The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-06-05
indiana AFFAIRS
At CAPITAL CITY
Congressman Cox Finds a
Mares Nest" -Crum-
packer Proves Joker.
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Washington, June 5.-A joint reso-
luton recently introduced by Mr.. Mar
tin of Colorado. requests the Presi-
dent TO take measures for delivering
the control and possession of the Phil
oppne Islands to the authorities rep
resenting the people thereof, and to
protect their government by a general
treaty of neutrality" The resolution
goes on to recite that order and sta
bility has been fully maintained in
the Government of the Philippines,
and that therefore, the fulfillment of
the claim for independence should be
recognized. Mr.. Martin asserts that
the Philippines are capable of self
government. This is going Mr.. Cline,
of Indiana, "one better" as that gen
tieman has a resolution which does
not go quite so far, but which never
theless seeks to afford self-government
to the Philippines, and establish their
independence under an international
agreement of the powers for their neu-
trality. Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, has also
gotten into the game with his fellow
Democrats, and has gone about the
Philippine proposition on a different
tack. He likewise has a resolution
calling on the secretary of the trea-
sury for details as to what the main
tenance of our positions in the islands
has cost this country. The treasury
people have opined that it will take
three or four weeks to get the figures
10
much guessing as to the sum. A biz
lion dollars is the most popular guess,
being a good, round, mouth-filling sum
that suggests prosperity. Democratic
advocates of smaller military eXpen-
ses protest that they are going to cut
off one or two new battleships from
the annual naval program, and will
save about s35 100000 a year in naval
management and large part of that
sum in army conduct. They calculate
that if We had not had the Philippines
half the navai expansion expenditures
OF the last fifteen years would never
have been incurred. Whatever the
treasury may report as to the costs
of our management of the Philippines,
the figures will be vigorously attack
ed.
Finds Mares Nest.
Congressman Cox must have discov-
cred a mares nest" somewhere if
his bill recently introduced is to be
taken seriously. This measure pro-
vides as follows:
That hereafter, while any officer of
the army is travelling under orders who
has not been furnished transportation,
he shall be allowed his actual travei-
ing expenses for each mile actually
Travelled, and no more. Under such or
der distances shall be calculated ac-
cording to the nearest post routes !;
and no payments shall be made to any
officers except by the Paymaster of
the Army: Provided, that if said Of
ficer travel in a conveyance belonging
to Or furnished by the United States
he shall receive nothing for his said
travel
Jok. BY Crumcacker.
During his speech upon statehood,
Representative Crumpacker referred
to the government proposed by the
Arizona constitution as Jackpot gov
eminent" The young Mr.. Lafferty,
of Oregon, who is always quick to get
at the root of things. inquired what
was meant by jackpot government
Mr.. Crumpacker then proceeded to
inform the House as to the correct
definition, and his lucidation of Jack
potism" created no end of amusement.
This is what he said:
Il assume that it means the 'anti-so-
cial method of making and admins
tering laws. 1t is a technical term Dor.