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JAPS FORCE FORCEPASSAGE
4 PASSAGE Of OfY OFYALU
YAH Y ALU RIVER meTwo RIVERTwo RIVERDetachments
Two Detachments Re Reported R Rported ¬
ported to Have HaveCrossed HaveCrossed HaveCrosse
Crossed Over OverPROBABLY OverPROBABLY OverPROBABLY
PROBABLY DESTROYED DESTROYEDScouts DESTROYEDScout DESTROYEDScouts
Scouts Clash ClashBoth Both Sides SidesRetire SidesRetireTwo Slue SlueRetireTwo s
Retire RetireTwo Two Russian RussianOfficers RussianOfficers RussianOfficers
Officers KilledFrom Killed KilledFrom KjIledFrom
From both Japanese and Russian Russiansources Russiansources Russiansources
sources comes word of small en engagements engagements ene ¬
gagements at points along th thf the e Yalu YaluSt YaluSt
f St Petersburg hears l1ear5 that the th Japs Japshave Japsbave Japshave
have forced a passage of the th theriver river i itwo in intwo intwo n
two t detachments The places p1 ces of oflanding of1anding
landing named are Chang Fu anilSion amISian anti antiSion
Sion Pusik PusikHeavy PusikHe PusikHeavy
Heavy He vyfIring firing is reported from Dedemgo De Dedemgo Dedemgo
demgo demgoIn
In an engagement between scouts scoutsat scoutsnt scoutat s
at the mouth of the Yalu both sides sideswithdrew sideswithdrew sideswithdrew
withdrew with their wounded Th ThRussians The TheRussians TheRussians
Russians lost two officersRussian officers officersRussian officersRussian
Russian land forces Tokyo hears hearsare hearsare hearsare
are moving southward southward so thward from Kung Kungsung Kungsung Kungsung
sung along after burning small smalltowns snialltowns snialtowns 1
townsBaltic towns townsBaltic townsBaltic
Baltic fleet reported ready to sail sailLikely sailLikely sailLikely
Likely to take coal at sea seaAnother seaAnother seaAnother
Another naval battle expected To Tokyo Tokvo Tokvo ¬
kyo kvo has word that Port Arthur fleet fleetis fleetis flee fleeis t
is moving northward northwardST
ST PETERSBURG April 27 21Tl1o 21Tl1oLlno 27ThLiao The TheLiao
Liao Yang Manchuria correspondent o oNovostl of ofNovosti orNovosU r
re
Novosti wires that the Japanese Japanesehave Japanesehave Japaneshave e
have forced a a passage of the Yalu TaluRiver YaluRiver YaluRiver
River In two defadhments defa hments between betweenChang betweenChang betweoChang n
Chang Ju and Sion Pusik PusikHeavy PuslkHeav PusikHeavy
Heavy Heav firing he adds add adds has been been heardfrom heard heardfrom heardtrom
from DedungoC Ded Dedungo7It ngo ngoIt
It Is s probable that the JapaneSe Japane Japaite3de Japaite3detachments e etachments etachmentiJ A
tachments that crossed th the river hive hivebeen b havebeen ve vebet
been bet > n dest destroyed No pontoons he con concludes concludes conchides ¬
cludes have as yet been builtRussian built builtRussian buntRussian
Russian Officers KilledSEOUL Killed KilledSEOUL KilledSEOtL
SEOUL Korea April 27 27Word Word reach reached reached reached ¬
ed here today too a of an engagement between betweenRussian betweenRussian betweenRussian
Russian and Japanese scoUts near the themouth themouth themouth
mouth tff the Yalu River on Friday last lastThe lastThe InstThe
The skirmish was without a decisive decisivetermination decisivetermination decisivetermination
terminationBoth termination terminationBoth terminationBoth
Both parties withdrew wi thdrew carrying off offtheir otrtheir ofttheir
their wounded The Russians are are said saidto saidto saidto
to have lost two officers officersRussian officersRussian officersRussian
Russian Vessels at Gensan GensanLONDON GensanLONDON GensanLONDON
LONDON April 27 27The The Kobe Japan Japancorrespondent Japnncorrespondent Japancorrespondent
correspondent of the St James Ga Gazette Gazette Gazette ¬
zette wires that several vessels esse Is be believed bel1Hed believed ¬
lieved to be Russians were again sightedoff sighted sightedoff sIghtedotr
off Gensan on the east coast of Korea Koreatoday Koreatoday Koreatoday
today todayThe todayThe todayThe
The correspondent reports that the theminister theminister theminister
minister of marine has abolished the thestrategical thestrategical thestrategical
strategical zone in Kil Channel which whichleads whIch1Eads whichleads
leads from the Pacific to the Inland Sea SeaIt SonIt SeaIt
It Is s presumed pre < Jumed the mines have been re removed removed removed ¬
moved from the channel as the southern southerncotists southernCOl8ts southerncotsts
cotists of the island kingdom are nowregarded now nowregarded nowregarded
regarded as safe from attackJAPANESE attack attackJAPANESE ntttlckJAPANESE
JAPANESE FORCES FORCESCROSS FORCESCROSS
CROSS SST SSTST THE HE YALU YALUST Y ALU ALUST
ST PETERSBURG April 27 27Th 27Thcensors The Thecensors Thecensors e
censors committee did not give out outla5t outla5tnight lastnight last lastnight
night the dispatches received regarding regardingthe regardingthe regardingthe
the movements of the Japanese across acrossthe acrossthe acrossthe
the Yalu rover RJverIt roverIt RiverIt
It was Intimated that information had hadbeen hadbten ha habeen d
been received that the Japanese hadc had hadcrossed hndcroesed
c crossed the river but this was ac accompanied aci accompanied ¬
companied i panled by a declaration that the thesuccess thesuccess thesuccess
success of the cnamy onm should in n no nosense nosense n nsense o
sense be regarded as an Important vic victory vIctory victory ¬
tory the Russians having no inten intention intentIon Intention ¬
tion of vigorously contesting the passage pas passage paHsage ¬
sage their plan being to annoy the theenemy theenemy theenemy
enemy as much as possible possilbleFrom possibleFrom posMlbleFrom
From the dispatches here it is evident evidentthat evidentthat evidenthat t
tg
that In order to render a crossing crosein croseinfeasible g
feasible the Japanese made mad a a feint feintTatungKao on onTatungKao onTatungKao e
TatungKao while the troops actua actually actuallycrossed actuaUycroned I Icrossed
crossed some miles up the river nee neeTchangdiou near nearTchangdiou nearTChangdlou r
Tchangdiou Two companies were first firstContinued firstContirtMd firs firsContinued t
Continued on Second S nd Page PageWEATHER PageWEATHER PageWEATHER
WEATHER REPORT REPORTRain REPORT1taln REPORTRain
Rain has fallen t fallen Uen In the middle and an d
South Atlantic States the Ohio Valley Valleyeastern VaUeyfRstern Valleyeastern
eastern Tennessee and southern New NewEngland Ne eV eVEngland w
England Local rains have also fallen fallenon fallenOb falie falieon n
on the Pacific Coast and the plateau r rrion re repion
rion rionTemperatures pionTemperatures Ion IonTemperatures
Temperatures have fallen In the fl °
Southeastern States and are now gen generally generally geeerally ¬
erally below the seasonal average east eastof eas easof 5t 5tot t
of the Rocky Rock MountainsThe Mountains MountainsThe oIou talns talnsThe
The weather will continue cloudy cloud an anrainy and andrainy andraIny d
rainy In the Middle Atlantic States to tonight tonIght tonight ¬
night and showers are also probable in inthe Inthe h hthe n
the lower lake region regionThe regionThe
I The temperature changes will be ir irregular Irre Irregular ¬
regular re lar and unimportant unimportantThe unlmportnntThe unimportantThe
The winds along the Middle AtlantlCoast Atlantic AtlanticCoast AtlanticCoast c
Coast will be brisk to high northeaster northeasterly ¬
ly on the South Atlantic Coast fresh freshnorthwesterly freshnorthwesterly fros frosnorthwesterly h
northwesterly on th t the e EAst Gulf Coast Coastmostly COMtmostly Coaxmostly t
mostly fresh northwest to north northStorm northStorm
Storm warnings ace a e displayed on the theAtlantic theAtlantic th thAtlantic C
Atlantic coast from Charleston Charloston to East Eastport Ea6tport Eastport
port I
TEMPERATURE TEltPER TURE
9 9d a a m V i 40 4 p
12 noon 49 4 g
1 p m i i 40 4 4p 0
2 p m w 4U 4UTHB 411THE a
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THE SUN SUNSun SUNSun SUNSun
Sun sets today 648 p m mSun mSun mSun
Sun rises riflOi tomorrow tomorrowu5OS 50 a m mTIDE mTIDE mTIDE
TIDE TABLE
High tide today GOGp p m
High tide tomorrow tomorrow628 628 a a m700 p m
Low tide tomorrow tomotTow1235 1235 a m 110 p m i
SMOOT CASE CASEIS CASEIS I
IS ADJOURNED ADJOURNEDLack
Lack ac iof of o Needed Witnesses Causes the Corn Committee Cornmittee
mittee mi ttee to Suspend Hearings HearingsIndefinitely H Hearings HearingsIndefinitely arings aringsIndefinitely
Indefinitely IndefinitelyMORE IndefinitelyMO IndefinitelyMORE
MORE MO E TESTIMONY TESTIMpNY IS ADDUCED ADDUCEDSHOWING ADDU ED EDSHOWING
SHOWING POLYGAMY POL YGAMf EXISTS EXISTSFormer EXISTSFormer
Former Sheriff hers L E Abbott of o Farmington FarmingtonUtah FarmingtonUtah FarmingtonUtah
Utah Testifies Concerning Alleged Plu Plural Plur 1u 1ura ¬
ra ral r Wives fees of Apostle J W Taylor TaylorI T ylor ylorI
z I I II IPRESIDENT
I I PRESIDENT SMITHS LETTER LETTERIt LETTER I IIt
It is with regret that I inform you of ofmy my inability to procure theattendance the theattendance theattendance
attendance of Messrs John Henry Smith George Teasdale Marrinei MarrineiW MarrinerV Marriner Marriner1v
W V Merrill John W Taylor and Matthias F Cowley before the theSenate th thSenate theSenate
Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections ElectionsHon ElectionsHon ElectionsHon
Hon John Henry Smith is still quite ill but has signified his hiswillingness hiswiIIingnessto
willingness wiIIingnessto to appear before the committee if desired as soon as his hishealth hishealth hishealth
health will permit permitI
I am informed that Mr Merrill is still in such poor health that he heis heis heis
is unable to leave his home homeMy homeMy homeMy
My latest reports from Mr Teasdale are to the effect that his hishealth hishealth hishealth
health is still poor but improving improvingIn
In accordance with the suggestion of Mr Robert W V Tayler i icommunicated i icommunicated icommunicated
communicated to Messrs John W Taylor and M F Cowley Cowl Cowie Yt my myearnest myearnest m mearnest
earnest desire that they should appear and testify before the commit committee committee committee ¬
tee and am in receipt of letters from them stating in substance that thatthey thatthey thatthey
they are unwilling voluntarily to testify in the Smoot jnvestigat investigation investigationAs on onAs
As this is a political matter and not a religious reli8I ous duty devolving upon uponthem uponthem uponthem
them or me I am powerless to exert more than moral suasion in the thepremises thepremises thepremises
premises premisesI
premisesWith With reference to the the others named the facts are as above abovestated
I stated stated I
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The heSmoot Smoot Inestlgatlon by the SenJite SenJiteCommittee Seni SeniitaCommittee tc tcCommittee
Committee on onPrlvl onPrlvlleges Privileges eg s and nd Elections Electionswas Electionswas
was was today tod adjourned adjourned b jour ied Indefinitely In tomeet to tomeet tomeet
meet at atthe the call of or the chairman chalrm n An Announcement Announcement Announcement ¬
nouncement was made by Chairman Burrows Bur Burrows Burrows ¬
rows that the list of witnesses In at attendance attendance ¬
I tendance had been exhausted and that thatpending thaipendIng thatpending
pending the arrival of several other wi witnosses wit witnesses t tnesses ¬
nesses who are expected shortly thecommittee the thecommittee thecommittee
committee will stand adjourned adjournedChairman adjournedChalrman adjournedChairman
Chairman Burrows read a letter from fromU fromU fromU
U S Marshal Hayward saying sa 1nglt It had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen
been Impossible to locate eight promi prominent prominent prom promfont ¬
nent witnesses whose attendance hasbeen has hasbeen hasbeen
been very vel much desired by the commit committee committee committee ¬
tee The Senator also read a letter from fromPresident tromPresIdent fromPresident
President Joseph F Smith of the Mor Mormon Mormon Mormon ¬
mon Church saying he regretted ho hocould hecould hocould
could not induce certain Mormons to tocome tocome tocome
come to Washington As this is a po political political political ¬
litical matter and not a religious duty dutydevolving dutydevolving dutydevolving
devolving upon them or me concludes concludesthe concludtsthe concludesthe
the head of the church I am powerless powerlessto powerle s sto
to exert more than moral suasion in the thepremises thepremises thepremises
premises premisesThe premisesThe premisesThe
The only witness on the stand today todaywas todaywas todaywas
was I L E Abbott of Farmington Utahwho Utah Utahwho Utahwho
who was formerly sheriff of Davis coun county county county ¬
ty His testimony was not ot of a gen general general goneracharacter ¬
eracharacter eral character referring almost exclu exclusively excluslvel exclusively ¬
sively slvel to the general reputation of ofApostle atApostle ofApostle
Apostle John W V Taylor as a polyga polygamlst pol polygamist ga gamist
mist
ExSheriff TestifiesMr Testifies TestifiesMr Testifiesofr
Mr ofr Abbott was called to the stand standat standat104O standat
at at104O 1040 oclock and the hearing begun begunHe begunHe begunHe
He said his home home was in Farmington Farmlngtonthat Farmingtonthat
that he had been born and raised the theo thoand theoand 0 0and
and was thirtysix years ears of o age ageWitness ageVJtness ageWitness
Witness said he had known Apostle ApostleJohn AnosUeJohn ApostleJohn
John W r Taylor for twelve years oors that thatTaylor thatTalor tha thaTaylor t
Taylor also lived in Farmingtonreputed Farmington g gnputed 8Hputed
reputed to be a polygamist with five fivewives he1os
wives 1os and has two wives living livingFarmington In InFarmington InFarmington n
Farmington both reputed to be plural pluralwives pluTl1Wh8S pluralwives
wives His first wifes name is Rice RiceKIK RiceHlf
KIK Farmington wives names are Nellie NellieTodd 101110Tcdd NellieTedd
Todd and Nettie Woolloy WoolloyWitness Wool1oyVltness WoouoyWitness
Witness has not always known thes theslast these theselast theselast e
last two wives as they have not always alwayslived alwaysIJcd I
lived in n Farmington Nellie Todd ha hasix has hassix hassix I II
six children ranging in n age from six sixteen sixteen ¬
sixi
teen to two years of age a c and Nettle NettleWoolloy NettleYoolloy Nett i e
Woolloy has five children of whom the theoldoat theeldest th e
eldest is about twelve years ears old Apostle ApostleTaylor ApostleTalor a
Taylor is s fortyflvo or fortysix years yearsold yoarzold oar8 oar8old
old the witness thought thoughtThe thoughtThe
The other reputed wives of ApostleTaylor ApostleTaylor Apostle ApostlTaylor e
Taylor are Rhoda and Roxie Welling Wellinghalfsisters Wellinghaltsisters Wellinghalfsisters
halfsisters They were born and reared rearedat rearedat rearedat i
at Farmington and the witness ha haknown had hadknown hadknown d
known them all their lives They are aretwentytwo aretwent ar e
twentytwo twent two to twentyfour years old cldnow l d dhe d
dy
now he thought Two years ago they theybecame theybecame the y
became known as s the wives of ApostleTaylor Aposl1eTaylor Apostle e
Taylor They were cr living with his plu plural plupal
ral wives one with each as hired girls girlsat girlsat girlsat
at that time timeAttorney tlmoAttorney timeAttorney
Attorney Taylors request that the thewitness thewitness th e
witness continue his testlmonybroughback testimony testimonybrought testimonybroughtblck brought broughtbuck t
buck the response responseI
I cant think very cry well Mr Tayler TaylerYou TaylerYou TaylorYou
You will have to ask me any questions questionsyou s
you 011 desire I am a little nervous nervousIdentity nenousIdentity nervousIdentity
Identity of Mormons MonnonsThe
The name of Walter Steed living in inthe Inthe i ithe n
the northern part of Davis county countywitness countywItness
witness home was mentioned Steed SteedIs Steedis
Is s reported to have two wives Julia JuliaWllcox JulinVfJcox JuliaWilcox
Wilcox and Alice Clark By the faitshe latter latterhe latterhe r
he has a child three thr6 years ears old Wltnhas Witness Witnesshas Wltn SIJ SIJhas
has known her all her life About 1 ISOS ISOSSteed 150 150Steed OS OSSteed g
Steed became known as s husband of ofAlice otAJice o f gf
Alice Clark who was at that time living livingwith livingwith
with her mother at Farmington He has hascalled hnscalled h
called her his wife on several occasions occasionswitness occasIonswltnoss occasionswitness
witness knew having seen them at atsociables atsociables a asootables t
sociables She is known as Mrs Steed SteedJ SteedJ
J M Tanner was wa also known to the thewitness thewitness ih ihwitness e
witness Ho was president of the Ag Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural ¬
ricultural College of Utah and had resigned re resigned rosIgned ¬
signed He Is connected with thjo man marlascment management maaagement ¬
agement of the Mormon schoolthroughout schools chooll choollthroughout s
throughout the world He 10 repute reputed d
d l lto
to tobea be b a apolfgamlstOne polgamist polygamist One oT tbhrPJbrf1 tbhrPJbrf1whes hisplurSl hisplurSlwives
wives IveS is Is Annie i Clark sister of f ajra ajraSteed DIi DIiSteedand tr trSteedand s
Steed Steedand and she lives in Farmington FarmlhgtQnWtth with1 with1a w t ta h
a large large family fnmlbVltness
tio Witness said all all the therellgfous religious Instruc ¬
tion n In n the schools schoo a was after the schools schoolswere schoolswere schoobwere s
were out his hlschlldren children were subject to
these rules they the sometimes complained complain ed
that it vas ag too tiresome to o stay sta and andwitness nndwitness an d I Iwitness
witness gave his children permission p rmlsBlon to t °
come away awa early earl earlIt
It is generally generall the habit in Davis s
county to have these exercises daily v
All are public schools there are no Mor ror ¬
mon schools there witness declared
Farmington Is sixteen miles north of o I
Salt Lake LakeApostle LkeApostle LakeApostle
Apostle Taylor has nt tt t been seen in Inoarmlngton 1 n
Iarmington lately late by b the witness who wl
has been away from home a good deal
recently Witness ltness knew Taylor has ha K
his possessions there knowing It from fro m
Taylor his ovfl own ow lips but did not know whether whethtraylor
Taylor aylor claimed Farmington as his 1 i s
homeSenator home homeSenator homeSenntor
Senator Dubois inquired about Tay ¬
lors marriages to the Welling sisters s
The he witness did not know where thtV the ti
are > now He did not know when Taylor tir r
became be < ame an apostle but thought it waA wa w
about fifteen years ago agoMarriages agoMarriages agoMarriages
Marriages in CanadaThe Canada CanadaThe
The witness had never nevor heard that thatTaylor thatTalor th thTaylor at
Taylor was a citizen of Canada bt btunderstood but butunderstood butundorstood tt
understood he had possessions there thereFurther thereFurther thereFurther
Further questions were asked as aswhether to towhether towhether
whether Mormons wont to Canada to tocontract tocontract t tcontract °
contract plural marriages marriagesIsnt marrlngosIsnt marriagesIsnt
Isnt Isnt It generally understood that thatthey thatthe the thethey t
they the go outside ou lde the United States either eitheric elth e r
to Canada or Mexico tex co to have these ma marlagrs er r
rl rlagrs ers performed inquIred Mr Di Du I
bois I The ic wltnesH w tncsH said he did not know knot v
He might have heard It but not on any an ansuch Y
such authority authorlt as would make his an answer answer a aswer n ¬
swer of t valufe to to the committee
Attorney Tayler TI1 ler asked that at this thispoint thispoint th thpolnt is
point the chairman insert in the otflcl official officialrecord officlulrecord ul
record of proceedings a letter from fro
President Pr ldent Joseph F Smith ut f the Mor Mormon Mormon Dio Diomon m ¬
mon Church Church1n in regard to his promise to tourge tourge t o
urge absent witnesses to come to Wash 18h t ¬
ington He also lend t ead a letter l tter from fro m
United States Marshal Hayward at Sa Salt It
Lake saying he had found It impossi i ¬
ble to subpoena George Teasdale Teasdnl John Joh
W V Taylor J M Tanner Heber J J
Grant Matthias F Cowley and William Walla m
Hamlin Cannon members of o f the Mormon Monmo mn n I
Church and nearly near all of them apostles
Chairman Burrows then rend the letter left ettr er
from President Smith and adjournment adjournmentwas nt
was taken without day dayINVESTIGATING dayINVESTIGATING dayINVESTIGATING
INVESTIGATING ELEVATORACCIDENT ELEVATOR LEVATORACCIDENT
ACCIDENT AT TREASURY TREASURYOfficials TREASURYOtficlals Y r
Officials of the Treasury Building are areInvestigating ax axnvestlgating lrenvcsUgaUng e 3
Investigating the elevator accident accidentwhich accldjI accldjIwhlchrcsulted r
which whlchrcsulted resulted in the injury yesterday yesterdayof yesterd a
i of Cora B Thomas a clerk whp had hadboth hadI h d 1
both legs fractured Assistant Secre Secretary SCCIQtI Sect Secttart e ¬
I
tart tI Taylor Talorheard heard testimony ton today a y f
j from M C Risler operator r of the ole olevsitor oluItor cli clivstor
I vsitor Itor and Edward Westerlund esterlund a coal coalpnaser coalpuZser co copdser
pnaser whr h was on board at the time
No decision fixing the blame was wasreached wasI w Is
reached Miss Thomas is s at tha t U
Homeopathic Hospital and is reported reportedsomewhat reportodsomowhat report reportsomewhat ed 1
I somewhat better She slipped and f fas faH faHas tnlas a 1
as she was stepping aboard the el ele elevator elentor e ¬
vator ntor on the lower floor floorENVOY floorENVOY
4 4ENVOY
j ENVOY CONSULTS HAY HAYON HAYON
ON IMMIGRATION J BIL BILBaron BILL BILLBaron BILLDaron L
Baron Hcngelmuller the AustroHun AustroHungnriun i ignrlun n
gnriun snrlau ambassador held a a conforen conforenwith conference conferencewith contorencewith B
with the President today in connection connectionwith connectionIth eonneett on i
with Ith the immigration bill pending in inCongress In InCon in inCongress i
Congress CongressShortly Con ress ressShortly
Shortly after the ambassadors artval artvalSecretary a11valSecretar al1v al1vSecretary al I
Secretary Secretar Hay was called in from the t he e
State Sta to Department Baron Hongelmuller Sr r
declined to make a statement as to the thedecision thedecisIon ti to e
decision reached reachedENGLISHMEN reachedENGLISHMEN reachedENGLISHMEN
ENGLISHMEN CROWD SHOW SHOWLONDON SHOWLONDON
LONDON April 27 27rhe The Wild West Westhow We VeRtShaw qt qtdhow t
Shaw > how opened Its exhibition in England Englandat Englu Engluat nd 1
at StokeonTrent yesterday The cn cnth entf1e e ethe a
th the pottery district took a holiday holidayTtituminds hollda y
I Ttituminds i4usands J f persons were unable unableescape to tocecuro tooo >
escape oo ro seats a
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SEVENTH STREET STREETPAVING STREETPAVING
PAVING PLEASES PLEASESTHE PLEASESTHEMERCHANTS
THE THEMERCHANTS MERCHANTS MERCHANTSI
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One and All Give Giv Times TimesCredit TimesCredit TimesCredit
Credit for the Im Improvement Improvement Improvement ¬
provement provementI provementBIG
I BIG BI HELP TO BUSINESS BUSINESSDo BUSINESSDoNot
Do DoNot Not Forget Courtesy of ofCol ofCol ofCol
Col Biddle and Sena Senator Sen Sentor SenaCialiinger ¬
tor Galiinger GaliingerNow ialiingerNow
Now that both houses of Congress
have hae agreed to the report roportot of the confer conference conterence conferettae ¬
ence committee on the District bill th the
last shadow of doubt concerning the thepaving thep thepaving
paving p paving vlng of Seventh Street with asphalt
has been removed Instead of the noisy
dirty dIrty block pavement now In existence exist existence existence ¬
ence Seventh Street from Pennsylvania Penns lvanla
Avenue to K Street northwest will
have smooth asphalt which will make makeearable
bearable the lives of those who have
business In that section sectionThe sectionThe sectionThe
The merchants merchants and business men of
Seventh S vcnth Street are unanimous In their theirexpressions theirexpressions theirexpressions
expressions of delight at the promisedrelief promised promisedrelief promisedrelic
relief from a condition condItion that has been a aserious afierlous aserious
serious detriment to their business for foryoars toroor8 foryears
years oor8 and they unite In praise of The
Times for Its vigorous campaign In IntheIr intheir
their behalf The following are a statements state statements statement ¬
ments made by a number of leading Jeadlngmerchants leadingmerchants
merchants this morningThe morning morningThe mornln mornlnThe
The Times Did It ItJOSEPH ItJOSEPH ItJOSEPH
JOSEPH STRASBURGER The Fam ¬
ily UyShoe Shoo Store 310312 Seventh Street
I think The Times deserves entire cre re ¬
dit for getting asphalt pavement pavement on
Seventh Street from C Street up up p It Itagitated ItagItated Itagitated
agitated the question and kept hammer
Ing at It To my own knowledge we
have been working to this end for tor sev seven se seen seven ¬
en years I was one or the committee committeewho committeewho
who called on Captain Beach when he hewas hewas
was one of the Commissioners
Be
gave gaveus gaveus gaveus
us a hearing hearp and promised to do all hecould he hecould
could but that was ail we ever got
I also think the thanks of the Sev Seventh Sev Seventh Seventh ¬
enth Street merchants are due to Sona
tor GalHnger GaJItngerand and his committee as well wellas weUas wellas
as to thO th thr three < je Commissioners espo eapo
Clall oially mm Cd C < tAnfl tJBlddIe i B ddle who Y o a wasshrtllv wasshrtllvutmost wi iJt tl1 1
i iCftOr qY16 9faitd hd h 1b sbeen en doing coln h
utmost utmost tmogt to topot got fat this bill passed pa8s d inutile hi kitY the
Original bill as presented ty b Senator jnntor
GalHnger at this session the portion po Uon of ofour orOJr
our street between Pennsylvania Pennsh anla Avo Avonue Aonue
nue and D Street was omitted which whichwas whl h hwas
was no doubt an oversight wad < nd a com committee committee ¬
mittee composed compos d of the merchants mcrt 1nts of n nthis L
this block called c lled on the tho committee and and
had the bill amended to include this
block blockIt bloekIt blockIt
It will be a great thing for Seventh
Street as the bad pavements have kept keptcarriage keptcarriage kep t
carriage customers away from us for fora tora
a number of years cars as persons in
n car carriages carrages carriages ¬
riages rages always avoided this street streetMr streetMr streetMr
Mr Pellheimers View ViewMYER ViewIYER
DIVER FELLHEIMER manager the
Hub Furniture Co 317319 31i 19 Seventh
Street We e are glad to learn that Sev Se Senth
anth nth Street will have asphalt pavement
as it will be a great improvement Improvem nt We c
suffer seriously sprlou ly from the dust and and dirt
that arises from the pavement pavement we
now nowS
have Asphalt can and doubtless will
i S be kept TCtei Ctei clean We YC e appreciate the ttorta ttortau
o u T The J11 Times Times In behalf of the mer ¬
chants of Seventh Street StreetMr StreetMr
Mr Mayer Pleased PleasedHARRY PleasedHARRY PIeas ed
HARRY E MAYER r YER Mayor Iaycr 8 Co
416417 Seventh Street uWe We appreciate
the fact that The Times worked hard
I to get this
Improvement which
will wlUbe be
of otgreat great benefit to the the business men and
merchants of Seventh Sonth Street What Vhatv
ever The Times takes hold ot It
pushes
vigorously v Igorousl porously it gips ft fs out In the end I IWill
wlllh the
paper Lidded success In n future
good ul1dertaklng6 ul1dertaklng6Will
Will Benefit Trade TradeGEORGE TradeGEORGE
GEORGE F AIUTH MUTH l UTH 418 Seventh
Sireet I am vary much pleased plO Sod at a t
the passage ot of the bill giving us good
pavement on Seventh Street The
Times deserves crodlt orCtIlt for the way it Ithatt IthattIushed ha leis
husked this hls question We Ve
have be been n
werking rrking for this for four
r our or five years YOals y
iiid we should hnv have had it lons longago agoatit Ko 11 it
wli wl benefit
the trade on nv S Seventh venth n nWill Str Street et <
materially
Will Increase Incre se Traffic TrafficJ
J C KAUFMAN Charles l harles Kaufmans
Sons clothiers 481433 Seventh Street
The passage Of Uf t the bill giving asphalt
pavement to Sjftenth S Sdjonth onth Street is one of the
best things tHK that las happened In some
time It will Increase tn renae the traffic which
will naturally bring to Seventh SeventhStrfet SeventhStrfetlrsonR Street
persons > lrsonR who have Have never Known it t be
tore Their passing this way wa will nat 110 t
urally bring more more trade When the
Union Station Is built we will draw stin till ll
more trade and we hope that thatln Jin in time
Seventh Street will be equal equallto equ t to a am an any
other business street in n Washington Vashl ton on
T The e spIrit of The Times wapshown w w shown
In the way Jt t came to our nrfn oj rln this
matter and we appreciate ItSjtirorts ItSjtirortsStop ItsJ j optsStop orts ortsStop
Stop the Noise NoiseL T
L EISEMANN clothier Senth Sf S enth th and
E Streets We We are glad ft have as asrhslt asrhalt
plait because the noise made by heavy
wagons passing over the stones ltonC8 Is so sogreat sorrent sogreat
great that we can hardly talk to our
customers when the doors and windows
are open It will bring bringmoro moro carriage
trade too I think as owners of vehicles
will naturally come where the pavement pavement
Is good
Have Waited Long
R E BITRK furniture 729 Seventh
Street Asphalt pavement is something some something somethIng ¬
thing we have needed a long time It Itwlil
vita be a 1 great relief to get away awa from
the noise and dirt
of the stone pave P lvC
mcnt We Ve all appreciate the work done
by 1J Thc ° Times ilnesal9 in this fight and thank
it t for helping helpingPHILADELPHIA us usPHILADELPHIA 11SPHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA SCHOONER LOST LOSTNASSAU LOSTNASSAU
NASSAU N P April 27 2iTho 2iThoachooncr Tho
schooner Arthur McArdle Captain Shop Sh < I Ipard
pard from Philadelphia April 9 for forHavana torHuvana
Havana went ashore at Egg Island
April 23 anal un Is a total loss The crew
has arrived hero
SPEAKER RULES AGAINST AGAINSTTHE AGAINSTTHE AGAINSTTHE
THE COCKRAN RESOLUTION
WILLIAM BOURKE COCKRAN
Democrat Representative who has challenged Representative Dalzell toproduce to toproduce toproduce
produce evidence that he Cockran was w s paid to make ke Republican speeches speechesin speechesAN
in 1896 1896AN I 96 96AN
AN EXTRA SESSION SESSIONIS
IS BEING BEINGCONSIDERED BEINGCONSIDEREDPresident CONSIDERED CONSIDEREDPresident CONSIDEREDP
President P esident ROQsevelt Determined Det r i ed to Have HaveIGbllector H Havet ve veC
f i L Lc
C C h
c 7iJ D i1 t Ch t J1e e as 0 r Gbl ctilector Q
< IGbllector IGbllectorLike i1b1l b1l lector t ifCfit rum rumLike f iJ iJLike
Like a thunderclap to leaders of Congress comes the announcement announ eme t from fromthe from fromthe fromthe
the White W hite hitetested House today that an extra session lessoa may maSbe be called to settle the con contested conted
tested ted case of Collector of Customs Cum of Charleston Char1 ston S CJust C CJust CJust
Just as the leaders of both houses ho ss had all practically agreed that the thebusiness thebusiness thebusiness
business of the session was concluded and that there would w u1d b be no further need needto needto
to remain remain in insession in session it was learned that the President had practically issued issuedan iss issuedan ed edI
I an ultimatum
To a number of o Senators and Repre Representatlves Representntlyes Representatives
sentatlves he broached the mitter m ttter for torserious forserious
serious consideration considerationand and nd a number ofi ofihis at athis ofhis
his closest advisers were asked as to towhether towhether towhether
whether it would be advisable to call callCongress callContr callCongress
Congress Contr ss in extraordinary session From Fromhis Fromhis j jhis
his statements to the Representatives < J it itIs + t tis tis
is evident that the President regards the thcpresent thepresent I Ipresent
present session as practically closed closed It ItIs ItIs I Iig
Is now the belief that he will force the theIssue theissue j
Issue to the limit limitThe limitThe i
The Crum case must be settled either eithernow eithernow eithernow
now or at an extra session called expo especially cspecfally expoernlly ¬
cially for or that purpose This Is the theway theway I Iway
way In which the ultimatum Is regardtU regardtdand regardtUand I Iand
and the news has come in most startling startlingform start1lngCorm startlingform
form to many members of both houses housesPresident housesPresident housesPresident
President Determined DeterminedThe DeterminedThe
The statement that tha t the President Is Isseriously IsserIous isseriously
seriously serIous 1 considering the the extra session sessionwas s session sessionwas slon slonwas
was obtained from author authoritative Uitlve source sourceand sonrce sonrceand source sourceand
and there can be but little doubt that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the Chief Executive is is fully determined determinedto determinedto
to bring bringthe the case to a a settlement once onceand onceand onceand
and for all allThe aUTh
The Th case has dragged n along from one onesession onesession onesession
session session of Congress to another because becauseof becauseof
of the persistent and implacable oppo opposition opposition opposition ¬
sition ofSenator of Senator Tillman It has caused causeda qauseda
a much confused condition of affairs inthe In Inthe Inthe
the matter of recess appointmentgand appointments appointmentsand
and was one of the cases especially con connected con connected connected ¬
nected with the promulgation pf theconstructive the theconstructive theconstruc
constructive construc lve recess Idea Ide between theend the theend theantI
end of the the special session of Congress Congressand Congressand Congressand
and the beginning of the regular ses session session session ¬
sion last December
CAN AM HELL SELL OB 011lii LH8EUnusual LEASE LEASETO
TO CONNECTING LINES LINESUnusual LIMESUnusual
Unusual Privileges Granted Grant c1 in a Bill BillApproved BillApprov BillApprovedd
Approved Approv d by the thoPresident th thPresident thePresident
President PresidentThe PresidentThe PresidentThe
The President has signed sIgned a billwhich bill billwhich billwhich
which recently rcc ntl passed both houses giv giving givIng giving ¬
ing the East Washington Heights Trac Traction Tmctlon Traction ¬
tion Railroad Company additional fran franchises franchises ran ranchlses ¬
chises This bill was known as the the theRandlc theRandle theRandle
Randle Bill Congress gave the company com company company ¬
pany the right rl ht to sell or lease any perlion por portion portlon ¬
lion of its road completed within withineighteen withinelghtcen withineighteen
eighteen months to any of o the connect connecting connectInJ connecting ¬
ing InJ companies companiesThese companleeThese companiesThose
These are tho Capital Traction Com Company Compnn Company ¬
pany pnn the Metropolitan Railroad Com Company Company Corpany ¬
pany the th Chesapeake Ch sapeake Beach Company Companythe Companytlie Companythe
the Drum Point and Point Lookout LookoutRailway LooltoutRal1wa LookoutRailway
Railway Ral1wa Company the Washington and andBaltimore andBaltlmoro andBaltimore
Baltimore Railway Company the Co Columbia ColumbIa Columbia ¬
lumbia Railroad Company at Bennlng
the Washington and Annapolis Railroad Railroadand Rallr Railroadand ac1 ac1and
and the Anacostla Railroad Company Companyat Companat
at Washington and Monroe Streets also alsothe alsothe alsothe
the proposed line of the Old Dominion DominionRailroad DominionRailroad DominionRailroad
Railroad Railroad Company CompanyThe CompnnThe CompanyThe
The President after signing tht bill billpresented b111presented billpresented
presented the pen penwith with which he had done tIon
In the early winter of 1993 National NationalCommltteemen Nationalommlttceme NationaCommitteemen 1
I Committeemen ommlttceme Joan John G Capers of South SouthCarolina South Southand Sout SoutCarolina h
Carolina and Micah V 1 Jenkins J nklns a for former Cormer former ¬
mer Rough Rider both of ofthem t them now nowholding nowholding no noholding w
holding Federal offices there went to tothe tothe t tthe 0
the White House to discuss the Crum Crumcase Crumcase Cru Crucase m
case with the President Mr Ir Capers Caperswanted Capersw8nteda Caperwanted
wanted w8nteda a white man named but said saidthat saidthat sal salthat d
that if An any negro was to < be chosen chosenhe chosenhe chose n I Ihe
he would woui l prefer Crum Shortly Shortl after afterward atcrward afterward ¬
ward Dr Crum was namedi named namedhe namedhe
i he Senate adjourned without without con confirming confrmlng confirming ¬
firming Crums appointment and he hewas h hwas hwas e
was Immediately given a recess ap appointment appolntm a apolntment 1 ¬
pointment polntm nt by b the President At te tespecial die diespclnJ tie tiespecial e
special session sessioli last November confirma conflrmaflea confirmation confirmation ¬
tion again failed and because of otsomt otsomtbt some somedoubt som somdoubt e
doubt bt as a s to the UCO constructive constructive Etr c ile recess recesrhis recesshis r ec OS OShis
his nomination was sent again to the tlteScuate theScuate ti tiScuate °
Scuate ns soon as the regular sessio session n
boffnn dome time afterward a favor favoraK aor
aK abtc tN < was agreed agr ed to by the Com Comnir Cornflirt
I nir flirt le1 imittee by 1 a strict puny punyvot parvote pur purvote v
vot vote ote then thenatteJ11Pts attempts to get tp tpiSc t4I t tcat
cat iSc I L je t a the Senate long enoughfa enoughfafinal enough for r
I final action have been b en unavailing
In the Senate this morning Mr Gal Gallinger GalUnger
linger called aJ1ed attention to the th fact that thathe thathe tha t
he had exhibited Uthe the most remarkable remarkablepatience remnrkablepatl remarkahlpatience e
patience patl ncc in putting off his dESI desire for foran turan to toan r
an executive sessionIt session sessionI sessionIt
I It was generally understood although althoughthe althoughthe althoug h
the Senator did not say ta so that his pur purpose purposo putpose ¬
pose was to take up up the th > Crum case
He H therefore opposed Mr McCumyorrequest McCumJjors McCumJjorsrequest McCumorsrequest 5
request to consider pension legislation legislationafter leglslatfonafter legislatioafter p
after 4 1 oclock today and Mr 3fr TeUer Teel e r
filed a formal objection Mr Gnllingvr Gnllingvrthen GnJIlnsrth Galling Gallingthen yr eyr
then th n announced that he would call for forii forun cc ccin r
ii un in n executive session as as soon as Mr MrTeller l lTeller 11 11Teller r
Teller who had been given the floor and andMr and11r an anMr d
Mr Money Mone of Mississippi who will fol follow follow fo folow 1 ¬
low Mr Teller had concluded corelud tL
so to A E Randle the th < president presidentthe of ofthe orthe r
the company who had accompanied the themessenger thcomess U Umessenger te r
messenger mess nger from the District Building Buildt Buildtto n B J
to the White hlte House HouseMr HouseIr HouseMr
Mr Ir Randle said he h would keep the thepen thepen t tpen e
pen and request the President to use It Itin itin r
in signing the amendment granting the ti e B
M Street franchise to his company next nextsession nextsosslon no nosession i
session of Congress CongressThe Congr CongressThe ss ssThe
The East Washington Heights Pa Paroad Rail Railroad Pallroad I ¬
road Company has already Us tracks trackdlaid trae traelaid
laid on Pennsylvania Avenue BridgeBEARS Bridge BridgeBEARS BridgeBEARS
BEARS TRY IN VAIN VAINTO VAINTO VAINTO
TO KEEP COTTON DOW DOWNEW DOWN DOWNNEW N NNEV J
NEW YORK April 27 27Consldorlng 27Consldorlngthe 2IConsidorl 2IConsidorlthe Considering Consideringthe n g J
the large sales of spot In Liverpool to today todn ti tiday ¬
day dn and the cool weather in western westernparts westernparts weste westeparts
trn I
parts of the belt tho opening of the cot cotton cotton co coton ¬
ton market was disappointing It was washammered wafhammered w m a ahammered R
hammered by the bears In tin effort effortovercome mto to toovercome toovercome 3
overcome the effects of the bullish news newsand newsand nee neeand vs 3
and for a time prices acted relative relativeweak relatively relativelyweak relut1velyweak lY f
weak Soon after the call aU honer honerquotations however howeverquotations hooorquotations erg
quotations advanced above the openit openitfigures opening openIngfigures
figures and July shorts displayed dlspla cl uneasi uneasiness uneslncss unea uneaness s 1 ¬
ness Late cables are about at the thehighest thehIghest t thighest he 1he I
highest Commission houses buying or orders orders o oders r ¬
ders were mostly mogtl in now crop months monthsPARADE monthsPAPADE monthsPARADE
PARADE DELAYED DIVORCE DIVORCEST
ST LOUIS Mo April 27 27A 7A A decree decreeof decreeor der deror m e i
of or divorce from John G OKeefe of ofgc oCgctrlchqulclt S Sgctrichquick r
gc trlchqulck fame was awarded awardedEtta to toEtta toEttn >
Etta OKcefe by b Judge Foster yester yesterday yesteday estlr estlrIay r ¬
day afternoon att nloon nftcrthe case ca had be bepostponed been beenpostponed beenrostponetI en i
postponed because Mrs OKeefe was wasdelayed wa waddn w wdelayed ay s
delayed ddn ed through throughattcndlnJ attending a u circus circusIntrude clrcuJIurude clrc clrcmonde u 3
Intrude
Not N at t Entitled to toPrivilege Highest HighestPrivilege HighestPrivilege
Privilege and Immedi Immediate Imtnediate Impeaiate ¬
ate Consideration ConsiderationIntegrity ConsiderationIntegrity Canslderatlonf
Integrity of a f Member in inRepresentative inRepresentative in
Representative Re P PIY resentatlve Capac Capacity Capacity ¬
ity IY t tNot Not N ot Attacked AttackedNot AttackefiNotAmenable
Not NotAmenable Amenable to House Mousefor Housefor Housefor
for Crime CrimeWilliams CrimeWilliamsAppeals Williams WilliamsAppeals WillianlsAppeals
Appeals AppealsThe
The The resolution offered by BourkeCochran Bourke BoarksCockran BourkeCockran
Cockran asking for an investigation of ofhis ofhis ofhis
his conduct is not n t privileged The TheSpeaker TheSpelker TheSpeaker
Speaker of the th House has so ruled raledSpeaker ruledSpeaker Jled JledSpeaker
Speaker Cannon rules that the order orderly orderly orderly ¬
ly course of business in the House couldbe could couldbe couldbe
be interrupted only by questions going goingto goingto goingto
to the integrity of the House or the integrity in integrity integrity ¬
tegrity of a member ia his representa representative representative representative ¬
tive capacity only onlySuch onlySuch onlySuch
Such a question he decided was not notraised netraised notraised
raised by the Cockran resolution The Theoffense Theoffen Theoffense
offense offen charged against the member membecfrom memberfrom memberfrom
from New York if if committed at all allwas alia aliawas allwas
was not committed when he was a ameraber amer1ber amember
member or a memberelect amemberelectIt memberelectIt
It was 115 p m today before tte ttequestions tI tIQuestions tlwquestions
questions arising out of the Dalzell DalzellCockran DalzellCockran DaizellCockran
Cockran debate of yesterday werf were Erp > reach reached roached reached ¬
ed They came up first on a rsling r Ung of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the Chair on the question of highest highestprivilege 111ohestprivilege highestprivilege
privilege and immediate consideration considerationof
of the resolution offered yesterday by byMr byMr byMr
Mr Cockran of New York providing providingfor proddIngtor providingfor
for an Investigation Investl atlon of the charge mad madagainst made madeagainst madeagainst
against him by b Mr Dalzell of Pennsyl Pennsylvania Ponnsyianla Penasyvania ¬
vania anla that in the campaign of 1896 h hhad hhad he hehad
had for mone made speeches favor favoring favoring ava avaIn ¬
ing In the election IfcUo fot of Mrs Mr Il McKInley McKInleyhe McKfti1 McKfti1ntucltYiiJas
1 CntntkpS ntucltYiiJas ntucltYiiJashe a9ta a9tahe
he SpeaTcSrTwent Speak Spealerwent rwent back to to 1796 179 6 In his hisrarch hisrch hisparch
rarch parch rch for precedent quoting the case caseof caseOfSenator caseof
of OfSenator Senator Marshall of Kentucky whowas who whowas whowas
was charged charg d with perjury perjul committed committedeighteen committeddghte committedeighteen
eighteen dghte n months before his election elcc lon tothe to tothe tothe
the Senate also the case of Representative Represen Representative Representative ¬
tative O P Matheson In 1S58 who was washeld washeld washeld
held to be accountable only to thepeople tho thopeople thopeople
people for his alleged aUe d offenseHe offense offenseHe offenseHe
He quoted quo ed Speaker Carlisle to the theeffect theeffect theeffect
effect effect that the House cannot take cognizance cog cognizance cognizance ¬
nizance of any an offense alleged to havebeen hav havbeen have havebeen
been committed before the person personcharged personharg personcharged
charged harg d with with it became a member of ofthe atthe ofthe
the House HouseSo HouseSo HouseSo
So that Speaker Cannon continued continuedeven continuedeven
even though it were an ascertainedfact ascertained ascertainedfact ascertainedCaet
fact that the gentleman from New York Yorlccommitted Yorkcommitted
committed a n crime in 1896 1S it would be badoubtful bedoubtful bedoubtful
doubtful whether the House could pun puash punish punh
sh s h him
Question of Propriety ProprietyIn
In the case of the gentleman from fromNew rote ronsNew
New York the charge against him con constitutes constltutes ¬
statutes no crime only on a question of ofpropriety atpropriety a1propriety
propriety Is Involved The Chair there therefore thereCore thereLore ¬
fore rules rules that the resolution cannot be baconsidered beconsidered beconsidered
considered as a privileged one oneFrom oneFrom
From that thutdeclslon decision I appeal ap cal said saidMr saidMr
Mr Williams of Mississippi the Demo Democratlc Democratic
cratlc cratlceader laador laadorAnd eadarAnd t tAnd t
And I move to lay la the appeal appolll pn th thtable the thetable
table added Mr Payne P8 e of New Yorkth Yorkth York Yorkthe
the th Republican loaderhe loader loaderThe loaderj
The j he yeas CS and nays were wer demanded demandedan
an a and u I a roll call began at 135 135The 135rhe 196The
The vote was on partisan lines the thaRepublicans theR
Republicans R publlcans commanding a ma majority orltr authe au outhe aul1e
the floor iloorSENATORS 11001SENATORS floorSENATORS
SENATORS TO GET GETA GETA
A NEW W BUILDING BUILDINGThe BUILDINGI
The House convened at 10 oclock to today today today ¬
I day having taken tak n a recess r recess ccss last night nightuntil nightuntil nightuntil
until that hour The galleries were werocrowded werecrowded
crowded a half haJ hour before beforethttt tht time timoIn ttmonntlelpatlon
In anticipation of the renewal of the thaexcitement thoexcltflment
excitement and debate debc of o r reetady terdsy terdsyJThere ted tedi
JThere i I There were also present a large number numberof numberI
of members membersRepresentative membersRepresentathoe
Representative Hamenway called up upthe utthe
I the conference conCer nce report rGt rt on tile geJHa grid do doficieney de deficiency deflclenc ¬
ficiency flclenc bill and it t wu w s adopted alter abrief a abrief AI
brief brle debate which disposes of that thatm08sure
I measure m08sureThe
The conference report reportcln on the sundry sundt sundtcivil
civil appropriation bill was then taken takenup takenup
up and considered Mr De Armond op opoposod opposed
posod the provision for the erection of ofan
an office building for the Senate H HsaId He
saId 1 the ha cnn Senators tnr should shoqJd she d be satisfied satisfiedwith satisfiedwith satisfiedwith
with their present quarters quo tens They now nowhave nowhnve nowhave
have an office building and th the proposi proposition proposItion ¬
tion to spend J3DOQMO 3O60for for another on onwould one onewould onewould
would simply mean that etch e ch Senator Senatordesired Senatorde Senatordesired
desired de lred to have two offices instead of ofone ofone ofone
one and it t would be Just as r r raft < nsonab1e nsonab1efor ispnabl tonable nable
for the members of the House to ask askfor askfor k kfor
for an additional new building as for forthe torthe forthe
the Senate to Insist upon another offic office officebuHdlng
building
Heavy Statesmen StatesmenI
Dl Mr r Home Hemensray ay said that tho H He1 He1contere Ileuse Ileuseconferees us
conferees contere t5 had h d urged upon the Senate Senatconterees
conferees that the proposed extension exUUslol1of
of the CatJltol would be sufficient to tl tlm
moot m t the demands of the Senate Th ThSenators The TheSenators
Senators however replied that It t would wouldnot wouldnot wouldnot
not and further that the Maltby build buildIng
ing was unsafe and would soon have t tbe ts tsbe
be abandoned abandonedI
I believe said Mr DeAimond ithas It Ithas Ithas
has bean suggested that tho reason reason why whythe whlthe whysthe
the Maltby Maltb building is unsafe un fe Ls L s that thatit
it Is sagged down 10 from tho weight o oso cl clso
so many ompSoyra of the Senate sun StUU sunI
I believe there are gentlemen who HM HMreckless r rrccltlcss
reckless enough to take chances if thej thejcould the thecouldgct
could couldgct get t In nhere there thereMr
Mr Jrttmenway moved that the HOUSI Housrecede
recede and accept the Senate amend amendmfnt
mfnt to provide for building the Sena Senaoffice Senor Senatotfice Senoroffice
office building build In