Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of tho
Past Seven Days. Il
Interesting items Gathered From all
Parts Of tho World CONDENSED
Into Small Space tor the Ben.
eft Of Our Readers.
Congressional

Congressional
President Roosevelt has sent to con.
sress q special message vetoing dam
bill and calling attention to the fact
that there are pending in this session
bills which propose to give away with
out price stream.rights capable Of de.
veloping 100000 horse power. whose
production would cost annually 25.0OO.-
900 tons OF coal. The president favors
granting such rights for limited perl
DDS only and making charge OF por'
tion OF the profits.
The special pension bill granting
increases OF pensiors to widows OF
soldiers and sailors Is ready for the
presidents signature.
II Is now stated In Washington that
AIongress will not adjourn until after
the conference OF governors at the
White House which meets on May 13.
The senate has passed a bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase Of a
site for a public building In Poplar
Bluff. Mo.
Notwithstanding the presidents plea
for four new battleships the house In
committee OF the whole voted to stand
by the committees recommendation
for only two vessels.
The bill to increase the efficiency OF
the revenue cutter service by increas.
ing the number OF officers and raising
their salaries has passed congress.
Senator Foraker made his lons.prom.
Used plea for the negro soldiers dis
charged from the army for completely
In the shooting up OF brownsville.
Texas. In the senate recently. The .al.
great majority Of whom ~cr. negroes.
A bill hns been introduced In con
.rcss which provides for u commission
Of ~ members TO prepare new cur.
rcucy bill. The body II to be- com.
posed OF II senators. II represents.
tivcs and 81 citizens. to be appointed
by the president. A report In required
by January I next
After lengthy AMI lively debate
In the house the proviso limiting the
secretary of the navy to the purchase
Of the Holland type of submarine tor.
podo boats was stricken from the na'
val appropriation bill.
The leaders In congress have no,i.
ned President Roosevelt tha, many Of
the most important measures which
at this session.
Through Senator ovcrman the sen.
ate committee on the judiciary has
!.vorabiy reported bill regulating
tho practice Of granting by United
States courts orders restraining the In
forecmrnt Of state statutes.
Representative Cousins Of Iowa has
introduced In tho house bill authoris'
ins the expenditure of $4,000. 900 In tho
purchase or erection of buildings for
American diplomatic and consular rep
rcscnta;ivcs In foreign countries.
confcrccs on the ~ido~s' pension
bill have reached an agreement BY
adopting tho bill practically In the
form passed by the house. II increases
from IS 10 81: per month the pen
sions Of widows.
President, Roosevelt has sent a spc'
cial message to congress urging the
construction of four ba,;lcshirs Of the
iarrcs, and most approved type a;
once.
The house committee on mines and
mining have agreed to recommend the
passage Of bill. drawn by sub.com.
mit,ec for the establishment of a bu.
rcau OF mines in the department Of the
interior.
The house committee ON banking
and currency has unanimously voted
to table tho. Aidrich financial bill. The
vrocland bill will be reported as a
substitute.
Senator Clarke has reported 10 the
senate the bill drafted by Senator
Knox designed to regulate Interstate
shipments of Intoxicating liquors.