Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-19

THE A Dali
General Joseph ?. Furlsr. recently pro
NOTED frum colonel In the ordnance de-
uHrtmen1. and Colonel LRvrsncs g Bah
hitt. q the ordnRnrs department. Seven
q The other hriERdier generals confirmed
a. the same time IS Colonel FARLEY are
20 be successfully retired. one each dny
until the List is exhausted up 20 General
Francis Moore Who s. 10 be retained On
the active list for service u the Philip
pines where be has been stationed fur
some line.
smuEEied Goods
Attorney General Knox has given Al
opinion 10 the secretErv Of The treasury in
vhich be holds thai smuEEled EOods are
nor subject 10 the payment Of duty in
addition TO forfeiture. The attorney gen
srhl also has held that the Treasury DE-
psrtmsnt may release cigars when packed
in violation Of Law on payment Of s hns
equal % the duty. when in the opinion Of
the secretary. the importation does not
Involve fraud.
wyoming IBdEe Appointed.
The senate TODAY confirmed the follow
ing appointments: Willis VEndevsnter,
Wyoming, United States circuit judge cor
the Eighth Judicial circuit John 7 Nc
Dunough. New York. associate justice Of
the supreme court q the Philippine islands.
Captain John Bartlett. United States
army. retired. 70 be rear admiral on the
retired list.
P-us1mastCrs. Idabo-DurH c. Chill
~shosbons.
IowR-w. 7. McCrhrksn. Scranton
VIII PuEh Canal Treaty.
The senate spent three and q half hours
in executive session today listening nearly
all the time to q continuation Of Senator
MurEEn's IAlR) speech on the PanBmE
canal treaty. At the close Of the day 4
vote Wal taken AZ Senator MorgRn's re
quest, Oh his resolution requiring an In.
uuiry into the credentials Of Thomas Her
ran, who represented the Colombian gov.
erument The resolution -ss defeated, u
10 IS
There were two calls fuT q quorum dur
ing the session but senators Responded
readily.
After the vote was taken Senator Cul
ION 0H-) moved that The senate adjourn
10 meet at II tomorrow. saying that h
would ask that The sessions be continue.
into the night and until q vote was taken
Petition Senate for Crum.
A petition signed by Ex-Governor P. s
H~fnohhsck OF Louisiana. Dr.. Charles Z
Purvis. John r. Cook, Kelly Miller an
Whitfield Mckinley Of this city. urging IN
? confirmation OF the nomination Of DR.. "
D. Crum as collector Of the port o. Charles
t ton, S. c., was submitted TO the senate TO
day.
D U~linoiEnns Invite Roosevelt
: Representative Warner CuL), sooompI
MED by Judges Wright and Weldon Of IN
court Of claims and Joseph W. Ffisr OF III
interstate commission. invite
the president 10 attend 3 reunion Of III
Spanish war veterans, to be held n Bloom
fnEton. Ill. some time next spring. Tn
date OF the reunion viii be fixed TO SUI
the convenience Of tue president should b
accept.
, Mercer wants mmer Buildfns
r Representative Mercer CNeb). chairuz
e OF the house committee on public build
inEs and grounds. conferred today wit
q Secretary C0rtslyou concerning 2 buildin
7 for the new Department Of Commerce an
Labor.
> Figures have been prepared showing j
: detail the amount OF floor space which wi
T be necessary for the various bureaus whiC
1 indicates that q building suitable for III
department is not available al present
e the city.
Chairman Mercer indicates his prefe-eDs
for a new building 10 be erected sxp-essl
for the new department He thought
n fairly adequate plans were presented II
present congress might authorizs the built
ing. Temporary quarters win have 10
leased
70 Judge Shiras Formally Resigns.
Justice Shiras Of the United Stfe s 81
prems court today presented 10 the pres
cent his resignation as q member OF tn
tribunal TO take effect February a.
n Former Secretary OF State William r DI
: Of Ohio has beer selected as the succeBsr
OF Nj ShirRE.