The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-03-04
NATIONAL SOLOkS


Tho senate decided not to admit as
'estlmouy in the Swaync impeachment
'ual tht statement made pY judge
swayno before 20 house committee This
decision was reached In secret session.
sud after 10 had been arrived at the court
Adjourned uutN clock Monday. iu Qr-
Der 70 permit the senate q. pNN tribute
20 the memory of the late Senator Quay,
20 which ceremony the greater part oi
,br d1s WAS devoted. The request ot TIE
house fnr % conference uu on" statehood
hili WAS received. and sharp debate nu
-urd over au effort td have the confer.
.uCu committee appointed immediately,
rhp opponents 90 loipt statehood sue
teeded ia securing a Posipourment unil
Monday
Tho house passed tn. pensions appr,o-
nrilttuu hill. carving tiaH aHd.tHu THE
minority led hy Mr.. I Underwood made
au Intellectual effort go reduce the aE
grcgntc nf the appropriation $50 hR Z"
exclude pensions allowed under order
no. iS which 10 WIS stated. would iu
roive about 50 500 600 ~ Was coutcudrd
that toe order was without authority coy
Jaws The minority Insisted that the mn
jurlty should bring iu "a service pension
lill. Mr. Groyennr defended the order
and Incidentally reviewed the course ot
HE Democratic candidate for the prcai
demo, ia the last campaign. Mr. Robin
con sought 20 add section 90 tho bill
giving q service pension. which amend
'mopt MI GIosVenor characterized as
'bunc0mbe" Mi Benton OF Missouri Do
clnred that the majority had decided
against "a service pension bill last year.
0pn 600 10 Tire hppi hia'l0nN hc hll
was passed in the form in which u came
from the committee The following bills
were passed To authorize the president
90 hcstuw medals 81 honor on persons
distinguishing themselves for bravery in
snving lives I'm connection with railroad
disasters and IN preventing "r endeaNot
Ing 90 prevent wrecks on railroads, TO
prohibit Interstate transportation ~ i'm
sect pests and the use ~ the United
states mails FOR that purpose The hiu
/ "A 81
imprisonment for violation OF it's proY-
SONS.
The houac OF representa- lv"s conducted
memorial scryiccs in uihute 20 the mem-
ofy OF the hate Senator QuaN Mr. pW
cell presided Seven members euiogiz.d
Mi. Quay's life and character The re-
marks were particularly expressive 81
the esteem in which hc Was held and cN
tollod him ha "a man. az useful puhlc
servant and an organizer " wonderful
ability Mr. GfosNeuor % ohio repeated
the details ~ q meeting held lu wash
ngtou Ia 1896 when the friends % MI
Mckinley among them Senator Hanna
were not confident OF his nomination. and
iu which emergency he said they turned
Go senator Quay 20 take command on ac-
count 81 his powers az am organizer
Mr. quay he said. declined because he
had already committed himself Ito the
movements Of another gentleman, not
candidate for the pres idoncN. and boz
cause he could not without diahppoint-
mcnt 10 that gentleman. refuse 20 carry
out what he had promised % do The in
cideut was rotated by Mr.. GrosVeuur ms
loyalty 10 his friends after once making
them promise The following were
those who spoke Meshrs Adams Sib.
lcN Kline Brown. and Rates az Penn
sylyauia. Groaveu0r OF Ohio and Gouldou
81 New York AFTER the adoption Of ap.
urouriatc resolutions the house. as "a fur
thCI mark ~ respect. adjourned.
Monday, February 20. 1905,
The senate debated az length the ques-
zion Of whether the senate confcrees on
tho statehood bill should be appointed ia
the usual manner. or whether they should
be ~ lcctcd SO as 10 represent sem
timent % the senate as represented In
the bill a. passed. The argument was
interrupted by the converting ~ the sen
ate as court in the SwHvne impoach-
meut trial when the house managers
rested their case and the defense opened.
Bills wcf" passed authorizing the cons
structlou 81 railway bridge across the
White river ln Indiana aria authorizing
the award Of bronze medals FOR bravery
in saving lives iu railroad wrecks
Tho house passed the NAVAL approprin
ton hill. after voting to retain the pro-
vision for two new bHttlrHhlus. reducing
the appropriation for contingent expenses
~ the marine corps from $4,000 tO
fS5, coo. striking out the amendment civ
Ing authority To- build the collier author.
izcd at the last session elsewhere than
uu the Pacific coast. ANA accepting au
amendment nppfopriatiug $4,000 90
equip the Mare Island navy ward for
Mi Hnker of New York caused storm
az protest by introducing e resolution
ccuauring the president for sending q
message 81 coincidence uu account ~ the
uashsslnatiou of Grand Duke Sergius iu
Moscow. Mr.. PAYNE 81 New York Uu.
rounrcd tho death ~ his colleague. M
otis ana offered the usual resolutions 80
respect and sympathy,
Tuesday February o. 1908.
Tho senate passed the military
rrHdrmy appropriation bill and begun
consideration Of the Indian appropriation
hin The bill for the government ~ The
isthmiau canal zone also came mp. aud
an agreement WIS reached 90 meet ava
hour earlier tomorrow 90 order 90 Hd
Crews on Merchant Vessels.
Washington dispatch The senate
committee on commerce reconsidcred
its action in favorably reporting n
bin relating TO the suiticiency Of
crews on merchant vessels The bill
passed By the house was reported