Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

blu creating permanent census bu-
reau.
A general increase OF almost fifteen
per cent. In the postal receipts nj the
iifiy principal posroiilccs OF the United
States during December last IL shown
In an official statement just issued.
Representative Kahn OF San Francis
co hns introduced n bill for tunnel
under San Francisco Hay. permitting.
the transportation OF freight and pas
senger~ between San Francisco ana
Oakland.
Edward Clark. architect OF the Capi-
toi. died on the 9th Inst. aged seven.
ty-cIgh, years. Mr. Clark caVe TO
Washington from Philadelphia anu
entered upon his duties as capitol ar
clit.ct In lsiE5.
Representative Lowering OF Mnssn-
chusrtts has introduced bill provid'
Ing n salary for cx-prcsidrnts OF the
United States mt the rat. OF S:5UD nn'
ntaiiy from the date Of retirement from
the presidency.
The project Of giving a national ns
pcct to the Chicago drainage canal.
making IL n link In water connection
b-,w-cn the Grcai lakes nnd the Gulf
Is being considered by III. House CON-
mittcc on rivers and harbars.
Representative Shnttuck. chairman
OF the House immigration committee.
hns appointed Representatives Law.
rcncc. Kahn AMI iiobb as n special
committee to consider tho bill cx-
Guiding alien anarchists.
Representative Hull. chairman OF
the House committee on military nj.
fairs. IL reported to have said that
thcr- will b. no move ut this session
Of Congress for the revision Of tho
present army organization.
The pension appropriation hiii has
t--n completed by tho House commit.
t-- OH appropriations nnd reported !"
the House. Il carries Si;S'yst:..". ~s'
ac,iy III. amount Of the estimates. as
against siis..i5...so appropriated last
year.
Secretary tauE has detached Rear
Admiral wiijcs fronNhls pr~srni duty
ns -ommsndnnt Of thu Pensacola navy
yari and or,i-Ev.i him TO rciirtc itraF
Admiral Louis k-mpr. the junior
squadron epmmansics ON the Assa'ic
station.
Leading senator's and representatives
arc still disposed to assis, the Cutssns.
The proposition IL To niiaw Cuba n
straieht rv,iuctian of twenty i~r c-ni.
on the pinsicy rates on sugar. neias-
.-s and tSiaccp. 4 reduction Of ,wci4.
ty.sivc per cent. is possible.
Senator Patterson has Introduced a
hill spprarFiatiuE $500 additional
compensation for i.ot-crT J. SIptswo-rt
and William q. Mcclellan tor carry.
ing United STATES mall frun Morrison
q. Talrplay and fsradtili- in is.p This
hill was formerly introduced by scba-
tor wuirott.
Tho pa;irr issued by the Venezuelan
government nttribu,iuE To Secretary
Lang Instructions to the Nofth Amcri'
can squadron 4. watch the movements
Of the German fleet on the Venezuelan
cuas; was called TO the attention "f
that official. lie promptly authorized
q drinaI Of tho statement. saying there
VA. na truth in u. The North Atlantic
squadron 1. now In the West Indies.
Representative Mondcii ba. intro
duc,,i a bill instruc,in< the SECRETARY
II the interior 60 Issue the city
bf Bssin. 1Jie Horn county. Wyoming.
Patents for the townsitc upon which
the city 1. located. uudcr the law
now governing. she proceeds OF sales
~ lots ON the townsi'c So to- the gov.
erumrnt. Under the proposed Law the
rity will get the benefit OF such sales.
| REPRESENTATIVE N"HVsk Va t'ss>
has introduced a hill directing the sec
rrtary Of state te PROPOSE treaty
with Mexico hy which an information.
al hoard Of engineers may h. appoint
I'll TO make surveys and estimates for
an International system Of Irrigation
In che valley OF the Ito Grandc river
for the benefit Of Mexico aud the Unit
s,i States. The bill appropriatcs S-S.-
L 90 10 carry out its provisions.
Representative, Shafrotb. in a speech
, before the public lands committee.
urged the members to cndsavcr TO So
cure the reference Of all the irrigation
hills TO the public lands committee.
Under the administration Of Speaker
l,rci measures Of this character were
referred to the public land committee.
Speaker Henderson refers them 10 the
, committee ON the irrigation OF arid
| lands.
The iaiyprers employed in the govern.
ment departments will be brought into
the civil service under presidential or
ders. the first Of which will t.c issued
In tho near future. The inciusions will
,c made separately by departments
instead Of In bulk. There will hc no
scholastic examination. applicants h..
Ing graded according TO experience and
recommendations. with the Required
preference to war veterans. This reg
istraiion system already Is in operation
In the Navy and War Departments.
In the senate Monday. MIR. Nelson Of
Minnesota called mp the bill providing
for the establishment Of Department
cf Commerce. lie explained the neccs-
sity which. he said. existed for the
passage Of such n measure. aud was
piled with questions by several sena-
Tors. who said that sufficient time had
not been allowed for looking into the
merits Of the measure. Mr.. Teller Of
Colorado criticised that feature relat-
ing to the transfer of she theological
Survey. while Nir. Hale said the bill
provided for department which ulti-
mately would I've one Of the largest In
the government. The bill finally went
over. subject TO call by Mr.. Nelson.