The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-02-27
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

The Indian Appropriation Bill,
which was reported to the Senate,
carries S9,S25,S20, an increase OF
s1.61O.123 over the bill as passed by
the House.
At the George Washington Uni
versity convocation Senator Burkett
read a paper vigorously opposing
government ownership of railroads.
Resolutions of regret over the
death of Crosby S. Noyes were adopt
ed by various organizations OF the
District of Columbia.
The Wabash Railroad Company, in
a petition to the Interstate COM
nerce Commission, declares 1t cannot
get enough operatives to enable 1t
to comply with the nine-hour law.
Reductions in force are being
made by the Isthmian Canal Com
mission in the divisions of building
construction and that of mechanics,
also in the clerical force.
Resolutions for the impeachment
of Judge Whitley, of tho United
States Court for China, were referred
to the House Committee on judiciary.
A special Senate committee was
appointed to consider bills for the
establishment of postal savings
bank system.
Senator Asbury c. Latimer, Of
South Carolina, died at the Provi-
dence Hospital following a serious
operation.
Gen. Francis S. Dodge, United
States Army, retired, died at his
home in Washington.
The House Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures agreed to re-
port favorably the bill requiring the
restoration to gold and silver coins
OF the national motto I'm God We
Trust"
A petition for the impeachment of
Judge l.. r. Wilhey, of the United
States Circuit Court at Shanghai,
China, was introduced in the House
by Representative Waldo, of New
York.
President Roosevelt asked the In
terstate Commerce Commission to in
yestigate the conditions between the
railroads and their employees in view
of the orders reducing wages.
Unqualified approval of the Fowler
Currency Bill was given by former
Secretary of the Treasury Lyman j.
Gage before the House Committee on
Banking and Currency.
The American group of the Inter-
national Parliamentary Union select
ed Representative Bartholdt, of st.
Louis, as their candidate for the
Nobel Peace Prize.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations ordered a favorable report
on the new treaty of arbitration just
negotiated with France.
Representatives of the various rail.
roads made arguments before the
House committee against the Employ
er's Liability Bill.
Senator Knox introduced bill
for the establishment of postal saw
ings banks as planned by Postmaster
General Meyer.
Senator Johnson made an argu
ment in iavor of keeping bank re
serves in the vaults instead of in re
serve banks.
The Senate Committee on Foreigr
Relations voted to report favorabll
the bill classifying the consular serv
ice.
A bill to remove the internal reve
nue. tax on unstemmed tobacco wal
favorably reported to the House.
Senator Stone discussed the finan
cial bill in the Senate, declaring
against an increase in the issue O.
banknotes.
The Senate confirmed the nomi
nation OF Merit o. Chance, OF iii
nois, as auditor for the Postofics
| Department.
Admirals Converse and Capp will
appear before the Senate committed
which will consider the charges o
defective construction In our war
ships