The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
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Is Washington. Dec. Is. - Further &C.
Zion on the impeachment proceedings
|against Judge Charles sw il,7i 7 Of the
Northern district of Florida was taken
On the house yesterday BY. the appoint,
|mcnt of the committee of seven pro-
.Vlded for by resolution adopted
sIuesdays toe draft s,the charges for pre,,
sentation to the senate and by the re-
ception OF the report Of the committee
o.notify the senate of the impeach-,
ment. who announced that they had
performed their duty and the senate
had responded that order shall be
taken The urgency deficiency bill and.
several other bills of public nature;
were passed - 49,. .,.,....: a
f. The senate, which under. the ;Consti
tutEi!oon is made the trial court. in i'm,
parchment cases, yesterday received:
official notice of the determination Of
the House Of Representatives to pre-.
sent impeachment charges against
Hon. Charles Swayne federal judge i'm
the Northern district of Florida. The
matter was brought to the senate's at
tenCloni by house committee and the.
senate appointed Ia committee TO pre-
pare. the details of. the proposed trial.
l'The senate considered the Philippine
government, bill and the pure food bill.
Washington, Dec. 16-Discussion OF
the bill ito improve currency conili
tons was resumed in the house YES,
teHday. but. throughout the session! it's
advancement was beset with obstruc
tive tactics by the Democrats, led by
Mi. Williams. of Mississippi, the mi.
norltN leaderl The Democrats: mus.
tered sufficient y strength to force
Speaker Cannon to break tie in or
der that the bill might be taken UP,
tnet Democrats assuming, their apti-
tHde OF antagonism because Mr. Hill
Comm in charge of the bill, refused
to postpone it's further consideration
i'll consequence of the illness of Mr.
Bartlett (Ga.), leader Of the oppos-
ton. The house made little progress
on the measure. .3t... ..r a.
The senate spent practically the.
entire day discussing. the Philippine
administrative bill. A formal order to
enter Oh the Swayne Impeachment
proceedings was adopted, but, IT did
rot fix day for beginning the work.
Washington. Dec 17-The senate
yesterday by a vote Of A to % passed
the Philippine civil government bill.
Mr., McCumber was the only Repub-
iican who voted with the Democrats
against the final passage of the bill.
| The. bill as passed exempts from
| taxation all bonds issued by the Phil
ippine and, Porto Rico governments;
authorizes municipalities in the Phil
|ippincs to. incur bonded Indebted
ness amounting to per cent of the
assessed valuation of their property at
3 per cent interest: authorizes the
Philippine government e to . incur a
bonded Indebtedness, of $5,OO0,OOO for
| improvements at 4 1-2 per cent inter-;
Lest authorizes the Philippine govern
ment to guarantee the payment of in
terest on railroad bonds at the rate OF
4 per cent per annl,nl: provides for
..es:.c administration of the immigration
laws by the Philippine authorities;
establishes a system: for. the, location,
"nd l'atentAig = of tmineral ,t;coal and
sa|ihci lands. fixes the metric syst EN-
60 the islands and gives the civil
Governor the title Of governor general.
(, nrr:is Tie day Mi, Bevei;idgc, frfbm:
!, She committee on territories, reported
ithe statehood bills and he will make a
ilaotioa ION the!first day that the sen
.,atc Iconvane s i'm january that the; q on
siidfc9sation of the bill shall be; ent etetl
:l AZ once ~ =
! ! Yesterdays. session of the house
: was given over almost exclusively to
consideration of bills on the. private
'ta2shslcr, a dozehsii OF more t.being,
lpassed. i'TheI: senate: amendments, TO
the urgent' deficiency bill were AGREED
| to;yand. :ad llournaent taken until Mon,
|sEbs,, :'s'' dssias.' .'ts1i-s. 3, ~, IL.
w. ht nsto b.. Dec: 80 The house Of
REPRESENTATIVE yesterday enlp1iatical-
]sl3idisappgovod, the proposition TO hold
ticItinsvgu'al ball in:tAc capitol build:
ling,i,iiThe committee having the, mat
Etcriln charge had substituted for. the
pension building as. provided; BY the
senate RESOLUTION, the congres sionaf
1iGrary; but Mi. Morrell (Pa.1, who
called the matter up, announced that
lthe' opposition sto the latter Building
was so great the committee. lladzcon.
hrludcd' to substitute the capitol b,Iila:'
ing.iWAI stoym! Of protests, cameu from
both sides iofrthe, chamber. L, The feso-
lNtion!, offered, .iby Mr. Morre II, vas
voted down, the. result being to delay,
action until, the next District 81 Co
! lumbia day III january. The house
also voted down RESOLUTION making a
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