Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24

before has there been suggestion that
any man worthy to sit in judgment
upon the rights of his countrymen
would accept such duty if assigned
to him if conscious of having the slight.
est feeling against the accused" In
conclusion he eulogized the colored sol.
diers as class.
No Case Against Paper Trust.
In reply to the house resolution ask.
ing fol, information about the alleged
monopoly in print paper making. At.
torney General Bonaparte reports that
up to now no evidence sufficient has
been found to justify prosecution of
any combination of wood pulp or paper
manufacturers.
Dam Site Bill Vetoed.
A bill to extend until 1911 the time
in which dam may be built across
the president because 1t makes no limit
to the franchise and provides no pay
ment to the government for the right.
Higher Pensions For Widows.
The conference report on the special
pension bill granting increases to the
widows of soldiers and sailors has been
adopted by both senate and house,
and the bill went to the president for
approval.
Six States For Direct Senator's.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections has received petitions
from only six states demanding con-
ventiop to amend the constitution SO
as to provide for the election of sena-
tors by popular vote, and it will there
fore take no action, as the law requires
calls from three-fourths of the states
The six which have petitioned are New
Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Mon.
tana and Nevada, the legislatures OF
these states having adopted the petit
tions.
Defeat For tho President.
When the battleship section of the
naval bill came mp for Snal vote in
the house another spirited debate oc-
CURED, in which Hobson was the
spokesman for the administration and
during which personal letter from
the president to one of the members
was read pleading for the larger appro
priation. 1t was also said that he had
sent private letter giving confidential
reasons to the speaker. In spite of all
this and many eloquent appeals on the
floor the amendment to increase wen
down to defeat by the vote of 1919 tt
SO. OF those for the increase twenty
six We're Democrats. Burton (Rep., o.,
and Tawney led the Republican oppo
sition to the president. Great applause
greeted Burton's plea for the mainte
nance of the peace policy Of this coun
try. Tawney laid great stress upon
the splendid geographic isolation OF
the United States
Bankers Oppose Aldrich Bill.
Banker Hepburn of New York, chair.
man of the currency commission of the
American Bankers association, and
Banker Forgan of Chicago, vice chair.
man of the same, addressed the house
committee against the Aldrich bill, urg
ing that it was impracticable. unwise
and unsound. Hepburn said that il
was worse than no legislation at all
Nevertheless both of these financiers
We're reported to have agreed next day
to compromise measure in which the
chief change was the reduction of the
tax to 3 per cent. This apparent in.
consistency was ridiculed before the
committee by Banker Crozier of VIII.
mington. The Aldrich bill was also
opposed by the Trades league Of Phil.
adelphia and many other business or.
CARNATIONS.
Bars Betting at Washington.
The bill already passed by the house
to put an end to all kinds of gambling
in the District Of Columbia was rushed
through the senate April Is and Went
to the president. 1t is aimed especially
at the local race track betting.
Passage of Naval Bill.
Finally, at the end of the longest leg
islative day on record, the house hav
ing proceeded under the special rule
for daily recess instead of adjourn
ment since April 6, the naval appro
priation bill was passed April 16 by c
vote Of 234 to IL substantially as Il
came from the committee. The mos
important amendment was that which
left to the discretion of the secretary
of the navy the type of submarine yes
sci to be built, eight of which were pro
vided for at a cost of $3.5OO,O 900. This
Is expected to put an end to the Hol.
land monopoly. One notable addition
was the authorization of two Golfers
at a cost of 1900, 900, making the total
carried by the bill $1O6,OoO,OOO. Prior
to the vote Leader Williams of the mi.
nority used his allowance of twenty
minutes to make speech said to have
been the wittiest heard in many years
His shafts of irony were driven chiefly
against the militarism and war alarms,
which he laid at the door of the presi.
dent and Hobson. He said that soou
we might be building a navy of air.
ships just to convince the world of OUT
peaceful Intentions.
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