Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
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Washington, D cember 90.
The names Of two Iowa men will be
,ttached to the railroad rate regu-
alton bill that passes congress- Sen,
itor Delivers measure Is now ac-
:erted as the most accurate expires.
sion Of the administration policy
ind is commonly called the admins
ration bill. Congressman Hepburn.
hartman Of the house committee on
Interstate commerce, Is well pleased
with the Dolliver measure and his
Citations to the legislation are likely
o give him opportunity to divide with
he senator the honor Of naming the
roposed law. BY devoted friends
If effective legislation the Dolliver
Measure is regarded as the best thus
far proposed.
Much significance is attached here
% the fact that the Nebraska delega.
ton has fatty announced that 1t will
'ote for the Payne bill reducing
iuties on tobacco and sugar imported
rom the Philippines to Is per cent OF
the Dingley rates, and wiping out
me duties on other Philippine pro-
tucts. AS Nebraska in one of the
ieading beet sugar states, it was ex-
,ected that the opponents of the
Payne measure would get some
,trength from that state. It Is now
~eg-rded as assured that the bill will
pass the house, although desperate
>'fo~t will be made to beat it in the
senate.
Efforts are being made to secure
the passage of a bill which will give
lust recognition to old soldier
volunteers by establishing volunteer
retired list. This would give small
NV to officers in the volunteer SER
vice during the war Of the rebellion
nde- conditions similar to that of
the retired list Of the regular United
States army. Only three men In
Iowa-General Glasgow, Of Burifng
ton; General Weaver. of Colrax, ano
Col. Josiah Given of Des Moines-
would have place on the list
About two hundred volunteer officers
IN the nation would be affected.
Numerous conferences which are
being held here between the distric,
attorneys, Attorney General Moody
and Commissioner Garfield, have give
rise to a belief that attempts are to
he made In various states to attack
Standard Oil in the courts. Com
missioner Garfield has been invest.
igating Standard Oil methods for
months. and while his report is no,
public, he is supposed to have acquired
much important information.
The plan for the distribution Of
federal patronage which the Iowa de.
legation has held to for years and
the adoption OF which is due to
Senator Allison, is likely.to be adopted
by the Nebraska delegation. The
change, II It comes about, will be
argely due to the fact that under
Senator Allison's plan there has been
comparatively little friction in the
distribution of federal patronage
Hitherto the distribution of patronage
in Nebraska has been controlled by
altogether satisfactory and change
IS being considered and is likely to be
adopted.
President Roosevelt Is telling all
callers that he wants effective rate
legislation, and that he does not pro-
pose to accept compromise. Many
members Of congress are receiving
letters from their constituents, pro-
testing against any compromise. The
president has let it be known that he
wants no compromise power, but ia.
vors effective legislation that will
give the interstate commerce commits.
sion power to control rates. He sane.
tons the bill INTRODUCED by Senator
Dolliver, and believes that 1t would go
far to correct present evils. ~ re.
CARDS it as practical solution of the
present situation, and believes that
while it may have some defects, these
would easily be corrected by sue.
ceeding legislative bodies. The prin.
cipal purpose of the president is to
ret into the law the idea of the con.
troll Of rates by government com.
mission. After that such amendments
can be made to the law as to make it
effective in all particulars.
Nervous prostration is the specter
which haunts nearly all women who
have to endure the grinding fatigue
Of Washington official season. Two
Of the cabinet hostesses are practically
on the invalid list because they did
not heed the warning OF tired nature.
Miss Flora Wilson, daughter of the
secretary Of agriculture, has declared
her intention Of remaining away from
the capital while her father holds his
present position. She is now in
Paris, where she has been for two
years past. Before leaving Washing.
ton she had been under physicians
care and she was positively forbidden
to strain her worn-out nerves further.
Mrs. Shaw, one Of the most robust
women in the cabinet set, last spring
came almost to deaths door and was
for weeks in Baltimore sanitarium-
all because she kept on receiving and
calling and appearing at official
gatherings when her health began to
fail. Mrs. Shaw will soon sail for
France to consult experts about her
condition. Perhaps it was the fate
which overlook these two which has
frightened many OF the other women
in official life. for never before have
they put themselves through a more