The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-01-12
PROCEEDINGS IN HOUSE.

| The bill to revise the laws relating 10
steam vessels was recommltted on the 9th.
The fortilcations appropriation bill was
passed after debate in which Mr.. Littauer
OF New York explained the provisions Of
the measure and Mr.. Baker of New York
criticised II. attacking President Roosevelt
as want ing 70 hold himself up as the coun
terpart Of Wilhelm H., the great war god.
Mr.. Adams OF Pennsylvania spoke In favor
of his bill for the establishment OF the
whipping post in the District of Columbia.
Adjourned at 40 p. IN. until Monday.
Once lost. but reconsidered and passed,
the Senate resolution providing that the in
augural ball be held In the pension building
had narrow escape from defeat on the 9th.
Speaker Cannon and several Republican
leaders went on record as opposed to the
selection of the building. because Of the
danger from fire. Temporary occupation of
the Washington monument grounds was
granted for an American railway appliance
exhibition in connection with the lnterna-
tinoa Railway congress. Mr.. Mann opposed
the resolution, although he said he had been
importnncd by several hundred dealers and
mahuiactnrers OF Chicago to aid IN IT'S pas
sage. The pension appropriation bill was re
ported, hut no action was taken. bill
was passed providing for the building of
roads and schools and the care of insane
persons in Alaska. At 4:23 the House add
jOurncd until tomorrow
The army ana Indian appropriation bills
were reported In the House on the 10th.
The bill reported by the banking and cur
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conditions was taken up Dcmoc ratio op-
position was practically dissipGtcd 10y the
adoption, III to 80, of an amendment Of
fcred by Mr.. Williams Of Mississippi pro-
yidug mat government deposits in banks
shall be made only on competitive bids
An amendment restricting the amount Of
silver to be rccoincd into subsidiary coin
to SlI,tNN.OOO in any one year was adopted.
An amendment offered by Mr., Little Of Ar
kansas to strike out section . ana SubSti-
tute for 1t Il new section authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to purchase such
silver bullion rs may be necessary and
tn coin the same Into such subsidiary coin
rs he may deem necessary without regard
to any heretofore prescribed limit was not
acted upon, the bill being laid aside. Mr.
Palmer, chairman of the committee to pre-
pare charges against Judge Swayne, report
ed twelve articles of impeachment and gave
notice that on Thursday next he would call
up the charges for action Mr.. Gillett sub
mittcd minority report. Adjourned at
I:Oi =. IN.
The House on the 1lth in committee of
the whole. discussed the army appropria-
ton, adopting an amendment providing that
retired officers above the grade Of major
should not receive the fun pay of the grade
when assigned to duty with the militia II
the several states. Several members de.
clarcd that this was directed especially at
Gen. Miles, appointed adjutant general Of
Massachusetts, and some sharp debate fo-
lowed. Mr.. Prince UH) severely criticised
the expenditures for the army. pointing to
list. He declared they could not have been
retired by operation Of the law though he
dSclaimed any intention OF charging any
maadminiStration. Mr.. Johnson g. CO, In
a speech. favored an agreement among the
cotton growers to curtail production next
year one half. Mr.. Clark Mo) offered an
amendment to prevent the enlistment of
Filipinos, lIawaians and Porto Ricans in
the United States military service the OBJ
iect being to do away with the Porto Rican
regiment. IT was laid aside message
from the President was read. in which he
recommended the appointment in the naval
service Of four midshipmen dismissed for
bazlng from the naval academy. The com
mittee on inaugural ceremonies was an
nounCed as follows: Mcssrs Dalzell PaD,
Crumpacker lndl, and Williams MSs).
The House, at $40 y. m adjourned until
tomorrow.
The articles OF Impeachment against Judge
Charles Swayne Of Florida were brought up
ana explained by Mr. Palmer OF runnSyl-
vauia on the 10Th Mr.. Littlefed Of Maine
called on Mr. Lamar of Florida, who filed
the charges against the Judge, TO admit or
rppull0tc the alleged interview which the
former claimed tended to incte the people
10 violence against Judge Swayuc. Mr..
Lamar emphaticdliy denied any suggestion
from him 1t could he construed into adj
wishing asSlSs nation or murder He said
that although Judge Swayne was known
to be the most iiaWlcsS Ran in Floridss he
Ind remained secure from bodily harm. A
bill was passed authorizing the building of
a bridge across the Mississippi river MT Min
neapoIiS. The Shackleford resolution au.
thorlZlnS the committee on interstate com