Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-09
Lawmakers Return from the Holt
day Rest and Take Up
Their Duties.
NO BUSINESS DONE in EITHER HOUSE.
Adjournment Taken Soon After As
DRY OF Senator seweii-Anti-An-
.nrchist Bill Ready--cuhnn Reel
.procity to Receive Early Attention.


house met Monday after the holiday
recess, there was a large attendance in
the galleries, but more than half the
seats on the floor were unoccupied.
The chaplain in his invocation referred
feeingly TO the death Of the late Sen
ator Sewell, of New Jersey.
The oath was administered to Messrs.
Smith, of Iowa, and Weeks, of Michi-
gan, who had not heretofore appeared
at this session.
No business was transacted. Mr..
Loudenslager, of New Jersey, an
nounced the death of Senator Sewell.
In doing so he paid warm and feeling
tribute to the citizen, soldier and
statesman whose death, he said, was
s'the greatest loss the state OF New
Jersey ever suffered" He offered the
customary resolutions which were
adopted and as a further mark of re-
spect the house, at 1870 p. M, adj
journed.
In the Senate.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate met
Monday after recess OF more than
two weeks, but no business was trans
acred on account of the recent death
of Senator William j. Sewell, OF New
Jersey. In his invocation, at the open
ing Of the session, the chaplain, Rev.
DIR. William Milburn, made touching
reference TO the death of Senator
Sewell. He referred also to the dis
ability of Senat tor Berry, Of Arkansas,
and prayed that he might be able to
soon return to his dutyin the senate.
Mr.. Kean, of New Jersey, formally
announced to the senate the death OF
Mr.. Sewell and offered the customary
resolutions expressive Of the sorrow
of the senate and providing for an inn
mediate adjournment in respect to his
memory. AS mark of respect to his
memory the senate adjourned at 1907
o. m, Immediately upon the adoption
of the resolutions.
The seat formerly occupied by Sena-
tor Sewell has been assigned to Sena-
tor Depew. of New York.
Nicaragua Bill VIII Pass.
Washington, Jan. 7.-Representa-
tive Hepburn, chairman Of the inter-
state foreign commerce committee,
has been advised by the secretary OF
state Of cable notification concerning
the willingness of the Panama com
pany to sell its properties, ETC., to the
United States for $40,000,000, but he
says this will in no way affect the
progress of the pending bill, which
he claims will pass by an overwhelm-
ing majority. He will try and get a
vote On the bill Wednesday,
+ CUBAN Ilccipruci.y
!! Wasi, - 81. y..:l. Chairman
..,,p. 8. tiic u;2;%s and means com
1:!,ice. z::.,I Monday that Of the two
Important measures before that com
miiteee-Cuban reciprocity and re-
duction Of war taxes-the former
probably would first be considered.
TO that end, Mr.. Payne has written
to the gentlemen OF the Cuban dele
cation to learn their wishes as to a
time of hearing, and pending an an
swer no arrangement for hearings has
been made. The committee will later
fix the time Of hearings on the war
tax resolution bin il it is considered
necessary to open up the subject by
hearings. which has not yet been de-
cided
Anti-Anarchist Bill.
Washington. Jan. z. - Representa-
tive jenkins Wis.,, OF the judiciary
special committee which is framing
an anti-anarchist bill, Monday intro
duced measure which in addition to
providing the death penalty for as
saults on the president, requires
alien immigrants to take an oath not
to assault those in government au-
thority, and not to publicly uphold
the sllbversion Of the government by
violent means
New Post Office for New York City.
Washington, Jan. 6.-Representa-
tive Cummings, Of New York, Mon
day introduced in the house a bill to
appropriate $2,5OO,OOO for new post
office building in New York city. The
hill provides that commission con-
sisting of the secretary of the treas
ury, tn, pos,lnas .er general, thepost-
master Of New York, Morris X. Jes-
sup, president Of the New York cham
Der Of commerce, and Oscar L. Straus,
president of the New York board Of
trade and transportation, shall select
the site of the building.
Missouri Appointme nts
Washington, Jan. 4 President
Roosevelt Monday notified Represen-
tative Bortholdt, of Missouri, that he
had decided to appoint Ben Westhus
internal revenue collector of the
eastern district of Missouri to sue
coed III. c. Grenner, resigned, and Col.
ID. P. Dyer, United States district at
torney, to succeed Edward Roster
upon the expiration of the latter's
term. Mr.. Westhus will take the
place to which G. e. Weneker was APP
pointed, and from which he withdrew
before his appointment was con-
dirmed. The above appointments are
considered victories for the anti-Ker-
ems faction in Missouri.