Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-02-07
Petition for Cessation of Hostilities
in Philippines.
1T Is PRESENTED BY SENATOR HOAR.
Signed by n Long List of Distin-
guished Men Senate Passes "A
bill to Increase Salaries of
United States Judges.

shS that dH oS Si'Sh ioA
a discussion of the situation between
the government and the Filipino lead
ers. The following are among the
names attached to the petition: Carl
Schurz, George F. Edmunds, Judson
Harmon, j. Sterling Morton, George S.
Boutwell,, Charles Francis Adams, w.
ID. Howells, Mark Twain, Rev. C. H.
Parkhurst, w. Bourke Cochran, Robert
Treat Paine, I. X. Boyesen, Bishop
Huntington, Bishop Vincent, Arson
Phelps Stokes, John Burroughs and
William Lloyd Garrison. Included in
the list are the names of SO professors
in the Chicago university and num-
Der of other educators.
Senate.
Washington, Feb. 5.-After brief dis
cussion Tuesday the senate passed the
bill providing for 25 per cent. increase
in the salaries of United States judges.
All amendments were voted down, in
Guiding one to increase the salaries of
cabinet officers from $4,000 to $12, 900 a
year.
By the terms of the measure the
United States judges:
Chief Justice supremecourt of United
States, $4,000; each associate Justice,
$12,500; circuit court Judges. $500;
district judges. S6.25o; chief justice
court of claims, $6,125; each associate
Justice. s5,625; chief justice court of
appeals, District of Columbia. $4,000;
each associate justice, $1,000; chief
Justice supreme court. District of Co.
lumbia, $6,750; each associate justice,
S6,250.
During the remainder of the days
session the urgent deficiency appropri-
alton bill was under nsideration. the
Philippine tariff measure being laid
aside temporarily. Senator Hans
brough IN. d. made spirited defense
of Judge Arthur H. Noyes, of the dis
trict court of Alaska, and Alexander
Mckenzie, upon whom an attack was
made in the senate Monday. This pre-
cipitated long discussion of the Noyes
case, legal and technical rather than
personal No action could be taken
on this subject, but the discussion will
be continued to-day under the latitude
allowed when appropriation bills are
pending. Mr.. John F. Dryden was in
Quoted into office as the successor of
the late Senator William J. Sewell, of
New Jersey.
Washington, Feb. S. = Debate on
the oleomargarine bill continued
Tuesday in the house and the pros
poets are that vote will not be
reached earlier than Thursday. The
opponents of the bill are making a
strong fight SO far as the presenta-
ton of argument is concerned. The
speakers Tuesday were Messrs. Tomp-
Rins IN. W, Robb (Mo), Knapp IN.
~, Bates (Pa.), Davidson (Wis.),
Driscoll IN. ", and Hepburn Qa.),
in favor, and Messrs. Cowherd (Mo.),
Lanham (Tex.), Grosvenor CO., and
Kleberg (Tex.) against the bill
Interstate Commerce Measure.
Washington, Feb. 5.-Senator Elkins.
chairman of the interstate commerce
committee, introduced bill: making a
number of changes in the interstate
commerce law, the most important of
which are the following: Giving the
interstate commerce commission au-
thority under certain conditions to fix
railroad rates; legalizing pooling, and
abolishing Imprisonment as a method
of Furnishing offenses against the law.
To increase Pensions.
Washington, Feb. 5.-Senator Jones
(Ark.) introduced bill increasing
from eight to twelve dollars per
month the pensions of Mexican war
veterans under the act of January
20, 1887, who have reached the age of
40 years and over.
Hawaiian Delegate Heard From.
Washington, Feb. 5.-Delegate Will
cox, of Hawaii, introduced bill in
creasing annual salaries as follows:
President of the United States, $780,
900; vice president, $4,000; cabinet
officers, $4,000 each; members of
congress, $4,000. Another bill by
Mr.. Wilcox fixes the salary of the
governor of Hawaii at $4,000, with a
schedule of salaries for various other
Hawaiian officers.
Would Invite Kruger.
Washington, Feb. 5.-Representa-
tive Cochran (Mo.) Tuesday intro
duced in the house the following res
olution:
"Resolved. By the senate and the house,
that Hon. Paul Kruger. president of the
South African Republic, is hereby invited
to visit the United States as the guest of
the country. at such time as may suit his
convenience For the defrayment of the
expenEeE incurred in his entertainment
while in This country the sum of s25, 900
or SO much thereof as may be necessary is
hereby appropriated out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriate"
Tells Of AGuinnldo's Treachery.
Washington, Feb. 5.--Gov. Taft
Tuesday continued his narrxtive be-
fore the senate committee on the
philippines concerning conditions in
the Philippine archipelago.
referring to his testimony of Mon
day, he said he feared that he had
given wrong impression concerning
the part the army had played in
bringing the Instruction to an end
hut If so this was due to the fact
that he could not present correct
impression of the whole situation
from one point of view., Then, in
order to give the army It's just dues
he took up and analysed It's work in
the islands. He recalled that as soon
as Gen. Otis had received reinforce
ments sufficient for his purpose the
Philippine army had broken up and
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