The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-20

~ Resume Of the Weeks
Procesdinfs.


Washington, Jan. 12.-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.
yiding 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
raj states. Several members declared
nat the amendment was directed
especially at Gen. Miles. BUT Mr..
Hull insisted that he had no such
thought in mind, and argued hat the
best results were obtained
from officers of the lower graies.
After a lively debate the amendment
IA adopted.
h attention of the senate yester.
day was divided between the state
hood question and governmental g
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
aker and others.
All amendments to the statehood
bill except hat relating to liquor
traffic in Indian Territory. were
agreed to.
Washington, Jan. 13.-The house of
representatives yesterday devoted it's
entire session to discussion of the i'm
parchment 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 r%epudiate an alleged inter-
tiew which 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
br murder. He said that although
Judge Swayne was known to be the
most lawless man in Florida, he had
remained secure from bodily harm.
The executive, legislative and judi
tial appropriation bill was yesterday
read at length in the senate and there
was considerable discussion of the
twill service question and a provision
FOR investigation of foreign trade con-
aitions by the department of COM
merce. The bill for the encourage
ment of the merchant marine was re-
ported to the senate.
Washington, Jan. I4.-Further con
sideration was given in the house Of
representatives yesterday to the i'm
parchment charges against Judge
Charles Swayne of the Northern dis
trict of Florida. There was a lack of
noticeable interest in the case yester-
day except among a few members. Mr..
Littlefeld of Maine claimed that there
had been n hunting or bounding Of
Judge Swayne until, as a result of the
ONeil contempt case, O'Neil sought to
get his revenge on Judge Swayne, and
charged that since O'Neil died his
funds were to an extent carrying on
the prosecution. Messrs. Powers
(Mass.), Perkins On. Y.) and Parker
IN. j. also spoke, the two first named
for, and the last named against inn
peachm ent
The senate yesterday passed the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. also a number of pri-
vate pension bills. The questions Of
granting pensions for service in the
indian police, and of allowing gratu-
ties for injuries received by workmen
while in the employ of the govern
ment, were debated at length.
Washington, Jan. 17-Debate on the
Swayne impeachment case in the
house yesterday was exhaustive, deal
ng with many of the legal phases OF
The charges against Judge Swayne.
The senate resolution fixing Wednes-
lay, Feb. 8 as the time for counting
he electoral vote for president and
yice president, the proceedings to take
place in the hall of the house was
adopted. A resolution was agreed to
providing for the collection of addi-
ional cotton statistics by the census
bureau.
BY a vote of 80 to "a the senate yes
.erday decided to consider the cross
own street railway bill for Washing
on, but the measure Don gave place
o the statehood bill. That measure
was discussed for three hours by
Messrs. Simmons and Hepburn, both