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been asked to do so. In fact he will have
two votes, as Senator Hanna named him
proxy for Mr.. Shevlin of Minnesota, who
is absent.
The committee was received by the
President and there was much comment
over the fact that Mr.. Heath did not at
tend this reception. For the good of
the party, the President wished him to
resign, but Senator Hanna insisted that
he should stay.
Senator Hanna declared in his opening
the success of the republican party was
'to stand pat upon the principles and
policies of that party" From the ap-
plause with which this statement vas re-
ceived by the committee, it is safe to con-
clude that ''stand pat" will be the main
plank in the mex republican platform.
Criticism of the Presidents Panama
policy is not confined to the democratic
party. Senator Hoar, senior republican
Senator from Massachusetts,, has intro
duced a resolution in the upper branch of
Congress. asking for all the inf,rm ttiun
in the Presidents possession regarding
the establishment of the republic of
Panama.
The resolution re quests the President,
unless in his judgment it is incompatible
with the public interest. to send to the
Senate all facts in his possession which
will show, whether at the time Of the
ratification of the treaty the province OF
Panama h, | successfully established its
independence, had lawfully adopted a o
stitutiop, and had given authority to the
persons with whom the treaty purports to
nave been made, t. negotiate and ratify
the same; whether the officials ratifying
the treaty had any pers ,ual or private in
terests in the construction of the canal;
whether the constitution OF the republic
of Colombia authorized the secession of
Panama; whether Colombia was prevent
ed by the United States from attempt
ing to assert its authority owe the
Isthmus; at what time news of the revo-
luton in Panama was received by the
United States government and lastly
whether any info rmation was received of
an expected or intended revolution be-
fore it occurred and the date Of such in
formation.
The republican senators will no doubt
prevent the passage of the resolution, as
it is believed here that the Senator's en-
barrassing questions are a severe arraign-
ment of the course of the Administration
in Panama.
Senator Reed Shoots case is now be-
ing acted upon by the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Election, Chairman
Burrows having called a meeting for that
purpose. Interest in the case is intense
and rivals that of a similar case when
Brigham H. Roberts was expelled from
the House of Representatives a few years
ago, Oh proof that he was a polygamist.
A mass of petitions, calling for Senator
Shoots expulsion have been received
from 40 different states.
The charges against the Senator are
two fold. First that he is a poly gamist.
This charge is not we'll founded, and it is
generally believed that he can disprove
it. The other is that as an apostle of the
Mormon church he has taken an oath of
allegiance to it as the highest civil as we'll
as military authority, and that such oath
is incompatible with his oath of allie
glance to the United States. The Senate
Committee will examine Thoroughly the
position of the Mormon church and if
these charges are substantiated, the Utah
Senator will be unseated. 1t is believed,
however, that these charges will not be
proved. The proceedings of the CON-
mittee will be followed with interest.