Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-04
SUBCOMMITTEE TO ACT
All Measures are Referred
to it.
RAPIDFIRE ACTION MAY Be EXPECTED
Want to Report Bill to the Full Com
mittee Before the Holiday Adjourn
ment-Wisconsin Man Heads the
judiciary Committee.

Washington, Dec 2.-The house jul
dietary committee today took prompt
action in the direction of getting an
antitrust measure before congress at
the earliest possible moment. All
measures dealing with trusts were re-
ferred to subcommittee with Little
field of Maine as chairman, who will
go to work at once with view to re-
porting bill to a full committee be-
fore the holiday adjournment. The
committee today unanimously voted
to request the speaker to appoint Jen-
ltins of Wisconsin chairman of the jul
dietary committee.
Senate.
Immediately after the journal in the
senate was read Alger of Michigan
was sworn in. The Presidents mes
sage was then read.
Printed copies had been furnished
the senator's, and they closely follow
ed the reading of the document. But
lew III tub uCIloSl aus WCiC III liiSii
seats when the reading of the mes
sage began.
Presidents Nominations.
The presidential nominations were
sent to the senate today. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes of Massachusetts,, was
recommended for associate justice of
the United States supreme court;
Francis NJ Wright of Illinois, Judge
of the court of claims; John t. Debolt
of Hawaii first judge of the circuit
court of Hawaii; Solomon H. Bethea,
district attorney of northern Illinois.
Philippine commission, James F..
Smith, of California; ambassadors,
Robert S. Mccormick, of Illinois, to
Russia; Bellemy Storer, of Ohio, to
Austria Hungary; Charlemagne Tow
er, of Pennsylvania, to Germany; min
listers, Charles Page of Bryan, ILL.,, to
Switzerland; David E. Thompson, of
Nebraska, to Brazil; consul, e Scott
Hotchkiss, of Wisconsin, to Brockville,
Canada; director of the census, Will
liam R. Merriam, of Minnesota; regis
ter of the land office, Archibald w.
Munger at EauClaire, Wis; Indian
agent, Sheppard Fireman, of Green
Bay Agency, Wis.
To Amend Sherman Law.
Senator Cullom today introduced a
bill to amend the Sherman antitrust
law. 1t prohibits interstate commerce
in articles produced by the trusts, the
penalty for violations being fine OF
from $500 to $4,000.
Executive Session.
Upon the conclusion of the reading
of the message, which occupied an
hour and fifteen minutes, it was order
ed to lie on the table and be printed
After short executive session Mr.
Frye laid before the senate number
Of minor reports of government Off
Gals and the resignation of Rev.W. H
Milburn, the blind chaplain of the sen
ate.
Platt of Connecticut announced the
death of Representative Russell ant
the senate adjourned at lis o'clock
The House.
The house met at noon today with {
large audience and crowded galleries
Gordon Russell of Texas and Edward
Swan. who succeeds Amos j. Cum
mings of New York, took the oath O.
Office.
Await the Message.
The house then took a short recess
(. to await the arrival of the President
message, and when it reconvened tn
message was Immediately read. TIL,
members displayed great interest il
1t contents, many of them followin
81 the reading in printed copies, whicl
we're distributed by the pages.
HulI's Bill.
Chairman Hull of the house con
a bill today for the creation of ger
eral staff of the army. The bill TO
lows closed that which had been rec
commended by Secretary Root
Hear Message.
The reading OF. the message was lis
tened to attentively, especially thos
portions relating to the regulation G
the trusts, the tariff and the isthmia
canal BILL The message was referre
to the committee on state union will
out objection. After Lanham of TIE,
as, had announced the death of Rel
resentative Degraffenreid, and Repre-
sentative Sheppard of Texas, tn
house adjourned at 1:40 o'clock.
Support cullom.
Washington, Dec. AT a meetin
of the New York delegation in tn
house this afternoon it was unanimou.
Iy decided to support Cannon fo
speaker.