Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-01
REPUBLICANS Kill
SIMS RESOLUTION
Effort to Force House on Rec
ord on Brownsville Affair
Fails
DEMOCRATIC APPROVAL VETOED
Committee by Strict Party Vote, Votes
Down ResoIution-sims Says He
Will Appeal to the House-senate
Passes Bill Giving Letter Carriers
Increased Salaries.

washington, Feb. 1.-The house to-
day resumed consideration of the rivers
and harbors appropriation bill. Sem
ator Patterson, of Colorado, today pre-
sented the credentials Of Simon Gug-
genheim, his successor in the senate.
Guggenheim was present
The SUBJ committee on military af-
fairs Of the committee of the house. by
a strict party vote, laid on the table
the resolution Of Representative Sims,
Of Tennessee, commencing the presi-
dent for his action in discharging the
colored soldiers engaged in Shooting
up the town Of Brownsville. The
motion to lay it on the table was made
by republican, and carried by repub-
>licans, the democrats, voting against
the motion. Sims will now bring the
resolution before the house on mo-
ton to discharge the military commit
tee from further consideration, and
have resolution considered by the
4AOuSC PAONANAh6 lAc1S Lie oRGeAhSA "Ai
recognize him for that purpose.
After consideration of the Philippine
agricultural bank bill for several weeks
the house committee on insular affairs
decided today to make favorable re-
port on the measure. The democrats
opposed the bill. It Is provided that
the Philippine government may insure
to the Incorporated banking company
an income Of 4 per, centum per year
on the average amount of Its capital
actually invested in agricultural loans.
RooseveIt's Future Career.
In an open debate, Clark, of Missouri.
IN the course of a speech, referred to
Roosevelt's possible future career after
his term expires. He said that it has
been suggested that the president might
be made either; a senator, president of
Harvard university, president of The
Hague peace tribunal, or devote his
days to literature, any OF which Clark
believed the president would fill with
that energy and capacity that he ex-
hibits in everything to which he turns
his hand"
Canal Manager Best of All.
Continuing, Clark said: Still an
OLHer SuSStSllOl 10 tlAot AAS oS eAAesAS
manager of the Panama canal, the
most splendid suggestion of all The
isthmian canal has been the dream OF
men since John Balboa first looked
with amazement and delight upon the
peaceful Octan. The man. whether
Theodore Roosevelt or another. who
achieves the honor of. accomplishing
that vast work, will never be forgotten
SO long as the earth spins on it's axis
or slides down the ecliptic. Why Wal
lace or Shonts or any other man who
had any chance to connect his name
with that stupendous undertaking,
would relinquish it for any financial
consideration whatsoever, like the peace
Of God, passeth all understanding"
River Appropriation Too Small.
Clark was accorded close attention.
and there was frequent applause dur
inr the course of his remarks Repre-
sentative Rodenberg, of Illinois. fol-
lowing Clark, said. In support of the
mississippi river project, that 'the
beggarly pittance Of $25o,0Oo given the
great river in this bill, is wholly inade-
nuate for our purposes, and when the
time comes, I will offer an amendment
raising the appropriation to $1,O0O,OO0