The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-13

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Infantry. wNs received AT the y bite
House agl al anr. turned over BY H.
President to SeeFvtary Taft, whe wiil
furnish the information desired. TIE
Foraker r~@olntion. whirA aIsn was
passed 81 the same slime. but which
: directed t. ikx Secretary Of Mar,
had not becu received BY sesFeiayy
Taft mp Ia late hour Friday. See-
retarv Taft said. however, upsn IT.
turning frotu the cabinet "a siaas, /
That be would comply with bota fe~s'-
lutlnns 10 the fullest extent.
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Slmpl.hed spelling received hard
bolw in the legislative bill for l9os
reported TO the House by the eam-
mittee on appropriations, which Fa>s;
Hereafter in printing documents
authorized BY low ar ordered ny
Congress or either branch thereof the
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tablished BY Webster's or other gen
orally accepted dictionaries of the
English language.
The bill carries an appropriation "i
| S3l. .2i5.325. which Is S6S5.S42 less
than the estimates made for tile leg
islative. judicial aud executive DE
partments of the government.
An Increase from $1,000 I" Sl,oOo
| i made in the allowance "a members
Of the House for clerk hire. aud til
requirement that members certify
lthey have spent this amount II emit
ted
Efforts 10 take up the bill confer
ring ci;izenship upon the citizens OF
lPorio Rico. reported from the COM
mi;tee on insular affairs of the House
were defeated by objections u the
Democrats.
An Important Measure.
During ths three hours the House
was in session il passed bill whieh
has the enthusiastic endorsement -
labor "a we'll as manufacturers gen
raIly, repeating that portion OF the
; | Wilson Interstate commerce bill re
, lating TO convict-made goods aus
! pointing the several States 10 regu
{ late their competition with fires
: labor made grods-
4 The bill was introduced by MI
; Hunt, of Missouri. himself practl
e cal stonemason. Under the Nilsol
: hill. which became law III 1870. con
: vjnct labor-made goods may enter IN
! to active competition with the good
: manufactured by ''free labor" an
! upder this Federal law State coul
{ act pass law that would preven
r the shipping into the State prison
l. made goods of other States. The la
which was passed abrogates the inteI
State commerce law as al present al
piled to convict made goods. thereb
affordin. to the different States an
1t Territories the right 10 inhibit Il
J. shipping Of conviet-made goods VII!
Ii in the confines of any State or Teri
II tory.
10 Senator Simmons gave further a
[, tention to the case which he Is
II, make out against Federal otficehol
T. ers in North Carolina, who have bee
Id perniciously active in political ma
)h ters. He conferred with Mr. Degra'
es Fourth Assistant Postmaster gener
; concerning the specific charges whi'
)" have been made against Daggerhal
the rural free delivery carrier. WI
it is alleged, tried TO break up NEE
ing in Iredell county, at which y
-. Hackett was TO speak. Mr.. Degrs
" said that the inspector assigned
n look into this matter had not yet col
IL pleted his report, but he thought
ell would be at hand in a very few da.
es, Mr.. Degraw cnfiImed the report CIV
Of out bv the civil service commissl
Ell that an agent would be sent from
ed | department to accompany Comm
ly- ! sionar Green when he starts on
tour Of investigation 10 the State
look into charges against Federal
fee holders.
Minority leader John Sharp "
-, liams declared il 10 be hls intent
~ to recommend Representative sn
90 for membership on the rivers and h
-. bors committee, a recognition that
-. a. being urged by the entire North {
80 oiina delegation. Mr. Williams Is
puted to have said that Mr.. Sn
aei I was his first choice, and that
Speaker Cannon did not approve
this recommendation he would I
endorse Representative Elierbe
South Carolina.
aVy Appropriation BIZ.
"s The House began consideration
an the legislative, executive and judi
ult- appropriation bill. No effort
Sc made to limit the time for gen
.ho debate on the bill, the desire of
Republican leaders being 10 keep
mp bill before the House until adjo
con ment for the Christmas holidays.
The Representative Raudeil, of TIE
md. introduced bill 10 prohibit sena
and Representatives from servln
-. receiving any pay from public
'oa' vice corporations. Violations OF
prohibition are to be misdemes
punishable by fns of from 80
Bill. $1,000 and by Imprisonment OF
.tar one months TO one year. Members
lating the prohibition are TO be
! 70. [ ever barred from public efiice.
hsip Pension Bills Galore.
10 More than q hundred private
Ds sion bills were placed on the c
dar Of the Senate with fayorani