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WASHINGTON NEWS
A press dispatch dated Washing
ton, January 12, says: The house of
representatives tonight by a vote of
204 to 174 refused to aubmit to the
states an amendment to the federal
constitution to enfranchise women.
The vote, the second in the history
of congross on the woman suffrage
Issue, came at the close of a debate
lasting into tho night, during
which tho many speakers were list
toned to with frequent evidonces of
approval or disapproval by packed
gallories. The question was bofore
tho house on tho Mondell resolution
to submit a constitutional amend
ment providing that tho right of suf
frage should not be abridged "be-,
cause of sex,"
A two-thirds affirmative vote was
necessary to pass tne resolution. It
was defeated by a majority of thirty.
Party linos wore not strictly drawn
In tho fight thougn Representative
Underwood strongly opposed the res
olution, while Republican Leader
Mann was one of the chief speakers
"for tho suffragists. Ml . " ;
This was the socond defeat for the
suffrage cause in the national legis
lature within a year, March 9 last, an
equal suffrage constitutional amend
ment proposed by Senator, Chamber
lain of Oregon, received a vote 'of 36
to 34 in tho senate, securing a bare
majority, but falling of the necessary
two-thirds. Howover, suffragist
leaders tonight were not dismayed.
As they left the galleries led by Dr.
Anna Howard Shaw, Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt and other champions
of the cause, they declared tho fight
was by no means over and that the
suffrage propaganda would be press
ed forward and onward until every
woman in America snould have the
right to cast a ballot.
An appropriation of $2,286,000 for
a five-year census of agriculture in
the United States was stricken from
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill by the house sit
ting as a committee of the whole,
through an amendment eliminating
tho appropriation and repealing the
law authorizing the census.
The federal reserve board is an in
dependent government body not un
der any department, according to an
opinion, by Attorney General Gregory
received by Secretary McAdoo. The
board will have such a status as the
interstate commerce commission and
will be regarded as a co-ordinate part
of the government. The question of
its status was raised because of the
Agents for
and Nebraska
Kansas
t ,0!HE MIDWEST LIPID was founded in 1906. It has made steady and per
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if " ' ' ' INSURANCE IN FORCE
At tho end of 1906 ? 559,000
At the end of 1907 1,152,250
At tho end of 1908 ,..?.. 1,453,218
At tho end of 1909.......... .....; 2,012,501
At tho end of 1910. '.. 2,641,084
At the end of 1911 .. 3,587,519 .,
At the end of 1912 .... .v. 4,805,514
At tho end of 1913 ....... 5,702,703
' At the end of 1914 6,580,604
ADMITTED ASSETS
At the end of 1906.... $ 115,829"
a" At' tho end of 1907... 7.,.. 7. i 134,642
At the end of 1908. ,.,..... , 161,562
; At the end of 1900. ......'. - 196,475
, At the end of 1910; . r.-.;'. . ; .i .,. . . . 236,730
At the end of 1911 . . .v. ..;... 292,873
i" At the end of 1912 : . . .', . . .-; i ........... . 397,951
At the end of 1913 ... .k .;...... 479,.fi4R
v At the end of 1914 ........ , 591,871
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yourself with a western company whose officers believe in the people of this
great Mississippi valley and in the development of their institutions. Pre
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to represent it only in Kansas and Nebraska, as these are the two states in
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write
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fact that while its members are ap
pointed by the president and confirm
ed by the senate, their compensation
is paid by the federal reserve banks.
Mr. Gregory decided that tho assess
ments made upon the, banks for the
board become federal money when
paid and shall be audited Mf the gov
ernment. 4 - '
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Senator John W. Kern; of Indiana,
had occasion for rejoicing oyer a val
ued Christmas gift ?to his "family in
the recovery of his son and name
sake, who had been afflicted with in
fantile paralysis for six years.
Six weeks ago a remarkable oper
ation was performed on the boy, who
is now 14 years of age, at John Hop
kins hospital, Baltimore. New mus
cles were grafted on the shrunken leg
by Dr. William S. Baer 10 replace
those atrophied.
Early inDecember, the patient was
brought to Washington with his limb
in a plaster cast. Recently this cast
was removed and the entire success
of the operation was disclosed. -Although
some discomfort is still felt
from the bandage, the happy, young
patient will be able to walk in an
other month. He and his mother re
turned to Indiana to spend the Christ
mas holidays.
The Hobson amendment to submit
a constitutional amendment for na
tional prohibition to the state legisla
tures was defeated in the house De
cember 22, 197 memb3rsvyotiug. for
and 189 against it. An" affirmative
vote of two-thirds was required to
adopt the resolution.
A press dispatch says: After more
than ten hours of remarkable debate
the house of representatives at a late
hour tonight was ready for a roll call
on the Hobson resolution, to submit
to the states a constitutional amend
ment for national prohibition.
It was at the conclusion of one of
the most stirring-contests of recent
days in congress, and following votes
on several amendments that the final
vote was reached. Representative
Hobson had closed the general debate
participated in by all house leaders,
many of whom were repeatedly
cheered by men and women in the
crowded galleries. Speaker Clark re
peatedly admonished the spectators
to maintain order.
Although advocates of the Hobson
resolution freely predicted that it
would receive a majority vote, many
or them, including Mr. Hobson, had
concluded at the start that the reso
lution would receive the two-thirds
vote necessary for Its adoption.
Before the final roll call, Represen
tative Hobson presented an amend
ment which was adopted, giving to
"the congress and the states connnr-
renfcly" the power to enforce the pro-
Mbitton provision by "needful legis
lation." An amendment offered' by Repre
sentative Adamson to give the states
absolute control of legislation under
the proposed prohibition amendment
was voted down on a rising vote, 179
to 32.
A press dispatch says: The Lever
warehouse bill was passed December
21 by the house, 218 to 97. It pro
vides for federal licensing of cotton
and grain warehouses, being a substi
tute for a senate bill which would ap
ply only to cotton warehouses. The
measure now goes to conference be
tween the two houses.
Tho Lever bill, which had the ap
proval of the administration, was the
subject of brief debate, its sponsors
contending that it would greatly en
hance confidence m agricultural
products and its opponents claiming
that it was unconstitutional.
T 4'ThiSH J!1 " said Representative
Leyer, "will result in the establish
ment of uniform warehouses and uni
form warehouse receipts for agricuK
tural products throughout the coun
try. It will give a certainty and value
to warehouse receipts which they do
not. now possess. It will furnish to
the farmer for the first time in this
country the machinery through which
ho may be enabled not only to know
the class or grade Qf his products
but&lso their commercial value." '
President Wilson, sent to the senate
the nomination of uabe B. Parker
present register of the treasury)
whose name appears on paper money)
to be superintendent of five civilized
tribes of Indians in Oklahoma. Mr.
Parker is quarter-Dlood Choctaw
Indian. He was not a candidate for
the place and was selected, on ac
count of his character and record.
About 30 persona applied for the
position.
Mr. Parker is 36 years old. He had
been in-the Indian . service for more
than ten years prior to being appoint
ed register of the treasury.
Senator Newlands, of Nevada, an
nounced in the senate that he would
not press at this session his bill for
co-ordination of work in rivers of the
country, because the president felt
that time was too short for the bill
to receive proper consideration. The
m'easure has been approved by the
secretaries of war, agriculture, Interi
or and commerce, and Mr. Newlands
hopes to press a more fav-reachiiig
bill at the next session.
Mr. Newlands' general plan is for
an annual appropriation of ? 6 0,0 00,
000 for 10 years for the conservation
of river heads, deepening of channels
and the like on all important streams
flowing into the Atlantic, the Pacific
and the Gulf of Mexico.
A press dispatch snys: President
Wilson was 58 years, old December
28, and a good many people saw to it
that he did not overlook the fact.
Among them were Rrng George of
England, and President M. Estrada
GJa;brera, of Guatemala, who sent
cable messages of congratulation and
good-will. Other telegrams from sov
ereigns and chiefs of state were re
ceived. There was no special celebration of
the president's birthday.- He was re
minded of it early -in the morning,
when telegrams began to be received
at the White House from, friends and
admirers in. this country and abroad.
i"H -An
, associated press dispatch says:
Count von Bernstorff, German ambas
sador here, December 21 received a
letter through the state department
thanking his government fox. meas
ures for the safe conduct 'of ships
loaded with food supplies for Belgian
Telief. The letter follows:
"The department oi.' state presents
its compliments to the imperial Ger
man embassy, and has the honor to
state that a letter has been received
from Lindon W. Bates, vice chairman
of the American commission for relief
in Belgium, requesting that an ex
pression of the commission's very
great appreciation of the prompt and
thorough arrangements which have
been affected with reference to ob
taining safe conduct for unneutral
ships sailing for BelgiunV and Hol
land loaded with food supplies for the
relief of Belgium, be conveyed to His
Excellency, Count von Bernstorff."
The immigration bill containing
the restrictive literacy test for adniin
sion of aliens passed the senate late
January 2 by avote of 50 to 7.
' The annual postoffice appropriation
bill, carrying $321,000,000 for tho
conduct of the postoffice, department
durimr thA nrivf. flaon.! vear. was irass-
! ed the house Decexhber SI.
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