Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-12

who upheld assassination
or the overthrow of government
should be transported. In such
our their theories of living without
government and the world would be
rid of their presence. Senator Pen
rose introduced a bill for the regula
ton of immigration, prepared BY him
self and the commissioner general Of
immigration, which looks to a general
revision of the laws upon this CUES
ton. 1t provides for a duty Of So per
head on all persons coming irto the
United States from foreign countries
except those who are citizens Of this
country or of Canada or Mexico
Washington, Dec. 6.-Representa-
tive Gardner of New Jersey intro
duced joint resolution authorizing
the state department to purchase the
Danish West Indies and appropriating
not exceeding s4,000000 for that pur-
pose. Mr.. Crumpacker Qnd.) intro
duced bill for an amendment to the
apportionment act so the membership
of the house will be 372, based On the
vote cast instead of on population. 1t
reduces the representation in the
southern states and makes an increase
in the northern states Mr.. Taylor
(Ohio) introduced a bill to pension
Mrs. Mckinley at the rate of SIS, 900
a year, beginning Sept IA, 1901, the
date of the death of the late presi-
dent. A bill introduced by Mr.. Brown
low (Tenn.) for the creation of a
park in the southern Appalachian
mountains, provides that the park
shall be called Mckinley national
park and shall contain 100000 acres
Speaker Henderson announced the
appointment Of the following COM
mittees:
Ways and means-Messrs. Payne
IN. W; Dalzell pa; Hopkins Qll);
Grosvenor (Ohio); Russell Comm;
Steele Qnd.); Tawney (Minn.); Nc
Call (Mass.); Long (Kas); Babcock
CWis.); Metcalfe (CalD, republicans
Richardson (Tenn); Robertson Oa.);
Swanson (Va); Mcclellan IN. ";
Newlands (Nev); Cooper (Tex),
democrats.
Appropriations - Messrs. Cannon
QH); Bingham PaD; Hemenway
Qnd.); Barney (Wis); Moody
(MassD; Van Voorhis (Ohio); Nc
Cleary (Minn); Littauer IN. ";
Brownlow (Tenn); Gardner (Mich.) :;
Burkett CNeb), republicans; Livings-
ton (Ga.); McRae (Ark.); Bell (ColD
Pierce (Tenn.); Benton (Mo.); and
Taylor (Ala), democrats.
Washington, Dec. 9-The senate
chamber was the scene of a highly
dramatic episode when Senator Till
man of South Carolina challenged
his colleague, Senator McLaurin, 10
resign with him on the spot in order
that they might be able ito wash
their dirty linen at home" Senator
McLaurin did not take up the guage
The incident was a direct sequel of
the bitter controversy which arose
between the senators in South
Carolina last spring.
Senator McLaurin arose to a ques-
ton of personal privilege and pro
ceeded to explain what he charged
was a conspiracy to discredit him in
his own state for acts and views
which did not meet the approval of
certain democratic leaders. He de-
clared he was being Inundated any
according to public prints was to be
excluded from the democratic caucus
because he had acted upon certain
public issues II a, way which he con-
sidered was for the best interest of
the country and the people of mis-
state. He announced himself a be-
lever in TIE old democracy and after
denouncing the new democratic
leaders who, he said, had brought
destruction upon the party, de-
clared he could not be driven from
his cid allegiance into a party with
which he cid not care to affiliate
Senator Jones, chairman of tire
democratic national committee, de
MED that he had any Interior motives
in not inviting Senator McLaurin to
enter the caucus. Senator Tillman
reviewed the whole controversy.
Senator Lodge presented in exec,-
tive session a report of the COM
mittee On foreign relations, recon-
favorable action upon the
-Pauncefote isthmian canal
treaty. Senator Hoar offered a
resolution to authorize the preside/
to enter into negotiations with other
countries for the purpose of
some island or other suit
able territory to which might be
transported and confined persons
Or counseling the destruc-
ton of All government or those ut
tempting the lives Of chief ma@is-
trates. 1t was referred to the com
nittee on foreign relations. Senator
Hoar introduced a bill giving the |
United States jurisdiction in cases Of |
ynching and making the crime Of /
in lynchings punishable |
~ death