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passage OF the OMNIBUS Dill and liking
Jan. % for the delivery of addresses in
memory of the late Senator Hoar. the
senate devoted yesterday to the state
hood bill. Mr.. Morgan spoke for two
hours against the bill
The house yesterday adopted the
senate resolution providing among
other things for the holding of the in
augural ball in the pension building.
On viva voce vote the resolution was
lost, but roll call enabled those IA
vorable to the pension building prop
osition to muster their strength and
pass it. Speaker Cannon and several
of the Republican leaders recorded
themselves as being opposed to the
idea of the employment of the pension
building for the purpose of the in
augural ball
Washington, Jan. 11.-The session
of the house yesterday was given over
almost entirely to discussion of the
bill reported by the committee on
banking and currency ito improve
currency conditions" A sudden in
terest in the measure seemed to de.
velop, as evidenced by the large mesl-
bership present throughout the day.
The Democratic opposition mainly
was dissipated by the adoption of an
amendment offered by Mr.. Williams
(Miss) providing that government de-
posits shall be made only on COM
petitive bids. Final action on the bill
was not taken.
The impeachment charges on which
Judge Charles Swayne will be tried
were presented just before adjourn
ment and notice was given by Mr..
Palmer (Pa.), chairman of the COM
mittee of seven which prepared them,
that he would call the matter up on
Thursday
The senate yesterday continued
consideration of the joint statehood
bill, the chief accomplishment being
the acceptance of most of the amend
ments suggested by the committee on
Indian affairs.
The bill for the reimbursement OF
sealers for losses under the seizures
in Boring sea also was considered, but
a vote was not reached.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE appoint
ment of Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles
as adjutant general of the State of
Massachusetts, overshadowed all other
questions in the discussion of the
army appropriation bill in the mouse
yesterday. The debate had proceeded
leisurely until Mr.. Hull, in charge of
the bill, offered an amendment pro-
viding that retired officers above the
grade of major should not receive the
full pay of their grade when assigned
to duty with the militia Of the sew
eral states. Several members declared
that the amendment was directed
especially at Gen. Miles. but Mr..
Hull insisted that he had no such
thought in mind, and argued that the,
best results were obtained
from officers of the lower grales
After a lively debate the amendment
was adopted.
The attention of the senate yester-
day was divided between the state
hood question and governmental regu-
lation of railroads. Mr.. Newlands
made a formal speech on the railroad
subject and at it's close engaged in a
spirited controversy over the points
involved with Senators Spooner, For
Ilaker and others
Washington, Jan 13-The house Of
representatives yesterday devoted its.
entire session to discussion of the i'm
peachment charges against Judge
Charles Swayne of the Northern dis
trict of Florida. A dramatic Incident
occurred when Mr.. Littlefield of Maine
| called on Mr.. Lamar Of Florida, who,
filed the charges against the Judge, to,
admit or repudiate an alleged inter
Ia view ilicn the former claimed tended
to incite the people to commit an act
| Of violence against Judge swayne.
Mr.. Lamar admitted giving an inter
view, but emphatically denied any
suggestion from him that could be
construed into advising assassination
1 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.
i The executive, legislative and Judi
cial appropriation bill was yesterday
read at length in the senate and there
was considerable discussion OF the
civil service question and a provision
for investigation OF foreign trade con-
ditions by the department Of COM
merce. The bill for the encourage
ment Of the merchant marine was re-
ported to the senate.
Washington, Jan. IA Further con-
sideration was given in the house Of
representatives yesterday to the i'm
i parchment charges against Judge
/ Charles Swayne Of the Northern dis
i trict OF Florida. There was a lack Of
noticeable interest in the case yester-
day except among a few members. Mr..
i Eittlefield of Maine claimed that there
had been mo hunting Or bounding" Of
( Judge Swayne until, as "a result Of the
4 Oss1NeN contempt case, omen sought to