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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-11
Philippine Bill

In the house the Philippine bill was
extensively discussed, but no action
was taken.
The cause OF the Filipino was adj
yocated on the floor of the house by
the republican feared, Mr. Payne, for
nearly four hours. He represented the
views OF the majority of the ways
and means committee on the Philip
pine tariff bill reducing the duties on
sugar and tobacco to % per cent OF
the Dingley tariff rates and admit
ting other products of the islands to
the United States free of duty.
A Connecticut member cried a
solemn warning of impending defeat
unless the tariff were revised and
the applause that followed was not
confined to the democratic side OF the
chamber.
Republicans in the house who OPP
pose the proposed joint statehood bill
have developed such strength that
the date of the favorable report OF
the committee on territories on the
measure is uncertain.
Insurgent republicans allege they
have seventy-five republican votes
against the proposed rule preventing
the amendment of the joint statehood
measure. AS the democrats would
vote solidly against such a rule it has
been reported that the rules commit
| tee would not attempt to prevent the
! amendment of the statehood bill
However, the friends of the joint state
hood bill do not admit that seventy
five republicans will join the attempt
to amend the bill and insist that the
committee on rules will have no hesl
tation in submitting rule preventing
amendments. Speaker Cannon and
! his associates in support of the admin
i istration policy are exerting every ef
fort to enforce party discipline. The
f, endorsement of joint statehood by the
republican caucus and the position Of
! the president in favor of the PROPOSE
| ton as it will be presented in the
Hamilton bill are being urged as i'm
perative reasons for presenting solid
party front on the question.
Would License Corporations
Congressman Pollard introduced a
bill to require all corporations doing
| interstate business to take out IL
cense, franchise TO be issued by the
general government imposing q rea
! sonable fee upon gross receipts OF
| business and for regulation and SIT
pervlsion of said corporations by com
missioner of corporations. Mr. Pollard
said that his bill carries out the recon
mendation OF the president in his mes
sage and OF Commissioner Garfield In
his annual report, Both favor the
i Pollard bill.
Senator Elmer j. Burkett introduced
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-11
RAILROAD SENATORS WOULD DE,
LAY RAILWAY LEGISLATION
Senator DolIiver Resists Their Efforts
And Seeks Assistance of Democratic
Members on Interstate Commerce
Commission

Senator Dolliyer of Iowa will resist
to the utmost any attempt of the COM
1iittee on interstate commerce, OF
which he is member to defer ac-
ton upon railroad rate legislation I'M
til the house shall have passed bill.
The political majority of the com
mittee is opposed to giving the inter-
state commerce commission the power
to fix rate.
Seeks Democratic Support
Three of the republicans, however,
stand with the democratic members
for regulation as generally defined by
the president They are Dolliyer,
Cullom and Clapp, thus placing those
who favor regulation in the majority.
II Mr.. DOlliyer can get the support
of the democratic members, he can
force the committee to report rate
bill
II am opposed to any delay OF the
committee" he declared to the COM
mittee Should we await the action
of the house before reaching deci-
sion, we would receive and merit the
ridicule and condemnation of the peo-
pie.
"The senate is entitled to have be-
fore it rate bill. If the committee
cannot agree upon one, let 1t report
all of them and have them placed
upon the calendar.
There will be a rate regulation bill
and it will not be the compromise that
some people say it will be-"
There was a two-hour talk. Chair
man Elkins suggested that the senate
wait for the house to pass bill and
announced that the committee would
not meet again until next Friday, and
that until further notice it would
hold sessions only on its regular
meeting day, Friday. The announce
ment also was made that pending bills
will be taken up in turn. The New
lands bill will come up at the neXt
meeting.
Objects to Delay
Senators Dolliver and Tillman pro
tested against this policy of delay
They urged the committee to take III
at once the preparation of bill with
out awaiting action by the house.
A new measure for the regIlatior
of railroad rates was introduced by
Senator Morgan. The bill makes il
unlawful for common carriers to de
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-11
Taft Exceeds Authority

10 Institute sui III IcCOfSly.
Taft Exceeds Authority
An inquiry by the finance commit
tee of the senate into certain none
tary and exchange agreements made
a year ago by Secretary of War Taft
with the government OF Panama and
certain banks on the isthmus OF Pan
anna was asked for by Senator Bailey.
1t developed recently that this gov
eminent undertakes to maintain the
standard of The Panama currency,
which situation was attacked by GER
tain democratic senators on the
ground that this amounted to legisla-
ton and that the secretary OF war and
canal officials had exceeded their au-
thOrity
Senator Bailey further asks for an
inquiry by the same committee INTO
the facts and circumstances in which
certain bonds of the Panama Railroad
company were sold recently together
with the committees opinion as to the
authority for the sale.
President Roosevelt transmitted TO
congress the report OF the Panama
canal commission. The president eX-
pressed himself as pleased with the
| progress made He regretted that
| there had been talk of reducing sal
aries of the canal officials and de-
clared that the salaries were not too
high, considering that the ability OF
| the officials is of high order, that
their employment is OF temporary
character, that they are subject TO
much criticism as public servants and
| that their tasks and risks are OF
great magnitude. The president
stated that all charges of corruption
| which bore any semblance of truth
were investigated 1t was found that
| in no instance were the charges well
| founded.
Panama Road Pays
| Secretary Taft submitted a report
on the Panama railroad. The gov
eminent owns most of the stock oil
this road, which last year earned
per cent on the investment. The road
is governed by a board of directors
who. without consulting higher au
thority, sold bonds to the amount OF
over 100000 in order to secure money
for the payment of liabilities. The
secretary of war disapproved this
sale and ordered that the bonds be
repurchased. This was done at some
loss to the company.
Secretary TAFT reported that the
Markell contract was meritorious, but
had been entered into hastily. 1t was
abrogated because the commissaria
of the Panama canal commission was
sufficient for all purposes. While no
recognizing Mr.. Markets absolute
right to reimbursement for expenses
the secretary suggested that he bt
paid $4,000 for expenses incurred a.
the result of his visit to Panama af
ter the contract had been awarded ant
as result of preliminary steps Il
carry out the contract.
In the senate the presidents com
munication was criticised by Senator
German, who contended that the sal
aries paid for the canal work are ex
cessiye. He said that the presl
dent was not so much To blame al
congress for his assumption of con
| tfoi ul the iSthlHuS anu that tHe stiie
mistake had been made when con
gress relinquished Its hold on cana
affairs Senator Hale agreed with th'
Maryland senator that congress shoul'
supervise the construction of tn
canal
Senator Tillman introduced reso
luton making inquiry Of The presiden
concerning the state OF Affairs II
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-04-14
OUR TICKET.
FOR MAYOR
H. P. FOURNET.
FOR COUNCILMEN
A. L. DOMENGEAUX,
L. F. GARY,
L. c. DUCHAMP,
A. G. GOULAS,
E. N. RESWEBER.

The marriage of Mr.. Amedee
Poleynard to Miss Amelie Olivier
the daughter of Mr.. D. G. Olivier,
Ia announced to take place on Wed
nesday April 25th at the Catholic
Church, at six o'clock in the even-
ing.
-
One young Salvation Army off,
Ger was doing this town this week,
he would play the cornet, sing and
preach, upon our street corners,
but however good was his mission
it was not very attractive and he
did not draw the crowds and his
efforts we're not very successful.
We learn from Mr.. Luke BONN,
the local agent, that Mr.. Jonas w.
Bailey of Washington, La, has
bought a lot here, near the rail-
road, upon which will be built an
up-to-date cotton ginnery. Mr..
BONN says that the ginnery will
be ready for the coming season.
Nearly ell the teachers and a
large number of the students of
the st. Martinville High School
went to Lafayette in carriages last
Saturday to take part in the Field
day at the Industrial Institute.
They all report having had q most
pleasant time.
Mrs. Alphonse Comeaux of
Broussard has issued invitations
to the marriage of her daughter,
Miss Louise to Mr.. Louis Felix
st. Julien, which event will take
place at the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Catholic Church, at Broussard, on
Wednesday April 18TH, at nine
o'clock in the morning.
The open air concert given by
the st. Martinville Brass Band on
the stand near the bayou was
largely attended. The location of
The stand is nice, but The stand
is SO low that the good effect of
The music is destroyed. and is on
y heard by those who are near,
Two car loads of Corn, Oats and
Hay, get your feed from Duchamp
Feed Store. L. q. Duchamp,
manager.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-04-14

Mr.. Guidry quotes portion of Act 100 of 1893
but should have also quoted Article 21s of the
State Constitution. which reads thus: '.Elec.
tors shall not be registered within 20 days next
proceeding ANY ELECTION AT WHICH THEY NAY
OFFER TO VOTE. Admitting that he could NOT
have registered voters for the Shisvalty's cleo
ton to be held April 2ith 1905. he certainly
could. az by him promised, have registered the
town electors. mp to April 18th, 1908, for the
town election to be held May 18th 1908.
We cannot and do not believe that the Law
makers ever intended depriving citizen of his
right to vote.
Why should the Assessor conform 30 strictly
to the letter Of the Law. for the town election,
and have been lax for the primary election. The
same law he quotes Act 1873 1928, as amended by
Act lis of 1902 states that the registration Office
can be opened only for general State elections,
and for congressional elections; and then pub
lie notice in q newspaper MUST be given of the
time and place Of its opening.
Still. the registration in this parish was OPEN
ed as late as March 20. 1905. and thus without
any newspaper notice at all
We find NO fault id not sticking too closely to
the letter. If thereby better chance is given to
the citizens to express their wishes aud desires,
but We do find fault, il that same letter of the
law, be used to unjustly deprive citizen Of his
right to vote.
Mayor Fournet's action is to be highly COM
mended in attempting to qualify as many as
possible and all the citizens Of this town, 80
that they may choose their officers for the next
two years. The young men who has just ariv-
ed ct manhood and those who for some cause
may not have been able to register for the COM
ing town election. will know that when their
vote is refused. that Mayor Fournes is not at
FAULT. but that the blame must be thrown on
other parties.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-04-14

A tale of horror was told by marks
of human blood in the home of j.
w. Williams, well known mer-
chant of BAG, KY, He writes:
twenty years ago I had severe
hemorrhage of the lungs, and was
near death when l began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t COM
pletely cured me and l have re-
NAMED we'll ever since" 1t cures
Hemorrhages. chronic coughs. set
tied colds aud bronchitis, and is
the only known cure for WEAK
Lungs. Every bottle guaranteed
by I. j. Liable druggist. Soc and
81 90. Trial bottle free.
Miss Marie Broussard of Breaux
Bridge was visiting here this week.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-04-14
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H LOCAL NEWS, !
N \ y y 4
d9@ o@J

Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Reswebel
visited Lafayette Wednesday.
The number of travelling people
was unusually large in town this
week.
Mrs. Maurice Patin of Breaux
Bridge was here this week visiting
relatives.
Messrs. Oscar j. Durand and j.
j. Burdin left this week for trip
to New Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. JAS. Lytal return
ed home the latter part of last
week after having been absent for
several days.
Mr.. Palmer Bienvenu left for
Lake Charles Tuesday to accept q
position as clerk in a large dry
goods store of that city.
Judge Felix VOORHEES, and
daughter, Miss Maud, were visit
ing here this week, stopping at the
home Of Mr.. Dan w. VOORHEES,.
Do not buy your PEAS before
getting our prices, one car on the
road -Duchamp Feed Store, L. G.
Duchamp, manager.
Misses Mia and LARAMIE Bien-
venu went to Lafayette last Friday
aud returned Monday. They took
in the Field day at the Industrial
Institute.
Our young friend, Conrad Das.
pit. who is attending the Indus
trial Institute at Lafayette, came
home this week on a short visit to
his parents.
Mayor Fournet has issued bis
proclamation for the town election
which will take place on May 10Th
for the election of a Mayor and
five Councilmen.
Mrs. Alpine Pedesu of JEAN
erette and Mrs. Asme Wilt of
Plaquemine were visiting here this
week. the guests of Mrs. Bennette
Bienvenu.
Two car loads of Corn. Oats and
Hay, get your feed from Duchamp |
Feed Store, = L. @. Duchsmp.
manager.
Tomorrow will be Easter and a
very large number of people will
be in town. Easter is a day that
generally attracts large number
OF people to attend the brilliant
ceremonies at the church on that
day.
Chamberlain's Salve is good for any
disease Of the skin. 1t allays the itching
aud burning sensation instantly. Fer
sale by T. ]. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-04-14
Registration Will Not Open.

st. Martinville, La. April 9th, 1905
Hon. Louis C. Guidry,
Assessor and Registrar,
st. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
My Dear Sir:
You had promised me 10 open the registration
once Tor this town, in view OF the Municipal
Election to be held in the said town, on Tues
day May 18th. 1905; At this date. your Office has
not been opened Jet.
In order that all the citizens Of this town may
have voice in the selection OF the town officers.
to be elected at said Municipal Election, again
request that you open your Registration Office,
that all the legal electors of this town, who are
not registered, either for having come of are
since the last registration or for other cause,
may be given an equal chance with their other
fellow citizens.
An early answer would be appreciated.
Yours truly.
H. P. FOURNET.
Mayor Of the Town of St. MartinvilIs.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-04-14
Cecilia. La. April 10 fQOf

Cecilia, La, April 10, 1905
Hon. H. P. Fournet,
st. Martinville, La.
Dear Sir and Friend:
1t was my intention to open the Office yester.
day. but was referred to Act ls9of 1893 which
reads: mo person shall be permitted to regis.
ter within 80 days Of any election in the State.
Hence the ONCE being closed. admit that the
election for sheriff is settled. and no one need
to register for that election; nevertheless II does
not change the Law, I therefore could not regis
ter without violating the oath have taken.
Yours Respectfully
LOUIS C. GUIDRY.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-04-14

Mr.. Amed6e Champagne of the
Fifth Ward was appointed a men,
Der of the School Board to gil the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mr.. Jean Domec who was re-
Gently appointed member of the
Police Jury for that ward vice Mr..
Il. G. Kidder who removed from
the ward.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-04-14
Beware of Ointments for Ca
tarrh that Contain Mercury.

tarrn that contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering It through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
lions from reputable physicians. as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.. contains
no mercury, and Is taken internally, &C.
ting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. It Is taken internally and made
in Toledo. o.. Oy r. j. Cheney & Co.
Send for testimonials free.
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold bv all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-19
The Lambert Lectures Please.

Three highly elevated and greatly
pleased audiences listened to the lee
lures at Steyer's opera house last We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday evenings,
by Father Lambert of Chicago. He is
deep thinker, profound student, has
a good voice which he handles we'll,
and has grouped his ideas along the
lines of his subjects into lectures that
contain much information and amuse-
ment. His subjects were Spiritual
ism," "Science and Religion" and
"Women in Society. "-Decorah Public
Opinion.
Father Lambert has been engaged
for three lectures to be given in the
opera house Feb. l9-20-21.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-19
The School Book Contracts.

Thursday, the contracts for school
books were let. Over twenty agents
were in Cresco to present their bids
and claims before the board.
But three changes were made,
Hyde's grammars will be succeeded
by "Steps in English. +" the same text
book now in use in the Cresco schools;
the American Book 90. gets the con-
tract. Smiths Arithme tics, supplied
by CHM & Co., supplants Mines
arithmetics heretofore supplied by
the American Book Co. A new series
OF writing books, Spencer's Practical,
was adopted, using the slant instead
OF the vertical system of pc nmansbip.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-19
Mrs. F. A. Hall and children visited
at LIE Roy over Sunday.

Mrs. F. A. Hall and children visited
at LIE Roy over Sunday.
Norman Howard left Wednesday
for visit with relatives at st. Paul,
Mimi.
Reserved seats now on sale for ga
Royal Slave" at Lomas' Hardware
store.
The Perley Judd farm was sold at
referee s sale last week to VIM. H.
Tillson.
DR.. j. W. Jinderlee, Physician and
Surgeon. Front rooms over Connolly's
drug store. lott
Dr. w. T. Daily, physician and sur
geon. Once over Lomas & Milz'
Drug Store.
Mrs. Charles Converse left Wednes-
day for visit with her mother at
McGregor, Iowa
Furnished rooms to let. Enquire
Of Mrs. w. H. Alleman. or at the
Harris News stand.
w. J. Mead went to Ostrander, Mimi.
to-day, to fill an engagement with the
lie Roy Harp Orchestra.
j. H. Beadle, Doctor of Veterinary
Science. Office over Whites Livery.
Office phone, 313a; house, 3l3s.
II you want a farm loan at low
rate of interest, see American Loan
& Trust Company, Cresco. Iowa.
The High School Girls Basket Ball
Team went to Austin, Mimi, today,
to play the Austin High School team.
j. M. Davis and family left Monday
for Hopkinton, Iowa, for short visit
before John 3 leaving for Washington.
| Mrs Fred Erler of Cresco is visit.
ing with Mrs. B o. Marsh and Mrs.
Anton Arneson this week. DEBORAH
Republican,
Next Friday night at the armory-
dance by Co. E-the best floor, best
music. Dance tickets, s1.0O; male
spectators, 25c. January 26th!
Mrs. Joe Block, of Cresco, returned
home Friday, after a three weeks
visit here with her mother, Mrs. Ber
Kramer.-New Hampton Tribune.
An eleven acre timber tract of land
four miles from Cresco, for sale at 8
bargain. JOHN M. CANNON,
2Stf Land Agency.
w. j. Webster shipped two OF his
good Poland Chinas last Wednesday
a sow to M. Leslie at Chester, and a
boar to j. A. Fox at Aberdeen, S. D.
Philip Bloomenrader expects tx
leave next week for his new hom'
near Huron, S. D., where he has pur
chased 320 acres of land. His famil.
will follow in a few weeks.
/ The French draft stallion, Viggo
No. $3.50, was sold at auction last Fri
day by the Protivin Draft Horse AS
sociation, the purchaser being Pete
A. Anderson, of RidgewaY.
Adam Johnson Is laid up with ;
case Of blood poisoning in both hands
one hand becoming infected by con.
tact with the other hand in which
the trouble commenced from scratch
by rusty nail.
| It invigorstes, strengthens ant
builds up. 1t keeps you in condition
physically, mentally and morally
That's what HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea will do. 35 cts, Tea or Tab
lets. DR.. Connolly.
i Roublard, the French draft hors'
owned by a Cresco stock company
was sold at auction last Monday TO
1920, the purchasers being J. G. Me
laas, John Cunningham and q. Z
i Gardner. The horse was original,
purchased from Mclaughlin Bros.
for $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-19
CREsCO HOW ARD IOWA FRIDAY JANUARY 49, 1906

O. F. Haberly came up from Deco
rah today.
Mrs. John Briefly returned today
from her Kansas City visit.
Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota farms
and ranches for sale. A. SMITH,
Office over Reckamp's Bakery
The lecture to have been given by
Father Vaughn, has been indefinitely
postponed on account Of his illness.
Arrangements will PROBABLY be made
for his appearance here later in the
season.
Mrs. Boyle and children we're visit
ing at the Gallagher home in Cresco
last Saturday. Andrew Smith of
Cresco, who was enroute to Charles
City, stopped off here Monday on
business.-Ridgeway Review.
The Howard County Poultry Asso-
citation will give away pair of
chickens to some person
each afternoon and evening Of their
show at 4:30 and p: m. The birds are
all good stock and we'll worth having.
You will not find beauty in rouge
pot or complexion whitewash. True
beauty comes to them only that take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. 1t is
a wonderful tonic and beautifier. IS
cents, Tea or Tablets. DR.. Connolly
j. @. Webster and @. E. Morey
made trip to Monticello, Iowa, this
week, to look over herd of Short
horns with view to purchasing a
bull to head the herd Of Shorthorns
kept by Morey on his place near Bon
air.
Three little babes were nestled in bed,
"I'll name William, Willie and Bill"
mother said
Wide was her smile, for triplets they
be,
She lays her good luck to Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Great baby medicine
DR.. Connolly.
One of the most eloquent testimo-
mails as to wide circulation of the
PLAIN DEALER, is the appearance in
its columns of the advertisements of
the stocks Of goods kept in the inland
towns by the village postmasters who
have an unequalled opportunity to
know the circulation of the different
county papers in their immediate To-
calities. Malek Bros of Schley have
an advertisement elsewhere in this
issue.
Fred Burr has leasedI the Central
House and has taken possession. This
house has been popular hotel for
some time and will certainly increase
In popularity under the direction OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Burr, the latter having
direct control OF the culinary depart
ment which means that the table set
at this hotel will be second to none in
the city. Mr.. and Mrs. Riley, form
er proprietors of the hotel, have moved
into the Breen cottage.
/ A Mexican Tea Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Will Converse
was enjoyed by the Friends in Coun-
Gil. Mrs. p. A. Clemmer had charge
of the work for the afternoon, the
subject being Mexican Handiwork.
Many elaborate and costly articles of
Mexican drawn work, Brazilian Point,
Pottery, etc, owned by various men,
i bers of the club were exhibited which
made the work most interesting. An
elegant repast was served in which
hot tamales and frljoles figured con-
lsplcuously. The table decorations
were yellow roses.