Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND.
4. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

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In violation OF any federal statute"
The house committee ON military af-
fairs has completed consideration of
the military academy appropriation
bill and ordered II reported TO the
house. As agreed TO. the bill carried
x3,G27 ,:2i, ns against $G1i .3Oi for the
current year. The large Increase IL due
to u provision for the extensive altera-
tion and Improvement Of the grounds
aud buildings at West Point. The total
cost OF these improvements IL fixed at
SG. 500 600. OF which S.I.UO.OOO IL appro-
prIated In the hill. These extensive
improvements and ciiinrgcmcnts' OF
buildings are made necessary by the
Increased number Of cadets now au-
thorlzcd by law.
Senator Gibson has Introduced bill
authorizing the secretary OF the In
tcrior to restore to public entry lands
embraced In whole or In part within
the scgrcIations for reservoirs. The
hill provides that lands heretofore In.
cludcd within reservations for rcscr-
voir purposes. made In accordance
with the law approved October =. 1SSS.
and subsequent acts, may. In the dis
crction of the secretary. In thrown
open to entry aud settlement under
tions had never been ma,h'. provided
that II has been nsccrinincd by the Sec
rctnry that such lands arr not needed
for reservoir purposes and cannot
probably bc used In future for such
purposes.
Representative BELL In the house de.
iivcrcd forcibic argument against the
pending reciprocity hill. lie devoted
some time To showing where the nl-
legged benefits would really 20. and
quoted figures showing the rise In the
price Of the stock Of the sugar trust
since the ways an, means committee
began ngiinting the hill which IL he
fore the house at present. In January.
before the committee held It's bearing.
sugar stock wns selling Mt liG's: on
March 18th trust sugar stock was sell.
Ing for l.,it,. and In all the stock had
gained xS.5l2,uD In value. These
figures" said Mr. He'll. are already
showing where the benefits will go.
Every favorable act OH this bili has de-
pressed beet sr.ar stock. has not low.
erred the price on refined sugar. hut has
invariably raised the price OF Amer
lean sugar stock"
The senate has confirmed the nomi.
nation Of Colonel Mott Uooion. Tween.
iy-ciIhth Infantry. TO bc brirndicr gen.
crni. .Brisn,iicr General. 1-n1c -. Dc
Russy. Andrew 4. Hurt and Michael v.
Sheridan. recently appointed. were
placed on the retired list April 18th ON
their own applications. after forty
years service. Que OF the vacancies
In the list OF briEniicr generals thus
created was filled by the promotion OF
Colonel Mott uooiun. who was rcru-
larry rtircd Tor n.r on the 10Th In.
stant. General Iooion entered the
army rs a volunteer sergeant In July.
1851. lie recently has served In the
Philippines. II Is expected that three
morc coionci. who served during the
civil war will also l,c promoted TO the
grade OF brign,licf general in few
days and similarly retired on their own
applications.
The house committee an Indian nj.
fairs has favoratiy reported the hill
which recently passed the senate FOR
the relief OF Mrs. Arivcttn u. Mcckcr
OF Greeley. Colorado. The senate I'LL
Appropriated 5000 out OF the nnnui-
ties OF the confcjcrntcj bands OF Ctcs
for the payment to Mrs. Nrckcr. The
house bill amends II by striking out
this provision aud substituting an nm.
nuity OF 500. to bc paid from the
same source To Mrs. Mcckcr during
her lifetime. This payment Is in rccog.
milton OF the services OF Nathan Cook
Ncckcr. late husband Of the bench.
ciary. who was Indian agent Mt the
White River Indian agency. Colorado.
Tor the loss his family sustained by
reason OF his assassination and the de-
s,ruction OF his property by the In.
diaBs Ia 1897.
The members OF the executive coun.
cii Of the American Federation OF la.
bor had conference with President
Roosevelt upon labor matters In which
the federation il Interested. Regard
ing Chinese exclusion. the labor lead
crs told the president that they wcrc
not at NIL pleased with the failure Of
the senate TO add u scnmans section
to the Chinese exclusion Till passed
yesterday. The president. II Is stated.
expressed himself in favor of an cf-
fcctivc Chinese exclusion law and as
in sympathy with the demands or
labor ns to an cirht.hour bill and a
prison labor hill. The president said
there had been great deal OF misun.
drtstnnding as to the order issued by
him relating to government employees
taking part In efforts for increase or
pay. etc. This order. lie explained. did
not refer to the efforts OF orgnniza-
tons as bodies.
The members of the house who have
been chiefly interested in the Chinese
exclusion bill. after formal confer
cuccs. decided TO accept the Senate
substitute continuing in force the pres
cnt laws and applying them to our in
sular possessions. Representative
Kahn OF California, who introduced
the drastic exclusion bill In the House,
and Representative Coombs of Califor-
MIA. who aided In perfccting 1t. both
expressed the view that the Senate
measure should lie accepted rs the
best measure obtainnble within the
few days remaining before the Gcary
law expires by limitation. "The Sem
ate substitute. MS finally amended, re.
ally gives us nli we want except In
emitting the sailors clause" said MIR.
Kahn. "and IL much more drastic than
Is generally understood. II goes much
further than the original Platt substi-
tutc, and by rc-cnacting the present
Inv md the law OF 1858. extending
them to our island possessions and
continuing these laws indefinitely. we
get almost. II not quite. rs much rs
we did by the original bill. But In any
event. as the present exclusion law