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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-09-21
NEW YORK LIFE ATTORNEY Al
ALBANY GIVEN SUMS Ao- !.
1 GREeATINa s2ss, 900. 4,
SAYS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
MERE TO AID in DEFEAT
ING FREE SILVER.

has been paid by the New York Life
Insurance company to Andrew a
Hamilton Of Albany, that no account
Ing for this money has been made ex.
cept to President Mccall verbally and
that Hamilton attends sessions Of the
legislature at Albany ii the interest
0f the New York Life Insurance com
lpany was brought out during the day
by testimony given by Mr.. Mccall be.
lore the legislative insurance invests,
eating committee. Mr.. Mccall said
that the various sums making up the
;S235.000 paid to Hamilton had been
given him In connection with different
real estate deals. but Mr.. Hughes.
after questioning, developed the fact
that none Of the money had been
y actually applied to such deals. Mr.. Nc.
Call also said that Mr. Hamilton was
Allowed money for expenses ct Albany
and that Mr.. Hamilton's accounts
were not subject to audit. Mr.. Nc
Call denied that he gave MI. Hamilton
money to influence any member Of the
legislature or that he advised any
such course. The $2s5, 900, Mr.. Mccall
.said, he was sure would b6 paid by
Mr.. Hamilton on demand Of the New
York Life Insurance company. ~
Holds himself Responsible.
III 1T is not. said MI. Mccall, II
am responsible and will pay IT.. Ham.
ilton received for legal services, he
said. about 100000 q year from the
New York Life Insurance company.
On the subject Of the New York
Life Insurance company's campaign
contrib in recent presidential
years Mr.. Mccall said they had given
for the purpose Of defeating the silver
platform and for the support Of the
gold standard rsther than Of the Re
publican party. ~
As to the contribution to the Rspub-
;lican campaign fund n 1904 Mr.. Nc
Call said he did not care how many
Of the policyholders agreed with his
action. He made the contribution
honestly believing that Il was justi-,
I Aed and for the interest OF the policy
holders. a
Did you really think that in 1904
the interests Of the policy holders were
10 seriously endangered that the COM
tpany ought to contribute 7" asked Mr..
Hughes. y n S. GA
did think so when the man who
had twice voted for Bryan was Z can
didate on platform framed by q
committee that had. by q majority Of
two to one, rejected the gold stand
ard. Ny life was made weary by
Democrats that year, chasing me for
money. One, Parker, q representative
Of the Democratic campaign commit
tee, never refused . dollar that came
to him" + I; n ; \
Thanks God foF sryan's psfsas.
Rsfsrring to the Democrats NJ. No
Gil sad: sTheir shadows were
acToss every move ] made. Il thank
eoA thAt Bryan sAd ne silver were
bsAtsn and that / had I share u their
Aplsat." Il s Is 4
Applause followed this statement,
Ut the dsmepstratien Mss checked
N the chairman, Who said he would
have the room Cleared n spsotatpss tf
cider was not Kept. al,
IN 1921. Mr.. Mccall said: there was
70 sampaign contribution BY the New
York Lie InsuysAes company be-
1auso both parties Had gold platforms.
Just before ~ commit adjourned
- the day NJ. NeCaIl asked and was
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-09-21
ELL RLEA in aARATEME:NT.
Pseksrs Object Is Secrecy i In ApraWln
s6f Grand Jury. IS 5

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Chicago, Sept. 21.-A plea In abate-
ment has been fled by the packers
indicted in the United States district
court on charge Of conspiracy to
monopolize the meat industry. The
plea lie not supported by afidavits. It
is signed by the defendants and their
attorneys. Is: z%
+ It lis said that the main question to
be raised when the plea is finally
taken before "a Judge will be concern.
ing the secrecy surrounding the draw
ing Of the grand jury. 1t IL argued
that q grand jury under the constitu.
tional law shall be drawn in public.
This Is construed to mean that any
person who feels that he may be Id.
vestigatsd by the jury may be present
and see the names drawn from the
box and know who the persons are.
This Ia declared to be the constitu-
tional right Of every citizen and was
20 contemplated by congress when the
act was passed. It ISL charged in the
plea that the date Of the drawing was
kept profound secret and the pack
,srs were unable to learn who had
been selected to sit on their case, al
though the government had an oppor.
tunity to investigate each man whose
name had been drawn. 5s !
Four men connected with the
schwarzschild 4 Sui1bdrger Packing
company. named IA indictments charg.
Ing them with accepting railroad re
bates. are now IN Chicago. They
have been notified to appear before
Judge Humphrey to plead to the in.
dictmsnt. ss. +
cOMpANv IoaEa eyS.000
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-11
What the Editors Say

Some OF our exchanges, coupled with
few overzealous preachers through
out the country, are advocating the
whipping post just because President
Roosevelt suggested something of the
kind in his message. They ought to be
the first victims of the lash. We don't
believe the civilization of the country is
yet ready to begin to go backward
More prayers and fewer lashers among
the writers and preachers of this coun-
try might serve the people and the God
of the Universe just as well.-Norwood
Times.
Considerable of an uproar has been
created in Mankato by the discharge
OF two rural mail carriers for perni-
ciouS activity in the interest of Sen
ator Miller previous to primary cleo
ton. Now, If Congressman McCleary
will be as jealous in getting after those
who were perniciously active in behalf
of his candidacy the friends of civil
service will all shout amen.-Martin
County Sentinel.
The talk of raising the salaries of
president, vice president, senators and
congressman should be promptly sat
down on. These officers have managed
to get along fairly well so far on the
salaries received, and there is no cry
ing need of raise Put more money
into good roads, irrigation and some
other things and let the salaries alone.
jackson Republic.
Frank M. Eddy has purchased the
Sauk Center Avalanche and consoli-
dated it with his Herald of that city.
Henceforth Sauk Center will be in the
grasp OF trust very unlike the soul
less combinations that prey upon the
people.-Appleton Press.
The governors message is a compre-
hensivey one and reveals the straight
forward purpose of the new occupant
OF the new capitol. He proposes to
have the business of the state run in
a businesslike way.-Olmsted County
Democrat
Joel Heatwole is of the opinion that
public sentiment is not always repre-
sented in legislators joel, like Henne-
pin county, is out of Joint with the bal
ance of the state Observation-Disclosures
Dispatch
Judge Kelly, of st. Paul, views with
alarm any attempt to abolish the grand
jury system. Judge Kelly need have
no fears; the grand jury system will
not be abolished just yet-Dawson
Sentinel.
We have not been advised of Joel
HeatWoie making a resolution to keep
out OF poiltlcs. st. Peter Herald.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-11
hoping that the Link viii be but the
begfnning of an entire string of boule-
yards of sausage like loveliness.
MoNkEYiNG WITH THE LAND
LAWS

There is just one honest way to deal
with the federal land laws, which is to
limit them strictly to the application
of the homestead law in its most posi-
tive terms. Everything else is subject
to, if not actually intended for, abuse;
and additions proposed are generally
got up for the benefit of the speculator.
Take the proposals now before con-
gress as an illustration. Under the claim
that certain mi-arid sections in the
West are not available for general cul-
tlvation, and that the settler must have
Ia larger tract than quarter section in
|aorder to get living, it is proposed to
.giye $40 acres, or one square mile, to
each. A law was passed last session
authorizing this in Western Nebraska.
Unless opposition is effective the same
frule will be applied in Colorado and
rSouth Dakota. The plain purpose is to
supply a means by which the stock
men can acquire great tracts Of land
for cattle grazing at the governments
expense.
The public ought to be warned by
the fact that, as the area of public do
main contracts, the schemes for dis
posing of it rapidly grow in number
and in boldness. There would have
been some excuse when the entire
West was unsettled for liberal pro-
visions to attract the people to the
I~country. The truth is that the boun-
daries of legislation are expanded after
most Of the land is gone, so as to make
the dwindling remainder more and
more subject to the speculator and land
grabber.
The strangest thing is that we should
find congress amenable to such influ-
ences.z Yet that body is the stronghold
of those who are trying to appropriate
Improperly our remaining public lands.
lit has been found impossible to get
through any adequate measure of land
law REFORM. Ine desert and stone land
acts defy amendment or repeal. Cat
uemen were able to get through such
bill as that we have just referred to,
land will have its application extended
unless those who have the public in
terest at heart are on their guard. Not
the West alone, but the whole country
suffers from this devotion of our small
remaining patrfmony to private and
selfish interests. AS it is, it would be
worth millions to the country to have
all land law legislation save only the
homestead act wiped off the statute
books. How many senators and con-
gressmen are there who will stand for
this?
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-11
SALTWATER

A special term of the district court was
held here yesterday by Judge Williston,
of Red Wing, who disposed of a number
the court by the st. Paul Permanent
Loan company for the vacation OF a part
of the plat of Lakeyiew on the shore Of
application for the vacation of a street in
the same addition. The case of Oakes
VS.. Paully to quiet title to lands was,
tried.
employed by the Northwest Thresher
company, who left some time ago, leaving
an unpaid board bill at the St. Paul house.
was arraigned in the municipal court yes
terday and was given sixty-day term in
JAIL Anderson claimed that he intended
to pay the bill. but had squandered all of
his money in st. Paul.
The city council met as committee
of the whole last night to consider the
proposition made by the Saltwater Gas
and Electric Light company for another
city lighting contract to begin at the ex-
piration of the present contract in April.
The committee has submitted a PROPOSE
ton to the council to do the lighting at
the same figure now paid by the city.
Charles Howe. a Pine county prisoner.
who has been held in the Washington
county jail for safe keeping since his
arrest after escaping from the jail at Pine
City, was taken to Pine City yesterday
for sentence. He stated that he would
plead guilty and expected to get off with
term in the refornatory at st. Cloud.
Peter Dean died yesterday at the Lake
Elmo sanitarium. He was twenty Eight
years of age and was the son of Bryan
Dean, of New Richmond, Wis. His death
was due to Brights disease.
In the case of the Saltwater Water
company VS.. Horace Voligny and H. c..
Farmer motion was made yesterday to
have the findings amended. The motion
will be argued at the next special term of
court.
Abe Roflrback, Mayor Armson and John
ZeIch have been chosen delegates to rep
resent the Washington County Agricul-
tural society in the state meeting.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-11
MUST BE IMPROVED

j The members of the legislature will
lay themselves open to harsh criticism
If they do not without too much delay
improve upon the totally inadequate
and unsatisfactory arrangements made
in the construction of the capitol build
ing for representatives of the press.
The reporters and publishers of news
papers have borne in a good natured
way with their disadvantages thus far.
They understood that the trouble could
not be remedied in a day, and have
been inclined to treat their inconven-
fences in the spirit of everlasting hu-
NOR that characterizes the American
press. The practical side of the matter,
however, is coming rapidly to the front
The fact is that publicity is impaired,
when not wholly destroyed, by the alb
ssurd location of the press galleries at
the capitol. To place reporters where
they can neither see nor hear what is
going on is equivalent to excluding
them from the legislative sessions alto
gether. The value of the press report
depends upon it's accuracy. If the leg
islative reporter cannot see the man
name, if he cannot hear a debate, if all
the proceedings are inaudible and have
to be interpreted by him through pan
tomime or carried to him second hand
by some outside party, then his report
must be faulty and incomplete. The
public is not supplied with that de-
tailed and accurate account of legisla-
tive proceedings to which it is entitled.
Members Of the legislature should
understand that the reflection from
this is not upon the newspapers, but
upon themselves. If they do not take
steps at once to improve the situation
and to place the newspaper reporters
where they can do their work as it
ought to be done, the necessary infer
ence will be that for some reason the
legislature is better suited to have fe-
ports of its proceedings suppressed.
We do not think that it can afford to
have this impression go abroad We do
know that this is already being limited
at in more quarters than one.
The grave matter Is not that news
papers are being put to much incon-
'venience, but that the legislature ap-
pears to be Indifferent to the full and
fair publication of its proceedings For
its own sake it should take steps at
once to place the newspaper reporters
where they can do their work as it is
expected and desired that it should be
done.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-11
realized, but it is absolutely certain TO

realized, but it is absolutely certain TO
happen.
Our news article shows exactly what
this would mean. Of the total amount
of nearly $3.oOo,Ooo raised by taxation
in the state of Minnesota in 1903, the
railroad companies paid only trifle
short of $4,000, 900, or 66 per cent of the
whole This is calculated on the basis
of a 8 per cent gross earnings. tax. If
the per cent tax should pe imposed
the revenue drawn from this source
would be still greater. The revenue Of
the state from all sources for 1908 were
drawn to the extent of 81 per cent from
the gross receipts from railroads. If,
therefore, the new idea of the central
izers should be carried out, it would
be necessary to raise this 81 per cent
Of our revenue, which would then go
into the federal treasury at Washing
ton, from additional property taxation
within the state. That is to say, the
taxes now paid by every citizen in
Minnesota for state purposes would
have to be increased about CO. per cent
to- make up the deficit. This would be
our money contribution toward the en-
couragement of national prodigality.
and toward the centralizing at Wash
ington of a power .greater than was
ever welded by any despot or any gov
ernment since the world began.
Without being alarmists, it is only
rational to look squarely in the face the
consequences of any given, act before
it is performed. We have pointed out
here what would certainly happen in
case the policy now under discussion
should be carried to its natural and
necessary conclusion. The people who
are clanoring to put the railroads un-
der exclusive federal control have not
thought of the effect upon their pocket
books. They should at least under
stand before they give further sane
ton to the idea that it would mean al
most doubling of present taxation. Is
it worth the price?
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-11
WEDNESDAY, JAN. II, 1905
STARVING THE STATE

In local article published this morn
ing 7 he Clio e shows how serious
would be the effect upon the finances
of the state of Minnesota OF any at
tempt to carry out the plan contained
in a bill introduced in congress for
turning interstate corporations over to
exclusive federal control. The gentle
men who comment upon this proposal
are so astounded by its practical as
pect that they cannot believe it to be
anything more than a legislative va
gary. They think that this is simply a
wild project, fathered by some radical
man such as come to the surface at all
legislative sessions and undeserving of
serious mention. The fact is that,
whatever may be the fate of this par
ticular measure, the proposition that it
carries is involved in the whole idea of
that assumption Of centralized author
ity which lies near the heart of the ma
tional administration and is the main
spring of it's actions.
The recommendation of Commits
sioner Garfield, for instance, that all
corporations should be required to take
out federal license, if not to incor-
porate under federal law, carries with
it by necessary implication just these
consequences which most people regard
as so infinitely distant if not impossi-
bic. Pretty nearly every business con-
Germ Of any size is engaged in inter-
state commerce, under the present elas-
tic definition of that term. If the right
of the state to create, govern and con-
troll such corporations is to be denied,
that right must pass over to the ma
tional government. With it go all the
powers and duties inseparable from
such control. Among these would in
evitably pass the power to tax.
We have already seen an Illustration
Of this transfer on smaller scale
right here at home. At the beginning,
the power to tax the property of rail-
road companies resided in the local
community. Each city and county
levied taxes on the property of the rail-
roads found within its corporate boun-
daries. The revenue derived from this
source was an important resource.
Now when the power to tax gross earn
ings was assumed by the state, all this
local taxation was done away with and
this revenue annihilated. The gross
earnings tax is in lieu of all other tax
alton. So severely have the counties
of the state felt this loss of income
that many attempts have been made to
distribute the gross earnings tax among
them according to some equable rule,
These have failed, and the money goes
directly into the state treasury.
Now what has happened as between
the state and the counties of which it
is made up can and must and win hap
pen between the United States and the
states of which it>is made up, If this
new idea goes into effect. If the fed
eral government charters or licenses
corporations, if it assumes that au-
thority now exercised by the state,
along with it will go the power of tax
alton now vested in the state. Not
only Is the change no more unlikely
than that which we have already seen
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-11
Contemporary Comment
Silencinq the Press

1t would be fair reprisal on the part
OF the newspapers of Pennsylvania to
ciose their columns to all references to
tne governor or the legislature. They
snouid refuse to report the action of
party conventions, to mention the
names OF candidates or to print any of
Gov. Pennypackers public documents.
a very lew days of this kind of treat
ment would bring all concerned in the
conspiracy against the freedom of the
press 10 a sense of the fact that what
they are seeking to accomplish is
exactly what they most wish to avoid.
GOV. Pennypacker would do well to let
the Tn newspapers alone. - New York
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-11
TODAY'S WEATHER

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 1O-Fore-
cast Tor Wednesday and Thursday:
MLnneSota-Fair in north, snow in
south portion Wednesday, not so cold in
ga east ~ portion; pc Thursday fair in West snow
In east portion; winds becoming northeast
and increasing
North Dakota-Fair, continued cold
Wednesday and THURSDAY.
~ South Dakota - Snow Wednesday;
Thursday probably fair
80 MontanamFair M All Wednesday, colder in
Wisconsin-.Cloudy Wednesday with
s,, snow in south portion not quite so cold;
Inursday snow; variable winds becoming
noTthedst and increasing.
loWa-Snow, continued cold Wednesday,
possibly heavy snow; Thursday snow
st. Paul = Yesterdays observations,
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, St Paul, w. E. oliver, observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at O'Clock
lasI nlght-Barometer corrected for tenn.
perature and elevation Barometer 30.69;
relative humidity, s4;; weather. cloudy;
maximum temperature Is; minimum
temperature, Ii; daily range, II: mean
temperature, III; p. m. temperature,
Yesterdays Temperatures
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-11
At ST. Paul Theaters


talnments that the local stage has Of
fered us this season may with Ger
talnty be ranked the appearance of
charles Hawtrey in "A Message From
Mars, who closes his engagement at
the Metropolitan with matinee TODAY
az 30 and a last performance tonight.
Mr. Hawtrey is the best and most
agreeable comedian that England has
sent US IN many years. He is support
ed by his own company, numbering
thirty, the majority of whom have
been with the play since its first pre-
sentation.
Considerable interest has been
aroused among theatergoerS over the
Iorthcomlng appearance at the Metro
polltan tomorrow night of w. E. Nam,
keville's Consolidated minstreIs. This
seasons register embraces the names
OF nearly half hundred capable burnt
cork artists. "The Minstrel Man. Billy
van, or as he is more Familiarity
known, the assassin of sorrow, still
neads the big company of entertainers,
with Beau Brummel," Jimmy Wall, as
"a close second. This seasons yaude-
vile feature is Clayton, Jenkins and
Jasper, fresh from their seven years
triumphant worlds tour.
Jane CorcOran and her company, in
Pretty Peggy will be seen at the
metropolitan next Sunday, Monday,
tuesday and Wednesday. Andrew
Robson, of "The Royal Box" and
Richard Carver fame, is leading man
IN support of Miss Corcoran, and the
cast contains many other familiar
names.
Maxine Elliott comes to the Metro
polltan the latter half of next week.
I1 uauer tne management of Charles B.
!Dellllngham, in Clyde Fftch's comedy.
Her Own Way" Miss Elliott scored
a pronounced hit with it in New York
Her Own Way" is a bright and enter
tainlng comedy of New York life OF
To-Day, IN which the leading character
IS hlgh-spirited, beautiful American n
6ri' VINO insists upon having her own
way in her own love affair. Miss Ell
uott VIII be supported by a capable
company.
mere viii be a matinee today at 2.3O
a1 s.1r, the Grand of the Russell Bros. in
Inc Female Detectives" The play is
melodrama, but there is a current Of
Iun throughout the piece.
Mrs Delaney of Newport" a mu-
sIcal comedy, will be next weeks AZ
traction at the Grand. The Gilmore
sisters are the stars of the company.
Kate Gilmore, with her quaint imper-
sonatlon Of an Irish washerwoman try
ing to break into society, has a part in
thls play that exactly suits her and
she Is ably seconded by her sister, May
Ennore, whose comedy work is of a
daintier kind
1t has been many weeks since a show
equal to Weber's Partisan Widows has
peen to the Star. The performance
given abounds with music. which is
Well rendered. and the comedy pre-
sented IS worth listening to and really
funny.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-11
swayne Impeachment Articles

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The select
committee of the house appointed to
draft articles of impeachment against
Federal Judge Swayne today completed
its work. The twelve articles of i'm
peachment embrace obtaining money
by false pretenses; using the property
of a bankrupt corporation in the hands
of a receiver appointed by himself and
without making compensation to the
company; for disobeying the law re-
quiring him to live in his district; for
"unlawfully and maliciously'' fining
and imprisoning e. T. Davis and
Simeon Belden, attorneys at law, for
alleged contempt of the circuit court of
the United States; for ''unlawfully
committing to prison" w. C. O'NeaI on
the charge that he had committed con-
tempt of the district court of the
United States. A minority report by
Representatives Littlefield, of Maine,
and Parker, Of New Jersey, dissents
to all the articles except that pertain
ing to the Justification of the expense
account of Judge SWayne