Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-02-27
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Prince Henry arrived in Washington,
Monday, saw both,the House and Sen
ate in session, and dined with the Presi-
dent that evening.
Congress attended strictly to business
last Thursday. The Indian approprla-
tion bill, which had been nominally be-
fore the House for two days, was really
given some consideration. Just before
the close of the days work Representa-
tive Fitzgerald of New York created
sensation by moving to strike out the
item appropriating money to pay the
salary of Superi ntendent Nardin OF the
Point Pleasant Indian school in Michi-
gan He read from Senate document
charging gross immortality in that
school He made an impassioned speech,
contending that it appeared that either
Secretary Hitchcock or the Indian Bu-
reau suppressed the report, which he
read from the. document printed at the
instance of Senator Turner. He wanted
to know why such a man was kept IN
the service. He was told that the clas-
si6ed service law probably held him.
I'm the name of Heaven, if the Presl-
dent can dismiss laborer suspected OF
hbeling IL naval officer, why can he not
remove man accused<of having such
poor control over the pupils committed
to his carer" exclaimed the New York
er.
The chamber of 1.-The most diguified
body on Earth" was the scene of fight
last Saturday. Senator Tillman of
South Carolina charged that his col
league Senator McLaurin had voted fer
the ratification of the treaty of Paris,
being bribed thereto by Federal patron
age bestowed upon him. The accusa-
ton was uttered during Tillman's
speech on the Philippine tariff bill, and
was incited by taunting questions from
Spooner of Wisconsin. McLaurin was
absent when the charge was made, but
entering the chamber denounced it as a
malicious falsehood. Tillman sprang at
him, hitting him above the left eye. A
counter blow brought blood to Tillman's
nose, and the two Senators rolled over
the floor in ferocious embrace. When
they were parted an executive session
was ordered and fer three hours the.
outrage upon parliamentary decorum
was debated. Both Senators apologized,
but the affair was referred to the Com
mittce on Privileges and Elections, and
meanwhile neither of the pugilistic
statemen will be allowed to act officially
without conser of the Senate.
The stroke of paralysis suffered by
Justice Gray, of the United States
Supreme Court, last week, foreshadows
change in the composition of that
body in the near future. With one ex-
ception Mr. Gray is the oldest justice in
point of service on the bench, and is
much the Oldest in years, being nearly
seventy four While it is reported that
he will recover aud resume his place on
the bench, there is reason to believe
that in view of his age and physical de-
ficiencies, he is nearing the close of lis
active career.
Attorney General Krox lost no time
in acting upon the case of Arthur Fl.
Noyes, United States Judge at st.
Michael Alaska. whose despotic judi
cial procedure at Cape Nome resulted
in his being fined $1,000 by the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals at San
Francisco. The Attorney Generals
opinion speaks for itself. He finds that
Noyes brought the court into disrespect
and impaired public confidence in his
administration of justice In other
words. this man. appointed to admins
ter the laws Of the United States in i
remote territory, where his conception
OF justice and honor were for time the
sole security Of life and property, ap-
pears to haye assumed the part OF d
Judicial highwayman. Attorney Geu-
eral Knox's recommends ton that he be
forthwith removed from Office was
speedily followed by executive action.
THE Canadians already claim the
North Pole, and in their Parliament.
last week, q member from Nova Scotia
declared that if the Yankees do not be-
have themselves, and it becomes neces-
sary to fight. We will be ready in "a
hours, and after six months of it We
shall capture their capital and annex
their country to Canada