The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 5, 1918, Page 8

~ PAGE 8 WIA AND AW. DAIWA TOIDIINT - BISMARCK EVENING TRIBUNE RANKIN WANTS TO! INCLUDE IRELAND IN LIST OF FREE Also Introduces Resolution to Require Employers to Pay Women Men’s Wages. MANY “NEW IDEAS” IN BILLS Three Bills to Increase the Pen- sions Paid to Civil War Veterans Offered. Washington, Jan. 5.—A joint resolu- tion declaring that this government recognizes the right of Ireland to po- litical independence and that we count Ireland among those countries for whose freedom and democracy we are fighting, was introduced Friday by representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana. Miss Rankin also introduced a reso- lution authorizing the president to re- quire all employers of labor during the war to pay women workers the same wages as are paid to men and offered a bill to equalize the wages of men and women government em- ployes who perform similar labor. MINERAL LAND BILL. Senator Borah Criticises Measure as Discriminative. Washington, Jan. 5.—Consideration of the Walsh-Pittman coal and oil land leasing bill was resumed Friday by the senate under an agreement to finally dispose of the measure Monday. Its Passage was regarded as assured be- cause of the agreement to eliminate Provisions dealing with the California naval oil reserve district. Senator Borah today criticized the measure for alleged discrimination against Wyoming oil operators, and Senator Smoot announced that a ‘Wyoming delegation would arrive to-: Morrow to protest against it. STANDARDIZED WAGES. Senator King of Utah Introduces Res- olution. Washington, aJn. 5.—Receipting al- leged demoralization of the labor sit- uation in the country because of high ‘wages paid for government work, Sen- ator King of Utah Friday introduced a resolution proposing an investigation ‘by the senate labor committee with a view to legislation to standardizing the wages. The resolution went over under the rules. Appointment of a commission by the president to conduct an investiga- tion and recommend legislation to meet the problems that this country will face upon the close of the war is proposed in a resolution introduced today by Senator Jones of Washing- ton. The commission will be compos: ed of 27 representatives of commer- cial, financial, agricultural and other interests of the country. PENSION INCREASE. Three Bills for Benefit of Civil War Veterans. Washington, Jan. 5.—Threc bills to increase the pensions paid civil war veterans were introduced Friday in the | | senate. One by Senator Gallinger -would grant veterans who served nine- ty days or more a pension of $25 a month, and those serving three years or more $50 a month. Anotherby Senator Smoot would grant pensions ranging from $40 to those who served ninety days to $40 for those who had two years or more of service. The third by Senator Jones of ‘Washington would grant veterans an additional $20 a month except in cases where this amount would in- crease their pensions to more than $50 a month. WALLA TRIAL TO GO OVER TO NEXT TERM OF COURT Through stipulation on the part of Attorney General Langer for the state, and Judge E. T. Burke, representing the defense, the trial of Eugene M. Walla, former chief clerk in the auto- mobile registration department of the secretary of state’s office, formerly set for this term, has been continued over until the next term. Also by stip- ulation of council, it is provided that Judge W. L. Nuessle shall preside at the trial. At the beginning of the Hall trial, after Judge Nuessle had refused to grant the state a change of venue, Attorney General Langer filed against the jurist an affidavit of prejudice set- ting forth that the state could not ex- pect a fair and impartial trial before Judge Nuessle. Tribune want ads bring results. Washington, Jan. 5.—Senators Wat- son and New of Indiana asked Presi- dent Wilson today to take steps to prevent ‘red ©. Miller, born of Ger- man parents and without final natural- ization papers, from becoming mayor of Michigan City, Indiana, next Mon- day. They urged that regulations gov- erning enemy aliens be changed so as to prevent them from holding public office.. Proceedings were instituted in the federal ‘district court of Indiana re- INDIANA SENATORS ASK THE PRESIDENT TO PREVENT THE SEATING OF ALIEN AS | cently to prevent Miller from assum- ing office, but Federal Judge Ander- son, although criticizing the citizens of the city for electing a man to office | who was not a citizen, decided that under the law he was powerless to in- terfere. An appeal then was made by a group of Michigan City citizens to the Indiana senators to urge ‘the President to take some action. Miller was born in this country of German parentage and is said to have taken out his first naturalization papers. GOVERNOR APPOINTS Reno, Nevada, Jan. 5.—Charles Bel- knap Tenderson, banker and attorney of = NIk was appointed United State: nator from Nevada to fill the vacancy oby the death of Francis G. Newlands, by Governor Ismmett D. Boyle. The appointment is adinterim, ex- tending until the next general tion to be held in November. At that. time the unexpired term of Senator Newlands will be filled by popular vote. One of the flowers bloom all the year elec: | WATCH This Space | Sunday Morning fea ae teale nls We Sell Something that You Get at Actual COST Motor Roads in the Pacific Northwest The Time and the Place for a Journey Did you never think that for you winter might be a xetural time for a vacation? 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