Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-11
OPPOSE RAILWAY GRAB
Action of Postoffice Committee
Will Precipitate a Bitter
Debate
APPROPRIATION SHAVED DOWN
Topped OF Over 100000 From the
Amount Paid Annually for Carrying
neutrality-suspicious. Will Oppose Cut
Thru Their Friends in Congress -
Jap Question in the Air.


Jap Question in the Air.
Washington, Feb. misrepresentation
STEVENSON of Minnesota and a Few
other bold men on the house committee
on postoffices and postroads. are re-.
sponsible for one of the biggest lights
to occur on the floor of the house III
recent years. The fight has not come
off yet. but it is anticipated with con-
fidence when the postoffice appropria-
ton bill comes up for consideration.
The committee recently reported the
annual appropriation bill, and in 1t
they Topped off about $9,500,OO0 from
tha amount to be paid per annum to
the railroads for carrying the mails.
1t Is on this the fight is expected. II
ragged in the committee while being
drawn. and there is no reason to ex-
pect a cessation Of hostilities when the
measure Is considered in the house.
while the bill was being drawn lit
tie was heard Of what was going on IN
the committee room, but now that the
bill is reported it is leaking out that
for the first time in years the postor-
flee committee has been having real
ego" to a finish. In spite OF the aboll-
ton Of railroad passes the railroads
have their friends In the house, and
they have some on the postoftice COM
mittee as well. And in this case they
were there to stay. They fought each
of the four steps taken by the commit
tee to reduce the railroad mail pay, and
they fought so hard and effectively
that at the very last they needed but
one vote to reconsider and table the
railroad reductions
Three men in the committee were
particularly energetic in combating
the cut In the railroad pay. They were
Sibley OF Pennsylvania, Hedge OF Iowa
and, Snapp Of Illinois. These three at
one time promised to support the bill
If certain concessions were made to
the railroads on one of the points at
issue, and this was agreed to- But
little later Victor Nurdock, of Kansas,
q red-headed member. who makes g
specially of thinking, showed the COM
mittee another place where the rail-
road wings might be clipped a little.
and as the committee adopted his idea
the three gentlemen mentioned gave
notice that the truce was at an end
and that they proposed td carry the
fight to the floor Of the house.
Mayor Schmitz Of San francisco. an
nounced that the Japanese school ques-
ton was in a fair way for satisfactory
settlement Authority that cannot be
quoted, however, intimates that the
whole thing is again in the air.
Mayor Schmitz says that at a con-
I ference to be held between the presi-
dent and the Pacific slope visitors Mon
day or Tuesday an agreement salts
factory to all is likely to be reached.
The other authority, whose identity
must be concealed, declares that the
president and the San Francisco au-
thorities will never be able to adjust
the present differences.
The mayor and two Of his party have
theft first formal conference with the
president this afternoon. They gave
every evidence of being satisfied with
the progress of events. Mayor Schmitz
was very optimistic.
No statement was given out at the
White House to. indicate the position
taken by the president, but it is under
stood that he told his callers very
plainly that the government expected
the school board to again throw open
Its schools to the children Of that race.
In return for this concession, the pres
fdent is said to have assured them the
administration would arrange with the
Japanese government for the discon-
tinuance of the immigration of coolies.
Mayor Schmitz assured the president
that the coolie question largely over
shadowed the school question, and
thought that the board would accede to
the governments demands for the good
of the country at large and the coast
states in particular.
Senator Aldrich is exerting all pos
sible pressure upon Senator Bacon to
have the latter withdraw his opposition
to the ratification of the Santo Domin-
go treaty. He has taken poll of the
senate. It is said that there is more
than the necessary two-thirds republic
can votes.
The republican leader wished to
avoid an extra session of the senate
which the president has said he will
call If the treaty is not ratified at this
\ session. Senator Aldrich has no idea
that the president will be able to send
to the senate this session or at an ex-
ira session a new Japanese treaty.
REACH NO AGREEMENT.
A. ssA&v -
Over Until March.
washington, Feb. 1.-THE entire
membership of the Iowa delegation at
tended q conference in Senator Alli-
sons room Saturday on the patronage