Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
breeze in the House.

The impeachment charges against
Judge Charles Swayne, OF Florida,
caused a dramatic scene in the house
Thursday. Mr.. Littlefeld. OF Maine,
called on Mr.. Lamar, OF Florida, who
filed the charges against the Judge, u
admit or repudiate an alleged inter-
view which the former claimed tended
to incite the people to commit an act OF
violence against Judge Swayne.
Lamar admitted giving an interview,
but emphatically denied any suggestion
from him that could be construed into
advising assassination or murder He
said that although Judge Swayne was
known To be the most lawless man in
Florida, he had remained secure from
bodily harm.
Lamar declared he stated In the in.
terview chat If nothing appealed to
Judge Swayne. neither law nor human
ity, in his own lawless career. then |
would point out TO him the fact that his
arbitrary and tyranncal action might
result IN some il-ordered brain or some
revengeful brain that suffered at his
hands nficting violence upon him."
Littletleld said il grieved him pro-
foundly that "A member Of the house had
preached Indictment TO assassination
and murder"
IL deny any suggestion Of violence 10
Judge Swayne." exclaimed Lamar, who
further said that If anyone used his Ian
guage i'm the interview to impute that
he suggested violence to Judge Swayne
he would denounce il as a malicious
falsehood.
The gross posta receipts for the 30
largest pCstofiices in the country for
December. 1904, as compared with De-
cember. 1903. show "A net increase OF
about . per cent.
From the committee on forest reser
vations. Senator Kittridge reported
bill transferring the control of forest
reservations from the interior TO the
agricultural department.
Chief Wilkle. OF the United States So
cret service. announces the appearance
Of new and very deceptive counterfeit
50 certificate. The note is OF the series
Of 1890. License, register, Roberts. treas
urer.
The president transmitted TO the SEN
ate recommendation from the -secre-
tary OF state for the establishment of a
district court of the United States for
China and Korea. together with bills in
tended 10 carry the recommendation in
to effect The letter Of Secretary Hay
says the present consular courts are in
adequate.
In a message to congress. transmit
ting the first annual report Of the Pana
ma canal commissioners and report
from Secretary Taft on Panama affairs,
the president asks that legal restrictions
be removed and he be given freer hand
to deal with work on the canal For
reasons Of eXpediencv he urged that the
canal commission be reduced TO five, or
preferably three meml ers
Pension legislation at the rate or 459
bills I'm los minutes was INDUCED in by
the house Saturday, the result being the
smashing Of all previous records OF the
house as to legislative nlmbleness. The
beneiiciaries Of five Of the bills have
died since their relief measures have
been on the house calendar. a widow Of
the war of 1912. Mrs Rachel III. Cole
man, of Chicago. was given an increase
of pension to S24 per month. When the
pension grist had been ground unanim-
Gus consent legislation held sway for
nearly an hour. and not measure pre-
scented under this head came under the
ban of objection.