Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06

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rebate bill. With the signing OF this
measure the administrations anti
trust program for this session Of Con
sEess Is completed.
Senator Fairbanks submitted an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priaiion bill which provides for site
for hall Of records for the govern
meRt In Washington. TO cost $4,000,
II has the approval OF the committee On
public buildings and grounds,
Tho United States Supreme Court de-
eidei in the case of the United States
vs., Barrinser. originating In the gov
ernment printing ONCE. that tempo
rary empioye OF a government Is not
entitled To the annual months leave
granted To regular employees.
Mr.. Bowen, the Venezuelan pienipo-
tentiary. has proposed TO the allies that
tho Car OF Russia be asked to name
the three arbiITators who. as The
Hague tribunal. shall decide the auss-
tion Of preferential treatment The
suggestion has been approved by the
State Department
The senate committee on military
Affairs has adopted a favorable fepoE,
on the military academy bill, The bill
committee recommends Increases over
the amount carried by the house bill
assresaiins ss.l0o. bringing the total
TO SELLER,
Commissioner richards Of the gen
erai land offie. has ordered the tempo
Tary withdrawal from entry or settle
m-nt. except under the homestead
laws. of a number of townships In the
Carson. New. land district for irriga-
tion purposes
The arbitration claims Of certain
American SeaicFs against the Russian
government have been paid. The to-
tai. Including Ini~T-ht. In now $780, .iib.
and includes Cape Horn Pigeon. fSi.-
O5l: James Hamilton Lewis. tT.Sst:
q. II. white. tss.iss: Kate and Anna.
s:.s.I.
The agricultural bill reported by the
Senate committee ON agriculture In
eTeascS the appropriation Of the House
$3.50. 900. OF which sIS. 900 In for the bu-
r-an OF forestry. $4,000 for irrigation
and the other for smaller amounts.
The Quay statehood amendment re-
mains rs part Of the bill.
Tho following otii-crs. who were pro-
noted recently to the rank OF briEn-
dicr general. were retired February
sith: Tuiiy McCrca, Ell l.. Hussins.
q. =. Goodnl- and Morris T.. e. foo,r.
All of them HrTyci In the Civil War.
and all except General MeCrca. who
was West Pointer. entered as prl-
Yates In the volunteer service.
Tho gunboat Remington will be
commissioned at the Mare Island navy
yard about March II. and attached to
the Pacific squadron. Sh. Will be COM
mandcd by Commander Chauaccy
Thomas. n brother Of W. u. Thomas OF
the faculty OF the Colorado State Agri-
cultural college and formerly OF the
Denver News editorial stan.
Representative Mercer of Nebraska,
chairman Of the House committee on
public buildings aud grounds. IL con-
fcrring with Secretary Cortclyou con-
ccrnlng n building for the new Depart
mcnt OF Commerce and Labor. The
necessity for such n buildin. is very
urgent. as the department will be one
OF the largcs, in the government.
The order OF business In the Senate
for the remainder OF the session has
been quite definitely decided on. APP
preparation bills will be given the
right of way. and the Panama canal
treaty will be considered when the np-
preparation bills are In conference. An
effort will be made to get through 9TH
er bills. including Senator Aidrich's
bond deposit bill.
In an opinion delivered by Justice
Holmes In the case Of Kidd vs.. the
state OF Alabama. the United States
Supreme Court holds that state has
n right to tax the stock OF railroads
Incorporated In another state, which
is held by nE estate In the state seek
ing to exercise the power. The opin.
ion affirmed the decision OF the Su.
prcme Court of Alabama.
II Congress fails to pass the bill per-
mitting the secretary Of the Interior to
lease all government lands In Nebras-
ka at from to . cents per acre for n
given number of years for pasturage
purposes. It Is stated at the Interior
Department that the law providing
for the removal of the fences from all
such domain will be enforced. In one
case over 65. 900 acres were fenced in
by private interests.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has submitted report to the Sen
ate regarding all securities issued by
railroad companies, the par values OF
each class of securities outstanding on
| june 5U, l5ub. lHteltst anu uiNluciuS
thereon. etc The report says that fer
the United States the total par value
Of railway securities is Silica .035. 500
and their market value SS,351 .l03. .523.
The capital stock is stated to be par
value. s6021 1864. 500. and market value.
s3.250. lii ,596 The par value of the
funded debt is stated to be S5.7O2.67i,-
1927, and the market value S.. 100, ,95S,
927.
| The House committee on public lands
authorized a favorable report on the
Senate bill authorizing the President
to establish game preserves within the
forest reserves, to be set aside for the
protection of game and fish, amending
tho bill so as to restrict the President
from making more than one preserve
in any state and absolutely prohibiting
the killing of fish or game in the pre-
serve thus created. Representative
Mondell of Wyoming will make n mi
nority report and will endeavor to de-
feat the bill on the floor of the House
Its main purpose. he says, Is to make
the Yellowstone Park reserve. in Wy
oming, game preserve. This reserve
embraces nearly one-eighth of the area
of Wyoming. and If made into a game