Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-10

military appropriation bill was de-
bated for several days and passed
finally without opposition. When
it is considered that this one bill
carries appropriations Of approx
imately sixty-four million dollars,
tle cost Of governing with prof. er
military display becomes apparent.
This does not include the naval APP
preparation which comes up as a
separate measure. The total ap-
preparations this year will APP
proximate about seven hundred
million dollars.
The democrats are looking for
political capital in the hearings of
the committee looking into the
Panama canal proposition. There
have been frequent clashes between
Senator Morgan and the witnesses
summoned to appear apd give testi-
mOny before the committee. This
is particularly true in. the case of
Cromwell who appears to have Off
GATED in a sort Of Morgan way to
finance the project through all it's
preliminaries, and still act in sup
port of the president. A vast
amount of information has been
gathered which in due time will he
disseminated no doubt by a speech
in the senate which will serve as
democratic campaign material.
The democrats appear to be
about as far away from political
issue for the next campaign as ever.
Efforts have been made to give
prominence to the tariff question
but in this respect, the republicans
who believe in tariff revision have
to large degree stolen the livery
of the democrats, and no doubt
Will in many of the districts of the
country conduct campaign along
tariff revision lines. The republican
party in congress is divided upon
this question, and it is divided so that
those opposing the stand pat theory
are IN a majority. 1t is true that
leaders such as our Congressman
Babcock have neglected no OPP
portunity to go on record in OPP
position to the ultra protection view
and upon this question, the revolt
is of such a character that it will
lead to effective results. The demo-
Gratis are not united upon this ques-
ton. The so-called republican in
surgents are united in demand for
a remedy in present unequal and
admittedly unjust tariff schedules.
So far as the president and the
postofice department are concerned,
tie Milwaukee postofice has at
last been settled by the appoint
mant of D. c. Owen who was the
c loice Of postmaster general Cortel-
you. The confirmation still hangs fire
IN the senate, but the prospect is that
Owen will be approved of some
time next week when the senate
gets down to executive business.
Secretary Of State Walter L.
HOuser, of Madison, has been in the
city during the week, on his way
home from New York where he was
one Of the speaker sat the Wisconsin
society dinner. He was one of
those who took an interest in the
effort of Senator LaFOllette to
amend the Indian bill prohibiting
railroad companies or their STOCK
hol ters from acquiring an interest
in coal lands, this measure being
up for the consideration Of the
senate.
1t is the easiest possible thing to
precipitate row on the floor of the
house and sometimes some of the
strongest debates arise over CUES
tions which seem of little consc-
quence. The other day a Georgia
member arose to a question and
criticised the postofice department
for excluding from second class pri-
vlleges a certain newspaper pub
llShed in the interest as was claimed
OF farmers organization in that
state. John Sharp Williams the
! 0enOcfaClc H0Or leader took hold of
the question and for half an hour
there was the severest possible ar
raignment of the republican party
and its methods When Williams
talks there is no lack Of attention
and in this case he fairly curdeled
the republican with his invectiyes
: and Sarcasm.
Congressman Minor is the much
sought man in the Wisconsin dele
ton these days owing to the fact
that all bills for public buildings in
the state come under his jurisdic-
ton. Early in the session it was
thought improbable that there
would be a general omnibus public
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