j i I fresh row Rain zi ain northeast warmer tonight winds and tomorrow tomorrowfresh tomorrovrj tomor tomorrow ¬ ar mm a ft t a fit hin n g t o n a m C r im + m e t iteST TIMES ST RESULT RE WANT WANT iJLT BRINQERSTIMES BRINGERS BRINGERSI ADS ADSNUMBER ADSNUMBER f fNUMBER
NUMBER 3609 WASHIGTONTHURSDAY VASHINGTON K THURSDAY EVENING EVE ING APRIL 28 1904 PRICE ONE CENT
RUSSIAN RUSSIANFORCES RUSSIANFORCESNO FORGES FORGESNOW
NOW NO HEMMED IN INON INON
ON THREE SIDES 1ESJapanese SIDESJapanese SIDESJapanese
Japanese Reported to toto toto toto
to Have Occupied OccupiedKuliengCheng OccupiedKu1iengCheng OccupiedKuliengCheng
KuliengCheng KuliengChengA
A STRATEGICAL MOVE MOVEThe MOVEThe MOVEThe
The Scouts Exchange Shpts ShptsAcross ShtsAcross ShptsAcross
Across the Yalu YaluWeath YaluWeather Weath Weather ¬
er Delays Operations OperationsLONDON OperationsLONDON OperationsLONDON
LONDON April 28 2The The Chee Cheefoo Cheefoo Cheefoo
foo correspondent of the Reuter Tel Telegram Telegram Telegram ¬
egram Company wires that Japa Japanese Japanese Japanese ¬
nese have occupied oc upied KuliengChen KuliengChenon
on the right bank of the Yalu River Riverto Riverto Riverto
to the south of Antung AntungSuch AntungSuch AntungSuch
Such a move on the pant of the thiJapanese thtJapanese theJapanese
Japanese would be highly important importantfrom importantfrom importantfrom
from a strategical standpoint as 5t 5twould 1twould t twould
would mean th ean an they would have the theRussian theRussian theRussian
Russian forces on the Yalu River Riverhemmed Riverhemmed Riverhemmed
hemmed in on three sides sidesIn sidesIn sidesin
In front would be the main force forceof forceof forceof
of Japanese to the east and north northeast northeast northeast ¬
east the forces of Japanese which whichare whichare whichare
are known to have crossed the Yalu Yaluon Yaluon Yaluon
on Monday and Tuesday and on the thewest th thwest thwest
west the force now reported to have haveoccupied haveoccupied haveoccupied
occupied KuliengCheng KuliengChengEXCHANGING KuliengChengEXCHANGING KuliengChengEXCHANGING
EXCHANGING SHOTS SHOTSThe SHOTSThe SHOTSThe
The Central News has a dispatch dispatcnfrom dispatchfrom dispatcufrom
from Tokyo statin stating the latest news
from Wiju is to the the effect that Rus Russian Russian Russian ¬
sian and ang Japanese scouts are con constantly constantly constantly ¬
stantly exchanging shots shotsThe shotsThe shotsThe
The Russians are attempting to todraw todraw todraw
draw the Japanese from the posi positions position positions
tions which tie the latter have taken tak So Sofar Sofar 0 0far
far these Ilithe attempts have been bee beesuccess wuR Vifl Viflsuccess f fsuccess
success successThe V VThe r rThe
The recent inclement weather in inthe ittt intie
the t e Yalu River district appears to tohave tt tohave I
have delayed Japanese operations operationsRUSSIANS operationsRUSSLANS operatioiiRUSSIANS
RUSSIANS BLOW BLOWUP BLOWUp BLOWST
UP A TRANSPORT TRANSPORTST
ST PETERSBURG PETERSBtJRG April 2S 2SAn An of official o oficlal o1c1a1 ¬
ficial dispatch dt Ufttch received today toda repot repoits repoitsthat ts tsthat t8that
that on April 25 two Russian torpedo torpedoboats torpc torpedoboats o
1 boats > ots blew up a Japanese Japan ose transport at atG atnsan
Gtnsan G < nsan Korea KoreaThe x xThe I
The 1 he transport carried a cargo ofv40 ofv40trs of of4sut 4Gu 4Gutr
trs tr t of rice and military stores storesns 15CO 15COns
ns of coal und four tou fourHotchkiss 1 Hotchklss ginis ginisPe UIL3 UIL3cnteeut UI UIf
Pe f cnteon officers twenty twcnt men eighty eightyftvf elghtIt eighty1vt I
ftvf It coolies coo s and sixtyfive sailors were wereptured wcr wcrtptured weretptured
tptured tpturedI < ptured pturedI
I I he other Japanese officers and men menriMsUng menrfolSOng menristIng
riMsUng were sunk wIth the trans trausjxrt tra118rt transi
jxrt i rt
jxrtQUIET QUIET ON O I YALU YALUSINCE YALUSlNCE YALUSINCETUESDAY
SINCE SINCETUESDAY SINCETUESDAYLONDON TUESDAY TUESDAYLONDON TUESDAYLONDON
LONDON April 28 28The The Central New Newcorrespondent Newcorre Newseorrepondent
correspondent corre pondent at LlaoYang Llao Yang Manchuria Mnnchurmsays Manchuriasays Manchurzasays
says there has ha b been en no fighting on the theYalu theYalu theYalu
Yalu alnee Tuesday Supplementing Suppl mentJng a adispatch adlsIJatch adipatcfl
dispatch regarding an engagement on onthe onthe onthe
the river bank on Tuesday Tue da he say sayThe says Sn8The saysThe
The Japanese advancing on Tuoron TuoronCheng TuorcnCht TueronCheng
Cheng Cht > ng encountered a Ruaolan force forceThe forceThe forceThe
The Japanese Jnpan se received a hot fire from fromjthe troQ troQthe fromthe
the Russian buttery gave only onl slight r rsistance rslstance re resletance
sistance and then retreated retre t in disorder disorderupon dlsordorupon disordurupon
upon the next village the men dis dispersed dlsrsed dispersed ¬
persed rsed taklng refuge in various housesand houses hOUS6Sand housesand
and buildings buildingsJAPS buidingsJAPS 0 0JAPS
JAPS CALL OUT OUTTHEIR OUTTHEIR OUTTHEIRRESERVES
THEIR THEIRRESERVES THEIRRESERVESPARIS RESERVES RESERVESPARIS
i
PARIS April prll 38 3SA A dispatch from fromShanghai fromShanrhal fromShanghai
Shanghai sys ys 8 that Japans third army armyreserve armyserve armyreserve
reserve serve lias 1 been called out outIt outIt outIt
It comprises the the fifth tenth and cloy eleventh olovnth cloyenth ¬
enth nth divisions The order for mobiliza mobilization mobtllZAUon mohilizatiOfl ¬
tion was as Issued on April 20 0 Japan Is pro propared propared propared
pared to raobollze the fourth reserve If IfThe IfnpceHaO Ifnecessary
necessary npceHaOTbe necessaryThe
The lioBpltal hospital at UJIna Is full ull of sick alcksoldier sicksoldiers sicksoldiers
soldiers from the army arm In Korea KoreaWEATHER KoreaWEATHER KoreaWEATHERREPORT
WEATHER WEATHERREPORT WEATHERREPORTRain REPORT REPORTRain
Rain has fallen faJle in New Englaud the theMiddle theMiddle theMiddle
Middle Atlantic States S tos the lower lake re region 10glon roglon ¬
glon and the utfper u ujper er Ohio Valley also alsoon alsoon alsoon
on the Pacific C Ceast ast and locally over overthe 0011tbt overthe
the plateau region regionIt
It is warmer in the upper Missouri MissouriValley MissouriVallt1 MissouriValley
Valley ValleyThe Vallt1The ValleyThe
The weather in northeastern north astern districts districtswill dlstrlcuwill dlstrictwill
will continue cloudy and rainy rain tonight tonightnd tonl tonightnd ht htand
and > nd tomorrow with rising r1sin temperature temperatureTomorrow temperatureomorrow temperatureomOrlOW
Tomorrow el elMewhfe ewhire fair weather will willprexajl willprevaU willprevull
prexajl with risinG risin temperature in the theOhio theOhio theOhio
Ohio Valley ValleyThe VaJJe ValleyThe o oThe
The wind along the middle Atlantic AtlanticCoast Atlantfcoast Atlanticcoast
Coast oast will continue brisk northeast Rorthf > 8 t to tonorth tonorth o onorth
north on the Seuth Atlantic and Ea East EastluIf > > it itSulf t tu1f
Sulf u1f Couts Coasts fresh west to northwest northwestStorm northwestStorm northwestStorm
Storm warnings warnln s are displayed on the theAtlantic theAtlantJe theAtlantic
Atlantic Coast from New York to Boa Boaton Boston Boaton
ton
TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURETHE TEMPERATUflE9am
9 9am 9am32noon a m 41
12 32noon noon 48 48g 48THE 48I
1 p m rnpm
g 49 49ThB
2 p pm m
THE SUN SUXSun su suSun SUNSun
Sun sets today 641 p i m mSun mSun mSun
Sun rlsos tomorrow t a6 a m mTIDE mTIDE mTIDE
TIDE TABLE TABLEHigh TABLEHigh TABLEHigh
High tide today todft 700 00 a m mLow mlAw mLow
Low tide today 1M 11 P m mHigh mHIgh iTh iThHigh
High tide tomorrow tomorrow719 719 a m 751 p TH THLow mLow inLQW
Low tide tomorrow tomorrowl5 IJ5 a m 200 00 p m
COMMISSION FINDS FINDSTHE FINDSTHE FINDSTHE
THE CANAL ZONLIN ZONE ZONEIN ZONEIN
IN GOOD CONDITION CONDITIONMembers
Members Return to Washington WashingtonCan WashingtonCantiIize rCan rCanUtilize
Utilize tiIize French French Work W rkSanitary Sanitary Diffi Difficulties DiffiGulties Difficulties ¬
culties Are Not Great
Bronzed by Exposure exposure to the tropical tropicalsuns tropl tropicalsuns al alsunso
suns sunso of Panama Pan Panztina na Admiral John G GWalker GWalkcr GWalker
Walker and andBrIg an Brig Gen George WDavis WDavisof W VDavlsof Davis Davisof
of the Isthmian Canal Commission rer rerturned re returneJl returneil
turned to Washington today toda after four fourweeks tour tourweeks tourweeks
weeks spent In an examination of the thecanal thecanal thecanal
canal line lineAdmiral UneAdmiral lineAdmiral
Admiral Walker alker chairman of the com commission commIssion cornmission ¬
mission was busily busl engaged today at athis athis athis
his office preparing a report of the trip tripHe tripHe tripHe
He w wll lll summon the members of the thecommission thecommission thecommission
commission together In Ina a few tewdays days and andtheir andtheir andtheir
their report will then be formally sub submitted submitted submitted ¬
mitted to the President Admiral AdmiralWalker Admlralnlker AdmiralWalker
Walker nlker said saidWe saidWe saidWe
We have decided to utilize the w worksof works worksof rks rksof
of the old French Company temporarily temporarlband temporarilyand temporarilyand
and will repair and enlarge them wher wherever wherever wherever ¬
ever necessary necessar The commission Is ex expecting eX eXpecting eicpecting ¬
pecting to organize working parties as assoon assoon assoon
soon as practicable and to have them themready themready thetaready
ready within a short time to proceed proceedto
to the Isthmus for further Investiga Investigation Investigation Investigation ¬
tion of Important questions and to pre prepare prepare prepare ¬
pare the way wa for the beginning of actual actualwork actualwork actualwork
work upon the canal canalIn It ItIn IIn
In De Lesseps Lesseps Houses HousesThe HousesThe HousesThe
The commission established Its head headquarters headqurters headqutrters ¬
quarters In the old De Lesseps houses housesat housesat housesat
at Colon and from there made dally dallytrips dallytrip dailytrips
trips trip > to the various points of importance importancealong Importancealong importancealong
along the line1 l1ne The only sickness found foundby founlby foundby
by the commission was a mild type tpC of ofmalarial ofma1nrla ofma1arinI
malarial fever ana an that was not par particularly particularlyprcalent particularly ¬
ticularly ticularlyprcalent prevalent The sanitary cx experts cxperls cxperth ¬
perth accompanying the commission commissionColonel commissIOnColonel commissionColonel
Colonel Gorgas Major Le Garde Cap Captain CaPtall CaDtai ¬
tall tai Gillete and Major Ross made a athorough athorough athorough
thorough examination and matters matterswere matterswere matterswere
were found In a fairly good condition conditionThe conditionThe conditionThe
The large hospital at Panama belong belonging belongIng belonglag ¬
ing to the French company wllfre wllfreaulre w11 will rc rcoulre reonire
aulre some repairs and renovations renovationslater renolitJonslatel renovntlouslatet
later probably some enlargements Keen Keeninterest Koo1interest KeenInterest
interest Is felt by the Inhabitants o of
A mass mafismeetlng meeting of the members of the theWashington theWnshlngt theWashingtcfn
Washington Wnshlngt n bar b r will be held tomorrow tomorrowat
at 3 oclock In Criminal Court No No2 2 for torthe forthe forthe
the purpose of ofsolQ selecting Ung a local lawyer lawyerwho lawerwho lawyerwho
who will be recommended to the Presi President President President ¬
dent for appointment as a member memb r of ofthe orthe ofthe
the District Supreme Court bench to tofill tofiU tofill
fill fhe he vacancy caused by b the elevation elevationof
of Justice Pritchard to the bench of the theUnited theUnited theUnited
United States Circuit Court The call callis callIs callis
is signed by Messrs Benjamin F Leigh Leighton Leighton Leighton
ton E H Thomas John E Laskey LaskeyAlexander LwlkeyAlexander LaskeyAlexander
Alexander H Bell Andrew Y 1 Bradley BradleyJohn Bra BradleyJohn 1c 1cJohn
John RIdout B S S Minor H lL Prescott PrescottGatley PrescottGatley PrescottGatley
Gatley D W V Baker John C Co Glttlngs Glttlngsand GlUlngsand Gittingsand
and Arthur A BIrney BIrneySince BirneySlnc BirneySince
Since Slnc the news of the vacancy on the thelocal t t3e t3elocal e elocal
local bench was made known yesterday yesterdaythe yesterdaythe yesterdaythe
the subject of the successor to Justice JusticePritchard Justice JusticePritchard JusticePritchard
Pritchard has been the one matter of ofdiscussion oCdiscussion ofdiscussion
discussion and consideration among the themembers themembers themembers
members of the bar in fact It appears appearsthat appearsthat appearsthat
that they are taking more Interest in inthe Inthe inthe
the matter of filling the vacancy on the theDistrict theDistrict theDIstrict
District Court bench than ever before beforewhen bet beforewhen ore orewhen
when a selection was to be e made madeLarge madeLarge madeLarge
Large Meeting 1rr eting Expected ExpectedIn
In consequence of the interest shown shownit shownIt nhownIt
it Is expected that the meeting tomor tomorrow tomoorow tomorrow ¬
row row will be the largest ever held by bythe bythe bythe
the Washington lawyers to consider considerrecommendntIon a atecommendation arecommendation
recommendation to fill a vacancy en enthe cnthe enthe
the local bench benchIt benchIt benchII
It Is th the purpose of those who hav havcalled have havpcalled havecalled <
called the meeting that the qualifica qualifications qualifications qualifiestions ¬
tions of all those recommended for the theposition theposition I Il
position l > ositlon shall shallbe be carefully considers considersA consl consideredA tJl1 tJl1A
A vote oto will then be taken and the law lawyer lawyel lawyer ¬
yer receiving the highest vote ote will bb belecommendod bbi bbecommended
lecommendod le ommended to the President aa a the theunanimous theununlmoug thcunanimous
unanimous choice of the Washmstoi Washmstoibai Washmtnbn Washinrwibai
bai for the vacancy on the District Districtberch Dlstncbech Distrieberch
berch In addition to this a resolution resolutionwil resoluthnwd rosoluttnwil
wil be adopted requesting the President Presidentto
to appoint the lawyer recommended recommendedTHREE recommendedTHREE recommendedTIIREE18TRIT
THREE TIIREE18TRIT DISTRICT DLLS DLLSLocal BllLSPASSED ILL8 ILL8PASED
PASSED BY HOUSE HOUSELocal
Local Affairs Receive Attention Attent on During DuringLast DuringLast DuringLast
Last Hours of Session SessionIn
In the closing hours of the session to today tOe tOeda tOday ¬
day da the House passed three District Districtmeasures pistrictmeasures DIstrictmeasures
measures The first was a Senato bill billto billto billto
to amend the act granting a a charter to tothe tothe tothe
the Womens omens Federation of Clubs The Thebill Thebill Thebill
bill enables the organization to hold bi biennial bi biennial biennial ¬
ennial sessions outside of Washington WashingtonA
A House bill was W S also passed to amend amendsection nmendsecUon amendsection
section 663 of the code relating to as assessment assesament 1S 1Ssessment ¬
sessment insurance companies which whichmakes whichmakes whichmakes
makes a condition con 1t1on of the Issuance of a alicense 11license alicense
license to them that they shall make makeannual makoannual makeannual
annual statements setting forth that thatthey thatthey thatthey
they are paying and have for the thetwelve thetwelve thetwelve
twelve months preceding preceding the maximum maximumsums mllXlmumsums maximumsums
sums named nom In thoir oojlclos as the thesame thesame thesame
same pomoduo pomoduoA coma < < orne duo duoA duoA
A bill was also passed passe < l to regulate the theiractlce thefractlce thepractice
practice iractlce of medicine and surgery in the thethe theDl theDistrict
Dl District trlct and to punl h persons vlolnUn vlolnUnthe violating violatingthe
the provisions of the act which it itamoiuis Itamondll itamonde
amoiuis amoiuisAll amondllAll amondeAll
All of these measures went through throughwithout throughwithout throughwithout
without debate or division divisionPlsos divisionPlso divisionPicos
Plsos Plso CUrc bre will cure CUr your our cough and relieve relievesoreness relieverentj relievesQreUe5
soreness rentj of the lunys lun AH dru druDSllts litj 25c cAIl Adv
the Isthmus in the movements of the thecommission thecommission thecommission
commission and the proposed legislation legislationfor
I for the government of the canal zone zoneAdmiral zoneAdmlnd zoneAdmiral
Admiral Walker alker was unable to say saywhen saywhen saywhen
when actual work would ould begin It wiui wiuiintimated WUJlnt1mat wa waIntimat
intimated lnt1mat however that the cleansing cleansingof
of the ktlimus ft muswould would flrst be necessary necessaryThis necessaryI necessaryThis
I This wH 1ii Il be done by b the working workingjpril workIngrJ workingTrt14
Trt14 jpril rJ < < i referred to and it Is not no notprob notprobable prob probable probable ¬
able that American machinery will be beput beput beput
put in operation on the canal for at atleast atJoost atleast
least six months monthsThousands monthsThousands monthsThousands
Thousands of Alligators AlligatorsOne AlligatorsOne AiligatorsOne
One of the party who returned re related related rehated ¬
lated some amusing incidents in connec connection connection connection ¬
tion with his first impressions of life in inthe Inthe inthe
the tropics tropicsI
I never saw so many man alligators In all allmy allmy allmy
my life he said UAt At the mouth of the thecanal theclnal thecanal
canal towards the Pacific the gators gatorsare gatorsare gatorsare
are gathered by the thousands The Thenatives Thenatlcs Thenatives
natives have taken advantage of this thisfact thisfact thisfact
fact to establish a settlement there the theprincipal theprlnolpal tieprincipal
principal industry of which Is alligator alligatorhunting nlllgnt alligatorhunting r rhunting
hunting They The dont klllithe k111Jthe brutes with withrifles withrlfies withrifles
rifles but lasso them just Just us a cow cowboy cowboy cowboy ¬
boy would lasso a horse In tiny skiffs skiffsthey skltrsthey skiffsthey
they sail 88 1 out on the canal and toss a arope arope arope
rope about the neck of a great saurian saurianwith saurIanwith saurlanwith
with the greatest ease after which they theyproceed theyproeeed theyproceed
proceed to tie the alligator to a tree on onthe onthe onthe
the bank and then they can kill him at attheir attheir attheir
their leisure It > > lsurc Thousands of alligator alligatorhides nJ1l alligatorhides tor torhIdes
hides are shipped away awa from Panama Panamaand Panamaand Panamaand
and the Industry Is one of tie t e most mostprofitable Oostprontable mostprofitable
profitable on the Isthmus IsthmusSharks IsthmusSharks IsthmusSharks
Sharks too abound in parts or o the theold theold theold
old canal We Ve saw many brilliantcol brilliantcolored brllllantc01orel1 brihliantcolored ¬
ored birds and parrots and some of ofthe otthe ofthe
the members of the commission were werepresented werepresented werepresented
presented by the natives wj wlkh wh pi some somebeautiful sQ sQbenuUful sqmebeautiful
beautiful specimens fp > clmens of the paroquSt paroquStStrange paroqt aroqt aroqtStinge L LStrLOgt
Strange to say 81 though the commission commissiontramped cotrimls1ontrumped conimisslontramped
tramped across along the edge of the thecanal thecnnal thecanal
canal route not one of them encounter encountered ¬
ed a snake and laborers working pn pnthe pnthe ott ottthe
the canal need have no fear of venom venomous venomous anom anomous ¬
ous reptiles I am informed that the theentire theI theI
I entire canal strip Is entirely if ire fr reje e froX froXsnakes fro Croosnakes frosnakes
snakes
Bar or Will Recommend Recommendj
j r i tk t Ci candidate adiate an d d ateJi f for t 9l B BCall Benci BenciCall jL TC1 TC1tff yi +
Call Callib tff for Meeting at Which Names Names Will Be BeConsidered BeConsidered BeConsidered
Considered and Man Chosen for Ap Appointment Appointment Appointment
pointment by President
Among those urged ur > ed today by their theirfriends theirfriends theirfriends
friends for the vacant Justiceship justlce hlp are areAssistant areAssistant areAssistant
Assistant District Attorney Attorne Hugh T TTaggart TTaggart TTaggart
Taggart Benjamin enjamln F Leighton Cor Corporation Corporation Curporation ¬
poration Counsel C unsel A B Duvall Dual1Assstant Dual1AssstantCorperatlon Assistant AssistantGorperatlon AssistantCorperatlon
Corperatlon Counsel E H Thonias As Assistant A A1518nt Ai1thnt ¬
sistant 1thnt District Attorney Charles CharlesKelgwln A AKelgwln AKolgwin
Kelgwln Charles A Douglass and other otherequally otherQuaUy othervciually
equally prominent members of the bar barThose barThose barThose
Those mentioned are all too well wellknown weUknown wellknown
known to make It necessary to say any anything anything anything ¬
thing in reference rE > ferpnce to their fiuallllcntlow fiuallllcntlowfor
tor the vacancy on the District b bench bfnchAU benchAhl nch I IAll
All of thorn have been before the nub nublic DubUc nublic
lic in many man ways for a number of years yearsand yearsftnd yearsand
and their learning as lawyers Is so well wellknown wellknown wellknown
known and so generally recognized reO srnlzed thit thitit thLtIt thttit
it is sufficient guarantee of the admln administration admlnIstratlon admlnlatratlon ¬
istration of the duties of the office by byany byanO byany
any one of them moat mo t intelligently and andacceptably andacceDtably andacceptably
acceptably
McComas Not Eligible EligibleThe Eligib1eThe EligibleThe
The friends of Senator McComas who whowere whowcre whowere
were sanguine 58n lne for his appointment appolntlI1 > rt to tosucceed tosuccet tosucce
succeed succet Tustlce Pritchard have given up uphope uphop uphope
hope hop because b > cause of his disqualification un under undel under ¬
der the Constitution for the office offi e It ItIs ItIs Itis
Is however pointed out that he would wouldnot wouldnot wouldnot
not be ineligible for appointment after afterMarch attprIarch afterMarch
March 4 next when his term of office as asSenator asSenator asSenator
Senator expires The Constitution pro provides provIdes provides ¬
vides that no Senator or Representa Representative ReprcsenLltlve Representative ¬
tive shall during the time for which he hewas hewas e ewas
was elected be appointed appointedto to any civil civilofllce civiloffice civil0111cc
office under the authority of the United UnitedStates UnitedI UnitedStates
I States which shall have been created createdor
or the emoluments whereof shall have havebeen havebeen havebeen
been increased during such time This Thishowever Thishowever Thishowever
however does not apply to time after afterthe atttrthe afterthe
the Senator or Representatives term of ofolflce oro1ftce ofoffice
office expires expiresThere expiresTh expiresThere
There Th re are many members of the bar barhowever barhow barhowever
however how = vr who are of the opinion that thatany thatan thataily
any an action taken by the bar in mass massmeeting massmeeting massmeeting
meeting or otherwise will not avail for forthe rorthe forthe
the reason that belief has gained ground groundI J1oundthat groundthat
I that the President Pre l < lent has already decided decidedI decideto
I to appoint apl > otntexGovernor exGovernor Atkinson of ofWest ofV ofVest
West V st Virginia to the vacancy vacanc on the thelocal thelpcal thelocal
local lpcal bench benchIN b benchIIIAMAGE < nch nchDAMAGE
DAMAGE BY SECOND fiRE fiREIN FIRElt1
IN IILLEffS r ILLERSPAINT PAINT SHOP SHOPLoss
Loss Is 5000 soooCaused oooCaused Caused by Spontaneous SpontaneousCombustion SpontaneousCombustion
Combustion of Oily Waste WasteDamage WasteDamage WasteDamage
Damage Damage amounting to 5000 GO was done doneby doneby doneby
by fire In Francis Millers paint store storeJ01
307 Ninth Street northwest Spontane Spontaneous Spontnneous Spontaneous ¬
ous combustion of oily oll waste was the thecause thecause thecause
cause of if the fire which broke out outshortly outho outshorly
shortly ho I before 1 oclock this morning morningThis morninGThis morningThis
This Is the second fire which has oc occurred occurr occurrOd ¬
curred curr d in the establishment within withinfifteen withinfifteen withinfifteen
fifteen months There are several large largebusiness large largebusln largebusine
business busln houses In the same block The Thoflremen Thefiremen Thefiremen
firemen exerted exerte themselves to prevent preventthe preventth preventthe
the th flames from spreading spreadingAfter spre spreAdingAfter dlngo dlngoArter
After fighting for an hour tho firemen firemensucceeded firomenucceeded firemensucceeded
succeeded In getting the flames under undercontrol underf underontrol
control Shortly ShorU afterward the last lastspark lastsplirk lastspark
f spark wusextlngulshed wusextlngulshedThe wUsf > xtlngulshed xtlngulshedThe
The fire was discovered by Frederick FrederickOwen FrederickOweng FrederickOwens
Owen as he wa was walking along D DStreet DStreet DStreet
Street near Ninth Street He saw flames flamesreflected finmesrene flamesreflected
reflected rene ted on a wail as he looked down an analley analley analley
alley
Best Boards 3550 150 Per oo Feet FeetFrank FeetFrank FeetFrank
Frank Llbbey Ilbhe Co 6th N Y Ave AveMv
Mv 4 S
fI
I
I I Representative HEMENWAY I
FROM FIRST INDIANA DISTRICT DISTRICTChairman DISTRICTChairman DISTRICTChairman
Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations Has served the Fifty Fiftyfourth Fiftyfourth Fiftyfourth I
fourth Fiftysixth Fiftyseventh and Fiftyeighth Congresses CongressesWise CongressesWise CongressesWise
Wise Expenditure ys ysI vs vsReckless vsReckk
Reckless RecklessExtravagance RecklessExtravaganceWlaj Reckk I Extravagance ExtravaganceMajority I
Majority Wlaj rity Voices Gratification Gra Gratificat ification n and andMinority andMinorityIts Minority MinorityIts Mi nority norityIts
Its Dissatisfaction With WithAppropri Appropriations ti0n Au Authorized Authorized Authorized ¬
thorized at This Session of Congress
L LA LAUDABLE LAUDABLEECONOMY LAUDABLEECONOMY6982778D6 DABLE ECONOMY ECONOrJIYd ECONOMYauthorized
S d c >
6982778D6 6982778D6authouized 9 7f 6p61h mt 1Rf 1Rfauthonzed
authorized expenditures for fo the theoperation he hedperation
i ioperation
operation of the Government Governmentduring GQvernmentd Governmentdining
during d ring the fiscal year 1905 1905The 1905The 1905The
The total estimated revenues revenuesfor revenuesfor
for the same period amount amQu t to
1 70447206072 70447206072An
An excess over appropriations appropriationson
on authorized expenditure of
6199 619927266 619927266A 6 199 27266 27266A 2726 2726A
A safe margin mar in of at least 40
000000 between revenues and andexpenditures an anexpenditures andexpenditures
expenditures with which to meet meetall meetall meet meetall
all legitimate deficiencies deficienciesand deficienciesand deficienciesand
and a considerable sum tp to be de devoted devoted devoted ¬
voted to the sinking fund fundREP fun4 fun4REP fundREPS
REP REPS HEMENWAY HEME HEMEN W WAY AY
EVPENDITURE EV EVPENOTUREOFTHEPJBL1C ENDltuRE OF OFTHEP THE PUBLIC BLlC FUNDS FUNDSFROM FUNDSFROM FUNDSFROM <
FROM TWO DIFFERENT DIFE DIFFERENTPOINTS RENT POINTS PINTS OF VIEW
The regular adjournment statements statementsof
of the majority and minority show showing showIng showing ¬
ing the U extravagance xtra snnce andthej afld the econ economy economy economY ¬
omy omY of Congress CongreIsJlccordlng according to the re respective respecUve respectlre ¬
spective standpoint of the two parties IparUe8were partieswere partieswere
were Issued Issuedtodny IssuedtodnyTh today todayThe todayThe
The Th Republican Republl n statement Is issued issuedby IssuMby issuedby
by Representative Hemonway emcnway qf Indi Indiana 1ndlana mdiann ¬
ana the chairman chalrmnnot of the Committee Commtttee on onAppropriations onApproprlaUonR onAppioprlatiOns
Appropriations The DamocratI state statement statement statemont ¬
ment Is made by Representative tlvlng tLlvlngston tlvlngstm tlvlngston
ston of Georgia the ranking minority minoritymember mInorlto mInorltomember minoritymember
member or 0 the same committee committeeMr committeeMr
Mr 11 Hemenways statement stntem statement nt tends to toshow toshow toshow
show economy econom and wise expenditure exp ndlture of ofpublic J Jpublic f fpublic
public money moneyMr monOII moneyMr
Mr II Livingstons figures show reckless recklessextravagance reckllssextravagance recklessextravagance
extravagance and waste of the revenues revenuesMr rev renueeMr 1l1es 1l1esMr
Mr Hemenway H menway Satisfied SatisfiedMr Sati SatisfiedMr fied fiedMr
Mr Hemenway heads his his statement statementfor statementtor statemontfor
for publication In tho Record as fol follows tollows follows ¬
lows lowsGood
Good Government Housekeeping HousekeepingGratifying HousekeeplnsGratlllng Housekeep1nGratifying
Gratifying Exhibit of Appropriations Appropriationsby
by the Fiftyeighth Congress CongressExpendi CongressExpenditures Expendi Expenditures ¬
tures Authorized are areFoft1 Forty Millions Less LessThan LOliJThan LessThan
Than the Governments Income IncomeAU All Le Legitimate Legitimate Legitimate ¬
gitimate Objects Under the Public Ser Service Service Service ¬
vice Are Provided for Amply AmplyEmclent AmplyEmclently Efficient Efficiently ¬
ly and Economically EconomlcaUYInteresting Interesting Facts Factsand Fnctsand Factsand
and Figures FiguresIn FhuresIn FiiruresIn
In opening Mr 11 Hemenway then says saysThe sa saThe saysThe
The appropriations authorized at this thissession thissession thisseslofl
session including Inclu < 11ng those made in the theregular thelegular theregular
regular annual bills and deficiencies to together together together ¬
gether with amounts In certain special specialacts 8pecfulncts spociltiacts
acts and the sums estimated by b the theTreasury therreasutY therreasury
Treasury under permanent appropria appropriations approprla11on8 appropriatlons ¬
tions aggregate 78157462999 78157462999In
In order to apply for purposes of ofcomparison oCcomparison ofcomparison
comparison the appropriations that we wehave wehave wehave
have made for operating expenses expenseiiof of the theGovernment theGovt theGovernmept
Government Govt < rnment for the fiscal year 1905 1905i 1905which 1905which
i which begins July 1 next to the es estlmated estlmllted Cstimated
tlmated Income of the Government from fromall fromall rromall
all sources of revenue revelue for the same per period perIod period ¬
iod it Is necessary deduct from the theforegoing theforcgolng theforegoing
foregoing amount the following sums sumsnanmly sumsnnmul sumsnamull
nanmly nanmlyThe nnmul nnmulThe namullThe
The amounts appropriated for de deficlences dcfielences deficiences
ficlences which are to meet obligations obligationsof
of the current and nd prior fiscal years yearsand yearsand enrs enrsa
and a d which aggregate 2CS0184393 2CS0184393The 2680184393The 2690184393The
The amount submitted under the es estimates e8tlmutes estimates ¬
timates of permanent permn nent appropriations l1Pfroprlntlons for forapplication forappIlcation forapplication
application out of surplus surp us revenues to tothe tothe tothe
the sinking fund 50500O 5GSOO000 t tAuthorized IAuthorized SAuthorized
Authorized Expenditures ExpendituresThese ExpendituresThese ExpendituresThese
These two sums aggregating JS3i 83 3 3J0181391
30181398 when deducted from the whole wholesum wholesum wholesum
sum of f apparent appropriations leaves leaves9S2727S606 leaeOOS2727Si06
9S2727S606 as the amount of author authorized authorIzed authorIzed ¬
ized Ized expenditures for the operation oper tlon of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the Government during the fiscal fi cal year yearms yearThe ear
ms 1
msThe
The total estimated revenues re1 > nues for the thesame th thsame thesame
same period the th fiscal year ear 1905 1 051 amctuu omo nt
+ r r
MUCH MUCHEXTRAAGANCE MUCHEXTRAAGANCEt MUCHEXTRAAGANCEoiqutionthe EXTRAVKGANCE
t 2 2m
1
m lQ oiqutionthe iqi ibh2 Jesf Jesfof J > pest j jof
of these vast r appropriations appropriationsbut
1 g but b t I challenge cl al1enge the thewisdom thewisdom thewisdom
wisdom of the policy policyMaintenance policyoMaintenance policyMaintenance
Maintenance of ofwhich ofwhich ofwhich
which military and naval nav l estab establishments establishments ¬ I Ilishments
lishments is isat at the expense of ofneeded ofnded 1 1needed
needed internal improvements improvementsRepresentatives improvementsoRepresentatives improvementsRepresentatives
Representatives of the people peoplehave peoplelJave peoplehave
have been denied consideration of ofthe ofe ofthe
the e deman demands ds of their constituents constituentsalong constituentsalong constituentsalong
along these lines River and andharbor andharbor andharbor
harbor works and public build buildings buildings buildings ¬
ings ingsSins
Sins of omission in denying denyingconsideration denyingconsidera denyinconsideration
consideration considera ion to legislation look looking looking looking ¬
ing to the welfare of masses massesREP masses massesREP massesREP
REP LIVINGSTON
to 704172C6072 i 4i206072or or an excess exccSs over ap appropriations appropriations tippropriations ¬
propriations or authorized expenditures expendituresOf
Of S 619927466 619927466r 6199i746Exporienco 1992146t3Expcrlence
r Experience has demonstrated that thatone thntone thatone
one year yearwith with another the actual ex exvendltures expenditures
vendltures penditures ot the Governmenturc about aboutiI
5 iI per cent less than thanv thanthe v the th appropriations appropriationsmade npprQprlntlonsma appropriationsmade
made ma c by Congress and anticipating anticipatingthat antlclpatJngthat
that the coming fiscal year will not notprove notprove notprove
prove an exception exce t10n to this practically practicallywell practicallywell practicallywell
well established rule rul < it is safe to as assume assume ¬
sume 8 me that the apparent surplus of rev revenues revenu revenu ¬
enues enu s over expenditures will be aug augmented augmentM augmenfed ¬
mented by b not less than S3o000000 thus thusaffording thusatrordlng thusaffording
affording a safe margin of at least 40 tOoootw 40ot00
000000 between revenues and expendi expenditures expendlturos expendituros ¬
turos with which to meet all legitimate legitimatedeficiencies leJrttlmatedeficlen legitimatedeficiencies
deficlen deficiencies les that may mll arise and that may
have to be provided for next session sessionand sessionand sessionafld
and also affording a considerable sum sumto sumto aurato
to bcidevoted to the sinking fund fundPer fundPer fundPer
Per Capita Expenditure ExpenditureMr
Mr Homenway presents a table show showing showIng showing ¬
ing that lhtit thzi the per capita expenditure in inthe Inthe inthe
the United States is f7 737 11 or 91 less than thanthat tha1thnttJt thanthat
that thnttJt fa f fifteen other countries counrI which he henames henames henames
names Including Great Britain France FranceGermnjiy FrancGcrmnJ1Y FranceGormapy <
Germnjiy and other European coun countries countries countries ¬
tries triesCONGRESS triesCONGRESS triesCONGRESS
CONGRESS HAS DONE DONELITTLjE DONELlTTL DONELITTLEELSEBUT
LITTLjE LlTTL LITTLEELSEBUT ELSE BUT SPEND SPENDMr
Mr Livingston writes this caption captionupon captionupon captionupon
upon his hi statement A Congress That ThatHas ThatHas ThatHas
Has Done Nothing But Spend Money MoneyHe Mone MoneHe MoneyHe
He says saysI
I 1 do not question the honesty honest of ofthese orthooe ofthese
these vast vast appropriations either In their theiraggregate thickxiggrcgate 11111hssregate
aggregate amount or in their details detailsbut dctatlabut detaiiebut
but 1 challenge the wisdom 1sdom of the thepolicy theIJollcy thepolicy
policy of the dominant party that has hasmade h3ronde hasmade
made these enormous expenditures expendituresnecessary expendituresI expendituresnecessary
I necessary through the increase of Lao tnemilitary Laomilitary
military mlUtar and naval establishments thu thumaintenance thurrnJntennnCe therraintennnce
II maintenance of which is at the expense expenseof cxpenteat oxpensoof
of reeded re ded internal improvements such suchas suchI suchas
I as u river and harbor works and public publicbuildings publicbvildings
I buildings During the session which Ib IbJust h hust I Ijust
Just ust about to close the Representatives Representativesoi
oi 01 the people have been 1 > on denied consd consdciiition con1llduutlon condEiution
ciiition of the demands of their con constituents conflUtuents coitstituents ¬
stituents nil along this line and yet et tne tneappropriations tn tnappropriations tnappropriations
appropriations for the army show sh9w jn jnIncrease anincrease InIncr
Increase Incr ase over what h t it cost In 1896 of ofJi4OCOOOO jtr40c0OOO t tr4oco0oo
Ji4OCOOOO and the navy the still greater greaterInciease greatcrncJ greater2nczease
Inciease ncJ ease of o f TG9000000 TG9000000Sins 69000000Sins G9000000sins
Sins of Omission OmissionWhateer OmissionWhatever i iAVhatevcr
Whatever may mn have been been the sins of ofcommission otcommission afcnthmisslon
commission of this Congress Congr Congresthty s > they lb 1 are areas uOre uOrers ni nias
as nothing compared to its sins of ernie omlspinn omls omlsinn erniesalon
salon inn in denying consideration to all alllegislation ill illlegislation 11 11leglfllatlon
legislation looking to the welfare of the thegreat th thgreat thegreat
great masses of the people peopleIn peoplelit peopleIi
In Ii conclusion Mr Livingston presents presentsn
n table showing that the total expendi expenditure expenditure expenditure ¬
ture of the last Democratic Congres Congresi CongresQcrlng Congreascotering
i covering two years enrs was 9S9239U03C9 9S9239U03C9whereas 9S9239O 92330c9tthiereas C9 C9hllens
whereas hllens the thtprcsent present Congress C ngrcss hits ex exporded cxordel x xlrded
lrded porded ordel for one year the Bum of 781 781l 7S1uj4t
l uj4t
CONGRESS ENDS ENDSAT ENDSAT ENDSAT
AT 2 OCLOCK OCLOCKPresident OCLOCKPresident
President lres derit Roosevelt at the Gapitql apitql Signs SignsFinal SignsFinal gtlS I IFinal
Final Enactments Eriactme s of the hec J fix fixpiring ExS i ipiring
S piring Session SessionPROPOSAL S ssion ssionPROPOS ssio ssioS ssioPRQPOL
S
PROPOSAL PROPOS L TO ADJOURN ADJOURNIS ADJOURNISy ADJOURNISGREETED IS ISGREETED
y GREETED GREETED WITH vfrrHAPPLAUSE vfrrHAPPLAUSEConference APPLAUSE APPLAUSEConference APLAUSEConference
5
Conference Conference Report on Panama Bal1amaCanaLBill Bal1amaCanaLBillF Canal Bill BillIs BillIs
Is Finally F h IIy T Accepted by the House HoMSfeT Houseand 10ls 10lsand
T vv and and Senate SeriateThe Senate1he >
The second SeFond session SCSS1Ofl of the Fifty Fiftyeighth eighth Congress by agreement of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the two tw houses was concluded at 2 oclock ocl ocloi < < > ± k this afternoon afternoonBy afternoonBy afternoonBy
By this evening e ening half of the membership merilb rship of of ofthe the two bodies will be beon beon beon
on the way home to tgreet greet waiting constituents cop tRuents accept local adulation adulationfor adulationfor adulationfor
for legislative successes and make explanation for the failures of ofthe ofthesion oftheses ofthesession the ses session ¬
sion just ended ende
PRESIDENT PRES1DENTATTHE AT THE CAPITOL
The seat of the executive execu tlve branch of ofthe ofthe
the Government was temporarily re removed reo reomoved removed ¬
moved this morning mornln from the theWhItC theWhItCHouse White WhiteHouse j
House to the CapitolAs Capitol CapltoloAs j jAs
As is the the custom during the clpsing clpsinghours cpslJlghours cipsinghours
hours of each session of Congress in order or qrdel or4cr
del to expedite the th signing of bills and andq ando andofher
q o ofher her executive business that must ne oeconcluded neoncluded neconcluded
concluded before t re adjournment the Pres PresIdent Pre5dent Pres1dent
dent Established ests llshed his headquarters In Inthe Inthe hithe
the Presidents Pre ldents room Just across the thecorridor tbecorridor thecorridor
corridor from the Senate Chamber ChamberK ChamberHe ChamberRe
K He was a accompanied by SecretaryLoeb Secretary SecretaryLoeb SecretaryLoeb
Loeb Assistant Secretary Secreta Barnes Door Doorkeeper Door Doorke Doorkeeper ¬
keeper ke per Loeffler LoeffierSt Stenographers n graphers Latta Lattaand Lattaand Lattaand
and McGrew and Executive Clerk ClerkYoung ClerkYoungo ClerkYoui
Young Youi The heparty party left the White Hpusc HpuscIn House HouseIn H iuse iusein
In carriages at 11 oclock oclockand and will re remain remaIn remain ¬
main at the Capitol until this hls afternoon afternoonFew afternoonoFew afternoonFew
Few on the Floor FloorAn F F1 r rAn rAn
An Interested Int reSted crowd In the galleries galleriesand galleHesand gahle ± es esand
and a small attendance on the floor were werethe werethe teere teerethe
the features of the opening at 1030 of
tcdays last session of the House Mat Matters Mattenrot Matter ¬
ters tenrot ter of minor mlnqrlmport Importance nce which had hademerged h1dc hademerged
emerged c ged from nt conference c conerexice lner eere were ze disposed disposedof dlSpOedo diposedMt
of o with lightning lI tning ipe ipernogtlemostiinpotafltaCtSor speed speedAmoiJgjLheTnost speed0r1
AmoiJgjLheTnost rnogtlemostiinpotafltaCtSor 0r1 1J o i lin ojtantjicts At c s of o the ihzwdrnfiJg themornl h hIIornlitg
wdrnfiJg mornl was the agreement to thVcpn thVcpnference the con confe cnference
ference fe n report report on the Panama Canal Canalbilly Canabl1 Canalbili
billy bl1 which in Its final shape s ap carries carriesa cnrrlesa
a 10000000 appropriation as desired by bythe bythe bythe
the Senate and a aproI provision lon leaving the thecontrol thecontrol thecontrol
control and management of the he zone to tothe tothe tothe
the President as desired by the House HouseThe HouseThe HouseThe
The question of passing the bill open openIng op opening > n nIng
Ing up pto to settlement the Wind River RiverIndian R1prIndian RiverIndian
Indian reservation Wyoming which whichwas whichwas whichwas
was before the House when a recess recesswas recesswas recesswas
was had at 1 1oclock oclock this morning was wasagain wasag wasagain
again ag ln presented Mr Fitzgerald Dem DemN DemNY DernN
N NY Y insisted on a roll r ll call cal on the theprevious theprevious theprevious
previous question qu Uon By a vote of 110 yeas yeasto yeasto cas casto
to 126 nays nays the House refused the pre previous prelou8 pmvious ¬
vious lou8 question on the bill which was wasthen wasthen wasthen
then temporarily laid l ld aside asideAll nsld nsldAll asideAll
All for Adjournment AdjournmentMr m mMr
Mr Payne of New York the Repub Republican Repub1IC Bepubhican ¬
lican 1IC floor leader Interrupted Interru > ted the the pro proceedings proceedings proceedlngs ¬
ceedings to ask unanimous consent for forthe forthe forthe
the immediate consideration of a reso resolution resolution maoluttoa ¬
lution providing for the adjournment adj urnment of ofCongress ofCongress ofCongress
Congress at at2 2 p m to ii The reading of the theresolution th thresolution theresolution
resolution provoked both Democrats and andRepublicans andRepublicans andRepublicans
Republicans to applause and1 an < < it was wasadopted was wasadopted wasadopted
adopted adoptedMr adoptedMr adoptedMr
Mr Williams of Mississippi the Dem Democratic Democrntlc Democratlc ¬
ocratic floor leader said ala the Democrats Democratswould Democratswould Democratswould
would would not object as the Republicans Republicanswere Republlcanswere Republicanswere
were responsible restonsihleto to the country for the thelegislation theleglslatJon thelegislation
legislation of Congress The majority majoritythough majorltthough majoritythough
though he continued was running away awayfrom nwaytr awayfrom
from tr m a situation that bristles with need needed needed needed ¬
ed legislation leg1shl lon The members were all allanxious allanxious allanxious
anxious to get to their homes but the theDemocrats theDemocrats theDemocrats
Democrats he said are willing to o con continue contJnue conUnue ¬
tinue in session if the Republicans would wouldallow wouldallow wouldalloa
allow It ItMr ItMr itMr
Mr Williams speech brief as It was wasprovoked wasprovoked wasprovoked
provoked Mr Payne to a reply The TheRepublican TheRepublican TheRepublican
Republican party urt pe he ie declared1 declare < accepts acceptsfull acceptsfull acceptsfull
full responsibility for the acts of Con Congress Congress Congress ¬
gress After seven years ears of uninter uninterrupted uninterrupted uninterrupted ¬
rupted Republican rule the country will willsay willsay willsay
say he declared that every Important ImportantInterest ImportantInterest importantinterest
Interest has been be bencarefullY carefully guarded guardedHouse guardedHouse guardedHouse
House Ready to Adjourn AdjournOn
On motion of Mr Ir Payne at 1220 a aresolution aresolution aresolution
resolution was adopted directing the theSpeaker theSpeaker theSpeaker
Speaker to appoint a committee to wait waiton walton watton
on the th President and Inform him that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the House was ready to adjourn unless unlesshe unlesshe unlesshe
he has any an matters of Importance uponwhlth upon uponwhich uponwhich
which he desires action Represents Representatives RepresenLtlves Representstives ¬
tives Payne of New York and Hemen Hemenway Hemenway Hernenway
way of Indiana Republicans and Wil Williams Wilhams VU VUHams ¬
Hams of Mississippi Democrat were werenamed werenamed werenamed
named on the committee committeeThe committeeThe committeeThe
The committee committee reported at 1 i oclock oclockand oclockand oclockand
and announced tnat the President had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen
been informed Inform d and Instructed them to tosay tosa tosay
say sa he had no further communication communicationto
to make to the House HouseMr HouseMr
I Mr Ir Lacey moved to suspend the rules rulesand rulesI rulesand
and pass a bill providing for the rein reinstatement reinstatement reinstatement ¬
statement at the discretion of > > l the Sec Secretary Secretao Seeretari ¬
I retary of the Navy N Vo of John John H Ho Loffland Lofflandof
of Iowa J B Little of Ohio E W WChaffee WChaffee V VI
Chaffee of Wisconsin Visconslndlsmissed dismissed from fromthe lromthe fromthe
I the Naval Academy for hazing The Themotion Th ThI Themotion
motion was lost lostby by b a vote of 162 ayes a cs to toSki to9ti toSi
I
Ski Si nays naysThe naysThe
I The Speaker appointed the following followingmembers followingI foilowingmembers
members on the commission recently re < cntJ au authorized authorlzld authorized ¬
I thorized by Congress to investigate cstlgate the thecondition thetOndlUon thecudition
condition of the American merchant ma marine marne marhe ¬
rine rne Representatives Repr sentatles Grosvenor of Ohio OhioMinor OhloMIJor OhioMinor
Minor of Wisconsin Humphrey of ofWashington ofVnshhigton ofWashington
Washington Republicans and Repre Representative RepresC1taUvc RepresejitiLtive ¬
sentative sejitiLtive Spight of Mississippi and Mc McDernjott McDer1 McDerniotl
Dernjott Der1 t qf q JNew New JQrsej JrseP Tcrse Democrats DemocratsThebill DemocrntsThe DemocratsThebtll
Thebill The bUlto to open up an a Indian reserva reservation resenaUon reserathin ¬
thin in California was before the House Houseat Housent Houseat
at 155 Mr HVernash of California Californiawas CaUCorulawas Californiagas
was opposing It and yielded Ielded to Mr MrWilliams MrYlJlIams MrWilliams
Williams the minority leader who tt tttered f ffered tfered
fered a resolution of thanks to Speaker SpeakerCannon Sreaker Sreakerannon SpeakerCannon
Cannon annon for the th fair and Impartial man manner manner manncr ¬
ner In which he had presided over tho thodeliberations thodeliberations thedeliberations
deliberations of the House and for the thesturdy thesturdO thesturdy
sturdy common sense and genial good goodhumor goOdI goodhumor
humor displayed by hlmnnd him and which whichhas whichas whichtas
has as Induced the membership of the theHouge theHou theHoue
I Houge Hou e Itself to a degree almost unpr unprece unprecedented ce cedonted cedented
dented in imitation of him to display displaythe displaythe Uspl y ythe
the same sterling American character charactortr ¬
tr i iL
L
istics Is tztic ties in their deliberations and mutual mutualdealings mutUaldealings mutualdealings
dealings dealingsThe dealingsThe dealingsThe
The resolutions were greeted with withtumultuous wJthtumultuous withtumultuous
tumultuous applause and were adopted adoptedunanimously ad adoptedunanimously pt ptunanlmousl
unanimously unanlmousl by a rising vote ote after ateiMr ateiMrl1l1ams afteE Mr MrWilliams MrWilliams
Williams l1l1ams had delivered a brief speech speechlauding spee speechitidingthe h hliUdln
lauding itidingthe liUdln the Spealter SpealterAt SpealterAt Spea1erAt
At 210 p m amid tumultuous s cheeffng cheeffngand che cheefngand fnS fnSand
and singing the House adjourned < with without wlthoutdny vithoutday ¬
out outdny outdnyCRUNNOlVINA outdayCRUMNOMINATIO day dayCRUM u S
CRUM CRUNNOlVINA CRUMNOMINATIO CRUMNOMINATIONOT NOMINATION NOMINATIONNOT TION TIONNOT
NOT ACTED ACTED UPON UPONWhen U UIJNWhen 9N 9NWhen
When tHe thieS Senate S nate met this morningthere morning m9rnlngthere morningthere
there was little JlttJ In the appearance < of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the grave members of that august body bodythat bodythat bodythat
that would indicate the hard work they theyhave theyhtve theyhave
have been doing during the past few fewdays fewda fewdays
days daysAlthough da daysAlthough s sAlthough
Although the electric light In the dome dornaof domeot domeof
of the Capitol burned far Into last night nightshowing nightHhOWlng nightshowing
showing that the legislators of the hufd hufdwer n artdwei d dwe
we wer at t their posts cf duty the work workof workof ork orkot
of the last day of the present pr lent session sessionwas sesslonw Sessionwits
w wits was begun promptly thIs morning
When hen the tb gavel fell t n a good g od number n nber of ofSenators otS ofSqnators
Senators S natQrs were were In Iqithelr their seats seatsAt seatsAt seatsS
S At 113 U3o oclock ocloclV oclocIcth the th Senate received receivedresolution receIvedresolution > d dreSol
resolution reSol t1o 1 from the th House Hou e asking the theconcurrence theconcurrence theconcurrence
concurrence of the Senate In an agree agreement ggret ggretment agreement ¬
ment to adjourn at 2 oclock oclockMr Mr Alit Allison AIlISO Alitson ¬
son SO moved the Senate agree to the re resolution rosolution res ¬
solution s lutlon and it was so ordered orderedPower orderedPOWtI orderedPower
Power With President PresidentSenator PresidentS PEesidentSenator
Senator S nator Klttredge Kittredge presented pre ented the con conference ¬
ference report on the Panama Canal Canalzone Cannlone Canalzone
zone one government bill putting all power 5powerinto < powerinto powerInto
into the hands of the President or r such suchIcrsons suchItrsons suchIrsons
Icrsons as he may ma direct until the ex expiration exp1ratlon axpiration ¬
piration of the Fiftyeighth Congress Congressnext Congrcsl1ext Congrcsriext
l1ext next March This puts off ot the th enact enactment enactmeat n ct ctmenl ¬
meat of permanent legislation until untilCongress untilCon untilCongress
Congress Con ss meets meetS again and can consider considerit
it at length lengthNext lengthXcxt lengthNext
Next to the tIJ appropriation approprlatJon bills this thiswsti thisvn thiswa
wsti vn wa the most important matter requir requiring requIrng requirlag ¬
lag ng attention before adjournment adjournmentThe adjournmentTh adjournmentThe
The Th Crum case after prolonged prol nged con consideration conlderaUiin consideratldn ¬
sideration lderaUiin in executive session s slon last lastnight 1a lastnight t t11lght
night was 3s postponed indefinitely and andViirtous an anilt10US andvaielous
Viirtous Senate and House bills were weregotten wereEolten weregotten
gotten out of the way wayThe wayThe wayThe
The usual tables of expenditures au authorized authorized nuthorizetl ¬
thorized by b Congress in the appropria appropriation appropriation appropriation ¬
tion bills bUl for the next fiscal tlscaly year ar were werepresented werepresented werepresented
presented when the Senate resumed iia iiasession Jussession lutsession
session this morning after the recess recesstaken r recesgtaken cs cstaken
taken at 11 oclock last night nlghtIr Mr Al Allison ArUson Athisor ¬
lison in presenting the tables said they theyshowed th theyshowed Y Yshowed
showed an Increase of 25000009 OOOOOi over the theappropriations theapproprIations theappropriations
appropriations for the th currtnt fiscal fiscalyear fisctlyearo fiscalyear
year yearThe yearoThe
yearThe The increase on account of the Dis District DIstrict Distrtct ¬
trict of Columbia Is ZS384 VK3 3 Mr M Al Allison Allison Allison ¬
lison announced He told or the unusual unusuallocal unusuall unusualIccal
local l al demands upon Congress and epito epitomized 6plt 6pltmlzed uptjmized ¬
mized them as follows followsThree followsThree followsThree
Three hundred thousand dollars for forthe torthe forthe
the elimination of grade crossings roS Ings 5 5XX cO
000 XX for the Municipal Building 42SMfor 42SM 48Ofor oQ oQtor >
for the highway bridge across the Po Potomac Potomac Potornac ¬
tomac but the chief item Is 968000 for forthe Corthe forthe
the filtration plant lant making it rea retd reedy y by byDecember b bI byDecember
December of this year yearAll yearAll car carAll
I All these are for absolutely necessary necessarypurposes necessarypurposes necessarypurposes
purposes Mr Allison said and he l I Isure t tsure tsure
sure no one on either pide ide of the Seiitto Seiittowould Sea Sesfewould e ewould
would say sa now or hereafter that ar arof arot arof
of these Itenu was unnecessary unnecessaryMr unnecesshro unnecesshroMr unnecesshryMr
Mr Allison continuing described the thaprincipal th thprIncipal theprincipal
principal increases in all tho other ap appropriation apnroprlatlon approprtation ¬
propriation bills billsGross bUlsGross billsGross
Gross Amount Named NamedIn NamedIn NamedIn
In response to a query from Mr 1r Gor Gorman Gorffian Gorman ¬
man Mr Allison said the gro gross j amount amountof amountot amountof
of the permanent appropriation Is flU 111 1114I8O
471820 for the next fiscal year as op opposed opposed opposed ¬
posed to J1225S90S1 1325S9OS1 for the current year yearan yearan etu etuan
an increase Incre Se of JS8S3739 JS8S3739Later 8882729Later SS J9 J9Later
Later in the course of the session s lon Mr MrAllison MrAllison MrAllison
Allison yielded the floor to Mr Gorman Gormanwho Gormanwho Gormanwho
who in turn gave way to Mr Culberson CulbersonThe CulbersonThe CulbersonThe
The Texas Senator presented another anotherfiscal nnothertlscal anotherfiscal
fiscal table going back to the Cleveland Clevelandand Clcclandnnd Clevelandand
and McKinley McKlnle Administrations and en endeavored endeavor endeavorad ¬
deavored deavor d to show a great increase of ofexpenditures otexpenditures ofexpenditures
expenditures under Republican rule ruleHe ruleHe ruleHe
He read parts of the table and uskd uskdleave aslqdleave askdleave
leave to submit the entire document doc doctment ment for forpublication Corpublication forpublication
publication by the Senate This was or ordered ordered ordered ¬
dered deredMr deredMr deredMr
Mr Aldrich made frequent inquiries of ofthe otI ofthe
the Texas Senator who expressed some somedisinclination somedlslncllnaLon somedistnclinahon
disinclination to be interrupted and re referred referred referred ¬
I ferred all inquiries to the table he had hadprepared hadprepared hindprepared
prepared preparedMr
Mr 11 Gorman then took the floor an and 3ndcrltlclsed andcriticised < l lcriticised
criticised the high total of expenditures expendituresunder e1ondltureaunder expendituresunder
under Republican Administration As Asthe Asthe Asthe
the hpur of 12 oolock was neat at atrhan atrhanMr abhandMr hand handMr
Mr Gorman yielded the floor tempo temporarily tempurarlh teinpurarily ¬
rarily to Mr Hale who moved an Ad Adjournment Adjournmont adjournmont ¬
journmont at 1157 oclock oclockSenate oclockSenate oclockSenate
Senate Reconvened ReconvenedAt
At noon the usual opening > prayer was wasmade wasmade wasmade
made by the th Rev Re F J Prettyman It Itconsisted Itconsisted Itconsiste4l
consisted only on1 of the lords ords Prayer PrayerSenator Prn PrayerSenator oer oerSenator
Senator Perkins temporarily presiding presidingrecognfzed presidingrecognfzed presidingrecognIzedMr
recognfzed recognIzedMr Sir Gorman In his own right rightto rightto rightto
to the floor because of having held It Itat Itnt itat
at the the end of the preceding osslon osslonMr ossloqMr osstoflMr
Mr Hoar objected saying tm th rule ruleof ruleor rules rulesof
of the Senate did not permit th thinj thIn thing
inj In ing Officer to designate a Son Sonlould Sonpl Sonrlould
lould pl uld have the floor on the n nlutive nl alatne
lutive l UvC day unless the Sent Senrunanimous Semunanimous Sentunanimous
unanimous consent consentThis consentThis consentThis
This led to a n parliamentary parllamentarytMr f i iMr r rMr
Mr Perkins ruled against 1 1who 1 1who 1Who
who said he would appeal