Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-25
Terms Of Frisr Purchase.

such body would be a strong con
serviior of peace and do much To dis
courage future revolutionary move
ments.
The question of the withdrawal of
III. friars has. IL il said AT the War
Department. practically settled itself,
or the immense body of friars in the
Islands at the outbreak of the war.
only 200 are said to have remained.
and nearly all of these arr at Manila
Even II n few remain. IL il felt that
their power to further embarrass the
future relations Of the government and
people In the Philippines has disap-
pearcd.
II is not doubted that the President
and Secretary Root will approve Gov.
erHor Taft's arrangement. particularly
as II appears that the people Of the
United States are not To he charged
with any Of the money required TO buy
the frisr lands.
The Supreme Court of the United
States will take a recess Of two weeks
from December :ist.
Senator Hevburn Of Idaho. has In
iroduccd joint resolution requesting
the President acquire by annexation
the island Of San Domingo. the depcn-
denotes OF San Domingo and Hayii.
There are now afty-threc forest re-
serves. created by presidential procin-
nations under section - OF the act OF
March J. 1891 go Stat. L.. l0sS). en-
brnrink s:.35t .ssS acres. This II an In
crease over last year Of :.i7s.: 200 acres.
The gross postal receipts Of the hf'y
largest postofiic~s In the United States
for last month. compared with SoScu,-
,v~r. 1909. were 3s.to:. $50. an increase
. OF over seven per cent. The highest
Increase Was twenty ave per cent. st
Los Angeles.
Mr. Williams Of Mississippi has In
troduced . concurrent resolution In the
House proposing an amendment to the
| constitution to give Congress power TO
collect tAxes on incomes. and providing
that such tax shall not be construed To
BE- . direct tax within the meaning OF
the constitution.
The HOUSE Committee on Territories
has reported favorabiy Delegate W.
sons bill authorizing the counties sf
Phoenix. Temple and Mesa. In Arizona.
to Issue bonds amounting to $50 .ooo
for the purpose Of building . road from
Phoepix to th- proposed new Tonic IT.
rtEntion enterprise.
Director of the Mint Roberts on u bill
providing for the coinage OF small
coins nj the San Francisco mint. The
Colorado delegation has asked that
smaller coins be coined nj the Denver
mint. The chief point Of Mr.. Roberts
statement was the item of cost In
transporting CONS from the West TO
the East.
Congressman Shafroth will make an
other attempt during this session OF
| Congress to procure the establishment
OF national soldiers home at Denver.
His bill last session received q favor
able report. but was kept from coming
| before the House by the speaker and
committee on rules. Mr.. Shnfroth says
he has strong hopes that the measure
will succeed this session. The bill calls
for an appropriation OF s2so.OOc.
President Roosevelt declared TO n
party OF Illinois officials and politicians
who called on him that he would take
! no part. directly or indirectly, In the
political contest now being waged in
that state. The members OF the party
are supporters OF Governor Yates and
hope he may be renominated and re-
| elected. The President, in addition to
defining his own position. does not eN-
pect that federal ofiiceholders In the
state will participate actively In the
contest. as his position In respect to
such activity is pretty well under
stood. ..s.
Senator Warren presented q memo
rial OF the Wyoming Legislature asking
that the time for the expiration of the
Carey act be extended ten years. He
also introduced bill making such
provision. The Carey act which al
lows arid states to select 100000 acres
of public lands for the proceeds Of
which shall be spent for irrigation pur-
poses, expires next August. Senator
Warren also introduced bill giving
railroads. pipe lines and canal right
OF way across public lands and the
right to use timber and stone from land
adjacent to said right of way. =.
The annual report OF the secretary
/ of the interior shows that there We're
disposed OF during the fiscal year end
ed June 30. 1903. public lands aggre-
eating 22. .S24 .299. 65 acres. classified as
follows: Cash sales, 3,073, ,S9699 acres;
miscellaneous entries. embracing home
| steads, land warrants, scrip locations,
state selections. swamp lands. railroad
and wagon road selections, Indian al
| lotments, etc, 1857 ,O31.10 acres. and
Indian lands. 173.371.56 acres. showing
an increase Of 1886. .764.35 acres as COM
pared with the aggregate disposals for
the preceding fiscal year.
Democratic Congressman Rainey of
| Illinois in the House said the Panama
canal now Is an assured fact. He had
| no criticism to make regarding the
recognition of the new republic, but
expressed the hope that free govern
ment will be given the Philippines.
who he said. yielded unwillingly to
American authority. He saw no objec-
tion to the policing of isthmian waters
and the prevention of the landing OF
Colombian troops. In addition to con-
struction of the Panama canal. he con-
tended for the construction of deep
water way from the Great Lakes to the
Gulf OF Mexico.
Congressman Baker, Democrat, OF
New York. speaking in the House on
the subject of labor. contended that
compensating wages are not paid. He
cited the testimony as to wages taken
before the anthracite coal commission.
and said it showed conditions of
slavery" He said the United States
Steel Company sold stock to its en-
| ployes at figure thirty points higher
than present quotations. In New York,