Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17
NATIONAL CAPITOL NOTES.

A bill was introduced by Mr.. Gale,
|. delegate from Alaska, TO establish ter
ritorial government in Alaska.
James Speyer, tanker, had long con-
ference with the President on business
conditions He declined to discuss the
details of the interview.
~ b. Thistlewood was sworn in as a
member of the House of Representatives
from the Twenty-fifth District of Illinois
in succession to the late George W. Smith.
Secretary Metcalf received from Adj
miral Washington l.. Capps, chief CON
structor of the navy, a report refuting
criticisms which have appeared regarding
naval construction.
The naval board, headed by Command
er Frank Fletcher which examined into
the recent drownings of Privates Steiner
son and Mcintosh of the Marine Corps
at Newport Il. L., has reported that in its
opinion the deaths were purely accidental.
\ subcommittee OF the House commit
tee on labor gave hearing on the bill in
troduced by Chairman Gardner. limiting
to eight hours a day the time of daily
service of laborers and mechanics EN-
ployed upon work done for the United
States.
The bill TO codify and revise the Grim
inaI LAYS of the United States was passed
by the senate The amendment offered
by Senator Culbers0n of Texas penaliz-
ing the improper giving out of Informal
ton by government officials affecting the
market value of products of the soil was
incot.norated in the measure
The eight bridges crossing the Ale
ghcny river at Pittsburg will not have
to be raised according 10 a decision rem
dered by Secretary Taft. He gave no
tice. however, that future bridges 10 be
constructed over the river must be built
AZ feet above the water.
4 favoral'e report on the bill of Rep
rcsentative Humphrey of Washington,
providing for n government exhibit at the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition to be
held at Seattle. Wash. in 1900. was or
dered by the House committee on indus
trial arts and expositons. The bin car
ries $4,000.
The House committee on Interstate and
foreign commerce fayoFabIy reported the
Sherman BIZ, forbidding the carrying Of
explosives Oh any posSstlseT venice en-
gagged in interstate commerce.
The Senate confirmed the nominations
Of Louis 4. Coolidge of Massachusetts,,
10 be assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
and Charles T. Grand6eld of Missouri 20
be first assistant Postmaster General.
The monthly statement of the eollee-
tons of internal revenue shows that for
the month of January. 1908. the total
receipts were $l9,742.OO4, which is de-
crease as compared with January. 1907.
of 1861 013.
1t is probable that in day or two
Chairman Knapp Of the interstate com
merce commission and Commissioners Of
Labor Neill will undertake b. the terms
of the so-called Erdman act, to mediate
between the employees and officials of the
Southern railway in respect to wages
l.. Allison Wilmer of Maryland has
been appointed a special assistant to the
Attorney General in Washington. TO have
charge of cases under the commodities
clause Of the Hepburn law. r. c. SPELL
ing, formerly with the interstate com
merce commission. also has been appoint
ed a special assistant to the Attorney
General with special reference to anti
trust cases.