The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30
DOWN AT WASHINGTON

interesting Notes from the National
Capital by 6. A. Wood, Special
Reporter Correspondent.
Washington, D. c., May rs, 1912.
E,a During the fiscal year 1911-12 WIS.,
|itors to the number of $4,000 paid
$28,250 for admission to Mt. Ver-
non.
The Louisiana court that has it to
decide whether a lynching is an &C
cident ought to secure the evidence
of lynchee on the point.
/ Themistokleis Haralampos Papa
|kyriakopoulos, of Chicago, can't
|agree with the Shakespearian dictum
that there's nothing in a name"
The senate finance committee has
ordered an adverse report on the
house wool bill and will present a
substitute measure later.
After adopting an amendment
providing that American-owned YES
sells engaged in the coastwise trade
shall not be required to pay toll for
the use of the Panama Canal, the
house passed the Canal bill by vote
of lat to 1876.
There's absolutely no use in the
ultimate consumer trying to step
aside. The bureau of chemistry has
just discovered that an eastern olive
oil concern has been giving full
measure at home and removing from
cans destined for shipment enough
oil to pay the freight. In some cases
Lit was found that II per cent of the
contents were removed.
President Taft has declined to
make public the correspondence be-
tween this government and Colum-
bia relating to Panama, saying that
it would be incompatible with the
public interest to do so. The senate
at the instance of Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska requested the cores
pondence.
A bill to compel operators of Sleep
ing cars to leave unmade the upper
berth when it is to be unoccupied
has been introduced by Representa-
tive Lenroot of Wisconsin. The bill
would impose a fine of $1,000 for
every such offense. Mr.. Lenroot be-
lieves that the upper berth should
not be prepared for occupancy SIM
ply because the lower berth is to be
occupied.
As a result of the new pension law
and following circular letters mailed
, by congressman to their soldier con-
stituents, the pension Office is being
literally showed under and the en-
tire clerical force is engaged in time
stamping and answering applica-
lions. Something like 100000 ap-
plications have already been received
and if the present rate is kept up
there will soon be few eligibles with
; claims unified.
Vice-President Sherman figures it
out that congress will be able to
finish up it's business and get away
by the first part of August. 1t is
probable that there will be no adj
journment before the political con-
.ventions and that there will be no
recesses for these occasions. The
declaration of the democrats that
they will force the tariff bills to vote
and the fact that the Lorimer case
will have to be decided before ad-
journment will initiate against the
early adjournment looked for in
some quarters.
, Further consideration by the ju-
dietary committee of the senate of
the Works resolution for an amend
ment to the constitution increasing
the length of the presidential term to
six years and making the president
ineligible to reelection resulted in
a vote to report the measure favora-
bly,. The resolution extends the
term of the vice-president also to
six years, but does not bar his re-
election: Considerable opposition to
the resolution has developed among
the progressive republicans, who
see in it blow at Mr.. Roosevelt.
/ If you are lone of them bloated
bondholders'' and SO flush with
money that you have been slow to
deposit your interest checks, take
heed of the warning of the secretary
of the treasury, who says that, be-
ginning with June 80, all bond in
terest checks which have been out
standing for three fiscal years will
be covered into the treasury as an
outstanding liability of the govern
ment, and the payee of such checks
will find it necessary to procure new
checks and establish their right to
the money. This action is taken be-
cause for some reason unexplained
many holders of bonds fail to pre-
sent their checks for payment within
reasonable time One instance is
cited of a man holding accumulated
checks covering period Of several
years amounting to between 100000
and $4,000.
Following reports of danger to
American lives and property in Cuba,
the Navy Department, at the behest
of the State Department., has ordered
the transport Prairie to proceed at
once to Guantanamo with 700 ma
rines. Information which has reached
the State Department indicates that
a serious state of affairs exists in the
neighborhood of Guantanamo and
Santiago. where there are important
American interests which have al
ready made representations to the
department to the effect that their
property is being seized and the lives
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