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JANUARY 22, 1902, THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. 3 WASHINGTON NOTES Tf Coal Teat - lUolutI Statehood Bill DolllTcr's tdrhip Land , lattnc-Chaadler and 20 to 1 Washington, D. C, Jan. 19, 1903. (Special Correspondence.) Free coal is now an established fact and the duty that was placed on this product in the Dingley bill as a concession to the coal barons and the railroads has been removed. - It is true that the various schedules of which the Ding . ley bill is made up were drafted and ' enacted as concessions to some large - and wealthy interests (that might be expected to respond when campaign funds were needed) and all of these have been allowed to stand. But the widespread suffering and distress brought about by the coal strike and the famine in. the supply aroused pub lic sentiment to a degree that the re- publicans did not dare ignore it. Th ? time may come when other highly . protected articles wfll become as dear to the people as is coal, and it is only fair to presume that public senti ment will again compel the republi cans to allow some measure of relief unincumbered by the sacred fetich of - the tariff. . It is more than passing strange, however, that the people will continue in. power a party whose rule is responsible for. such conditions and which never permits relief to the people until its rule is threatened The average republican will insist that fhe tariff is sacred and howl pros perity until he is black in the face. The fact that he does not know when his next meal is to come from makes no difference to him. That's the way he's been taught. The Vest resolution introduced in the senate last week to place hard coal on the free list passed both houses in the senate unanimously, and in the house 2S5 to 5. The iive opposi tion votes were all republicans, one of them being Mondell of Wyoming. The democrats sought an opportunity" , to amend the bill so as to provide for free coal for all time, but were not permitted, therefore no limitation as to time was made. During the controversy Senator Till man made a characteristic speech de claring the president and attorney general were responsible for the coai famine by reason of their unwilling ness to enforce the Sherman act, which would have restrained the coal owning and coal-carrying railroads from plying unmolested their nefarious trade. The senate has passed the militia bill, with an amendment striking out the section providing for a reserve force of trained men. The house will likely concur. The statehood bill still remains the regular order of business in the sen ate with no prospect of early settle ment. Some fifteen senators have served notice of their intention to speak thereon, and it is feared that be cause of the shortness of the session the republican leaders will be able to talk and filibuster it to death. The house this week passed the - army appropriation bill, and engaged in discussion- of the diplomatic ana consular appropriation bill. Senator Dolliver has gone on rec ord as the leader of the tariff revi sionists among republicans and de livered quite an extended speech Wed nesday on the "Iowa idea," in which he severely criticised eastern repub lican senators so firmly wedded to a high tariff as to defeat the reciprocity treaties with other countries. It would appear that there is still con siderable division over this subject, among republicans, with both sides endeavoring to do the popular thing. No action will be taken by the house committee on military affairs on the canteen question at this ses sion, and no consideration is being given to any measure proposing the restoration of the canteen to army post exchanges. The naval appropriation bill carries a little less than the amount appro priated last session, and authorizes the construction of three large battle ships and one cruiser, two steel train ing ships, and one wooden training brig On the land leasing question, the Nebraskans in congress have sub mitted to the state legislature a let ter asking their views on the matter in question. There is some division on the matter among the members. Mr. Shallenberger pioneered the opposi tion to the syndicate bill, proposed by Senators Millard and Dietrich, and is backed up by the receipt of numer ous petitions and letters and by pub lic sentiment in general. During the discussion of the army bill in the house, Grosvenor of Ohio, republican, and Champ Clark of Mis souri, democrat, engaged in a rough-and-tumble discussion of the future prospects of the democratic party which occasioned much amusement and generous applause on the floor and in the well-filled galleries. Grosvenor charged that the demo cratic party was dead beyond a hope of resurrection, and Indulged in some sarcastic comment Mr. Champ Clark replied to Mr. Grosvenor in a characteristically breezy speech. He took up the elec tion figures to show, as he said, that the democrats had at least an "even chance" in 1904. In the course of his remarks he had a sharp alterca tion with Mr. Bartholdt.of Missouri, over the local political situation in his state. While Mr. Clark was argu ing that the change of a few thousand votes in certain states would give tht democrats the presidency; Mr. Wacht er, of Maryland, interposed with this question: "While you are making those changes," he asked, "do you sup pose we will be sitting with our hands on our laps." "No," retorted Mr. Clark, "you will have your hands in the treasury up to the arm pits, just where they always are." (Democratic applause and laughter.) While Mr. Clark was talking about the congressional gerrymanders in northern states, he crossed sword"? in turn with a dozen republicans, and each side cheered on its speakers. Clark is contesting with John Sharpe Williams of Mississippi for the minority leadership of the fifty eighth congress and has the backing of the west The Hoar resolution, recently passed by the senate, to change the date of the inauguration of the president and vice president to the last Tuesday in April has been voted down by the house judiciary committee, as were also several other propositions pro viding for various dates. This action precludes any possibility of a change being made at this session. A change seems to be desired, but a majority cannot agree on what the change shall be. The president is now having trou ble with the national industrial coun cil of the ex-slaves association, claim -irg to control 320,000 colored voters. This council has asked the president tc consider the feasibility of taking from charity institutions in the south about 200,000 negroes, thus relieving' southern taxpayers of supporting them. The president indicated that he, could not view the matter in a favorable light, whereupon the lead ers of the council declared that the president had done the black race great injury in the south by appoint ing so many negroes to office, there by stirring up white prejudice and encouraging negroes to . idleness and office-seeking, while at the same time denying protection to aged colored men. All this is to be regretted. Any action that would take away from the republicans a sure asset like the col ored vote can be viewed in no other way than a national calamity. Congressman Shallenberger has re ceived and accepted an invitation to deliver an address to the law school of the Georgetown national university on February 14. A glance at the record shows that congress has passed 10,000 private pension bills in the last 40 years, a circumstances responsible for some acrimonious debate last Friday in the house. Secretary Hay has at last supplied Senator Morgan with a statement of the expenditures made on account of the isthmian canal commission. The statement shows that each member has been compensated at the rate of $1,000 a month, with all expenses added, since 1899. For all the good accom plished, most people will feel the pay to have been at least ample. The senate bill fixing and increas ing the salaries of United -States judges has been favorably reported to the house and will likely pass, being a very considerable increase all along the line. A decision was reached yes terday by giving the chief justice of the court of appeals $G.500, $6,000 to each of the associate justices of the court of appeals, and $G,000 to each of the justices of the district supreme court, being an increase of $1,000 over the present salary for supreme court judges, but no increase for associate justices of the appellate court. The salaries for other courts, as provided in the bill, are as follows: United States supreme court Chief justice, $13,000; associate justices, $12,500 each. United States circuit judges,' $7,000. United States district judges, $0,000. Court of claims Chief justice, $G, 500; associate justices, $6 000 each. Reform measures seem to be gain ing renewed impetus with every turn of the wheel. A few years ago the advocate of government ownership was termed a fanatic and yet this prin ciple bids fair to be enacted into law within a few years at most. As an in stance of just what headway the mat ter has reached. Congressman Jenkins, t Wisconsin, chairman of the house Judiciary committee, has Introduced a resolution in the house suggesting the advisability of an inquiry into the question of government control of coal mines and all lines of coal trans portation. If, in the opinion of the committee, the power exists to lake this step, the resolution authorizes the committee to prepare a bill de claring the necessity . and to exhaust the power of congress in this respect The resolution reads: "Resolved, That the committee on Judiciary be and is hereby directed to investigate and report to this housj with all convenient speed the opinion of that committee as to the power of congress to declare that a necessity has arisen for taking possession of all coal, coal beds, and coal mines in the United States, and all lines of transportation agencies, instruments and vehicles of commerce necessary for the transportation of coal, and that if in the .opinion of that commit tee the power exists, and a necessity for the exercise of such power has arisen, that the committee forthwith report to this house a bill, declaring the necessity, providing fully and m detail the occasions, modes, condition and agencies for said appropriation that will fully and completely exhaust the power of congress in that regard." The resolution was referred to the committee on rules for the purpose of squelching it, which will be done. The introduction of the same is enough, however, to show the growth of the sentiment, and will be hailed with de light by reform workers everywhere. Congressional circles are somewhat stirred by recent utterances of promi nent men on the question of imperial ism and the money question. Presi-, dent Roosevelt has decided to send General Wood to the island of Min danao, Philippines, to establish a col onial government such as that of the English in India, so it Is authorita tively announced from the White house. This has prompted Dr. Schur man, formerly of the Philippine com mission, to declare the islands should be granted immediate independence. Ex-Senator Chandler advocates the remonetization of silver at the ratio of 20 to 1 by the nations of England. France, Germany and the United States. 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