Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-01-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK
,,rrsr NEWS OF THE WORLD
TERSELY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST
r,reion Lands, Throughout the Ma
ton and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.
CONGRESSIONAL.

After hot debate Friday the mouse
,oted two battle ships.
An interesting fight will occur in
ao sonate over the proposed increase
= tbo nresident's salary from $4,000
a - 100000. with the repeal of The
rroyision allowing $4,000 for travel
mo expenses. The amendment tn the
legislative. executive and Judicial bill
containing this provision was adopted
IN tbe committee Of the whole after
nrolonged discussion, and after the
noint of order made againgt it had
boen voted down so it was supposed
4 IN have been disposed of, but Senator
poverdee has conceived the idea that
Il ran he beaten when the bill is re-
Dorted to the senate, and has been
working assiduously all day to that
end
The outlook for statehood in the
United States senate is not bright.
4 While members CT the house and lead
prs in that body are working to put
forward bill that can command a ma
ioity of that body it is admitted by
members of the senate committee on
! territories that almost insuperable
/ Obstacles offer themselves to a state
I hood programme in that body.
After adopting resolution by
4 which Governor George F. Lilley of
Connecticut ceases to be member of
congress. the house Wednesday pro-
ceeded with the naval appropriation
bill. There were few amendments Of
ered to the measure, the items under
consideration being those of mainte-
nance and improvements to navy
yards, stations and other public works
Of the navy.
4 To use an artillery figure, congress
has been firing projectiles at the pres
iient not by piece, but by battery.
The last missile was a naval shell
4 fired Friday in the form or a provision
in the house navy appropriation bill
recommending that the marines be re-
stored to the status that they former
y held in the service.
There is no likelihood that the pend
ing Investigations of the secret SER
vice, the disbursement of funds appro-
priated to detect and prosecute viola
IONS of the federal statutes, will be
completed before the 4th of March.
This means, of course, that the prom
Sed exposure of the administration of
resident Roosevelt, the implied, if
not promised attacks on the president
and the promised censure of the secret
service, have gone glimmering.
The senate committee on public
buildings and grounds reported favor
|aOly bills increasing the cost of post
ounce buildings already authorized as
|OloWs: Boise City, Idaho, S125,000;
sioux Falls, S. D., $4,000, making
|lOal of 100000; Beatrice, Neb, $751;
|WV for additional land; Missoula,
Mont, $4,000, making a total of $780,
|wO, and Kansas City, Kan, 100000,
making $4,000 in all.
Inc select committee appointed by
ue mouse to make an inquiry into the
@'lVllles of the secret service held its
ms' meeting Wednesday, organization
"dS perfected and the announcement
Idae by Representative Olmstead,
'lafman, that the active work of in
,e'lgation would be begun at once.
ne added that for the present the
MEETINGS Of the committee will be eX-
|ecutiyc
ePeaEer Cannon announced the APP
|pOihtheht as a member of the house
'Onmlttee on invalid pensions of Rep
ieSentatve Joseph j. Russell of Mis-
1Uun to succeed Representative
lacKett of North Carolina, who re-
0isned. Mr.. Russell was recommend
H. 70 the speaker by Representative
oHainp Clark, the minority leader. Mr..
russell retires from congress March 4.
expressions of opposition and hos
''y 10 the action of the president in
Nppolhtlng a commission of architects
sAu aftists to have charge of all public
Suiiulngs and the erection of monu-
'nts and memorials in the national
MP upi'ai continue to be heard on Capitol