The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-21
DOWN AT WASHING ON
Interesting Notes from the National
Capital by 6. A. Wood, Special r.
Reporter Correspondent.

Washington, D. e., March 16, 1912
The agricultural appropriation bill
carrying $15,SO0,O00 has passed the
house.
The new anti-eavesdropping device
for telephones is going to be very
unpopular on some rural lines.
Be careful, boys! A Brockton
maiden fed a poor fellow fudge and
WEIGH rarebit and then popped the
question and was accepted while he
was still groggy.
Representative Smith, of New
York, has introduced bill to compel
registration of all lobbyists and the
filing of a detailed statement of their
expenses after each session.
A Georgia man has appealed to
Attorney General Wickersham for a
decision as to whether there Is any
law to justify fine imposed upon
him for trying to kill himself with
his own gun in his own house.
By vote of PA to SO, the house
on Saturday passed the pension bill,
Overriding Representative ROdden-
berry, of Georgia, who had exerted
er during the previous day, OBTAINING
the house until late hour.
Chairman Adamson of the house
committee on interstate commerce
has introduced a bill providing for a
valuation of all the common carriers
of the United States by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to discover
the original investment and it's
growth.
The two New Jersey young ladies
who asked the Oshkosh (Wis.) post
master to help them find cowboy cor
respondents are fair examples of the
provincial fastener, who believes
that the Indian and the cowboy are
still whooping it up in all the coun-
try west OF the Ohio.
Hearings on the resolutions intro
duced in the senate and house pro-
viding for an amendment to the Con-
stitution granting suffrage to women
were given the National American
Woman's Suffrage Association, and
the two committees were addressed
by various male and female forward
ers of the movement.
The bill for the government of the
Panama Canal Zone and the opera
ton of the canal has been agreed up
on by the house committee on inter-
state commerce. Under it's pro-
visions the president would have
authority to fix tolls within certain
limitations, maximum of $1.25 a
ton being prescribed, with a mini
mum not below an amount sufficient
to maintain and operate the canal.
No preference would be given to
American ships.
For the purpose of preserving for
the benefit of future generations the
costumes worn by notable women o.
the social and official life of Washing
ton, movement has been started to
secure a collection for the National
Museum. This collection would sup
plen:ent a large and valuable one
already in the museum, which con-
tains distinctive costumes worn by
American women from the earliest
settlement of the colonies, but in
which there are many generation
gaps to be filled.
BY vote of so to 26, the senate
has confirmed the nomination of
Maholn Pitney, of New Jersey, to be
associate justice of the supreme
court, to succeed the late justice Har-
Ian. A vigorous fight had been
waged against the confirmation,
based principally upon the candi-
dates decision in glass blowers
strike case, and the favorable vote
was secured only at the fourth ex-
e:utive session. Senators Cummins
and Kenyon voted against the con-
In advocating single presden-
tial term of six years, Senator Works
Of California, takes the view that the
people should he spared
the "humiliating spectacle Of Pres
ident travelling up and down the
country, guarded by an army officer
and detectives, making political
speeches and urging his own re-elec-
ton" The senator declared it to be
: an evil and a wholly inexcusable
custom by which the great Office of
President of the United States is
brought down to the level of self
seeking political and personal APP
peals for office
The familiar bracketed loud ap-
plauSe, prolonged applause, ap-
plause interrupted by cheering" and
"tumultuous laughter" heretofore
freckling speeches in the Congress
sional Record will be eliminated if a
introduced by Representa-
tive Dupre, of Louisiana, is passed
by the house. Mr.. Dupre holds the
opinion that applause is usually per-
functory, consisting of few men,
bers clapping their hands or pound
ing their desks, and TIL at whether this
applause reaches the dignity of
loud" or "prolonged" rests largely
in the discretion OF the official re-
porter.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, guardian of
our health and exponent of pure
food, has resigned mis- position as
chief of the bureau of chemistry,
of Agriculture. This
action, although following persistent
rumors that he would soon resign,
nevertheless came as a surprise. DR..
Wiley has not as yet made definite
statement of his reasons for retiring,
except to say that his, action was not
the result of pressure. In order to
find the best man available to sue
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