Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-07
LATER NEWS.

The first session of the Fifty-seventh
congress opened at noon in Washing
ton on the I'd. In the senate Senator
Frye (Me.) presided and oath of office
was administered to new senators. In
the house David B. Henderson Qa.)
was reelected speaker. The usual COM
mittees were appointed to inform the
president and the senate that the house
was organized and ready to do bust
ness. Three thousand bills were intro
duced during the session, among them
being measures making February -,
Llncoln's birthday, national holiday;
granting statehood to Oklahoma; ere
atlng department of commerce, la Dor
and manufacture; appropriating $780,
600 for a monument to President Will
liam II. Harrison at South Bend, Ind;
to prevent combinations in restraint
of trade; for the punishment of per-
sons assaulting or killing the president
of the United States.
In the United States senate on the
Sd the presidents message was read
and a committee was appointed to join
tribute of respect to the late President
Mckinley. In the house the speaker
named the committee on rules, after
which the presidents message was
read and committee appointed to act
with a senate committee with refer
ence to a tribute to William Mckinley.
A bill was introduced to extend the
Chinese exclusion law 20 years.
In a prize fight in Chicago with
James Driscoll August Reininger is
said to have sustained injuries which
caused his death.
Government receipts in November
amounted to $40, 776,776 and expendi-
lures to $40,196,9 GIG, which leaves a
surplus for the month of $5,517, $50 and
$50, SIS, $50 for the five months of the
present fiscal year.
The fire losses in the United States
for November amounted to SIS, 900, 900,
making the losses thus far this year
$t40,000,000.
Secretary Gage transmitted to con-
gress his estimate for appropriations
needed for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1908. The total is 500, S27,-
6SS, which is $16,000,00O less than the
estimates for 1902.
The South Carolina and West In
dian exposition was formally opened
to the world in Charleston with words
of greeting from the president of the
United States.
The supreme court has decided that
the Philippine islands and Porto Rico
became domestic territories of the
United States immediat ely upon the
ratification of the peace with Spain
Gen. Botha says that the Beers are
able to continue the war five years
and that they will drive the British
out of Cape Colony.
The public debt statement issued on
the I'd shows that the debt decreased
$11 ,206,512 during the, month Of No
vember. The cash balance in the treas
ury was $317,010,664 The total debt,
to $1,0l1.626,4 45.
The fifth annual convention of the
National Live Stock association met in
Chicago.
The presidents. message is favor
ably commented on in foreign capitals,
especially its suggestions of repressive
measures against anarchists.
Richard Croker announces his retire
ment from Tammany leadership Janu-
airy /.
In boiler explosion at a sawmill
near Yellowstone, Ind, Marion Lutz,
Perry Mitchell and Ellis Henderson
were killed.
Burglars secured $4,000 in cash
from the State bank at Williamsville,
III.
The First national bank of Ballston
Spa, n. Y, has been closed pending an
investiga ton. 1t is charged that the
teller, Charles E. Fitcham, is short
500, 600
Charles Brown was hanged at
Mount Holly, N. J., for the murder
of Washington Hunter, aged 70, at
Riverside.
A supreme court decision will
make it necessary to enact laws es-
tablishing a civil government in the
Philippines and provide tariff laws
for the colonies.
\ passenger train on the st. Paul
road running so miles an hour was de-
rallied at Shermerville, ILL.,, and four
persons were injured.
Eleven out of IA cities in Massa cbu-
sets voted for license, gain of one
over last year. Ten cities elected re-
publican mayors.
Twenty-Five shoe manufacturers of
Cincinnati have declared their indie
pendence of organized labor.
Maintenance of the protective tar
if, advocacy of reciprocity, publicity
as the chief remedy for trust evils,
rigid exclusion of anarchists, mainte-
nance of the Monroe doctrine, building
of the isthmian canal. adherence to
civil service and restrictions on immi-
grafton are the features of the presi-
dents message to congress.