The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-30
FOR LAKES.
.,.w Vessel Will Take the Place
ofthe Michigan.
now THE BILL PASSED SENATE.


,,,oh,gan Man Presided Over the Senate
Hot Fight for Increased Appropriations
Cor Rural Free Deiivery-Another One
an william Alden smith.
washington, March 29.-It was thor
oughly Michigan day In the senate
han the bill was passed appropriate
Inc $500 900 for the building Of gun
boat to take the place OF the Michigan
ON the Great Lakes.
This bill was introduced by Senator
Mcmillan, was referred to the commit
toe on naval affairs, OF which Senator
Mcmillan is a member and was re-
norted back favorably from the COM
mittee by Senator Mcmillan.
When the vice president was in
formed that this important bill was
70 be taken up by the senate he called
senator Burrows to the chair. gave
him the gavel and retired to the vice
nresidents room. Thus 1t happened
that the bill providing for boat to
take the place of the Michigan, was
introduced by a Michigan man, report
ed by a Michigan man, and passed the
senate while a Michigan man was pre-
aiding over that body.
-, the navy shall award the contract
10 the lowest, best, responsible bidder
and the gunboat must be constructed
- steel or other metal or of alloy. No
nrsmiums are to be offered for excess
~ sneed. 1t is not believed that there
will ever come q time when this coun-
try will need a war vessel on the Great
lakes for the purpose of fighting
ant
actions of that country, pending our
strained relations with Spain, have
tended to cultivate friendly relations
which will be likely to last.
Fight for Rural Free Delivery.
The men of Michigan have been max
ing a hot fight for increased appropria-
tions for rural free delivery. They
claim that if less luxuries were given
postmasters of cities and less profits
Maid to railroads for carrying mails,
the country people could have ample
appropriations for free delivery and
good service could be rendered them
II Is acknowledged by the postmaster
general that rural free delivery is no
longer experimental, but practical, and
the sooner it can be extended to all or
our people the better
theoretically advocated the bill making
presidential Inauguration day the first
Wednesday in May, and 1t is favoraby
reported. Our presidents are usually
inaugurated in rain or snow storms,
because the 4th Of March is generally
a day of bad weather in this climate.
Congressman Spaldng of Monroe,
who is member Of the committee on
banking and currency, says: There
will be no currency legislation during
this session OF congress. / presume
that something will be done next win
ter Our foreign relations are such
that ii is deemed unwise to attempt to
change our monetary system at such
a time. AS Abraham Lincoln quantity
said: we must not change horses
while crossing a stream.
LIQUOR on Government Reservations.
Congressman Todd of Kalamazoo
who is a member of the committee on
alcoholic liquor traffic, says: III the
right of petition is regarded by this
congress there will be legislation pre-
venting the use of intoxicants on gov
eminent reservations and in the Dis
trict of Columbia. We have before oul
committee a mass of petitions aggre
eating more than a million slgners
praying for such legislation. But th'
congress does not pay such attention
to petitions as should be paid to them
Therefore I am afraid that the bill
pending will not be taken up AM
passed"
Congressman William Alden Smith
having returned from Cuba, found
peculiar state of affairs confronting
him. The metropolitan newspaper
have taken up the story of his ad
venture with five Spanish soldiers
whom he vanquished with his umbrel
la, and they have ridiculed him un
mercifully. 1t seems that the story wa
somewhat exaggerated, but Mr.. Smit
did have an unpleasant experienc
with several of the rascally follower
of Weyler, the Butcher.
Congressman Sam Smith of Pontia
is like Shakespeare in one particular
grows in popularity as people learn |
know him. Physically he is the small
est man in congress-, the smallest ma
most likely that ever came to congress
But he prodigious worker and nal
ural born friend-maker
Ayers Working Hours.
Government clerks go to work at
o'clock in the morning. Secretary
War Alger is at his desk every morr
ing at s o'clock, hard at work. GOV
eminent clerks leave their offices at
o'clock every afternoon. General Alg'
never leaves his desk before D an
sometimes not until o'clock. ina
is a pretty good record for a cabin'
official, and especially for a man WI
has been sick abed for nearly thr'
months.
Senator Burrows has received
beautiful letter from A. r. Kruger
Marquette, the old soldier who recent
lost his home by fire. and for whom u
senator secured a pension with Sooo
rears. The old man says that TINS
a miracle which has been wrought
answer to his prayers. 1t certainly q
seem providential that the senate
should have been able to call up I'M
case and have 1t allowed without dela
OF single day.
When the plan was proposed 10 ru'
business through congress and have
almost immediate adjournment u