The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-02-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF TIE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Foreign Lands Throughout the Ma
ton and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.
CONGRESSIONAL.

The house committee on territories
favorably reported bin limiting the
duration OF leasing Of agricultural
land IN Hawai- 10 Is years. The com
mittee also fayorably reported olli
authorizing the payment OF Hawaiian
postal savings bank deposits.
Favorable report Was authorized By
the senate judiciary COMMITTEES on the
nomination Of John Emhry TO be dis
trict attorney for oklahoma
Chairman Z Hull OF the committee
on military affairs reported 70 the
house the army appropriation bili car
rying a provision for >, per cent IN
crease in the pay OF enlisted men and
non-commissioned officers
The house committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia reached an agree
ment 10 report fayorably The Wash
ington Traction BILL providing ior me
extension Of an the electric car lines
in the capital 10 The union station.
the sale OF tickets SIX for 25c. The
issuance OF universal transfers and
more rapid transit
In response 70 a request OF the sen
ate committee on interstate com
merce. the interstate commerce com
mission is preparing a letter setting
forth its opinion OF legislation pruvid-
Ing for a physical valuation Of rail-
roads This legislation was proposed
b. Senator Ia Toilette OF Wisconsin
II is the desire OF the senate commit
tee 10 ascertain whether the inter
state commerce commission believes
the measure ought 70 be enacted into
law
Representative Sulzer OF Now York
introduced a bin 20 establish a d.
partment OF labor The bin provides
for six assistant secretaries OF labor
who shall have supervision Of ques
tions relating exclusively 70 labor
After a brief executive session Mon
day. the senate ordered the doors
closed and for several hours discussed
the Wetherspoon nomination. During
the executive session an agreement
was reached 70 consider the ocean
mail subsidy bill on Wednesday.
The executive and judicial appro-
priation bill one Of the large supply
measures Of the government was
passed by the house after several days
discussion. The amount carried by Z
Is practically as reported by the com
mittee s32 33c.573 There was live
" debate over the provisions giving
discretion 10 heads OF departments %
remove or reduce incapacitated EN-
plOyes Of the government The pro-
vision went out on a point Of order,
although a new one was adopted de-
claring the appropriation not available
for The compensat 1n ~ any persons
incapacitated for performing the serv-
ice for which they are employed. Mr.
Tawney took occasion 70 remark that
the original provision o. the bill was
not directed at superannuated clerks
or employees. but only at those who.
regardless az age. had become inca
pacitated.
Mr. Rodenberr Of Illinois introduced
in the house bill which provides for
reasonable notice Of injunctions in the
case Of disputes between employees
and employer The bill also provides
for A trial for contempt unless he
injuring more than score, six Sc
summary justice is given.
Oratory in the public Friday gave
way to legislation. with the result
that material progress was made in
the executive. legislative and judicial
bill 1t met with comparatively
smooth sailing until on points Of order
BY Mr. Macon Of Arkansas. the pro
posed increases in salaries Of the as
sistant secretaries OF the several de
partments were stricken out Mr. Ma
con explained his action By sayinl
that an appropriation bin was no. The
place for such legislation