Graham guardian., 1902-01-31

ton OF the vote by which Daniels
was confirmed. Under the rules
of the Senate, combinations are
not reported to the President for
three days and any time within
that time it is in order to move a
reconsideration
Senator Teller was not present
when Daniels was confirmed and
he had received number of com
municationS concerning him from
some constituents in Cripple
Greek. The Senator read these
communications in the Senate, and
on their allegations Daniels con-
frmsticn was reconsidered 4alid
the appointment retdFredS Vatly ie
the Judiciary committee for furthdr
cdAsldtg5Noh.
Scnss5T 1Tellcr, in the course
Of his remarks. said some very tart
Things against Daniels, alleging
that nc is or has been connected
with saloon enterprise, and that
he is nr hs, been coaneGied with
some sort Of institution in which
playing cards arc considerable
part o! the stock in trade. Senator
H0ar, Of Massachusetts, also had
objections To Offer 70 Daniels, and
the result Of this onslaught was
that the confirmation was recon
siAercd, and the whole thing will
DO Investigated by one of the Sen
ate COMMITTEES.
One Of the charges filed against
Daniels is the killing of a man in
Dodge City, but a telegram from
there says the killing was done in
sclfdefense, and will probably not
cut much figure in the case.
A. D. Zander, Of Phoenix, hrln.,
is an applicant for the marshalship
of Arizona.
After revicwing all the evidence
in tho case of Chief Justice Street,
and going over all the evidence
the 4 torney General has exonor-
ated him, and the Judge will fill
out tho balance of his term but il
is not believed that he will be re,
appointed.
The democratic mbers Of the
House Of Representatives met in
caucus last Friday evening, and
adopted the following resolution
"Resolved, that the territories OF
Arizona, Oklahoma and New Mex
leo are entitled to statehood and
should be admitted to the unior
on an equal footing with the bal
ance of the states, and we pledge
the support of the democrats il
| the house to such q course"
A Phoenix dispatch says rumol
credits G. T. Ainsworth, at tht
present time attorney general o
the territory, with being can
didate for the office Of Chief Jus
tice, which is now filled by Web
ster Street.
1t is reported that Gov. Murphy
who is now in Washington, viii
not be a candidate for re-appoint
ment and endorses Col. Brodie fol
the job. The Governor has prob
ably had "hunch" that be woulC
not get the job if he did ask for i
and that Brodie would get it any
way.
Consideration of the bill tC
establish a Department OF Com
merce was resumed in the Senate
last Tuesday, the pending amend
ment being that Of Mr.. Pettus pro
viding that the Department o.
Labor should not be made par
of the new department.
After brief discussion thu
amendment was defeated,
Mr.. Bacon then offered al
amendment which was adopted
providing that the name Of th'
new department be the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
Mr.. Hale withdrew his amend
ment, offered few days ago, trans
ferring the Interstate Commerce
Commission to the new depart
ment.
No other amendments being of
fered the bill was reported from
the committee of the whole to thu
Senate. Mr.. Quarles demanded {
separate vote on the amendment
by which the census bureau wa;
stricken from the bill as part Of
the new department. By vote
of five so thirty-two the censu;
bureau was retained in the meas
ure as one of the bureaus of the
| oo,, do,,ortp,ant The hill was