Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20


which reserves To Congress the right
% iegisisie on the subject OF poiygamy
and poiygamous cohAbitatioa. The
amendment provides that Congress
may take action II the two states. TO
- admitted II the pending bill be-
comes q Law. should fail to enact ef'
seetive legislation.
A prominent member Of the ways
and means committee OF the House
said To the Associated Press that the
poll which the leaders Of the House
had conducted Of the Republican mem
bssx on the question Of tarin revision
showed that ninety per cent. Of the
members who had been approached
were against revision. All Of the
leaders Of the House. except Repfesen-
aad means committee. who is laid up
with rheumatism. and Representative
Tavaey are against revision.
Director Of tho Mint Roberts states
THAT coinage machinery for the Denver
mint, which has been on exhibition Al
the Worlds Fair. st. Louis. 10 being
packed for shipment to Denver. Addi'
tionni machinery which is being built
At Philadelphia viii be shipped In time
To have Il Installed and ready for op.
cfation July LIST. When the Institution
will be opened as = coinage mint u
ts expected by Director Roberts that
Legislation will be enacted during this
session Of Couxrcsa authorizing the
secretary OF tho treasury 10 direct coin
age OF nickcls and pennies NJ western
minfs as well a& At Philadelphia. tho
only place where they arc now coined.
In this event tho product OF the D~n.
rcs mint viii bc thesc denominations
HA atst GlI
cciax.
Representative Howell OF Utah has
introduced q bill To provide for the
manner OF opening for settlement and
entry the lands In the uintah rcscrvn'
tion. Representative Howcli's bill Ia
wordcd In practically the same Ian.
EuAsc n was Incorporated In the acts
opening to settlement certain portions
OF the Rosebud reservation In Gregory
county. South Dakota. pnd ncvirs
lake. In North Dakota Tho original
proposition aA to opening OF the Cin.
tab reservation contemplated gen.
cral rush for tho desirable lands. sim.
liar TO that which occurred when Okla.
homa was opened to settlement. The
plan now proposed II registration.
after drawing under supervision of the
oficials Of the general land once. Said
Commissioner Richards: -Expcricucc
teaches US the best results to all con.
ccrned are thus obtained"
Senator Hepburn has introduced =
bill for the relief Of entrymcn on lands
proposed TO bo irrigated under the re-
ciamation act. and who arc unable TO
cultivate tho same and to provide
Of irrigation works. Tho bill rccitcs
that qualified cntrymcn who have
heretofore or shall hereafter make
bona flde entry upon lands to be irri.
gated under the reclamation act may.
upon application and = showing that
water is not available for irrisauns
said lands. obtain leave Of absence
from their entries for q period not TO
exceed six months. during any one
year. until water for irrigation Is
turned into tho main canals on the
lands to be irrigated. A similar meas.
ure has been introduced In the House
by Representative Mondell. but is ap.
pucabls only to entrymen In Wyoming.
The Senate committee on forest res
ervations made q favorable report
upon the House bill to transfer the
control Of the forest reserves from the
Interior Department to the Depart.
ment Of Agriculture. but amended the
bill materially. SO n to protect mining
interests upon lands within the re-
serves. The amended bill provides
that rights OF way for construction and
maintenance OF dams. reservoirs, wa
ter plants. bitches and canals across
reservations for mining purposes and
for milling and reducing ores are
granted citizens OF the United States
and shall not be abridged by inclusion
OF mineral lands in forest reserves.
The amended bill also modifies the nu-
thority conferred on the secretary OF
agriculture and retains in the control
of the secretary OF the interior execu-
tion OF laws affecting surveys. entries.
relinqui5hment and patenting Of lands
within reserves.
BY a stroke of his pen Postmaster
General Wynne has transferred to his
supervision the battalion Of postoffice
inspectors who have. since 1891, been
under the control Of the fourth assist
ant postmaster general. the latter
method having been put in practice
when Major Estes @. Rathbone was
chief inspector and was at the same
time made fourth assistant postmaster
general. The order has created a
great deal OF surprise because General
Bristow, the present fourth assistant
postmaster general, is the man who
has been complimented by the Presi-
dent for his handling Of the inspection
force during the great postofflce scan.
dal. The real reason for the change is
that most big investigations are or
dered directly by the postmaster gen.
eral and in order to make them effect
i've he wants his Information at first
hand instead of being filtered through
a subordinate department.
The House Indian committee favor
ably reported Mondell's bill for open
ing the Shoshone Indian reservation
in Wyoming. The bill for the opening
of this reserve passed the Senate and
House at the last session but failed