Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-03
Washington
ALDRICH NOT LIKELY
TO RETURN TO SENATE
Rhode Island Leader, It is Said,
Will Not Appear on
Floor Again.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Nelson w.
Aldrich. for 20 years boss of the United
States Senate. probably has made his
last appearance on the floor as q menu
Der of that body.
Colleagues of the senator express thel
opinion that when Mr.. Aldrich. left
Washington last week In the effort tot
regain his health at Jekyl island, hel
knew tina before he got back to Wash-I
| ington the Sixty-first congress would
have passed into history and his CAL
reer as a member of the Senate ter!
minated.
To intimates the senator declared
he would be- back In a week or two.i
but it is known that unless he im-f
proves beyond the expectation of nisl
physicians, it VIII be impossible. HeI
left no pair.
Thus quietly. silently, the liking" abb
Dictated. He will be back as chairman
of the monetary commission, n byi
reason of his former membership inl
the Senate will have the courtesy OF
the floor. But mis- owe of leaders,
ship Is gone, his ability to trade and
dicker is at IN end.
The passage Of the tariff law OF 1901
was Aldrich's browning achievement.
Then the temple of his party crumbledI
about his shoulders. In the early days.
of the succeeding session of the Sixty-E
first congress Aldrich made known hisI
intention OF retiring.
The day following he met n of the,
leading insurgents of the body In the
republican cloak room. They we're
friends ava from the turmoil and
strife Of politics.
There need be no fencing between
us, Senator said the insurgent. why
are you getting out?'
A1drirh naTlGad a rafnnfa md than
replied:
II have always had q horror of REL
manning here after nay powers had de-
clined and I had become q back num-.
Der, both physically and mentally. q
think 1t is much better for a man to-
retire in the fullness OF his health and
vigor." There he paused.
"And-'said the insurgent.
We'll" Aldrich smiled, the old orr
der liz changing here. New men with
new ideas are coming IL 7 hare haa
my day"
The report that the Hornet, General
Bonilla's revolutionary gunboat which
has been promoting his cause along
the coast of Honduras, has been board
ed by a force from the American gum
boat Tacoma was confirmed In a wire-
less dispatch received by the navy de-
partment Sunday from Commands
oOpPSAp VI NhS oAitCd otdtCS shy 1ndla@
eta.
The dispatch merely said it had been
found necessary to place a force on
board In order to detain the Hornet.
and added hat details would be res
ported later. The state department has
a~nxiously awaited these in order to
determine it's future course. 4
The attorney general in investigate
ing the Question aiietiiel inc Tornes
has violated the neutrality laws Of the
United States, and pending the result
the state department announced that
the VESSEL would not be permitted ia
commit n actual hostile acts against
Honduras. The action of Commander
Davis, of the Tacoma, in boarding tho
Hornet. 1t is assume here, was based
upcn an intention of the revolutions
ists|to strike a telling blow against thu
coast of the republic.
-
That Captain Robert Z. Peary cama
within one and six-tenths miles of thd
north pole, near enough to establish
his claim Of having been at the exact
spot, Is TIM decision of the House coma
mittee on naval affairs, which has
been considering the bill TO retire CAPS
tain Dear with tho Taiin OF rear adi
miral.
The basis of the committee findings
is h chart prepared by Hugh T..
Mitchell n c.. r. Duvall, of the
United States coast and geodetic sur
yvey, n based on Peary's observa-
tons.
Representative Bates, of Pe~nnsylva-
MIA. presented the majority report Of
the committee, recommending the pass
age of the Hale-Bates bill, giving
Peary the thanks of congress and cres
ating him q rear admiral on the retired
list. A fight Is certain to devainn &.
the House over the proposed legisla-
ton. Representative Macon, of Arkan-
sas, has indicated that he would ops
pose its passage on the floor.