Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-29

an invitation tn attend the celebration
\ OF the fiftieth anniversary OF the birth
OF the Republican party. to be held
under the oaks" al Jackson. on the
9Th OF July.
Tho President has sent to the Senate
the nomination OF Miss Martha e.
Brown AS rece.>er Of public moneys AT
Gunnison, Colorado. Miss Brown il
renomihaied. having been originally
appointed to that office in April. 1895.
She is stated 10 be the second woman
/ syeE appointed to the Office OF receiver
/ OF public moneys. the other being that
ONCE In Lander. Wyoming.
The committee In charge OF the Bon
ynge-Shafroth contest have issued no.
tice to the principals and their attor-
neys In the case that all meetings un-
I'll the completion OF the count OF bal
lots would be executive. and none but
those engaged In the count would be
permitted to be present AT tho meet
ings. Tho commitieo decided also TO
employ an expert In handwriting. the
one detailed from the Treasury De-
partment for this work having been
found Incompetent for the purpose OF
eomparin. handwriting.
In discussing tho Panama canal
treaty In the Senate Mr.. Patterson said
that II the treaty should be ratified.
whatever wrong had been committed
had been eondoned. II not ratified. our
ships In lHthminn waters should be
withdrawn and the status restored. He
defended Colombia as beln. mot no
bad as painted" and took the Prcsidcn,
to task for his method OF hpeakins OF
that republic. He said thnt tho reces-
al pf
atrocious crime an would bo the re-
bciiion OF Wisconsin from the United
States.
Representative Brooks has intro
duced BILL placing $3.50. 600 at the dis
posai Of tho secretary Of agriculture TO
enable him to conduct experiments In
conjunction with agricultural expert
mcnt stations In non-corn-ErowinE
states. In fRttrninE cattle for market
The measure also coutcmpiates expert
mcnts In raising forage crops In licu
OF grain for feeding and fattcnins cat
tie. Tho appropriation In to cover q
pcrioI of ayo years. with an annual cx-
pcnditurc of 10000. and the money
derived from sale Of cattle or crops In
to bc converted into fund for coniin-
uing the experiments.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill has been completed by the com-
mittcc on appropriations. The bill car
rics n total OF Sii Isl .3os. based on o.
Inmates from the various departments
agyrcgaiing si..tss .:0s. Some OF tho
larger items In the bill arc: S:.o0o.ooo
for armament and armor for new ships.
5000. 600 for the naval station ut Guam
tnnnmo. Cuba: 100000 for Alaskan
boundary survey: $4,000 for construc-
iion OF the new ONCE building for tho
House OF Representatives: $ii5.0oo for
mileage for members and senator's!
$500. 900 for rural free delivery and 81
a0O. 900 for collecting the customs rcyc-
nues.
Speaking In favor OF the Panama
treaty In the Senate. MIR. Quarlcs de-
Tended the President against the
charge OF undue haste and against the
charge that he had been dcrelict In his
duty in failing to open the way under
the Spooncr act to the construction of
tho Nicaraguan canal when he did no;
succeed In his negotiation with Colom-
bia for . canal nj Panama He said
on the latter point there was no inter-
vening time between the failure In Bo-
gotta and the convening of the Ameri-
can Congress. Mr.. Quarlcs declared the
revolt OF Panama In the interest OF the
canal to be the first movement on the
Isthmus for the promotion OF the rights
OF civilization for the past 100 years.
A six-foot channel in the Mississippi
river Mt low water from St Paul and
Minneapolis TO Cairo. distance OF
900 miles. to be completed by the
time the Panama canal is put into OPP
Grafton ia the project advocated before
the House committee on rivers and
harbors by Y delegation consisting Of
Governor s. r. Van SAINT of Minne-
sofa, Ellis u. Usher of La Crosse. Wis
consin, Captain Alonzo Bryson of Dav-
export, Iowa, Frank Galenne OF st.
Louis and Lewis u. Boswell of Quincy.
Illinois. The total cost of the improve
ment is estimated at Sl5.000.OO0. iu as
sociation known rs the Upper Afissis-
sippi Improvement Company. repre-
senting five states bordering on the up
per Mississippi. has been organized for
the purpose of advancing the project.
Senator Teller has introduced bill
amending the law In reference to min
ing claims so that the description OF
vein or lode claims upon surveyed
land shall designate the location
of claims with reference to
lines of public surveys. but
need not conform herewith; but
where patents have been issued on
unsurveyed lands, surveyors general
in extending public surveys shall ad-
lust the same to the boundaries of pat
ented claims so as not to interfere with
or change the location of said claims
as they are officially established. Where
patents have been issued for mineral
lands. those lands only shall be segre-
gated and deemed to be patented which
are bounded by lines actually marked
by monuments. and the monuments
shall constitute the highest authority
as to what land is patented.
It has been practically determined
that no financial legislation will be en-
acted at the present session of Con-
gress. Strong pressure has been and is
being brought to bear to secure the
massage of some such legislation. Sew