Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-04

Senator Warren OF Wyoming EaNc
En elaborate dinner at the Now VIII
lard In honor of the secretary OF war.
Ono hundred and twenty guests sat
around n huge table laviEhiy decorated
with flowers and the national colorH.
In the center was model Of tho Pan
aga canal. with the Navy Department
model Of the monitor Wyoming at ono
end and model OF the old ship wyo-
ming nj the other.
Tho Senate appropriations committee
has made an incrcaS" IN the appfo-
printion for the Denver mint over tho
amount carried in tn. bill aS Il passed
the House OF s.i. 300, The bill as re-
ported In the Scnat. provides n Eala.
~ Of $4,000 for the superintendent.
5000 each for the afEay-r. u: :gli"F. re-
finer and coincr. ana $4,000 for the
chief clerk. Tn. total appropriation
for waSos and contingent expenses In
SGS.iic.
Representative Iiosr Of Colorado.
before tho judiciary committee re-
viewed the recent labor troubles IN
his state. which led him to oppos"
any legislation which would lcEsilE"
combinations Of labor. aA he said ho
believed the GsoaSCnur nntiinJuncilon
bill would. Attorney bond. for tho
baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
also argued against the bill. He said
q, would paraiys" Interstate commerce
by placing railroads In tic hands Of
employees.
During the discussion Of the asri.
cultural appropriation bill In the Sen
ate the amendment made by the com
fni,,cc striking out the House prorl'
KIun apprupria'InE $4,000 for the III
PRODUCTION of foreign plants and seeds
was disagreed to. At the instance OF
MIR. Stewart an amendment directing
The secretary OF agriculture to in,cHti.
Eaic the effect OF cold storage upon
the heaIthfulncsH Of food was adopted.
Mr.. Stewart said that many csEcs OF
poisoning from cold storage food had
been reported.
Senator kitircdsr of South Dakota.
n member Of the intcroccahiC canal
committee. after ratification Of tho
canal treaty. introduced a bill to pro
vide for temporary government Of the
Panama territory and the protection
of tho canal works and for other pur.
poses connected with the construction
Of the canal. The FIRST section creates
the Panama board Of governors"
consisting of three citizens of tho
be Of ,hc same political party. TO be
appointed by the President and con-
iirmcd By, the Senate.
Senator Scott OF West Virginia had
long conference with the President
discussing fully with him matters re-
lating to national politics. quite nat
urally. among other topics considered.
was the chairmanship Of the Rcpub-
tt.yay ,,nst NtYtf tHN
since the death OF Senator Hanna.
have been mentioned In connection
with the chairmanship. but thus far
the subject has not proceeded beyond
the realm of suggestion. Among the
names of men proposed for the chair
manshlp OF former Governor Murray
Crane of Massachusetts. Postmaster
General Henry G. Payne Of Wiscon-
sin. now acting chairman Of the com.
mittec: Senator Boise PcnrUsc OF
Pennsylvania, Senator Scott OF West
Virginia and General Charles Dick OF
Ohio. who probably will he elected TO
succeed Hanna in the Senate. Mr..
Crane is a personal friend of President
Roosevelt and one Of his oldest poll.
ticai advisors. The President desires,
in the event of his nomination for tho
presidency. that MIR. Crane should be
identified in an important capacity with
the conduct of tho presidential cam
paign. but it is known that MIR. Crane
hesitates to undertake the responsi.
bility of directing the campaign as
chairman on account of his health.
Members of the national committee
have suggested that Postmaster Cen
eral Payne will be selected as national
chairman. The suggestion was cor
daily received by the President, as
he entertains the highest regard for
Mr.. Payne's sagacity and ability. II
is said. however. TO be quic improb-
able that Mr.. Payne will resign the
postmaster generalship to undertake.
the work of directing the national
campaign. for the reason that his
health will not permit him to under
take safely the arduons labors Of ns-
,inpaI chairman