The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17


and foreign vessels, was Introduced III
the Senate by Senator Lodge, but the
, bill was lablcd "by request" which
usually mcaus that the Senator who
interested in it. Senator Frye also
| introduced bill providing that after
July I, 1901 all merchandise and pas
sengers carried between the Philip-
transported in ships bearing the Ameri-
/ can flag.
/ In the matter of ecess ap UintmeRts
! decision The extra session of Con-
grss5 nded at noon last Monday. The
regular session began at once. The
appointments Of General Wood, DIR
ed 10y the Senate. In order that these
! men might continue To draw their
snlary as recess appointments, until
! the Senate acted upon them, the Presi-
]
al recess hctweeu the two sessions and
sent III the numinatio.s again rs re
cess appointm,
Con al Davis, American representa-
tive in AleXadretta, AsIatic Turkey,
I har been assaulted by some Turkish
/ soldiers, IN n dispute arising out oi
| The arrest of an Armenian, who is a
! nururaizcd American citiz n. In con-
sequeAce, the consul lett his post for
Beirut. The Inc,deaJ is the cause OF
| Diplomatic C representations at Cunstan-
uinople. and it is expected the Turkish
4 ] ~ I 4 lllil / - nndgSsG =
/ The State Departm has had much
! trouble with ntturaliZed Armenians
who return [" Tui key. rs the Turkish
! government refuses 10 recC guizs tn.
right Of a.Tu,kish subject to become II
citizen OF aLother country.
-:
! PoSt.uiiicc scandals were The subject
of the first interesting debate in the
gan. Senator Z, nrose, Rep, iutr, due
ed a resolution calling upon the Post
master General Ia send all the papers
OF the recert Investigations to the
Roads, which Committee would iusu-
tutc further investigation If il
| thought necC Ssary.
Strator Gornan lead the democrats
, IN his first important speech since his
| return 10 the Senate. Senator Lodge
and others opposed him. Mr.. German
| said in pari:
''Sir, the country is not satisfied with
satisfied with the course of this inves-
ugation, thorough as ii may have been
To u ir" individuals. The prominent
ones insist that il is persecution, that
they are being made the scspe goats
of great avalanche of fraud which
has been p-rpetrated because Others
higher in authority havs been negli-
: gent
I " "'r VIC idNNS' " "dIl 10
open the books. We want the invests
CATION thorough and comp etc, aud
then We will see whether he President
with his great power. Will turn out
The lneiticIent and prrsecate all th,.
raScalS, and | have no doubt he will.
Let us aid him 20 purify the Depart
ucnt and To prevent these Wholesale
frauds in the future
Senator Lo,:ge replied by say ing that
a congressional investigation was tie
! most clumsy ore possible. and cited
as proof OF this assertion, that the
Department had been investigated by
TO congressional committees which
had h"eS unable 10 find anythin-
wrong. Senator Nelson added that
ihe facts which would hs III ,dc public
through such an investigation wouid
help those who are now accused. The
democrats Will no doubt point out to
Mr.. Nelson that tits far more inpor-
tnut that the pubic kne the true
couTition of alrurs i'm the Department
than that lew individuals be- con
yictrd.