Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-21

wv u. VI, NOV. IJ.-lOWdS
delegation in congress cast a solid vote
for the Cuban reciprocity treaty today.
Solid is entirely the correct word to
use too, since even Judge Wade, the
democratic member from the second
district voted for the treaty. So far
the entire Cuban program has gone off
just as planned. There may be more
interesting revelations in the senate
since in that body there will be limita
tons as to amendments or as to the
length of speeches.
Teller to Talk Ten Hours.
Senator Teller says he will talk at
least ten hours himself and there are
a number Of other long winded ones
who will take hand. Some of those
who profess to know declare that the
Cuban bill will not only not be passed
at the special session but that it will
he well toward the end of the first
month of the regular session before
the measure finally goes through and
is sent to the President for his sigma
ture This, however, is the view of an
extremist.
The democratic orators in the house
took advantage Of the four days dis
cusSion they were allowed on the Cub
an bill to say great many things
about revision of the tariff. Represen-
tative Williams. the leader of the mi
nority, in his speech opening the flood
of oratory, launched into an arraign-
ment OF the republican party for what
he. termed it's fetch worship of the
tariff and its unwillingness to touch it.
lie declared that the Cuban reciprocity
bill brought forward by the majority
was a concession for the democratic
demand for more untrammeled trade
relations. it was he said, in fact an old
fashioned democratic measure. He
declared that was the reason the dem
ocrats would vote for it, It was DUR
ing this discussion that the democrats
| took occasion to announce their policy
All the speeches teemed with the mat
ter which was put by Mr. Williams con-
cretely as follows:
Democratic Policy.
eve shall fight for revision OF the
tariff-for reductions as far as posi-
BILE consistent with economical and ef-
| fectiye governm entail administration
and consistent, also, with the desire to
not destructively revolutionize existing
conditions, nor to destroy honest, and
non-monoDolistic enterprise"
| As all this was fully expected it was
| not given any particular attention by
the majority. The republican speakers
answered the allegations by the simple
statement that the Cuban bill is not in.
| dependent tariff legislation but simply
| the carrying out of d convention al
ready entered into to fulfill national
l pledge, and to stand by national honor
Iowans Silent.
/ 1t was noticeable that none Of the
Iowa delegation took part in the dis
cussion. In fact they are not even talk
ing about the bill much in private
They are simply in the position of up
holding the administration.
81 have read good deal in the pa
pers lately about public land gratis
and steals said VIM. Reece of Ottum
wa, secretary to Congressman Lacey
and the public lands committee, the
other day. 'In the last several year!
. have travelled the public lands in this
country from one end to the other anf
:. must say that any man who would
, attempt to steal any of the public lant
not settled upon at the present day de
serves my sympathy and pity more
j than punishment. The Iunatic asylum
! and not the jail is the place for him
, About all the land that is worth any
thing in this country is now settled
upon. The Oklahoma strip wa
! the last tract that was WORT
) anything and considerable of tina
was not much good"
Mr.. Reece speaks with authority
| I, r,
the country as very few have. Durin!
the summers he has taken long trip
by wagon or burrow through tract
that are far from any railroad and sci
dom are traversed by human feet.
The Fortified Forest.
In the course of trip which MI
Reece took last summer he wen
through the wonderful section of AR
IONA known as the petrified forest
This is the region that Congressman
Lacey desired to see made into ma
tiona1 park and the other day he rein
troduced bill which he INTRODUCES
y last winter looking to this end. 81
is a wonderful place." says Mr.. Reec
'and it covers in all section abou
ten miles wide and twenty miles long
Inc popular lued IHdt the Trees dF
standing is Of course all wrong; the
are lying about in all sorts of group
and positions. The park itself is
shallow valley between two mour
tains and the hundreds of trees tina
) comprise the forest were undoubtet
ly washed down Tito the place by som
gigantic water force many years ago
1t is in fact the composition OF lime i
the water that caused the trees to b.
come petrified. Revealing what n
markable force Of water there mus
have been in the astonishing fact thu
: the forest itself is seventy-flve mile
i, from any timber. One of the wonder
Of the section is natural bridge form
ed by tree Of agatized wood spar
= ming canyon forty-flye feet
width In addition to the span full
> fifty feet Of the tree lies on the sroun
on one side making it visible for
n lehght of over 100 feet"
The bill was favorab1y reported vi
on last year and there is good prospet
VI for its becoming law at this sessio
lof congress.