Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-23

icai Survey. has been Introduced by
Senator Perkins.
The Senate committee on finance
heard an argument By Director OF the
Mint Roberts in support OF the House
bill authorizing the coinage OF silver In
the treasury into subsidiary coins and
repeating the law for the coinage OF
liver dollars. Mr.. Roberts said there
vas great demand for more small
'oin. The bill was not acted On be-
ause OF the objection made by some
u the members OF the committee TO
the provision prohibiting the further
coinage OF silver dollars, The object
ors held that IL would be unwlse and
inconsistent to reduce the volume OF
| the currency at u time when there ID
very strenuous demand for money.
The committee on legislation Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic has been
in session at the Ebbitt House. IL
considered mainly pending legislation
for the aid OF veterans In seeking ap-
poIntmcnt TO the public service. a
| subcommittee was appointed consist
Ing of Chairman Joseph w. Kay, New
York. and George II. Patrick, Alaba-
ma. and they visited the President and
postmaster general Friday in the In
terest OF Legislation 10 prefer those
navy In the Civil War in appoint.
mcnts. retentions or promotions In
tho public service over other persons.
The committee returned home salts
iicd with the results Of its efforts.
Senator Warren has presented to
the secretary Of the interior several
protests OF citizens OF Biz Horn coun.
~ against closing trails across the
Yellowstone Park forest reserve.
Shccpmcn have been accustomed TO
cross that range with flockB from the
valley OF the, Shoshonc TO Gray Bull.
and IL IL alleged that forest officers
have closed the trails and stopped the
practice OF driving sheep across. Sen.
ator Warren also prclcntcd protest
against the exclusion OF sheep from
this reserve and asked that tho re.
serve be inspected by competent
person. with IA view To securing moro
equitable distribution Of range prlyi.
lescs.
The final ties, OF the Dcforcst wire
less telegraph system. which the board
OF wireless experts have been condUct-
Ing for some days between the Navy
Yard at Washington anu the Navy
Academy at Annapolis were brought to
n conclusion ON the lith inst. In the
presence OF the board two cipher mos
sagcs were sent from Annapolis aud an
equal number from Washington. The
speed OF transmission exceeded thirty
iiyc words per minute. Four foreign
Rystcms have been tested from the
same range by the Navy Department.
The Navy Department Will purchase n
working outfit OF the DcforcHt system
aS the result of the tests. and when the
Prairie returns from the mancuvcrs.
sea tests will be continued from this
boat Mt Annapolis.
The bill reported from the ways and
means committee to provide for n re-
bate on the duties on foreign coal for n
period OF one year was passed In short
order by the House by practically n
unanimous vote. 25S to 6. those voting
against being Alessrs. Cushmnn and
Jones twash). Gaines tw.va.). Mon
dell twyoJ. and Patterson tpn.). all
Republicans. The bill was considered
under the operation OF n rule which cut
OF opportunity to amend. The only OPP
position to the measure came from
some OF tho members representing coal
states. who expressed the fear that the
admission of Chinese mined coal from
Canada would injurc the coal industry
OF their states. Both Mr.. Dalzell tPa.).
and MIR. Payne tN.Y). the Republican
leaders. expressed the opinion on the
floor that the bill would not relieve the
existing distress. They said II would
satisfy. however. the public demand for
action. and show the disposition OF
Congress to do what It could. The
Democrats. although they all supported
the bill. took the view that IL did not
go far enough. saying that coal should
go on the free list. and when the bill
came back from the Senate with pro-
vision which virtually placed anthra-
cite coal on the free list. they ap-
piauded vigorously. Mr.. Dalzell. In
the course of his remarks. said. that
there was practically no anthracite coal
in the world except that in the United
States and n little In China. The
amendment was adopted without divis-
ion. The bill. on reaching the Senate.
was Immediately passed. and received
the signature of President Roosevelt.
In discussing the Vest resolution
regarding the duty on coal. Senator
Tillman declared that the railroads are
absolutely in the saddle on the coal
question. They mine and market coal
and fix the price. he charged. without
regard to a solitary independent oper-
ator. He said 1t was an infamy the
way the press of the country was pros
the minds of the people and deceive
them into the idea that the railroads
are willing and anxious to relieve the
distress oSccasioned by the coal famine
but that somebody, somewhere, called
an Independent operator is responsible
for the present condition of affairs.
"The President deserves no credit"
said. he. except for his attempt to eff
feet n settlement of the question: but
the actual fact is." he added" that j.
Pierpont Morgan gave orders to his CO.
conspirators or servants to attempt the
arrangement between the monopoly
and strikers The attorney general
has been. he said. derelict and criminal
and he is the man to whom the people
can point and say:"You have murdered
all those who have frozen to death. You
are the man who deserves the oppro-
blum and hate of the poor and the OPP
pressed of the land" In the course of
his remarks. Mr.. Tillman stated. after
being closely questioned by Mr.. Spoon
er. that William Hearst had charged
that the United States district attorney
of New York had received orders from
the attorney general not to submit his
report of the investigation regarding
trusts. To his mind. he said. case
had been made and the evidence and