Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-22

encouraged Dy the agreement 10 vote
In the senate on Feb. 81.
Representative Longworth's bill ap
propriating $4,000. 900 for the purchase
OF American legations and embassies
In foreign capitals will be favorably
reported upon by the house commit
tee on foreign relations. which voted
unanimously In favor OF recommend
Ing the bill.
Important developments took place
IN the senate. Interstate commerce
committee on the 10th and as a re-
suit the Dolllver.Hepburn bin may
get majority report after all. I.
was decided to defer until the 23d ths
final vote on the report. Senators
Dolllver and Clapp forced the com
mittee to agree that any member OF
committee absent on that date coulo
vote by telegraph. This insures
full vote on the hnal report and
makes II sure that Senator Cullom's
vote will be cast. He has wired
Senator Dolllver he is for the DOLL
ver-Hepburn bill. II Is understood
that Senator Cullom will, however, be
able TO be present. but 1t Is by nc
means certain, Senator Tillman Is
III but II Assent will be able to wire
In his vote. Although he Is claimed
by Elkins and Aldrich and those with
them, Senator Deliver Is known &c
have other assurances, As things now
stand even II McLaurin (dem.) Joins
with Elkins, Aldrich. Foraker, Kean
and Crane. there will be q majority
report for The Dolliver.Hepburn bill.
The senate committee on territor,
les authorized a favorable report on
a bill prohibiting gambling In Alaska.
Arizona. New Mexico, Oklahoma and
indian Territory. The same commit.
tee authorized a favorable report on
the bill TO aid the construction or
Alaskan railroads. but amended II by
striking out the provision for the bond
issues secured by the United States
government. AS the bill will be
reported there Is no direct fnanclai
assistance given by the government
to the project. (
The president has accepted the
resignation OF Paymaster Henry n.
Jewett, U. S. NJ. "for the good OF
the service" This officer was tried
by court martial at the washington
navy yard recently on charges OF ir.
regularIties In accounts, and the
aforementioned action was taken
while the proceedings OF the court
were awaiting disposition. Paymaster
Jewett Is nephew OF ex.Secretary
Tracy Of New York. go
Representative Hull has received ID
letter from Captain Watrous OF Des
Moines in answer to his inquiry as to
what additional land for army post
purposes will cost. Captain Hull Is
informed that the property owners
south OF the present military reserva.
ton are asking 5000 per acre for their
land. About two years ago they
would have been satisfied with 800
per acre. Captain Hull expected that
the land south OF the post could be
had for more reasonable figure than
that asked. IL lower price could
be made, II is quite possible that
congress ut this session would put
through bill for the purchase OF GOO
to 500 acres additional to the present
reservation. Captain Hull thinks
that there is no likelihood Of congress
appropriating money to buy land at
this session at 5000 per acre. He
has not by any means given up hope
OF buying more land for post purposes
and establishing brigade post, but
the prospect seems certain to be de-
layed by the high prices asked for the
land.
Representative Gillespie made two
unsuccessful attempts In the house n
few days ago to obtain consent to
have included In the house record a
letter from the Bituminous Coal
Trades league OF Pennsylvania, de.
nouncing the alleged combination OF
coal carrying railroads to control and
regulate the outmt OF ccoal In the
United States, Both times Represen.
tative Payne OF New York, the repub.
lican floor leader, objected and MICH.
iespie finally abandoned the effort. The
letter, which Is referred to as q petit
ton for relief, was prepared by Frank
c. Drane, secretary to the Bituminous
Coal Trades league OF Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Drane calls attention TO Mr.. Gill.
espie's resolution and the threatened
strike OF the hard and soft coal men.
and claims that there has existed for
a long time combination OF the
Pennsylvania railroads with the an.
thracite and bituminous coal mining
and shipping companies TO stifle all
competition In violation OF the antf-
trust laws. Mr.. Drane says II Is I'M
fortunately true that not one OF his
associates in the bituminous league
would be able to give sworn testi.
mony before an investigating commit.
tee OF congress, as Eve have never
been able to get evidence sufficiently
strong to enter q suit at law, nor have
we been able to get the independent
operators united SO as to test the
Elkins law, many fearing the conse.
quences the Pennsylvania railroad
officials know SO well now to infict
upon any operator who dare openly
complain"
little GIRL who was having her