Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-12-15

no wonder" he said, that nine.tenths
of the bankers are Republicans" add,
irg. that some were repositories and
others were hoping to be. During q
heated colloquy with Mr.. Hill Mr.. Will
liams said the bill under consideration
would double the possibility OF the
rerpetration of the ubiquitous
wrona e predicted that it simply
The MShse adjourned.
Two Bills in the Senate.
The Senate had under consideration
the pure food and Philippine govern
mept bills. The debate on the former
vas confined to calling attention to
the ~inadequaey Of The protection at.
forded the people of the United States
against impure foods and drugs.
The discussion of the Philippine bill
related solely to the question Of the
guarantee by the Philippine govern,
ment .afxthc income or interest ca
bondS$ railroads in those islands.
Mr.. Sptnhcr. Of Wisconsin. q Mr..
Bacon, of Georgia. leading in the criti-
eism' ,,o T5e s]ngs ef @ars vas made mad by BY
Pnilipp Epvernment should con
s%trucar1 kstem of railroads pro-
posed, 4 debate brought out the
first TefefEncc ia the Senate this SEES
sion to Judge Parker's views OF the
Philippine question, caused by MFR.
Newlands quoting from certain at
terances Of William ]. Bryan ard Mr..
Roosevelt. Mr.. Foraker inquired why
he had ignored Judge Parker, and
Mr.. NewIands replied that MIR. Bryan
for eight years stood as the leader Of
the Democratic party No action was
taken on the bill! and the Senate ad-
jcurnel-
The Sn1oot Matter
eEhree witnesses We're heard Mon
day in the case of Senator Reed SmOot
before the Senate committee on privi-
,leges and elections, the committee re-
suming It's Investigations after a long
recess. The first was Rev. J. w. Buck
ley, editor of the Christian Advocate
of New York, who told Of a Mormon
meeting he attended in Salt Lake,
Utah, last summer, in which Presiden.
JOS. Smith declared he would not give
IN his plural wives.
Asssarsa r h!dxxa-a:sl- ottlcial OF
the ChurSn. eestIle0 % ftG1fu rDeef~
emonies that have taken place in the
Endowment House and concerning
ecclesiastical divorces granted by the
Church, and John Henry Hamlin told
OF the plural marriage OF his sister,
Lillian Hamlin. 10 Apostle AbriIn
Cannon. which ceremony, he said, he
understood to have been performed by
President Smith since the manifesto
OF 1890. Most Of the testimony relat-
Ell to the inside Church policy. but did
not connect Senator Smoot with any
of the alleged violations Of State. or
national statutes.
DR.. Buckley told OF a speech Of
President Smith on the subject Of
marriage. The witness said presi-
dent Smith defended the Norman mar
riage, and declared that poiygamy was
not adultery, but was a system Of
marriage. President Smith was quot
ed. by the witness as saying that he
could not give UP any of his wives.
In answer to questions by Senator
Overman, Mr.. Reynolds said marriages
weread lormed with dead persons in
thes Ement House.
VI Eosinpeaeh Judge Swayne.
SittTiSW as q grand jury. the House OF
Representatives Tuesday, with almost
full membership and after more than
five hours discussion 10 the exclusion
OF all other business. adopted q Yesolu-
tion providing for the Impeachment Of
Judge Chas. Swayne. of the northern
district of Florida, fol high crimes
and mis6emeanors." The case against
the respondent was clearly set out by
Mr.. Palmer, of Pennsylvania, chairman
OF the subcommittee of the judiciary
committee. which heard the evidence
in the case. He carefully dissected the.
evidence bearing Oh each of the speci-
1ications, and said that if it we're found
that Judge Swayne had done we'll. he
should be vindicated, but il he had
done i'll, he should be sent to trial,
"gefikfe his excuses and a~Dologies may
or may not receive consideration He,
was followed by NCSsrs. Clayton, OF.
Alabama; Powers. Of Massachusetts:
Henry, Of Texas, and Lamar, Of Flori-
da, each OF whom in most vigorous
terms advocated Impeachment. Mess7s.
Gillett, Of California, and Littlefeld, of
Maine. in speeches opposed their col
leagues on all the specifications except
one, as to the account rendered to the
government by Judge SVaync for trav-
cling expenses.
First Since 1875.
Throughout the SESSION intense inter
est was shown by members. Following
the adoption Of the impeachment res
olution. a provision was made for the
appointment Of five members to notify
the Senate OF the impeachment. and
Tor a committee OF seven to present the
case to the Senate. The proceedings
were the first of their kind since the
Impeachment in 1876 of General W. W.
Belnap, who was Secretary of War in
President Grants cabinet.
Private Pensions in Senate.
Iii the Senate Tuesday. a number OF
private pension bills and a few bills
Of a semi-public character were pass
ed, and there was some discussion
OF the pure food bill by Messrs. Nc
Cumber, Plat, (Conn.), and Spooner.
A resolution granting the use Of the
Pension Office building for the inaugu.
raj ball was also passed. Mr.. Bailey
expressed opposition to it, The Sen.
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