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Flft '. " f " mf'i - s DECEMBER' 23. 1904 TPwnwp.Hf tf The Commoner: . 13 Mr Cockran's Bills In the last issue of The Commoner reference was made to two bills intro duced by Kepresentativo Bourke Cock ran on December 5. The first, provid ing for the appointment of a special commission to enquire into and ascer tain the amounts of money expended by both parties at all elections for presidential electors from 1892 to 1904, both inclusive, Is as follows, being House Roll 15.697: Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assem bled, That the senior associate justice of the supremo court oi. the United States, the junior judge of the circuit court of the United States in and for the third circuit together with two senators of different political affilia tions to be chosen by the senate, end two representatives in congress of dif ferent political affiliations to be chosen by, the house of representatives, be, and they hereby are, appointed a com mission for the following purposes: First. To inquire and ascertain the amounts of money which have been collected and the amounts actually ex pended by or on behalf of political parties or committees, and by or on behalf of candidates for presidential electors and for representatives in con gress, and by all persons whatsoever in supporting or opposing them, during all presidential elections from eighteen THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL hEdS IS? ,il to nineteen derived, the nurooae fnr wmmT ..:! mOnPV.Q vrnr.n j .. "-U UUCU wero uroh , . jvhom they were paid or "and thfSsnt?monTv E? houses 0f congress on or before X and sixf January' Poteen hundred Sec. 2. That said commission is here by empowered u administer oaths, to examine witnesses, and to compel their attendance and the production of any boons or papers that it may deem nec essary to carry out tho purpose of this act. Sec. 3. That said commission shall make Its own mien and Rhnii hnv .,.- right to preserve order at its sessions, bee. 4. That a refusal to obey the subpoena of said commission or to an swer any question which It may put pursuant to the provisions of this act shall bo a contempt, which shall be punishable in tho same way as con tempt of a process lawfully Issued by uio imersiaie commerce commission. Sec. 5. That "said comnilssion shall have power .o employ sucn persons, in cluding counsel, as it may consider necessary for tho thorough execution of its powers; and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of the treasury of tho United States to meet the expenses thereof. The second bill, providing that all contributions exceeding $50 In amount hereafter made to the expenses of po litical parties at elections where presi dential electors and representatives in Few People Know How Useful it l in ; congress are chosen shall be reported Preeervlao; Health sad beaty Nearly every oody knows that char coal is the safest and most efficient disinfectant and purifier in nature, but 'few realize its value when taken into the human system for the same clean sing purpose. Charcoal is a remedy that the more you take of it tho better; It is not a drug at all, but simply absorbs the gases and impurities always present in the stomach and intestines and car ries them out of the system. Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking, drinking, or after eating onions and other odorous vegetables. Charcoal effectually clears and im proves the complexion, it whitens the teeth and further acts as a natural and eminently safe cathartic. It absorbs the injurious gases which collect in the stomach and bowels; it disinfects the mouth and throat from poison of catarrh. All druggists sell charcoal in one form or another, but probably the best charcoal and the most for the money Js in Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges; they are 'composed of tho finest powdered Willow charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics in tablet form or rather in the form of large, pleasant tasting loz enges, the charcoal being mixed with honey. The daily use of .these lozenges will soon tell In a much improved condi tion of the general health, better com plexion, sweeter breath, and purer blood, and the beaiity of it is, that ro pot'dble harm can result from their ccLtinued use, but on the contrary, great benefit. A Buffalo physician in. speaking of the benefits of charcoal, says: "I ad vise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to ail patients suffering from gas in stom and bowels, and to clear the com plexion and purify the breath, mouth and throat; I also believe the liver is greatly benefited by the daily use of them; they cost but twenty-five cents a box at drug stores and al though In somo sense a patent prepara tion, yet I believe I get, more and better charcoal in Stuart's Charcoal Lozengei than in any. of the ordinary charcoal tablets." ito the clerk's office of tho district court of the United States for the dis trict in which the donors reside, and for the publication of such reports, Is as follows, being House Holl 15,581: Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assem bled, That whenever any sums exceed ing fifty dollars shall be contributed to the funds of a political party, or any moneys shall be expended by or on behalf of any candidate for represen tative in congress or for presidential elector, before an election at which representatives in congress or presi tial electors are to be chosen, a state ment shall, within three days from such contribution or expenditure, be filed by the person or persons making such contributions or expending such njoneys in the office of the clerk of lho district .ourt of the United States for the district in which the person, firm, corporation, or society making such contributions or expenditure shall re side, specifying the amount, the names and residences of the donors, and of the person or officer receiving it. Sec. 2. That such statement shall be published within one week by the per .son or persons so filing the same in two newspapers supporting candidates ot opposing parties and published in the judicial district where such state ment was filed. S'ec. 3. That on failure of the persons making sue contributions or -expend ing such moneys, within three days thereafter, to file such statement as above required, it is hereby made the duty of the persons receiving such con tributions or moneys to file such state ment in said office and to publish he same in such newspapers. Sec. 4. That every person making or receiving contributions r expending moneys for the purposes aforesaid and who shall fail to file the certificate re quired by this act and .o make .he publication herein required shall be guilty of felony, and on conviction thereof "hall be punished, by Impris onment for not less than one year nor more than three years, at the discre- Ition of the court A LHtls Republic The Indian people who seem to bo tho most reluctant to give up their form of government when tribal re lations are dissolved In 190C are tho proud Chickasaws, whoso adminlntra tlve functions arc more closely molded after those of the states than tho gov ernment of any other of tho five civ ilized tribes. Tho Chickasaws pride thomselves upon tho perfection uf their democracy, and it was to secure hotter representation for thoir pooplo that they broke away from tho Choc taw nation, under which they had pre viously been governed, and set up a separate and independent govern ment. This separations occurred in 185G when, by mutual agreement tho Clilc asaws adopted a constitution and made the laws to govern their new na tion. Tho Chickaaaws made tho wirnn complaint against tho Choctow gov ernment that the American colonies urged against England, that of tax ation without representation. They wero given a few representatives in me fjhoctaw government, but not enough, as they believed, in propor tion to tho amount of taxes they paid. Tho Choctaws allowed their sister tribo to set up an Independent nation with out compelling them to fight for it, and tho United States government ap proved tho action. TlBhomingo, famous for Jts flno granite and beautiful surroundings, chosen for tho capital, and it has been tho center of the Chickasaw government over since. Until a few years ago tho deliberations of tho nation wero hem in a square brick building in Tish omingo, which was erected in 1854, two years prior to the birth of the Chickasaw nation. A few years ago the present capitol, a beautiful granite structure, was built. It was the finest administration building owned by any Indian tribe. It Is constructed en tirely of Tishomingo granite and cost $21,000, without counting tho material, which was dug from tho earth and cost the nation nothing except tho expense of transporting it to the building site. It is two stories high and Is surrounded by a tower. The nation, realizing that it cannot retain its public buildings much longer rented tho building to the United States government two years ago for a consideration of $1,200 a year, and since that time has been the home of the Tishomingo land office. The Chickasaw legislature, which Is now In session, Is using rented quarters, ajid Is reluotantly preparing for tho final administration of government affairs. Exchange. Taking Bird Notes For tho study of ornithology, C. C. 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