The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-04-09
TIE SlSTIETR CONGRESS-
CONDENSED NEWS FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Tho Most Important Items Gathered
From Zach pay's Session Of
Senate and HouHs,

counts between the United States and
the several states, relative 70 the dis
position Of public lands. Senator Gam
Bile said the bill would result in an
appropriation OF $1,000, 600 The bill
consists OF two parts, the first de
voted to the claims OF the states foI
5 per cen upon the net proceeds OF
the public lands disposed Of for bounty
land warrants, Indian reservations and
other purposes and the second part &C
the advances deposited many years
ago with the states out Of the pro
ceeds OF the public lands.
Drunkenness a Misdemeanor.
Washington, ID. CA bill making
drunkenness in the District Of Colum.
bia a misdemeanor and to provide
therein a hospital for inebriates. wal
introduced IN the house Friday by Mr..
Smith (Mich). chairman Of the com.
mittee on the District OF Columbia.
The bill fixes as punishment a maxi.
mum fine OF 500 or a maximum incar.
eeration for two years in the inebriate
hospital, or both. The bill says that
"an habitual drunkard or an habitual
user Of opium or other narcotics shall
be held to be any person found guilty
OF the Incorporate use OF intoxicating
liquors or narcotic drugs
An Opinion on Anarchist Question.
Washington, d. C.-Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte. at the cabinet meet
ing Friday handed 10 the president an
opinion on the question as 10 whether
the editors and prOprletors Of the al
legged anarchist newspaper La CUES
tione Sociale, Of Paterson. y. j., could
be criminally prosecuted for urging
murder by dynamite. The opinion viii
not be made public until the president
has had an opportunity to read it care
fully. Il Is said to be important in
that II deals somewhat generally with
the question OF handling the anarchist
situation in the United States.
The Aldrieh Bill Hearing.
Washington, D. Cit is the inten-
ton Of the house committee on bank
ing and~currency to make the hearings
on the Aldrich currency bill which it
is preparing to begin on next Wednes-
day as comprehensive as possible. and
to this end all the clearing houses,
boards OF trades, chambers of com.
merce. bankers associations and other
commercial bodies in the United
States viii be invited to present their
views either in the shape Of written
communications. or through their own
representatives.
Would Tax Tobacco Tags.
Washington, ID. CA hearing was
begun Thursday before the house ways
and a committee on a bill intro
dueed by Mr.. Tawney Mimi chair
man OF the appropriations committee
to impose an internal revenue tax OF
two cent on every prize coupon given
away with tobacco, cigars. cigarettes,
or snuff sold In packages in the United
States. The bill is aimed nj the so
called tobacco trust and its purported
design is to remove the gift coupon as
a weapon 20 crush competition.
Favorable to The Hague Treaty.
Washington. ID. C.-For an hour and
a half Wednesday Secretary Root dis
cussed with the senate committee on
foreign relations the various arbSra.
ton treaties resulting from The Hague
conference which are now before the
senate with the result that the COM
mittee decided 10 favorably report the
general treaty providing for the pa.
cihc settlement Of international con
diets.
Favorable Report on LaFoltette Bill.
Washington-The senate committee
on education and labor Tuesday au.
thorized a favorable report on sena
tor LaFollette's employers liability
bin. A number OF provisions OF the
bil. as originally introduced we're elm.
mated by the committee. but the main
purpose. which Is that Of holding rail-
roads engaged in interstate commerce
liable for injuries 10 their employees
was retained.
For Postal Savings Banks.
Washington. ID. C-senator Carter
Of the committee on postomces and
post roads Thursday introduced a bill
10 establish postal savings banks. He
stated that this measure was salts
factory 70 the p~ostoihce department
ana Sc was referred back TO the com
mlttee aud win receive further con
| s|ideraton.
For New Public Buildings.
Washington. ID. THE senate com
mittee on public buildings and grounds
Wednesday ordered reported bills for
new buildings as follows. Muskoseo.
Ok. 1865 900: MinoL n. d.. 1920. 600.
Walla Walla. Wash. 100000: Kan.
sas City, $4,000. extension: Easton.
Pa, $4,000; Miami. Fla. si75.0O0.
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