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his testimony. However, Dlegle Bald
ho was innocent of wrongdoing. The
indicted officials also asserted they
were innocent.
"Dr. Nye resigned from the house
calendar or house steering commit
tee. The other members had re
signed previously. Speaker Vining
appointed a new committee. The
only old members he retained wore
the two floor leaders, L. K. Lang
don of Warren county, republican,
and Price Russell of Wayne county,
democrat. The house becamo much,
excited over a published report that
progressive assemblymen were seek
ing to force the resignation of
Speaker Vining because of his selec
tions in the old steering committee.
"The speaker was given a vote of
confidence by the house.
"The two Lawrence county legis
lators, Andrews and Lowrey, are re
publicans and the other four are
democrats. The legislation in con
nection with which the indictments
were returned includes the women's
nine-hour bill, the Whittemore in
surance bill to admit mutual insur
ance companies now barred, the
gerrymander bill, designed to put off
the Bench Judge A. Z. Blair of
Portsmouth, who was instrumental
in the Adams county election probe.
"The bribes which the indictment
allege were solicited, range from
$100 to $5,000. The latter, it is
alleged, Nye demanded from a de
tective, posing as a lobbyist, to se
cure passage of the Whittemore
measure. Nye, it is charged, solicit
ed bribes in connection with the bills
mentioned."
Washington News
An Associated Press dispatch from
Mexico City, May 7th, says: "Gen.
Porfirio Diaz issued a manifesto to
the people of Mexico declaring his
The democratic bill placing on the
free list agricultural implements,
meats and many other articles,
passed the house of representatives
May 8th, by a vote of 236 to 109.
Democrats voted down more than
100 amendments offered by republi
cans. TJi Associated Press report
of the proceedings, says:
"The republicans who voted for
the measure were Representatives
Anderson, Davis, Lindburg, Millor,
Volstead and Steenorson of Mlnne
sotaj Anthony, Jackson, Madison,
Murdock of Kansas; Hanna and
Helgeson of North Dakota; Lenroot,
Kopp, Morse, Nelson of Wisconsin,
Lafolletto and Warburton of Wash
ington; Lafferty of Oregon, Kemp of
California, Hubbard of Iowa, Morgan
of Oklahoma, Norris of Nebraska
and Roberts of Nevada.
"The republican fight to amend be
gan with an attempt to make the free
admission of merchandise apply only
to imports from countries that in
turn admitted American products
free.
"This was followed by efforts to
have incorporated a provision that
would force other countries to give
up their discriminations against
American meats, live cattle and flour
and to include provisions aimed at
countries that impose restrictions on
the export of potash and pulp wood.
"All of these amendments were
thrown out by Chairman Alexander
and Chairman Hay, the two presid
ing officers of the day, as not per
missible under the house rules.
"The progress of the bill demon
strated the efficacy of the new demo
member of the ways and means com
mitteo for free raw wool, whoso
sharp cutting off of $21,000,000 of
revenuo Is not favored by Speaker
Clark, Chairman Underwood and
other leading democrats. The New
York caucus was called on tho re
quest of Mr. Harrison. It was re
ported to tho caucus that tho senti
ment of the majority in tho ways and
moans committeo favored free raw
wool abovo a substantial reduction
of tho tariff. Tho only New York
democrats who stood out against tak
ing off tho duty woro Fornes, Ayrcs,
Connell and Underbill. They de
clared for a substantial reduction in
tho duty ranging from 50 to 75 per
cent.
"Mr. Clark and Mr. Undorwod in
objecting to elimination of revenue
now derived from the duty on raw
wool have had the support of many
democrats opposed to immediate free
wool. A canvass of the democrats,
however, was said to show a ma
jority In favor and one of tho con
servative majority leaders declared
that the only thing that stands in
the way is the problem of revenue."
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intention to resign the presidency ., ;.Jvl" J, :,"" J:";r
is peace Is restored. In I ...!... .n' .i .,., a ..,..,.!-
as soon as peace
this manner the president has vir
tually acceded to the demands of
Francisco I. Madero, jr., that ho
make announcement of such inten
tion. "As to whether peace is actually
restored, General Diaz reserves the
right to be the judge; In the words
of the manifesto, it will be when,
according to the dictates of my con
science, I am sure that my resigna
tion will not be followed by an
archy.' "The president said his determina
tion not to relinquish the presidency
at this time was not due to vanity
or love of power, because, as he
pointed out, power at this time had
no attraction accompanied as it is
by tremendous responsibilities and
worry. He said he was prompted
solely by a desire to conserve the
best interests of his country.
"The president made it clear he
does not propose to abandon the
presidency while his country is at
war and that he would not do so at
any time under compulsion."
restricts all amendments to revenue
measures to those germane to the
particular item under consideration.
"The republican leaders roundly
denounced the democrats for deny
ing freedom from debate and amend
ment. Former Speaker Cannon said
that never in the history of congress
had the right of representation on
the floor of the house been so limited,
and Former Republican Leader
Payne asserted the democrats would
be discredited before the country for
their arbitrary exercise of majority
power.
"After four or five hours the re
publican fight took on the com
plexion of a filibuster. Once, denied
a vote by the chairman, Mr. Mann
intimated the bill would not pass in
a hurry Following that republicans
repeatedly demanded rising votes
but in the end Mr. Mann made no at
tempt to delay the final vote on tho
bill. In all the republican leader
offered eighty-three amendments."
The senate committee on judiciary
by a vote of 7 to 5 agreed to report
tho house resolution for direct elec
tion of United States senators.
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A Washington dispatch to tho
Louisville Courier-Journal says: "It
is reported that the house committee
on ways and means, which has been
divided as to the wool schedule, has
reached a compromise, whereby a
reduction of 6 cents per pound will
be recommended for the first year
and 1 cent a pound every year there
after until the commodity would
automatically go on the free list."
In a speech in the senate, Senator
Stone, of Missouri, denounced ds a
misrepresentation of facts, the claim
that wages in Canada aTe 25 per
cent lower than in the United States
and ho showed that there is an ac
tive propoganda to injure the Cana
dian reciprocity bill.
Tho United States supreme court
held that the government without
consent of state may. set aside vast
areas of public lands as a forest reserve.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Los Angeles says: "John J. Mc
Namara, secretary of the interna
tional assocition of bridge and struc
tural iron-workers, was formally
arraigned before Judge Walter
.Bordwell, of the superior court, on
charges of murder and wrecking and
his brother, James B. McNamara,
was arraigned on a charge of mur
der, all in connection with the ex
plosion which wrecked the Los
Angeles Times on October 1 last,
and killed twenty-one men. Ortie
McManigalv alleged to have made the
confession Implicating the McNa
maras, was nqt arraigned, and is not
expected to make any appearance in
court until the trial .begins. The day
for the JMcNamaras to plead was
.fixed for June 1.
. VFully van hour before the hour
An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington, under date of May 8th,
says: "Unequivocal declaration in
favor of placing raw wool on the
free list in the revised wool schedule
of the tariff and tho consequent ma
terial strengthening of the position
of that element of tho majority patty
in the house, were the net results of
caucus held by the democratic rep
resentatives held in New York and
New Jersey delegations. Tho Ohio
and Massachusetts democratic rep
resentatives will caucus, and other
states are expected to meet soon to
explain their attitude.
"By a vote of 18 to 4 the New
York caucus endorsed the fight of
Representative Francis Burton Har
rison, the New York democratic
Representative Warburton of
Washington, newly elected republi
can member, in a speech in the house
announced his intention of support
ing the democratic free list bill. He
said many of the republican criti
cisms of the bill undoubtedly were
well founded, but others were over
drawn. He believed the bill would
not do all its democratic sponsors
expected of it, but it was a step in
the right direction. He urged tak
ing of the duty off sugar. Speeches
in favor of the bill were delivered by
Representatives McHenry of Pennsyl
vania, Ansberry of Ohio, Hensley of
Missouri, McCoy of New Jersey,
Littlepage of West Virginia, Dixon
of Indiana, Bartlett of Georgia and
Clark of Florida. Speeches against
it were made by Representatives Wil
der of Massachusetts, Farr of
Pennsylvania, Sloan of Nebraska and
Smith of Michigan.
for the. arraignment, the court room
was crowded, despite efforts of the
officials to keep the matter secret.
"Judge Bordwell ascended the
bench at exactly 3:30. The McNa
mara brothers, with hands manacled,
were brought into court by Sheriff
Hammel and three deputies." t
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