Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-28
IN CONGREy
Representative Sherman, Of M

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duced a bill giving to intermarried
whites OF the Cherokee nation the
right to sell improvements to enrolled
citizens OF the tribe at a valuation ap-
proved by an official designated by the
secretary of the interior for that pur-
pose. The bill also would give inter-
married whites a lien on the rents
and profits of the land on which m
pre- vements are located for any pur-
chase money remaining unpaid. The
further right Is given to enforce such
liens through courts of competent ju'
risdiction.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
reported to the house Tuesday con
tains many items of appropriation for
cities, towns and institutions In 1.-THE
middle west. The appropriation for
the new postofice at st. Louis Is
$4,000 for use during the fiscal year,
1908. for which year all the items I'M
the bill are appropriated.
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, read.
ing from a manuscript, addressed the
senate Tuesday in his own defense.
He showed intense feeling when he
referred to the soldiers Utah had
placed in the field in the civil and
Spanish-American wars, soldiers who.
"of Mormon belief, walked side by
side with the others, fighting for their
united country"
The nomination OF members for the
isthmian canal commission, recently
sent to the senate by the president,
were held up In Hc senate committee
on interOceanic canals Tuesday. The
committee acted as 1t did because, 1t
was alleged, Chairman ShOnts was al.
ready drawing a salary from the Bel.
mont Ryan interests and had opened
an office in New York to dischage the
duties OF his new position as president
Of the observation-disclosures Co.
w. Leon Pepperman resigned the
position Of chief of the Washington
office of the isthmian canal commits
sion to become Mr.. ShOnts' assistant
in the Observation-Disclosures Co.
Of New York city. Mr.. Pepperman
has been with the isthmian canal com.
mission since Mr.. ShOnts became
chairman. two years ago, and during
much of the time has been in charge
of the Washington office. For twelve
years Mr.. Pepperman has been in the
government service.
Attorney General Bonaparte has di.
rected that S, It's be instituted against
a NUM- err of railroad companies to-
recover penalties for violation of the
safety appliance law. Information
upon which these prosecutions will be
based were reported to the interstate
commerce commission by its safety
appliance inspectors. Seyenty-eight
violations in all are alleged.
The Post Office Committee of the
House adopted a series Of provisions
governing railway-mail pay, each of
which slashed present allowances to
the railroads. The provisions were in
%corpOrated In the Post Office appro-
priation bill, which is now on It's pas
sage in the House. Being general
legislation in an appropriation bill, tho
railway clauses are subject to a point
OF order, and hence some step had to
be taken to protect them from being
stricken out through this paraliamen-
tary device.
Attacks on the Forestry Bureau, the
Department of Agriculture and the
Interior Department were freely ban.
died about the Senate Monday during
consideration OF the agricultural az.
preparation bill. Last weeks comment
regarding the increase in the salary OF
Mr.. PinchOt led Senator Fulton ( o
make a general criticism of the admin.
istration of this bureau. The salary
Increase was agreed to before Mr.. Full.
ton took the floor.
The house Monday took action on
the question Of reducing railway.mail
pay, which means that, instead OF cut.
ting the pay Of the railroads 25 per
cent, at a saving OF $l2, 900, 900 annual
ly. a reduction of between G and Z per
cent will be made. or 81, SOC, 900 an.
nually.
The House Monday passed the con.
ference report on the immigration bill
providing for japanese coolle exclusion
by a vote Of 1877 to l01, The Senate
already has approved the conference
report, so that it only remains for the
President to sign the bill.
Senator Warren, chairman of tho
senate committe on military affairs,
has introduced a bill providing for tho
raising OF a volunteer army of the
United States during actual or threat
ened war. The bill divides the mill