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The Allianc
Herald
(imi'Mli OIU1AM NEBRASKA STOCK MROWERS ASSOCIATION. REACHES KVKHY MEMBER
OFFICIAL OltOA NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT REACHES HEADQUARTERS FOR lft.OOO FIREMEN
VOLUME XXI!
ALLIANCE, BOX DUTTK COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1914-
NO. 13
1
ANNUAL BANQUET
HELDK10NDAY
Ikmrd fl iHrrrfor llrrtfil at IIikI
Mr Meeting: FoHtmlng Inter
tlng Herle- of Mtee he
With Ibe ounl of r"'t mualc,
furnlabel by the Alliance bund, anl
with over two hundred people sing
ing one nf Secretary Flaher'a "home
made" aonra, tbe Alliance Commerc
ial Club was duly uahered Into the
second ytar of Ita existence under
the new teglme. Tbe opera bouae,
where the banquet was held, wai
well filled.
The ladles of tbe Cbrlatlan cburrh
srrvrd a dellrioua banquet, with a
menu of cblrken f ie, maahed pota
toea and gravy, cranberry aauce, ea
ralloped rorn, banana anlad, Parker
llouae rolla. Ire rreuin, rake and eof
fe. Tbe excellent manner In which
the banquet waa served was very sat
(factory to thoae who were there.
Tb mualral proitram by the A III
anre Concert band, W. . Whaley dir
ector, waa veiy good. Plecea played
were "Trooper' Tribunal," "Cottage
Grove," "Bohemian Girl." "Sliding
Jim." "Hungarian Rag." The vocal
eolo by Verne Hamilton waa encor
ed. Trealdent John W. Guthrie acted
aa toastmaater. He nave bla report
for lb year and nave tbe opening
addreaa. Treaaurer R. fci. Hampton
gave bla report, showing a band
acme balance In the treaaury. Sec
retary W. I). Fieber aupplemented
bla printed report which waa com
plete and filled a sixteen page fold
er, with remark In explanation of
tbe aanie. Portion a of and extracta
from thla report are given elaewhere
In Tbe Herald.
II. M. Buthnell. editor of tbe Lin
coln Trade Review and for eight
yeara preatilenf of the Nebraaka aa
aoclatlon of commercial oluba, apoke
on "OrnanUatlon". He heartily en
doraed the work of Secretary Flaher
ami tbe board of dlrectora of the
Alliance Commercial Club. He told
of the growth or tbe Lincoln club un
der the preent aocrctary, until the
rlub now hue 1600 members and one
of tbe lineal buildings In tbe coun
try. He spoke if the publicity, re
ceived by Alliance during the paat
year. "The aplrtt of co-operation
titan a great deal to Alliance," said
Mr. HushnHl. He continued. "A
Hood commercial club aerretary la a
rare bird. Alliance la today more
talked of than ever before. Public
ity la a strong feature and not every
rlub can have thla record."
Mr. Buahnell told of the old daya
In Nebraaka. when Alliance waa not
yet In extatence. He told of coming
to tbe end of the railroad and then
driving twenty mllea farther to the
site of our city. He waa here In
1KKH. "Northwestern Nebraska has
every opMrtunlty to double and tre
ble Ita imputation, the aame aa 1 saw
happen In eaatern Nebraska," said
Mr. Buahnell. Twelve yeara ago we
trganled the commercial cluba of
Nebraaka Into a atate association.
There were 32 clubs In tbe atate at
that lime. There are now a total of
832 In the state. In the old daya
the ordinary Nebraska town lacked
the aplrlt of harmony which It la the
buainesa of the club to create. Tbe
work of getting the farmers Inter
ested Is very Important. The com
munity Unea of the town ahould be
extended. At Dorcheater, Nebraska,
a little town, there la a rlub with
10C nirtnbera. of whom 56 are farm
era. Only aa we work together can
we hope to make the progress that
we are entitled to make."
The speaker told of tbe recent rap
Id advances In the world of business
and science. He emphaslxed tbe
fact that It Is Important for every
community to keep atep with the
rapidly advancing proceaslon.
F. M Hledell. county farm dem
imatrainr. spoke a few words. He
showed the necessity of co-operation
among the farmers and between the
farmera and the business men. He
asked for tbe aupport and co-operation
of thoa Interested In his work
aa demonstrator.
C. H ItadrlifTe, county attorney of
Cheyenne county, from Sidney, spoke
of the rapid advance of Alliance. He
told of the work at Sidney by ita
rntiirierclMl clubs. He stated that
weatern Nihraska needs advertising
o trin more settlers to Its cheap
nd fertile farming lands. His
speech was a model of eloquence,
and he waa applauded heartily after
cloning Mr. Hadiliffe is a former
pupil of Supt W. It. I'ate of the Al
liance city schools, who was former
ly auperlr.'endent at Sidney.
Mr Weber, of Crwaford, made an
Interfacing talk on early days In
western Nebraska and on the aub-jri-i
of vod roads. He waa former
ly county commissioner of Dawes
eouety and understood bis subject
thoroughly
J r wren. aetTetar, of the
(l-alron CommercUl Club. gave an
In Investing talk He la a thorough
live wire and although cnly atartlng
Ins work there has niau.. a fine start
anil the rlub thr is doing hit
hlr Tey have raised 15.000 for
he budget for the coming year. The
btiainraa men there pay under bis
Un sums from $140 each down lo
J, the averave being from fbO to
each for the or'iniry buinc
e' '.mi .!' t
C FTu'il :.. a ret iry of the
Crawford rlub, spoke In hla usual
taking" way. Kundln la n big as
set to the rlty nf Crawford for he
cannot help but make frlenda for bla
city. He has spoken here before and
the people who had not heard him
before were not disappointed In his
energetic, booster talk.
It. A. Hlake of Sidney, who goes
In Hastlnga within a few daya to take
the position nf secretary there, made
an Interesting and Instructive talk.
He spoke for tbe land man, showing
how taht the work of bringing In
new settlers and more money Into
tbe country benefits every citizen,
and bow that they should be given
support. He compared the rapid
growth of Alliance with St. Louis,
and predicted a bright future for
our city.
Tbe laat feature on the program
waa tbe election of the board of dir
ectors. The following were elected
for the year: C. A. Newberry, F.
W. Harrla, R. M. Hampton. A. D.
Rodgera, Hen Sallows, W. E. Spenc
er. J. W. Guthrie, E. T. Kibble and
Lloyd C. Thomas. The officers of
the club are elected by the board of
directors from among themselves.
ORGANIZE COM
MERCIAL CLUBS
Commercial Cluba of Western Nebr
Aftka Organized Monday After
noon at Court House
An association of western Nebraa
ka commercial cluba, known aa the
"Associated Commercial Clubs of
Western Nebraska," was formed at
the assembly room In the court bouse
In Alliance Monday afternoon with
representatives present from Sidney,
Alliance, Crawford, Hemlngford and
Chadron. Officers of the new organ
ization elected were Secretary Kun
dln of Crawford, president; Secre
tary Fisher of Alliance, secretary;
Secretary Lawrence of Chadron, first
vice president; Secretary McClene
han of Sidney, second vice president;
and Mr. Van Gorder of Sidney, treas
urer. Mayor A. D. .Rodgers welcomed
the visitors from out of the city and
made a stirring talk. The speech of
welcome by the mayor was respond
ed to by H. M. Bu8hnell, editor of
the Lincoln Trade Review. Mr. Web-!
er of Crawford, a former county com-'out of proportion to the freight rates
mlssloner of Dawes county, spoke on tA the eastern part of the state and
the subject of good roads. Ilia talk east of the Missouri river;
was of much interest, for Dawes j That it Is our belief that the In
county has been very successful in terstate Commodity rates to the
making good roads. The Crawford western part of the state are exces
Chamber of Commerce hired salar- alve and far out of proportion to
led men and furnished teams last those in the eastern part of the state,
year for road building. This club which results in our not being able
has dues of 160 per year for each to use them, and forces us to the
member, in addition to heavy dona- long haul which is detrimental to
tions for the general purposes of the and inconsistent with the upbuilding
club. Following his talk he was ask- of the western part of the state;
ed a number of questions by those That if the revenues of the rail
present, road companies are insufficient for
A resolution regarding the rail- efficient service, there should be a
roads, published elsewhere in this readjustment of rates whereby tbe
Issue of The Herald, was presented 1 state and interstate rates would be
by Secretary Rundin of Crawford. A. more nearly equalized by raising
T. Lunn, chairman of the traffic com- rates only where they are now pro
mittee of the Alliance Commercial portionately lower than we must pay
Club, and an expert on freight rates, 1 in the West;
spoke on the subject of freight rates. That it is our judgment that the
His talk was interesting and showed ' newly established rates as ordered
that he has made a thorough study in Special Order No. 19. being en
of the subject. One interesting ' acted by our honorable commission
thing learned regarding rates la that : ers after a long and very careful and
the rates which apply to Alliance ap- unbiased investigation, ia a very fair
ply very largely to Billings, Montana, and reasonable schedule of rates.
Lloyd C. Thomas talked on the re- We, therefore, petition the legis
lation of the newspaper to the com- lature and commission that in case
merclal club. He stated that the the railroads of Nebraska attempt to
newspapers as a rule were glad to bring the question of higher rates
give the clubs every assistance in . before their respective, bodies, that
boosting the home town and that the the shipping interests and the pub
secretaries could secure the co-oper-fic in general have a fair opportuni
ation of the newspaperman by as-1 ty to be heard at aucb hearing,
sisting him with information regard-1
Ing the club work, etc. I
Mr. McClenehan, secretary of the'ional success In keeping out of a
Sidney commercial club, told of the
work there and the good done the
town by the organization. Secretary
Lawrence of Chadron made an inter
esting talk about their club. Secre
tary Fisher of Alliance told of the
work here. Interesting talks were
made by others who were present.
and the meeting occupied practically
the entire afternoon.
ELECT CLI H OFFICERS
Direr ton at Meeting Held Tuesday
Xoon Klert All Officers E.
cept Secretary
The board of directors of the Alli
ance Commercial Club met at the
Alliance Cafe Tuesday noon. The
following officers for the club were
elected from the board: John W.
Guthrie, re-elected president; R. M.
Hampton, vice president; F. W. Har
ris, treasurer. The selection of the
secretary will not be made until
some time later. Secretary W. D.
Fisher's term lasts until the first of
May.
Other routine business of the
board waa transacted. There was a
full attendance of the board.
Ill'YS EMPRESS THEATRE
Former llurliiigton Railroad Man
l'drli-H Picture llous from
Former Owner Dubuque
The Kmpress Theatre, located on
Third street, waa purchased Monday
from Harry Uubuque by E. V. Cra
mer, for a number of yeara a Ilur
i.ngton man. The picture houre will
continue for the rreaent aa a ten cent
hourftf and Mill continue lo present
he Cnivrrsn! films. The .;;.ri-
J'. . r ;h- n-w i. :" . i.i i:
IK-1.1 i xt M .u'.(; tv;r.:n.
REFERRED TO
TRAFFIC COM.
lUfnolutlon Adopted by Crawford
Chamber of Commerce Drought
up Kefore Alliance Club
At the organization meeting of the
Associate Commercial Cluba of
Western Nebraska, held at tbe court
house Monday afternoon, the follow
ing resolution, recently adopted by
tbe Crawford Chamber of Commerce,
waa read. Thla was brought before
the board of directors of the Alli
ance Commercial ClubTuesday noon
and was referred to the traffic com
mittee for their report on the same.
The railroads recently circulated
petitions throughout the state, as
stated In the resolution. Tbe reso
lution follows:
Inasmuch as the railroad compan
ies of this state have, thru their
agents, circulated a petition petition
ing the legislature and State Rail
way Commission to give the rail
roads of this state unbiased consid
eration aa to their needs, which we
fear may mislead the commission
and legislature to believe that the
public in general would be satisfied
with and would agree to such raise
in rates as the respective lines may
submit to them for consideration. Bo
it
RESOLVEO: That it Is tue belief
of thla Chamber of Commerce that
tbe parties signing such petitions
did so only as an acknowledgment
that in their opinion the railroads
should be entitled to a fair and rea
sonable profit as compensation for
their services, and aa a recognition
of their value to the' public, and not
as an expression of their opinion that
they believed the railroads were not
getting a fair compensation:
That it is our belief that inasmuch
as tbe western part of the state is
not favored with many competitive
lines of railroads, and therefore have
to suffer exorbitant combinations of
Commodity Interstate Rates, which
make the establishment of distribut
ing points here almost prohibitive,
compelling us to draw pur supplies
from long distant and more favored
Missouri river points on the basis of
local hauls; that the freight rates
now paid by the western portion of
the state are already excessive and
However, there is a kind of nat-
war.
For Nebraska Firemen
At tbe annual convention held at Nebraska City in January a
standard form of exempt certificate to be given firemen who have
served five years was adopted. A copy of thla form is given below.
The Herald is furnished this form in nicely lithographed form, in
colors, with tbe name of tbe department and town inserted, bound
In book form, for a very reasonable price. If your department
wishes to be strictly within the law in knowing that tbe form used
is correct, and wants to give a certificate that can be framed by tbe
fireman receiving it, they should have these forma. Write The Her
ald, Alliance, for full description and prices:
STATE OF NEBRASKA
Firemen's Exemption Certificate
Nebraska.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that for five consecutive years
has been a member in good standing of tbe
Fire Department, a volunteer fire company duly organized and in
active service in said city of Nebraska, and as such
is entitled to exemption from service upon Juries, from militia duty
in time of peace, and from the assessment and payment of any poll
tax in any county in this state in which he is a resident, aa provided
in the sections of tbe statutes of Nebraska relating to the exemption
of firemen in good standing from active service for five consecutive
years.
WITNESS our bands this day of 191. . ..
ATTEST:
Clerk of
(S-al cf City)
ELECTRIC RATES
ARELOWERED
City Council Make Substantial Re
duction In Charges for Electric
Light and Power
Alliance is to have cheaper elec
tricity, beginning with March 15th.
At the regular meeting of the city
council held Tuesday evening It was
voted to establish the following
rates, to take effect on the 15th of
thla month:
Electricity for Light t
1st 100 K. W., & 10c per K. W.
Next 100 K. W. 8c per K. W.
Over 200 K. W., & 6c per K. W.
Electricity for Power:
1st 100 K. W., 7c per K. W. .
Next 100 K. W., 5c per K. W.
Next 100 K. W., 4p 4c per K. W.
Above 300 K. W., 4c per K. W.
The rate for electric stoves will be
4c per K. W. The minimum charge
on all meters will be 1.50 per
month, with the 10 per cent discount
now in force for bills paid before tbe
22nd of the month.
There will be' no change in water
rates for tbe present. Investigation
has shown that the rates charged for
water in Alliance are as low or low
er than most cities of thia size and
that with the present cost of pump
ing considered, it would not be ad
visable to lower the water rates.
The council voted to assist tbe
city library board by paying the
light bills each month ast long as
the present shortage of library funds
Is felt.
All claims against the city must be
worn to on the regular blanks pro
vided for the purpose, In tbe future.
City Clerk George F. Snyder was In
structed to see that bills are prop
erly signed and sworn to before pre
senting the same to the board. Ar
rangements will be made for those
making out claims to have them
sworn to without extra expense.
Tbe decrease In Income from the
new rates to the city light depart
ment is estimated at $575 during the
month of December, the heaviest in
the year, and at $375 during the
month of July, the lightest in the
year.
The sum of $2,394.90 was trans
ferred from the electric light depart
ment funds to the general fund, to
care for outstanding warrants.
Id: order, to avoid the installation
of another unit at the electric light
plant the proposition of installing
the proposed 500,000 gallon reser
voir near the plant was discussed.
The cost of the reservoir has been
estimated all the way from $4,000
to $18,000. At the present time
with only the water stand pipe for
atorage, it is necessary to run tbe
pumps, which are operated by mo
tors, during the daytime and even
ing, when tbe electric light load Is
the heaviest. Tbe installation of a
storage reservoir would allow the
pumping to be done during the
night, from midnight to morning,,
when there is practically no use of
electricity.
ANNUAL PLAYAT
GOTHENBRUG
$203 Received by Volunteer Firemen
at (othenburg when They (ilve
Annual Entertainment
Gothenburg, Nebr., March 3 The
annual play given by tbe Gothenburg
fire department, A Prairie Rose,
was a decided success both financial
ly and otherwise. The proceeds from
tbe sale of admission tickets amount-
Chief of Fire Department.
Secretary.
ed to $295. The opera house waa
filled to its capacity. The characters
of the play were composed of local
people, and they all carried on their
parta to perfection. Judging from
the applause and comments It was
more than pleasing to all present.
Tbe Gothenburg Independent says,
"The people who took part in the
production of 'A Tratrie Rose must
have been inspired to do their very
best acting as tbe curtain rose, soon
after 8 o'clock last Thursday even
ing, revealing to them the great
crowd of good natured and respons
ive friends. Great credit Is due
those who chose, arranged and car
ried this annual event to a success
ful end. Tbe play waa moral and
uplifting as well aa amusing, and
gave good satisfaction to everybody
present."
On Wednesday evening, February
24, the department held election of
officers, the following being elected:
Chief, Arthur Johnson; assistant
chief, Jesse Eujuene; president, Geo.
WUklns; secretary, R. F. Weathers;
treasurer, C. T. Williams; board of
trustees, Roy Gingrich, Dr. L. J.
Bouller, Carl Quiet; foreman hose
company No. 1, Arthur Fredling;
foreman hose company No. 2, Frank
Anderson; foreman hook and ladder
company, C. R. Frasler. At the
close of the meeting a banquet was
served at Death's cafe.
NEW DRUG LAW
NOVJN EFFECT
Fines and Imprisonment Provided
for Violator of Federal Iw
Prohibiting Drug Hale
The act of congress prohibiting all
persons from selling or giving away
bablt-forming drugs without a phy
sician's prescription or under direct
Instruction, went into effect Monday.
These drugs include opium, cocaine
leaves or any compound, manufac
ture, salt derivative or preparation
made from aucb druga. Remedies
that cannot be dispensed without a
physician's orders include those con
taining more than two grains of op
ium or more than one-fourth of a
grain of morphine, or one-eighth of
heroin, or one grain of codeine.
Violators of the law are subjected
to a fine of not more than $2,000 or
imprisonment for five years, or both.
A tax of 1 a -year is fixed for all
who sell Eueh drugs. Enforcement
of the law Is vested In tbe commis
sioner of Internal revenue, for which
$150,000 is provided.
There are not less than 400 reme
dies so-called which cannot be sold
by druggists without a physician's
prescription. And this list of 400
remedies la liable to be augmented
by another hundred.
Opium, cocaine, coca leaves and
codeine are the more prominent
drugs restricted in indiscriminate
sale by tbe new law. But there are
hundreds of derivatives or prepara
tions which contain a certain per
cent of these opiates which come un
der the ban of the new measure.
One cannot buy atropine, calomel,
codeine, strychnine, heroin or Ipecac
without a prescription.
Balm gilead. Dover powders, wild
cherry compound, white pine drugs
and the like are restricted. Coca,
beef and iron, in a compound, is ta
booed, as is celery compound, all
neuralgic preparations, hypodermic
tablets and practically all the cough
lozenges.
The Alliance drug stores are not
carrying a large stock of the drugs
covered under this law. Under the
law the drug stores are comeplled to
take an inventory of the stock on
hand which will be inspected by tbe
internal revenue inspectors when
they make their regular calls. The
an.ount on hand with tbe druggists
must correspond with the prescrip
tions which are kept on file. All
physicians are required to keep a
carbon copy of prescriptions given
which contain these drugs.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS
List of Examination Scheduled to
Take Place at Alliance Dur
ing Coining Weeka
March 10-11. Jun'or chemist, sal
ary $1200 to $1440.
March 15. Physical laboratory
helper, male, salary $600 to $720.
March 16. Assistant in agricul
tural geography, male, salary $1800
to $2000.
March 17. Junior laboratory
helper, male, $480 to $540. Aid in
poultry and egg handling, male,
$720. Fireman, bureau of stand
ards, salary $900 to $1500.
April 7. Laboratory aid in tech
nical agriculture, salary $600 to
$900. Subinspector, electrical, male,
$3.60 to $5.04 per day.
April 14-15. Ship draftsman,
male, salary $3.28 to $5.04 per day.
Scientific assistant in library science,
salary $840 to $1000.
Quick Trip in Iteo Automobile
The Reo automobile proved itself
equal to a bard task Monday when
Leo Nicolai, of the Reo Garage,
drove Dr. II. II. Bellwood to the B.
F. Ankeny ranch, forty-five miles
southeast of Alliance, through the
sand bills, with snow still on tbe
ground. The start to the ranch was
made at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon
and they returned at noon Tuesday.
Mr. Ankeny wai taken severely ill,
iiic'fli'''irr ri"n' the doctcr. He
1b better at thia time.
THE STATE HOUSE
AND LEGISLATURE
State Senate Ia Handling HUM with
Rapidity but House Ia Packed
Full to the Rrini
Lincoln, Nebr, Mar. 4 The Tor
rens bill, providing for court rec
ords of land titles Instead of the ab
stracters' certificates, has passed the
House and its sponsors claim that It
will go through tbe Senate.
A bill providing for the steriliza
tion of criminal insane waa killed
early In the session in tbe House,
but a similar measure haa passed the
Senate and is again up for consider
ation by the lower body. At the
session 1913 Governor Mcrehead ve
toed such a measure.
The state will bave a parole offic
er hereafter, and it will be his busi
ness to travel over the state, in con
nection with bis other duties, exam
ining Jails and other public institu
tions, visiting paroled prisoners from
the penitentiary, talking with their
guardians and keeping general tab
on their conduct.
The Senate passed a bill permit
ting tbe establishment of a aaloon at
Fort Crook. It came to the House
and was promptly killed. Members
of the legislature generally believe
that there should be no liquor legis
lation and all bill o fevery kind hav
ing to do with the saloon question
are apt to be strangled in tbe House.
President Potts and Secretary
Richmond of tbe Legislative League
have practically fixed tbe date for
the next annual reunion for Thurs
day evening, March 18. A commit
tee ia now working on a program,
and definite announcements will be
given out in a week or so. All pres
ent and former members of the Ne
braska legislature are eligible to
membership and tbe annual dues are
$1.50, including the annual banquet.
Proposed constitutional amend
ments for election of supreme Judg
es by districts were introduced in
tbe Senate and the House. The Sen
ate has passed its bill which pro
vides for seven judges to be elected
by congressional districts. The House
bill will be amended to read seven
Judges instead of nine, as originally
Introduced, but it is proposed to es
tablish supreme Judicial districts
that will be more evenly balanced aa
to population than .tbe congressional
districts. There are reasons to be
lieve that the question will resolve
itself into a strict party matter in
the House.
The State Railway Commission ia
not a popular body around the state
house. Public sentiment brands tbe
commission as sympathizing with the
corporations rather than with the
public. Commissioner Hall ia par
ticularly unpopular and seems to be
adding to the feeling of resentment
against the body that he assumes to
represent. He ia very active In his
efforts to influence legislation, ap
pearing before committees and lob
bying around the legislative halls
much of the time.
Attorney General Reed assumes it
Is his duty to be tbe legal represent
ative of the Railway Commission as
much as for any other state officer,
and he has notified the commission
officially that he will take charge of
litigation in tbe nome of the state
rather than allow tbe commission to
go outside to employ special counsel
for which large feea bave been paid.
Mr. Reed haa taken a decided stand
on several matters of importance
since be assumed tbe duties of hla
office and as a result atate officers
are being compelled to change their
old free and easy customs.
In order to adjourn for Saturday,
the House put on extra stiara Thurs
day and worked steadily from 9
o'clock in the morning until after 10
o'clock at night, holding committee
meetings, a caucus of the majority
party and a night Besslon. The Sin
ate held its first Saturday Besslon and
worked Industriously reporting bills
for tbe general file. It now looks
probable that at tbe close of next
week the Senate will have reported
out about all of the bills introduced
in that body that will ever see tbe
light. With almost three times as
many billa to consider the lower bo
dy can hardly hope to get through
tbe list and a sifting committee will
bave to be invoked.
There are a number of bleeding
necks about the statehouse since
Chairman Norton of the House fin
ance committee introduced the gen
eral appropriation bills last week. If
the measures pass as originally
drawn the appropriations will be
cut about $700,000 from the budget
for the last biennlum. Departments
are being cut aa to salaries and inci-'
dental expenses. Employees in ceil
tain offices and boards are being lop
ped off the pay roll and salaries will
be equalized as between similar pos
itions in the various offices. All ap
propriation bills must originate in
the House but they may be amended
when they reach tbe Senate. Just
what will be the result after the sen
ators have had their say and the
conference committees have gotten
together is difficult to guess but
there is certain to be a big saving in
gross appropriations at the present
session.
At the same time the country may
felicitate itself upon the fact that, in
this particular crisis, the administra
tion of affairs ia not in the hands of
the excellent but impetuoua colonel.
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