Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-18
Senators Will Fight Ratification of
Panama Canal Pact with
New Republic.
STEERING COMMITTEE CONDEMNS
RECOGNITION OF Government
will Support Spooner Act to Show
They Are Not AntaEOnistic to the
Building Of u Canal-Speaker APP
points Ways and Means Com mi ttee
-Senate Discusses SmOOt Case.

senator's nave determined 10 oppose
the ratification of a canal treaty with
the new Republic of Panama, should
the administration enter upon treaty
negotiations with that country. The
democratic steering committee is said
to be unanimous in condemnation OF
the recognition the United States has
given to the creation of a new govern
ment on the isthmus. though the an
nOuncement has been made that no
course Of opposition has been definite
~ adopted. 1t has been learned on the
authority of a member of the demo-
cratic steering committee that the
sentiment of the committee is to at
tack any effort to open negotiations
with the new republic and go before
the country in support of the Spooner
act to show the party is not antagonis-
tic to the building Of canal. 1t is
claimed that the law is on the side of
the democratic programme inasmuch
as the Spooner act is republican
measure. This act authorized the pres
tdent to proceed to the construction of
a canal on the Nicaraguan and Costa
Rican route in the event negotiations
with Colombia are not concluded with
in a reasonable time for the Panama
route.
Important Com mittee Appointed.
; Washington, Nov. 13-Following the
reading of the journal in the house
Thursday Mr.. Ballo (Tex.) was sworn
In.
The speaker then announced the
ways and means committee as follows:
Republicans-Messrs. Payne IN. W,
Dalzell (Pa), Grosvenor (O), Taw-
ney (Minn), Mccall (Mass.), Babcock
j(Wis.). Metcalf (Cal). Hill Comm J,
Boutell (Ill), Watson (Ind.), Curtis
NKan.).
Democrats Messrs. Williams
NMiss.), Robertson Ua), Swanson
NVa.), Mcclellan IN. W, Cooper
'NTex), Clark (Mo.).
Chairman Payne, of the ways and
means committee, will call that COM
mittee together Friday to consider the
Cuban bill.
Mr.. Payne introduced the bill to
make effective the Cuban reciprocity
convention, which, without objection,
was read by title and referred to the
committee on ways and means.
Mr. Payne having moved to adjourn
Mr. Williams (Miss.) inquired if he
was ready to announce the programme
of the majority.
Mr. Payne said meeting of the
ways and means committee would be
called Friday and he hoped to report
the bill to the house on that day.
Mr.. Williams, making further in
Quiry as to the time that is to be al
lowed for debate, Mr.. Payne stated
the minority leaders at 1920 a. m.
Friday to discuss that question:
The house at 1910 p. m. adjourned
Sn,oot's Eligibility Discussed.
Washington, Nov. 13.-Immediately
upon assembling Thursday the senate
plunged into a discussion of the ques-
ton of the eligibility of Senator Reed
Smooth, of Utah, to seat in the senate
The debate grew out of the remarks
made Wednesday by Senator Hoar, say
in that petitions bearing upon Senator
Shoots case are as much out of
place as would similar petitions to the
supreme court of the United States be
i'm the interest of any case before that
tribunal
Senator Dubois (Idaho)~ took issue
with Senator Hoar's remarks, and pre-
Eented his views in connection with
the petitions for Senator Shoots ex-
pulsion, which were presented by him
SELF
Training Sites Selected.
Washington, Nov. 13-The board
composed of Rear Admiral Taylor and
Lieut.. Commander Winslow. appoint
ed to select site for naval training
station on the Great Lakes, has made
it's report to Secretary Moody The
board selected five sites, the first choice
being Lake Bluff, 80 miles north of
Chicago, the second is Racine, Wis,
third Muskegon, Mich, fourth, Mil
waukee, and fifth, Michigan City. The
report has been transmitted to con-
gress.
A large number of bills were then
presented, and when this order of bust
ness was passed there was brief exec
utive session.
When the doors were reopened the
resolutions of the house, announcing
the death of Representative Foerdrer,
of Pennsylvania, and Representative
Boring. of Kentucky, were laid before
the senate. and out of respect to their
memory the senate at ITO adjourned.
The adjournment was until next Mon
day.
Town Destroyed by Fire.
Aurora. Mo-, Nov. 13.-Jenkins City,
a town of 400 Inhabitants, IL miles
south of here, was practically destroyed
by fire which broke out Thursday morn