Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-13
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

The President has nominated John
+. Jewell OF Illinois To be consul NJ
Martinique.
The House committee on library has
ordered IA favorable report on bill
appropriating $4,000 for an epues'
trian statue of Baron Stcubcn. 10 be
erected In Washington.
Representative Iacey's bill for the
..ransfer OF control OF certain forest re-
serves from the Interior To the Agricul-
tural Department Is now assured OF
passage by the House. The fact that
the bill Is strongly endorsed by the
President and that he has personally
requested many members to give 1t
support II accountable for the large
vote It VIII receive.
The President sent for number OF
senators who have been known In op-
position to granting concessions Ia Gu
ba on tho ground that II viii Interfere
with the interests OF the beet sugar in-
dustry OF the country. He urged ON
these senators united action or purpose
and expressed the hope that the Re-
publicmis would net together. The
President again assured the licpubli-
cans that In urging action ON rcciproci-
~. he would carry out the announce
mcnt of President Mckinley. uttered
In his last speech with such particular
approval throughout the country. The
President indicated that the adoption
Of the Pian amendment made II OBJ
iiIntory upon the United States To
treat Cuba differently from other na.
iions.
Senator Clark of Wyoming has r..
ported from the public lands commit.
t.. a bill TO prevent Discrimination In
s~t reservations. The bill was designed
especially to relieve conditions exist
Ing between Utah ani Wyoming In re-
gard so the u.n,nh reservation. The
secretary Of the interior refuses Ia
grant grazing permits in Utah To the
hcnicrs OF Wyoming. The herds of
Utah so into Wyoming durin. the win
ter 10 grace without moi,--tntion. The
biil ai-oiish-. the rul. that no grazing
permits shall L. granted to stock
growers OF another state nni also pro.
sii~s that no wool growers union ar
stock growers association shall d-sir'
nat- the person. to L. given permits
as has b--n the prnc;icc in the past.
senator Dietrich Of Nebraska. who
stands with the t--t sugar interests IN
opposition q. the reduction Of duty OH
Cuban sugars ns proposed hy the He
pubiican members .f the Senate coin
mi,te- on cuian relations. has intro
duc-d blii an the suhj-ct which he
thinks will II, accepted n n -uinrr"-
! mIsr measure. II provides that the
iif-Fvutiai oa refined sugar shall h.
abolished. hut that mn equal amount
shall b- added Ia she duty an raw SUI
snrs. and then I; gives cu,,n twenty
fs- p-r esut. reduction tram this in'
creased duty. Senator Dietrich says
that he ha. Consulted the President
with r-s-r-nc- Z. the terms Of the blli.
and that II is acceptable to him. He
also assured himself ,has u VIII i-r
satisfactory to the senatorial friends
Of b~rt sugar.
In the senate Nr. Mitchell Of orr.
eou In q vigorous speech handled
without gloves the proposition To- build
the canal by the Panama route. and
Incidentally the srcon~r amrnitn-p,
''Ky the adoption of this proposition =
he said. ''tl- Uni,-,i States would H.
lacking on ,o onc of the Ervatc-, frauds
aud pi.ccs Of corruption known since
the world began" lie could not br.
licvr. he said. "tbat the senate pro-
posed ia consider seriously n PROPOSE.
,s.n which will involve the United
States in legal controversy f-r hun
drr,i years. want the Senate to know
the facts and to determine whether We
really shall take up this roti-n concern
across the SEA- lie urx-si Congress
10 assume the responsibility of select.
Ing ,b. rotit. AMI not turn that rrsppn.
sihiiIty over to the President.
Discussing the isihmian canal in 'h.
Senate. Mr.. Morgan Of Nlaiama.
chairman Of the committee on inter.
saNs sr.
sisuaticn had convinced him tia, really
there was no grca'cr danger from vol.
canic and earthquake disturbances TO
the Panama route than To the NIrar.
axua route. but he was satisfied chat
little danger TO either was to lSc anti.
cipatcja Mr. Morgan reviewed at
length the political condition. in Co
lotBbia. finding in them n grave mrnarp
60 the United States in the Construc.
ton Of n canal by the Panama route.
He presented also the present phases
Of the diplomatic negotiations looking
10 the building Of a canal 10y both The
Nicaragua and Panama routes. lie
closed with strong appeal for the
passage Of the Nicaragua bill.
On June 2nj the House by a vote Of
I25 to 10 suspended the rules and
adopted the joint resolution cxis ndlBs
tHe 'bauks OF 'NHETsS> To SECRETARY Nl
state John Hay for his address on the
occaslon OF the MciSinlcy memorial
exercises last February. Unanimous
consent for the consideration of this
resolution was objected to 10y Mr.. DE
Almond OF Missouri. some time ago.
and when !; was finally taken VIZ Mr..
Clark Of Missouri made a twenty min
ute speech In opposition to its adop.
ton on the ground ,ha, Mr.. Hay had
abused the occasion by Injecting a "Re.
publican stump speech into the ad.
dress. General Hooker Of Mississippi.
a onearme,l Confederate veteran, de-
livcTed an cioguent defense OF MIR.
Hays address. denying that 1t con.
tsine,i anything Objectionable from a
political standpoint.
Representative Richardson of Ten.
nessee. the Democratic floor leader.
has introduced the bill rcviving the
trust bill. which passed. the House In
the Fifty-sixth Congress and failed in
the Senate. II amends the Sherman
act by making more stringent rcstric-
tions against contracts and cumbina.
tons In restraint Of trade. gives n
civil right of action to anyone injured
in business by such a combination. for.
bids the Use OF the malls in further
ancc Of the business Of combine. and