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PAGE 2 give In skeleton form Mr. Bailey's re marks upon the vital points at Issue na set forth in his amendments and In contradiction to the opposition ta- ten by Senators Knox and Spooner: , Kncx and Spooner Wrong Mr. Bailey declared that both Mr Knox and Mr, Spooner had miscon ceived the theory under which con gress establishes the inferior courts, saying that if, so disnosed coneress could today disestablish every one of the inferior courts. He did not agree with Mr. Spooner that such a" course would bo anarchy, because the state courts would be left. Congress might, he argued, declare war against every .nation of the globe, and while there was no doubt that the people would scourge the congress that, would do so, mere was no doubt of the congres .sional power. . So it was with the right of congress resardine the courts "The power to create and the power to destroy must include the power to limit." In support of the plea that the legis lative authority, is not curtailed, he called attention to the fact that with reference to the inferior courts no limitation- is put upon congress as to the number, their jurisdiction or their " power. 'V"-" . Mr. Hale interrupted with the sug gestion that congress must have the same power in the abolition of inferior courts that it has in creating them. "My mind runs with the senator's on that point," he said. ; "I believofethat the power to create and to destroy rests wholly with congress." He had not, however, enjoyed what the senator had said regarding the ar . raying pf the ninety men here against the nine men of the supreme court. He wished, therefore, to ask Mr. Bai ley whether he wished bv anvthins: he had said to commit himself against the broadest final review of the su preme court. Has Been Misunderstood Mr. Bailey said he had been mis understood, adding that he had only intended to say that in a matter of judgment ninety men were to be con sulted rather than nine. Along with decisions by the courts he quoted the text-writer Conkling as saying that "the circuit court3 possess no power not conferred by congress." He quoted a case decided by Chief Justice Marshall involving a, law sus pending the writ of habeas corpus, in which he said that : the court cannot issue a writ of habeas corpus, except upon the authority or a written law. "And," he said, "the senators tell us that congress has no power to put a limitation on the injunction power of the court' As a matter of practical conveni ence, he said, a railroad company could better afford to sue 10.000 shiD- pers for the difference in rate in case of a final decree favorable to them than 10,000 shippers could afford to sue the company. He asserted that in more than one decision the supreme court has held that the inferior courts have no "in Salt Rheum Itches, oozes, dries and scales over and over again; local applications do not cure it because they cannot remove its cause, which is an impure condition of the blood. The most obstinate cases have been perfectly and permanently cured by a course of- Hood's Sarsaparilla the best medicine for salt rheum in all the world. For testimonials of remarkable cures end for Book on Salt Rheum, No. 2. C I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. C6 Nobraska herent function," as contended by Mr. Knox. He quoted an opinion in which was made the statement that congress had withheld jurisdiction. "How in the name of common sense can congress withhold from a court jurisdiction of a subject and not with hold judicial power?" he asked, to further support his contention that the phrase "judicial power" and the word "jurisdiction" are used inter changeably by the courts. Wants Justice for All He would not have senators violate their conscip nfV tn rlnJifts wnl l?inr delegates, but would have justice done 4 .TV 1 1 V ... i L 1 1 . - to all, both to the railroads and their patrons. This," he argued, could be ac complished by the adoption of the amendments to the railroad bill offered by himself, requiring that "just com pensation" be made the standard of railroad charges in accordance with tne language of the constitution. He only demanded that the findings of tne commission should stand until a final decision should be reached. He believed the addition of the amend ment would have the effect of forc ing the railroads to assist in getting an early trial. expressed the opinion that Mr. Bai ley's argument would have good re sults. Mr. Bailey expressed gratitude over this endorsement, and expressed - his J regret that he had not been able to agree with Messrs. Knox and Spooner. Expressing his gratification at the sentiment in support of his proposi tion, he expressed the hope that Mr. Spooner and Mr. Knox will see the situation as he does. "Then," he said, "we might have a new national emblem in the big stick and the pitch fork." : : Mr. Bailey concluded at 4:35 p m., after speaking for four hours and ten minutes, amidst an outburst of ap plause which the chair found it im possible to suppress. Bryan's Return Home In a private letter received from W. J. Bryan, written at Calcutta, India, Mr. Bryan says he expects to return home about the middle of September. His itinerary includes a steamer trip from Bombay, India, to Cairo, Egypt, a journey to the Holy Land, thence to Constantinople and rrom there to St. Petersburg, reaching the Russian capi tal about the time the new regime in governmental affairs has been inaugu rated. Menaced By a Famine Guayaquil, Ecuador In view of the destruction of the crops the interior provinces are menaced by famine and President Alfaro has ordered that flour, corn, wheat and barley be ad mitted to the republic free of duty and that half the customs tariff shall be levied on lard. This decree will be effective for two "months. Yellow' and typhoid fevers are causing many deaths here. f if Independent FARM LANDSJN NEBRASKA Farmers Are All Getting Wealthy The State Pos sesses Many Attractions and Advantages Up to this time there has been enough fresh fertile lands to supply the place of all lands which have been i hv omcinf. frnm fArrflnfiol rainfalls ; in the eastern, middle and southern -. states. But we have now nearly reached the limit of arable lands for sale or for giving away by the gov ernment of the United States. The population of the republic has doubled about every twenty-ave years." If this increase continues at the same rate it is safe to say that in fifty years from this time the United States will have a population of 300,000,000 peo ple. Meantime the acres of arable lands -will, through bad tillage, have diminished rather than increased. that is to say, the supply of farm lands will be much less than we now pos sess. Holding that the relation of sup ply to demand is the sole regulator of value, it is fair to conclude that farming lands in the United States, well located, will be worth, fifty years from this time an average of from $200 Send $1.00 for One Years Subscription to The Independent And Receive Mr. Berge's Book "The Free Pass Bribery System" FREE as a Premium This Offer will remain but a Short Time This Offer appUes to full paid advance Subscrip tions only. to $300 per acre. The farmers who have the most individuality in the way of industry, frugality and judgment nearly all believe in a future of high prices for agricultural lands. Where Will the People Go? iuc pupmauon oi lowa iiyuu) is 2,231,853; the population of Minnesota (1900) is 1,751,394. The present im migration approximates 500,000 year ly; the annual natural increase raises the grand total to 2,000,000 a year, or a yearly increase sufficient to set tle a state like Iowa. Where are the ten states like Iowa for the next ten years to be found or the twenty-five for the next twenty-flve years? It is bound to be westward, and Nebras ka will be the great center. , The United States government's re port for-1905 showed Nebraska to have held place among the great agricul tural leaders, second only to Minne sota in average of spring wheat, sec ind in average acre production of corn and fourth in average acre production of oats. In summary it might be stated that the agricultural products during tse last three years have included 9,000, 000 tons of hay and forage, 18,000,000 ousneis of potatoes and 1,034,137,537 bushels of grain. The probable value of all products for the period is 500 million dollars. ; Nebraska's Many Crops Wheat has become not only a com mon and sure but a particularly profit able crop since the discovers that the hard red winter varieties are par APRIL 12, 190b ticularly adapted to Nebraska's soil and climate. Ten years ago it was a spring wheat state. The yield for the last three years was 123,000,000 bushels, of which more than four fifths was winter wheat.t Nebraska's shipments during the last three years Normally Nebraska1 Is the third greatest corn producer in the union, notwithstanding its youth and the vast area it gives over to grazing, which is not possible in Illinois or Iowa, the corn leaders. In 1903-05 Nebraska raised 672,000,$00 bushels, giving It a marketable surplus of more than 100, 000,000 bushels. ' The yield of oats for 1902 was 63, 000,000 bushels, for 1903 it was 62,500,-. 000 bushels and for 1904 reached 70, 000.000 bushels. , Barley can be raised in almost every portion of the state, some of the west ern countries being especially adapted to its production. The yield for 1902 was a little more than 2,000,000 bush els, while that for 1904 was almost three times as much. Rye makes large yields per acre when raised for grain. Its acreage is increasing and the yield for the last three years was about 5,000,000 bush els. - " ' -' . . y' ' - ' Alfalfa has proved one of the most valuable crops raised on the American continent and Nebraska has proved there is not another alfalfa state as good. The acreage in 1905 was 236,321. From three to four cuttings are made every year, yielding an aggregate of four or .five tons per acre, to sell at a price varying from $6 to $9 per ton. The more alfalfa is understood the more : extensively it is adopted, and there can be absolutely no doubt about its putting hundreds of thousands of dollars into the pockets of Nebraska's fat "cattle raisers, swine raisers and dairy and poultry men in the immedi ate future. V Nebraska a Dairy State As a meat maker alfalfa leads, while as a muscle maker the native prairie grass of Nebraska has to be given the tjrown. It averages about one and one half to one and three-fourths tons to the acre. The state acreage approxi mates 2,700,000. It has caused Ne braska's output of butter to increase about 50 per cent since 1900, and Omaha has become the largest market in tne world for dairy products. The state , has about 600,000 more milch cows than in 1900. Nebraska has moved up from thirteenth to tenth, and possibly ninth, place among the dairying states of the union, and the value of its annual dairy output has increased nearly $3,000,000. In 1897 there were about 500 hand separators in use in the state. ' Now there are -very nearly. 30,000. Analysis of the statistics disclose that the average yearly dairy production per cow in America approximates $16.16, but in Nebraska this figure is doubled and tripled, with the further advantage of a minimizing of the cost of maintain ing the cow or herd. Nebraska's Poultry Nebraska's poultry won a first prize three second prizes, three fifth prizes and nine sixth and seventh prizes at the World's Fair at St. Louis. It has attained no great prominence - as a fancy poultry state, yet only the better breeds are used, anu their productive ness is great. The South Omaha packers have engaged extensively in the fowl and egg business, so that Ne braska now has a convenient, perman ent market. The industry has taken on a new and greater importance since the various packing companies began buying fowls and eggs nearly every