Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-24
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


chief of staff OF the United States
army, succeeding Gen. J. Franklin
Bell, whose term expires next spring.
The civil service commission an
nounces an examination January 10 to
fill two positions at Denver OF engi-
ncer in wood preservation. at salaries
OF $1,000 and $1,000 per annum.
The National Geographic Society at
n meeting in Washington on the 18th
inst. publicly acclaimed Commander
Robert L. Peary the discoverer of the
North pole. and in recognition there
for presented to him a gold medal.
Senator Warren called attention of
the Post Office Department to the ne
cessity of additional clerical help in
the Cheyenne post office. and the
postmaster was authorized by tele-
graph to employ four additional regu-
lar clerks Immediately.
Representative Martin has intro
duced bill to appropriate $4,000 to
aid the city of Pueblo in entertaining
the next meeting OF the National lrri-
CATION Congress. a precedent was es-
tablished last year. when Albuquerque
received $4,000 for a similar purpose.
Gen. w. W. Dudley OF Indiana. for
merly commissioner OF pensions. died
in Washington on the 18th inst
Throughout the Civil War General
Dudley served in the Union army
with great distinction. He lost a leg
at Gettysburg. He was commissioner
of pensions from 1881 to 1855.
A bill has been introduced by Rep
rese ntatiye Martin authorizing the sec
retary Of the treasury to accept pro
pOsal made by J. J. Woodruff to do
nate to the United States site for a
federal building at Pueblo. Colo. and
to accept $4,000 to alter the present
pU3tofflce pending the construction OF
4 new building.
Delegate Andrews has introduced n
hill TO create the Eighth judicial dis
trlCt for The Supreme Court of New
Mexico. The proposed Legislation con-
templates an additional associate JUS
tice of the New Mexico court. so that
the court as constituted will have
chief justice and seven assistant JUS
tiCes.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has dismissed the complaint filed
by the South Canon Coal Company
against the Colorado d Southern and
Denver & Rio Grande railroad COM
panies, in which reparation was asked
ioI an alleged discrimination in rates
upon coal shipped from the Big Four
tc Pueblo and Teconsigned to Hutch
inson. Kan. The commission held that
the rate of $500 per ton collected for
the combination shipment was not ex-
cessiye.
Representative Martin has offered
in
secretary of the interior to report to
the house the total area of forest re-
serves: the areas in the reserve3
which have been surveyed to definite
ly fix boundaries and to determine the
tracts to be eliminated because OF ab'
sence of timber growth: the areas
which have been eliminated from re
serves and opened to entry: the areas
in preserves more valuable for mining.
agricultural and grazing than for DIM
ber growth: the areas above timber
line; an estimate OF the approximate
cost to survey reserves. to determine
areas less valuable for forestry than
other uses, and such other information
as will enable Congress to legislate
for the elimination Of lands more valu'
able for agriculture. mining and graz
ing than for timber.
senator Warren has introduced
bill authorizing the secretary OF the
interior to furnish surplus water from
government irrigation projects to cor
ro,ations or associations operating
under the Carey desert land act Tor
delivery to the individual water users.
The President has nominated Hor-
ace II. I.urton OF Tennessee for assocl.
ate Justice OF the Supreme Court of
the United States. Judge Lurton was
appointed judge Of the Sixth circuit by
President Cleveland. March 27. 1898.
lie was a Democrat in politics at that
time