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The Commoner.
Dec, la. 190a.
durasj Arthur S. Hardy, Now Hamp
shire, to Greece, Roumania and Ser
via; 'William H. Sorsby, Mlsaisaippi, to
Bolivia; David B. Thompson, Nebras
ka, to Brazil.
Consuls of the United States Will
iam F. Doty, Now Jersey, .at Tahati,
Society islands; Albert A. Morwltz,
Arizona, at Nogales, Mexico; John B.
Richardson, KanBas, at Utilla, Hon
duras. Director of tho Census William R.
Merriam .of Minnesota.
On the opening day of the session
Gen. Russell A. Alger of Michigan,
former secretary of war under Presi
dent McKinloy, was sworn in to fill the
vacancy in the senate caused by tho
death of Senator McMillan from Michigan.
On December 2 it was reported from
"Washington that Attorney General
Knox, in his annual report, renews his
recommendation for an increase of the
salaries of judicial officers throughout
the country.
The report shows that the number of
cases remaining undisposed of In the
"United States supreme court at the
close of October, 1902, term was 344 on
the appellate and eleven on the orig
inal docket At the close of the prev
ious term there were 336 cases undis
posed of. The number of cases dock
eted at the term was 383, number dis
posed of 375.
The statement of criminal prosecu
tions in the United States supreme
court shows that 16,350 prosecutions
terminated during the last year. Of
the 9,602 criminal prosecutions pend
ing July 1, 1902, 262 were for violation
of customs laws, 3,504 for violation of
internal revenue laws, 722 for viola
tion of postofllce laws, ten under the
election laws, 100 under the naturaliza
tion laws, 180 under pension laws, seventy-four
for embezzlement and 3,836
miscellaneous prosecutions.
On July 1, 19Q2, there, were 1.350
United States convicts" in the various
prisons and reformatories of the country.
Senator Cullom introduced a bill on
December 2 to amend the Sherman
anti-trust law. This bill prohibits in
terstate commerce in articles produced
by trusts, the penalty for violations
being a fine of from $500 to $5,000.
The bill authorizes the attorney gen
eral or any district attorney to make
application to the federal judges for
the summoning of persons before them
to answer questions as to the material
violation of anti-trust provisions and
requires the judges to issue orders for
the appearance of such persons upon
this application.
In such cases, witnesses are to bo
protected against prosecution on ac
count of their revelations, but they are
to be deprived of the right to refuse to
answer because of self-crimination,
Annual reports are required to be
made by all persons, firms and incor
porations engaged in interstate com
merce. They are to be filed with the
interstate commerce commission and
thoy are to be subject to the scrutiny
of the attorney general, but not of
the general public. The attorney gen
eral is authorized to appoint fifty spe
cial agents to seek out violations of
the law.
On the same day it was reported
from the house that the judicial com
mittee of that body held its first meet
ing and took prompt action- in the di
rection of getting an anti-trust meas
ure before congress at the earliest pos
sible moment. Mr. Jenkins of Wis
consin, who has become acting chair
man, owing to the retirement of Judge
Roy, referred all measures, dealing
with trusts to the sub-committee, of
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which Mr. Littlefield of Maine Js chair
man, and that sub-committee will go
to work at once.
Among the senate proceedings' the
same day was a bill introduced by
Senator Lodge amending the- Philip
pine civil government bill so as to
admit Philippine goods into the United
States at one-fourth the tariff rate Im
posed by tho Dingloy law, and Senator
Gallinger a joint resolution for tho
adoption of a resolution so as to effect
the District of Columbia to the extent
of allowing it representation in con
gress and the electorial commission.
On December 3 it was reported by
the Associated press from Washing
ton that "the secretary of state haa
sent to the governor of the Philip
pines and the governor of Porto Rico
blank passports, forms of application
and full instructions for the issuance
of passports by those officials. After
the war with Spain tho state depart
ment directed diplomatic and consular
officers to afford loyal Filipinos and
Porto Ricans, who were in foreign
countries, the same protection as citi
zens of the United States, but it could
not give passports, because the law
forbade their issuance to others than
American citizens. This difficulty was
remedied by a law passed by congress
at its last session, and, in consequence,
rules for issuing passports in tho in
sular possessions have been prescribed
by President Roosevelt.
On December 3 in the senate Mr. Nel
son, from the committee on territories
reported a substitute for the omnibus
statehood bill, with the recommenda
tion that Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory be admitted into the union as one
state, under the name of Oklahoma.
When the immigration bill was
brought up Mr. Quay precipitated a
discussion over the status of the state
hood bill, which was terminated by a
ruling from the chair that, beginning
December 10, It would bo the unfin
ished business, and at the closing hour
each day it would be laid before the
senate, unless displaced1 by a vote of
that body.
Commissioner General Sargent has
filed with the secrotary of tho treas
ury his report as to the character of
the Universal Brotherhood school at
Ppint Loma, Cal., the destination of
the eleven Cuban children recently ar
rived at New York and who have been
hold there pending an investigation of
the school in question. According lo
Mr Sargent's report, the school is of
high character as well as of good finan
cial standing and it is regarded as
certain that the children will be ad
mitted shortly. K
Tho hodse committee on appropria
tions has agreed to the terms of tha
pension appropriation bill, which calls
for $137,847,600 which is a slight In
crease over the appropriation for the
current year.
On December 4 the senate commit
tee on foreign relations authorized fav
orable reports oh all the nominations
to diplomatic positions before it as
follows:
Robert McCormick, ambassador to
Russia; Charleraange Tower, ambassa
dor to Germany; Bellamy Storer, am
bassador to Austria; David B. Thomp
son, minister to Brazil; William B.
Sorsby, minister to Bolivia; J. B. Jack
son, minister to Greece; Arthur S.
Hardy, minister to Spain; Leslie M.
Comos, minister to Guatemala; Perci
val Dodge, secretary of. the ambascy
at Berlin; R. S. Hitt, second secretary
at Berlin; Peter A. Jay, third secre
tary at Paris.
Anotler list of nominations was
sent by President Roosevelt to the sen
ate on December 4 as follows;
Robert M. M. Wade, Pennsylvania.
(now consul) to bo consul general at
Canton, China.
Martin A. Kaapp, Now York, inter
state commerce commission (a reap
pointment). George W. Ellis, Kansas, secretary of
the legation at Monrovia, Liberia.
Also a large number of army pro
motions and appointments.
It has been reported that President
Roosevelt is assured that if the nego
tiations with Cuba for a reciprocity
treaty are concluded satisfactorily by
the state department the treaty wi'l
be ratified by the senate during tbcv
present session.
On December 3 the house passed tho
bill to appropriate $50,000 to pay the
expenses of the anthracite coal strike
commission. During tho debate on
this measure Mr. Griffith (Ind.) offered
an amendment to provide for the pay
ment of the expenses of John Mitchell,
presldont of the united mine workers.
He extolled the service of Mr. Mitchell
in bringing the strike to an end.
Mr. Cannon paid a high tribute to
Mr. Mitchell, who, ho said, was a fellow-citizen
of Illinois, but said ho did
not believe Mr. Mitchell would indorse
such a "Cheap John" proposition. The
amendment was voted down.
An Associated press dispatch of De
cember 2 says: Tho official call for
the national convention of tho united
mine workers of America was Issued
yesterday from national headquarters.
The convention will be held in Tomlin
son hall, Indianapolis, Ind., commenc
ing at 10 a. m. Monday, January 19,
1903.
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