Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-19


the canteen in the army.
Washington, Dec ia bill, de-
signed to restrain United States cir
cult and district courts and judges
from issuing temporary injunctions
against the operations of state laws
was introduced in the house by Mr..
Clayton Of Alabama.
Representative Morse introduced
bills providing for public buildings in
these Wisconsin cities: Merrill, site
and buildings $50000; Amigo, site and
building, $4,000; Grand Rapids, site
and building, $5O00O; also bill appro-
priating 100000 for a lighthouse and
for signal at the easterly end of Gull
island Of the Apostle group.
Representative Booker Of Missouri
introduced a bill to place all lumber on
the free list, also bill to remove the
tariff rates on coal.
Representative Wallace Of Arkansas
introduced a bill to increase the COM
pensation of foucth-class pOstmasters.
Inc bill provides that each fourth
class postmaster shall receive 100 per
cent of the $50 gross receipts of his
Office; 60 per cent of the next 500;
so percent of the next 5000 and 40 per
cent of all further receipts, provided,
that no fourth-cass postmaster shall
receive a compensation greater than
$3.50 per quarter
Brig. Gen. Mckenzie transmitted to
congress the report of Maj. w. V.
Judson of the corps of engineers, Mil
waukee, relative 10 the improvements
of the Kewaunee harbor.
Washington, Dec. ia speech by
Senator Tillmal, filled with denunci-
alton of the president, the secretary
of the treasury and the department of
justice, of f1narriers and captains OF
industry" was the chief subject of
interest in the senate. His remarks
were based on lis resolution directing
an investigation by the committee on
finance of the recent bond issues by
the treasury department. and issuance
of clearing. horse certificates through
out the county
Senator Cu-berson introduced a res
OlutiOn directing a congressional in
Ivestigation OF the cause of the present
financial strilgency.
The secretary of the interior has
furnished the senate with a statement
concerning proposed abolition of pen
sion agencies and the project of leav-
ing the payment of pensions to one
agency. He stated that it costs $780,
600 annually TO pay pensions. By
leaving the matter to the commits
sioner of ptnsions and one disbursing
officer the cost of payment could be
reduced to 9o50,000 per annum. The
secretary recommends the abolition
or Is agendes.
A resolution was introduced in the
house declaring for the independence
of the Philippines, requesting the
state department to open negotiations
for their international neutrality, and
fixing 10 years as a reasonable time
for the accomplishment of the indie
pendence The creation of a national
tuberculosis commission to consist of
seven members, the surgeons general
of the army, navy and bureau of public
health and marine hospital service,
and four tuberculosis experts to be
chosen by the president of the United
States from citizen surgeons, is pro-
vided for in bill introduced by Rep
Fesentative Smith of Iowa. Repre-
sentative Ansberry of Ohio introduced
bill providing for a survey for a
ship canal to connect Toledo and Chi
cago. Speaker Cannon announced the
membership of the new committee on
appropriations as follows: Messrs.
Tawney, chairman, Minnesota; Bing-
ham, Pennsylvania; Brownlow, Ten
nessee; Gardner, Michigan; Gillette,
Massachusetts; Smith, Iowa; Graft,
Illinois; Brick, Indiana; Keller, Ohio;
Madden, Illinois; Livingstone, Georgia;
Vreeland, New York; Brundidge, Ar
kansas; Fitzgerald, New York; Sher-
ley, Kentucky; Burleson, Texas;
Bowers, Mississippi
Both houses agreed to adjourn Sat
urday for the Christmas holidays until
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