The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-09
WASHINGTON
The City Of Magnificent Dis
tanCeS
A Collection CT Events Occurring Among
the People of The Capital Of This Great
and Glorious Nation and Condensed for
the Hasty Perusal Of our Many Readesr

lHe Speclal duty OIL enforcing the Chl-
nese exclusion act.
1t is stated by the members of the
delegation that there are $4,000 Japan
csc in California and nearly 100000 III
the United States. During the last
: year more than 5000 japanese came
= to this country from the Hawaiian
Islands, Members of the delegation
say the rapid influx of Japanese is
regarded as a menace TO American
labor.
The following bills have been pre-
pared by Illinois members FOR introduce
ton in the house: Snapp, providing for
postal savings banks in all money
order postofices. Madden, amend
ment to interstate-commer law.
/ Mann, bills affecting Panama canal,
pure food and railroad rate questions
Here are some epigrams from Presi-
dent Roosevelt's message:
This government is not and never
shall be government by plutocracy.
! A STRENGTHENING man who benefits
himself must also benefit others.
This is an age OF combination
Corporation and labor union should
be sharply checked when acting
against law and justice,
1t is useless to try adequate regua-
! ton and supervision Of great corpora
tons by state action. =
+! Our steady aim should be to assert
/ the sovereignty of the national gov
eminent.
Overcapitalization invites business
panic.
The most pressing need is to prevent
! the imposition of unjust railroad rates
:: to stop rebates.
All private car lines should be put
under the supervision Of the inter
state commerce commission.
Public ownership of railways is
highly undesirable.
The introduction of women into in
dustry is working change and disturb
ance in the domestic and social life Of
| the nation.
Insurance presidents 81 draw the
line only this side of what may be
called law-honesty.
/, I recommend ;: economy.
Prudence demands elastic currency.
Secure - $; the full publication
50 y of all sums contributed to and
expended by political parties.
We should have ships of our own to
convey our goods.
Limit the number of immi-
grants coming to northern cities.
Senator CullOm has again been hon
ored by reelection to steering COM
mittee Of the Senate
I'M, - Ill
tors which was held Immediately after
the adjournment of the senate today
had it's work already defined. It's
most important function was to au-
thorize the appointment Of steering
committee and following the usual
custom the present members are to
be reelected. The committee now
consists OF Senators Allison, chairman;
Hale, Aldrich, Cullom, Lodge, Perkins,
Clark of Wyoming, GiKins, Spooner,
Kean, and Beveridge
Representative Charles S. Wharton
who was a prominent figure at the
opening of the Fifty-ninth congress, is
81 years old. He formerly was an en-
ploye in the county building in Chicago
and went into congress oh the land
slide which buried Congressman Eos
ter and his political ambitions.
/ The youthful congressman's first ap-
pearance on the floor of the house Gre
ated a furore of laughter, but it was
good-natured laughter and established
an entente cordiale between the par
ties. Mr.. Wharton arose from his
seat unknown, asked a question was
! squelched promptly and sat down
famous Today all Washington and q
good part of the country are talking
| about him.
| The reports sent from GuanajuatO.
Mexico. that Daniel NJ. Jackson OF
Chicago recently appointed u. S.
Consular Agent at that place, had re-
ceived hot reception when he ar
rived at his post are lies out Of whole
cloth. AS a matter of fact Jackson did
not go to Mexico but came to Wash
ington this week to take up his case
with the State Department.
! According to the annual report Of
Hon. John W. Yerkes, Commissioner .
of Internal Revenue, of the sixty-six
collection districts in the territory OF
the United States subject to internal
revenue laws, the fifth district Of II
linois reported the largest collections,
| S34 ,691.666
Bills introduced in Congress Tues
day include
By Representative Crumbpackcr of
Indiana-To protect foreigners in the
United States from lynchings. II pro
vides that death or imprisonment shall
be the punishment for three or more
persons lynching subject OF a foreign
power.
BY Representative, Fuller of Il1i-
nois-To prevent employees under the
government civil service from holding
Office in corporations OF stock COM
panies.
A report was presented to congress
Wednesday by Representative Mann
of Chicago relative to the salary list
Of the Panama canal commission. The
report showed twenty-six employees
who draw salaries from $1,000 to $50,
COO year each, SIX who are paid over
$4,000 and less than $4,000. fifty-five
over $4,000 and less than $4,000 and
1876 $1,000 and less than $4,000
The depth of a woman's love isn't
$50 important as the length.