The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-03-24
The NEWs-HERALD HILLsBORo THURSDAY MARCH 24 1904
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Washington. March 17.-senate--
Another entire day of the senate was
devoted to consideration, In executive
session. of the nomination Of Cen
Leonard Wood to be major general
senator Blackburn, resuming his
speech, occupied a little more than two
hours and was followed by Senator
Quarles, who consumed the balance OF
the day and expects to take another
hour Thursday. II Is predicted now
that vote will be reached before ad.
journment Friday In addition to the
set speeches which will be made by
Senators Teller and Foraker, Senator
Alger. formerly secretary OF war, will
take 10 or 20 minutes In defense Of
Gen. Woods executive ability. He will
speak from personal point of view.
House-Subsidies to railroads for
special mall facilities came in for con-
siderable criticism by Mr.. Robinson
tlnd) and Mr.. Gaines (Tenn), the
latter characterizing them as legal
lied steal.' Rural mail carriers found
many friends on the floor who advo.
Gated increased pay for them and the
privilege OF acting as agents for news.
papers and trades people. Mr. Flood
(Va) denied that Perry s. Heath was
entitled to credit for inaugurating ru.
raj free delivery. He said Heath made
the claim, Notwithstanding the fact
that he had not emerged from the DOS.
tai scandal with a name as unsullied
as the Alpine SHOWS thrice bleached by
northern blasts"
washington, March 1S.--Senate-
With the paraphernalia for playing Jai
Alal game which figures conspicu.
ously In the contest against the con.
nrmation of Gen. Leonard Wood TO be
major general, the members of the
United States senate amused them.
selves for more than an hour Thurs.
day afternoon, protected from the gaze
or the public by the closed doors OF
an executive session. A lively inter.
est was manifested in the game. Tt
was stated by members of the commit.
tee that the game will be introduced
at the st. Louis exposition. Senators
Proctor. Cockrell, Quarles. Foraker.
Teller. Scott, Pettus, Blackburn and
Others who participated in the hear.
ings before the military affairs com.
mittee. where the game was explain.
ed by. experts, were the exponents of
Jai Alai.
House-Throughout the day the post
Office appropriation bill was under dis
cussion and little progress was made.
The minority leader declared the post
ONCE was rotten from turret to foun.
datlon stone and the republicans were
trying to reorganize 1t on an appropria-
ton Dill. Just before adjournment Mr..
Southwick IN. Y) precipitated brief
Dut hvely debate by having read an
editorial from the New York World
giving rnnthlina
trust legislation and the merger prose.
cution. It was offered by way of reply
to Mr.. Williams. who asked Wednes.
day IL the merger decision was to be
used by the republicans as a theatrical
political brick.
Washington, March 9.-Senate-In
executive session the nomination of
Brig Gen Wood to be major general
was confirmed by vote of As to 16.
House-Tne house was in session a
lttie over three hours Friday. an early
adjournment being taken to permit
members to make trip to the site of
ne proposed jamestown exposition.
Although the post office appropriation
,lll was under discussion the entire
ime. only one page was completed,
making IL pages in all disposed of.
several amendments were adopted. the
principal one being the inserting of a
lew paragraph In the bill providing
or an appropriation Of $780, 900 for
unusual business" at third and
ourth.class post offices. The post
master general. however, Is requested
o make public the regulations under .
which the allotments are to be made
'efore using any part of this amount (
md a similar requirement was i'm. ,
.osed In the case Of the expenditure of ,
ne $1,000. 900 for separating mails at
bird and fourth-class post Offices. The ,,
arasraph appropriating $4,000 per
mum for the lease Of post ONCE 8
uilding in New York city to be erect. {
d by the New York Central railroad 4
vas agreed to after 1t had been amend.
d so as to not interfere with the dis.
retion given the postmaster general
q the matter Of the selection of a
lite.