Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24
D0INGS AT WASHINGTON

ination OF Frank Hitchcock OF Massa'
chusetts to be first assistant postmas-
ter general.
Chairman Elkins of the Senate com
mittee on Interstate commerce. an
nounces that the committee will begin
hearings on the railway rate subject
April 18th.
Upon the recommendation of the
secretary OF the interior the President
has authorized the payment TO In. Sis
sion and Wahpeton Indians Of South
Dakota of 100000 TO be distributed
per capita.
Postmaster General coTtelyou con
| tradicts the report published yesterday
to the effect that he has reconsidered
his determination To resign his position
ms chairman Of the Republican national
committee and retain the position.
There has been no change in my
plan" he said. Il shall retire from the
craftsmanship. ] cannot say Just when.
but before u HrcaI while"
Judge Wheeler in the United States
Circuit Court at New York has handed
down an opinion which. II finally sus-
tanned. will cost the United States
government 5000 600. This money
tho government Will have TO refund TO
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany for duties paid ON raw sugars
imported from Cuba In 1908 and upon
which the company contended that n
reduction Of twenty per cent should
have been allowed under the then cx.
listing treaty.
The Senate has confirmed the fol.
lowing nomination.: Charles II.
| Treat, New York. treasurer OF tho
United States: Edward Wh!tson. dis.
| trict Judge for the Eastern district OF
| Washington: George W. Roosevelt.
Pennsylvania. consul general at Brus.
sells: T. st. John Gaf!ncy. New York.
consul genera! ut Dresden. SaSony:
Edwin Walter Sims. Illinois, solicitor
OF tho Department, OF Commerce and
Labor: Peter Joseph osicrhaus. to be
n bri.adier general. retired.
Lieut.. ID. II. Jarvis Of the revenue
cutter service and by special act Of
| Congress collector Of customs for tho
district Of Alaska. has rendered to the
President his resignation as collector
to take effect nj once. He Will resign
| from the revenue cutter service some
time during the coming summer. The
lieutenant was appointed to organize
| the custom. service Of Alaska, and
having completed his task to the entire
satisfaction Of all concerned. he has
decided to accept an advantageous bus.
| mess OFFER mt Seattle. For his work in
relieving six icc.imprisoncd whaling
vessels In the Arctic ocean on Point
Barrow. Congress voted Lieutenant
Jarvis n large gold medal bearing his
own profile In relief.
In order to nllay any misnpprchen.
sion relative to the policy OF the nd
mInistration with respect to the future
| of the Philippines. Secretary Taft to.
day made public the text Of letter
| which he wrote TO John y. Blair OF
| New York bearing directly on that sub
| jcct. The secretary states plainly
that the policy Of the administration
is the definite retention OF the Philip.
pines 'for the purpose of developing
| the prosperity and selfrovcrning ca.
pacity OF the Philippine people" That
shall be done when the Filipinos have
reached n condition when they can
safely be trusted with their own gov.
ernmcnt, the secretary believes to be
n question which doubtless will have
to be settled by another generation
than the present.
Representatives of Colorado. who
have been at Washington attending the
hearings In the Kansas. Colorado case.
are discussing with officials OF the In.
terror department and the Department
of Justice the desirability of having
Judges OF the United States Supreme
| Court visit Colorado and other western
states dependent upon irrigation, be-
fore decision is rendered in the Kan
sas.Colorado suit. But two of the Su.
preme Court Judges have personal
knowledge OF conditions in the arid
and semi-arid states Of the West, and
1t is believed that a visit OF as many
members of the court as could make
the the trip during the coming sum.
| mer would be OF great value to them in
forming equitable conclusions in the
Kansas. Colorado and similar cases.
Commissioner Richards of the Gen
eral Land Office has received re-
luest from Representative Bonynge
| thas the proposed consolidation of the
| land Offices at Akron and Sterling be
postponed until next winter, by which
| time It is hoped that the G40-acre home
stead bill will be passed and land Office
| business thereby increased So that the
consolidation of these two land Offices
| will not be necessary. Commissioner
| Richards intended to have the consoli-
dation Of the two Offices effected ut the
| commencement of the present year.
but has held the matter in allegiance
| pending the efforts to enact the GAO
acre law. on the request of Messrs.
| Brooks ana Bonynge. who thought the
law might be enacted at the recent
session. Mr.. Richards will hold the
matter open until after July LIST, when,
| II the land Office business does not i'm
prove 1t may be necessary to carry into
| effect his intention to have the Offices
consolidated.
Senator Warren had q conference
with Land Commissioner Richards in
reference to the methods to be adopted
for opening the Shoshone Indian reser-
walton. Senator Warren urged that
immediate action be taken in the mat
J ter of surveys and allotment, so that
| thI, tioI, hn nnnrnl nj the