Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-28
PRESIDENT MAY WITHHOLD Or
DER FOR NEW WAR VESSEL.
ALASKAN BILL APPROVED
Representative Grosvenor Invites
Criticism for Wanting Records
With Theodore RooseveIt's Name
Printed-Congress conferees
Agree Upon Appropriations

NdSElHSlOu, Apill CIV neither
the president Will order the construc.
ton of the battleship provided for in
the naval appropriation bill or wait
until the war in the far east demon
strates the comparative utility of the
big sea fighter and the torpedo boat
or a submarine craft was question
raised in the senate yesterday by
Senator Hale of Maine on the adop-
Ton of the conference report 1t
was developed that the language Of
the bill was permissible and that the
president and secretary of the navy
could defer action if they deem it adj
visable Senator Hale declared that
il he were the secretary of the navy
he should not dare to go on now and
commit the government to the build.
ing of an immense battleship, for it
would not surprise him if events in
the Russian.JapaneSe war demon
strated that the $3.50 100000 paid for
big battleships was a bad invest
ment for this government Several
other senators counselled delay.
Senator Bacon discussed trusts. re.
plying to the recent speech of Senat-
or Dolliver. He devoted the great
er portion of his time to conditions
which make it possible for American
products to be sold abroad for a less
price than American consumers are
required to pay.
The military academy bill. the last
of the general appropriation meas
ures, was under consideration at the
hour when memorial services for the
ALBANIA were begun.
Grosvenor Favors Printing.
The house passed a large number
of bills, including the Alaska delegate
bill. An objection to the request by
Mr.. Grosvenor for leave to print,
brought a mild protest from him.
which aroused Mr. Gaines of Tennes-
see who charged that Mr.. Grosvenor
had printed everything in the record
about President Roosevelt which the
president did not do.
Postoffce Bill Agreed Upon.
Complete agreement has been
reached between the conferees on the
postotfice appropriation bill. There
were II amendments in dispute in
NOlving the increase in the bill made
by the senate of $3263, 1872. The
house provision permitting rural free
delivery carriers to carry merchan-
disc for hire upon the request of pa
irons on their routes, which was
struck out by the senate is restored,
and the senate provision granting GER
tain privileges to newspapers, maya
zines and periodicals with respect to
receiving subscriptions therefore and
the delivery of the same is eliminat-
od, The free delivery service is re-
tanned by the fourth assistant post
master general by agreement, but va
rious bureaus may be made by the
postmaster general in his discretion
The number of railway mail clerks is
Increased by 254 over the house pro-
vision. The senate amendment au-
thorizing the postmaster general to
take the condition of the roads into
Cnsideration in the establishment OF
rural routes, is eliminated. The sel-
ate amendment providing that a
postmaster shall reside within the
delivery route of his Office or town or
city where the same is located, is re.
tanned