Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-01-12

Lodge and Callirser Respectively
War Department Relieves Captain
King, Who Is Charged With Accept.
ing Brbc From Government Con.
tractor, of Duty-CapitoI Notes.
Washington, Jan. 10.-Thc senntc yes
icrday. 10y IL very decisive Notc, cob
Cured in the house provision for the
abolition Of the army cnnlccn. Only
15 votes could br mustered in the
senate in favor of the cunleen, while
~ were east against II.
Most of the time was occupied by
Senator Teller of Colorado. PcttigrrW
OF South l}uNola and Butler of North
Carolina, who al opposed the adoption
of the senate committees amendment,
viii, Ii provided for II continuance OF tho
cantrcn.
The effect Of the vote is to rcstorr tn
the Lii the house provision aboliHhlng
the army vAn,rrn 50 far as the sale OF
ANY kind of intoXicHnl% il concerned.
As he section now SlaGdS in the bill, II
reads rs follows:
"lhc safe Of or dealing in beer. wine
or any Intoxicating liquors Icy any per-
son in any post exchange or Cantcrn or
army transport, or upon any premises
used for military purposes by the
United States. is hereby prohibited. The
secretary of war is hereby directed to
carry the provisions of tlIlS section into
fun force and effect"
I he following amendments to the
army bill nave been propoScd:
BY Senator Lodge: Ti,r importation
or sale of distilled spirits into the Phil,
ippine islands OF their dependencies, en-
ccpt for medicinal purposes or for Use i'll
The arts, under regulations To be pre-
Scribpd by the commissioners Of the
United States, is hereby prohibited.
Senator Gnllingcr: Providing that
all licenses for the establishment OF
American saloons in the Philippines
shall be revoked and tlat hereafter no
such licenses sllal! he issued.
Beyond dSposin- finally uf the can
teen question, the senate accomplished
little. and il srrinS doubtful whether
Il final vote upon the measure will be
reached before Frday or Saturday.
The r"apportiOnmcnt bill was re,
ccivcd from the house. and referred 10
| the committee on ccn~'iS.
The house yesterday considered tho
river and hnrh"r aunroIl'intnn hill
Little progress was iiadr. In Il bill
carrying such Il vast sum Tor local in'
lrov"incnls many are bound to hc dis
appointed, and there is conSi,lrl;il,lp
SORENESS among the members who fan
to Get W hat they want. This Sorcli; 81
cropped rut in several places yesterday,
| tile disappointed members refusing lo
allow amy Limit to be placed on tn" SEX.
| cral debate. 1t CNirndrd throughout
the day, being seemingly no nearer con.
rlusion at adjournment than when il
started.
The house committee on insular al-
fairs has decided to postpone the con.
Sidcration Of all UlcS, ions relating to
our new posse SSion> Until after thc SUI
prenc court rrrdrrS its decision upon
the question rs to "Whcllcr tue cOnSti-
tuition follows tin llH..' Until that
question is decided ii is considered use.
less to attempt any legislation for the
Islands. IIclr ave quite nulnhrr oI
matters Of pressing importance. but
everything now hinges upon the s,I-
rrcme court decision. and there will be
no attempt Ia formulate legislation I'M
til tl,at is rendered. 1t is hoped that
the decision may hc handed down be-
fore this congress expires. March I. If
it is not, all legislation relating to our
new possessions will 20 over until the
next congress- meets.
been taken ny the war department IN
The case Of Captain King. arrested at
Mobile. Ala, on the charge of having
accepted bride from Contractor Hob.
son. An officer viii so 10 Mobile at
once for the purpose of l"tcrminin.
whether Captain King shal! he tried by
the civil authorities OF by Il court mar.
shal. An order has been sent to Can.
tain King, relieving him Of his duties
in Alabama. ANA directing him to turn
all property aud funds in his charge
over 10 First Lieutenant Robert l..
Wyllip.
Washington, Jan. 10.--Tlr action of
General Macarthur in sending several
Filipino insurgrnt leaders 10 the islanl
Of Guam was taken with full knoWi-
edge and approval of the secretary OF
war. General MacArthur suggested
the adviSability Of such course of az.
ton, and he was given full authority to
| act in the premises.
Washington, ian. 10.-COnSilerablu
attention IS being given by the state dc.
partment to the disturbed condition o.
affairs in Venezuela, aud III" jeopardy
10 which American citizens and their
property are subjected. Some of the
foreign governments are beginning to
manifest interest in the state OF unrest
in Venezuela.
Washington, Jan. 1o.-'rhe president
had Il rcStful day ana is progressing
fay orably. Dr. Ri2c! is satisfied with
the manner in which the grip is re-
spending TO treatment The president
has no fever, and is steadily improving.
Kirk T.. Armour, nephew of the late
Philip ID. Armour and lead of the Ar
mour interests in Kansas City, is crili-
cally Ill with pneumonia.
Fatal Termination Probable.
New York, Jan. I.--Iaviu Canter,
proprietor of Il billiard room. is charged
with shooting George O'Hara. II years
old. O'Hara was playing billiards in
the hall when he got into a dispute with