Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-01
AGAINST INVESTIGATION
HOUSE WILL NOT NEEDLE WITH
PosToFFIcE DEPARTMENT.
Congressional Doinss-A Randolph,
Mass, Boy Mysteriously Shot
Floods in Miehigan-Ssnator Bur-
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. insist upon technicalitles. THE gen
tleman has chance like Lord Byron
to wake up Tomorrow morning ant
find himself famous" Mr.. Williams
said. The chair sustained the poln
or order, and Mr.. Williams appealed
BY a strict party vote. 1873 to 80, tn,
decision of the chair was sustained
The house committee on tudiciar.
Friday, March 20, reported favorabl!
ON the Hepburn Dolliver bill granting
the states police power over "origina
packages" of intoxicating liquor com
ing into their border as interstate
commerce, An amendment was adopt
ed STIMULATING that the bill should no
apply to persons receiving interstate
shipments of liquor for personal use
A majority of the house committed
on judiciary reported Friday, March
rs. recommending the Impeachment
of Judge Charles Swayne Of Florida
The case will be taken up after the
sundry civil bill, before the house this
week, is disposed Of The evidence In
the case was taken In Florida. 1t Is
charged against Swayne that he does
not maintain a residence In the dis
trict for which he was appointed that
he had been guilty of oppression In
committing men to prison for alleged
contempt of court, that he appointed
as commissioner of his court a man
known to be of bad reputation, that
he had corruptly purchased land in
litigation. and ordered jury to bring
in a verdict favoring the title he pur-
chased, and had maladministered
bankruptcy matters before him
whereby the assets were absorbed in
costs. Swayne claims that intense
political feeling is at the bottom of
the charges.
The senate has passed the Indian
| appropriation bill The secretary OF
the interior has sent the senate a re-
ply to Senator Overman's resolution
requesting a copy Of the new pension
order. In it Secretary Hitchcock re-
views the administration of pension
laws, declaring that the order re-
ferred to Is clearly within executive
authority and in conformance with
precedent The acting commissioner
of pensions estimates that the in
crease under the order will be s5,400,-
600 annually. This is based on an es-
innate that there are $4,000 veterans,
not receiving pensions, who are en-
titled to them under the 62 years age
limit ruling.
Representative Bourke Cochran of
New York introduced a resolution in
the house Tuesday, March 30, provid-
ing that the committee on the judi
cary shall inquire as to the authority
in law for the recent age pension or
der and whether there has been
usurpation of the rights of congress.
Among important amendments to
the postoffice appropriation bill re-
ported to the senate Tuesday. March
20, was the following: The salaries of
rural free delivery carriers are fixed
at 1920 year, and the carriers are
permitted to carry merchandise for
hire and receive subscription for and
deliver newspapers and periodicals so
long as this occupation does not in
terfere with the proper discharge Of
their duties. Carriers must not dis
criminate against any newspaper The
bill will not carry more than $1,000,000 |
over the amount passed by the house. |
The investigation Of the protests
against Senator Reed Smoot will be
mittee at Washington The witnesses
will include number of officials of
the Mormon church.
New York coal dealers are to adj
vance prices 10 cents a ton beginning
April /. Increased rents, higher wag-
IS and taxes are the cause to which
The dealers attribute the necessity for
IN advance over the old rates.
The democrats Of Leavenworth
county. the democratic stronghold of
In convention at Leavenworth,
March 26, refused to in
ltruct delegates to the national con-
'ention for W. r. Hearst for presl
lent.
Six people are said to have lost
heir lives and scores of others were
INJURED In severe tornado which {
wept over Chicago and the country |
surrounding early Thursday night, ]
darch "a. The property loss is esti- I
mated at upwards Of 100000. {
The Jury at st. Louis have returned !
verdict of guilty In the case of Q
J. 8. Senator Burton, charged with 9
cling his influence to prevent the @
ostoffice department from refusing
he use Of mails to the Rialto Grain q
nd Securities company. The punish r
lent will be decided by the court.
Nearly 800 F1lipinoS have arrived at n
he Worlds fair grounds, st. Louis, p
! special train. In one car were F
ne Igorrotes, the savage head hunters n
-om the mountains in the north of y
uzon. They had thrown nearly all I
lie clothing provided by the govern il
lent out Of the car windows. e
Great damage has been done by a
Gods In Michigan and Indiana the '
asst week West Terre Haute was !,
ooded in a district which high wa
# had not reached since 1888. Fifty
ouses were under water and about
10 people were driven from their y
omes. Residents of Grand Rapids, S
+ich.. suffered great privations. It p
estimated that $500 houses were CT
lrrounded by water in some places o.
feet deep Two persons are miss Il
e. The loss in the business section CT
i'll reach several millions. m
The great Belgrade levee broke at m
incomes. Ind, Wednesday, March II
!, causing the worst damage result p
g from any single break. Many b
buses were washed from their a
undations and much live stock was p;
owned. The break increased the ii
bod at Westport and the water &C
ached the second story of every
,use. The town has been aban- h;
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