Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02

senator Lodge mas lntrOuuccu III tne
Senate bill authorizing the President
to remove the duty on coal coming In
to the United States from Canada
whenever the duty on coal from the
United States going into Canada shall
be removed.
Senator Perkins OF California has IN
troduced bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to get aside areas within forest
reserves to be preserved as breeding
places for wild animals. birds and fish.
Within these areas all hunting. fishing
and killing OF game Is to be prohibited
at all times. The senator has drawn
his bill along the lines recommended
by the President and with further
view to largely doing away with state
protection over game with the re-
serves.
President Roosevelt. before he
reached his decision to send the
Cuban reciprocity treaty to the Senate
and not to the House. consulted freely
the leaders OF the House and the mem
bers OF his Cabinet. After mature con-
sideration II was determined that II
was unnecessary to send the Cuban
treaty to the House. Notwithstanding
tho fact that II affected revenues OF
the government. Precedcnts were
looked up carefully. II was found
that previous reciprocity treaties had
been sent directly to the Senate for
ratification. The president. when the
Cuban treaty shall have been ratified
by the Senate will send n message to
both branches OF Congress. with
recommendation for such enabling
legislation as will make the treaty
Nsll M a
full opportunity. II Is expected. to
stamp with Its Individuality the neso.
tintions for reciprocity with Cuba.
The eight-hour labor bill. ns amend
cd by the Senate committee on cduca-
tion and labor. was reported to the
Senate from that committee. accom-
panied by n written statement OF the
committees reasons for It's action. II
IL stated that the bill Is substantially
the same as the House bill and that II
IL favored by majority OF the Senate
committee. Speaking OF the general
policy of the measure. the committee
says: "Your committee do not doubt
the right OF Congress To extend the
cisht-hour day. The majority approve
the policy OF extending the cight-hour
day. believing It's results Will be bcnc-
fetal, tina, the products OF labor will be
improved and that the happiness and
homes Of workmcn will be greater and
brighter. the intelligence OF the people
Increased and civilization advanced by
such legislation. a majority OF your
committee believe that this measure.
which has received from the committee
such serious and careful consideration.
Is not radical. but conservative. and.
therefore. recommend its passage"
The following telegram was sent out
from Washington December .5rd: Pco-
pie nil over the country who are send
ing Christmas gifts to the Roosevelt
children may aa well be frankly told
very few of their offerings will ever be
seen by the intended rccipIcntR all
such presents from sources not satiA-
far,oriiy identified will be opened. In
tho ordinary course Of business. by the
White House clerks. and most of them
will find their way eventually to WASH
ington hospitals and other charitable
institutions. Strangers arc not cncour-
aged TO bcHtow Gifts upon the Prcsi-
ticnt or members Of his family. Though
a polite acknowledgment Is invariably
made. MIR. Roosevelt woaid much pre-
fer that such evidences Of good will
should be omitted. Nevertheless. many
express wagon loads Of merchandise OF
every Imaginable kind. from candy TO
boxes of cigars. and from dolls to bas-
kcts of wine. will be dumped Mt the
door of the executive mansion during
the week. and the problem OF getting
rid Of the stun will cmparrnsa the cicr.
icai force for quite while. or pres.
rnts the Roosevelt children will get n
plentiful supply from relatives and
friends. and kriss Krinslc may be cx-
pcctcd to descend the White House
chimney next Wednesday night with n
sack heavy enough TO clici, n not nn-
jus,ifiabic grumblc from the kiniiicst
young lady. out In society. will not
hang up her stocking as heretofore.
but the good old custom will bc fol-
/ lowed las usual in the Roosevelt fam
| ily) by Theodore. Kermit. Ethel. Arch
ibald and baby Quentin.
Because of abuse of extending special
courtcsies to arriving passengers at
ports of entry the Treasury Department
/ has issued the following circular. lin
iting considerably the granting OF such
courtcsIcs in the future: The chief
officers OF customs are hereby instruct
cd that the extension OF special cour-
tcsics to arriving passengers will here
/ after be limited TO foreign ambnssa-
dors. ministers. charge d'affaircs. sccrc-
tariss. naval. military and other at
tachcs of embassies and legations and
high commissioners, and to similar
representatives of this government
abroad returning from their missions.
| All the above officers are entitled by in
tcrnational usage to the free entry of
the baggage and effects of themselves.
their families and suites without exam
| nation. In the case of invalids and
| their companions and OF persons arriv-
ing in charge OF their dead. or sum-
moned home in haste by news of aillic-
ttion or disaster, instructions will be
| issued to facilitate the landing and ex-
animation of their baggage. but such
| instructions will be construed as only
relieving such persons from waiting
their turn in line. Their baggage will
carefully be examined and duties in full
collected as though no favor had been
shown. The word courtesy has grown
| TO have meaning never intended and
It's use must be avoided in the issuance
/ of personal consideration cards. No re-
quests for special courtcsies will here
after be granted except under the
above conditions. II is also found i'm
/ ncrntiyely necessary i'm the interest nf