Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-13

The three-shift system. by which
work will be kept up day and night.
has been inaugurated In the gun car
riage shop at the Washington navy
yard. There Is an imperative demand
| for completion OF work. the orders Tor
which step is taken with view TO ex-
pediting the completion OF work the
orders for which were given over two
years ago. IL Is the purpose OF the
naval officials to keep the other shops
at the yards in full operation during
the entire day and night as soon as
SUFFICIENT workmen can be obtained.
Mr. Clayton of Alabama. a member
OF the judiciary committee. who fol-
lowed Mr.. Powers Of Massachusetts in
4, his speech on the antitrust bill in the
House. agreed with Mr. Powers that
there had been no politics in the con-
kidsraiion OF the subject of regulating
| the trusts. in the committee. but he ia
sisted that the methods proposed by
Republicans and Democrats differed
radically. lie and his associates. he
/ said. believed that in addition TO the
interstate commerce clause OF the con-
stitution. the taxing power directly and
the leyyins OF customs duties could be
and should be invoked. His side Was
not opposed To publicity. but they did
NbA tNEatu ~ ~ - sbNs s'sAs NtAykDA
created much amusement by recalling
/ the attitude OF the Republicans on the
, trust question In the Fifiy-sixth Con-
sress. in which they insisted that they
were powerless to deal with the ques-
L tion without u constitutional amend
ment. II. predicted that "eorporat.
greed would never permit certain Sec
tions of the pending bill to become
law. In conclusion. Mr. Clayton de-
scribcd the pcndin. bill as the "sooth-
Ing sirok. of n friendly hand" What
tho Democrats wanted was action that
would mean something.
The annual report OF the secretary
OF agriculture for 100. recommends an
appropriation of $4,000 for continuing
and crtcndin. the work Of irrigation
Investigations during the coming fiscal
year. An the agricultural appropriation
bill was reported to the House on Jan
unry goth. IL carried but $4,000 for this
once. After having passed the House
m reported by the committee. tue asrt-
cultural bill went to the Senate. The
Senate committee has amended IL 80 ns
To carry $4,000 for the irrigation In
ycsti.ntion instead of 81. 600 reported
by tho House committee. II the amend
mcnt passes the Senate. which IL likely.
the matter will have To 30 before con-
ference committee composed OF mcm-
bcrs Of the Senate and House agricul-
turai committees. II the increase con-
tended for by the Senate should not be
agreed to In conference. tho work OF
thtc Investigation would be no curtniied
during the next fiscal year rs to have
Its Influence for good reduced to an cx-
tent altogether unwnrranicd at this
time. The $4,000 provided by tho
[ House committee would be barely
enough to maintain small Office force
In Warrington and to print such pubii-
cations as thnt force would be able
to prepare from facts gathered by cor
rcspondcncc. II could not complete the
/ reports OF water right conditions In the
states remaining to be Investigated.
which II has been planned to accom-
plish during the next two or three
years.
| In the Senate debate on the state
hood bill. Senator Warren of Wyoming
said that In his experience OF thirty-fivc
years In Wyoming he had known no
difference between the Mormon church
and any other church. so far rs politics
have been concerned: that II mt any
time there was n political condition
In Wyoming that has caused those
seeking or enjoying office to show sub
servicncy to the Mormon church. or to
unduly ask that church's influence. he
did not know II. He said the Mormons
! OF Wyoming never have been polyg-
amous. have not been indolent or I'M
moral people. but. on the contrary,
have been industrious, moral. frugal
and thrifty and are desirable and
. good class OF citizens. II Mormon set
Elements in New Mexico and Arizona
increase. he is OF the opinion that they
Will form the same desirable class of
citizens as found In Wyoming. Senator
Warren asked Senator Rawlins. who
had explained the situation in Utah, IL
II was not n fact that since people of
this state have divided on party lines
and since there has been Republican
and Democratic party In Utah, the ten
dency has not been toward greater
freedom from the dominating influence
OF the church mentioned bv Mr.. Raw
Inns. Mr.. Rawlins admitted that this
was n fact. and said he did not think
that the domination OF the church in
political affairs in Utah will last and
that in his judgment conditions will
improve.
Article l of the new treaty with
Great Britain providing for tribunal
to settle the Alaska boundary line dis
pute stipulates that the boundary line
tribunal shall be Immediately appoint
ed and shall consist of six impartial
jurists. three to be named by the Pres
ident Of the United States and three by
his Britannia majesty. All questions
must receive majority vote of the
tribunal. Provision is made for the ap-
pointment of other jursts to fill vacan-
cies and for officers OF the tribunal, in
cluding scientific experts and agents.
Article 3 provides that the tribunal
shall consider in the settlement of the
questions submitted to its decision the
treaty between Great Britain and Rus
sia of 1925, and the treaty between the
United States and Russia of March 30.
1867, and particularly articles 3. and
of the first mentioned treaty" 1t is
provided that the first meeting of the
boundary tribunal shall be in London.
The decision is to be made as soon as
possible after the arguments are con-
cluded, and within three months, TN
less the President and the British King
by common accord extend the time
Provision also is made as to how the
decision shall be prepared and handed
to the agents of the respective gov
ernments. AS soon as decision has