Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-14
WILL FAVOR APPROPRIATION OF
$11,ooo,ooo.
TAFT WOULD MAKE IT MORE
Secretary of War Prefers Allowance
Of S1e,o0o,ooo, but Moderation Pre-.
yaIIs-Section In Relation to
Bonds Stricken out-Moody to
Enforce Ant.Rebate Law.

washington, Dec. l3.--The emer
gency appropriation bill to provide
the Igthmian canal commission with
funds to carry on the construction
OF the canal will contain no general
legislation. This was decided by the
senate committee on appropriations
Yesterday, at which 1t was agreed 10
report measure approprlating $lb'
100000, the amount named by the
house bill The first section OF the
bill, In relation to the issuance Of
bonds, was stricken out. A bill con
tanning this feature was introduced
in the senate by Senator Teller and
It will be dealt with by the finance
committee. The bill was amended
further to provide that In the future
no expenditures shall be made for
tho canal except by authority OF con
gross and when appropriations have
been made ny congress.
Secretary Taft, Theodore i.
Shonts, chairman Of the canal com
mission; Joseph Il. Bishop, secre'
tary and other officials OF the com
mission were before the committee
ana were subjected to pointed In.
quirios as to the manner Of making
expenditures. Taft and Shonts mr..
gued that tho appropriation be In.
creased to $lG500,0 the amount
named In the bill before II was
amended In the house, They admit
ted, however. that 81 100000 would
be sufficient to carry on the work un.
Gil April In view Of the fact that
congress will have plenty of oppor-
tunty for LEGISLATION by that time, II
was determined not TO restore the
S5,500,0O0 cut out by the house.
The bill being n general deficiency
measure was referred to Senator
Hale, who has charge Of all dc.
ncIcncy bills on tho floor Of the sen
ate. but as he Is chairman of the com
mittee to select committees, which
has not yet completed It's work, he
asked to DO excused Senator All,
son, chairman Of tho committee.
therefore, will have charge OF the bill
on the floor. II viii be reported to
the senate early today.
Moody to Enforce Law.
Attorney General Moody yesterday
sent a circular lettor to all United
States district attorneys. directing
thom vigllnntIy to enforce the pro
visions of the lllliins net against re-
bates and determinations Of all
kinds by common carriers. The
method at proceeding suggested IS
by way of indictments 1t is the
expectation that this letter viii re-.
suit In prompt Investigation of all
complaints madc of determinations
by carriers, followed by indictments
whore the evidence warrants.
Under tho Elllins law" General
Moody says, the only penalty for It's
violation is a fine, | suggest to you
In all eases whore the evidence
would warrant It, that nm indictment
for conspiracy to commit an offonso
against the United States, based up
ON section $40 revised statutes, be
obtained, Tho supreme court has
held that conspiracy to commit n
crime itself punishable only by a
line may he punished ny imprson
ment In the event of obtaining n
conviction upon a charge of consplr
aGS of this kind, You are directed ia
present TO the court the dcslrahiIlty
OF inilieting Il penalty Of mprson
mont, TO tho end that those unlawful
practices, which have received almost
universal condemnation, may DO dis.
couraged and prevented us far rs OK
listing laws viii accomplish that re
suit"