The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-28
IOWA NEWS FROM
NATIONAL CAPITAL
is APPREciATivE OF
OUR DELEGATION.
ALLISON AIDS CATHOLICS.
Secures Patent To Burial Ground
That Has Long Been Unsettled
David w. johnson Gets
Appointment.

Washington, ID. c., May Ex-senator
Allison and Representative Hepburn
were at the White House this morning
and had long conference with Presi-k
dent Roosevelt about legislation. The
president is much pleased over the
support Senator Allison and the Iowa
delegation have given him in congress.
Secretary of War Taft was at the cap
itol this afternoon and spent consid
cradle time in conference with gSena-
tor Allison in the, latter's private room.
Il saw Senator Allison ar the White
House this morning" said Secretary
Taft to an Iowa friend, tand | was
much pleased to observe how remark
ably well he is looking, and how act
i've he is" The secretary of war also
manifested much interest in the Iowa
senatorial contest, and showed marked
pleasure over the assurance of Senator
Allison's success.
Allison Aids Catholics.
In the senate chamber today, Sena-
tor Allison obtained theS concurrence
of the senate to MINOR amendment
made by the house in his bill granting
title to ST. Raphaels Catholic eeme-
terry at Dubuque to Archbishop Keane.
The bill was introduced in the senate
several weeks ago by Mr.. Allison and
passed. Yesterday the house on mo-
ton of Representative Dawson also
passed it with minor change. This
bill is of much interest to the Catho-
lies of Dubuque. 1t was recently dis
covered that they had no patent from
the government to their cemetery land,
which has been in use since 1886, and
the bill just passed corrects that de-
feet.
Makes Eighteen Speeches.
During the final consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bin of which
lSenator Allison had charge yesterday.
| he addressed the senate eighteen times
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With more or f5iss exfen dsd T5f5z7fs
on each occasion as reported in the
Congressional Record
In the spirited debate on this. meas
ure, Senator Allison held his own with
the foremost orators of the senate.
The Dick bill increasing the efficien-
cy of the state militia. placing it on the
same footing with the regular army.
which was passed by the house yester-
day, was supported in the senate by
Mr.. Allison, who made it point to be
present during its consideration and
assisted in it's passage. AS this bill
the appropriation of an adj
ditional S2,000,000 annually, for equip
nent and maneuVers of the state mi
litia, the support of Senator Allison as
chairman of the state appropriations
was essential to its passage.
By it, guardsmen in encampment with
the regular army will receive regular
army pay. This new appropriation is
an increase of more than 100 per cent
for this state militia.
'@f AIIison's Influence Wins. qoi5g
Senator Allison obtained the adniis-
sion to the Annapolis naval academy
today of David w Johnson, of Des
Mofnes, whom Representative Hulfhad
appointed.s Young johnson had been'f
barred from the academy owing to a
defective eye. The naval surgeons
said he might pass all right III a few
but today was Johnson's last
chance, as tomorrow he becomes 20
years old, the age limit for admission
to the academy
Senator Allison was appealed to to-
day and asked the navy department to
admit Johnson without regard to his
defect. This was promptly done,
though most unusual occurrence, and
now young Johnson has until Sept /
to prove that his eyesight is good
enough for his continuance at the nav
al academy
In addition to his other work, Sena-
tor Allison spent several hours today
in conference with senate and house
leaders endeavoring to frame flnan-
cial bill satisfactory to congress-