Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-20
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

4 The conference committee on the bill
| proyiding for the protection of lives
OF miners In the territories agreed to
accept the Senate amendments to the
bill. As agreed upon the bill provides
| that owners OF coal mines In terrific
ries shall provide ventilation OF not
less than 5000 cubic feet per minute
for every fifty men. air to he forced
through the mines by proper mnchin-
cry. to dilute and render harmless pol
sonous gases. Entries, room and all
openings shall be kept dampened with
water to cause coal dust TO settle. and
if water IL not obtainable ut reason
able cost. accumulations of dust shall
| he taken from the working portions OF
the mines. The conferrees retain the
Senate amendment striking out the
provision requiring owners TO employ
professional shot firers to flre blasts.
The President has nominated BrIIa-
| dIer Generals John G. Bates and
George W. Davis to be major generals.
Brig. Gen. John q. Bates was born In
| Missouri, where he entered the regu-
lar army as a first lieutenant al infan-
try. In 1851. He was brigndIer general
OF volunteers in the Spanish war. and
was with Shafter at Santiago. In the
Philippines his notable works were
the negotiation OF the treaty with the
Sultan OF Joio and the capture Of
Lieutenant General Trias OF the In
surgept army. lie has four years
more OF active service. Brig. Gen.
George ". Davis entered the yolun-
tccr army In his native state OF Con-
nccticut In 1861 as II annrtermnstcr
sergeant. and became II captain OF the
regular army In 1857. After the war
with Spain he was made governor gen.
crni OF Porto ilico. where he remained
until ordered TO the Philippines In
1901. lie has only one more year TO
serve.
Representative Shnfroth Is highly
cinicL over the passage OF the irrisn-
tIon blll. ''I'his mcn sure. said he. In
my Judgment. does more for the West
than all other appropriations we havo
obtained since the acquisition OF ;har
territory. II starts with rund OF
si.0DpOD cash to our credit and the
fund viii incr.as. nt the rate OF ST.
ODD.GO TO Si.Oo.OSp each year. In re
payment for water rights IL IL likely
to constitute fund finally Of several
hundred million dollars. II Is prnciic-
ally turning over To us the receipts
from fully .snGDp.Inp acres OF land. In
abou, one year I believe the secretary
OF the Interior will begin the cons,ruc-
ton OF reservoirs and irrigation works.
lie will probably start with thr-. or
four projects simultaneously. Definite
surveys will first have to L. made.
us III. surveys now ON rccor,i are not
sufficiently accurate to draw finni
plans. nm anxious that practical
projects shall H. selected. even II so,nc
delay cnsnr-, for IL would H. n bitter
disappointment to those who have So
cured the passage OF this hill To- SEQ its
uS-s ges,Ns sstV T.N
The President. Cuban reciprocity
message WIS rariousiy regarded by
members Of Cansrrss. The siEuisht
reciprocity n.n urged that the effect
would l., TO cause nt least some Of tn.
h--t susnr Republican. to abandon
their opposition. They contcbdcd that
som. Of them had misunderstood tho
attitude Of the President. md there
wa. mo innsrr any excuse for opposing
reciprocity measures. Th" measure.
they said. would clear the atmosphere.
rendering the President. attitude un-
tni-inknblc. nni therefore bring opton.
n-n'- within ,h" party fac, TO faec
with the fnct that In continuing their
opposition they Hrc aniasonlsing the
official head Of the parry. "wc have
known all the time where the I'rcsi.
den; stood on ihis subject. ani have
told the Republican opponent. Of re-
ciprucity just what the fncta arc." said
n leading reciprocity senator. They rc.
fused to accept our a~surauc,-., and,
profcss-,i TO have expressions from ,h.
President 10 the country. The message
confirms ali that we have said To- them.
II clear. the Atmosphere. ani ncccs-
-ariiy the result must l., lNrucficial for
a reciprocity bill The bcr. sugar
leaders declared nt the close OF the day
that the message had caused no l.ss
whatever TO them: that nii those scna.
tors who had s;ooi with them before
arr still with them. They also assert.
c'i TINT the Presidents interpretation in
the matter had had the effect of cau..
ing to hesitate some senators who here
toforc had not taken a positive stand
against reduction because Of the feel.
Ing that the President should leave
Congress to deal with the subject in
lis present stage.
During the discussion Of the cor,i..
Pacific cable bill In the House Mr.. Cor
iiss said: This measure provides FOR
government cable uniting our IslDpd.
III the Pacific with the American con.
tincnt. By Its terms the cable. shall
br Aincricnn.mndc. laid by American
ship. and managed by the American
government He argued that no one
had tie right TO lay cable without,
permission Of Congress. He PLACED
the cost Of construction at no, exceed.
Ing SiV.DI..p and the cost OF opcra.
tion ut SiDp.oS per annum. A govern,
mcnt survey Of the route already had,
been made, he said. at nm expense of
Ssc.CSp. lie estimated tina, the rcvc-
nuc from commercial business alone
would bc far in excess OF tb. cost az
operation. Mr.. CCtliss presented to
the House statements aud fIgurc. in.
tended io show the existence of n rp.
BILE monopoly aud its purposes, m.
presented the grants ofbinInc,I by tho
Eastern Extension Cable Compouy
obtained from China. Japan and The
Sapnish Islands in the Pacific. ipcluJ.
Ing Guam. the Philippines and Mar.
shall Islands. TO show that this rabI,
company had control Of cable commu.
nications with the Ear East, and con.
trols over 1000 miles OF submarin,
Cables. II had an exclusive mopopoIy
In China. he said. until 1870. and its
Spanish grant In the Philippines ran
until Eao. lie contcnticd TINT ,br
Commercial Pacific Cable COMPANY.
which proposed TO lay n cable TO Un.
wall and thence tn MnuIt, ,,,. ,.,...