THE MORNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY, UIAROH 26, 1906.
GZAR IS AGAIN IN
POWER IN RUSSIA
Parliament Will Not Be Allowed
to Legislate Him Out of
His Throne.
ARMY SAID TO BE LOYAL
Any 'Radical Action on the Part of.
the .-Representatives of the 'J'co-
'pterin Assembly Would Sum
mon Armed Guards.
ST. I'KTICRSRUnG. March 2".. The Ab
MotaMi Pre.w Is Hblo to srlvc the results
nf a a important conversation with a high
pcrKHMse regarding the situation In Rus
t4a. Neither the name nor tho position
of thta ptTsoiiiiKO can be Indicated, "but
tMs cempetenry to speak upon the sltua
tm out be vouched for.
TJh owivorsRllon. which covered a wide
rang, left tho distinct impression that
the MMtemblhiK of the National Parlla
naettt would bring a crisis, but not tho
anticipated abroad. The government
evWeHlly is absolutely convinced that an
armed revolution or a poneral uprising:.
Tvtatch -would menace its life. Is no longer
lwHit( and that tho danger Is not that
tle government will be overthrown, but
tht it will be driven to abandon Its path
of reform.
"The guerilla warfare which the rcvo
Iwttottlsi at present are conducting,"
mW the personage referred to, "cannot
HiKwootl. Acts of terrorism doubtless will
ewilnuo, vengeance may be wreaked
UfHHt Governors-General and police mast
vs; CeuHl Wlttc. the Premier, and Min
irtw of the Interior Durnovo may be as
KasfllnHted; lMtnks and buildings may be
14wh Wft. and there may even be riots
kre ad there, but attempts to produco
wWewpread risings in the cities or a
retHstlUoii of tho railroad strike aro
Hmwl to failure. The government has
a Irm gnp and every measure to prc
vwit excotts will be taken.
Change in the Situation.
Bo4des. th pltuatjon has beon com
liely alterel since last Fall, when prac
tfanHy the whole of the population Joined
the threat which led the JSmperor to
prunt tle nmnlfesto of October r.0. The
government then was unable to cope with
xh extreme revolutionaries. The army
tn KrojKiH Russia was at a low
txrcmgth and tilled with reservists bor
on mutiny, owing to their anxiety
t rfinni to their homes and join 'their
f Attrition and new recruits everywhere
ww iwevented from Joining the colors.
Sinee then all Is changed. The rc
jMTvfcsts Imve boon discharged and the
recruits have been drilled and joined the
rwks. Regiments which then consisted
f now havo 2000 men. Two army
-rps have roturniMl from Manchuria and
Hre regulars are arriving daily.
niattor what is jsaid to the con
trary it is certain that the army is faith
ful jo the Emperor. There may be in
ritvidtial oases of disloyalty, but the re
ItMMlky of tho army as a whole Is un
tUoned. The weight of troops alone
irwdorc a revolution Impossible.'
Pendant. Loyal to Emperor.
Soyll there bo agrarian disorders In
th." Svinmor they will not be revolution
ary tn character for the peasants of Rus
sia hit true to the Kmpcror. The danger
lw in another direction.
lt is not a question of the fall of tho
government, but whether reform or riot
will prevail whether the present strug
gle t supplant the old regime and secure
larger liberties for the people will enter
thr present parliament phase or a
Hintor revolution, will sweep away tho
mttre programme on which the govern
ment has entered.
""The lCtipenr is sincerely and honestly
k'rtraws of meeting the wishes of his peo-H-
MMd has given them his word to this
-nd Bt this reactionary party exists.
It is ewtnjsed of the aristocracy, with a
1werfwi barking In high political circles,
n4. above all. it enjoys the support of
He military faction, which. In a country
Ilk Rtiseta. Is an immense factor.
"The military Is naturally reactionary.
An officer prefers to receive a Napoleon
rather than a Parliament. After SO years
js a reiMiMle. a strong royalist faction
Mill exists in the French army.
Hcacllonarlcs Weak Now.
"Nevertheless, at the present moment
two reactionary party Is weak and power
less.. H lacks the public following without
which It dare not act. It Is easily con
ceivable, however, that the situation
might suddenly change, should an oppor
tunity Jo strike come.
"Shoald the Parliament attempt to take
the hnll by the horns for the deposition
tf the Emperor and the destruction of tho
whole government, the new regime might
1m overwhelmed with disaster. A largo
clement of the population, especially the
masses, who had no share In tho revolu
tion and who reverence the Emperor as a
od-glvcn ruler, might be aroused to ac
tion by the reactionaries, and tho Em
peror, seeing the revolutionaries on the
one side attempting to go too far and In
face of what seemed to be popular de
mand for the restoration of the old re
gime, might I will not say he would
yield to what he considered the wish of
hs Httbjects."
"What would especially be deemed an
not on tho part of the Parliament threat
ening such a catastrophe a demand for
the convocation of a constituent assem
bly T was asked.
"Would Precipitate n Crisis.
"Certainly that would be equivalent to
an attempt to refer the form of govern
ment to tho decision of the people. It
would not be tolerated; it would probably
result instantly in a summons to the
Preobrajenskl or other guard regiments
to disperse the Parliament witlr bayo
nets, "However. It Is not necessary to take a
pessimistic view of the Parliament. No
one can predict what Us attitude will be.
"The charges that the government Is In
terfering with the elections are untrue.
The present indications are that the Par
liament will be conservative and It might,
instead of raising a clamor for the over
throw of the government. set seriously tft
work to solve the great and pressing
questions on which the future depends.
"The abstention of the extreme elements,
from voting In the elections may affect
somewhat the nature of the Parliament
and Us authority to speak In the name of
the whole people. But It Is now clear
that the element abstaining from voting Is
purely revolutionary. It Is unwilling to
advance gradually In tho path of reforms,
refuses all compromises and Is determined
to overthrow everything, society as well
as the government, and establish a reign
of socialism.
Put Down With Strong Hand.
"It was against this clement that the
government, unfortunately, was forced to
proceed energetically. The alternative
was either that or abdication. Harsh
measures wcro used and perhaps there
was much Injustice. But the movement
had to he stopped. No government, while
It conttaued to stand, could fold Its arms
complacently la the presence of a con
spiracy against its life.
Unhappily, tlxc central government-
coulJ not nlways choose Its Instru
ments and was compelled practically to
Rive a free hand to the provincial mil
itary authorities, who often were re
actionary. Doubtless, It Ih true, they
frequently abused tho ' power con
ferred on- them, but the government
had no chance. When military" is called
upon to cope with a situation in any
country, civil laws and rights are tem
porarily superseded.
"The training- of an officer Is against
leniency. He Is given a task to ac
complish and force Is the only method
he knows. Yet. perhaps. It must be
admitted that the killing of a score In
time often saves the llvos of thousands.
The stories that from 70.000 to 100,030
persons have been Imprisoned arc ex
aggerated, and 1 believe it might safe
ly 1)0 affirmed that the number will
not exceed, 20,000."
Stnlu of the Jews.
"And the Jews?"
"Recent developments undoubtedly
have prejudiced their position. The
Emperor wanted to aee justice dono
and the public sympathized with their
demand for equality before the law:
but unhappily the attitude of tho Jews
since the Emperor's manifesto has
alienated much of the sympathy from
them. It Is undeniable that they have
been guilty of excesses everywhere:
that they vero aiding the revolution
and no longer contented themselves
with asking for equality with tho
Russians, but insisted upon the com
plete downfall of the government. This
result provoked a hostile sentiment
among the Russian people.
'Had the Jews concentrated less In
the cltv (a condition for which they
were not responsible. It Is true), they
might not have been so prominent. As
it Is, the Russian masses who believe
that thev want to overthrow tho Em
peror, are easily Incited against them
and reports of attempts to inspire mas
sacres during the Eastertide unfortu
nately are true.
Profited by Wlttc's Friendship.
Count Wit to. however, has stood
like a stonewall against this. His
steadfast friendship, for th Jow has
subjected him. to constant attacks. His
onemles have accused him of being a
Jew. of thinking of nothing but Jews,
etc. When he discovered the nntl-Scm-itlc
agitation, he came to the front
and nipped it Ip the bud; and ho Is
now Issuing dally telegraphic Instruc
tions where there Is the slightest In
dication of Jcw-baltlng.
"Of course. It Is possible that slight
anti-Semitic manifestations will occur
during Easter, but as long as Count
Wlttc Is Premier, massacres arc Im
possible. Nevertheless, in the presence
of this state of feeling, the govern
ment cannot assume the responsibility
for promulgating a law of equality; tho
parliament Itself must decide the ques
tion of the status of the Jews. This Is
one of the questions to which the par
liament should Immediately attach
itself.
Land Hunger of Peasants.
"The most Important question, how
ever, and the one on which the future
of the country and Its prosperity de
pends. Is the adoption of some method
for satisfying the land-hunger of the
peasants, who comprise 80 per cent of
Russia's Immense population. Many
projects have been submitted to tho
government, and Premier Wltto has a
mass of Information on the subject,
but Instead of presenting a project,
the government would prefer to leave
a solutldn of the question. If possible,
to Parliament.
"Regarding the financial outlook tho
present dlfllculty in securing a loan
Is due rather to the political situation
abroad than to Internal conditions, as
foreign financiers realize that they can
obtain better terms for a loan now
than after Parliament meets."
In conclusion, speaking of tho health
of the Premier, the Associated Press
was given to understand that' Count
"VVltte was almost on the verge of a
breakdown. Ho has been under con
stant strain since the Portsmouth con
ference and the personage quoted
above said lie knew Count Wlttc per
sonally would have been glad to relin
quish his dlfllcult and thankless posi
tion long ago. but that he had stuck
to his task, sometimes- when so ill
tnat any man of less will power would
have takon to his bed. as he had de
termined If possible to sec the Em
peror -and the country through the
crisis.
LEAVE THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
Ukase of Toleration Adds Thousands
to Catholic Faith.
VIL.NA. Russia. March 23. The Roman
Catholic bishop has sent a report to tho
synod showing that since the ukase of
religious toleration, over 20.00) members
of the Orthodox church have become
Catholics.
'HERE, PROFESSOR, ARE
ELECTION IN RUSSIA
How the First Parliament -Will
Be Organized.
SYSTEM IS . COMPLICATED
Peasants Vote for Members of Iowcr
House, . While Provincial Con
gresses Choo.M; Delegates
to Upper Body.
ST. PETERSBURG, Tuarch 13. Corre
spondence of the Associated Press.) Tho
elections to the imperial Douma and tho
Council of the Empire Russia's first
parliament bear only a slight resem
blance to elections in tho United States.
The Ministry of Election Is both compli
cated and confusing -and the lack of po
litical organization on tho part of the
innumerable parties in the field serves to
increase tho uncertainty of the results.
For the Douma, or lower chamber prac
tically tho old machinery employed br
tho peasants in their communwi and vil
lages for the regulation of petty ques
tions of self-government is employed, and
In the cities the Ministry for the election
of Doumas or town councils is used.
The members of tho .Imperial Douma
aro elected by provincial congresses, com
posed of representatives of four classes,
tho peasants, tho workmen, tho landown
ers and the city population as a class.
Certain of the larger cities, however, llko
St, Petersburg, Moscow and Odessa, elect
a certain number of representatives Irre
spective of the provinces in which they
are located. Tho number of such city
representatives Is based upon aggregate
population.
Election at tho Capital.
For example, St. Petersburg elects six
men to tho Douma, and the procedure Is
as" follows: The city is divided Into 12
districts. Identical with the districts
formed for tho election of members of the
City Council. Tn each of these districts
a polling place is opened under the su
pervision of a president and commission
appointed by the municipality, and hero
the qualified city voters on a specified
day, from 9 o'clock In the morning until 9
o'clock at night, have tho privilege of
voting for delegates, who arc to be
chosen from each district to tho City
Congress.
The delegates, or "vlborschlkl." as they
aro called, must be qualified electors and
residents of the district- The parties, of
course, have tickets In tho field, but tho
elector votes for any resident of his dis
trict, without regard to ticket. If ho
chooses. Without regard to whether they
secure a majority of the votes actually
cast, the five electors receiving the high
est number of votes become the vlbor
schlkl of the district.
Qualification of Voters.
The qualification of tho voters in the
cities Is very low. including practically
all except the floating population. In Su
Petersburg, for example, the registration
list totals almost 150.OW In a imputation
of l.SoO.OW, lO.OOO of which are debarred
becauso they belong to the army or navv.
Neither do the registration lists Include
the artisans who work in the big fac
tories and mills. A special provision is
mado for the latter as a class.
The workmen of each factory em
ploying over 50 men -choose, according
to their numbers, delegates to a gen
eral assembly of their own, which In
turn t-hooses delegates to the city
congress In tho case of St. Peters
burg 24. The city congress thus made
up Is presided over by tho Mayor, and
chooses from among Its members the
representatives to the Douma.
The balloting Is conducted by balls.
The name of tho qualified candidates.
I. c, members of the congress, are read,
and after each name is pronounced
each delegate deposits either a black
br white ball, but for the whole scries
e;ich delegate has the pYlvilego of
casting only six affirmative votes. The
process Is long and tedious, but Is sup
posed to give every candidate an equal
chajjec. The six persons receiving the
highest number are declared elected.
How the Peasants Vote.
The members from the provinces are
also elected In the last Instances by a
somewhat similar general congress of
delegates representing the various pro
vincial classes. The steps and methods
of election, however, arc very differ
ent especially In regard to the peasunt
SOME MORE MUCH-NEEDED
classes. Tho peasants comprise almost
SO per cent of the population of the
empire and In 22 of the 50 provinces
aro assigned a majority of the dele
gates to the provincial Congresses.
The peasant, or moujik, elections be
gin -with the' commune or village unit,
tho heads of every ten .families wom
en being allowed to vote where the
husband Is dead selecting one of their
number to represent them at the vo
lost, or cantonal meeting. This first
step Is very primitive and follows tho
ancient traditions of village communal
life In Russia, where the "dcslatnlk"
or "tenth man" Is usually named In ro
tation to fill such public duties as his
group Is called upon to exercise, his
mission being regarded rather In the
nature of a duty than a privilege and
honor.
Function or tho Assembly.
The real politics begin with the vo
lost 'assembly, perhaps representing a
scoro of communes, which chooses two
representatives each to the assembly
of the district, each province being
divided up into a number of districts,
each a replica, on a small scale, of the
provinces, or "governments" as they
are usually called In Russia, of which
they form a part. These district as
semblies choose from a list of candi
dates of their own number who have a
right to be elected, by the ball system,
the delegates to the provincial con
gress. Three other classes are represented
In this provincial congress, tno land
owners, the. Inhabitants of cities which
do not elect special representatives to
the DounuyffilT the workmen of fac-O-Korpvor
numerous en ouch to
Uentltle them te special representation.
The landowners aro aiviaea into two
classes, those possessing land in ex
cess of the amount required to qualify
for a voto and tho smaller holders of
land who, through combination among
themselves, have together enough to
qualify. Tho basis, consequently, Is
land holding. The amount of land ac
quired, howover. varies according to
the quality of tho land, from 725 de
clatlncs (each about Zi acres). In tho
jiorth to 125 dcclatlncs In tho Central
and Black Sea region.
Assembly of land-Owncrs.
There aro only two degrees In the elec
tions of landowners. They assemblo by
districts and choose delegates direct to
tho Provincial Congress, tno numocr oc
i onnn,iinniw) in each case. In the clt
les the inhabitants and the workmen elect
In the same fashion to provincial con
gresses that they do in excepted cities
llko St, Petersburg, as described above.
Tho proccduro in the Provincial Con
..-Vi!-Vi ia nreslded over bv the Mar
shal of Nobility, is similar to that In tho
City Congress, except that before pro
ceeding to the election of the number of
....niitii-i. in lhn Douma to which
the province is entitled. It Is incumbent
on the Congress to cuoose nrsv . repre
sentative of the peasant class. After that
Is accomplished the Congr proceeds to
balloting by balls to elect other repre
sentatives.
Perhaps It should be specifically stated
fir n the landowners aro concerned
that although It may be necessary for
half a dozen small inrms io pool uinr
Issues to secure a vote on the land basis,
the possession of an amount of land great
ly In excess of tho requirement does not
entitle the largo landowners to more man
one yIc.
Holdings Give Xo Prestige.
The great landowners In Russia, there
fore, some of whom possess tens or tnou
sands of acres, can exercise no prepon
derating influence on account of their
holdings. In this respect the system is
much more democratic than In Prussia.
for example, where the electors, accord
ing tn their stations and land holdings.
are divided Into thirds, the votes of half
a dozen men comprising the highest third
offsetting the votes of cither of the other
thirds, thi lowest including usually tnrcc
fourths of the population.
Special regulations apply to Poland, the
Caucasus and othor outI;iog regions. In
that a certain number of representatives
are allotted, but the general system and
qualifications of the purely Russian prov
inces aro applicable. Poland elects X
representatives to the Douma. and Si
beria, divided Into four provinces for clcc
tlve purposes, chooses li. The wholo sys
tern Is imperfect In many particulars, but
this Is largely attributed to the haste with
which It was prepared and put Into opera
tion, and will undoubted! be greatly
changed as the time goes on. even If tho
whole basis of suffrage should not be
altered to meet tho demands of the rad
ical parties.
Council of the Empire.
The electors of the Council of the-
Emplrc. or upper chamber, (hnlf tho
number) are chosen by classes on quite
another basis. Neither the proletariat
of the cities nor the peasants In tho
country hnve any voice. Of the 9S
elected members IS nre chosen by the
nobility, six by the clergy, six by the
universities, 34 by the Zemstvos. 16 by
landowners, special congressos In prov
inces where there arc no Zemstvos or-
REFORMS IN SPELLING"
-Chle&co Tribune.
DpmaivlPoIteeo.
$1.50
EMBROIDERIES
19c
A FEAST OF
EMBROIDERIES
EMBROIDERIES
Real Values to
$1.50 -Special at
19c
Knormottx rain of h!fch-clai Kmbrold
rrls 35.000 yards In th lot. Such a feast
of pn-tty embroideries In SwUs. nainsook
and cambric never befora oeen In thl.i city
t uch ridiculously low prices. This Is
the Sprint: samplo line of one of the larg
est St. Gall Embroidery manufacturers
and comprises demt flounces, corset cover
embroideries, edsrea and Insertions In a
vartt variety, ranging from 7 to 15 inches
tn width. Exceptional valuer at from. ?5c
to $1.80 a yard; for this, our record event,
th entire lot at one price 10c a yard.
On sale this momlnfr.
KRnlrntlons, 12 by the commercial bod
ies of the large cities representing
trade and industry, and -six from Po
land. In the case of .the Zemstvos and the
landowners congresses each elects di
rectly its representative to tho council.
The Holy Synod, as the representative
of the church chooses directly tho six
members representing the clergy. Tn
the case of the others there are two
degrees the nobility assemblies of the
province select delegates to a congress
to be held in St. Petersburg- at which
their 18 representatives are chosen. The
representatives of trade and industry
and of the universities aVe also chosen
nt a special general congress composed
of delegates elected by the local bodies.
The Polish representatives are elected
at a general congress held at Warsaw.
No Provision for Finland.
Xo provision has yet been made for
the representation of Finland either in
the Imperial Douma or the Council of
the Empire, this question "which In
volves the delicate political relations
between the Grand Duchy of the Em
pire, having been proposed according
to imperial manifesto, until a later
date.
The Ttusskoo Gustdartsvo (Russian
State) which Is now the official organ
of the cabinet, makes the following de
fense of the composition of the Council
of the Emplro. In response to the at
tacks of the radical press:
Parliamentarism Is baaed upon the equilib
rium of public force. The upper chamber and
tho lower chamber, the party- in power and
the party la opposition, are force which tem
per each other and br continual strussle.
ctlnc and reactlnjr. keep the life of the atate
normal. Bvery physical aa veil aa moral or
canLMn In the tnUrests of tta own existence.
In order to rcneir the vitality, paws, alter
nately, from pailvlty to activity. The same
rule of alternation exist in political life.
Progressive cabinet aro followed by conser
vative ministries, and vice versa.
Struggle of Contending Forces.
It is only by this constant flcht between tho
forces of the nation that the best results
arr obtained. This point of view Juftlflm the
existence of nn upper house. In Europe tho
objections ajrain.it tho upper houso are usu
ally mainly becauso they aro based, as in the
House of Lords, upon heredity, glvlnc too
great an Influence to the conservative nobility
as ajcalnst the tntereet of the Industry, com
merce and capital of the country
The Russian Council of the Empire, as re
formed. U. on the contrary, a liberal Insti
tution. The elections are naturally based on
other principle than those for the Douma.
If this -were not the cae tho council would !n
effect be simply a second edition of th.
Douma. The precedent of all constitutional
state ia followed In this respect. In Eng
land the Chamber of lords Is based upon the
principle, of heredity and only certain outside
persons can enter by order of the Klnr. The
same Is true of the "Herenhaos" In Prussia.
Compared With Other Countries.
In Sweden, In addition to the repreenta-
t!ve'of the aristocracy the upper house con
tains a certain number of members elected by
tho provincial Institutions. In Holland the
upper chamber consists of 50 member? elected
by those who pay & very heavy rate of taxes.
certain high atate functionaries, and repre
sentatives of chambers of commerce. In Den
mark. 12 members of the Lanstlnsr are ap
pointed by the King and 54 are elected from
districts and cities. In France members of
th Senate are elected Indirectly by electoral
bodies composed of delegate chosen by the
municipalities, deputies. councilors-General
and district councilors of the departments.
In Austria the Council of the Empire Is
constituted of 85 rich landed proprietors. 133
representatives of cities and chambers of
commerce. 70 members elected at large and
120 by communities.
Tmui it Is evident, that everywhere In Eu
rope the superior chambers have an aristo
cratic plutocratic and conservative character.
The election of the ablest men to tho upper
house by a combination of public organiza
tions and the crown guarantees Its usefulness
as a check upon the purely popular body.
King to Consult a Specialist.
BUCHAREST, March 23 The King and
Queen started today for Lugano. Switzer
land. King Charles will stop at "Vienna
to consult a specialist.
To Suppress Carl 1st Agitation.
BARCELONA. March 23. The Ministry
of" "War is organizing four strong flying
columns for the suppression of agitation'
by the Carllata.
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$1.25 Black Dress Goods 79c
$1.25 silk-check wool Etamines, 47 inches wide ; very dressy ma
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$1.25 all-wool chiffon Panamas, new quadrille Panamas and tropi
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50c Ladies' Chemisettes 27c Each
1000 extra-good ladies' Lawn Chemisettes, neatly trimmed in the
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35c and 50c, while they last, each 27
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$2.00 and $2.25 lace Curtains $1.53
$3.50 Lace Curtains $2.68
$5.00 and $5.50 Lace Curtains $3.89
$6.00 and $6.50 Lace Curtains $4.78
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LULL IN HUH DEBATE
SOME SENATORS HAVE NOT YET
SPOKEN ON MEASURE.
Tlllmnn Says Vote Will Be Pressed
When It Is Evident That the
Speeches Are Ended.
WASHINGTON. March 25. The rail
road rate bill will continue thi3 week
to absorb tho attention of the United
States Senate. There are several Sen
ators -who still expect to deliver pre
pared speeches on the bill, but none
of them has indicated his readiness to
proceed Monday, so that it Is Impos
sible to give the names of prospective
orators.
Senator Tillman says, howover, that
he has no doubt some one will be pre,
pared to proceed when the bill is taken
up. He admits that there Is a tendency
In the debate to lag. but attributes
it to the necessity for much prepara
tion in discussing the question. He
still Insists that as soon as it becomes
evident that the debate Is exhausted
he will press the bill to a vote.
Should there bo an agreement upon
the consular reorganization bill. Sen
ator Lodge will probably call up the
conference report during the week and
some debate on it Is looked for. The
Indian appropriation bill will be re
ported Tuesday, and Senator Clapp will
take it up. If there should be a lull in
the debate on rates. A conference re
port pn the bill for the settlement of
the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes
is pending in the Senate, and may be
debated at some length, if there Is an
opportunity.
Appropriating- of money will be the
chtef occupation of the House this
week. The legislative appropriation
bill, -which had a rocky road with tho
rules -of the House as obstruction last
week. Is not finished by half. Mr.
Llttauer. in charge of the bill, esti
mates that it will require Tuesday.
Wednesday, and possibly Thursday, to
complete the measure.
Monday, under the rules, lg District
of Columbia day. and a number of im
portant measures locally are- on the
calendar in that connection. Of the
features of the legislation which will
cause comment. It is predicted that a
criticism of the Bureau of Corpora
tions will be the chief, in view of the
recent decision in Qhicago. which some
members regard as a curtailment of
the usefulness of this bureau. The pro
vision for the mints of the country
always provoke discusion "and there
are Items relating to the postal service
In the bill also liable to cause talk.
War claims have the right of way
Friday by aoeclal agrement. The
All Humors
F" Pimples, bolls, eruptions, eczema
or salt rheum, scrofula, are -radically
and permanently cured by
Hood's Sarsaparilla
LiQoid or tablets 100 Dosei Oa Dollar.
Coupon Free Yellowstone Park Trip
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ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER. THROUGH BOISE AND
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One Vote for ..j
THIS COUPON MUST BE VOTED ON OR
. BEFORE APRIL 2, 1906'
Postofflce appropriation bill is on the
calendar and Is slated for consider
ation at the earliest possible moment.
Of interest outside of the floor the
proceedings will be the meetings of
tho statehood, conference. Efforts are
being made to bring the ship subsidy
bill within the horizon of legislative
action, and Mr. Bonyhge. of Colorado,
Is watching closely for opportxlnlty to
complete the pending consideration of
the bill making a National system ot
naturalization.
Congress Decides on Referendum.
LENS, France. March 23. The Miners
Congress today decided upon a referen
dum March 28 on the question of the ac
ceptance or rejection of the terms of the
striking miners by the operators. An
enormous demonstration followed the an
nouncement of the referendum.
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