell Is In command of tho Euro.
pcnn station. These rctivmcnis will
result in the promotion Of Captains u.
II. Cooper nnd George II. waiiciEh to
III. grade OF rvar admiral. Hear Admi.
rni John \. Howell. the ranking ai'i.
c-r In that grade. who il now serving
as president OF tho naval rc,irin.
board. will r-,ir- for ns- March 10Th.
nnd the vacancy thus -~~~tri In the
list OF r-ar ndmirnis will h. fii-I by
the promotion Of Capt. \. =. Crown.
tn.hicid. chief Of the bur-au af naeisn.
,ion. Admiral CSowninshi.ii. when
promoted. will suc-s.d Admiral CFusn-
well in command OF the European sta
ton
An extended speech on she pending
phiiirpin~ tariff hill was delivered in
the senate Friday by Air. Morgan Of
Aintamn. Speaking Of the claims
which had hc-n mndr that ihcrv was
no lawful government In the Philip.
pines. Mr.. Morgan. with rarn-s,nrss.
saij ,hrrc - q government there. and
he was clad To say. very good gov
-rumcni. suitable 60 the character Of
these people ani the circumstances in
which We found them. I, would AL.
vance the esteem Of the f1iipiisns for
,hr United States II they could have
delegate in Congress. as In the case OF
Hawaii. said Air. Morgan. This. hc
thought. would - no violation OF the
constitution. Referring To the work OF
sanniity and their ability. he paid q
tribu,c to the late President Mci<inicy.
who. he said. was the happi-.s man In
the world in making selections Of men
for responsible position. who always
could bc relied upon TO do the hight
thing at the right time and in the right
way.
Roth majority and minority reports
were tilrd on the war revenue repeal
tiii Monday. The majority svpor; says
the probability Of early withdrawal OF
troops from Cuha and the reduction Of
the force In the Philippines will make
further reductions possible. aud also
reviews the condition OF the trca sury.
In conclusion. the majority rcrort
says: ''tt cannot he denied that a
large surplus furnishes temptation for
cxtravasant expenditure. While Con.
rrr.. may generally h. relied upon TO
keep the national expenses within rva.
sanaiilc bounds !, should b. relieved
from the pressure which comcs with
plausible schemes from every quarter
10 raid an ovcriiowius treasury" The
minority report approves the proposed
reductions. hut asserts that they should
have been made long ago. II also ad.
voCatcs a general revision Of tariff tas.
alton. with the retention Of taxes on
accumulated wealth. There is gen.
cral dcnuucia,ion Of the Dinricy Law
as the mother OF trusts. and the report
says that II enables the manufacturer
to charge far greater prices to home
consumers than are received abruad
for the same goods. which is character
lied as plain robbery"
The statistics Of the manufacturing
Industries Of the United States, as
shown by the official returns Of the
twelfth census. have been announced.
The summary. as compared with the
figures for 1890. follows: Number Of
establishments. 5i2.5s5: Increase. ~
PER cent: capital. sg.ss3.6Jo..s9: in.
crease. 81 per cent: wage carucrs. av.
crage number. 5.5ip.59s: Increase. -
prT cent: total wages. <2,l23. 4JI .2-,s
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