Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
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Justice Wright of the Supreme
sourt at Washington handed down 4
decision in which he opposes the Sen
ate's contention that he unlawfully In
vaded the constitutional rights Of that
body when he summoned members OF
the Committee on Printing to appear
before the court @ n Il writ of mandH-
mus. The lawyers of the Senate Ju,
dietary Committee say that the sena-
tors have no right to obey the sum
mons, since they have been forbidden
to do SO by the Senate as a body, so
there exists an unprecedented state of
affairs which will be watched with
great interest. The House members OF
the Printing Committee appeared once
through counsel, but only as a our
tesy. The HOuSe does not adnit that
the court has jurisdiction. Judge
Wright, in his decision, quotes numcr
Gus precedents to show that officers of
legislative bodies, heads of executive
departments, and even the courts them
selves, are amenable to the writ OF
nandamuS.
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President Taft has given strong in
dorsement to the proposed IN
court, but it has Deer disclosed in the
testimony of Chairman Knapp and
other members of the interstate com
MERGE commission that it is doubtful
If the proposed commerce court would
be really serviceable. The court has
hpan ia VnrnH hv pracjHnnt To r. hacan.e
it would expedite business, make d lie.
cisions uniform, and secure the serv.
ices to the court of experts in railroad
matters. -
That one of the new 14-inch guns
burst during the recent trials at Sandy
Hook without the fact being published
was asserted by Rainey of Illinois in
the House. He charged that this gun
was made by the most poorly paid
skilled labor in the country and that
the plant was the home of strikes and
lockouts, but that the government con
tinued to give it large contracts, while
the government arsenals were not full
~ employed.
The board of engineers for river
and harbors took up the estimates for
improvements to Warroad harbor, Min.
nesota, with a promise to Representa-
tive STEVENSON to complete it's recon-
mendation in time to have an item for
the improvement inserted by the sen.
ate in the rivers and harbors bill.
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An extensive temporary withdrawal
nf lands frop, tho r,I1i, Jor,,;, hoe
been made by Secretary Ballinger, in,
v~olving 2,O6S,492 acres reserved from
coal entry and 1904 acres Withdrawn
from all forms Of disposition: 56.431
acres were restored to settlement.
st.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, president OF
George Washington Memorial Associa-
tion, has that contributions
sufficient to practically assure the cree
ton of the proposed $500, 900 George
Washington memorial hall at Wash.
ington, d. c., have already been
pledged.
Representative Miller has introduced q
bill appropriating $150,O0O for a school
for the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota.
The Chippewa tribe petitioned for the
school. The money is to come from the
tribal funds at the suggestion of the
Indians.
Judge James w. Witten, superinten.
dent of the Cheyenne River and Stand
ing Rock Indian reservations, has
issued a list of instructions which To-
caters nc others will be required tc
abide by at the filing in Aberdeen, be,
tween May 2 and June 80.
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For the purpose of placing the sys
tenn of purchasing supplies for the In
dian service on a sound business basis
and the elimination of endless red
tape" the bureau of Indian affairs con.
templates the abolition of its ware
houses.
Mourned as lead by mis- wife and
friends for the last foul months, Ar,
thu T. Leith, a geologist, explorer and
hunter, has returned, safe and well.
from the frozen regions Of Labrador to
his home in Washington.
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Miss Helen Cannon, who guides the
social affairs in the home of the speak
er. possesses a faculty enjoyed by few.
She remembers names and faces better
than any other society woman . in
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