Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Washington. February 10

tive Hull and Lacey had long con-
ference with Secretary Taft over the
| Shiloh monument question. and at
the close of 1t were able TO announce
that the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa
| regiments had won their fight for in
scriptions on their regimental mon
| participated in the morning fight
ing on Jones' field, April 8, 1862.
| While Secretary Taft has not official
ly announced his decision, he gave as
| surances that the regiments would
be allowed practically what they
4 asked. The time of fighting will be
| placed on the monuments as the regi-
ments have asked it, with this quail
| fication: According to the reports"
| OF the colonies commanding the regi-
| ments. This will undoubtedly Ell
| a long standing controversy. 1t APP
pears the report of the board of Of
ficers that investigated the subject
concluded the time of participation
was uncertain and wanted it left as
| an uncertainty in the inscriptions.
To this Secretary Taft acceded.
The president has selected Brig.
Gen. Frederick Dent Grant. command
ing the department of the east, with
headquarters at Governors Island,
New York, to be promoted to the
grade Of major general to FL vacancy
caused by the retirement of Major
General Sumner, Feb. 16.
Representative Hepburn cannot, un.
der any circumstances, be placed on
the interstate commerce commission
before his present term expires, March
4, 1907. This is fact that has
rather singularly been overlooked by
many of his colleagues who, in the
house debate on the rate bill, dwelt
upon his fitness for this membership
on the commission in case the pend
ing bill is enacted. The constitution
of the United States, article 2, section
6, provides:
mo senator or representative shall
during the time for which he is elect
ed. be appointed to any civil alice
which shall have been created, or
emoluments whereof shall have been
increased during his term of Office"
This clearly excludes for tho pres.
ent Colonel Hepburn from taking
PLACE on the interstate commerce
commission under any bill that may
be passed this session adding to the
number of the commission or increas.
ing the pay.
The senate appropriations commit
tee, of which Senator Allison is chair
man, restored to the urgent de-
ficiency bill the item of $135,000 for
the pay of meat inspectors in the last
quarter of this fiscal year Secre-
tary Wilson asked this, as there has
been such rush to export meat and
such demand for meat inspection
that more money is needed than con.
gress allowed last session. and unless
congress allows an extra ~appropria-
tion for the last quarter of this fiscal
year, it will be necessary to stop in
spection. The house refused to sane
ton the item. Iowa and Nebraska
members made fight for 1t and ex-
acted a promise that it would be al
lowed later. Now that the senate
has restored the item as recommend
ed by Secretary Wilson, the house will
probably agree to it in conference.
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin
entered on his reform campaign In
Washington on the Sth by introducing
stringent anti-pass measure, de-
signed particularly to prevent all pub.
lie officials and candidates for public
Office from riding on free transporta.
ton.
Senators Dolliver and Clapp talked
to the senate committee on interstate
commerce on the 9th and made It
clear that they were weary of the
course taken by the opponents of
rate legislation. Senator Dolliver
told the committee that he was
heartily tired of the tendency to delay
in getting down to business and to
talk perpetually over nonessential and
trivial matters. there was a sharp
passage between Senators Dolliver
and Aldrich, who is leading in the OBJ.
structionist policy. Senator Clapp
was so thoroughly disguised with the
committees action that he left the
meeting, announcing that g. would be
back next Friday, when a vote by
agreement. Objection was made by
port. After the departure of Sen
ator Clapp, Senator Dolliver took the
committee to task for It's "levity" in
considering railway rate legislation
He called attention to the fact that
the committee had been conducting
hearings since last summer and had
not arrived at any agreement. He
charged that some members of the
committee did not appear to desire an
agreement. Objection wah made by
Senator Aldrich to the charge that
''levity" had been displayed, and sale |
that he had been serious in every |
thing that he had said. Coming up |
to the defense of his sincerity, he |
said that he would talk in any man.
ner he pleased in discussing the pro-
posed legislation and would not be |
called to account by Senator Dolliver.
The Iowa senator, who Is the particu-
lar champion of the Hepburn bill, with
equal emphasis, replied that he, too,
would choose his own language and
characterize as he chose the methods
that he said had been resorted to.
Chairman Elkins, who had partici-
pated in the early dispute. raped
for order, and few minutes later
the committee adjourned.
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