Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-24
DoiNGs AT WASHINGTON


oming and after an hours fight over
the provision giving preferential rights
10 Asmus Boysen OF Iowa this failure
passed.
President Roosevelt. IN transmitting
to Congress the report of Ambassador
Porter concerning the efforts To locate
the remains of Admiral John Paul
Jones, has urged the erection OF nf0nu'
ments for both Jones and John Barry.
to "emphasize the value set by our
people upon the achievements Of the
naval commanders In our war Of indie
pendence."
Senator Teller has proposed an
amendment to the Indian appropriation
bill designed. II IL Is adopted. TO check
the Raven Mining Company and the
Florence Mining Company from absorb
Ing more mineral lands ON the uintah
Indian reservation than they may be
entitled To under the provisions OF tho
opening act. giving them certain pref
crentiai mineral claims.
Tho following statement was made
public at the White House: "The
members Of the Cabinet have all ten
dered their designations. and on the
9th OF March they will all be nomi'
gated for reappointment with the cx-
ccption of Mr.. wynnc. who is to bo
appointed consul general at London
MIR. corteiyou will be nominated ON
Marth 9Th for postmaster general.
The members Of the house commit
tee ON Interstate and foreign commerce
to-day presented Chairman W. r. Hep
burn OF Iowa with u thrcc-handicd sii'
yer, gold.lined cup. The cup is re-
mcmbrance OF the recent Panama trip
OF the committee and expressive OF the
sentiment OF the committee as TO
Colonel Hcpburn's presiding qualities
during the recent rate legislation cam
paIgn.
What has been done by the Agricul'
tural Department In Its Investigation
OF the irrigation problem has been re-
ported to tn. house committee by DIR.
True and Eiwood Mead OF the bureau
oil irrigation Of the department. The
total irrigated area Of the country by
private enterprise Is 100000 acres. nj
a cost of 100000. 900. The committee
is planning trip for next summer 10
all OF the irrigation projects OF the
government. An invitation In 10 be cx.
tended TO the Senate committee on r.
ri.ation.
The House committee on irrigation
has changed the plans Of Its intended
western visit during the recess OF Con.
grcss. so that n visit may be made TO
Denver and Cheyenne. to the Path.
finder irrigation project In Wyoming.
and also to Salt Lake and Ogden. and
the proposed irrigation projects In
Utah. II is planned also that the com.
mittcc shall be ut Truckcc. Nevada.
June 18th. which will be the third m.
nivcrsury OF the signing of the irrigu'
tion bill and will witness the opening
OF the Truckcc irrigation system.
Former Representative John F. shaf.
roth is Mt the capital attending to
business before the departments and
aiding Senator Teller In his efforts
to secure legislation to define the
rights of the Raven and Florence min.
Ing companies for preferential mineral
rights on the uintnh Indian rescrva.
tion. Utah. Senator Teller's amend.
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
for this purpose has been Incorporated
In the bill and an effort will be made
to retain II In the Senate and finally
In the House.
As one OF the preliminary steps TO.
ward opening the uintah Indian rcscr-
walton to settlement the House passed
the bill OF Representative Howell Oh
Utah to create land district and c5.
tablish n land Office for more convcn.
lent transaction of the business which
viii be incident TO the opening than is
afforded by present land office facili.
ties. The bill as passed provides that
all that portion OF Utah included within
that part OF the Uintah reservation
which lies within the boundaries OF
Wahsatch county shall constitute a
new land district and that land Of
l,un Ia
bill is similar to that introduced In tho
Senate by Senator Smoot and now
pending before the Senate public lands
committee.
The House committee on claims re.
ported favorably the bill to pay VIII.
liam Radcliffe. British subject, $25..
600 as compensation for the destruc.
ton of his fish hatcheries and other
property at the hands of mob OF
Delta county. Colorado. in the summer
OF 1901. RadclifIe's claim has been the
subject of an international conference
and during the session of the present
Congress, President Roosevelt called
attention to It in special message to
Congress, In which he recommended
that as an act of equity and comfy
provision be made by Congress for the
payment of $4,000 in full settlement
of 1t. The House committee on claims.
in considering the matter, found that
Radcliffe had not legal standing entt-
tling him to payment as he was not
citizen Of this country, and also that
the mob that destroyed his property
was composed of foreigners. but de-
cided that he had certain equitable
rights which should be recognized
and consequently found favorable re-
port for him.
The secretary of the interior sub
mitted n report to the Senate in re.
sponse to the resolution introduced by
Senator Kearns, which directed the
secretary to explain the causes of the
delay in the opening of the Uintah
reservation beyond the time set in the