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' rrrirr"i 'n -jmnf ipr- 'Ci y THm O K- ' f-VfmiHfr ii'-. lh. . S!i- ?'..? .. m -6- r' The Commoner. VOLUME 4, NUMBER The Week In Washington , The name of Major Warner has been mentioned as a orobablo successor lo the office of commissioner of pensions, and it is understood that the, presi dent id anxious to appoint him. : Charles F. Larabee of Maine to bo assistant commissioner of Indian affairs'. . J: Plerpont Morgan wjis a visitor December 11. .' An Associated Press dispatch dated Washington, D. C., Dec. 11, says: "No hope is held out in administration cir cles of a revival of the French-American reciprocity treaty, efforts to en ' courage which are being made by the ; Bourse, according to an interview with 'President Chard of that body, as cabled -by tho Associated Press yes terday. The French treaty and a number of others have been pigeon holed in the senate for some time and there, is no expectation that they will , be seriously considered at this ses sion Of congress. President Roosevelt has abandoned the idea of calling congress into spe cial session in the spring; to revise the tariff. He is not certain, 'however, that a special session will not be called next fall. i i ta 1 1 .; 'K"'Sgcretary 'Hay has made recommend ations for. increasing 't'tie salaries' of a'grea't number of officers' in the serv- ice 'of the government. V The Washington correspondent for the New York Herald,, under date of vDec,,14, says: "Final agreement on a ship subsidy bill has been reached by the commission of senators and repre sentatives investigating this question during the recess of congress. The report of the commission is also near ing completion, and both bill and re port will probably be presented be fore adjournment for the holidays. In spite of the stamp of disapproval put oh this measure by Speaker Cah npn and other house leaders who were urging economy; friends of the -measure are planning to make a vig- uiuua campaign in its behalf, and de clare that the democratic opposition In the senate and house has, very largely disappeared. The principal features of the bill include mail- sub ventions of-tonnage taxes. The new bill is drawn up along' lines elimin ating the question of preferential or uUfferential duties. The commission, after investigation of this feature, de cided that it was not practicable. It ; plans a direct subsidy drawn up that would not conflict with from thirtv to forty commercial treaties, which would be likely to arouse retaliatory legislation. It is on new mail routes, :wlth a very generous speed maximum Ahd an. alternative subvention that the new 'bill is founded. Tho vessels which do not care to undertake the mail contracts are allowed the alter ative, of the employment of a certain percentage of American sailors belong- , mg to the naval reserve, about one- ' eighth. It' is not certain yet just what will be the amount of money involved. It is estimated that the rebate on the . tonnage tax may reach $5,000,000, while in the case of the Pacific lines running to the Orient and Panama the mail subventions may amount to between one and. one-half and two million dol lars. NO estimates ave yet been made for the Atlantic. It is expected that the Pacific Mail, in. its. linesfinin ning to China and Japan, woujd. get about $50,000, and probably $$50,000 on lines to tho Isthmus. it ia'bur posed to raise the rato of tonnage tax. That now being charged by the, United States is lower than any other country charges on foreign bottoms. This sum which is now turned into the treasury service, the lighthouse service, and so forth, will thus be greatly increased and will bo equally distributed among American ships. The bureau of immigration held a conference Dec. 12 to consider plans for the distribution of immigrants. No definite conclusion was reached but many valuable suggestions are being considered. Although it was understood upon liis appointment to office that Secretary of the Navy Morton would remain for only nine months at the post, Presi dent Roosevelt has prevailed upon him to remain for a greater length of time. Secretary Morton has begun a number of reforms in the navy which will reauiro his attention for a con siderable length of time. In accordance with the suggestion of President Roosevelt the forest' re serves will be put under the . .depart ment of. agriculture. ' j"' The, arbitration treaty between.' Great Britain and the United States was signed. Dec 12. .. The inaugural ball will be held in the pension building. An Associated Press dispatch dated Washington, D. C, Dec. ,13, says: "Senator Galinger today introduced a bill providing that vessels of the the United States and no others shall be used in the transportation of sup plies, machinery and other material of the Panama railroad and for the, construction of the canal and for na val supplies to Guantanamo. Cuba. A penalty of forfeiture of goods is provided. The president has' denied executive clemency to Mrs. Phillips Dodge in the matter of returning her jewels which were seized, by government offi cials upon her arival at the port of New York. They were valued at $39. 000. ' &h worid-kaawatuma ahold! remedy, for catr. 1 hfMrWahwtir-afWb;jwr throat.- An Associated Press dispatch dated Washington, D. C, Dec. 14, says: "In order that actual settlers should have the public lands Representative Reeder of Kansas urged the presi dent tOdaV tO 11RO hin T)f1nonna secure a change in the public land xuwa. xie xom uie president the laws ought to be changed, at once in the interest of the government and of genuine settlers, soaa to. prevent the lands from being taken up., by people who merely desired to Manna f v. at the earliest possible moment. No' uecision regarding the matter was reached, but it will be considered by the president. Mr. Beveridge, on behalf of the cqm mittee on territories, reported the statehood-bill and he will make d mo tion oh' the first day that the senate convenes in January that a considera tion of the bill shall be entered on At once. l."..A ,1 Mrrbubom has presented aMmendi-merittprovidor,enf((r'thevCBi-- neso exclusion law in tho Phiiippin islands. He says that if the demands for coolie labbr are granted, tho sugar making industry of tho United States would be destroyed. The 'State of Kansas will erect a statue of John J. Ingalls in statuary hall of the capitol in January, 1905. Representative Hearst of New York has reintroduced in the house the reso lution presented by him a few days ago. The resolution is amended so as to in clude the names of Warren Tumber and H. W. Aldrich who were dismissed from tho postal department The reso lution calls on the president for infor mation concerning dismissed postal employes. An Associated Press dispatch, dated Washington, D. C, Dec. 16, says: "Tho house committee on Interstate and for- ;elgn commerce today authorized a fav orable report on the Yreeland bill, making it unlawful to stamp the words 'United States Assay' on gold or silver used in the arts. The purpose of the bill is to prevent the practice of stamp ing spurious articles with the word3 quoted, in order, to make it appear that the government in some manner had passed on the quality of the metal." -Mr. Baker, representative from New York, has introduced, a. resolution re questing the attorney general to re port to this house, Whether he has as certained that the so-called 'beef trust' is in restraints trade; and, if sb, what steps he has;taken under ithe provisions of law to cause a forfeiture of the property (in course of transportation from one state to another) of those constituting the so-called 'beef trust " Secretary Hay has sent to the Amer ican ambassadors and ministers ac credited to the nowers sienatorv tn The Hague convention for presentation to several foreign offices a circular note giving a summary of the Teplies to his note of last October suggesting a second conference at The Hague -o complete the work begun by the first conference. Secretary Taft is doing his utmost to secure from the present congress tariff legislation lor the Philippines. He will have a conference with Chairman Payne of the committee on ways and means as to what course he will pur sue in the matter. An Associated Press dispatch, dated Washington, D. C, Dec. 16, sayst "The house, committee, on. elections of presi dent and vice president, authorized a favorable report on a bill introduced by Representative Cark (Mo.) provid ing that the secretary of agriculture and the secretary of commerce and labor shall follow the other cabinet of ficers in the line of succession to 'tho presidency in the event of a vacancy in that officecaused by death or re signing. The bilL amends the present law on the subject by adding the two cabinet positions named." Plans are under way for the estab lishment of an American commercial center in the heart of the city of Paris. Some -ell-known officials have talked to the president, Secretary Hay and Secretary Taft about the project and it has been encouraged. A Great Btacfoctor The Lincoln, (Neb.) Journal prints an interesting story relating 'to the farm implement trust. Editorially, tho Journal says: , MTM story of the rapid encroach ments r of- the International Harvest comnanifr unnn.- tti " . v -.i x. tradst-contaimi t tha - thrilling Mtere Of a cood nnvnl hut .- have a personal stake in Zl? epU nthe story to enjK do with this trust, saying: ''la man! respects the last three years of S implement business has embodied h elements of the forty years' strugSj America is familiar throuch thA work of Miss Tarbell. The fact that Mr. Rockefeller and his colleagues haye been able to accomplish in tho implement business in three years what required several times as long in the oil trade shows graphically with what skill, cunning and long practice have enabled these men to take hold of a disorganized line of industry, gather together the nucleus for an organiza tion, throttle competition by any of the thousand ways with which they are familiar and emerge in an incred ibly short time in control of the Industry. The Implement dealers, who are the first to feel the heavy hand of the implement monoply, may be able to save themselves by closg or ganization. For the farmer, who must ultimately tfay the price for the whole business, the remedy is not so clear. A long step toward the solution of the problem will doubtless have been taken when congress gives tho inter state commerce commission some real power in dealing with discrimina tions in. the matter of freight rates." And yet, the authorities of our state university, with, as we remem ber it', the cordial approval of the Lin coln -Journal, purpose to erect on the state university 'campus a memorial to the man through whose cunning organizations are .effected having for their purpose the throttling of compe tition, the monopoly of industries and -the placing of outrageous imposi tions on the people. Omaha World Herald. Subscribers' Advertising Department A little thought will convince aat this department of The Cor moner of fers superior advantages to these who desire to secure publicity. Only Com moner subscribers are cllowed to use It, and only responsible articles are allowed to be advertised. Confidence in the advertising management will explain in large measure why ad vertising in The Commoner is profit able. 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