Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-23

lgan.
The debate Will close today and the
yOJe De taken not later than D. II.
ShakeuP In Committees
Washington, Nov. 1y-Tne demo
crauc senate steering committee mas
completed It's plans IOr nIllng the DEM
ocrauc vacancies on the standing cUm-
mItIees and Jouay Will MAKE report
10 Senator Hale, chairman OF the re-
publican committee on committees. IN
arranging these assignments II has
Oeen necessary ~ MAKE a numLer o.
traces anecung committees on which
there were no vacancies. An agree
menJ had been reached whereby Teller
was 10 reure from the nnance commit
tee ana accept the appointment 10 Jhe
judiciary committee out TINS was upset
by two conferences held yesterday.
Inc important assignments are: COM
merce, CulDersou and Foster or LOUIS
lana; District OF Columbia, German and
DUBOIS; hnance, German and DalIey;
foreign reIauOns, McCreaTy; inter
oceanic canals, IaliaIerTo; interstate
commerce, German ana Iallalerro; Ju-
dietary, Patterson; military analrs,
Blackburn; pOstOmces and post roads,
German, ana puDnc LANDS, DUBOIS.
After Anarchists and Cranks.
Washington, Nov. 19.-Representa-
tive Oyerstreet OF Indiana, introduced
a Dill yesterday embodylng the con-
! terence report or the last congress
on the bill Tor the protection OF the
/ president.
/ The bill provides a death penalty
/ for the killing Oh or causing the death
OF the president, or any person desig-
mated by law 10 act as president, or
any ambassador or minister OF for
eign country accredited TO the United
States. For attempts TO commit the
| crimes mentioned a penalty OF ten
years Imprisonment is PROVIDED. Per-
sons advising CT cons piring TO COM
nit such crimes shall be held as
principal Offenders; persons aiding or
abetting the escape OF Offenders I'M
der this law are 10 be tried as prin-
cipals. A O-yearimprisOnment pen
atty is prescribed against persons
teaching anarchistic doctrines.
Fighting Bob Exhonorated.
Washington, Nov. 19.-Secretary
| Moody yesterday announced his de-
cision in the matter OF the protest OF
] Paymaster BiscOe against the Ian
guage used by Rear Admiral Evans,
commander in chief OF the AsIatic
! station, in reviewing the result or the
court martial OF Assistant Paymaster
Nichols. The secretary rules that
Admiral Evans, as concerning his re-
viewing the authority OF the court
martial in question, was within the
limits of his authority in criticislng
the finding of not guilty upon the
third charge and in prOnouncing the
sentence inadequate. The secretary
also says that in view OF the evidence
before the court, without weighing
too nicely the terms OF his censure, II
| is believed that Admiral Evans was
actuated by a high sense or duty and
was inspired by a regard for the hon
or and welfare OF the service.
Michigan Sugar Beet Inquiry.
Washington, Nov. 19.-Secretary
Wilson, Senator Burrows, and a num-
Der of Michigan members of the house
will leave here early next week to
inspect the beet sugar factories of
Michigan.
New Venezuelan Cabinet.
Washington, Nov. 19.-The Ameri-
can charge at Caracas, yesterday
cabled the state department giving
advices on the formation or new
, Venezuelan cabinet with Gustayo J.
=, Sauavria as minister of foreign al
fairs.
Counterfeit Money.
i Washington, Nov. 19.-The secret
service bureau announces the discov-
cry of a new counterfeit So national
: bank note IL is on the Cape Cod
national bank of Harwich, Mass,
check letter A, series 1882, Bruce reg
/, ister and Wyman treasurer. The
note is a welI-executed photograph,