Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30

| OF Columbia appropriation bill. began
consideration OF the Philippine coinage
bill. The general debate on the Dis
trict bill was largely devoted to discus,
sion OF the Alaskan boundary line dis
pute. Mr.. Cochran of Missouri de-
nounced as "A coward!y surrender" the
course of the State Department. Mr..
Hepburn of Iowa took up the challenge
and countered at the charge that DEM
| ocratlc administrations had surren-
dered the territory between latitudes
40 and 81: 40. and also the Republic OF
Texas. While Mr.. Cochran was speak
Ing OF the trucking policy of the
United States to Great Britain" sty-
lishly dressed young woman in the gal
lery leaned forward and cried out. You
lie!" She then left the gallery.
President Roosevelt has signed the
militia bill recently passed by Con-
gress. After the President had signed
the bill Secretary Root delivered
brief speech OF congratulation. General
Dick. author OF the bill and president
of the National Guard Association. re-
sponded. President Roosevelt then
spoke OF the merits of the bill. He ex-
pressed the hope that no President
ever would be confronted by such an
emergency as would render II neccs-
sary for him to avail himself of the
services OF the troops provided for in
the bill. but he congratulated the COM
mittee and country on It's enactment
ment and said he regarded the citizen
soldiery OF the nation as n most i'm
/ portant factor In the protection OF the
country. The President gave the pen
with which he signed the measure to
Colonel Dimmick.
The Senate committee on the Philip
pines authorized favorable report on
the Philippine tariff bill which recently
passed the House. but with important
amendments. The House bill carried
n uniform reduction OF the tariff on
Philippine goods imported Into the I'm
Tied States. making me rate only TWEEN
ty-hvc per cent. Of the rates Imposed
by the Din.icy law. The Senate COM
mittec amended the bill no as to pro-
vide for the admission OF NIL Philippine
produced articles free OF duty except
sugar and tobacco. and ON these two
commodities iiScd the tariff at nifty per
cent. OF the Dinsicy schedules. This
change was made TO meet the obIec-
tions Of the sugar and tobacco produc-
crs OF this country. who hnv. claimed
that n duty rate Of only twenty-five
per cent. on those articles would result
In riinous competition.
The appropriation committees of
the Senate and House have received
letters from Attorney General Knox.
suggesting y change In the appropria.
tion OF taoo.ovo to be expended under
the direction Of tho attorney general
/ In the enforcement Of the Sherman
antitrust act. and laws amcndatory
thereof. which passed the House pc.
ecmbcE isth last. Instead OF using this
largo amount in tho employment Of
the attorney general suggests that an
&c; be- passed Increasing the pcrma.
ncnt Official force Of the department
Of Justice. lie recommends tina, au.
thuFi,y be granted for tho appoint
men, of an assistant To the attorney
general. ncw officer. one additional
assistant and tao expert and coasiden'
tiai s,cnoEraphcrs and typr~ri,ers.
With tbs additional force the a;ior.
ncy general believes that much small
or sum than 100000 would be adc.
lua,c for the purposes intended. and
that the results uurid be in every uay
more satisfactory than could bc oh.
tainci through the bill as IL nos
stands.
Tho Senate committee on commerce
aas bsca considering the nomination Of
Dr. W. u. CFuni. a eploFci man. TO be
collector ot the port a, Charleston.
South Carolina Senator Tilimau.
Mayor Sinithc Of Charleston and Col.
mel iirmphill appeared IN opposition To
confirmation. They pFctCFrEd charges
TO tho effect that cFum had sold out as
a delegate to tho Minneapolis Rrpub-
lican cuaSrntiun. and In supprt of this
charge rad an affidavit in which H.
was declared that he had bren sent to
the convention as a Harrison delegate
but had shifted to the support Of Blaine
on promise Of the appointment Of
postmaster. II was made quite plain.
however. that the principal opposition
was because of Crum's color. aud scHa-
tor TiiimaB admitted as much. lie told
the committee that the people of the
South did not want their Offices filled
by negroes. And he said. e 50 long
a. ,hcy afu so flled there will be truu-
bic. oil and water will not unitc.-' Ex-
Gov. y. II. 8. Pinchtack of Louisiana
and whit!ieid Ncl{irlay. formerly Of
South Carolina. both colureti. appeared
for Dr. Crun. They declared that the
charge of selling out at Minneapolis
vas unfoundsd. and cuIoeizsd Dr.
CTum as man Of education asj char
ac,er.
Section of the spooucr act. which
was approved by the President June
4Nhn laSAs EFH@GNNNn@ NtINHNu W tHH
terms regarding the acquisition Of the
strip of land for the canal. etc. upon
which the treaty just signed was nego-
iiatcd. The section follows: "Tha,
the President Is hereby authorized TO
secure from the republic Of Colombia.
for and on behalf Of the United States.
upon such terms as he may deem rea-
sonabie. perpetual control of a strip of
land. the territory of the republic of
Columbia. not less than six miles in
width. extending from the Caribbean
sea to the Pacific ocean. and the rish,
to use and dispose OF the waters there
on. and to excavate. construct and to
perpetualiy maintain. operate and pro-
tect thereon a canal Of such depth and
: capacity as will afford convenient pass
age Of ships Of the greatest tonnage
and draught now in use. from the Car
/ ibbean sea TO the Pacific ocean. which
control shall include the right 10 per-
petuaIiy maintain and operate the Pam
anna railroad. II the ownership thereof
l or a controlling interest therein. shall
/ have been acquired by the United
I States. and also jurisdiction over said
/ strip and the ports at the ends thereof.