Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-01-13
CONGRESS.

time of the senate given to the joint
statehood bill. He made an argument
against the union OF Arizona and New
pie of the two territories do not de.
sire it. Several bills Of minor ipu.
portsnce were passed.
Hcuse.-The house today passe4
| the Notifications bill and adjourned
! until Monday.
Washington, Jan. 9.--Senate.-As-
| ter t,0 passage Of the Omnibus claims
bill md fixing January Is for the do.
livery of addresses in memory OF tho
late yenator Hoar, the senate de.
votet eoday to the statehood bill. Mr..
Mors'n spoke for two hours against
the r2.. r. 49,. =.
Ho''Is.-The senate resolution pro-
vidinE that the inaugural ball snail
be heSS in the pension building was
passed. Representative Hepburn Of
Iowa a.roduced a bill today, appro-
priatirS $l11,000 for the construction
Of lighthouse on the Midway is.
lands.
A minority report signed by the
! democratic. members Of. the house
committee on appropriations was died
today on the pension appropriation
bill. The minority oppose "execu-
tive order No. 49," providing for the
payment of pensions to old soldiers
who have reached the age of 62
years. This order, the report states,
has resulted in demand from the
commissioner Of pensions for de.
fciency approx Ration of $4,5G0,000.
Under this order, the number OF
claims filed, according to the COM
missiOner's testimony before the com
mittee, number 1862. OF these
30,o55 have been allowed.
Washington. Jan. 1o.-Senate--
The senate today continued considera.
ton of the joint statehood bill the
chief accomplishment being the ac-
ceptance of most of the amendments
suggested by the committee on In.
dian affairs. Speeches were made oy
Messrs. Stewart Of Newlands, the
former advocating an amendment for
the protection of the interests of the
Indians in Indian Territory, and the
latter lavoring limitation of the area
of lands to he sold to individuals.
House.-The session Of the house
today wos given over almost entire
ly to discussion of the bill reported
by the committee on banking and
currency to Improve currency con.
ditions"
Washington, Jan. 11.--Senate-The
attention Of the senate today was d.
Vlded between the statehood question
and governmental regulation of rail.
roads. Mr. Newlands made formal
speech on the railroad subject and at
Its close engaged in a spirited con-
troversy over the points involved with
Senators Spooner, Foraker and others.
All amendments to the statehood bill
except that rel sting to LIQUOR traffic.
IN Indian territory, were agreed to.
House-The army appropriation bill
was under consideration. Hull OF.
fered an amendment, providing that
retired officers above the grade OF
majcr should not receive the full nav
OF Their grade when assigned to duty
with the militia of the several states.
Several members declared that the
amendment was directed especially
at General Miles, but Mr.. Hull ia.
sisted thst he had no such thought In
mind and arguei that the best results
were obtained from officers of the
lower grades. Co"kran. declared that
1t was simply penalizing superior of.
ficers to the advantage and profit of
inferior officers. After a lively de-
bate. the amendment was adopted.
Washington, Jan. 12.-Senate-rhe
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill was today read at
length In the senate and there was
considerable discussion Of the civil
service question and the provision
for an investigation of foreign trade
conditions by the department of
commerce. The bill for the encour.
agement Of the merchant marine
was rerorted to the senate and Mr..
Bailey made the point that the com.
mission had been pledged to renort
In favor Of discriminating duties,
and not In favor of ship subsidies.
ne suggestion was combatted by
Senators Gallinger and Lodge, who
were members Of the commission
Pur!ey Rinker OF Seymour, the
Iowa university representative in the
Chicago Hamilton club oratorical con.
test, accused by the Hamilton club
committee Ct plagiarism, has been
expelled from the university by the
faculty. The committee showed that
Rinker used phrases from the ora.
ion Of the Michigan representative
:wo years ago. Rinker did not deny
he charges.
Jens Veersmerch. an aged man,
lies at his home at Clifton in a criti.
cal condition as the result Of an as.
sault made on him by his son-in-law,
Chris. Christopherson, who deserted
ais wife, daughter of Veersmersch.
asst fall. Christopherson returned to
Clinton and went to the home of his
.ather-in-law where his wife was
staying with her parents He was
denied admission to the house by his
:ather-inlaw He became enraxed
and struck the old man on the head
with piece of iron. The old man
lunsed forward and fell with such
force that his arm was broken. Chris.
toDherson was later arrested. His
wife and three children we're wit.
nesses of the tragedy.
The Woman-"No, can't give Won
a meal" THE tramp-'I didn't think
you could, mum; you look too youns