The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-20
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Genss
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Washington, December 10, 1912.

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when the first approximate test was
taken 1t related to the admissbllity OF |
question propounded by the prosecu-
ton.
The question was pronounced compe'
tent by vote Of 20 to IS. A two thirds
vote is necessary TO accomplish the I'M
parchment of Judge Archibald. The fact
that such an apparently small majority
was developed indicated that the same
ratio would prevail in the final outcome.
All of the Old Guard. known to be ia
vorable to the respondent, voted against
admitting the question. 1t has been an
tCipated from the very beginning that
this contingent would support Judge
Archibald to the end unless he was over
whelmingly proven guilty of official
abuses.
The question at issue was directed to
Christopher c. Boland. 1t was whether
George NJ. Watson, attorney for the
Marion Coal Company. IN a conversation
with Boland, said Judge Archibald was
to receive one.fourth of the amount re-
ceived in excess OF SOS, 900 promised for
settling out of court the differences be-
tween the coal concern and the Delaware,
LaCkaWanna and Western Railroad Com
pany. The House of Representatives
managers declared that this was the
keystone of their case. and unless the
question was asked and answered their
case would suffer great detriment 1t
was necessary, they argued, to prove
conspiracy involving Judge Archibald.
After the testimony had been admit
ted, Senator Pavnter asked to be allowed
to vote on lis admissibilty, but the priv
ilege was denied him He then an
nounCed that after hearing the evidence,
he was prepared TO vote to exclude it.
This would add another vote to Judge
Archibad's strength.
Representative Sterling, one OF the
House of Representatives managers, de
Clared that the managers had proven
conspiracy between Watson and Arch
bald. arranging for the Judge to use his
| influence to effect the settlement and
| that. therefore, declaration by one Of
| the "CanSpiratOrS. Watson, should be
admitted in evidence against the other.
! Attorney Simpson, for Judge Archibald,
| admitted that there was a combination
! between Watson and Archibald, but he
| said that the Judge merely desired to do
a friendly act for Watson. He denied
tina, there had been any conspiracy, say
| ing that there had been no agreement to
do an illegal acl which was a necessary
element of a conspiracy.
Imports OF luXureS into the United
| States during the month of October
were probably the highest on record.
The Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce of the Department of Com
merce and Labor estimates that the lux
uries are coming into this country at the
rate of $1,000, 900 a day. and il this rate
! holds good it is estimated that the i'm
ports of Injuries will aggregate $3.50
600. 900 for the calendar year Of 1912.
Importation OF art works during Octo
Der were TO a large extent responsible loi
the unprecedented record. That item
amounted approximately SI4, ooo,ooo fol
the month as compared with 81, 500, ooC
during October OF last wear. Tobacco
cigars. diamonds and other precious
stones, laces and embroideres, feathers
natural and artificial, decorated china
toys, champagne, cordials and other ar
tiCles OF that class, all were shipped into
this country in large quantities during
the month of October.
in a fight in the House Of Represent
atives against reduced salary appropua
tons in the Indian appropriation Bill
Representative Burke, of South Dakota
charged the Democratic majority on the
Indian Affairs Committee with par
tiSdnshp in cutting off provisions for
the officials appointed by the Republican
Administration. Representative Ferris
of Oklahoma, replied that the only per
sons in his State Clamoring for money to
administer the affairs Of the Indians were
the Federal employees drawing more than
ST. 600, 900 annually.
What do these Indian agents do?''
asked Representative Cooper, OF Wis.
consin.
They do the Indians" said Repre-
sentative Carter, of Oklahoma
All amendments to increase appropria.
tons were voted down. Representative
/ Roddenberry, of Georgia, conducted a
. brief lilibuster against the measure, de
! nouncing the House leaders for delaying
the consideration of the Burnett Immi-
| grafton Bill.
! High hats probably will be higher.
/ he Treasury Department has ruled that
| the conventional silk hat must pay the
duty OF goods part of wool" because
/ the under brm and the band contain
WOODEN material. The duty consequently
will be SIS cents a pound and 90 per cent
ad valorem, instead of only 90 per cent
. ad valorem, which many ports have as
seSSed under the silk schedule. Col
lector Loeb, of New York, raised the
question.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion recently fixed ON February Ist, as
the day on which the express companies
must have finished fling their data by
means of which they hope 10 show thai
the rates proposed bv the commission
should not become effective. An order
TO that effect will be issued immediately.
When the express rate cases were
argued in October the coumsSion de.
cded fhat, in view OF the showing made
by the different express companies, they
should be given an opportunity to apply
the proposed rates to business actually
handled on specified days so as to arrive
at conclusion as IL how much money
they would have lost had the new rates
been III effect
"Manipulati onS" and short sales v on
The New York stock market as forms of
gambling, and the methods of the Stock
Exchange brokers formed the basis of
the hearings before the Money Trust
Committee of the House of Representa-.
tveS
While it was admitted at the White
House that President Taft had been of
fered the Kent professorship of law at
Vale it was denird that he had accepted