The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-02-24
UNCLE JOE A new CAR
More Powerful Than Reed and
Henderson.
HIS STAND ON STATEHOOD BILL.
Ironciad Agreement Made Before the
Measure Gould Come Before the
House-Rooseveit Elk Being Killed
For Their Teeth.

Washington. Feb. %. - Special. i
Speaker Cannon can be firm and deter
mined when he makes up his mind.
This was shown in the way he han
died the statehood bill after the senate
had completely changed its scope and
intention. The speaker refused TO al
low the bill To come before the house
until he had an ironclad promise from
the men who wanted New Mexico adj
mitted as state that they would vote
for a rule which would take ii out of
the power of the house TO adopt the
senate amendments. He had to have
the promise in writing, too, so that
there could be no question about what
was meant 1t is doubtful if any other
speaker has been able to WELD any
such power. Certainly Reed, who was
called the GEAR" and Henderson, who
was called the second car" never
brought recalcitrant members up with
such short turns as adopted by Uncle
Joe Cannon.
Proposed Bankruptcy Repeal.
No bankruptcy law has ever been al
lowed to remain on the statute books
for any length Of time. The present
law was passed little more than six
years ago and has remained without
strong effort for repeal about as long
as any law of the kind. 1t had not
been five years old, however, before
there was Il movement TO secure its re-
peal Now the effort has gone so far as
the reporting of bill for the purpose,
but at this late day in the session moth
ing will be done. | should think anoth-
er congress would repeal the law.
Game Preserve.
Away out in the state of Washing
ton, beyond Puget sound and between
this inland sea and the Pacific ocean,
is the Olympic forest reserve, contain
ing 1.466.SS0 acres. 1t is the widest
and most inaccessible region of the
United States. some portions of it new
er having been explored. There are
glaciers snow capped mountains, i'm
mense forests, deep gorges and noun
tain streams. A bill has been favor
ably reported to take one-third of this
reserve and make a game preserve of
it which shall be the home of all the
wild animals in that part of the coun-
try. The authorities of Washington
have signifed their intention of CO.
operating with the government to pre-
serve the game In the proposed res
ervation is a band of the Roosevelt
elk, the most beautiful elk in the
world Some of these are now being
butchered by pot hunters for teeth,
but if the bill passes this will be stop
ped. This is all given in detail by the
report. 1t may sound funny in view of
the prominence cartoonists have given
the presidents teeth to say that
Roosevelt elk are being killed for
their teeth" but this is set forth in the
report made by Representative Shiras.
Won't Stay Late.
There are a number of senators who
do not think there is any necessity for
the senate to remain in session very
late, and ii is noticed that their names
are missed at roll calls. They think
that the senate should do its work in
five hours, and If it prefers to listen to
long winded speeches instead of acting
promptly upon matters which come be-
fore it which necessitate late work
ing hours it must get along without
them. After a reasonable days work
these senators go home. They claim
that it is unreasonable for the senate
to spend the day in trivialities and do
the hard work at night.
Two Pennsylvania Reformers.
Representatives Adams and Morrell of
Philadelphia have achieved a great deal
of notoriety by attempting to carry out
reforms advocated by the president
Adams would have a whipping post for
the District of Columbia, and Morrell
would curb divorces. Neither will get
the bill through which he advocates.
There is a strong sentiment against re-
the whipping post, while
MorrelPs divorce proposition would, if
carried out, work great hardship upon
many deserving people by depriving
them of employment in the government
service. Many women who were mar
Tleu 10 WOTlnleSS nuSDdUuS nave pro-
cured divorces and are now supporting
by working for the govern
ment 1t looks very much as if these
Pennsylvania reformers would fail to
get their views on the statute books.
Only Little Amounts.
During a discussion in the house
about the increase in expenditures sew
eral items in one appropriation bill
were referred to, and the question was
asked why they were allowed.
"Oh," said Representative Moon of
Tennessee. those are for $4,000 or
$4,000, and we never take into ac-
count little items like that here"
Georgia Peaches In Chicago.
A fruit grower from Georgia was
telling the house committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce about Geor-
gia peaches, saying that the larger por-
ton of the crop is sent to New York.
How about Chicago?" asked Repre-
sentative Mann, who always champions
the city on Lake Michigan.
"Yes, we send some to Chicago, but
not as many as to New York"
"Well, Chicago gets more than any