Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-19
IoWA's "GRAND OLD MANI AGAIN
IN CONTROL OF APPRoPRlA.
TloNs
DOLLIVER HAS
GOOD APPOINTMENT

Both Of Iowa's Senators Are Well Plao-
ed on Committees - Senator Shelby
M. cuIIom OF Illinois Is Welcomed
to His Place by Colleagues - In
surance Debate Continues In House
Washington, d. c., Dec 18-The
senate committees were announced to-
day. Following are the chairmen OF
the important committees:
Appropriations-W. B. Allison, Iowa..
finance- Nelson w. sAldrich, OF
Rhode Island.
Foreign relations Shelby M. Cul.
lum, Illinois.
Judiciary Clarence d. Clark, wy
oming.
| Commerce-William P. Frye. Maine.
| Interstate commerce-Stephen BEL.
kins, West Virginia.
| Privileges and elections-Julius @.
Burrows, Michigan.
Agricultural-Redf Proctor. ver-,
mont.
Military affairs-Francis e. Warren.
Wyoming.
naval affairs-Eugene Hale, Maine.
Indian officers-Moses q. Clapp,
Minnesota.
erritories-Albert ]. Beveridge, In.
diana.
Public lands-Henry G, Hansbrough
North Dakota.
Public buildings and grounds-Na-
than B. Scott, West Virginia.
Postoffices and postroads-Boise
Penrose, Pennsylvania.
Pensions-Porter ]. McCumber.
North Dakota.
Philippines-Henry Cabot Lodge.
Massachusetts.
Inter-oceanic canals-Joseph H. Mil
lard, Nebraska.
Rules-John G. Spooner, Wisconsin.
Claims-Charles w. Fulton, Oregon.
District of Columbia Jacob H. Gal.
linger, New Hampshire.
Education and labor-Jonathan p.
Dolliver, Iowa
Cuban relations-Henry e. Burn.
ham, New Hampshire
Pacific islands and Porto Rico-Jo.
seph B. Foraker.
Immigration William P. Dilling.
ham, Vermont.
Printing Thomas c. Platt, New
York.
culIom In His Seat.
When the senate convened today
Senator Cullom of Illinois was in his
seat for the first time this session. He
had been kept away by i'll health. His
colleagues greeted him warmly. Az
joint resolution providing for adjourn
ment from December 81 to January a
was adopted.
House Program Drags.
With the program calling for moth.
ing but speech-making until Thursday
many members Of the house left for
their homes Saturday. The attend.
ance today was small The canal
emergency appropriation bill was re.
ceived from the senate and sent to
conference. The insurance debate then
begun.
Senate Passes Canal Bill.
The senate late Saturday passed the
Panama canal emergency appropria.
tion bill, but the result was not at
tanned until after the debate on the
bill had been continued the greater
part of the day to the exclusion Of
practically all other business. Set
speeches were made by Mr. Bacon in
advocacy Of his amendment requiring
estimates for canal commission sala.
/ iACoy ny WI. AllloOu,1 WHO QGVOIG0
himself largely to the details of the
bill; by Mr.. Culberson, who criticised
the employment of Bishop as press
agent" by Mr.. Stone, who criticised
the purchase of American ships to car
ry Panama supplies in favor Of the an
nounced determination to go abroad
for vessels under the conditions then
existing, and by Mr.. Newlands, who
expressed the opinion that the con.
struction of the canal should have
been intrusted to the geological sery-
| ice.
Estimates VIII Be Made.
| A substitute for Mr.. Bacon's
amendment offered by Mr.. Hale was
accepted. 1t specifically requires that
congress shall be supplied with regu-
lar estimates of all salaries except
those paid :aborers. skilled and un-
| skilled. Otherwise the bill passed as
reported from the committee.
| During the day, Mr.. Hale made the
authorized announcement that Mr..
Bishops duties as press agent" would
be discontinued.
Conference on Canal Matters.
| Senators Allison and Hale, who ara
members of the committee on appro.
/ priations and Chairman Shonts and
Secretary Bishop of the isthmian ca
nal commission were in conference
with the President at, the White House
/ Sunday night. 1t is presumed that tha
case of Secretary Bishop, whose duties
as press agent of the commission have
| been the subject of discussion in con-
gress, was among the matters talked
about, but no statement was made
concerning the conference.