Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-11

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nav make up the deficit by assessing
fees on the packers.
'Gn the judgment of the committee,
Mr.. Smoot IS no more entitled to seat
in the Senate than he would be If he
were associating in polygamous co-habl-
tation with plurality of wives" ms
statement is made in the course OF the
report of the majority OF the Senate
committee on privileges and elections
which was presented to the Senate to-
day by Chairman Burrows after an IN
vestigation lasting over two years. The
report covers 80 printed pages and con-
cludes as follows: cit follows, as
necessary conclusion from these facts,
that Mr.. SmOOt is not entitled to seat
in the Senate as Senator from the
the State of Utah" The minority re-
port was presented by Mr.. Foraker.
II holds that there is no just ground for
expelling SmOOt or for finding him dis
qualified to hold the seat he occupies.
His election was regular. His private
character is irreproachable. He is not a
polygamist, and has been noted for his
opposition to plural marriages. so
far as mere belief and membership in
the Mormon Church are concerned he
is fully within his rights and privileges
under the guarantee of religious freedom
given by the constitution. Senator
Bailey, after the reports were presented,
stated on the floor that he, in the main,
concurred in the majority report save
that Senator Smoot could not be ex-
PEELED from he,Senate unless a resolution
of expulsion was adopted by the Senate.
This would require two-thirds vote.
Spesker Cannon declared today that
the House would pass meat inspection
bill "for the best interests of the pro-
Queer and consumer and calculated to
restore the confidence of the people 10
the eight per cent OF the products of the
packinghouses which has been placed
under suspicion by the Government in
vestigators. The President had talks
over meat this morning with the Speak
er. Senators Beveridge and Hopkins,
and Representative Henry, of Connecti-
cut, a member of the House agricultural
committee. "The Government invesIi-
gators" said the Speaker, "have declsr-
ell that 90 per cent of the clearinghouse
products are above suspicion. 1t shall
be our aim TO prepare a law which
will set at rest all doubt as to the other
per cent; that will provide for an in
spection as rapid as consistent with
thoroughness; as cheap as it can be made
with regard TO roper scrutiny OF all
animals OF all stages of preparation;
and one that will work the least in
convenience TO all interests concerned" "
The Speaker added with a laugh at
Senator Hopkins expense that the law
would be passed Gust as soon as a
deliberative House and nOn-deliberatiye
Senate can do the work. Senator
Beveridge said after his talk with the
President that the latter was not 10 a
compromising mood over the bill. You
Just ask him yourself if he is really to
compromise" he exclaimed in reply
to a question. As to the alleged I'M
constilutiOnality of the Beveridge bill
he exclaimed THAT makes me tireG" and
added that il it was unconstitutional
the present inspection law for foreign
export meats is unconstitutional as
well. Mr.. Henry of Connecticut said
that the House would pass bill "along
the lines of the Beverage amendment"
The railroad rate bill will come up in
the House, tOmOrrOw. The cOmmittee
on rules will bring IN rule providing
that the subject be sent back to con-
ference and this will be adopted after de-
bate. The matter would have come up
today, but for the slim attendance.
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, had
a talk with the President about Panama
canal matters this morning, 81 think
that the sentiment in favor of a long
canal is growing. The lock type will
be finally chosen, / have no doubt, for
all considerations of cost and time are
against the sea level idea. AS the SEN
ators are all very well informed on the
subject | do not believe that the date of
will be deferred by the
discussion of the canal subject"
The President sent to the Senate to-
day the nomination of Edward McCor-
mick, of Berryville, Va, to be poslmas-
ter at that place.
Induced to enter the navy under the
false impression that it was a Cody
environment, J. Matthews Former, of
Pickens county, S. C., deserted within
a year of his enlistment and proceeded
TO study for the ministry at Furlnan
University, Greenvile. There he was
arrested after he had been enrolled as a
theological student for year, and now
he has asked President Roosevelt to
pardon him. This in brief is the history
that was recited 10 the President today
by Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire and
johnson Of South Carolina
called at the White House to ask for
executive clemency for FORMER. The Presi-
dent was greatly interested in the narrative,
but said that the law would have TO take its
curse. After the Court Martial which tries
FORMER for deSeriion dispOses of his case, the
President said he wOnld perhaps look into
the matter.
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