Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-09
TREATY NTH FRANCE
First of the Reciprocity Meas.
ures to be Taken Up in
the Senate
cuL.LoM BRINGS 1T FORWARD
Nor. or Less Opposition to Its consid-
Grafton Will Be Encountered From
the Start-Cullom Indicates His In
tention to Have the Matter Disposed
of as Early as Possible.


Washington, Dec. 9.-The first de-
cided move in the senate this session in
treaty was made by Senator Cullom,
chairman of the senate committee on
foreign relations, while the senate was
in executive session yesterday. He
called up the treaty for the purpose of
securing an order for the printing of
documents bearing on the agreement
and gave notice that he would ask the
senate to take UP the treaty at an early
day for the purpose Of disposing of 1t.
The proposition met decided opposi-
ton from a number of senators, includ-
ing Messrs. Aldrich, Hoar, Lodge and
Depew. Senator Aldrich moved that
the treaty be referred to the committee
on finance, saying that he thought 1t
should have more complete investiga-
ton and from different standpoint
than it had had at the hands of the
committee on foreign relations. He
said that so far as he had been able to
learn the people who desire the ratifi-
cation of the treaty We're vastly in the
minority in this country. Senator Hoar
suggested that the treaty should go
over at least until after the Christmas
holidays.
Replying to these various remarks
Senator Cullom said that he intended to
press the consideration of the treaty as
earnestly as was in his power, but he
believed it to be due to the French re-
public that the question should be con-
sidered and disposed of in dignified
and proper manner. This he intimated
was the wish of the administration, and
the senator expressed his personal view
that no other proceeding would be in
accordance with our duty toward an
ether nation. He indicated that he
would call up the treaty not later than
next week.
Holmes Takes Oath.
The new associate justice of the SUI
preme court, Hon. Oliver Wendell
Holmes OF Massachusetts, yesterday
took the oath of office and Immediately
entered upon the discharge Of his du-
| ties. The ceremony was witnessed by
as large concourse of people as could
gain admission to the court room.
Justice Holmes walked into the court
room with the members of the court
and when he reached the desk of Clerk
McKenney stopped. while the other
justices proceeded to their respective
seats on the bench. When the opening
of the court had been proclaimed the
chief justice announced the appoint
nent of Justice Holmes, directing that
the oath be administered. Clerk Nc
Kenney then read the presidents COM
mission designating Mr.. Holmes as an
associate justice and handed the
printed oath of office to him. This was
read by the new justice in clear and
distinct tones, the entire court and the
bar and spectators standing mean
while. This ceremony completed, JUS
tice Holmes was escorted to his seat
next to Justice Peckham on the ex-
treme left of the chief justice. Justice
| Peckham shook hands with his new as
| sociate. and all the other justices, being
at greater distances, bowed to him. All
| then took their seats and the regular
business Of the day proceeded. The en-
| tire ceremony consumed less than three
minutes. Justice Holmes will preside
over the First judicial circuit, which
was presided over by his predecessor,
Justice Gray.
Confirmed by Senate.
| Combinations by the senate yester-
lday were:
| James F. Smith. member of the Phil
lippine commission and secretary Of
public instruction in the government of
the Philippines; William r. Merriam,
director of the census.
| Ministers of the United States-Ar-
thur S. Hardy, to Spain; Charles P.
Bryan, to Switzerland; Leslie Combs,
| to Guatemala and Honduras; John B.
Jackson. to Greece, Roumania and
Servia: William B. Horsby, to Bolivia;
David e. Thompson, to Brazil.
| Ambassadors Charlemagne Tower,
to Germany: Robert S. Mccormick, to
Russia; Bellamy Storer, to Austria
Hungary.
Secretary of Legation-Peter A. Jay,
third secretary at Paris: r. S. r. Hit,
second secretary at Berlin; H. Percival
Dodge, secretary at Berlin.
Consul Generals-Edward S. Bragg,
at Hong Kong; Alfred A. Winslow,
Guatemala City; William A. Rublee, at
Havana. Cuba.
/ Consuls-J. B. Richardson, at Utilla.
Honduras; Albert r. Morawetz, at No
gales. Mexico; William A. McKellip, al
Magdeburg, Germany: James G. Nc
Nally, at Liege, Belgium: e. S. Hotch-
kiss, at Brockville, Ont; f. d. Hale, at
/ Coaticook, Quebec.
Shaw Recommends Change.
i Secretary Shaw has written letter
4 to Chairman Payne of the house COM
/ mittee on ways and means, recommend
4 ing a modification of existing laws SO
as to allow the free withdrawal of tea
from bonded warehouses for the pur-
| pose of consumption. The secretary
urges that this action to be accomplish
1 ed either by amendment OF section 20
of the customs administrative act or
by a special act allowing the free with
drawaa of tea now in warehouse, is ne
cessary to avoid great hardship to tea
merchants.
The letter calls attention to recent
decision of the United States district
court for the southern district of New
York, which held that warehouse goods
On withdrawal for consumption are
lutiable at the rate in force when the
eoods were wafehoused.
The departments practice under the
ustoms act has been to collect duty at
/, the rate imposed by law when the goods