Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-15
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who have given consideration TO the
demand made by Senator Tillman for
an investigation by the senate of
charges made by President Roosevelt
in connection with the senator's at
tempt to procure Oregon lands, incline
10 the opinion that there is no question
before the senate for inquiry. except
as to whether Mr. Tillman was frank
with his colleagues in discussing the
case. The opinion is held generally
that even If the charges made by the
president were true the act of Mr..
Tnlman was not a violation of the law.
No member of the committee on PRIV
ileges and elections is inclined to pre-
sent the resolution calling for an in
vestigation. and if one is introduced II
Is likely Senator Tillman himself will
be the author. His friends, however,
are determined to advise him against
insistence upon his request for an in
Quiry.
Washington, January IA: The leg
islative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was reported to the senate
TODAY by Senator Cullom from the COM
mittee on appropriations. The Dill IN
cludes provisions for the increasing OF
the salaries of the president to S1OO,OOO
annually, inclusive of travelling eX-
penses; of the vice president to $2O'OOO
and of the speaker of the house to $2O'-
coo. Provision is made also for increases
in the salaries Of Federal judges as
follows: Chief justice of the supreme
court, $4,000; associate Justices $l7'-
500; circuit judges, $4,000; district
Judges, $4,000; chief justice of the court
of appeals of the District of Columbia
$4,000; chief justice and associate
Judge Of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, $4,000; chief justice
of the court Of claims, $7,50O; associate
Judges of the court of claims, $1,000
The provision of the bill increasing the
salary of Federal judges also includes
q readjustment of the salaries of 9TH
er court officials.
Washington, January l3: General
Bell, chief of staff of the army, who is
grand marshal Of the coming inaugural
parade, has adopted the regulations OF
the army for street parades to govern
the order of precedence in the forma-
ton of the inaugural parade. In ac-
cordance with that decision the columns
will pass in review before the presi-
dent of the United States in the fol-
lowing order: 1.-The regular army.
2-The United States marine corps
3-The United States naval forces. A.
The organized militia. 5-Military Or
ganizations, uniformed and armed, but
not part Of the organized militia. C.
Military societies. Civil societies,
Under this arrangement the West Point
cadets will march with the regular
army, the Annapolis midshipmen with
the naval forces and the cadets from
the various educational institutions
giving military instruction, Will be
formed into brigade and march with
the military organizations assigned po-
ton next after the organized militia.
ON January 3, the senate sent
message to Attorney General Bonaparte
directing him to explain why the alb
sorption Of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company by the United States
Steel company had been permitted, as
1t was a direct violation of the anti
trust laws. The president at once took
the matter into his own hands and
informed the senate on January 6, that
he had given his consent to the merger
and that he had instructed the attorney
general not to prosecute the company.
He concluded his message with the
statement that he did not conceive 1t
ito be within the authority Of the SEN
ate to give directions Of this character
10 the head of an executive depart
ment." A rebuke was administered to
the president by the senate on January
s. when it adopted a resolution by Sen
ator Culberson to the effect that that
body had right to know why Roose-
welt should protect one trust and pros
ecute another, and demanding that the
information asked for in the first place
was put to vote only fourteen men,
bers took the side of the president.
Nashville, Tenn. January 12: The
Holiday bill, calling for statewide pro-
hibition in Tennessee, passed the SEN
ate at o'clock today by vote Of 20
to 13. The bill provides for the prOhi-
ton of the sale OF liquor within four
miles of any schoOlhouse in Tennessee.
1t Is expected that the house will pass
the bill tomorrow. Immediately after
the vote in the senate was announced,
the widest disorder prevailed and as
soon as a motion for adjournment could
be carried a frantic crowd surrounded
Holiday and Mansfield, the floor leaders
Of the prohibition forces, and the cell
ebration took the form Of love feast.
The entire debate was bitter and many
strong speeches were made, but they
had no effect on one side or the other.
Every man present had made up his
mind long before the session was call
ed TO order, and the vote as taken at
5 o'clock is just what it would have
been at IL. A resolution Of the house
calling upon Drs. Chappell and Haynes
of the Methodist churches, to appear
before the house and substantiate the
charges made by them in regard to
corrupt influences being brought to
bear on state wide prohibition, and If
they fail to do that to be hailed before
the bar of the house and to show cause
why they should not be heralded abroad
as common slanderers, unworthy OF
belief and decent associates" The res
Olution went over.
Atlanta, Ga, January l3: These are
sad days for the possums of Georgia.
All over the state the little animals are
being hunted to their death by enthu-
siastic Nimrods, and if Uncle Remus
were alive, he would surely mourn in
sympathy with the grief-stricken sur
vivors Of the family Of Brer 'Possum.
And all this devastation has been
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