The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-26
TIE SlGTlETa GOHGRESS
CONDENSED NEWS FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITOL
The Nest Important Items Gathered
From Each Days Session o.
Senate and House.
gIanaard on 81 - ~ 80.

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Standard OIL Sank Had the csss.
Washington. ID Claiming nat
there was ample money ID the treas,
ury 10 90 The legitimate business o.
the country. SIR Prince ~ Illinois
Tuesday. 90 the house referred 70 the
Aldrich currency bil. saying he va
opposed % temporary or make-sain
curFelcy legislation lie called attel
ton 90 the fact that 385 banks OF Iiii-
nois on December 80 last had about
thirteen million dollars OF government
money on deposit but said De Raa
amazed that "one single solitary
Standard oil bank" iu New York City
had at that time on deposit over seven
teen million dollars Of public money.
lie charged rank favorifism
For Enlarged Homesteads.
Washington. D. C-The house com
mittee or public lands Wednesday
agreed to report ~fayorabiy the bill in.
troduced by Mr.. Mondell Of Wyoming
70 increase from I60 20 800 acres the
amount OF non-timbered. nonIrriEable
lands taxable under the homestead act
The bin provides, however. that on
tinuous residence must be had on the
homestead Tor FIVE consecutive years
and requires a certain amount of cul
tiyation Of the soil. The law govern
Ing ordinary homestead entry on plots
OF I60 acres Is not in any way changed
BY this bill. whose sole object Is &c
promote reclamation OF semi-arld
lands hy dry farming
The Pension Bill Passed.
Washington. %. C.-After several
hours OF spirited discussion over the
proposition 10 abolish II Of the Is
United States pension agencies. and
consolidate pension disbursements 60
Washington. the house Thursday
passed the pension appropriation bal
carrying S150.SG9. 600, the largest sum
ever authorized by that measure. The
house by a vote Of S. 10 13s stood by
the committee on appropriations and
left unchanged It's recommendation FOR
one general agency.
Would Exempt Railroad Bonds.
Washington. D. C-Senator Aldrich
aNENH HAA ~ AAE E#AAAE AAlAA TIE AtllU~
mittee on finance. amendments to the
currency bin exempting railroad bonds
from classes OF bonds 10 be used 10
secure emergency currency. limiting
the retirement Of such currency and
providing that such Issues should be
permitted mp 70 the par value OF bonds
used to secure them.
Ship Subsidy Passed Senate.
Washington. D. c.. ~ Nearly the
entire session OF the senate Friday
was consumed by the consideration
and FINAL vote on the ship subsidy bin.
which was passed without a deyisioa
% the senate being called for.
Gen. Hall 20 Be Promoted.
Washington. ID. C-Secretary Taft
announced Friday that Brig. Gea Chas
b Hall. la charge Of the general stan
college az Leavenworth. Kan. VIII
hepromoted TO the grade OF major gen
eral on the 25th inst
Laid Il on the Table.
Washington. D. C.-By a vote OF fsS
90 ll6. the house Friday laid on the
table a resolution calling upon the
president 10 supply the Information on
corporations gathered By the bureau
Of corporations
Gov. Koch Paroles Prisoners.
Leavcnworth. kan Isaac Patten
serving y ten year sentence for a
WyUndotte county murder was re
leased from Lansing penitenuary Fri
day on a parole grante3 by Gov.
Hoch.