The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-23
Resume Of the Weok's
~Pfocoodinfs.


Washington. Dec. 15.- Further &C
ton on the impeachment proceedings
against Judge Charles Swayne of the
Northern district Of Florida was taken
in the house yesterday by the appoint
ment of the committee of seven pro-
vided for by a resolution adopted
Tuesday to draft the charges for pre-
sentation to the senate and by the re-
ception OF the report of the committee
to 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.
The senate, which under the Consti-
tuition 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 in
the Northern district of Florida. The
matter was brought to the senate's at
tention by a house committee and the
senate appointed a committee to pre-
pare the details of the proposed trial.
The senate considered the Philippine
government bill and the pure food bill.
Washington, Dec. 16-Discussion of
tho hill stC improva c,rropov copdi.
tons" was resumed in the house yes
terday, but throughout the session it's
advancement was beset with Obstruc-
tive tactics by the Democrats, led by
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi, the mi.
nority leader. The Democrats mus.
tered sufficient strength to force
Speaker Cannon to break a tie in or
der that the bill might be taken up,
the Democrats assuming their apti-
tude of antagonism because Mr.. Hill
Comm, in charge of the bill, refused
to postpone it's further consideration
in consequence of the illness of Mr..
Bartlett (Ga.), leader Of the opposi-
ton. The house made little progress
on the measure.
The senate spent practically the
entire day discussing the Philippine
administrative bill. A formal order to
enter On the Swayne impeachment
proceedings was adopted, but it did
not fix a day for beginning the work.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senat
yesterday by a vote of Al to % passed
the Philippine civil government bill.
Mr.. McCumber was the only Repub-
lican 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
! ippines to incur a bonded indebted
ness amounting to 5 per cent Of the
assessed valuation of their property at
5 per cent interest; authorizes the
Philippine government to incur a
bonded Indebtedness of $4,000, 900 for
improvements at 4 1-2 per cen inter-
est; authorizes the Philippine govern
ment to guarantee the payment Of in
terest on railroad bonds at the rate of
4 per cent per annum; provides for
the administration of the immigration
laws by the Philippine authorities;
establishes a system for the location
and %patenting of mineral, coal and
saline lands; fixes the metric system
for the islands and gives the civil
governor the title of governor general.
During the day Mr.. Beveridge, from
the committee On territories, reported
the statehood bill, and he will make a
motion on the first day that the e
ate convenes In January that the con-
sideration of the bill shall be entered
on at once.
was given over almost exclusively to
consideration of bills on the private
calendar, a dozen or more being
passed. The senate amendments to
the urgent deficiency bill were agreed
to, and adjournment taken until Mon
day.
Washington. Dec. 2O.-The house Of
representatives yesterday emphatical-
ly disapproved the proposition to hold
the inaugural ball in the capitol build
ing. The committee having the mat
ter in charge had substituted for the
pension building as provided by the
senate resolution, the congressional
library, but Mr.. Morrell (Pa.), who
called the matter up. announced that
the opposition to the latter building
was SO great the committee had con
cluded to substitute the capitol build
ing. A storm of protests came from
both sides Of the chamber. The reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Morrell was
voted down. the result being to delay
action until the next District Of Co
lumbia day in January. The house
also voted down q resolution making Z
special order on Jan. 5 the bill restor.
ing to the naval academy three naval
cadets who were dismissed for haxing.
The senate held q session Of three