The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-24
SWAYNE EVIDENCE
IS CONCLUDED
President Roosevelt Calls Sen
ate in Extra Session
PANAMA CANAL ZONE
GOVERNMENT BILL is PASSED
AND ARMY BILL IS AGREED
UPON, GEN. NILES GET
TING HIS FULL PAY.

washington. Feb. 2$.-Tho last 4
the testimony in the interdst Of Judge
swayne in The impeachment proceed
ing against him, was today presented
to the senate. The case today occa,
pied seven hours.
Much cf ae time was spent in arg'f
ment rela ag 10 the admissibiiiTy q
the testimony The senate also adop-.
I'd an order granting each sae fye
hours Ia the closing argumeht, s
A hin providing form ofesosefh
mon. for the Panama canal zone Has
passed early in the day.
Calls Senate in Extra Session.
TIE president today issued pro-
clamatlon conyening the senate in
special session at noon March 4, next
to receive such communlea ions as
may be made BY the executive.
Panama Government bill,
The bill for the government of the
Panama caral s-ne, Which passed the
senate tolog is o house uin. il wos
amended in several in3ortant re.
spects BY the senate. notably ia elm.
rating the provision ior alb lishiog
tne canal commission The moasare
wjll go conference Il amendments
are not accepted Dy the house The
hlil is temporary Ia character ils
provisions expiring al the end Of enc
hrst regular session OF the neet con
gress II vests in the president au.
thprty 10 appoint perscn or persons
10 govern the canal zone and the pres
ident is given further authority 20 d.
reel the manner Of such control An
nuai or more frequent reports from
The governor of the zone and also
from those in charge Of the canai are
provided for as are also estimates OF
expenditures and appropriations for
all work on the canal; and is pro-
vided that after the present fiscal
year no money shall be expended ex'
cept by direct appropriation. All
rental added other than an income
from the Panama railroad are to be
credited TO tho treasury canal fund
and the presiden Is auth ri1ed 10 de-
posit $1.50O.000 in an American bank
having a fiscal agent on the istbmn'
Tor the purpose Of facilitating busi-
ness. Authority is given TO acquire
by purchase or condemnation the re-
mainlng ! l.03G shares OF Panama rail.
road for the benefit Of tho govern.
ment.
Representative Marshall vf rAor b
Dakota, introduced a rCsoiH-icn today
The purpose Of which is To reverse a
ruling Of Secretary Shaw, which per
mits payment Of a drawback Of -four
FOR export manufactured from for
elgn and domestic wheat mixed.
Agree on Army Bill
Conference on the army appropria
ton bin today perfected an agree
men which covers all points OF tho
defc.encE The amendmcu, regard
cd as mos important is thar affecting
the pay of retired officers and inv0iv
ing The pay of General Miles which
at present is tnn pay Of lieutenant
general The effect of the acree megt
as TO Miles is 70 give hiu his tuil re
tired pay wiihout reference TO any
compsmsation Ao mas receiYa foI ser
vice cu the stan II tho governor OF
MassathuseHs
Both Houses Compounded.
OF the thirty one amendments iu
the bin conference rccedes from four
and the house accepts the others. Of
The four which go ont Of thc bill two
are slight Increase in amonn', and
tWo cover the provision that no army
posts shall be established without
the consent Of the secretary Of war.