St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02

ate and instructed Senator Frye how a
| presiding officer sould preside in keeping
order. He reminds one of 1.-The i'll boxing
crow in the holm OAK by his gloomy
predictions. No one living can tell what
this canal will cost, said be, and the ad-
| vantages have been exaggerated and
neither this country nor the world will
gain much benefit from it. The $685.
600, 900 will not begin to complete 1t
and we may be in the same condition OF
the French after spending $3.50. OOO, 900
and only one-fourth built he felt it to be
sentimental to accept the offer aud give
them the $40 OOO, 900 for the $500, OOO,-
600 they had sunk. He feared we would
not only suffer in money but in lives.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina
was in favor of the canal and declared
that if anything was worse than for the
President to take a hand in Isthmian
affairs, it was the course of this govern
meut ITO maintain Columbian tyranny
on the Isthmus for so years" There were
SO votes in favor OF ratifying the treaty
apds15 against it and four absent men,
bers. A lady wearing large cameo pin
claimed it to be the picture of her father,
who wrote the treaty of '4S. begged the
doorkeeper to allow her and er friends to
go into the senate gallery, but he assured
her that they were in executive session"
and treaties were always voted on in
private and she must learn the result
from the newspapers.
President Roosevelt, Feb. Goth, signed
the proclamation for the Panama canal
treaty and the negotiations were brought
to formal close by the exchange OF the
ratification copies between Secretary
Hay and Minister Bunau Varilla, the
Panama minister. Panama declared
herself independent Nov. 3. 1908, less
than four months ago and the Panama
Junta ratified the canal treaty Dec. 9,
1908, and the senate ratified the trea ty
Feb. %.
The President has nearly completed the
list of Isthmian canal comm issioners; it
is reported six of the seven have accepted.
The Panama Co. have appointed Will
liam N Cromwell to receive the money
paid tor the canal and the Panama min
lister has resigned his Office, saying that
he has had "a laborious campaign of Is
years to save the great French concep-
tion from failure" 1t is not expected
that Secretary Shaw will require the
banks to pay over the 80 per cent for
some little time.
The death of Senator Hanna has
created a great vacancy in the senate
and in the republican ranks; great honor
and many loving tributes have beenspaid
by all classes to his memory. His are
executive ability in amassing six millions
of money did not prevent quiet dIst11-
button in charity when needed. 1t is now
believed that Gen. Dick of Akron, Ohio,
will be his successor in the senate when
the legislature of Ohio will ballot March
1st, for it is claimed that SS out of III
have pledged themselves in his favor and
II votes are ut cessary in joint session
of the two houses. He was called Sena-
tor Hanna's LIST lieutenant in politics in
Ohio, and he was active in the late
Spanish war in Cuba. Gen. Dicks sue
cessor will probably be E. S. Sampson,
who has been a Neutrality-suspicious. OF
Ohio. 1t has been suggested that Sena
tor Hanna's picture shall be put on the
bonds OF the Panama canal.
DIR. Mary Walker, who still INDUCES in
male attire, called at the post office de-
partment recently to inquire for Gen.
BIis tow, the fourth assistant postm aster
general. who has been i'll for sometime;
she inquired how many doctors he had
and when she learned he had but one,
said. then he will surely recover; but if
he had three or four he would die as
President Mckinley did; so many doc
tors scare patient to death. And the
same remark has been made about Sena-
tor Hanna, that patient is often worn
out with too many experiments.
The agricultural and the naval bills
are attracting attention and causing a
good deal of discussion in their passage;
the latter has been under consideration
for a week in the house, and has occa-
stoned considerable discussion because of
the heavy appropriation involved,
amounting June Sd, 1905, to 500 33S,
O3S.94; of This amount 500 1856 900
is tor he navy. and is for 1904 and to
June Sd, 1905. Chairman Foss insists
that the American people will not sacri-
fee the American navy for internal ln-
provements. There were 76 pages in the
bill to be considered. Time torbids to
speak fthe many able speeches made.
Representative Goulden of New York
(democrat), served in the navy in 1864
and 1865, has a bill to amend the
naturalization laws, with penalty of
$500, attached or not less than six
months imp isonment for breaking it.
A court record and Identification is nee
essary before giving final papers to aliens.
The New York prosecuting attorney de-
clares that one agency there last year
sold 1000 and another 4 900 naturalist
ton papers, and it is believed that
thousands are forged each year, and it
seems pity that each state cannot pass
such law and bring alb aut moral re-
form in politics, it not, the American peo-
pie will soon lose the control of the gov
eminent.
Bourke Cochran. now OF New York, will
return to the house to fill the vacancy OF
Mayor G. B. Mcclellan. Eight hundred
delegates of the Sunday School Workers
are TO meet in Jerusalem; all denomina-
tions except Catholics are included; three
delegates from this city expect to sail
March 8. from New York City.
Senator Proctor has introduced bill
to increase the working power and eff
cheney of the medical department; it has
the support of Secretary Taft, who adj
vises an increase to 16 colonies and "a
lieut-colonels.