The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-20


President for information as to wheth-
er Great Britain has made formal
protest against the Cuban reciprocity
treaty.
The President by executive order
has turned the Midway islands over to
the navy department. This was done
at the instance of the Pacific Cable
Company, which has asked for the pro
lection of its properties on the islands.
Rowing Japanese sailors are in the
habit of putting in to the islands for
the plumage of sea fowl and for
guano.
United States Consul John l.. Bitt-
niger at Montreal has been invited to
resign He will be succeeded by Major
A. w Edwards. a North Dakota news
paper man. Consul Bittinger, while on
leave of absence at his home in st.
Joseph talked freely of the relations
between the United States and Canada
and criticised the cooks of Montreal.
This was lily received in Canada and
has led to the present action.
The president has appointed Will
liam Plimley of New York assistant
treasurer Of the United States at New
York. Mr.. PIimley was endorsed for
this position by the presidents of the
Seaboard National, the Importers and
Traders National bank. the United
States Mortgage & Trust company,
the Colonial bank and other prominent
representatives of business in New
York.
Senator Pettus, of Alabama, the 9TH
er day disproved the prevailing theory
that all seats in the United States SEN
ate are expensive and that that body
is altogether a milliOnaires' club. He
sent to the secretary of state of Ala
bama the sum of 81 in postal note to
cover the entire expense for his recent
unanimous election. The sum repre-
scnted the fee of secretary of state for
his services. So far as known, this
is a record in the minimum price for
seats in the senate.
Justice Day, the newly appointed
member of the Supreme Court is suf-
fering from pneumonia. Justice Day
was suffering from slight cold when
he left Canton for Washington to take
the oath as member of the Supreme
Court The bad weather of the past
week aggravated this cold into a
| severe attack of grip. followed by
pneumonia The following statement
was made March 18th The friends
of Judge Day are apprehensive CON
corning his condition. His tempera-
ture to-day was high. running up to
the ncighborhood of 105. He is not Il
man of robust physique but on the
contrary is of frail appearance and it
is feared he may be unable to with
stand a severe attack of illness.
The Washington Post says: 1T is
announced that James N. Timer, assls-
tant attorney general for the post
office department. will be required IN
the near future to tender his resigna-
ton, but the announcement is accom-
panied by the statement that this ac-
ton will have no bearing on the com
plant filed with the president by 7. c.
Campbell of Cincinnati, an attorney
representing several of the turf con-
Germs, whose affairs recently have
been decided in the courts. Mr.. Timer
is incapactated by illness from per
forming the duties of his Office and
it is stated that his resignation will
be required solely on that account.
Mr. Timer is seventy-seven years of
age and suffered a stroke of paralysis
last july ana IN December.
At the opening of the Senate on the
11th inst the President pro TEN called
the attention of senators to the fact
that under a strict Interpretation of
the rules, only such business as prop
erly belongs to the matters under con
sideratOn in executive session should
be presented at this extra session.
Mr.. Allison Gowa) offered resolu-
tion which he said he thought was
proper at this time, authorizing the
committee on rules to re-eXamne the
rules of the Senate with the view to
ascertaining what changes, if any, are
necessary and especially to make in
quiry whether it is eXpedient to in any
way limit debate in the Senate and If
so to what extent. The resolution fur
ther provides that the committee IS
authorized to sit during the recess OF
the Senate and is directed to submit
a report to the Senate of its cOnclu
6ions as soon as practicable after the
beginning of the session next Decem
ber. The resolution was referred to
the committee to audit and control
the contingent expenses of the Senate.
In discussing the Cuban treaty Sen
ator Teller contended that it was
direct thrust at the sugar industry of
the United States and its effect would
be entirely in the interest of the sugar
trust, which he declared, would be
benefited to the extent of no less
than $G,000,000 annually by the reduc-
ton of the duties on raw sugar He
also discussed at some length the
amendment recommended by the com
mittee on foreign relations which pro
vides that the reduction on Cuban su-
gar during the life of the treaty shall
not be more than 90 per cent. and
that during this time there shall be no
reduction on sugar imported from any
foreign country. He ridiculed this
amendment, declaring that it had been
inserted merely for the purpose of
catching the votes of senators from SUI
gar producing states. He asserted
that it could have no possible effect
in binding the government of the
United States, if its Congress should
too. To- -, l..