The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-07-20
AFFAIRS At WASHINGTON CITY
Current News of the Week and
Events of Importance in
Which South Dakota
Figures
Especial to the News)

the members of congress from
South Dakota vigorously fought
for increased pay for the rural
delivery carriers, and after strug.
gle succeeded in securing the nee.
essary legislation. 1t will be re.
membered that the increasing OF
salaries in this direction was ac-
companied by a large amount of
speech making, and the republican
congressman found it extremely
difficult to raise the pay of the
rural carriers in the face of the
democratic opposition. However,
forty thousand rural delivery car
riers are about to receive a sub
stantial raise in their pay envel-
opes, and four million dollars will
be distributed by the government
among that class of it's employees
during the coming year. Mr..
Hitchcock has the distinction of
being the first Postmaster General
to place the Postoffice Department
upon a paying basis, and he says
that the time has now arrived for
the establishment of a parcels post
which. in his opinion, would be a
great convenience to the American
people, and besides would produce
millions of dollars additional rev.
enue to the Postoffice Department.
The members of congress from
every state have been hearing a
great deal about this parcels post
question but mostly in opposition
to it's establishment. However, it
is recognized that the large mum
Der of petitions which are con-
stantly piling in on Members desks
are the result of a concerted move
ment being carried out by large
interests in Chicago and elsewhere.
The Census Bureau continues to
issue statements concerning do
mestic animals, poultry and bees,
and a document concerning South
Dakota has just come from the
press from which it appears that
the aggregate value of all domes-
tic animals, poultry and bees in
1910 was reported as 1927, ,O47, 900
as compared with k65, 155, 900 in
1900, the amount of increase be-
ing $61, $4,000 and the rate 95
per cent. The total value of the
domestic animals was reported as
1924, ,653. 900 in 1910, as against
$64, ,287,COO in 1900, the increase
amounting to $6O,371, 900 or 93.9
per cent. The poultry were val
ued at $2,357, 900 in 1910, as COM
pared with 1851, 900 in 1900, the
gain being 81, 100000 or 175 per
cent. The bees we're valued $31,
900 in 1910 and $40, 100 in 1900,
the increase amounting to $21, 800
or 213 l per cent.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the Committee on Census has sub
mitted very extended report up
on the question of apportionment
of the representatives of the differ,
ent states, the likelihood is that
the legislation will find rough sled
ding. Senator LaFollette, who is
q member of the Committee on
Census, together with other sena-
tors, is opposed to the manner of
increasing the membership of the
House, and when the question is
reached there is sure to be big
fight which may tie up the matter
and prevent legislation of any sort.
Quite q number of states secure
an increase of representation un-
der the bill now pending and these
gains are as follows: Alabama l;
California 3; Colorado l; Florida
1; Georgia /; Idaho /; illinois 2;
Louisiana /; Massachusetts, 2;
Michigan 1; Minnesota 1; Mon
tana /; New Jersey 2; New York
s; North Dakota /; Ohio l Okla