The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

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Senator Cummins of Iowa made his
| first speech in the Senate Tuesday,
postal savings bill.
The plan to make Lincoln's centen-
nial on February u special holiday
was blocked by a committee of the
senate and house.
e. H. Grubb, member of the board
nesday evening with James Wilson,
secretary of agriculture.
Judge Lindsey of Denver continues
To be most prominent figure in the
dependent child discussions which are
interesting Washington.
The Senate committee on immigra-
ioh on Tuesday authorized a favorable
report on the nomination of Daniel ].
q to be commissioner general of
immigration.
The Senate Wednesday confirmed
the nominations of Robert Bacon to be
secretary of state and John Callan
OIaughlin to be assistant secretary of
state. Mr.. Bacon took the oath OF Of
flee and assumed his duties.
Representative James E. Watson of
Indiana may be secretary of commerce
and labor in the Taft Cabinet. Wash
ington advices say that powerful influ-
ences are working for him all over the
country. He has served ten years in
Congress.
Frances Folsom Cleveland, widow Of
the late President Cleveland, and Mary
Lord Harrison, widow of the late
President Harrison, are granted the
franking privilege for life by the pro-
visions of house bill passed by the
senate.
The president has vetoed the act of
congress providing that officers of the
army, navy and marine corpse and Of
the revenue cutter service on the re-
tired list whose ranks are advanced
in accordance with the law, shall re-
ceive commissions in accordance with
such advanced rank.
Eugene H. Grubb, member of the
board of trustees of the Colorado Agri-
cultural College, is in Washington look
ing after the interests of that institu-
ton before the Department of Agricul-
ture and assisting in efforts being
made to secure an appropriation of
$4,000 to send n commission to Eu-
rope to study methods of potato cul-
lure in Germany and England.
Railroads can not allow special fares
for transporting Chinese to ports Of
deportation, although the expenses are
paid by the government. The hours
of service law does not apply to en-
ployes on a ferry, even though the
ferry be owned by a railroad company.
These are among several administra-
tive rulings announced by the inter-
state commerce commission.
Senate leaders have drafted a bill
for the settlement of the Brownsville
question, which meets with the APPROX
al of President Roosevelt and Senator
Foraker. 1t provides for the appoint
ment of commission of general offic-
ers to consider all applications of the
discharged negro soldiers for re-enlist-
ment The conclusions of the commits
sion must be submitted to the War De-
partment for review.
. The House Monday listened to an
eulogy of John R. Binns, the Marconi
operator aboard the liner Republic.
Mr. Boutell of Illinois, who was given
unanimous consent to address the
House, said: "Binns has given the
world a splendid illustration of the he
roism that dwells in many who are do
ing the quiet. unnoticed tasks Of life
Is it not an inspiration for all of us to
feel that there are heroes for every
emergency, and that in human life no
danger is so great that some Jack
Binns is not ready to face it"
Secretary Root has informed the
House committee that the report of
an insult to the American flag in
Prague. Bohemia, was without foun-
dation. An American and British
flag were hanging over a photograph
er's shop and during a riotous process
sion the British flag-not the Amer
lean flag-was torn down.
Mondays statement OF the treasury
balance in the general fund, exclusive
of the $3.50, 900 gold reserve shows:
Available cash balance $144,592,512
Gold coin and bullion $16,726,905. Gold
certificates, $29,070,1S0