The Ely miner., 1906-12-14
FIGHT IS STARTED
ON c. ]. B0NAPARTE
SENATORS OPPOSE THE BALTI.
MORE MAN AS ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
Confirmation of Moody as Supreme
Court Justice Temporarily Pre-
vented-House Discusses SimpIi.
fled Spelling and Appropriations

Washington, Dec. 11.-Opposition
to Charles J. Bonaparte as attorney
general prevented the confirmation of
William H. Moody as associate JUS
tice of the supreme court of the Unit
ed States, when his nomination was
called up Monday in executive session
of the senate.
The opposition to Mr., Bonaparte
was based upon the speech made by
him in Chicago in September, 1899,
before the conference held there to
consider the trust question. In that
speech Mr.. Bonaparte declared that
legislative action in regulation or re-
straint of combinations was undesir-
able. When the Moody nomination
was placed before the senate Senator
Culberson called attention to the fact
that the position he is about to vacate
will be filled by Mr.. Bonaparte, and he
then read extracts from the Chicago
speech in support of an argument that
Mr. Bonaparte is not qualified to take
the responsibility of enforcing anti
trust laws.
Senator Knox, formerly attorney
general, said that he had talked with
Mr.. Bonaparte and had found him
thoroughly in sympathy with the ad-
ministration in breaking up combina-
tions of capital which operate in re-
straint of trade
Appropriation Bill Up.
The house Monday began considera-
tion of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation BILL
Simplified spelling held the atten-
tion of the house for an hour or more,
the paragraph in the bill fixing the
photographic standard in some recog-
nized authority furnishing Mr. Clark,
of Missouri; Mr.. Gillette, of Massa-
chusetts, and Mr.. Livingston, of Geor-
gia, an opportunity to express them
selves on the merits of the PRESIDENT g
order to the public printer relative to
the modified spelling of 800 words in
common use
The president has filled the vacancy
to be created by the transfer to the
cabinet of Ambassador Myer at St.
Petersburg, by the selection of John
w. Riddle, at present minister to Rou-
mania and Servia
Washington, Dec. S.-By a practi-
cally unanimous vote the house Fri
day passed the bill limiting the regu-
lation Of the interstate commerce be.
tween the several states in articles
manufactured by convict labor or in
any prison or reformatory.
The bill was introduced by Mr..
Hunt (Mo.), practical stone mason.
Under the Wilson bill, which became
a law in 1890, convict-labor made
goods may enter into active competi-
tion with the goods manufactured by
free labor" and under this federal
law state could not pass a law that
would prevent the shipping into the
state of prison-made goods of other
states. The law which was passed
Friday abrogates the interstate COM
merce law as at present applied to
convict-made goods, thereby affording
to the different states and territories
the right to inhibit the shipping of
convict-made goods within the con-
fines of any state or territory.
Asks About Negro Troops.
Washington, Dec. THE senate
Thursday adopted the Penrose resolu-
ton requesting the president to send
it information regarding the discharge
Of the negro troops of the Twenty
fifth infantry, and also the Foraker
resolution directing the secretary of
war to transmit all information in the
possession of his department on the
same subject. Both resolutions car
ried an identical amendment by Mr.
Culberson asking specifically for the
order of Maj Penrose, commanding
the troops, which directed him not to
turn over to the Texas authorities
certain of the troops demanded.
This action followed a debate of
two hours, and was taken without
roll call or opposing vote.
PiIotage Bill Beaten.
The Littlefeld pilotage bill to re-
move discrimination against Ameri-
can sailing vessels in the coasting
ITduS was uCICdlSu III Tic uouoO
Thursday, ITO to 164. Mr.. Humphrey
(Wash.) supported the bill. Mr..
Mann Qll.) asked If the bill was not
selfish to degree and Mr.. Humphrey
replied 1t was selfish in favor of Amer
lean vessels, and that the middle west
seemed to want no legislation except
that which affects the cornfields. Mr..
Sherley (Ky.) said the bill was drawn
in the interest of the north Atlantic
ports, and to the hurtfulness of the
pilotage business of southern ports.