Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-30
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

Secretary Hay has requested the
Danish government To enter Into "a pro-
t0eOi. .SI-ndinI for ole year the period
of ilin- allowed fur III. ratification OF
the tr.aty OF c-ssion of the Danish
West Indian islands. This action 10
necessary to keep alive the tr~aty as
ratified by th. United States s.nnts
until the Danish iiiss.ias can act fnai'
iy upon IL al the next session In Sep
t.mb-r.
Tn. S-nai. commi,ts. on public
building and grounds has reported tho
omnibus Pubiic buildings hill An ne
ported 10y Senator Fairbanks. eli. bill
carries a net Increase over the House
measure OF s55;ts. 5UD. making the az
er-sai. appropriation of tb. bil 3d.
pti,i5p. The changes inciui. rails.
from s-sD.nD to x;sO1O for the Den
yer mint building and an added SiuD.-
"S for the building nt Laramie. Wy
oinins.
According to the terms OF the omnl-
b,r. claims biil as passed by the SEN
nj. and uou-r nftcr rcport by III.
conference committee. the state OF Wy
omlns Is to receive xT.5sp. the amount
of It's claim On III. government for III.
carc nnd maintenance OF the Yellow
| Nttt' Ilrh III NFNrN bHtts h'st ANA
isssl The claim Of the heirs of William
ki.kn,idcn Of Denver. amounting fo
1900. II referred by III. bill To tho
Court OF Claims for Judgment. kis-
knd.i-n lost -: mules and horses. thir-
| iy-two wagons and sixty.fonr sets OF
harness In trnnsportin. the First Colo
rndo volunteers from Denver Ga Fort
Union. New Mexico. In is's.. Nathan
Tanner of SciSwick county II to re-
c-ivc si.o for supplies lost during tho
Cir!i War. The Scifriiso shipbuiidinI
claims wcm thrown out.
III. Senate committee on judiciary
amended the conspiracy bill passed by
III. ltots. 10 as to Rad: That no
| ngf;cm-nt. combination or contract not
involyin. Injury to property or
breach Of tn. peace. by or between two
or morc persons to do or procure Ia bc
done. or not To do or procure not In bs
donc. my act In contemplation or fur-
thcrnncc OF any trade dispute between
employers and employees In the District
Of Columbia. or In any territory OF the
United States. or between employers
and employees who may bc engaged In
trade or commerce between the several
states. or between any territory and
other territories. and states or staics
and the District OF Columbia and any
states or foreign nations. shall tS
deemed criminal. nor shall those en-
gagged therein he Indicted or otherwise
punishable for the crime OF conspiracy.
II such net committed by one person
would not he punishable ns n crime:
nor shall such agreement. combination
or contract In considered ns In n.
strnint OF trade or commerce. nor shall
any restraining order or Injunction bc
| In
Representative Shnfroth Is making n
| strong effort to obtain the establish
| mcnt OF a national soldiers home at
Denver. During the debate In til.
House on n measure to provide n ma
tional sanitnriim ms branch OF the
National Home OF Disabled Soldiers
ut Hot Springs. South Dnkotn, Mr..
Shnfroth secured the floor and In "a
| neat fivc-minutc speech made a plea
for his bill. which. he said. has been rc-
ported to the House by the committee
on military affairs and has been prom
iscd recognition by the speaker. 'The
gentlemen from South Dakota are do
ing their best In getting some rccogni-
tlon for the great West" said Mr.. Shhf-
roth. "and I will vote for this measure.
but want to call attention to the fact
that there Is no soldiers home In tho
vast domain extending from the Mis-
souri, river to the Pacific ocean. except
one on the Pacific coast and one In the
valley OF the Missouri river: although
more than 10000 soldiers live within
radius OF 400 miles OF Denver, and
the climate conditions are such that
the building OF n home there would DO
OF inestimnble advantage compared to
the soldiers homes that have been con-
structcd In other parts OF the United
States" Mr.. Shafroth said he wanted
to see place furnished the old soldiers
where they may be cured OF pulmonary
troubles and end their days free from
pain. II recognition from the speaker
on this bill is not forthcoming shortly
1t Is likely nm attempt will be made to
have the Senate amend the bill for the
sanitarium Mt Hot Springs. South Da-
kota. so rs to add the desired provision
for Denver.
In discussing the immigration bill in
the House, Mr.. Shattuc of Ohio, chair
man of the committee on immigration,
said: "The immigration laws of this
country are ilagrnntly violated. Those
Canadian steamship agencies in Eu-
rope do not hesitate to advertise openly
and guarantee to their passengers (thc
good. bad and Indifferent ones) that
they shall be safely delivered into the
United States, and no questions asked.
II they will only take passage via Cam
ada. 1t can be proven that one of the
Canadian railways is in the Chinese
passenger traffic regularly, and Is as
sisting the smugGlers by stopping its
passenger trains several miles outside
of certain city and discharging the
Chinese in the country, where wagons,
built especially for the purpose, take
whole gangs over the border under
cover Of night, and in this way thou
sands of Chinese enter the United.
States annually. This open discrimi-'
nation in favor OF Canadian steamship
companies and Canadian railroads, as
against our own railroads and steam
ships. landing at our shores, should not!
be longer permitted" In explaining
the exclusion section Mr.. Shattuc said
1t embraced, besides paupers, insane
persons, etc., the following: Polyga-
msts, anarchists or persons who be-
lieve in or advocate the overthrow by
force or violence of all government, or
OF all forms of law, or the assassina-
tion Of public officials; prostitutes and
persons who procure or attempt to