The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-03
CONGRESS BUSY
As BEE HIVE
Session is Now Down to Work and
Considering Various Matters Of
National Importance
RAILROAD BILL IS UP
House Takes up Physical Valuation
Measure Which Sims Says Will
Show Manipulation Of
Finances.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Proceeding
under a special order OF business, the
house got down to work with vim to-
day, beginning consideration of the
Adamson bill for physical valuation
of railroads.
|. tSuch an inquiry Representative
Sims Of Tennessee, explained, will
show the manipulation of finances
that have occurred in railroad deals
and will give the public the benefit
of system Of rates based purely on
the actual valuation of the roads.
Ex-Presidents' Pensions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s. House
leaders are against any plan for pen
sioning ex-presidents. 1t developed to-
day that in the first draft Of the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill prepared by a sup-com-
mittee, there is included an item max
/ ing former presidents life members OF
the house, with an annual salary of
{. ST., 500.
That this provision VII be stricken
out OF the measure when the full
] committee passes upon it tomorrow.
was stated today. 1t Is known that
4 Chairman Fitzgerald of the commit
4 tee, is strenuously opposed to such a
1 policy.
II Thought the people had disposed
i of Taft and Roosevelt" he said today.
"In ot6er words. that they had been
. retired to private life. Personally, !
see ne Use in having them become
J members of the house to continue the
J. airing Of their scraps
Judge Sloan Opposed.
J WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 "Were
: the people OF Arizona to have an op-
: portunity to vote upon the nomination
Of Judge Sloan to the federal bench
/ for that district, they would defeat
: him by All overwhelming majority"
y This was the challenge offered to
President Taft and the senate by Sen
1 ator Ashurst Of Arizona in a state
{ ment today.
!, II shall oppose Sloan's confirmation
9 from first to last" he added, "and
shall oppose all other nominations oi
!. similar character. Among these !:
I. the nomination OF Judge Howard fol
/ the district of western Washington
Judge Sloan is charged by his op
!! ponents with having been notabl!
: friendly to the railroads and othel
0 special interests. while a territoria
y Judge.
q .Iew 20 the Line.
WASHINGTON Dec. g. II beiiev'
:. that the democrats in the senate ant
o in the house should hew to the lin'
on the tariff question and prove tha
g thew have been sincere in all th
accusations of wrong-doing that the.
have made against the republicans,
declared Senator Tillman of Soutl
= Carolina today. 81 do not intend t
# make any speeches On the tariff; M
4. views are we'll known. have no
i been meaiy -mouthed in my expires
|s sions on that subject
10 ."Tariff action by the majority mus
" convince the country that the demot
a racy stands by its declared attitude
r. Otherwise we will be thrown out a
n we shall deserve"
Senator Tillman said that ne is III
- decided as to whether he is able 7
=, perform the heavy work OF the chal
: manship of the appropriations con
! mittee. The next in Importance {
~ the chairmanships to which he is el
IL titled as ranking democratic memoe
IN is thai on naval affairs.
=. IT have prediliction for the nav;
=. affairs chairmanship," he confessed
.as I have always been member {
g that committee. Many Of my friend
n, among the naval officers want me
he take It. MY choice will be betwee
appropriations and naval affairs
- - Publicity Law.
- - WASHINGTON, D. G. Dec. S.--R
Is :; nea, of the publicity law requirir
IN ~ newspa pers to label advertisement
and state their owners and circulate
no is provided in bill introduced todf
-, nv Senator McCumber (republica
~ \. d. This law, passed as rider
~ - The postoffice appropriation b
:, ,ast spring, is now being attacked
the supreme court.
continued on mage 2)