The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL

less than S12 per month shall receive
minimum of $12 hereafter upon
proof of her husbands death, and
without proof that his death was from
causes incident to his military service.
The bill has already passed the mousse
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
Thursday strongly Endorsed the pend
ing currency bill in the senate and de-
clared that it would be serviceable as
an emergency measure and would not
prevent the enactment of general
currency law which, he declared. ne
hoped to see realized in the future on
the basis OF a central bank.
Senator Paynter of Kentucky OF
posed the currency bill in short
speech and especially condemned the
proposition to insure bank deposits.
Referring to Senator Depew's recent
remarks about might riders and
barn burning in Kentucky, both
Senators Paynter and McCreary OF
that state condemned such lawlesS-
ness and denounced the tobacco trust.
The bill to require American SUP
plies for the Panama canal to be car
ried in American bottoms was again
considered Thursday, but not acted
upon.
The house committee on naval az
fairs Thursday reported fayorably the
bill introduced by its chairman, Rep
resentative Foss of illinois, to equal
ize and fix the pay of the navy anu
the marine corps The bill provides
that the pay and allowances texcept
mileage and forage) of all officers OF
the navy and marine corps shall be
the same as the pay and allowances or
officers of corresponding rank IN the
army.
Senator McCreary of Kentucky TOOK
occasion in the senate Thursday to
reply to recent references by Sena-
tor Depew of New York to night riders
and the burning of tobacco barns II
Kentucky. Incidentally he reviewed
the operations of the tobacco trust
and declared that the repeal of the
&c tax on tobacco was what was need
ed for the benefit Of the farmers OF
his state. Distance" said Mr., Nc
Creary, may lend enchantment to the
view of the senator from New York,
but if he had confined himself to the
stock gambling and the burdens OF
trusts and lawlessness of the state Of
New York, il seems to me it would
have been more appropriate than wan
dering so far away from his subject
as to criticise Kentucky"
Senator Nelson OF Minnesota gave
notice Thursday of an amendment he
will propose to the Aldrich currency
bill recurring national banks to pay =
per cent interest on weekly balances
of government deposits of money.
The postoffice appropriation bill had
rough sailing in the house OF repre-
sentatives Thursday. Its progress was
halted at every turn by amendments,
upon which there was lengthy discus
sion The attacks begun on the sec
ton relating to the pneumatic tube
service, which was forced to undergo
service should not be confined to the
several cities named in the bill but
that they should be made wherever
the postmaster general may think
best The house was a unit for with
holding a portion of the pay to rail
roads for transportation of a mails
until correct system Of weighing
should be established, provision to
that effect being incorporated in the
measure, and finally vigorous, but
Intellectual attack was msde on
proposition by Mr.. Goebel of Ohio to
increase by 100000 the appropria-
ton for paying the expenses of rail
way mail clerks while travelling on
business of the department.
The purchase of three new steam
GOLFERS with a coal carrying capacity
of 1000 tons. at a cost each of 500
600, was agreed to Friday by the
house committee on naval affairs.
The bill TO require the transporta
ton of materials and supplies to be
used in the construction of the Pan
anna canal in ships of American reg
lister was passed by the senate Fri
day AS amended the bill eXempts
from the restrictions ports in which
no American vessels are to be secured
for shipping goods. Another amend
ment provides that bids for supplies
shall be accepted. naming alternative
prices for shipment in American or
foreign ships, Senator Bacon claiming
that such an amendment was neces-
sary in order to allow bidders for fur
nishing lumber to compete success
fully
Carrying the largest appropriation
bill in all its history-$222, 1870, 392-
the postoffice appropriation bin Fri
day passed the house, having been
under discussion fourteen days. This
is 1925, 900 more than was reported
by the committee. Chairman over
street when the reading of the hill