Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-15
SENATE TAKES ACTION
Adopts Committee Report on
Swayne Impeachment.
IN FORM OF AN ORDER
URGENT DEFICIENCY APPRO-
PRIATIoN BILL PASSED.
Philippine Government Bill Taken Up
House Discusses Currency.
Conditions.
IN FORM OF AN ORDER

The Senate today adopted a reso-
luton reported by select commit
teee announcing that it would take
proper action upon the presentation
of articles of impeachment against
Judge Swayne and would notify tue
House. The urgent deficiency bill
was passed and the Philippine evil
government bill taken up.
A tie vote resulting in the House
today on the question of considering
the Hill currency bill, the Speaker
voted in the affirmative and the bill
was taken up.
When the Senate was called to order
today Mr.. Platt Comm, chairman of the
select committee to consider the recon-
mendations of the House of Representa-
tives for the impeachment of Judge
Charles Swayne, presented the report Of
that committee. The report was in the
shape of an order, which, after reciting
the circumstances in a preamble, pro-
ceeded as follows
Ordered, that the Senate WILL accord
ing to its standing rules and orders in
such cases provided, take proper action
thereon (upon the presentation of the
articles of impeachment), of which due
notice shall be given to the House of
Representatives"
The resolution was agreed to.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill
was passed without debate.
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taken up, and Mr.. Stewart spoke in sup
port of the railroad bond provision, say
ing that no other agent was equal to
railroads as civilizers of savages.
Mr.. McCumber opposed the bond provis-
ion and offered an amendment striking 1t
out. He thought the time had passed for
guaranteeing any private enterprise for
interior Improvement.
Mr.. Hepburn addressed himself to the
existing law affecting mining locations
in the Philippines and offered an amend
ment providing in effect for a return to
the American method of location instead
of the Spanish method adopted in the
present law.
Mr. Lodge said the idea in adopting the
Spanish system of locations in the Phil
ippines had been to avoid disturbance
OF existing conditions there.
Mr.. McComas also opposed a change of
conditions existing in the Philippine arch1-
pelago. He called attention to the fact that
no official recommendation for change
had been made, and said that the silence
of the officials should control
Mr.. Kearns also opposed a change, say
ing: .'As an American prospector and In
behalf of the American prospectors l take
issue with the senator from Idaho lie
not only wanted the system of limiting
ownership by the surface area retained in
the Philippines but would have it trans
planted to the United States, so that miners
and prospectors would know from the be-
ginning what their property rights are. He
said he had engaged in many mining suits,
and he expressed the opinion that mining
litigation is a mere matter Of financial en-
durance in most cases.
Replying to his critics, Mr.. Hepburn de-
clared that the surface system had been
adopted to suit the plans of those who want
to locate vast areas and shut out the
prospectors.
Mr.. Newlands' Substitute.
Without taking action upon Mr.. Hep
burns amendment the Senate passed to the