Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1905 — National Capital Notes. [ARTICLE]

National Capital Notes.

Senator Kittredge presented to the President the other day eighty members of the South Dakota Press Association. Secretary Bonaparte has sent to the Speaker of the House an urgency deficiency bill calling for $1,000,000 for the navy. Bills were introduced in the House by Mr. Smith of Illinois for 1-eent postage and by Mr. Murdock of Kansas creating a commission to investigate railway capitalization. Senator Beveridge introduced a bill providing joint statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Teiritory and for New Mexico and Arizona. Tlie hill is identical with the one Introduced in tlie House by Representative Hamilton of Michigan. Captain Flank Frantz, who recently was nominated to he Governor of Oklahoma Territory, lias issued a statement objecting to the incorporation of a prohibition clause in the measure providing statehood for Oklahoma and the Indian Territory. “ - Representative Morrell of Pennsylvania introduced a bill providing that all persons desiring to operate automobiles passing from one State to another must obtain a license granted nfter an examination under the direction of the interstate commerce commission. Commander Cameron McR. AVinslow, formerly nflval aid to the President and now in ths command of the Mayflower, has been aelected to command the new protected cruiser Charleston, which will go to the Pacific station early in the year to become the flagship of the Pacific squadron, taking the place of ths Chicago, which is badly in need of repairs. Representative Hardwick of Georgia reintroduced a joint resolution declaring that it is tlie policy of tlie United States to grant independence to the Philippines ns soon ns a stable government is established in tlie islands.