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VOLUME '4, NUMBERS,
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The Commoner.
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WEFK AT WASHINGTON
Fobruary 8 Senator Hopkins of Il
linois, ropublican, and Senator Clay
of Georgia, democrat, spoko in sup
port of the Panama canal treaty.
Tho senate has passed the 1!11
granting assistance to tho proposed
Lewis and Clarko exposition at Port
land, Ore. The bill was amended so
as to provide for closing the exposi
tion on tho Sabbath day.
In a speech delivered to the senate
In -support of tho Panama canal trea
ty, Mr. Clay of Georgia criticised the
conduct of tho administration in deal
ing with tho Panama situation. Ho
declared that thero had been a flag
rant violation of international law,
but said that In tho faco of tho presi
dent's disclaimer ho could not believe
tho United SUtes had prompted the
soccsslon. The great anxiety, how
ever, to havo tho canal built prompted
him to support tho treaty.
Tho houso has passed the bill pio
vidlng (or the loan of $4,000,000 to
tho St. Louis' exposition.
Cameron Forbes has been tendered
tho position of Philippine commis
sioner of comraorco and police.
Tho interstate commorco commis
sion on Fobruary 8 decided tho ques
tion of tho transportation of immi
grants from Now York and other At
lantic ports to western points. Re
ferring to this tho Associated pi ess
says: "Aftor stating that investiga
tion showod that this immigrant traf
fic is divided between the carriers In
agreed proport'ons, based on tho pro
portion of the domestic passenger
traffic dono by each lino, and finding
that Biich a practice cannot be made
effective in respect to any other class
of passenger business and that tho
arrangements adopted by the carriers
in connection with tho immigration
authorities for handling immigrant
business have efficiently promoted the
protection and greatly improved the
treatment and comfort of tho immi
grants, Jho commission holds that it
appears to bo doubtful whether the
act prohibiting carriers from entering
Into any contract, agreement or com
bination for the pooling of freights by
different nnd "ompoting roads or to
dlvjdp between tho aggregato or net
proceeds of the earnings of the special
roads, applies to such a division of
passengers as hns beon shown to ex
ist. Tho commission also holds that
tore is no discrimination as against
Individuals, classes or localities re
sulting from tho handling by car
riers of this immigrant business at
domestic published rates, and that
there Is no justification at this tlmo
for the issuance of any order in the
promises."
'Tho special committee appointed by
the sonato to inquire into the Dietrich
chargos hns postponed their work for
ton .days. Former Senator Charles F
Mandorson of Omaha, who is now at
torney for the Burlington railroad,
wlh have charge of Senator Dietrich's
aide of the case before the senate com
mittee, it is ulso said that Senator
Manderson Is making a desperate ef
fort to persuade the president to ro
movo Mr Summers, the district at
torney, who prosecuted Senator Diet
rich. On February 9 the senate held an
executive session, tho Panama treaty
r?i?5mUlld,ep. MnaWeion. Senator
CulJom, chairman of tho committee
ioc A Yer.
.Kr,B,D?sU mW PPOr, tho now ltnckrMnim
Hnn,llnf.P2ln?' PMWed monthly t Scnvcr -&
do will i o pont mi enUro w ar solelr to IntrArtnA?;
Jorioo. uuis or six 60c, 12 rorji! iim?S? u
Western Morten and Hno vIowb of scenery n0,UMWU
the hlKh.prlco uwgwlnoa. Addressas above ttn
on foreign relations, made a formal
statement in explanation of the terms
of tho Panama treaty. The Associated
press says that Senator Cullom ex
plained in some detail the points in
which thi3 treaty differs fiom the
Hay-IIerran treaty with Colombia,
contending that the present agree
ment was far superior to the former
one, In that it practically places tho
United States in absolute control of
the canal and the canal strip. He
said that there need be no fear of com
plications on account of claims made
by Colombia to an interest in the ca
nal, the Panama railroad or other
property interects on the isthmus, be
cause all these naturally pass to the
new government of Panama. Mr.
Cullom expressed the hope that there
would bo no insistence on the amend
ments to the treaty, which were orig
inally recommended by tho commit
tee on foreign relations. To adopt
amendments he said would cause de
lay, which he said It was desirable
to avoid, while if the treaty should
be ratified as it now stands it would
be a comparatively easy matter to
secure supplemental treaties covering
defects in tho pending convention,
which may be discovered in the future.
On Fobruary 9 Senators Carmaclc
and Overman spoke in opposition to
tho Panama ireaty. Mr. Carmack
said that he was greatly interested
in tho construction of the canal, but
did not believe that the fate of the
canal was involved in the treaty He
said that if the president could not
get a canal by way of the Panama
route, ho would follow the Spooner
law and accept the Nicaragua route.
Mr. Overman said that he opposed the
canal treaty on the ground that the
united States had violated the obliga
tions of the treaty of 184G.
On February 9 Senator Fulton of
Oregon spoke in favor of the Panama
canal treaty. He said it was the
greatest enterprise that the world was
ever engaged in.
On February 10 the house decided
the Connell-Howell election contest
from tho Tenth Pennsylvania di&tiict
hi favor of Mr. Connell, a republican.
Three republicans, Loaning of New
Jersey, Shiras of Pennsylvania and
Parker of New Jersey, voted against
ousting Mr. Howell, the democrat
On February 10 Senator McCuinber
t?eaty f tU Panama
An Associated press dispatch says
that 011 Fahninmr in eMMt'u. rr3
Taft reviewer! nnnrUUnn i. J
ippino islands before the house
rotary at first turned his attention
the Patterson hm t i.. . u
in tl,0 islands. Bo statea'ttart
Sr' M?? ofiMton to
ludrnnon ta" ' """""Sh, in
measure. nn ainvn.. t.-., . -10r
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ho had lorded TJ' daU8' au
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land neg'otlans vlSLdtl
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subsequent Ya e to tho f?h5?4 '
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other tlmo and will also be heard
later by tho house committee on mer
chant marine and fisheries on the
Philippine shipping bill.
Mr. Buchanan, the Panama minis
ter, had a long conference with Secre
tary Hay on Febiuary 10. Mr. Buch
anan reported that matters in Panama
were in good shape. He will not re
turn to Panama.
On February 10 Senator Daniel of
Virginia spoke in opposition to the
Panama canal treaty. Senators Fair
banks and Spooner spoke In favor of
the treaty. Senator Daniel said that
the Nicaraguan. route was the only
one for which title could be secured
without national dishonor.
An Associated press dispatch says
that on February 10 in the case of the
city of Wichita, Kas., against the
Missouri Pacific and other railroads
involving a 5-cent higher rate on
flour to Texas points than on wheat,
the interstate commerce commission
reiterated its former decision that
the differential was not unlawful. The
commission holds that it has no
more authority to place competing
millers in different states upon pre
cisely the same footing than it has
to equalize the conditions in all lo
calities and in every industry.
Among the speakers at the Lincoln
banquet held at Grand Rapids, Mich.,
Friday, was Thomas F. Pendel. For
forty years Pendel has been an usher
in the -White house. He is now 80
years old, and the Associated press
says that it was he who last escorted
President Lincoln from the White
house to his carriage on the night of
the assassination.
Representative Emerich of Chicago
hag introduced in the house a resolu
tion appropriating $1,000,000 for the
relief of the suffering in Baltimore.
The Associated press says that
President Roosevelt has taken un
with Secretary Shaw the arrang?
ments necessary to be made by this
government for the payment nf h
ffiSW an?
Knox s examining the SpoonP? 2t
Iw.fthevl?w or determining whe
ther it affords the president authority
needed1!6 to ralse
,m?i J?ruary 10 nator Gamble re-
sra f th Ste-sss
SSksS
blesses, out it now has tho fn
proval of the nubllo iL u11 ap
and earnest effort will LCmmIttoe
secure its passage. be made to
clus6? & Republican
and after m&tM ft 13'
resolution IndSift" Jtf a
Mr. Roosevelt. uuiuacy of
stat7 eour aT Waterloo on ft l0wa
12 declared Aie Iowa m ,February
unconstitutional Terfain n
companies were iniS-i railroad
clause which nmHhilced under e
fix theXgeTiny aXSPlracy to
chimin - - '" aTW article Of mar.
a punishment of a 'gj11?
than one per ceSt L i 5 not less
ty Per cent or thor moFe than tweu
fenSng Smpanv nnaPltal oi lh -Hatt
LlCd0mtffiyth0rs ffi
-w v.u wag m
conflict with thfl 14th amendment to
the federal constitution. Undor this
section the defendant companies couhl
riot be fined less than $2,800,000 of
which the county attorney would' re
ceive $456,000. In his opinion Judge
Piatt said: "A law which requires a
man possessed of $1,000,000 to pay a
fine of $100,000, while for the same
offense a man possessed of $1,000 is
subject to a penalty of $10 would bo
destructive of the very foundation of
justice upon which constitutional law
must rest."
Mrs. Martha J, Lorenz, charged
with complicity in the postofllco frauls
at Washington February 12, the court
holding that there was not sufficient
evidence to convict her, and directing
the jury to find tho verdict of not
guilty.
Playing Government.
A tiny Lancashire hamlet elects a
mock mayor each year. The residents
of the village find great entertainment
in masquerading as "the ancient bor
ough of Worston." . With splendid
seriousness the candidates Issue ad
dresses, and aJl the residents of tho
neighborhood are supplied with vot
ing papers," the women voting as well
as the men. " The duly elected mayor
always assumes the style of a privy
councillor and the rank of a knight.
The holder of the office for several
years has been "the Right Hon. Sir
William Bullock," a laborer. He has
his robes of office, agorgeous epekei
hat and huge brass ohain and badge.
The corporation meets at the village
inn, and there ponderously discusses
such moving questions' as the repaint
ing of finger posts. At the coronation
of Edward this mock borough had its
civic rejoicings, and forwarded, an ad
dress to tho king, who acknowledged
it as courteously as he did, the con
gratulations of London or Edinburgh.
New York Tribune.
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