The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
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In the Senate Tuesday Mr.. Lodge
presented the conference report on the
Philippine bond and railroad bill and
1t was ordered printed. Mr.. Mitchell of
Oregon made statement on his recent
indictment in connection with land
frauds. Bills were passed transferring
the control of forest reserves from the
Interior Department to the Agricultural
Department and abolishing the Office of
the assistant attorney general for the
Postofice Department and providing a
solicitor for that department. Mr.. Hey
burn concluded his. speech on the state
hood bill. A resolution was adopted, set
ting Feb. IL as the date for receiving
the statue of Francis e. Willard from
the State of Illinois to be placed in
statuary hall. In the House the Swayne
impeachment charges were debated at
length and it was agreed to begin voting
at $3.50 o'clock Wednesday. The post
office appropriation bill was reported.
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Wednesday in the House was devoted
to the Swayne impeachment proceedings.
There was considerable debating of the
various features of the case, and each
Of the twelve articles of impeachment
was adopted and ordered reported to the
Senate. The charges of improperly
made in connection with the campaigns
of 1896 and 1904 were revived for time
In the Senate by Mr.. Stone. who spoke
In support of his resolution providing for
an investigation Of the charges He used
with much freedom the names of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Judge Parker and Chair
man Cortelyou. and again related he al
legations that MIR. Cortelyou had used the
information secured by him as Secretary
of Commerce and Labor to secure money
from the trusts. The discussion of the
statehood bill continued, with Messrs.
Clay, Nelson, Bailey, and Stewart as
speakers.
In the Senate Thursday the bin for
the relief of American sufferers through
seizure of fur sealing vessels was de-
bated, but 20 action was taken. The
statehood bill was taken up and Mr..
Stone, speaking against the measure, oc-
cupied the time until adjournment. In
the House consideration of the army ap-
preparation bill was completed. A propo-
sition to abolish the Porto Rican regiment
was defeated, SO to Al, after debate in
which Commissioner Degetau of that ISL
and made his maiden speech. The pro-
vision for the army transport service was
retained in spite of a vigorous attack by
Mr.. Humphrey of Washington, who said
the service was rotten and national
disgrace. Feb. II was fixed as the date
for the acceptance of the Frances Will
lard statue from the State of Illinois. A
bill was passed extending the extradition
laws of the United States to the Philip
pines. The Senate amendments to the
bill transferring jurisdiction of the for
est reserves from the Interior to the Ag-
ricultural Department were corcurred in
and the bill was sent to conference.
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A memorial from the Legislature of
New Mexico protesting against the union
of that Territory with Arizona and ask
ing admission as a separate State was
presented in the Senate Friday. The
bill to indemnify American owners of
seized fur sealing vessels was discussed
by Messrs. Fulton and Pettus, but no
conclusion was reached. Messrs. Bur-
rows and Bailey were appointed tellers
to count the electoral vote. The state
hood bill was taken up and Messrs Nc
Creary and Bate opposed it on the
ground that the Territories objected to
union. Tho army appropriation bill was
passed by the House after the adoption,
POI to 90, of an amendment providing
that retired army officers assigned to the
militia shall not receive any pay or al
lowances additional to their pay as re-
tired officers where such pay and allow
ances exceed those of a major. Messrs.
Gaines of West Virginia and Russell of
Texas were appointed tellers to count
the electoral vote. Feb. 25 was set as
the date for the acceptance of statues of
Samuel Houston and Stephen B. Austin
from the State of Texas. Mr. Byrd Of
Mississippi introduced resolution order
ing a favorable report on q bill to dis
continue the tariff on all kinds of agri-
cultural implements and cotton machin-
cry.
In the Senate Saturday a resolution
authorizing the Committee on Interstate
Commerce to sit during sessions of the
Senate to take testimony on the rate
question was adopted. A resolution ac-
cepting from the State of Kansas q
statue of John ]. ingalls, was adopted
after addresses by Messrs. Long. Allison,
Cockrell. German, Spooner, Daniel and
Platt of Connecticut, eulogizing the for
mer Senator. A bill authorizing the con-
struction of bridge across the Missouri
River at Yankton, S. D.. was passed.
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House managers to conduct the impeach-
ment trial of Judge Swayne was receiv-
ed, and the response was made that the
Senate was ready to proceed with the
case. The Notifications appropriation
bill was taken up. The District of Co
lnmtia appropriation bill was reported.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up. 1ne appropriation for public schools
was increased from $1,000 to $50. 900.
Mr.. Stephens of Texas said more than
100000 of trust fluids of the Indians
had been paid to the Roman Catholic
Church during the last year for support
Of mission schools, and proposed an
amendment to prevent the use of such
funds in this way in the future, but Il
was ruled out on a point of order. The
bill was then passed. Speaker Cannon
announced the appointment of House
managers to present the Swayne i'm
parchment case to the Senate. Exercises
In honor of the memory of John J. In
gals occupied the time until adjourn
ment.
In the National Capital.
Warships may be sent to Venezuelan
waters to force Castro to terms.