Iron County register., 1903-12-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Senate-The opening prayer in the
Eenate, at noon. cn the 5th, was heard
by less than dozen senators. The
democratic side of the chamber was
entirely vacaD. Upon motion of Mr..
Allison, it was agreed that when the
senate adjourned on the 5th 1t be until
1880 o'clock, on the 7th. The Cuban
reciprocity bill was laid before the
senate. No one being prepared to dis
cuss it, the senate, after a session last
ing 20 minutes, on motion Of Mr.. Cul-
lom, adjourned. SO. House - Speaker
Cannon, in the house, on the 5th, an
nounced the committees for the Fifty
eighth congress, all but the ways and
means, rules and mileage, which were
announced early to expedite business
Of the called session. There were no
surprises in the chairmanships. The
house adjourned at 1:40, without any
qualification as to time. This carried
the house over until 12 o'clock, on the
7th, merging the extra session into the
regular session without interim.
1t was reported at Terre Haute, Ind,
on the 9Th, that Ben McKeen, formerly
superintendent Of the Vandalia main
line, and now superintendent of the
Pennsylvania terminals at Chicago,
would likely be appointed general man
ager of the Vandalia, to succeed H. I.
Miller, who resigned to become gen.
eral manager of the Rock Island sys-
TEN.
An odd situation in school matters
exists in Lee, one of the wealthiest
counties in northern Illinois. Accord
ing to the statement, on the 5th, of
County Superintendent Edwards, there
county that were closed to the pupils
of the district on account of failure
to secure teacher
The work of opening bids for the
sale of reservation timber under the
Morris act began at Cass Lake, Mimi,
on the 5th. Certified checks for more
than 81 100000 were deposited with the
bids. The price offered ranged from
81 to $40 per 1000 for white pine and
from S. to SO for Norway pine
Perry S. Heath, secretary of the re-
publican national committee, who ar
rived in Chicago, on the 9th, from Salt
Lake City, Utah, reiterated his state
ment that he had no intention of re-
of the mention of his name in connec-
ton with the postal frauds.
S. D. Cooke, of Harrington, Kas.
was elected, on the 5th, governor of
the soldiers's home at Fort Leaven-
worth. Kas.
Senate The first regular session OF
the Fifty-eighth congress began at
| noon, on the 7th, but the senate met
| half an hour before that hour, in ac-
tordance with the adjournment, on
the 5th, for the permitting of an Or
| derly adjournment of the called ses-
sion. The senate held a short eXecu-
tive session, confirming few unimpor-
tant nominations. President Frye pro
TEN. at IL o'clock declared the extra
session adjourned without day. He
Immediately raped for order, and the
chaplain offered prayer. The roll call
of the senate then followed for the
regular session. The presidents mes
sage was received and read.
House-Ceremonies attending the ush-
ering in of the regular session of con-
gress, on the 7th, were severely sim
pie in the house. But for the pres
ence of few beautiful floral offerings
and a call of the roll by states, there
was nothing in the session to differen-
tiate it from any other. The first busi-
ness in the house was the swearing
in of Representative Pinckney, of
Texas. Then came the call of the roll
by states. The chair announced the
presence of 303 members. Represent
atives Hepburn, Hemenway and Will
Jams were appointed committee to
join a committee of the senate to cali
on the president and inform him that
congress was ready to receive his mes
sage. At / p. m. the house recessed
till 1880, when the presidents mes
sage was transmitted and read
Representative Prince, of Illinois, a
member of the banking and currency
committee, introduced bill in con-
Igress. on the 7th, providing that $780,
100000 of the public moneys now de-
. lposited with national bank deposito-
Tries shall be invested by the secretary
lbf the treasury at the rate Of $5,000,00O
q month in state, county and municipal
bonds which pay interest at not less
than two per cent.
A receiver was appointed, on the
7th, for the Bank of Ravia, I. T. Pres
, ident Neal Of the bank was placed un
|der arrest, charged with embezzle
{ ment of the banks funds, but the
' amount of the alleged embezzlement
Twas not stated nor was statement
: of the banks condition obtainable.
;, Harry J. Hoover pleaded guilty In
the United States court at Columbus
:, TO-, on the 7th, to making false entries
!, and fraudulent issue Of certificate
Y as cashier Of the Peoples nationa
(bank, Newark, o. He was sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary.