Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-17
WAT CONGRESS IS DOING


and considering the Hiii financial bin
later in the day. A number of bills i
OF local character were passed. and /
an adjournment was forced Tor lack or /
a quorum. when an attempt was made /
TO pass the joint resolution granting |
the use OF the Washington monument !
lot for the American Railway APP
pliance exhibition.
The bill transferring the Forest Re
serves from the Secretary OF the In
terror 70 the Agricultural Department.
which has been pending in Congress
for several years. was passed.
During discussion Of the financial bill
Mr. Hin said we must get back 20 the
gold standard, which he learned from
very high authorities had been lire
Vocably established
Mr.. Williams said there was an in
iucnco at work TO displacc govern
ment provided money with bsnk-pro-
Nided money. and thereby enabled the
banks 60 make the profit on IL. 1t Is
no wonder" he said, that nine-tenths
OF the bankers are Republicans add
iIg that some were repositories and
others were hoping 20 be. During n
heated colloQuy with Mr.. Hill Mr.. VIII
Mans said the bill under consideration
would double the possibility OF tho
Terpctration Of the ubiquitous
wrong" lie predicted that 1t simply
would lead 20 socialism.
Tho House adjourned.
Two Bills in the Senate.
The Senate had under consideration
! the pure food and Philippine govern
ment bills. The debate on the former
vas confined TO calling attention TO
I the inadeQuacy OF the protection al
forded the people Of the United States
against impure foods aud drugs.
The discussion OF tho Philippine btu
f related solely 60 the question o. the
I guarantee hy the Philippine govern.
/ mcnt OF the income or interest or
4 bonds OF railroads IN those islSnds.
. Sir. SpooEcr. of WisCor sin. and Mr..
I Bacon. ~ Geoieia. leading IN the criu-
4 Clsm The suggestion vas made by
f Mr.. Ncwlcuds of Nevada. that thc
T Philippine government should con
/ struCr the systcm OF railroads pro
+ posed The debate brought out the
t first reference On the Senate this SEES
f sion Co Judge pcTker's views OF The
. Philippine question. caused cy Mr..
T Ncwlands quoting from certain rt-
+ teranCcs OF William T. Bryan and Alr
f Roosevelt Mr. Foraker inquired why
&c had ignored Judge Parker. and
Mr. Ncwlands replied that Mr. Bryan
for eight years stood as Toe leader OF
the Democrats party. No action was
taken On the bill and the Senate ad-
lcurnei.
The Smoot Matter.
Three witnesses were heard Mon
d1y in tho case of Senator Reed Smoot
before tho Senate committee on privi-
Ieees and elections. the committee re-
Stunning its Investigations after a long
recess. The FIRST was Rev j. W. Buck
ley. editor u The Christian Advocate
q New York who told OF q Mormon
meeting he attended in salt lake.
Utah. last summer. in which President
Jos. Smith declared he would not give
up his plural wives
George Reynolds. q high Official az
the Church. testified 10 regard 10 Ger
erhouies that have taken place in the
Endowment House and concerning
ecclesiastical divorces granted 10y the
Church. and John Henry Iiamhn told
Of the plural marriage Of his sister
LILLIAN Hamlir. % Apostle Abram
Cannon. which ceremony. hc said. hC
understood 70 have been performed by
President Smith since the manifesto
o. 1880. Most of fhc testimony rclat
. c. 20 the inside Church policy but did
, not connect Senator SmoOt with ans
OF the alleged violations OF state o.
national statutes
b DR. Buckley told OF a speech OF
{ President Smith on the subject OF
p marriage. The witness said Presi
dent Smith defended the Norman mar
riage. and declared thar polygamy wa
Z not adultery. but was q system o
Z marriage. President Smith was quot
cd ~ the witness As saying that h
fcould not give up any 20 his wives
In answer 60 questions by Senate
h OveTman. Mr. Reynolds said marriage
d. were performed with dead persons b.
the Endowment House.
% Vote to ImPeach Judge Swsyne.
c Sitting as q grand jury the House @
5 Representative Tuesday. with 0lmos
81 fun membership and after more thar
FIVE hours discussion 20 the exclusion
OF all other business. adopted resolu
d ton providing Tor the impeachment o
Judge Chas. Swayne. OF the northern
district Of Florida, for high crime
and misdemeanors." The case agains
tho respondent was clearly set out b.
D. Mr. Palmer. OF Pennsylvania. chairma
e. Of the subcommittee Of the judiciaT
y. committee which heard the evidenc
i in the case. He carefully dissected III
= evidence bearing on each OF the speci
IL HcatiOns. and said that IL IL were fOun
a that Judge Sw3yne had done well. h
\. should be INDICATED. but II lie ha
- done III, he should be sent 10 tria
where his excuses and apologies ma
or may not receive consideration" u
was followed by Messrs. Clayton,
Alabama: Powers. OF Massachusetts
a. Henry, OF Texas, and Lamar. OF Flor
da, each o. whom in most yigoTOr
p" terms advocated impeachment. MessT
e. ErNI