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3 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1904. TO T RIM U D G E Senate Takes Action in ' ' Swayne Case. HOUSE REPORT RECEIVED Committee Is Appointed to Ar range Details of Trial. PHILIPPINE BILL CALLED UP Foraker Urges Amendment Reducing Tariff Be Voted On at Same Time, but Objection Is Raised Pure Food Considered. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. The Senate, which, under the Constitution, Is made the trial court In Impeachment casee, today received official notice of the determina tion of the Houho of Representatives to prcyent Impeachment charges against Charles Swayne, Judge In the Northern District of Florida. The matter was brought to the Senate's attention by a House committee, and the Senate appoint ed a committee to arrange the details of the proposed trial. Apparently the Senate had not count ed upon bolng so confronted with thi3 problem, so that when a very few minutes before the hour of meeting; the House committee appeared at the Vice-President's room to confer with President Pro Tem. Frye, there was a general stirring about on the part of the offi cials to find precedents and to make preparation for the ceremony, the like of which had not Jjacn witnessed in the Senate chamber since the proceedings of 1S76 against Secretary Belknap. Before the impeachment case was taken up the Senate passed the bill In corporating the American National Red Cross, and the Senate committees were filled in accordance with the recom mendations of the committee on com mittees. The House impeachment committee ras then announced. Representative Palmer spoke for the committee, saying: "Mr. President, in obedience to the order of the House of Representatives, ire appear before you and In the name of the House of Representatives and all of the poople of the United States of America, we do Impeach Charles Swayne, Judge of the District Court of the Unitod States for the Northern Dis trict of Florida, for high crimes and misdemeanor in office; and we further Inform the Senate that the House of Representatives will In due time pre sent articles of impeachment against him and make good tlie same. And in their name we demand that the Senate shall take order for the appearance for the said Charles Swayne to answer said Impeachment." The President pro tem. said: "Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee: The chair begs to an nounce that the Senate will take order In the premises, due notice of which will be given to the House." The committee immediately retired. The entire ceremony consumed less than three minutes of time. Philippine Bill Called Up. The Senate considered the Philippine government bill and the pure-food bill. Forakor (O.) presented a tariff amend ment to the Philippine bill, but, on com plaint of Dubois (Idaho) and other Sena tors that this provision had not been con templated when the Senate entered Into an agreement to vote on the bill next Fri day, it was withdrawn. The proposed amendment fixes the duty on sugar and toDacco at only 2a per cent of the DIngley rate. It is provided also that all duties shall be paid into -the Treasury for the benefit of the islands. The present duty is 75 per cent of the DIngley rates. 4 A number of 6eml-public bills were passed. After the House committee had re tired Piatt (Conn.) presented a resolu tion that the message of the House of Representatives relative to the im peachment of Judge Swayne be referred to a select committee to consist of five Senators to be appointed by the President pro tem. The resolution was agreed to and the chair designated Piatt (Conn.), Clark (Wye), Fairbanks (Ind.), Bacon (Ga.) and Pettus (Ala.), membersw of the committee. All the members of the select committee are members of the committee on the Judiciary. The following bills were passed: Authorizing the erection of addi tional building at the new Dungeness lighthouse in the State of Washington. Making additional appropriation for the Battery post light, Washington. Establishing a fog signal at the en trance to the harb6r at Humboldt Bav California. Appropriating 525.000 for the Im provement cf Mount Rainier National Park. The pure food bill was then taken up nnd McCumber (N. D.) again addressed the Senate in its support. At 2 P. M. the pure-food bill gave place to the Philippine bill. Dubois (Idaho) asked that the unanimous agreement to rote on the Philippine bill of Friday next be abrogated because of Foraker's (O.) tariff amendment to the bill today. He cald the people of the West and of his own state are greatly Interested In the pro posed reduction of duties; that he would not willingly consent to a reduction; and if he had known that the Senate would be called on to vote on the tariff question he would not have assented to the unani mous agreement to vote. He expressed the opinion that the effort to secure tariff legislation Is, under thej circumstances, unfair. Lodge (Mass.) replied that to cancel the voting agreement would be impossible, but said when the agreement was made he had no Information that a tariff Amendment would be offered. Foraker (O.) said that hp had not In tended to take any unfair advantage on presenting his provision, and that it Is very .similar to bills heretofore considered by the Senate. Bailey (Tex.) and Carmack (Tenn.) raised the point that the Foraker amend ment la out of order because under the Constitution revenue legislation must originate in the House of Representatives. Foraker replied that 'the Constitution ap plies only to the revenues of the United States, and that the Supreme Court has, decided that the revenues of the Philip pines are not the revenues of the United States. ".Decided It 5 to 4," replied Bailey. Foraker: "That's enough. .Many other Important questions have been decided In the same way." Plait (Conn.) suggested to Foraker that he should withdraw the amendment, add ing that when the consent to vote had been secured there -was no reason- to ap prehend that such a question as that raised by the amendment would be re sented. Ho agreed with Dubois (Idaho) i that the Philippine tariff subject is too important to be considered within tho time allowed. After further debate, Foraker consented not to press his amendment in connection with the pending bill, but in doing so gave notice that later he would offer his. amendment and press It without being called on to give specific notice of his intentions in that respect. Culberson (Tex.) gave notice that he would offer several amendments to the bill, among them one striking out the en tire section guaranteeing Interest bonds for tho proposed system of rail roads. He did not doubt, he said, that railroads were essential to the develop ment of the Islands, and that their con struction would Improve the military situ ation there, as well as tend to the estab lishment of an orderly and stable gov ernment, but he contended that the rate of 5 per cent Interest proposed to be al lowed was not only excessive, but an un necessary burden on a people already Impoverished by war. Newlands (Ne'.) said that under the terms qf the bill the Philippine govern ment had no Indemnity for Interest paid on the proposed Government bonds. He believed the Government would have to pay themt and thought the United States could reduce the Interest from 5 to 2 per cent by guaranteeing them. Inasmuch as this Governmtmt was morally responsible in any event, and he believed it should stand good for them from the beginning. The Senate, at 4:41 P. M.. went into ex ecutive session, -and at 4:51 P. M. ad journed. TO PREPARE CHARGES IN HOUSE Palmer Heads Committee of Seven Urgent Deficiency Bill Passed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Further action on the Impeachment proceedings against Judge Charles Swayne, of the Northern District of Florida, was taken in the House today by the appointment of a committee of seven provided for by a res olution adopted yesterday to draft the charges for presentation to the Senate, and by the report of the committee of five to notify the Senate of the impeachment, which announced that it had performed its duty and the Senate had responded that "order shall be taken." The urgent deficiency bill and several other bills of a public nature were passed. Immediately after the House met today Speaker Cannon announced as the com mittee of seven to prepare the charges against Judge Swayne: Palmer (Pa.), Gil lett (Cal.). Parker (N. J.). Littlefield (Me.), Powers (Mass.), Clayton (Dcm., Ala.), and De Armond (Mo.). From the cpmmittee on Judiciary, Jen kins (Wis.), its chairman, reported back the resolutions recently introduced by Ba ker (Dera., N. Y.), demanding an Inquiry into the so-called steel trust, with the recommendation that the resolution lie on the table. Baker desired to discuss his resolution, but he was shut off because the motion to lay on the table was not debatable. The recommendation of the committee was adopted. The House then went Into committee of the whole to consider the urgent deficiency bill. Hemenway (Ind.) explained its pro visions. During the debate on the bill the committee appointed yesterday to notify the Senate that the House had impeached Judge Swayne appeared In the center aisle, and Palmer, its chairman, spoke as follows: "Mr. Speaker: In obedience to the order of the House, we proceeded to the bar of the Senate, and In the name of this body, and of all the people of the United States, we impeached, as we were directed to do, Charles Swayne, Judge of the District Court of the United States for the North ern District of Florida, for high crimes and misdemeanors In office, and we de manded that the Senate should take order to make him appear before that body to answer for the same, and announced that the House would soon present articles of Impeachment and make them good, to which the response was, 'Order shall be taken.' " Discussion of the urgent deficiency bill was then resumed. Baker (Dem., N. Y.) gave vent to his feelings on the subject of trusts and com binations In restraint of trade, by moving an amendment to reduce from 525,000 to 524.000 the appropriation for testing coals and lights. He stated that the Attorney General has at his disposal an appropria tion of 5500,000 to investigate the combina tions in restraint of trade, and yet, he said, not a dollar of It has been expended profitably. By laying his resolution on the table. Baker declared that the Repub lican party stood as the defender of such combinations. Satisfied with his state ment, he withdrew his amendment, and the bill then passed. Other bills were passed as follows: Amending the act to extend the coal-land laws to the district of Alaska; authorizing the exploration and purchase of mines within the. boundaries of private land claims; amending the Revised Statutes os a3 to give foreign authors the right to copyrlgnt In this country any time within 12 months after publication abroad; amending the Revised Statutes so as to restrict patents on drugs or medicines to the process of manufacture, and not the product. Adjourned. WIDOW ON STAND ROOSEVELT URGES ACTION. Anxious Interstate Commerce Com mission Be Given Greater Power. WASHINGTON. Dec 14. President Roosevelt considered today with several friends his. recommendation that In creased powers be conferred by legisla tion upon the Interstate Commerce Com mission. Those to whom he talked were not only members of Congress, but men In other walks of life. To all he indi cated his earnest desire that action of a definite nature action that would bring results to the people should be taken as soon as practicable. A day or two ago he considered the question with Judge Grosscup, of Chi cago. Today he discussed it with Judge William W. Morrow, of the United States Court at San Francisco. By invitation of the President, a spe cial committee of the Commercial Trav elers' Protective Association calaled on him today to consider his recommenda tion that thn nowflrs nf thi Intnrstnto Commerce Commission be extended so as to enable the commission to pass upon questions of railroad freight rates, sub ject only to review hv thn enurts. The committee assured the President mat in the stand he had taken regard ing railroad rates he had the cordial sup port Of the 25.000 travelers nnd 1ohwrs whom the committee represented. At. tho conclusion oi uie conference Chairman Crandall, of St. Louis, issued a statement, In which he said: "Tho T. P. A; urces the flrinntlnn nf V,r Cooper-Quarles bill as affording a means of utilizing the present machlnirv nf tv, interstate commerce law as the basis for a more complete system to be developed as uie neea is raaae apparent. Named for Postmaster at Sumptcr. WASHINGTON. Dec 14. Nomina tions: Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs Charles A. Larabee, of Maine Postmasters Oregon, Frank J. Jew ett, Sumpter, Or. Holiday on the Exchange. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. The governors of the Stock Exchange voted today to close the Exchange on Saturday, .De cember 24. The Exchange thus will be closed from Friday, December 23, until Tuesday, December 27, In observance of the Christmas holiday. Canada Will Not Come t Fair. .OTTAWA. Ont., Dec 14. The Dominion government decided today cot to send an exhibit to the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Mrs, Young. Appears In Nan- Patterson Case. SHOWGIRL IS -DEATHLY PALE She Watches Intently Every Move ment of the Witness, Who Iden tifics a Letter Referred to by Her Brother-In-Law. NEW YORK, Dec 14. Mrs. -Young, widow of Caesar Young, was a witness to day In the criminal branch of the Supreme Court, where Nan Patterson Is on trial, charged with Young's murder. Although she was on the stand only long enough to Identify a letter to which another witness had referred, Mrs. Young's pres ence developed one of the most intense situations of the trial. As the wife of the dead man took the stand. Miss Pat terstfh became deathly pale, but watched intently every movement of tho wHiess during her brief examination. The letter which Mrs. Young identified had been produced by Bernard I. McKean, one of Young's brothers-in-law, who tes tified that Young had mentioned it in a conversation with Miss .Patterson early In May, and that Miss Patterson had said the letter was written by her sister. Mrs. J. Morgan Smith. The letter has not yet been read In evidence. Another of Young's brothers-la-law, William Luce, told of what occurred be tween Young and Miss Patterson at their meeting In a saloon the night before Young was killed and John Crowley, a cab driver, repeated his story of having seen Young slap the prisoner's face dur ing a quarrel on the street that same night. Court adjourned until tomorrow. When the trial was resumed today, and before Justice Davis had an opportunity to announce his decision on the alleged conspiracy. Assistant District Attorney Rand closed the incident by withdrawing his request that the grand jury subpena served on J. Morgan Smith be admitted as evidence. Mr. Rand said he was actu ated in withdrawing his request by In formation which satisfied him that the admissibility of the subpena was not free from doubt. At the conclusion of Mr. Rand's statement, and upon suggestion of attorney for the defense. Judge Davis directed the. Jury to disregard all refer ences made tot the missing witness. An attempt by the prosecution to in troduce as evidence the register of a Ho- boken hotel was not permitted by the court. Tne hotel clerk was permitted to say that a man and woman registered at the house on the night of June S as "Mr. and Mrs. J R. Slocum, New York," but he was not allowed to describe the personal appearance1 of the two guests. Another employe of the hotel identified J. Randolph Patterson, the defendant's father, as a person he had seen at the hotel after Young's death. Counsel lor Nan Patterson refused to produce Young's letters on demand -of the prose cution. Assistant District Attorney Gar vin was not allowed to testify that Mr. Levy had admitted having such letters. John Crowley, the cabdrlver. who. at the previous trial, testified that Younic slapped Miss Patterson's face and sent her home the night before he was killed, retold the story. MEN ON BATTLESHIP HT. Negro Fires on Tormentors, Then Gives Pursuers a Hard Race. NEW YORK. Dec 14.-George Washing ton, a negro seaman, shqt and wounded two others of the Illinois crew, on the United States battleship Illinois in the New York navy-yard today. Henry More, an apprentice, received a bullet In the arm and Seaman Shap, another In the back. Shap was seriously wounded. More and the colored man occupied ad Joining hammocks and Washington was said to be Inoffensive until More's tan talizing actlons caused Washington to lose his temper today, and he shot More In the arm. Shap Interfered and was shot In the back. Pursued by a crowd of sailors, and with his revolver In his hand, Washington fled to the deck, down the gangplank to the dock and tried to enter the ferry to reach the mainland. On the way It Is said Washington fired shots at his pursuers, but they never halted. A corporal stopped him at the ferry, whereupon Washington Jumped Into the icy water and tried to swim ashore. The sailors promptly followed and a struggle ensued between the swimmers. The negro finally yielded to force of num bers and was made a prisoner. ROBBER LOCKS CASHIER IN. LoneMan Walks Into Minnesota In stitution and Takes $2200. HIBBING, Minn.. Dec. 14. A lone rob ber held up the Bank of Chlsholm during business hours today, secured 52200, and escaped. He forced Cashier Grleser Into the vault at the muzzle of a revolver and locked the door. Held for Embezzling $50,000. NEW YORK. Dec 14. By direction of the Chief of Police of Chicago, where he is wanted on a charge of embezzling 550. 000 from the'Stratford Hotel Company last October, Alfred G.- Lewis, of that city, was arrested here tonight. According to a dispatch from Chief of Police O'Nell, of Chicago, Lewis' real name Is Alfred G. Cooper. ' DEATHS CAUSED BY. STRIKE. In Eighteen Months 180 Men Were Killed and 1651 Injured. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. The forthcoming number of the Outlook will contain an article by Slason Thomas on "Violence In Labor Conflicts," which presents some statistics on the loss of life and Injuries due to this cause. He gives a table by states, showing that during the period between January 1, 1303, and June 30. 1D04. there were killed in strikes ISO; in jured, 1651, and arrested 5533, as follows: Killed. Injured. Arrested. Nonunion men 125 1626 415 Union strikers 55 173 5629 Officers 17 1G7 Totals 195 19C6 6144 Schilling's Best are not ex travagant; quite the contrary. Teas and coffees good-enough baking-powder flavoring ex tracts and spices pure and best and yet economical; soda com mon. UNPRECEDEN-I TED VALUES! In FUR JACKETS In FUR BOAS In FUR STOLES In CHILDREN'S SETS Have crowded our store during the present week. Such values were never before offered In Portland, and the pub lic was not slow in taking advantage of the great cut In prices. The sale will be continued, as we must 'reduce our stock. Rugs and Robes from all large wild animal skins a suitable Christmas present. Store open Satur day evenings. 268 Morrison St. H. LIEBES & CO. EXCLUSIVE MANUFACT'G FURRfERS J. P. Plagemann, Mngr. e PORTLAND G. P. Rummelin & Sons Established is7o. X2q Second St.,het. Alderand Washington WE ARE OFFERING FUR NOVELTIES FOR Christmas Gifts STYLISH FUR COATS In Alaska Sealskin, Persian Lamb, Otter, Beaver, Moire, Astrachan, Near Seal, Etc. , Fur Stoles, Fur Boas, Fur Muffs Fur Caps and Gloves, Children's Furs. Fur Neckpieces in Ermine, Chinchilla-,Broadtail,SabIe,Mink, Black Lynx, Etc. Choice Speci mens of Fur Rugs and Skins. STORE OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS XeauUne and Reliable Furrleri. Hefia lor tstacne. " DIDN'T HURT A BIT" IS WHAT THEY SAY BY OUR METHOD We ara enabled to extract from one to 22 teeth at one tlttlng. positively and absolutely with, out pain or bad after effects. People In delicate health netd have so fear, as our method o extracting U positively aafe and absolutely painless. Absolute Cleanliness It cur motto. We do crown and. bridge work without pain. Our 17 rears' ex perience In plate work enables us to lit your month cocafort ably. Tee lt la the cheapest la the end. We have feelings a DR. T. P. WISE. weU " yQU DR. W. A. WISE. WISt BROS., DENTISTS 308-213 FAILING BLDO. Open evenlnra till S. Sundays from g u 11 Corner THIRD AND WASHINGTON STS. pfaoae Main 2023. !isssssssssssssssst b151b(ississsssbis1 4 M I r: Lipman.Wolfe & Co. SVyg jfft) g m "Don't put off until tomorrow what CefW &ofcCQ you can do today" Never was the old saying more timely than it is this morning. The preventing of hundreds of Christmas disappointments may de pend on holiday shopping being done today. How much pleasanter to know to night that the buying is over than to be worrying about shopping in the mad rush of next week. Then, too, come as soon after 8 o'clock as you can, before the store gets crowded. ' . Great Neckwear Offer at $1.50 n's Neckwear made of imported silks of richest quality in advance styles of patterns, intended to sell at $2.00. A special purchase brought about this bargain. This $1.56- Neckwear cobkIMb of English Squares In nolld prounds, frith all-over effects irray, brown, lizard anil every neiT color for this and the coming; Mcanon. These EhkIImIi Squares cam he made into acot, four-ln-bnnds and once over. A great opportunity to obtain flae Neckvrear at 91.50. Holiday Handkerchiefs We call your attention to the vast variety of Hand kerchiefs put up in pretty gift boxes. "We start the display at J for three children's Handkerchiefs in a box, and go up through all price gradua tions to those costing 10 or 15 each. PRETTY FANS are shown in the Handker chief section, wide variety of Folding and Empke styles lowest prices. Linens for a Housewife No housekeeper was ever heard to com plain of having a too well filled linen closet. Those who have thoughts of giving linens will find suggestions in this list: FINE TOWELS Satin Damask and Huck, hem stitched ends; exceptional values at 50c, 65c, 75c, $1.00 and . ....$1.50 TABLECLOTHS Fine Satin Damask, sizes from two yards square to etwo yards by four yards. $2.25 to 24.00 Napkins in matching patterns, $3.50 to 18 TEA CLOTHS Satin Damask, 36 to 72 inches, 65c to ..7.00 Battenberg Pieces All-over, also with inner center, 6 to 24 inches, 10c to $5.4. OO Scarfs 18x24, ,$2.75 to 5.00 Fine Holiday Stationery IN no previous season have we been able to show such a remark ably handsome and widely varied assortment of fine stationery. We are particularly proud of our showing of HAND-PAINTED BOX PAPERS Ranging in price from 75 to 5. These handsome and exclusive boxes are filled with best linen papers White & Wykoff the boxes designed to be used for gloves, neckwear, handkerchiefs, etc. HOLLY BOX PAPERS-Tied with silk ribbons 15 to 2.75 GERMAN FAVORS Used as candy boxes ,.10 to 502 14-Karat Gold Pens, with pearl handles 1.00 to 2.00 Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens 2.50 to 10.00 "Remex" Fountain Pens Perfect in every' way T jLOO Christmas Cards and Booklets 2 to 50 Fancy Inkwells 1.00 to 10.00 See Comer Window Display. Gloves As Gifts To avoid all uncer tainty in regard to size, kind and style, it is ad visable to buy glove cer tificates which recip ients, can exchange for gloves. Women's Trefousse Kid Gloves, "Carlyle" quality 1.50 Women's Trefousse Kid Gloves, glace or suede, best glove made 2 Perfumes, Toilet Goods THERE'S no need of going to drugstores in order to secure what's best in per fumes. Come right to our up-to-date drug department You'll find the identical qualities but what a saving: All latest odors prepared by the world's best perfumers Roger & Gallet, Veolay, Houbigant, Piver, Pinaud. All these are rep resented by their wares. Prices begin at 15 and go on up to 10.'50, Triplicate Shavine Mirrors, Ji1.49 to 9.95 Military Hair Brushes, Ebony, Stag and Rosewood backs. Exceptional values at 1.50 to 6. Great Display of Pictures Not a single picture in this vast collection the price-saving Isn't very pronounced No wo the city. At Twenty-Five Ceatn. An assortment of small heads and landscapes In mission and oak frames; very attractive. choice collection of pretty colored auto types In Kilt frames, landscapes In heavy T.ln1s- fyi rr Wnttv pnlnr Tirlntn In heftVV deep gilt frames, also a choice collection of framed carbons. From $1.30 to $5.00 Each. The greatest assortment of Fruit and Fish Pictures for the dining-room, framed In original Ideas. Very attractive. Also line of heautlful Etchings for the library and living-room. Holiday Sheet IMctures. By Gibson. Christy, Fisher, Jessie Wilcox Smith, Hatt. Frost. Ker, Pierce, Hellen, Anita Le Roy, "Underwood. Russell, Philip Bolleau. Price, each, 50c to $1.00. but what Is pretty Not a single one -on which nder. then, that we do the picture business of At Fifty Cents. A big variety of Pictures, many landscapes and marine views. In oak; many pretty colored views in crllt frames with brass corners. Also a line of popular Pictures in black moldings. At One Dollar and a Quarter. -A line of exquisite Carbons, in solid wood' frames; a line of pretty Etchings; an as sortment of pretty Water .color .prints In gilt frames. From $2.00 to $7.50 Each. Carbon reproductions of the most famous paintings In very appropriate oak and rosewood frames. The assortment embraces the famous Astl heads, landscapes and ma rine views. And -were It possible, still better Vrould be the quality of our Picture Framing. CALLED BY GRACE CHUECH. Rev. Clarence True Wilson Is Likely to Come to Portland. JERSEY CITY, N. J., Dec 14. (Special.) Rev. Clarence True Wilson, pastor of St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church, this city, has received a call to Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, of Port land, Or. His call came to him unexpectedly, and resulted In a hurried trip to Washington. He desires to obtain InformaUon of Bish op Cranston concerning the field In Port- All Humors Are impur matters which the sMn, liver, kidneys and other organs can sot take care cf without help, there is inch an. accumulation of them. They litter the whole system. Pimples, boils, eczema and other eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired feeling, bilious turns, fits of indiges tion, doll headaches and many other troubles are due to them. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Remove all humors, overcome all their effects, strengthen, tone and invigorate tho whole system. "I had salt rhemn on my hands so that 7 could not -work. I took Hood's Sarsaparilla. and it drove out the humor. I continued Its use till the sores disappeared." Mas. Lu O. Bbottjt, Enmford Falls, Me. Hood's Sarsaparilla prom Ism to curs and keeps ths promis. land and concerning the general wisdom of accepting the InvitaUon to the pas torate. His family believes he will ac cept the call. TO FAVOR ARMY OFFICERS. Dietrich Introduces an Amendment to the Philippine Bill. "WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Senator Diet rich today Introduced an amendment to the Philippine bill proposing that all offi cers of the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps or constabulary officers of the Philippine government shall have the privilege of free entry of all articles, including used household goods, uniforms and articles of equipment and service, im ported for their use and benefit and not for barter or sale. Senator McComas proposed an amend ment to give the Philippine Commission and any succeeding Legislature of the Philippines, subject to subsequent repeal of modification by Congress, power to amend the act for the revision and amend ment of the tariff laws of the1 Philippine Archipelago. SPEAKS FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE Portland Woman Seeks to Have State hood Bill Amended. "WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. The Senate committee on territories gave a hearing today on the statehood bill to Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby, editor of the Woman's Tribune, late of "Washington, D. C, but now of Portland, O. Mrs. Colby asked that the word "male" be stricken out of section two so that women may be eligible to vote for delegates to the constitutional conventions of the proposed state?. She argues that women have so shared In the development of these territories that they are entitled to a voice in selecting thosca vwiu am iu name um ouiic .Lcj&iaiaiui tr. Sakharoff Reports All Quiet. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 14.-General Sakharoff telegraphs that the nights of December 13 and 14 passed quietly. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Iiittle Pills. They also "relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER- They Regulate th'e Bowels. Purely Vegetable. Small Pill. Small Dos SmaU Price. x If you want the lowest possible prices, the finest quality of glasses, and expert optical knowledge conscientiously used in the furnishing of your spectacles, consult the Oregon Optical Company, 173' Fourth street, i". M. C. A. building. Examina tion free.