Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-12


Sl39, 900 Passed by House-Immigra-
tion Considerable Newspaper Prohibition
Bill-Notable valedictory BY Half-Century
Member
In the House Friday a bill was in
troduced prohibiting any newspaper
from sending through the mails pa
per containing picture of suicide or
any details relating 10 the same be-
yond the mere statement of death, CIV
ing name, date and place. 4 medical
journal in the interests of science may
print further details. Violation Of the
provision is made misdemeanor A
bill is to be prepared by the naval com
mittee TO increase the number of mid
shipmen at the Naval academy and the
number of officers of the Marine corps.
This will probably be done by provid-
ing that appointments shall be made
to the academy every two years instead
of every four years.
The pension appropriation bill passed
the House Saturday ten minutes having
been consumed in its discussion. Mr..
Barney of Wisconsin, in charge Of the
measure. explained that the appropria-
tions it carried, aggregating Sl39. SiT,
0OO were practically identical with
those for the current year and that il
contained no new legislation.
The immigration bill was called up
! in the Senate Monday. The g head tax
amendment was discussed at length
and agreed to. Amendments were also
adopted providing that the head tax
shall not be levied on aliens in transit
I through the United States, nor on
aliens once admitted to have paid the
tax, and applying the laws relating to
perjury TO all persons swearing falsely
as to the right of admission to the
/ United States. The bill prohibiting
/ the sale Of intoxicating liquors within
the limits of the capitol building was
read
| The House paid a remarkable rrib-
ute to the memory OF ex Speaker Thorn
as b. Reed who died Sunday, by adopt,
ing eulogistic resolutions and adjourn
ing. In taking such action, it had only
three precedents in its history. name
ly on the occasions of the death OF
Bent, Blaine and Alexander Stephens.
No business was transacted beyond the
formal reading of two messages from
the president and an arrangement to
postpone the special order for the day
In presenting the resolutions, Mr..
Sherman of New York said:
ITO have served with Reed was an
honor: to have been in close touch with
him, an inspiration TO have enjoyed
his confidence and friendship. de-
light. He was so great, his service 10
his country so valuable, that it seems
to me we may fitly depart from what is
the usual custom of the House when
one not in public life dies.
The president sent 10 the Senate
Monday general international agree
meHt in the shape Of a treaty for the
suppression of the traffic in girls for IL
legitimate purposes.
The Senate Tuesday amended the i'm
migration bin in several ways: one /
being to make 1t specifically provide
for the exclusion of anarchists who ad- .
vocate the destruction of the govern
ment of the United States or of all gov
ernments by violence. - Another was
to strike from the bill the exemption
applying to the payment of the head
tax to citizens of the Dominion OF Can
ada, the republics of Cuba and Mexi
co. or a bonatide resident of the Do
minion or republics, and still another
provided that skilled labor may be i'm
found in this country. The question of
\ >
also discussed.
After a spirited debate, the House
Tuesday killed the London dock charge
bill. The withdrawal of the support of
the lumber and meat packing interests.
which originally had joined with the
flour milling interests in pressing the
measure, brought about the defeat
The department of agriculture has
appealed to the House committee on
agriculture to aid it in stamping out
the foot and mouth disease among cat
tie in New England. asking that an
emergency appropriation of 500, 900 or ]
81. OUO.O 600 be made. There are about ;
100 herds which, in the opinion of the :
must be slaughtered.
Almost the entire session Of the Sen
ate "Wednesday was devoted to the CON :
of the Omnibus statehood ,
bill The report of the majority of the 7
on territories IS against the /
Omnibus bill for the admission of Ok /
Iahoma. Arizona and New Mexico as I
states. and in support of the substitute {
bill reported by the committee for the G
admission Of the two territories Of Ok a
.ahoma and Indian Territory as one
state. The admission Of New Mexico
and Arizona is opposed on the ground
that the population in both territories T
i sparse and that many of the people .
are illiterate. do not understand Amer
can institutions and do not want
\ test vote was prevented
~ the withdrawal of the substitute p
oill for amendment. The name Jetfer a
,on NAV be substituted for Oklahoma. q
The feature of the House proceed =
ngs was speech by the venerable Ga ?
usha A. Grow Of Pennsylvania on the :
between labor and capital +
1t the end Of the present session he :
etires at the age of 79. after career +
n public life extending over half a cen u
ury. His first speech in the House /
vas on MANS right to the soil. = He u
vas the author of the Free Homestead \
Act His speech Wednesday was re- !,
.arded as his valedictory TO public /,
ife and was listened to with close at ::
ention. u
Congressional Notes. II
Vice Governor Luke Wright of the !.