Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-08
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

II II announced NJ Suva. FIJI Islands.
that the American n~ct has accepted
an Invitation to visit the islands.
Il Is asserted that between 700 and
900 letters are received daily nj the
White House. urging President Roosc'
welt 10 run again.
The pension appropriation bill. carry.
Ing 3i63.os3.eoo. was passed by the
Senate in four minutes. No change
was made In tho bill ns II came from
the Senate committee.
A strong recommendation for the
appointment OF an officer to be known
ms chief Of cavalry" has been made by
"a committee OF cavalry officers at.
iachcd to the army staff college.
The Senate agreed that the appro.
priation Of 5000 for the re-cstablish.
mcnt OF the Pixies Peak weather sta
iion should remain In the agricultural
appropriation bill.
The result Of the award of contracts
for the construction Of new buildings
ut Fort Russell. Wyoming. discloses
the fact that Colorado contracting
firms have secured nearly S600.00J
worth Of the extensive work to be
done.
Senator GuggcnheIm gavo notice
that when the sundry civil bill reaches
the Senate he will press an amendment
carrying an appropriation OF $4,000
to pay express charges upon silver dol.
lars ordered by bankers from various
sub-;reasuries.
Three OF the star graduates Of last
years class at the United States Mill
tary academy. who were assigned tc
the corps OF engineers. have been or
dered to proceed to the lsthmus ol
Panama for duty In connection with the
Panama canal and Panama railroad.
The London postal authorities have
learned that two bags OF mail froT
London. containing securities and val
uables worth 100000 were stolen II
New York the latter part of March
Both bags disappeared In transit be
tween the steamers and the postoffice
Major Devol, in charge Of the RELIEF
work on behalf of the sufferers in the
South, made telegraphic request
to Washington for tents for $500 peo
pie and thirty hospital tents. These
will be sent at once to Hattiesburg
Mississippi. probably from Philadel
phia.
Arguments in favor OF the Presi
dents program for four battleships
I
Senate Friday. Senator Piles of Wash
ington. opened the debate declaring
that the Asiatic situation affecting the
Pacific coast was a menace to that sec
tion, as war clouds might quickly rise
there over some clash between Amer
leans and the japanese. He wanted
fleet kept in the Pacific.
An immense petition. bearing the
signatures of $4,000 persons, request
ing that pardon be granted to Cap
tain William Van Schaick, master OF
the ill-fated General Slocum, when the
vessel was destroyed by fire in New
York harbor on June Is, 1904, with a
loss Of more than 1000 lives, has been
presented to the President and Attor.
ney-General Bonaparte.
Mr.. Hale laid before the Senate n
statement Of battleships and other fea.
lures of the American naval program
which he said showed that as large n
fleet as is now in the Pacific can be
kept there and at the same time there
would be ships for still larger fleet
for the Atlantic.
The sundry civil appropriation bill.
as reported, carries $55, 900 for double
cavalry barracks at Fort Logan: Sc.
800 for the Leadville fish hatchery:
$500 for the protection of the Mesa
Verde National park, and $4,000 for
cavalry barracks and officers 1uprters
! at Fort Russell.