The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-02-14
NEWS OF The WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Foreign Lands Throughout the Ma
ton and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.
CON Ores sloNAL.

Senator Aldrich OF Rhode Island
chairman OF the committee on finance
opened the debate IL the senate Mon
day on his bill to provide an emergen-
cy currency He was listened 10 with
great attention by republicans and
democrats alike, while in the galleries
there was a large audience. Among
Others was J. Pierpont Morgan. who
remained through the delivery OF the
speech During the day Senator For
aker made reply 10 the presidents
statement concerning the use OF the
appointing power for political pur
poses and had letters read showing
the presidents attitude in one case.
Senator Depew defended the course OF
the secretary Of the treasury in depos-
iting public funds in New York banks.
The criminal code bill was again con
sidored and at APO p. m. the senate
adjourned.
ny a vote Of Is 10 5. one member
absent and not voting the house com
mittee on naval affairs Monday re-
jected the presidents urgent recon-
mendation that congress az this ses
sion authorize the building Of four bat
tleships ar total cost Of s3S.000 0O0,
and by a unanimous vote there was
included in the navy appropriation bill
an authorization for the construction
az two. 70 cost $4,000 600 each and 70
BE- Of the Delaware type The naval
appropriation bill as amended and
agreed upon by the committee carries
a total appropriation OF $l01 900 600
for the navy and the establishment, for
the next fiscal year. about s24 OO0 600
less than was asked for in the depart
ment estimates.
a brief but fierce speech by Mr.
Leake Of New Jersey. in which he
outlined his opposition to William J
BRYAN as a candidate for the presi
dency. received some what the monoto-
ny ~ the debate on the Indian appro-
pria1ion bill in the house Monday Mr.
Leake charged Mr. Bryan with taking
the bi estick from the president. leav-
ing the latter only a big slipper. and I
further credited the democrats in the |
house with having usurped the right |
OF free action OF the delegates 10 Den |
yer by nominating Mr. Bryan in adj Z
vance His remarks were greeted with
Kisses from the democrat side OF the |
house Considerable progress was
made with the Indian appropriation |
bill which was amended so that the /
commissioner Of Indian affairs. before I
he carries out the policy o. abandon
ing non-reservation schools shall in |
vestigate the question fully and re-
FOR; 70 the house at its next session. /
Another amendment restored the APP
propriations for the Indian schools ~
Fort Lewis Col. Carson City, New.
and Mount Pleasant, Mich.
The house committee on postofhces
ard post roads virtually agreed TO
recommend adversely all bills and de-
partment estimates increasing the sal
aries OF postoffice employees for the
next fiscal year. This decision does
not. Of course, have any reference TO
classification increases regularly pro
vided for. The committee feels that
the estimated postal deficit OF $10.500-
COO for the next fiscal year will be
largely increased by falling revenues.
and in view Of this fact and OF the
substantial increases granted last
year has practically decided that the
raising OF salaries can not be counte-
nanced az this time.