Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-02-20
.Satu rday, February I6

Washington, Feb. 15.-The house
committee on military affairs today
agreed to the report on the army ap
preparation bill, having completed
it's amendment increasing the pay OF
enlisted men of the various grades
of service. The bill as it will be re-
ported to the house will carry $780,
254,066, which is $9.413,O81 less
than the estimates submitted. The
amendment increasing the pay OF en-
listed men is intended to place the
army service on a footing compar-
able to the navy service.
! Washington, Feb. 15.-Represen-
tative James, of Kentucky, appeared
before the house committee on coin
age, weights and measures today to
make an argument in support or his
bill to restore to the United States
gold coins the words I'm God we
trust" On leaving the committee
room, Mr.. James said he had been
assured that his bill would be re-
ported favorably next week.
Washington, Feb. 15.-With a
view to the raising of the ill-fated
battleship Maine and the proper
burial of it's dead, now lying with
the hulk of that vessel IN the har-
Dor of Havana, Cuba" Representa-
tive Sulzer of New York today intro
duced a resolution calling upon the
secretary of the navy for papers and
correspondence bearing on the inter-
national status of the question, and
the rights of the government of the
United States in the matter.
Friday, February Ia
Washington, Feb 4-Oratory in
the house today gave way to legis-
lation, with the result that material
progress was made. with the execu-
tive, legislative and judicial bills.
The first attack upon the increases
in the salaries of the assistant secre-
taries of several departments which
the bill authorizes, was made by
Macon, Arkansas and when the prop
osition affecting the treasury depart
ment salaries was read these in
raised by him.
The proposed increase in the sal
ary of the supervising architect of
the treasury was rejected on point
of order by Macon.
Macon made another point against
the increase of the salary of the as
sistant secretary of war and it was
stricken out.
On a point of order by Mann the
for monthly pilot
chart of the North Pacific ocean,
published by the navy, was stricken
out.
Crumpacker, Alabama offered an
amendment reducing the mileage al
lowed to senators, members and
delegates from 20 cents to s cents,
but on an objection by Inglebright,
California, it was refused on a point
Of order.
Washington, Feb. IA sub
mittee of the senate committee on
judiciary today decided to take fav- /
)rable action on the Tillman resolu-
ion instructing the attorney general
% institute suits to compel railroads /
n the northwest to open to settle :
nent land granted them by the gov /
1t is intended that the resolution
shall authorize the encouragement
o bring proceedings not only to
the railroads to open this
and to settlement, but to forfeit
title in cases where it appears that
he railroads have deliberately con-
pired to defeat the purpose of the
government in ceding the land.
Information was presented to the
judiciary committee showing that
'ailroads instead of disposing of the
and to bona fide settlers, had SO
the settlements that the
ailroads themselves are now in pos
eSSiOn of large tracts of land.