The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-28
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BEGIN FER 1 / 10TH 4
Counsel Appear Before Senate
D ndSArrangcE Date for Open b.
ling ofS Case.
AGRICULTURAL BILL in HOUSE USE
Williams Obj cts&ttyo Unanimous
a Consent to Non-C oi1clir in
#S Artny Bill Amendment
by Associated prcss.)i

NY
}iyVAStIINuTON, q jan u. through his
counsel, consisting OF former United t1
States senutors Anthony a II iggIns and!
John NJ. sThurston,8J Judge swayne to-day
appeared iii. tho Senate to make answer
sto TIC summons ln connection with tho
proceedings against l,lfr,rlSus,
fudge OF tho United States for the NORTH,
orn..Dlstrict Of Florida. Thcy asked and
obtained q weeks time to make conf
8plctp response, and the time for tile be-
ginning OF the real trial was fixed q T
FEBRUARY 10th. During the cerenony the
galleries were crowded, and II large NUM- m
Sbcrs Of members Of tic ! II ouso were pres
ient lii tho Senate chamber N 81 ,i.s Z
Date Fixed TOR Trial. #
vi Judge Swaync did not appear iii person,
but through his counsel ex- sena tors An =
5thony 81 II lggins and John NJ 81 Thurston.:
MI. Higgins ANNOUNCED The presence "
SJud GO swaync in the city, but said that
FIicS desircd8to appear by his counsel, who
fhnd his warrant for 80 doing.
ae Mr.. ,rhurston then offered S u N mo lon
granting his 8clIcnt. until February Sd to
prepare his answer, and tho motion boz
SiI,g formally presented by Mr.. Fairbanks,
gof the Senate special committce, " va
adopted. 4 Il: ,ss fsS
II An order fixing the time forEproc eed !.
ing with the trial caused some. dcba se.
Mana ger Palmer named & February 10th
az tho time for which WI tncsss should
be sumrnoned ana February g13t h as the
time for proceedings with he y, trlnl
ADJ Mr.. Thurston cx pressed Willingness in
Judge Swayhe. Is behal that he u time
should BE fixed us provide tnstlls order e
but said that le would 8pre fer 70 pro- ls,
5cced on the 10TH }355
Air.3S RAJ lev suggested that the rial
should proceed on February Sd, immedia te--
slyS fter the receipt OF Judge sswayness
ans wer, saying that unless this date be
fixed. there would ecessarlly be great
haste, either In tho trial or III the mate
Sof legisation. II ell said the II ouse mana
gers are familiar With tho facts in the y!
LA se: md should be read y FL TO proc eed.
~ moved to amend the order so as to- re-
Soi,ire tie trial to- proceed on the 90.
I'M N spooficr 81 thought the IA PRO osn.,d i
change u woild II cause undue haste, anu
Manager Pail cr sud hat time Wous,l
,,e 1ecessary for The nlanag ers 70 prepare
Il replication or demurrer q the Il cas- "a. 9
might be, and hat ould snot PC
done on the sd especla lily as y would .'
Snecessary to present = he reply tIi "
House \, @ u; &,
MI. palmer added that the witnesses rs "
~ n "a a. are Il ii Fl oridn, Texas a}B nj
II i,a. ana that t would be- g plly 81
Il "a ossbilityS to have hem tll-
,nEt ton by Tebruarys 30 TIA
s7 view of3 this expu toll N r.s} 13ailey
III tiidrcw his anlendmcn = q Il the oi1ieT
wa 81 adop ted. s5S &, ), !,
The trial proceeding then a.
for the day. .$sss@ N
The House.
S VI: u Bv. a ssociated Press)
ri t17ysAsHIEGToN, D. IAN. 27::--- me
= o,,se t a. tla " passed the az
nnrronrin ton bil without material amend l'
mert During its consid tionA the Aisuass
fdiscussi On Of the provision for free seed
distribution was indulg ed In Mr.. LILY g 9
Connecticut, charac terlzing5s Us p, etIttS
larceny. G Ss , =. 9, =, ~ q !,
Mr. Gambler provoked loud Demo e (. ocra =,
applause when he said In repl y that ~ th f
sending Of seeds to the fnrme RS, was petty
larceny, ..it must be grand larceny ll 2
tho biggest kind of a 81 g on earth e q
ecntlernenssto stss1d for prote ctlon} 9ahe ny
ydemand 1T ut the hands Of the farme rs.5
I nj q PouS North Carolina) wanted the
Increased 70 SA0o. oo9 ana
offered an amendment to nat erect ~
tic Same time remarking that would
cost nor than that to inauguratc P resi-
dent Roosevelt. The amendment was re re-
jected. s5sS So VI 8l
The present system of the Agricultural
Department in publishing cotton reports
was denounced by Nj. Liyingst ton (Geor-
4 GLAD. n e \ 55 53s3
y, An amendment was agreed to, y speclf.-
3cally appropriating and making immedi-
Sately available IS, 600 for he tnvestign
ofst"rlce blghtand the Of Of
other crops In rice lands Nj IS N 4
4! The army approximate h bill was sent
back TO- committee, q ter Mr. y " lllinms.
Of Mississippi had objected to unanimous
consent to A non-concur In / the Senate
amendments and send the bill to confer-
5ence, and after MI. Hull had refused to
make Il motion accepting the Senate
amendment regarding retired army /. off
GERS assigned 4 to active duty i, S
The II louise djourned until Tomorrow, rs
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