Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-23
LATEST WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

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Dunn. register Of the land once al
couer d. Alene. Idaho; George II,
Moaiton. Colorado. consul al George
town. Demerara. Guiana
A bill amending the law preventing
the carrying OF obscene or immoral
literature into any state or territory,
so as To prevent the importation or
expectation OF such matter passed in
the House.
The House passed the bill providing
a penalty not To exceed si.o0o or one
years Imprisonment. or both. for any
one who knowingly pastures stock on
any forest reserve OF the United
States without proper permits.
Russia has submitted to this GOV
ernment . new form OF arbitration
treaty which that country Is willing
to negotiate As the Russian draft dit
fefs radically from that suggested by
Secretary Hay II 10 expected the nexo-
uaiions will require some time.
4 treaty OF arbitration between Italy
and tho United States Was signed DE
eember 18th at the State Department
by Baron Mayor Dcs Pianehes. the
Italian ambassador. and Secretary
Hay. The treaty is Identical with
other arbitration treaties signed by
this country.
The District OF Columbia Court OF
Appeals has affirmed tho decision OF
tho Criminal Court In the postal con
splrary case Of August W. Machen,
George =. LoEcnf. Samuel a. Gron and
Dilicr n. GrofY. who were sentenced TO
two years imprisonment In tho West
Virginia penitentiary and to pay nna
OF $4,000.
Senator Scott OF West VIEEInia by
request introduced n bill. also pre-
scntcd In tho House by Representative
Ho.K. providing for the payment OF
81 800 to George iyers OF Boone. Pueblo
county. Colorado. as administrator Of
William Ivcis. for ron; and loss Of the
dccedent's warehouse AT Santa F-.
which was burned dufin. the civil
War.
In the Senate on tho 18th inst. q sos
olution wan adopted AKIN. the date for
tho reception OF the statue OF foemcr
Senator John J. Ingalls,. contributed TO
Statuary hall by the state OF Kansas.
for January eist next. The foliowin.
bills were passed: Rcstorin. to tn.
public domain portion Of tho ella
river Indian reservation In Arizona.
Confirming proofs unacr public land
laws when made outside the land dis.
trict within which the land may be sit.
uatsd.
Mr. Spooncr In the Senate attacked
tRs provision In the Philippine govern.
ment bill providing for guarantee by
tho Philippine government OF tho In.
tcrcst on bonds on railroads In those
islands. Hc said tho Philippine com.
mission should not be authorized to
make such guarantee. Replying to .
suggestion by Mr.. NcwlRnds. that tho
Philippine government build tho rail-.
roads themselves. Mr.. Spooncr said ho
was not much captivatcd with the Idea
OF government ownership OF railroads.
II the government. under any circum-
stances. was to guarantee dividends
| on stock. the railroad company ought
not to be permitted to put on that prop.
crty n mortgage lien ahead OF that
stock without the consent OF Congress.
Tho House committee on public
lands decided by n vote Of 10 to 4 to
postpone indefinitely consideration Of
bill to repeal the timber and stono
act. The members OF the committee
voting against postponement were
Chairman Lacey. Needhnm. California:
Miller. Kansas: Volstead. Minnesota.
The bill In question passed tho Senate
Mt the last session and 1t was thought
that II would pass the House without
opposition. During the time II was
pending In the House the disclosure
was made that George II. Maxwell. an
| apostle OF the land law repeal. was Mt
the head OF railway lobby and was
| receiving $4,000 yearly to advocate
the repeal OF the land laws. This dis.
| credited all efforts at land law repeal
and undoubtedly caused the radical
| change in sentiment evident regarding
tho timber and stone act repeal bill.
Fhe Senate committee on territories.
| by a vote of 6 to 4, authorized favor
able report on the statehood bill pro-
viding for the admission into the
Union OF Oklahoma and Indian Terri.
| tory to become the state of Oklahoma
| and of Arizona and New MEXICO. to be-
como the state OF Arizona. The bill
| is the one originating in the House in
| the second session OF the Fifty.eighth
| Congress, but has been amended ma.
| terially by the Senate committee. Tho
most important changes made In tho
House bill are the insertion Of clause
prohibiting traffic In liquor for period
OF ten years in that portion OF the pro-
posed state OF Oklahoma now known
as Indian Territory and the elimina-
ton from the House bill of all provis-
ion with reference to suffrage except
the following: THAT said state shall
never enact any law restricting or
abridging the right of suffrage on ac-
count of race, color or previous condl-
tion of servitude."
Orders have been issued for an in
vestigation of the case of Secretary
Tumber of the Rural Carriers Associa-
ton, whose signature as signed to
papers in the publication of postal au-
thorities was on the circular letter sent
candidates for Congress asking them
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