Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11

aierous letter carriers whose claims
have i-ea allowed ia th- Court OF
Claims.
The monthly statement Of the public
debt, issued April lst. shows that Al
the eloss. OF business March II. iisf:.
the debt. less cash Ia the treasury,
amounted To- S:sS5. 5.t... :rri. which ts a
decrease for the month of s,i-s-si.s.S.
Repr-s-n,ativ. Clark of Missouri has
pr---nted minority rvirort on the chi
ne~r exclusion Till and aiso u sub'bili.
The main amendment iis PROPOSES IN
In permitting Chinese To enter the
United States for attendance nj expo
sitions. worlds fairs. etc.
Representative Adams Of i-nnsyi'
vania has presented the r-tsort of III.
House committee ON for~isn affairs In
favor Of the biii reforming the consul
lar service on civil service basis. An
appeal /. made for an effective nnd up
to-sint- business system.
The President Inns appointed hris.
adler General u. T.. Hughes. n major
general and Colonel Isaac -. Dcrus.y.
Colonel Andrew y. Hurt and Colonel NJ.
v. Sheridan To h. brisndi-r srn-rnis In
the regular army to NIL existing ~.
cnnci-s caused by rvtirm-fits-
Senator Teller viii orcr nm amend.
mcnt so the Indian appropriation bill
authorizing the Southern tt~s OF Colo.
rasio and New Mexico To 60 before the
court Of claims Ia eases where they
have ls-cn relieved Of certain lnn.ss Ia
The statement of the coinage cxccut.
~d nt the mints during the month OF
March. i;sL.. issued by the director OF
the mint. shows total coinage OF 81
lSi. 1.t. ns follows: Gold. xl..Ss!p:
silver. x:..sr,.5si: minor coins. &:lG..
GnD. OWN. To the death Of the mcltrr
and rriin-r mt the San Francisco mint.
mn coinage was executed there during
the month.
The comptroller OF the currency hns
issued n statement showing the num-
her of hanks organized since March IL.
1901. which was the date of the ndop.
tion of the late law TO allow national
hanks To capitalize ni the minimum
capitalization Of S.5 5OpO. which shows
that since this date twelve banks have
been organized In Colorado with a TO-
inl capitalization OF xitO.OD.
DIR. Calcii Whitehead. chief nssaycr
Of the mint. hns resigned. to take cf.
feet ms soon ms Secretary Shaw finds
T.. Jcsrup IL most prominent among the
candidates for the place. which is GOV.
cred by the civil service rules and prob
ably will In filed by transfer. Mr..
Jcssup IL n graduate OF tchI.h univcr-
sity and OF fFrcidborr. In SnAony.
Representative Cochran Of Missouri
has introduced u resolution requesting
the secretary Of state to Inform the
House OF Representatives whether the
Sintc Department Inns received from
official or other sources Information as
to the reliability OF reports that British
md Canadian officials arc removing
Nnd dcs: :roying ancient landmarks nnd
monuments. long ago erected by the
Russian government to mark the Alas
kan boundary.
Representative Burlcson OF Texas has
introduced substitute for the Stevens
measure for the construction OF nn In
ternatiotsil dam on the Rio Grnndc be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
.'he bill provides that tile secretary OF
state shall proceed to negotiate n treaty
with Mexico whereby Mexico shnll nc'
cept the construction Of the proposed
dam ns liquidation Of all claims held
for water appropriated by Colorado
and New Mexico. The sum of S2.3OO.-
900 Is appropriated for building the
dam. and citizens OF Colorado and New
Mexico are enjoined from further np-
preparation of the waters Of the Rio
Grandc.
The Chinese exclusion bill was under
consideration In the House April 9Th.
general debate being closed. without
exception the speeches were favorable
to rigid exclusion and expressed n
nf V1rs 10 fIn Ia
Mfr. Kahn OF California. the author of
the bill. reached an understanding by
which most of the amendments pro-
posed by the Pacific coast people will
be accepted by the committee. This
probably will lead to the withdrawal
of the minority bill and tile passage of
the majority message The only amend
rnent Mt issue is on the sailors clause,
and this by agreement Is to be submit
ted to a vote.
Mr.. Shnfroth. member OF the House
committee on public lands. reported
favorably the bill of Congressman
Bell, providing for the opening of the
old Ute reservation in western Colo
RADIO to homeseekers. The report
states that there are approximately H.
T15,SiO acres In this tract, the bulk of
which consists of mountain ranges and
mining llnuS. II lS pTOpOseu tflit tue
government call settlers to take up
such of the lands as are available for
farming and pay into the Indian fund
the sum of 81 % for each acre SO taken.
The report states that the bill Is simply
carrying out the policy of the govern
ment heretofore declared to provide
free homes for those settlers who are
willing to live five years upon the pub
lie lands and thereby populate the
country and develop the resources.
Following the action of the ways and
means committee in the Cuban reci-
procity bill. the Republican members
who oppose the bill held n conference
in the committee room Of Representa-
tive w. A. Smith of Michigan. About
thirty members were present, repre-
senting the various states interested in
beet sugar production. No formal ac-
ton was taken, but the discussion was
in the line of continuing the contest
on the floor of the House. 1t is expect
ed, however, that the opposition will
be from members individually, rather
than from n compact and organized
opposition. After the meeting 1t was
declared, by those present that about
thirty Republicans would speak and
vote against the bill. The ways and
means leaders feel confident that the
hill will pass DrObably hr ReDublican