The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-01-26
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sN'i 'N'SA '''AhE ny d ldIRo m1JVi'NJ w
lucorporAe in it an amendment provid-
ing that hereafter retiring army officers
assigned to the militia of The several
tates, shall not receive any pay or al
lowance additional t. their pay as re
tired officers where such pay and al
lowances exceed those of a maior.
Interest in the Smoot investigation be-
fore the Senate committee on privilege
and collections was stirred, Friday. by
the unexpected determination to put
Senator smDot upon the stand in his
own behalf, without waiting fer other
wtnes' es now en route from Utah The
stnafOr WAS under direct cruss-examina.
ton all day and frankly ans " cred most
OF cue queSlruus asKeu ne acquitted
himself exeellently, and appeared t,
make favorable impression on the
memb-rs of the committee. The ex-
animation OF Senator Smoot related to
matters in ima'e connected with the
church policy and his duty toward the
church as compared with his dufy az a
senator. He said that he had MT taken
any GA his that would interfere with his
loyalty to his government His recol-
lection Of the endowment house policy
was indistinct, he said, but he WAS sure
there was no obligations taken to aveuge
the blood of the prophets upon either
this nation or this generation" as
has been testified to by witnesses for
the prosecution.
The House having passed the Judge
Swayne impeachment measure the Sen.
ate special committee appointed to
make provision for the trial held ses-
sion, Friday, for the purpose OF con
sldering the method of proceeding with
the case. All the members of the com
mittee agreed that Judge Swayne was
entitled to a trial at the earliest day
possible No definite decision was ar
rived at concerning details. but the
members were agreed that Judge ,wayne
should he officially notified of the
charges as soon as they were formally
made
The cabinet meeting, Friday, was ex-
ceptionally short and it was stated that
routine matters alone were discussed
No reference was made to affairs in the
far East
Secretlry Hay aud Minister Grip of
Sweden and Norway, Friday, signed an
aIbi ration treaty between this country
and Norway and Sweden 1t is pattern
ed after treaties before the Senate.
The President, Friday, sent the nomi-
nation of Alex. q BrDdie of Arizona, to
the enate, to be assistant chief of the
record and pension office, with rank of
major. Mr. Brodie is now governor of
Arizona
secretary of War Taft has asked Con-
gress in an urgent letter tn appropriate
Sl2 600 for the construction of a chapel
IN the Soldiers Home at Togus. The
request has been presented through the
proper Official channels to the House
preparations Committee lts uros.
poets are not tOgether bli 1ht because
of the economy regime in Congress.
Congressman Bur eigh has consulted
with numerous members of the House
during the last few days about public
building prospects. The belief grows
tha' there may be a small omnibus pub
lie buildings bill before the close of the
session. Spurred on by such an out
look, the members are striving very
earnestly with the leading members of
the public buildings committe to have
their own favorite projects included.
The process of elimination is a very
difficult one for the committee but
nevertheless has to be undertaken
When the House met, Saturday, the
district of Columbia appropriation bill
reported by Mr.. McCleary Rep
ret e native Hepburn introduce d his bill
amending the interstate commelcs act,
which has been under confederation
some tim and which has been submit
ted to the President and a torney gen.
eral and other members of the admins
tratinn.
On Monday in discussion of District
of Columbia bills. in the House, Little
field of Maine, said that Congress must
do one or two things: Reduce appro-
priauons or incTe use the revenues He
would be lad, he added, to follow any
re s1nabie suggestion hom lbe com
mittee on app operations and cal ed at
tention t. the fact that the decrease in
appropriations must be very much larger
tn N at p g., Mt indicated by the b lis re-
ported If there we're to be funds III the
treasury to meet them
A delegation of National Hay Asso-
citation members called on President
Roosevelt to thank him for the encour-
agement that part of his recent message
rates had give the members of the assoc
ciatiuu and fun ther to enlis his influence
in behalf of them az business men
against whom they maintained, the rail
roads had Disseminated
The Senate. Tuesday, took an i'm
portant step in the lmpeachm ent rial of
United States Judge harles Swayne,
of the northern district of Florida. The
organization for the trial was perfected
by the swearing in of the Senators, the
managers of the House were received
for the purpose of formally presenting
the impeachment, and a resolution sum
moning Judge Swayne to appear was
adopted Mr. Plat of Connecticut was
elected to preside at the trial. Further
proceedings were postponed until Fri
day next when Judge Swsyne is expect
ed to appear before the bar of the
Senate
BY more than two to one the national
Senate rejected an amendment to the
Notifications appropriation bill striking
out the provision for insular fortifica-
tions.
The Dominican republic, after ma
ture consideration of existing conditions
has formerly and freely invited the
government of the United States to as.
sist in the administration of its custom
revenues. and to aid 1t in establishing
it's fiscal business upon firm and bust
nesslike basis The government of the
United States having been explicitly
andre peatedly informed by more than
one of the great powers that it ought
eli her TO try to evolve some order out of
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