The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-01-19
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Washington, Jan. 11.--Tho senate
Tuesday continued consideration Of
the joint Statehood. bill, the chief ac-
complshment being the acceptance Of
most Of amendments suggested By the
committee on Indian affairs. speeches
were made by Messrs. Stewart ana
Newlands, the former advocating an
amendment for the protection Of the
interests of the Indians In Indian. Ter.
ritory and the latter favoring limita-
tion of the area Of lands to be sold to
individuals.
The session Of the house was given
over almost entirely to discussion OF
the bill reported by the committee on
banl:ing and currency ito improve cur
ency conditions" A sudden interest
in the measure seemed to develop, as
evidenced by the large membership
present throughout the day. Demo-
cratic opposition mainly was dlssipat-
ed by the adoption of an amendment
offered by Mr.. Williams miss. pro.
viding that government deposits shall
be made only on competitive bids. FL
nal action on the bill was not taken
Washington, Jan 12.--Senate.- The
attention Of the senate was divided
between the statehood question and
governmental regulation Of railroads.
Mr.. Newlands made formal speech
on the railroad subject and at Its
close engaged In a spirited controversy
over the points Evolved with Sena.
tors Spooner. Foia..er and others. All
amendments to the statehood bill ex-
cept that re'et'ng e. liquor traf1ic In
Indian Territory were agreed to.
House.--The app tment OF Lieut..
Gen. Nelson A. Miles as inspector gen.
eral of the state Of Massachusetts
overshadoweh all other questions In
the discussion Of the army appropria.
tion bill IN the house. The debate
had proceeded leisurely until Mr.. Hull.
in charge of The bill. offered an amend
ment providing that retired officers
above the grade of major should not
receive the full pay of their grade
when assigned to duty with the militia
of the several states. Several mem.
bers declared that the amendment was
directed especially at Gen. Miles, but
Mr.. Hull insisted that he had no such
thought in mind and argued that the
best results we're obtained from off,
GERS of the lower grades. He assert
ed that not until the law was passed
allowing increased pay for officers as.
signed to the militia did retired Off.
GERS Of the higher grades apply for
the appointments. He said II was
such increases In pay and not patriot.
ism which prompted them and he char
acterized their conduct as unseemly.
This statement reused Mr.. Cochran
IN. W, who declared that II was sim.
~ pehalizing superior officers to the
advantage and profit of inferior OFF,
GERS. After a lively debate. the amend
ment was adopted.
Washington, Jan. 13.-Senate--The
legislative, executive and judicial 'ap.
preparation bill was read at length in
the senate and there was considerable
dicussion of the civil service question
and the provision for an investigation
of foreign trade conditions by the de-
partment of commerce. The bill for
the encouragement of the merchant
marine was reported to the senate and
Mr.. Bailey made the point that the
commission had been pledged to re-
port in favor Of discriminating duties
and not in favor of ship subsidies.
The suggestion was combatted by Sem
ators Gallinger and Lodge, who were
members OF the commission.
House.--The house of representa-.
tives devoted its entire session to dis
cussion to the impeachment charges
against Judge Charles Swayne, Of the
Northern district Of Florida.
Washington. Jan. 14.--Senate.--The
senate passed the legislative, execu.
tive and judicial appropriation bill,
and also number of private pension
bills. The questions of granting pen
sions for service In the Indian police
and of allowing gratitudes for injuries
received by workmen while in the EN-
ploy of the government, were debated
at length.
House.-Further consideration was
given In the house of representatives
to the impeachment charges against
Judge Charles Swayne, of the North
ern district of Florida. There was q
noticeable lack of interest in the case
except among few members. Mr..
Littlefeld (Me). claimed that there
had been mo hunting or bounding of
Judge Swayne until as result of the
O'Neal contempt case O'Neal sought
to get his revenge on Judge Swayne,
and charged that since O'Neal died
his funds were to an extent carrying
on the prosecution. Messrs. Powers
(Mass.), Perkins IN. W and Parker
IN. j., also spoke, the two first nam
ed for, and the last named against, i'm
parchment.