Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-25
EVENTS in WASHINGTON AND "'
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS

The President to-day sent To the
Senate the nomination Of Joseph W.
Fifer OF Illinois TO he an Interstate eofh-
merce commissioner. This Is q re-
appointment.
Congressman Hogg. member of the
House committee on general pensions.
was appointed a subcommittee TO en-
anime pension bills pertaining To Colo
RADIO. Nebraska and the two Dakosas.
The Senate committee on public
lands has reported bill authorizing
the Secretary OF the Interior To restore
TO public entry lands embraced in
whole or in part with segresations for
reservoirs.
The President has rendered the po'
sition OF civil service commissioner
made vacant by the death OF John u.
Proctor. to General John Z. Black of
Chicago. commanderin'chief OF the
arand Army,
Secretary Moody, In addition To
letter OF commendation To Boatswain
Patrick Decry OF the Peoria. who nj
great peril swan To the submarine
boat Adder and attached a line To her.
will order thar a medal Of honor be
presented to him as an evidence OF III"
ism.
The Senate fnnnc. committee IA
yoYnbiy reported the bill Increasing
from $4,000 To 100000 annually The
amount available for pnrchas. of metal
for nickels and pennies. and providing
that instead of confinink their coinage
To the Philadelphia mint. m hereto
fore, they shall also he made nj the
Denver. San Francisco and New Or
leans uints.
Senator Mitchell made n speech In
advocacy OF the bill to aid the Lewis
and Clark Exposition at Portland. Ore
son. He said that almost e5Vo.Oov
had been raised by the sale OF htocks
In the exposition company. and that
over S7oO. 900 had been raised BY dif-
fcrcnt states for the purpose OF max
Ing exhibits. maxim. n total cf VI
i26. .sOT OF available money for the en-
tSrprisc. He said that magnificent
site OF over 400 acres had been secured
on the Willamette river. which already
had been graded and planted To shrubs.
The President sent To Congress
communication from Secretary Hay
submitting To him the report OF the
commission on international exchange
constituted under authority OF Con-
gross to make an effort 10 bring about
Q hxcd Relationship between the
moneys Of the gold standard countries
and the siiver-using Countries. The
secretary says to carry this policy TO
com mpletion Il yet remains TO submit
the conclusions Of the foreign commits.
siouers to the Chinese government and
to dcfray the expenses OF which the
secretary says an appropriation of
he M ~ ...lt 1.. - -
recommendation the President ap-
proves.
The House committee on territories
listened to Delegate Rodcy Of New
Mexico on the proposition TO admit
New Mexico as state. Mr.. Rodcy
asserted that New Mexico has = big
ger population than any territory has
had Mt the time Of Its admission. and
and that Its population now surpnsscs
eight states OF the Union. The popu.
intion of the United States is going to
be 100. .OO0. 900 In 1910. said Mr.. Ro-
dey in this Increase OF 2t,oOO.OOO
New Mexico will without doubt furnish
bO0. 1000. Thirteen hundred miles OF
railroad have been built In New Mex
leo since the last census was taken.
One hundred and hfty postofiiccs have
been added. and 100000 acres OF land
have been homcstcadcd." IL liz be-
lieved that the territorial committee
will make its report on the statehood
bill about January 10.
In his testimony before the Senate
committee on military affairs. Secre'
tary OF War Root read extracts from
Official correspondence bearing on the
charges and also concerning General
Woods administration as governor
IsI... ~ "a
statement was an elaborate and care.
fully.prepared defense of General
Wood. He made n specific reply to
each of the charges urged so far
against General Woods confirmation.
and assumed responsibility for mary
OF the matters charged against Gen.
eral Wood. among others, II is under
stood, the granting Of a license TO the
Jai Alai. He devoted particular atten-
tion to the attack upon the integrity
of the Official accounts Of the Cuban
treasury under General Woods admin
istration. and he was prepared. with
any amount OF data, to answer the
charges OF loose and faulty account.
ing and auditing. He took occasion
to say that the weakness of this
charge might have been established
long ago had the Senate printed the
accounts which he transmitted to tnat
body last winter in answer to a reso-
luton.
The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor held confer
ences with Speaker Cannon and Mr..
Gardner, chairman OF the House Com
mittec on Labor. discussing measures
in which the labor representatives are
Interested. They requested consider
alton of the eight-hour bill and the
prison labor anti-injunction bills.
conference was also held with Presi-
dent pro TEN Frye and Senator Nc
Comas, chairman Of the Senate Com
mittee on Labor. Speaker Cannon in
formed his visitors he had no doubt
they would be given full and free
hearing on the bills in which they were
Interested and said 1t would be his duty
AZ wei as his pleasure to cooperate
with them to secure a fair hearing and
a full discussion of all legislation they
might suggest. The speaker told his
visitors that they would find the House
organized for the full and free discus
sion of all questions touching the in
terests of the American people, without
regard to class distinction. and that
the House could not afford to try to
secure legislation for one class to the
detriment of another. Legislation. he