Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-03

lSSASl~li' oSti'IIiSo VI OOhSi Sso,
the members of this committee to be
elected by the country at large for
I +. en- of fifteen years.
s,s dent Taft has sent to Con-
gres. N essage transmitting the re-
port o. 70. tariff board on cotton
and reco. e. ding a reduction of
the cotton q rates. The presi-
dent in his m, e stated that the
boards investiga> have shown
that the duty on ST cotton yarns
is two and three times in excess of
the difference between the cost of
production in the United States and
abroad.
BY a vote of 40 to "a the Senate
has declared the election of Senator
Stephenson of Wisconsin valid, and
rejected the charge that $107,703
which the Senator admitted having
spent in the primaries had been used
corruptly. Twenty-eight republicans
and twelve democrats voted to hoid
the election valid and eighteen demo-
Gratis and sixteen republicans voted
to declare it corrupt. Senators Cum
Minis and Kenyon voted against Ste
phenson.
In the distribution of relics from
the battleship Maine, Sioux City re-
ceives a ten inch shell and Red Oak,
the home of Engineer ID. R. Merritt,
a victim of the disaster, two ten inch
shells, two six inch shells, an air port
and fifty pounds of scrap brass and
iron, which will be used in the erec-
tion OF monument to the memory
of that officer. From the personal
effects, Engineer Merritt's brother,
living at Council Bluffs, will receive
two swords, epaulets, a cane, belt
and buckle, a rapier, and parts of a
watch.
The creation of cooperative mort
gage banks and cooperative rural
credit unions is contemplated in a
joint resolution to appoint a commits
sion to investigate their operation
abroad, which has been reported
from the Senate finance committee.
To equip the farmer so that he
may defend himself against possible
financial loss by making arrange
ments for holding his crops and pro
tecting his credit, Representative
Norris of Nebraska has introduced a
bill to create a presidential commits
sion to ascertain the practicability
and desirability of organizing a
farmers national cooperative credit
association.
The House democrats have re-af-
tirmed their decision of several
weeks ago against appropriations at
this session for battleships and pub
lie buildings. This action was taken
at caucus held Wednesday night
The vote was on motion by Repre-
sentative Padgett Of Tennessee,
chairman OF the committee on naval
former caucus. This motion was
laid on the table by vote of III
to %, and upon motion of Repre-
sentative Underwood the action of
the previous caucus, eliminating both
battleships and public buildings ap-
preparations, was made party meas
ure, carrying by more than two
thirds majority.
AS far as depth of water will per-
NIT, the Mississippi river cities are
to have an opportunity next May Of
seeing one of the big battleships of
the navy. Acting Secretary Winthrop
has signed orders for the battleships
New Hampshire and Nebraska to re-
port at New Orleans on April so. to
participate in the ceremonies of the
Louisiana Historical Society in COM
memoration of the one hundredth an
niversary of the admission of Louis
lana to the union. At New Orleans
the battleships will be Joined by the
gunboat Petrol and upon the conclu-
sion of the ceremonies the three ves-
sells will make cruise up the Mis-
sissippi as far as the depth OF water
will permit.
The Senate has agreed to a resolu-
tion introduced by Senator Bristow
calling upon the heads of all execu-
| tive departments and independent
bureaus and institutions of the gov
ernment to submit a detailed state
ment of the number of carriages,
motorcycles, motor vehicles and
automobiles now owned by the gov
ernment or maintained at public eX-
pense. The resolution also asks for
data on 'the purpose for which each
| individual vehicle is used and the
make of the car, if motor car; also
to report the number of government
employees who are employed or de-
tailed as chauffeurs, drivers, or foot
men for such carriages and automo-
biles, and how much OF the time of
these respective government en-
lployes is devoted to that particular
work; also to report to whom such