Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-13

month the flag over the house was
half-masted out of respect to Mr. Shep-
ard, it having been announced that
he was dead. As matter of fact I
am told he was dead to all appear
ances, but revived and his life pro
longed brief time by means of the
| injection of salt water.
Pass Nothing But WoefuI Resolutions.
The house was not in session from
Friday of last week until Wednesday
| OF this Week, except long enough to
pass resolutions of coincidence and
then adjourn.
Rumple Free From Surgeons Knife.
Upon the advice of his physicians,
| Congressman Rumple is remaining
this week in Indianapolis, although he
expected to have returned to Wash
ington last Saturday. He is expectee
to arrive here tonight or tomorrow. II
| is said that the surgeons have been
livery thorough this time in the opera
ton and believe all traces of the dis
case which caused the growth upon
Capt. Rumple's lip, have been removed
| from his system.
Fear Cuts in Iowa Appropriations.
1t has been intimated that there
would be sort of horizontal scaling
! down OF estimates carried by the house
| omnibus public buildings and grounds
bill, when that measure was taken up
by the senate. Judge Conner has been
anxious about the Iowa appropriations
and feared there might be a disposition
to white down Waterloo, MARSHALL
town and Boone but Senator's Allison
and Dolliver are quite sanguine that
no cuts will be made and will keep
close watch upon every item.
Hull Promised $4,000 for Des Moines
Congressman Hull feels confident
the appropriations for site for Des
Moines will be increased to S150,OOO.
in fact he has assurances which give
him very satisfied feeling.
Looks Bright for Muscatine.
l am informed that Congressman
Mercer, chairman of the house commit.
tee on public buildings and grounds,
has indicated that he will not inter
pose any objections to the amendment
which Senator Allison, at the sugges-
ton of Congressman Conner, of the
house committee, introduced into the
senate, providing for an appropriation
of $4,000 for site for Muscatine.
This being the case there can be no
doubt of the passage of the bill with
this item included. 1t will not likely
have any difficulty in the senate and
only serious obstacle lay in the oppo-
sition of Mr.. Mercer, the chairman,
who will be one of the conferees.
Hears of Des Moines Trouble.
From the pension office in this city
it is learned that certain representa-
tons have been made which would
seem to indicate a serious condition of
affairs in the pension Office in Des
Moines. These representations are in
the form of charges preferred against
Charles Marine, the brother of the
pension officer, who holds a position
in that office. 1t is said that the
charges allege ungentlemanly conduct
on the part of Mr.. Marine toward
clerks in the pension office. 1t is fur
Their alleged that the method of mark
ing at the close of each month with a
view to determining the efficiency of
the clerks, has not been carried on in
a proper manner. Iowa officials in
Washington say they heard talk in Des
| Moines,sof this nature during, the win.
| ter, and that complaints We're entered
| by relatives of some of the women
| clerks in the pension Office The mat
ter will be thoroughly Investigated by
| the pension commissioner, and Mr..
Marine may be called to Washington
to personally reply to the charges and
make any explanation he may desire.
DoIIiver in the Thick of Fight.
Senator Dolliver has been in the
thickest of the fight upon the floor of
the senate during this week, while the
Philippine question has been under
consideration He has constantly in
terposed objections to statements
made and vollied the opposition with
questions. Senator Dolliver paved the
way for just this sliirmish by constant
attendance upon the hearings before
the Philippine committee while Cover
nor Taft was upon the stand, and his
remarkable memory has served him to
great advantage during the debate.
Later in the debate Senator Dolliver
proposes to give utterance to some OBJ
servations upon the broad Philippine
subject. He is giving a good deal of
attention to the address and it is like
ly to contain some pretty warm .ex.
pressions. Frank j. Stillman.