Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-11
The REVENUE Bill
House Begins Discussion Of the
Measure to Reduce the
Stamp Taxes
Senator Clark's Case Reopened in
Senate The Hay -Pauncefote
Treaty.
Chaffse- Waldersse Incident Closed
BY an Apology From the
Former.
Chaffee. Waldersee Incident Closed

Washington, Dec l1.The house to-
day adopted a resolution for a congress
slonal investigation of the alleged haz-
ing Of Cadet Booz ut West Point. The
Swar revenue reduction bill was then
taken up.
Payne OF New York. made the open
ing address on the revenue bill, ex-
planning the proposed reductions,
The senate
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE oleonarga-
rne bill. which recently passed the
house was today referred to he senate
cominittesson agriculture without divis-
ION The senate referred the cseden-
stials Of w. A. Clark and Martin Ma
ginn;s, the contesting senators from
Montana, to the committee on privi-
lag@s and elections. The debater reopen
ing the Clark case occurred upon the
motion OF C'handler 70 recommit the
resolution declaring the seat from Mon
tana vacant
After a short but interesting debate
tbs matter of recommital by consent
Went over until Thursday
The Grout bill, willch was reported to
the senate yesterday was referred to
the committee on agricultlre The sem
ate then took up the ship subsidy bill.
Clay. of Georgia, spoke gainst it.
ENGLAND MAY II ETuRN TREATY
speculation on Bnlfour's Position
i,ay is Not o Resign.
washington, Der 1l.Dld Arthur j.
Balfour, government leader of the Brit
ish i1ouse of commons. give a pledge TO
"a Gaited States senator ast summe 81
that Great Britain would accept the
Hay Panncefote treaty with the Davis
amendment
This question is having much to do
with the solution of the treaty problem
Fin the senate The statement has been
made that Mr. Balfour did make such a
IGeclaration 10 a senator who is nov fa-
voring tht. Is, aln ointment ssli.s il nus
been powerful argument in favor OF
ameading the treaty. The report is IN
direct contradiction of information that
has been given at the English foreign
otiice. The friends of the treaty who
want ii ratified in lis, original form also
STATE. positively that they know that
Great Brisain will very likely return tbs
treaty 10 tho Cnited States unaceepSed
ifsit is amended. Secretary Hay . earn
estuess in pressing for the atificsition in
.ts original farinis also regarded asS evi-
that he does not think that Great
Britain Will accept the amended treaty
Secretary Hay is not contemplating
re.sensng from the cabinet in case the
treaty should be rejected. His intimate
friends here understand perfectly that
the term of his continuance in the cabi-
net does not depend upon the ratifica-
tion. amendment o., rejection of the
treaty The secretary is NOT a boy. and
While his friends bitter. resent the
coarse criticism q Which }le has beer
subjected, they say he VIII not leave t he
cabinet so long aa he has the hearty
support Of the administration in carry
ing out a policy to which the admins
tration gives hearty approval.
1t became clearer than ersyesterday
that the fate Of the treaty the Nicara-
qua canal bill ard the Payne-F'rye sub
sidS bill are all interwoven. The friends
'of the shipping bill are saying g. No sub
sdy no Nicaragua canal" The advo-
cafes of the treaty are saying: Nc
treaty. no Nicarag qua canal The aim
of the friends of the ship subsidy is to
so maneuver assto get that measure tc
a vote before the Nicaragua bill can be
taken up. There may be considerable
strife over this in the senate. The Hep
bilru Njcaraella hill which ma sssaad I'M 9