The Globe-republican., 1906-03-01
Monday, February 20.

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en- to Democrat control of an i'm
portant measure passed by a Republic
can house and Endorsed by Republi-
: can president. Senators Cullom and
: Carmack were absent and their votes
, were recorded only on the main propo-
: sition.
The resolution follows
| Resolved, That the Interstate com.
: merce commission report favorably
house bill 1887 as It passed the
} house Of representatives, 1t being I'm
derstood that members of the COM
mittee have right to vote as they
: choose on amendments or to offer
amendments in the senate on consid-
GRAFTON of the bill.
Senator Dolliver offered the first
part of the resolution and Senator
Aldrich made a motion to amend by
adding the restrictions concerning
| amendments. The Aldrich motion
prevailed, the affirmative votes being
Elkins, Aldrich, Kean, Foraker, Crane,
Tillman, Foster and Newlands. The
negative votes were Dolliver, Clapp
and McLaurin.
After the meeting, however, Sena-
tor McLaurin said that he had intend
ed to vote for the change and change
was made In the committee record,
leaving only Dilliver and Clapp for
the resolution as offered by Senator
Dolliver.
Next Friday the house committee
on claims will have the right Of way,
this being the first claim day" Of the
present congress. Representative
Miller, of Kansas, is now chairman
Of the committee, having succeeded
Representative Graf, of Illinois, who
was transferred to the committee on
appropriations. Thirty-fye claim
bills have been passed upon and re.
commended by the committee and will
be presented on next Friday. Two
Of them are designed to afford relief
to Missourians who sent money by
registered letter and lost 1t through
the dishonesty Of the letter carrier
or some other dishonorable person in
the postal employ.
Representative Lacey, chairman Of
the house committee on public lands,
introduced an important bill affecting |
railroads which secure right of way |
across public lands and fail to avail |
themselves of their privileges. 1t de- |
clares forfeited each and every grant
Of right Of way and station grounds
made to any railroad corporation I'M
der existing laws, where such railroad
has not beer constructed In the period
of five years next following the loca-
ton of the road or any section there
Of The United States is to assume
the full title to the lands covered. The
forfeiture shall without need of fur
ther conveyance inure to the benefit
of any owner of land heretofore con-
veyed by the United States subject to
any such grant of right of way and
station grounds.
The senate committee on the Phil
ippnes concluded its hearings on the
Philippine tariff bill, which have been
in progress for the past month, and
Senator Lodge, chairman Of the COM
mittee, said that he would probably
call meeting of the committee for
next Tuesday to decide on a report.
Saturday, February "a.
Washington. - The house of repre-.
sentatives refused to adjourn in cele-
bration of Washington's birthday and
Its members participated in general
field day Of debate en- the army ap-
bill.
The speeches took wide range.
First the system of promoting and re.
firing army officers was attacked by
Mr.. Prince, of Illinois, who elected
many interjected comments from
In disapproval of the meth
DDS for which he said the president
and senate were responsible, and
which he pointed out has resulted In
a retired list costing yearly $2,700,000,
of officers who he said were
holding the flag with one hand while
the other was In the treasury for
money that had never been earned.
Mr.. Prince mentioned the fact that
here were half million persons I'm.
Ter the direct control of the president
100000 under the civil service;
10000 in the army: $4,000 in lie navy
md marine corps; 10000 rostmasters
ind fully $4,000 not classified. All {
estimates for appropriations on which
congress acts come from this Great
army Of employees. 1t was too much
o expect to make the president make
PERSONAL scrutiny Of estimates.
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Sixteen American Sailors Desert. |
Naples, Feb. 27.-Mr. Byington, the {
American consul. notified the police J
authorities that sixteen sailors had de.
'erted from the second squadron OF q
he United States Atlantic fleet.
Jackson, KY, Feb. 27.-The Breath. O
tt county grand jury returned indict b