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The Commoner.
yOLUMB 5, NUMBER i9
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Tho Supremo court of llio United
States n-wrsod tins peonage case of
'b'amurl Clyait vs. The United States
In favor of Hyatt, who was charged
Willi "rrliirning" to involuntary sorvi
Uuo iwo negroes named Gordon and
RIdloy. Tho opinion was handed down
by Justice Brewer, and while it up
held tho constitutionality of tho law
for tho punishment of peonage, it held
that as tho record failed to show that
tho negroes had ever boforo been in
custody Iho chargo of "returning"
tliom could not be sustained.
In order to finish their work within
a week, tho members of the senate
have agreed to assemble at 11 o'clock
daily hereafter to discuss questions
of interest.
A
eek a.t Washington
' Tff
his state; Francis B. Loomls win io
appointed to succeed Mr. Conger. It
will bo several months, however, be
fore an official announcement of the
change will be made.
A delegation of tho Ute Indians from
the Uintah reservation in Utah ar
rived in Washington yesterday. They
aro not satisfied with the provisions
for the proposed opening of their res
ervation and have gone to make in
quiry about it.
Former Postmaster General Wynne
has declined to accept a gift of a
solid silver punchbowl tendered him
by his former subordinates in the post
office department. Pie insists that to
accept it would be to violate the law
prohibiting government employes from
making gifts to their superiors.
A complete reorganization will bo
mado of tho working force of tho Pa
nama canal commission. The changes
will bo in lino with the president's sug
gestion that unnecessary officials of
high grado bo dispensed with and that
a larger measure of. authority bo con
ferred upon tho actual workers upon
tho canal project. Tho changes will
bo announced in about a week.
Presidont Roosevelt addressed the
National Congress of Mothers which
held it trl-ennial convention at Washington.
jnatloa arfked may be sent to the sen
ate for use in executive session If tho
president so desires. It is a part of
tho puWic records, and not a part of
tho secret archives of the government.
I know that any senator or representa
tive can have access to it, hut I want
it for the use of the senate.' The sen
ate then went into executive session."
On March 15 the president sent to
the senate the nomination of Peter V.
DeGraw of New Jersey as fourth as
sistant postmaster general, to succeed
Mr. Bristow.
Minister Bo won, reporting from Ca
racas, March 14, said: "A suit has
begun by the Venezuelan government
against tho French Cablo company to
aimul its concession and seize its
property." Tho state department of
ficials know nothing of the merits of
this case, but it is assumed that the
action taken is similar to that in the
caso of tho Bermuda Asphalt com
pany, where tho Vonozuelan govern
ment declared that the company had
forfeited its concession by failing to
llvo up to its undertakings to exploit
other rosources of the countrv besides
asphalt, and to open certain rivers to
navigation. No copy of the concession
to the French Cable company is on
file at the department, so that it is
not possible to learn wherein the com
pany has failed to meet tho terms of
the concession. The outcome of this
caso is looked forward to with some
apprehension, for should tho French
government demand indomnity from
Venezuela for its treatment of the ca
ble company, its action might still
further complicate the attempt to ef
fect a settlement of tho pending issue
between tho state department and
Venezuela respecting the seizure of
tho properties of the Bormudez As
phalt company.
An Associated Press dispatch, dated
Washington, D. C, March 14, says:
"The American military officers with
the Russian army, as observers, are
Colonel Havard, medical corps; Ma
jor Macomb, artillery corps, and Cap
tain Judson, artillery corps, and while
the war department is not positive, It
is believed that the latter two are the
two American officers referred to in
the cable dispatches as among the
foreign observers captured at Mukden.
It is said here that naturally the Jap
anese would not be willing that the
observers be permitted to rejoin the
Russian army. In all probability they
will be accorded every courtesy by the
Japanese commanders and given safe
conduct to Tokio. It is thought that
the fall of Mukden will result in the
return of at least the two American of
ficers to Mukden."
Tho navy department has been In
formed that Miss Helen Stuart Wil
son of Soattle, Wash., has been se
lected to christen tho armored cruis
er Washington, which is to be
launched at tho yard of tho Now York
Shipbuilding company at Camden, N.
J., next Saturday.
Owing to tho ract that Ambassador
Conger will occupy his new post as
ambassador to Mexico for only a few
months, after which he will retire to
become a candidate for governor of
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A rather lively proceeding which oc
curred in tho senate March 15 is de
scribed by the Associated Press in
this way: "Mr. Teller (Colo.) intro
duced a resolution of inquiry asking
the state department for all informa
tion concerning relations with the Do
minican government .between Jniv 1
1904, and March 1, 1905. The reading
of the resolution had scarcely begun
when Mr. Cullom objected to further
reaumg, saying that the matter per
tained to executive session business
and should not be read in open session.
"The senate can not take me off the
floor," declared Mr. Teller. "I deny the
right of the senator to interrupt the
i cauuiB oi mo resolution." Mr. Cullom
maintained that he had a right to in
quire into the nature of the resolution
to ascertain if it belonged to open ses
sion or to executive business. "You
can not prevent the reading of the
resolution," asserted Mr. Teller warm-
y. jvir. ivean suggested to Mr. Cul
lom that he move to proceed to the
consideration of Avomin K.,t
hut Mr. Teller had the floor and was
cm maiaung mat his resolution should
he read "Commence at tho begin
ning and read it all," directed Mr. Tol
ler and the clerk did so. The resolu
tion follows : 'Resolved, That the sec
retary of state is hereby directed to
send to the senate for use in executive
f lon.8 cnPtes of tho instructions
mZJ nCoramod0 Dilingham and
Minister Dawson, or either of them
regarding Dominican affairs 5S
copies of all correspondence and te?e
grams relating to Dominican affairs or
relating to any proposed agreement
sh C01 J reaty between tS United
estnan San Domingo from July 1,
i? t0. thG lst of March, 1905' J
Mrnu US P1'GSent deration'
Mr Cullom promptly said. 'That Is
so upon the public recoM Thefor
An Associated Press dispatch, dated
Washington, D. C, March 16, says:
"Senator Morgan occupied practically
the entire time in the discussion of
the Santo Domingo treaty in execu
tive session of the senate today. Ho
made a sensational speech, in which
he charged that William Nelson Crom
well of New York, whowaa prominent
ly connected with the sale of the Pana
ma canal property to the United
States, was the prime mover in a
scheme to influence the United States
In the financial affairs of the Domini
can government. He asserted that Mr.
Cromwell was actuated by a desire to
frustrate a plan of a Mr. and Mrs.
Reader, natives of Alabama, who are
operating under the name of the Read
er syndicate, to get certain concessions
from the Dominican government and
to promote the interests of a syndicate
he represented, which it is alleged
holds a mass of claims against Latin
American republics, including a large
part of the debts against the Domini
can government. The alleged disclo
sures were debated all day and the sen
ate IS divided as to whflthpr Sormfm.
Morgan made a case. The democrats
insist that he did, while the leaders
among the republicans declare that the
cnarges were made up of a mass of
matter which contained no conclusive
evidence that Mr. Cromwell had used
any undue influence. The speeches
were made behind closed doors. Sen
ator Morgan held his audience to the
conclusion of his remarks. The tenta
tive program of the senate continues to
be adjuornment without date on Satur
day without permitting the Dominican
treaty to come to a vote. It is prob
auia uiu.c it win oe recommitted.
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An Associated Press dispatch, dated
Washington, D. C, March 16, says:
in order to allay any misapprehen
sion relative to the policy of the ad-
S i i S W,Uh respect t0 the iire
or the Philippines, Secretary Taft to-
u maue puoiic the text of a letter
which no wrote to John N. Blair of
ubTeJ01T'IlbearinS.(lirectly on thS
subject. The secretary states VPrv
Pla hily that the policy of the admS
tration is the definite retention of the
Philippines, 'for the purpose of devel
oping the prosperity and the self-gov-!ngf
j he Philippine peo-
PHiin hat.8ha11 be done when the
Philippines have reached a condition
when they can safely be trusted with
their own government, the secretary
believes to be n mwi ' . :.,.fecr,et,"7
less will have to be settled by another
uttUi L11U 1)resent
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