Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21
SENATE
ADJOURNS.
SAN DOMINGO SITUATION MUST
REMAIN IN MIDDLE FOR Y
MONTHS.
DOBSON GOES TO CHINA

DUbSUN ~ Els III CHINA
Appointment Is Confirmed BY the Sen
ate, Together With Several Others,
Today--MaFin Will Stay At Noting
ham - Morgan Repeats Charges in
Executive Session of Senate.
Washington, D. c., March ID
At $3.50 O'clock the senate ad-
journed sine die.
Washington, D. c., March 1S.-Pres-
ldent Roosevelt recently sent to the
senate the nomination of George L.
Dobson Of Iowa, to be consul of the
United States at Nottingham, England,
vice Frank w. Mahin. The appoint
ment created a furry in the Iowa del
egation in congress. Mahin is an Iowa
man and Senators Allison and Dolliver
objected to his displacement even by
another Iowa resident and as con-
sequence Dobson's appointment was
held up.
Nomination Made Today.
After a consultation between the
President and the Iowa senators it was
decided to make a change and today
the President sent the senate the nom
nation of Dobson to be consul at
Hang Chow, China, vice George E. An
derson, promoted to be consul at
Annoy. The nomination of Dobson as
consul at Nottingham being Withdrawn
1 this arrangement leaves Mahin in the
Nottingham consulate.
illinois Judgeshlps Arranged.
President Roosevelt had "a confer.
ence today with Senators Cullom and
Hopkins and Speaker Cannon, at which
! 1t was determined to appoint G. G.
: Kohlsaat, United States district Judge
for the seventh circuit, Solomon H.
Bethea, district attorney for the north
ern district Illinois as United States
Judge for that district. and Kenesaw
M. Lands as additional United States
judge for the same district.
New Revenue Collector.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Walter S. Louden internal revenue col
1ector for the thirteenth district of
Illinois. The nomination was sent to
the senate together with several 9TH
ers.
All the nominations sent to the SEN
ate today were confirmed.
Teller Wants information.
A resolution by Senator Teller re-
questing the President to send to the
senate certaii. information relating to
Santo Domingo affairs was laid before
the senate today
At the conclusion of the discussion,
the resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign relations. The
senate went into executive session.
Ready to Adjourn.
At 2 p. m. the senate formally
reached the decision that the santo
Domingo treaty could not be ratified
The pending nominations were dis
posed Of and Senators Cullom and Nc
|, Creary were named as committee to
notify the President that the senate
Morgan Repeats Charges.
Senator Morgan reiterated in ex-
ecutive session his charge that the
treaty for the collection by the United
States of Santo Domingo's foreign
debt resulted from conspiracy. He
made no new allegations. He de-
clared that if his resolution calling on
the foreign relations committee to
make thorough investigation of af-
fairs in Santo Domingo, was adopted,
Y It would develop abundant proof of his
assertions.
He went into this feature of the sub
ject at length. saying there was no
pther way to secure absolute proof,
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resolution contemplated. He insisted
that justice could not be otherwise
rendered. He made strong plea for
the adoption of his resolution which
will come up again tomorrow in open
session. It will be referred to the com
mittee on foreign relations.
English Syndicate is Busy.
All the charges made against Will
liam. Nelson Cromwell by Senator
Morgan were repeated yesterday. He
explained that he did not mean to de-
clare Thursday that Mr.. Cromwell is
counsel or agent for the Reeder syndi-
i cate, which is alleged to have secured
conditional concessions for developing
all the mineral lands Of Santo Domingo
If the pending treaty is ratified. He re-
newed his assertion that Mr.. Cromwell
does represent the English syndi-
cate which for many years has made
business Of buying all the worthless
and Tepudiated paper originating on
the western hemisphere. All the I'M
collectible obligations of the various
South and Central American nations,
the reDudiated bonds of the Southern
Confederacy, and the $10,000,OO0 worth
Of bonds repudiated by West Virginia
are Included I'm tha HOLDINGS of +bic
syndicate, Mr.. Morgan produced
publication containing list of all the
securities held by the English syndi-
cate. He said the public debt of Santo
Domingo is owned by that concern.
He said Mr.. Cromwell is assisting in
the collection of these debts, and the
United States is being made the means
! yof securing liquidation.
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