Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-08

not amount to more than 500 per cent.
sd valorem.
The Treasury Department has trans
mitted to the House an estimate from
Secretary Hitchcock for an appropria-
tion Of 100000 to be Immediately avail
able for education In Alaska.
Subpoenss have been sent out for
witnesses to appear before the Senate
committee on privileges and elections
IN the Smoot inquiry April 20th. a post
ponement being made from the 18th.
Commander George l.. Dyer. com
manding the cruiser Albany OF the Ash
attic fleet. has been assigned TO duty
as naval governor OF the island OF
Guam. to NIL the vacancy caused by
the death OF Commander William T.
6eweli.
Representative Mondeil has intro
dueed u bill authorizing the secretary
OF the interior to use or authorize the
Use OF earth. timber and stone from
public lands and forest reserves for
construction OF irrigation works pro-
,eeted under the national irrigation nct-
Acting Postmaster General wynne
has issued an order allowing ten days
leave OF absence to all postmasters OF
second and third class postoificcs who
want TO attend the convention OF the
National Association OF Postmasters
OF the second and third class postot-
Aces. to be held In ST. Louis May 18th
Ee1t.
Burton Eoryiiio Harrison. q lawyer
OF New York. husband OF Mrs. Burton
Harrison. the author. and father OF
Congressman Harrison OF New fosk
City. died In Washington March 18Th
aged nixty-four years. During tho war
Mr.. Harrison was Jefferson Davis pri-
waite secretary. Later Mr.. Harrison was
secretary TO Mayor wiekhnm OF New
York and wns largely instrumental In
the prosecution Of the Tweed rins.
Tho House committee on mines and
mining has reported fayorabiy on
Congressman Brooks bill. providing
that tho boundaries OF patented min
Ing claims shall be held those actually
marked on the ground. The bill pro-
yidcs that the monuments shall con-
stituto tho highest authority. and er-
roncous descriptions and records shall
give way thereto. This bill Is slightly
changed In form. and has already
passed the Senate.
Congressman Bonynge has intro
6uccd Congressman Shafroth's bill for
tho Denver postofiiec. The amount ap-
propriatcd is se5o.o00. II Is now
definitely determined that the commit
tco on public buildings and grounds
will yitit Denver some time In July.
Tho exact date will be agreed upon
next week. Tho Denver Chamber Of
Commerce will be notified that the
wives Of most Of tho visiting members
will accompany them.
No provision has been made by ci.
ther the Republican or Democratic ma
uonal conventions to seat delegates
from the Philippine islands. In the
calls for tho conventions issued by
Chnirmcn Hanna and Jones neither
tho Philippines nor Porto Rico are In
cladcd among the states and terrific.
rics entitled to representation. How
ever. should delegates from these Isl.
ands present themselves to the con.
vcntions II Is within tho province or
tho committee on credentials to seat
them.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
passed by the House contained an Item
Of $50 900 for completion Of tho install
lntion OF machinery for the Denver
mint. While this wns recommended by
the secretary Of the treasury. tho COM
mittcc decided not to include this sum
Mt this session, but Representatives
Brooks and Bonynge convinced them
that this sum should be made available
at once. The mint will now be rcAdy
for coining by July. 1905. II tho Senate
concurs In the action Of the House ap-
proprlating the money.
Senator Dillingham; has introduced .
bill to amend the immigration act OF
1903. II permits aliens to pass In con-
tinuous transit from one point In for
eign contiguous territory to another
point In foreign contiguous territory
through the United States without pay
ment of head tax. Aliens having oncc
paid the head tax may pass through
contiguous territory in continuous
transit and again enter the United
States without again paying the head
tax. The privilege under tho act OF
1908. permitting an alien to send for
relative or q friend is amended to re-
strict the privilege to relatives.
Senator Patterson's name was utii-
i.ed a few days ago by sleek swind-
Ter to beat the Highland apartment
house. where Senator Patterson lives.
out Of $65. A telephone message was
received by the Highlands clerk, osten-
sibly from Patterson's secretary. cay
ing: There will be a package OF cloth
ing coming up to-day from Hamilton,
the tailor. for Senator Patterson. Please
pay the bill. which Will be about $65."
Later messenger called with bundle
and collected $65 from the clerk. When
Patterson got home and opened his
bundle he found an overcoat worth
about 80 cents. He thought It an April
fool joke until advised that $65 had
been collected on II, the loss of which,
however, fell on the Highlands man
agement.
The Senate committee on finance
endorsed an amendment to the sundry
civil bill providing for the removal OF