Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-04-23

before has Legislative body been in
yited to require men accused of crime
to prove their innocence before a hos
tile Judge who has already adjudged
them guilty.. IIc added that never
before has there been a suggestion that
any lnan worthy TO sit in Judgment
upon the rights of his countrymen
would accept such d duty if assigned
to him If conscious of having the slight
est feeling against the accused In
conclusion he eulogized the colored sol
diers US a class
No Case Against Paper Trust.
III reply to the house resolution ask
Ing for information about the alleged
monopoly in print paper making. At
torney General Bonaparte reports that
up to now no evidence sufficient has
been found to justify prosecution Of
any combination Of wood pulp or paper
manufacturers.
pam Site Bill Vetoed.
A bill to extend until 1911 the time
IN which dam may be built across
Rainy Lake river has been vetoed by
the president because it makes no limit
to the franchise and provides no pay
ment to the government for the right.
Higher Pensions For Widows.
The conference report on the special
pension bill granting increases to the
widows of soldiers aud sailors has been
adopted by both senate and house.
and the bill went TO the president for
approval.
Six States For Direct Senators.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections has received petitions
from only six states demanding CON
vention to amend the constitution so
as to provide for the election of sena-
tors by popular vote. and 1t will there
fore take no action. as the law requires
calls from three -fourths of the states
The six which have petitioned are New
Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin. Iowa. Mon
tana and Nevada, the legislatures of
these states having adopted the petit
tions.
Defeat For the President.
When the battleship section of the
naval bill came up for final vote In
the house another spirited debate oc-
CURED. in which Hobson was the
spokesman for the administration and
during which personal letter from
the president to one of the members
was read pleading for the larger appro-
priation. It was also said that he had
sent private letter giving confidential
reasons to the speaker. In spite of all
this and many eloquent appeals on the
floor the amendment to increase went
down to defeat by the vote of 100 to
S3. OF those for the increase twenty
six were Democrats. Burton (Rep.. o.
and Tawney led the Republican oppo-
sition to the president. Great applause
greeted Burtonss plea for the mainte-
nance of the peace policy of this coun-
try. Tawney laid great stress upon
the splendid geographic isolation of
the United States.
Bankers Oppose Aldrich Bill.
Bunker Hepburn OF New York, chair
man Of the currency commission of the
American Bankers association. and
Banker Forgan of Chicago, vice chair
man OF the same. addressed the house
committee against the Aldrich bill, urg-
ing that 1t was fInpracticable. unwise
and unsound. Hepburn said that it
was worse than no legislation at all
Nevertheless both of these financiers
We're reported to have agreed next day
to a compromise measure in which the
chief change was the reduction of the
tax to 3 per cent. This apparent In
consistency was ridiculed before the
committee by Banker Crozier Of Will
mington. The Aldrich bill was also
opposed by the Trades league of Phil
adelphia and many other business or
ganizations,
Ears Betting at Washington.
The bill already passed by the house
to put m end to all kinds of gambling
IN the District of Columbia was rushed
through the senate April 10 and went
to the president 1t is aimed especially
at the local race track betting.
Passage of Naval Bill.
Finally, at the end Of The longest leg
Islative day on record, the house hay-
ing proceeded under the special rule
for a daily recess instead of adjourn
ment since April 6. the naval appro-
priation bill was passed April 16 by a
vote Of 234 to Y substantially as II
came from the committee. The most
important amendment was that which
left to the discretion of the secretary
of the navy the type Of submarine yes
sci to be built, eight OF which were pro
vided for at d cost of $3500,000 This
is expected to put an end to the Hol-
land monopoly. One notable addition
was the authorization of two colliers
at a cost of 81. SOC, 900. making the total
carried by the bill $106,000.000 Prior
to the vote Leader Williams of the mi
nority used his allowance of twenty
minutes to make speech said to have
been the wittIest heard in many years.
His shafts of irony were driven chiefly
against the fniiitarism and war alarms,