Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-15
COWS. in CAPITOL
MINNESOTA CHIEF AND PARTY
pINED BY THE GOPHER
DELEGATION, -
DINNER AT PRESS CLUB
Executives Are Guests Of Taft at the
First Formal Dinner Of Season. 4
reception in Marble Room
of Capitol.


Washington, D. C. = The western
governors, who are making a trim
through the East exploiting their re.
spective states, spent busy day from !.
the time they left their special train
until they departed in it after mid.
night. Many of the governors at
tended the national rivers and harbors
congress, while others took sightsee.
ing trips and called at the White
House. At night they were entertained
by President Taft at the first formal
dinner of the official season. In ad-
dition to the executives, three former
governors, fourteen senators, thirteen
members of congress, the secretary
to the president and his military and
naval aides, as we'll as a few other
guests were invited.
Just before the White House func.
ton the governors were the guests of
the National Press club.
The luncheon in Senator Clapp's
committee room of the interstate
commerce of the senate in honor of
Governor Eberhart and his party was
attended by all the members of the
congressional delegation from Mime
sofa, except Senator Nelson, who is
slightly indisposed on account of a
heavy cold.
The governors train did not arrive
in Washington until 1 O'Clock and
Governor Eberhart and party were
driven at once to the capitol and sat
down to luncheon with the Minnesota
delegation. Senator Clapp presided
at the luncheon. All the house men,
bers were present, and also Frank B.
Kellogg, who happened to be in the
city attending to business before the
United States supreme court.
Luncheons we're given by state
delegations to the visiting governors
at both ends Of the capitol. and later
in the day a reception was held in
the marble room of the senate.
Kellogg Before Supreme Court.
Attorney Frank B. Kellogg Of 81.
Paul appeared in the United States
supreme court to renew the motion
which was denied in the beginning q
the term of the court In October fOl
advancing a number of cases, includ-V
ing the gross earnings tax case Of
Minnesota against the express com.
panies. Mr.. Kellogg appears on be-
half Of the United States Express COM
pany. The reason given for renewih
the motion to advance the cases at
this time is that the state OF Okla
homa has a similar case involving
| considerable sums of money and the
state is approximately 100000 be.
hind in its revenues, and needs relief
promptly if it can be obtained through
taxation.
Minnesota Postal Changes.
Washington-Postal savings banks
have been ordered established at
Lake Benton and Stephen, MINI.
Service will commence Jan. s. The
nomination of Andrew Lind and Ole
O. Holmen to be postmasters at New
York Mills and Slayton, respectively,
have been sent to the senate by the
president.
New Bills to Be Introduced.
A tentative bill abolishing the pres
ent common law and statutory liabil-
ity for the personal injury and death
OF employees in the service of inter-
state railroads and substituting deli
mite compensation irrespective of neg
ligence was completed by the federal
employers liability and workmen's
compensation commission.
Senator La Toilette introduced
bill to improve and preserve public
grazing lands. 1t would divide the
range into districts under control OF
the secretary of agriculture for the
reseeding of worn out areas and
systematic war on plants and animals
which prey upon cattle. Nominal
charges are to be assessed to those
using the lands.
Resolution for High Dam Power Lost.
Washington-The committee on
resolutions of the national rivers ana
harbors congress defeated resolution
oHered by Mayor Haynes of Mime
apolls, expressing it to be the sense
OF the congress that preference should
be given to the city government to
dispose of power generated from
dams constructed in streams under
federal jurisdiction.
Inc resolution was prompted by
the proposed erection of high dam
IN the Mississippi river near Mime
apolis, where it has been hoped that
such principle would govern.
The committee refused to indorse
the proposition merely because it did
not consider it to be within it's scop&
OF activities, and made it plain that
us action should not be construed az
a reputation of the idea.
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