Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-31

Tho House urxent deficiency b,li IN.
eseasea tbs pay Of rural mail csrriess
from $500 10 Sd0O pee annum.
Tho House committee ON rules has
decided 10 change tho rules 20 ~ 70
exclude the general public from the
0o0r when the House II not In session
except ON card OF admission from .
member Of Congress-.
Secretary Root has called tho atten.
tiou Of Congress 10 tho need OF pro
vtding for the nifty companies OF I'M.
lpptno scouts. comprising about oOO
quircd OF &5l5.000. fltNFFI
Senator Teller has laid before tho
Senate . memorial from los citizens
many half -bioods. for the continuance
Of the law prohibiting the sals Of aico-
holic liquors In tho territory.
Secretary Long has detached Rear
Admiral wiidea from his present duty
a. commnndant OF the Pensacola navy
yard and ordered him to relieve Hear
Admiral Louis Kcmpn. the junior
squadron commander ON the Axiauc
station.
Senator Morgan has introduced .
on shs retired list oil the army with
the rank Of major. the rank hc held
when he entered the service OF the
Confcderncy at the beginning OF the
war.
Mr.. Siblcy Of Pennsylvania made .
speech In tho House Tuesday In which
he strongly opposed any appropriation
for Irrigation reservoirs In tho West
ON tho ground that farmers In other
sections were already embarrassed by
low prices. due TO ovcr.production.
Representative Bell has introduced .
bill providing that tho Ute Indians
In Colorado bc allotted lands In scv.
crafty and that the remainder OF the
Southern Ute reservation after tho
lands thus allotted. be opened for set
tlcmcnt under the homestead act. pro-
ceetis OF sales OF lands TO be devoted 10
maintenance Of the Indians
Representative william Alden Smith
OF Michigan hns introduced rcsoiu.
ton In the House rccitins the report
that the British military authorities
have passed sentence OF death upon
Commnndant Schccpcrs. and propos.
ing Q resolution by tho Senate nnd
House TINT the British government bc
requested TO ret aside tho death scn-
tcncc on Schccpcrs.
In the United stntcs Supreme Court
Monday Attorney General Douglass OF
Minncsotn renewed his motion for
leave to fiic bill OF complaint on be.
half OF the state against the Northern
Securities Company In the matter OF
the merger OF the Northern Pacific
railroad with other railroads, saying
that he had given notice to the defend
ants, ms required by the courts. Per
mission was granted and Mr. Douginss
presented the matter. Attorneys for
The railroads replied md the court took
the question under udviscmcnt-
President Roosevelt has carried out
the promise made to Forcs; Supervisor
Seth Bullock. ihat in future forest
rangers shall be selected by the super
visors, and not by tho secretary OF the
interior. by writing pcrcinptory let
ter to the secretary OF the Interior to
thnt effect. II directs the secretary In
future to leave the appointment OF
forest rangers wholly In the hnnds OF
the forest supervisors, who know whnt
Is required and who Will name western
men, familiar with the country. able
10 cnmp out in snow or blizzard and
to meet every requirement Of the ard
uoux situation. Eastern theorists and
..tcndcrfccs" must not be given places.
Rising to question Of privilege car.
IL in the session, Mr.. Dubois Of Idaho
fad rend nm Associated Press dispatch
from Manila in which General whea-
ton wns quoted as crI,Icising some ut
tcrances of Professor Schurmann In q
speech delivered In Boston. Mr.. Du-
bois thought the President. In the cir
cumstnnces, would be warranted In
reprimanding General Wheaton for his
utternnces. He declared that such
comment upon the action Of the Sen.
ate wns Outrageous and indecent"
and that the minority had had quite
enough Of threats and blackmail. The
debate thus precipitated took wide
range, covering the entire Philippine
problem.
AFR. Shafroth is working among the
membership of the House with view
to getting a majority in line to vote
against the passage of the Hill bill,
which provides for the exchange of sill
yer and gold and the recolnage of sill
yer dollars SO received in exchange for
subsidiary coins. Mr.. Shafroth says
he Is assured by many Republican
members that they are opposed to the
passage of the BILL among whom are
Galusha A. Grow Of Pennsylvania and
Mr.. Loud Of California Mr.. Shafroth
Is Of the opinion that when the bill
comes up in the house In the course of
n week, 1t can be defeated by the joint
votes of Democrats and Republicans,
providing the Republicans do not hold
q caucus upon 1t.
The details Of bill restricting an
archy and anarchists have been deter
mined upon by the special committee
Of members of the House judiciary
committee, appointed to consider this
subject. The language of some of the
provisions is yet to be settled, but all
of the essential features of the forth.
coming measure are determined upon.
The measure will provide the death