The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-05-22
FROM MANY POINTS
EVENTS or THE DAY HELD TO A
FEW LINES.
LATE EVENTS BOILED DOWN
personal. Political, Foreign and Other
intelligence interesting to the
General Readera

General Readers.
WASHINGTON.
The judiciary committee continued
hearing OF testimony regarding i'm
parchment charges against Associate
Justice Wright of the District OF Co.
lumbia supreme court.
Representative Walsh, Of New Jer-
oey, introduced a resolution appro-
priating $4,000 for the installation OF
an electric device in the house to re-
duce the time of taking roll calls.
Despite arguments that the federal
migratory bird law is unconstitutional,
the senate defeated all efforts to cut
down the $4,000 item in the agricul-
tural appropriation bill for its en-.
torcement.
The House democrats in caucus
voted to limit the legislative program
Tor the remainder Of this season to
antitrust measures and appropriation
bills. Rural credits will 60 over IN
I'll next winter.
Representative Neeley. West Vir-
gina, has introduced a resolution to
investigate the judicial conduct OF
Aston G.. Dayton, federal Judge for
the northern district OF West Vir-
ginia.
The supreme court refused the APP
plilation of the Great Northern Rail
way company for a review Of Its con-
viction for violating the hours-of-ser-
vice laws in keeping a fireman al
work more than sixteen consecutive
hours.
Democratic leaders in the house
anxious to get congress out OF Wash
lngton by July 10, have called a party
caucus through which they hope to
expedite consideration and passage Of
the antitrust bills on the administra-
ton program.
Representative Heating Of Colorado
has introduced a bill to provide for
settlement Of Philippine scouts and
officers who served in civil war.
Spanish wal or Philippine insurrec-
ton Or five years in the regular
United States army.
Representative Doremus Of Mich
1gan, chairman of the democratic con-
gr~essional campaign committee. Is ex-
Onerated Of the charge that he VIC
lated the publicity laws by soliciting
campaign contributions for the demo-
cratic party, in q report filed In the
house.
The United States legations in Ar.
gentina and Chile will be raised to
the rank Of embassies under bills
passed by the house. The Argentine
bill already has passed the senate and
needs only the Presidents signature.
The Chilean bill now goes to the
senate.
It has become apparent that the
senate cannot reach q vote on the pro-
posed repeal Of the tolls exemption
clause Of the Panama canal act for at
1oast ten days o. two weeks unless
democratic leaders make al extra
ordinary effort to speed up the pro-
ooedinHo.
The controversy between the Dem
- & Rio Grande Railroad company
and the Arizona Railroad company Of
New Mexico over . right OF way from
fAe C0lorado-New Mexico state line to
1Grmington, N. NJ. down the Animas
river. was decided by the supreme
court IL favor Of the latter.
Hereafter tho second Sunday Of
Hay will be National Mothers' day.
Ihs senate has agreed to the house
s~eoolution requesting the president to
1Dsue approximation naming next Sun
1ay - Nothers' day. designating -
1Ccthers' day In the coming years the
SECOND Sunday each May.
ooMgsTlc.
~ ! sequence to the acQuittal
Thursday It Terre Haute, Ind, Of
MAYOR Don y. Roberts Of the charge
- conspiracy IN primary and cleo
1oa frauds. Special Prosecutor
cRnaNh dfa.niRaed All the cases IN