Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-02-01

ings of their constituents that they
refused to eXpell Mr.. Roberts in a con-
sttutonal way, and adopted revolution
airy tactics to get rid of him, even
though such were entirely unnecessary.
The majority report of the investigating
committee, recommending that he be
excluded, was adopted PCS to so, after
the minority report that he be seated
and then expelled had been voted down
by 244 to 81. The Roberts case may
not end with this action, as he has been
advised to appeal to the courts, on the
ground that the house violated the right
of a sovereign state in declaring his seat
vacant.
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Discussion of the disgraceful New
York custom house deal was revived
recently by the sending to congress by
Secretary Gage of request for an
appropriation of $109, ,S47 to pay rent to
the "Rockefeler" National bank for
the occupancy of the building. 1t will
be remembered that in answering the
demand of congress for information on
this point, the secretary stated that no
rent had been paid. This was, of
course, literally true, but, in view OF
the agreement to pay rent shown by his
own request for an appropriation, it
can only be characterized as pitiful
evasion OF the facts. That the senate
so considers it, is shown by its refusal
to place in the urgent deficiency bill,
now under consideration, an appropria-
tion for the purpose.
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The Republican senators have been
compelled to change their program
on the gold standard bill They had
not intended to do any speaking, but
under the taunts of Senator Jones, of
Arkansas, Senator Allison announced
that himself and other Republicans
would speak in defense of the bill The
action of the Democratic caucus in
deciding to offer a free coinage sub
stitute for the gold standard bill, at the
proper time, has been well received by
DN'hoNihbN. W hlIO ohbotllhlt Idu-
not pass, it will receive the votes of all
the Democrats who supported the Chica
go platform, of all the Populists and of
all the Silver Republicans, and will
spike few Republican guns. ~ H.
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Representative Moody made hit
when he made few remarks in opposi-
tion to bill, authorizing the secretary
of state to pay to British company the
cost of repairing the Manila Hong Kong
cable, cut by Admiral Dewey. He said
with strong emphasis: Before we
spend any money doing grace to citizens
of Great Britain, let that government
| pay what it owes to the citizens of the
United States" He suggested that, the
secretary OF state, instead of urging the
passage of this bill, send to the house II
list of the claims against the United
States and Great Britain by the citizens
OF those countries, with view to legis-
lation for the establishment of com
| mission to settle them all.
! ~ 'N"'NJ OpPooi'ioh w 1ut oH u
subsidy job has frightened Mr.. McKin-
ley no little, and it is among the
probabilities that the bill providing
therefor, may be held over until the
next session. This isn't because the
Hanna-McKinley crowd have any idea
OF abandoning the job, but because they
are beginning to be afraid that If it is
lammed through before the presidential
election, it will defeat the Republicans
and elect Democratic president and
congress.
The house committee on military
affairs will begin the investigation,
ordered by the Sulzer resolution, of the
Idaho labor troubles and the connec-
tion of United States troops Herewith,
on February IA General Merriam
who commanded the troops, and the
| governor and auditor of Idaho, have
been summoned as witnesses, and the
names of others will be furnished the
committee by Representatives Sulzer
and Lentz, who have been active in