Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-29
WORK DONE BY
COLORADO MEN
AIDED BY WYOMING DELEGATION
THEY SECURE GOOD RE.
RESULTS.
NEW MEXICO ITEMS
HOUSE DELAYS ENLARGED HOME.
STEAD BILL TILL NEXT sEs-
SION OF CONGRESS.

washIng,on.-The Colorado delega'
ton made earnest efforts Saturday TO
obtain favorable action upon various
items In the omnibus public buildings
with much success.
An especial effort was made In be-
half OF the Denver public buildings
against whom there has been strong
opposition on the part OF the House
confcrecs.
Representatives 'Bonynge and Cook
filed statements with the conference
committee setting forth In detail the
present amount OF business transacted
In the federal Offices In Denver and
showing the urgent necessity Tor new
public building at IN early day.
Senators Teller and Gus.cnheim like.
wise iaborcd wiih the confcrecs and
Senators Warren and Scott, members
OF the conference committee. stood out
iiai-footed for the recognition OF Den
ver's claims.
The matter was finally adjusted by
granting Denver building with tho
cost limit fixed nj 3i.Go0.Ooo. and an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 no that work
may be commenced during the coming
ficsal year.
On the final agreement tho con
ferees the Colorado items In the bill. In
addition TO Denver. remain as follows:
Colorado Springs. $4,000: Trinidad.
3lS.0o0 and Boulder 10000 for extcn.
sion Of the cost limit Of their respective
buildings.
For, Collins. 100000 for building and
site.
Grand Junction. 10000 and Greeley
$4,000 for sites.
For Wyoming Senator Warren &C.
cured raise OF $4,000 over the bill as
Il came from the House. The wyom.
Ing Items agreed upon by the con
fcrces are:
Lander. for building. $4,000: Rock
Springs. $4,000 for building and site:
Casper and Douglas. $4,000 each for
sites.
New Mexico items are: Roswell,
Si25 900 for building and site and Albu.
qucrque nm Increase Of $4,000 In the
cost limit.
The Colorado members OF the Sen.
ate and House will leave Washington
soon after the adjournment Of Con.
gross.
Senator Teller will leave immediate.
iy for Denver.
Senator Guggenheim and his family
will leave for Denver during the week.
Representative Bonynsc will 20 to
Old Point Comfort for brief rest and
then to New York City for short time
before returning home.
Representative Cooa and family Will
visit Michigan and will be In Chicago
during convention week.
Representative Haggott Will remain
a, t.It
ment and then return to Colorado.
Although the figures on the total mp.
propriations for tho present session OF
Congress are Incomplete. from careful
estimates the Indications are that they
will exceed 3l.O20.0O0.000. This IN
500. .00O.OOO In excess Of any previous
session. The largest increases over
previous years are found in the post
office. pension, naval and army appro.
priations bills.
The Mondeli. .Smoot enlarged home.
stead bill was killed Saturday for this
session Of Congress by the House.
which voted against agreeing to the
conference report upon II and refused
to send the bill back to conference.
In fact. the bill had a narrow es.
cape from being killed for all time.
when the vote refusing to return the
bill to conference was announced.
Representative Reeder OF Kansas,
leader Of the opposition, asked recog-
milton for the purpose OF making mo.
tion to lay the bill on the table.
Speaker Cannon came to the rescue
OF the western men by not recognizing
Reeder. Had he allowed the motion
to be made, It is believed certain It
would have carried. for the House was
in no humor to pass land legislation.