Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Washington. March 81.

templated in a bill which Representa-
tive Hull of Iowa, chairman of the
house committee on military affairs,
has introduced at the request Of Sec
rotary Taft and the chief of staff.
Lieutenant General Bates. A, mark
ed increase in the size of coast ar
tillery is provided for in the bill
Tine number of men in that branch
is about $4,000, and the bill provides
that 1t may be increased to 19,147.
Provision is also made for additional
special grades among the enlisted
men, and for increased pay for cleo
tricians and other skilled men con-
nected with coast defense work
Much trouble Is experienced in secur-
ing mechanics and other skilled pri-
Yates required by the coast artillery
and consequently the portion of the
bill Offering special inducements to
men of this class is regarded by the
war department as one of its most
important features.
Negotiations are now going on
among house and senate republican
leaders looking toward compromise
on the four great questions of legis-
lation before congress, railroad rates,
statehood. Philippine tariff and ship
subsidy. Pending propositions are:
To pass the rate bill with a rather
broad court review amendment.
To pass the statehood bill with the
FORAKER amendment affecting Arizona
and New Mexico, requiring an cleo
ton on statehood at the time of the
general election in each territory.
To permit the Philippine tariff bill
to come out of the committee and
take it's chances on the senate floor
To enact the ship subsidy bill as
1t passed the senate and is pending
in the house.
Three of these propositions have
come from the house side. The ship
subsidy proposition emanates from
the senate. Much doubt is felt that
the proposed compromise can be
reached, chiefly because of the strong
opposition to the ship subsidy mea-
tire in the house, and because the
compromise programme as outlined
is decidedly in favor of the senate.
which would give little in return for
insuring the passage of the subsidy
measure.
The Lacey bill prohibiting the use
Of automatic shotguns in the ter
ritories of the United States, which
bill was designed for the protection
of game, was laid on the table by the
committee on territories, thus rem
dering further action on the bill i'm
probable.
Senator Cullom, after a visit to
the White house, gave out an inter
view in which he said that the rate
bill would be passed with court re-
view amendment. He. hoped, he said.
to see this amendment much more
limited than Senator Knox had been
urging. He predicted that the final
vote would be taken in about three
weeks. AS Senator CulloIn, who is
the author of the original interstate
commerce law, has been with Sen
ators Dolliver and Clapp in favor of
passing the house bill unamended,
his remarks are considered .signif-
cant and as pointing strongly to the
ldCI LIIldL LuG SSudIS Will Gel
attach a court review amendment to
TIE pending measures. Senator Dol
liver has not given up hope of pass
ing the house bill without amend
ment, and he is doing all he can in
favor of such an action. He is out
lining, however, court review amend
ment, and other amendments to the
bill which he will urge if it is ap-
parent that amendments must be al
lowed.
Senator Dillingham; submitted the
report of the committee on immigra-
ton on his bill amending the immi-
grafton laws. The changes made in
the present law are numerous. The
head tax on incoming aliens is in
creased from 50 to IS, and steam
ships are subjected to fines of S10C
for bringing to the United States
any person prevented from entering
by reason of Affections of mind or
body. The present law provides for
such fines only in case of aliens af.
fl cted with loathscme or contagious
diseases. The bill adds to the classes
of aliens now excluded by law, all
imbeciles, feeble minded persons or
persons who are mentally or physical
ly defective, such defect being of a
nature which may affect the immi'
grants ability to earn living, chill
dren under II years, unless accompan.
led by parents, and strengthens the
provisions excluding polygamists,
criminals, and destitutes.
The Post says that Associate Justice
John M. Harlan of the United States
supreme court announced to the Off
Gals of the New York Avenue and
Assembly Presbyterian church that If
the latter would consolidate with
the former, the Assembly church CIV
ing $4,000 from the sale of it's pres
ent property, as nucleus for fund
to build a new building for the two
consolidated churches he would re-
sign his position on the supreme
bench to take personal charge of the
work and see that it is successful.
The congregation of the Assembly
church has adopted resolution for
union with the New York Avenue
church, with provision for the $25,OOO
to be used for the new church.
Stella-"T see that the Presidents
message was $4,000 words long"
Bella-"How funny; just the same as
Jacks last letter."-New York Sun.
81 won't resign under fire." the SEN