The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-02-18

The House on Thursday by vote of
172 to 103 conourred in the Senate
amendment to the urgent deficiency bill
authorizing loan of $4,600,0O0 by the
government to the Louisiana Purchase
exposition, after amending it with re-
spect to the manner In which the money
shall be paid.
An aggressive fight s being made in
the House of Representatives here in
behalf of the Philippine shipping bill,
which requires all the trade between the
islands and the mainland to be carried
In American bottoms. This 10 the
measure in which ship owners along the
Maine coast are much interested and
which Senators Hale and Frye have been
strongly supporting at their end of the
Capitol. Representative Littlefield,
whose constituents are possibly more in
terested than other people in Maine, is
tr ing to remove the obstacles to the
consideration of the bill in the House
In this he is being seconded by Repre-
sentatives Burleigh, Allen and Powers,
The Senate has agreed that final action
on the Panama canal treaty shall occur
on or before the 23rd instant.
The Senate today in executive session
confirmed among others, the following
nominations: Postmasters-Ma Issac
Dyer, Skowhegan; George l.. Thompson,
Brunswick.
In the House of Representatives Mr..
Shafroth of the First district of Colo
RADIO, furnished a profound sensation
during the 40 minutes session. Monday.
The manly and earnest words of the
Colorado member fairly took the breath
of the House as he proceeded to put the
first case on record in that body where
member gave up his seat, acknowledg
ing that his election had been obtained
by fraud. For this fraud, Mr.. Shafroth
declared he WIS not in any way respOn-
sibe, nor was he aware that it had been
perpetrated until the evidence had been
adduced before the elections committee
of the House. 1t was not done, he, SAID
fun Their. for the purpose Of causing his
election.
Following the suggestion of Mr..
Shstroth in his speech to the House Mr..
Olmstead hastily drew up the proper
resolution for his unseating and the
seating of Mr.. Bonynge and this was
agreed to with silent assent whereupon
the House adjourned.
The Senate in executive session, Mon
day, agreed TO vote on the ratification of
the Panama canal treaty, Feb. %.
There were universal expressions of
regret, Monday, among public men at
the death of Senator Hanna, all Of them
without distinction of party saying the
country had lost one of its most force :
full and useful citizens.
The National Woman's Suffrage Al
ISOLATION is in session at Washington
this week. They appeared before Sen,
ate and House committees.
Cameron Forbes of Boston has accept.
ed the Office of Philippine commission
ers, vacated by the resignation of Cover
nor Taft and the promotion TO governor
ship of General Luke Wright.
President Roosevelt the 18th inst. if-
sued proclamation declaring the neu-
trality of this government in the Russo
Japenese war. After reciting the fact
that the state of war exists between ia
pan and Russia, and that the United
States is on terms of friendship and
amity with both the contending
powers, the proclamation states explicit
ly what acts are forbidden to be done
within the jurisdiction Of the United
States.