The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-31
SECTIONS ARE
AGAIN INSERTED
POSToFFICE APPROPRIATION
BILL CHANGED UP AGAIN.
Nh. WILLIAMS SARCASTIC
Says Action Shows What The Repub-
icans Can do. Representative Dali
eel Has Things His Own Way. $685.
900 to be Paid Purchasing Agent.

Washington When the House con-
vened few days ago, Mr.. Dalzell, of
Pennsylvania, Of the committee on
rules, brought in a resolution rein
serting in the postoffice appropriation
bill the section stricken out the day
before relating to the pay of rural car
riers and the prohibition with refer
ence to their acting as soliciting
agents for persons, firms or corpora
tions. In commenting on the rule Mr..
Williams (Mississippi), said the rule
was an illustration Of the fact that
the party in the House could do things
whenever it wanted to. Mr.. Fitzger-
aid (New York;, in objecting to the
rule, made plea for the letter car
riers Of the large cities, saying he pro-
tested against a system Of legislation
which permitted rural carriers to be
taken care Of while the city carrier
was not. After some debate Mr.. Mann
(Illinois) :, moved to recommit the rule,
but point of order by Mr.. Dalzell
was sustained. By viva voce vote
the resolution was agreed to. A SINH
lar rule regarding the paragraph ap-
propriating $4,000 for the salary Of
purchasing agent for the postoffice de-
partment, was reported by Mr.. Gros-
venor from the rules committee and
unanimously agreed to-.
In the senate Mr.. Hoar offered and
the senate adopted the following res
luotion: "That the committee on
rules be directed to consider the report
whether any amendment be desirable
in the senate rules relative to impeach-
ments and especially whether the rules
may properly and lawfully provide for
taking testimony in such cases by a
committee in accordance with the
practice Of the English House of Lords
in such cases, questions Of the admis-
sion of material testimony and the fl
nal argument being reserved for the
full senate.
The House committee on labor con-
tinues its hearings on the eight-hour
bill. James O'Connell, president of
the international Machinists' Union,
favored the measure, and in the course
Of his remarks challenged statement
by Daniel Davenport, Of the Anti-Boy-
colt Society of Bridgeport, Conn, that
the labor unions Of that city had not
Endorsed the proposed law. Mr..
0'Connell produced resolutions adopt
ed by nineteen unions in favor of the
proposition, but Mr.. Davenport de-
clared that only thirty three men were
present in all. Mr.. Gompers asked,
but failed to secure from Mr.. Daven-
port the name Of his informant.
An order issued by the War Depart
ment, and which is of the greatest i'm
portance to the enlisted forces, pre-
scribes the rules governing the pur-
chase Of discharge from the army.
Discharge as favor is declared to be
illegal, and the only exceptions to the
system OF purchasing discharges is the
case Of a soldier who is the sole sup
port of surviving parent, and who
may be discharged after one year s
service. Discharge by way of favor
20 veterans is prohibited The purchase
price Of discharge is $40
Secretary Taft has made an adverse
report on the bill which provides for
the promotion TO major generalcy on
the retired list Of Brig. Gen. George
Sternberg, retired, formerly Surgeon
General Of the Army. The action of
the Secretary is taken on the principle
that specific promotion by legislative
action are unvlise and unfair to the
line of the army.
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fed the United States government that
| it has mined the mouth of the Liao
river This was supposed to be neu-
trail territory, but the action Of Rus
STA puts it within the field Of hostili-
ties.
The state department has received
a cablegram from Minister Allen at
Seoul advising the department to dis
courage American going to Corea to
observe military operations, as the
Japanese authorities will not permit
then, to do SO.
{ The House Committees report on
the Swayne impeachment gives him a
terrific scorching.
| Congress voted to admit President
Zelaya's son to Westjont. AS Admir-