The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-02-09
will Battle
FOR PENSIONERS
Senator Bradley Trying to
Help Old Soldiers.
Plan Being Pushed to Make Mann
moth Cave a National
Park.

Washington, february 3.-Semator
Bradley is r;ady to take up the flight
in the Sanate in opposition to the
abolishmsnt of the Cnitsd States
pension agencias,' ais proposed by the
House. He is mamber of THE Conn
mithee ON Pensions, and will ge. his
first whack at the bill in cummitaes.
SENATOR Bradley today introduced to
the President Major M. X. Cnrmp, of
Bowling Gre;n, KY, who is H,sktng
to have the Mammoth Cave III KEN
lucky turned into d naIionaIl park. A
bill ITO that effect has bssn inl,noduc-
ed in the Sanatie and hsMllng given
to those who think the GovsImmerlt
should own and conlIrol this grcat
work OF nature.
CLAIM BILL PASSES.
The omnibus claims bill ps:lssd the
House ct representatives to-day, and
goes to lhs Senate for Consideration
without any change i'm the kentucky
war claims, aggrs eating about $4,000,
which lit carries. A complete hist Of
these claims WAS giWam exclusively in
The Herald several days hyo.
UnlsSs the SENATE leads ths msasura
DOWN with the French spoilnhiOn
claims in the ima-rsst of The New Eng
land States, thu HOUSE bin el.nmds
good chance of becoming a law this
session.,
Representative S,anl.v has re-
turned Ito Kentucky to look afber
political mnters.
Manufacturers who expec. mer1alU to
file protests against the reductions in
the Democratic steel biol vera notified
today by the Senate Finance Commit
tae that only evidence given i'm PERSON
will be rae dvad. The rommdlhso's
hearings will begin mkt Tuesday.
Chicago and New York automobile
and rolDeus- bearing interests win be
heard ON Thursday. Importsrs nf mani
ganase are acuive with protests. Many
other protests are requests for hear
ings are bsing nsoaived.
A Mvsly fight over the rules In the
House today resulted DIN an amend-
mem. ofbsred by R,pnes nnatdve Hsnry.
Of Texas. being Adopted by Mohe Of
l50 TO 100, after heated comparisons
u "Underwoodtsm" with ''OAnnlon-
sm" and "Raedlsm" had bsen ,passsd
between leaders ON both sides.
HAD BEEN EXONERATDD.
Corruption dn q senRtuiai primary
alone does mot corrupt a Unitad Stntss
Senator's eAactdou. according to ersu-
nent presented to the Samnbe Commit
es ON Privileges and Elections today
n behalf Of Senator Stephenson, Of
Wisconsin.
Former Representative Charles n.
Attiefield. OF Maine, as counsel for
senator Stephenson. An oonnection with
hat statement, however, denied that
here had baen amy corruption dn the
primary. He hald THAT
orrupt influence by Senator or his
agant coupled with submits
ion to 1T aud participation in It by
OF q Legislature. are neces-
AIRY to taint a Senator's slaotion with
rald.
Ths committee was hsaring ninal
reument on the charges of bribery
md corruption i'm connection with
'anatpr Stefhenson's dlectdon. A SUBJ
and alreaiy exonou@ted
i'm.
Weren't thare several Members Of
he Legislature who said they voted
DR. Senator Stevenson because of the
Urinary vots?" asked Senator Lea.
"Yes."
"Yat you say ths Smate cannot In
asagate the primary"
Yes"
Senator Oliver annnunoad hhat II
here had hean corruption dn the pri-
nary by thu legal proposition.
$50 you had bstaer gst down to
slse,." ools,ludod SmntOr
\tiNer.
Mr.. Litblafield suggested It would he
psning up a big tield II the Senate
reatad a pracsdsnt of INVESTIGATING
anatogial primaries