The Lamar register., 1904-04-27
--LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON

Delegate Rodey of New Mexico has
introduced a bill authorizing mayors
of incorporated towns in territories to
appoint police judges.
The Senate has passed the bill which
previously passed the House, ceding 120
acres of land in section 81. township 2
south, range 43 west, to the Beecher Is
land Battle Association for a public
park. The lands are to revert to the
government if not usedsfor park pur-
poses for any three consecutive years.
Bids were opened April 18th by Su-
pervising Architect Taylor for the erec-
ton of the Leadville public building.
Six bids were received, the highest ap-
proximating $4,000, the lowest, that
of Tom Lowell of Denton, Texas, being
$51 500. Lynn S. Atkinson of Colorado
Springs bid $4,000 and James l.. Nc
Neill of Denver. $4,000. There is $780,
available for the building.
The House committee on insular af-
fairs has authorized favorable report
on the Senate bill providing for the
naturalization of Porto Ricans as citi-
zens of the United States. The COM
mittee eliminated from the bill the nat
uralization provision on the ground
that the Supreme Court of the United
States had decided in the Gonzales case
that Porto Ricans are not aliens.
The House committee on irrigation
of arid lands agreed to resolution
Acalling on the secretary of the interior
no make an investigation as to how
much water may be taken from the
Colorado river for irrigating lands In
Arizona and California, how much
land can be irrigated, and what legis-
lation is necessary for the project,
both under private and government en-
terprise.
Senator Beveridge has sent former
Senator Warren of Wyoming his decli-
nation of the invitation OF the Republi-
can state committee of Wyoming TO de-
liver an address at the Wyoming Re-
publican state convention, to be held
at Laramie on May 18th. Engage
ments in his own state make 1t impos-
sible for Senator Beveridge to go to
Wyoming at the time set for the wy
oming convention.
Secretary OF the Navy Moody has
transmitted to the House request
for a $4,000 appropriation to provide
for the proper care of the remains OF
victims of the explosion OF the battle
ship Missouri. The French ambassa-
DOR called upon the secretary OF the
navy to-day to express his own and the
sympathy of the French nation for the
American people in the loss of life on
the Missouri.
The House committee on elections
has favorably reported the Bonynge
resolution instructing the clerk of the
House to forward to the district attor-
ney at Denver the poll books and bal
lots in the Shafroth Bonynge contest
case. After the passage of the resolu-
tion the clerk, under the terms OF the
resolution will forward the poll books
and ballots to the district attorney,
with the suggestion that he take such
>action on the frauds shown as the
facts warrant
A conference agreement between the
Senate and House has been reached
which disposes of matters in dispute
on the army appropriation bill. The
section proposing promotion of retired
officers was amended to provide for an
advance of one grade to all officers be-
low the rank of brigadier general
who had creditable service in the
Civil War and retired on account OF
wounds or disease incident to service
or on account of age or after forty
years service.
Secretary Taft has addressed letter
to Senator Proctor of the Senate mill
tary committee. strongly urging the
purchase of four great camp sites, at a
cost of several million dollars. which
are to be used for joint maneuvers and
drills by the regular army and the mi
litia. The secretary explains in his let
ter that he withdraws his disapproval
of the original project wherein the
sites were named, in the interest of the
speedy acquisition of the lands. This
was the point upon which he took issue
with the general staff.
The conference report on the agricul-
tural appropriation bill as finally
agreed to provides for the appropria-
tion of 5000 for experiments in feed
ing and breeding cattle in the
grazing states as introduced and
and secured in the bill by Rep
resentative Brooks. Much opposition
to the provision was made by stockmen
interested in certain fancy breeds OF
cattle under the theory that the gov
eminent experiments might demon
strate that those breeds are unsuited to
western states, and it was expected this
opposition would become manifested on
the floor of the House. The expert
ments proposed under the bill will be
conducted at the State Agricultural
College at Fort Collins.
Immediately after the passage of the
canal bill in the Senate the sundry
civil appropriation bill was taken up.
and the reading of amendments begun.
There was no debate until the amend
ments authorizing the secretary of the
interior to appoint agents for the pro-
lection of public timber, without re-
gard to party affiliation.' was reported.
Mr.. German made an inquiry regard