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MOl 16DECEMBER i901

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Gsnoral Agnus Says if FindingsStand the Victor of Santiago

Will be a Factor in Presi-dential Race

If this persecution of Admiralgailey continues and the decision ofthe majority of the Court of Enquiryis allowed to stand approved it willmake Admiral Schley the leading can-didate for the Presidency in 1 W Thatis Tny personal opinion Gen FelixAgnus Admiral Schleys close personalfriend cad adviserRjar Admiral Schley held a long con-

ference with his advisors In his apart-ments at the Richmond this morningThere were present his counsel IsidorKayner and II A Teague Gen Felix Agnus and Representative Schirm of Maryland The findings of the Court of Enquiry were discussed at length and thistentative programme was outlined

To request the Secretary of the Navy towithhold action upon the findings of thecourt and not to dissolve that body until-a statement of objections can ue filed

To file statement of objections withthe Secretary of the Navy setting forththat the findings arc contrary to the evi-

dence and the pertinent facts of the caseand request that the majority report bedisapproved-

To Appeal to tlse PresidentTo make an appeal to the President in-

case the Majority report is approvedTo have introduced in Congress a reso-

lution declaring that the estimate andopinion of Admiral Dewey regarding RearAdmiral Schley as contained in lila sup-

plemental report is the sense thesentiment of Congress and is approved-

To thereafter take up and consider theadvisability of instituting civil and crim-

inal action agairst Appleton i Co andEdgar S Maclay for libel in the publica-tion or Maclays History or the UnitedStates Navy

Letter toThe first part of this programme was

carried out this morning The fallowing

letter was prepared and addig sed to theSecretary of the Navy

I have the honor respectfully tothat you withhold approval of the

findings of the Court of Enquiry recentlyheld at the Navy Yard Washington ofwhich Admiral George Dewey was president until such time as I shall have op-

portunity to file a statement of objections-to such findings and I further requestthat the said court be not dissolved untilaction shall have been taken upon suchobjections

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Bchley and endorsed by Mr Rayner Itdelivered in person to Secretary Long

by Mr Teague Secretary Long said hewould give the matter Immediate consideration and would consult with the JudgeAdvocate Captain Lemly He asked howlong a time would be required in which toprepare the statement Mr Teague saidit would be ready by Thursday or FridaySecretary Long said the matter would bekept open he would withhold actionupon the findings and would not dissolvethe court

Statement of CocuaelMr Teague made the following state

ment this afternoon

action has been decided upon Tile clalinof Maclay that he and his book have beenupheld ty the decision o the court isspurious Even if the courts decisionshould be included in the book therewould still be in it passages which wouldcontitute criminal libel

In the statement to be filed with Sec-

retary Long the demand will be madethat the majority opinion of the court bedisapproved by the Secretary as beingcontrary to the evidence and pertinentfacts in the case

A Kecitatioii of FactThe statement of Admiral Schley will

include recitation of facts Under therules of practice in such affairs AdmiralScfetey will have the right of appeal tothe President from the action of the Sec-

retary of the Navy Such appeal is ad-

missible in all tribunals except such asare appointed by the President TheSeSley Cogrt of Enquiry was appointedby the Secretary of the Navy

It has been practically decided not toask for a Congressional investigation butto offer a resolution approving AdmiralDeweyrs supplemental report as the senseof Congress Congress will probably notbe asked to take any further action

A meeting of the Maryland delegation-in Congress will be held at the New Willard this evening to draft and discusssuch a resolution which Mr SchIrm willoffer in the House

TO BELMBTFILSS SOULEY

Mr BnrlJioIlt Wislics Admiral

Mr Bartholdt of Missouri says thefindings of the Schley Court of Enquiryhave only increased his determination toask Coagressto come to the relief of theadmiral He will introduce he says abill appropriating 30000 or so muchthereof as may be necessary to reimburseRear Admiral Winfield Scott Sehley forany expense he may have incurred in preseating his reply to the precept of theNavy Department upon which the Courtof Esquiry acted

Such a bill will have to go to the Com-mittee on Claims for original considera-tion Representative Graff of Illinois isa member of that committee He saidtoday that while ho felt friendly towardAdmiral Sshley he would wait until hesa4 the bill before committing himselffor or against it

If the bill should go to the Committeeon War Claims Mr Graff would be as wellpleased

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ALMOST DNAHffiOUS APPROVAL

Opposition Dwindles on Finalsage Adverse Views

in Debate But FewVotes Against Measura

The in secret session thisratified the new HayPauneefote

Treaty by a nearly unanimous Thecompact was adopted as it had been

by Lord Salisbury and signed bySecretary Hay It was not by asingle word of amendment

The proposed Nicaragua waterway Isnow an assured fact and a bill for theconstruction of the huge ditch will berushed through without delay

Little opposition was made to theof the treaty The Democrats at the

last moment decided not to obstruct thecompact but to let it g through unamended so that the canal might be secured There was no demonstration andthe Republican leaders accepted the vic-tory as a matter of course

The Democrats hold that In time of warthe treaty can be disregarded and thecanal fortified and closed to the vesselsof an enemy

Provisions oC TreatyThe treaty as ratified contains the fol-

lowing features-It abrogates the ClaytonBulwer

It gives the United States the power toconstruct regulate and manage the wat-erway

It provides that the canal shall at alltimes be neutral and shall be policed bythe United States

It holds that the shall enjoy com-plete Immunity from attack by belliger-ents both in peace and in war

It prevents the United States from fortifying the canal and in time of war thevessels of the enemy must be given pas-sage

It holds that in time of war no navalvessel of the United States shall secureharbor within three miles of either theAtlantic Pacific entrances to the j

It permits the United States to con-struct the canal antI operate It for thebenefit of the entire world

How Senators VoteilThe vote on the treaty as reported from

the Senate chamber after a caucus takenat 230 was as follows

For the treaty Senators Aldrich Alli-son Bard Bate Berry Beveridge Burnham Burrows Burton Carmack ClappClark of Montana Clark of Wyoming ClayCockrell Culberson Cullom DeboeDietrich Dolliver DuboisElkins Fairbanks Foraker Foster of Louisiana Foster Washington Frye Gallinger Gamble Gibson Hale Hansbrough Harris Hawley Heitfeld HoarJones of Arkansas Jones of Navada KeanKearns Kittredge Lodge Mason Mc

Comas McCumber McEnery HcLaurin ofMississippi HcLaurin of South CarolinaJIcJIHlan Mitchell Mallory Martin Mil-

lard Morgan Nelson Patterson PenrosePerkins Platt of ConnecticutPlatt of New York Pritehard ProctorQuarles Rawlins Scott Simmons SimonSpooner Stewart Tallaferro Teller Tillman Turner Vest Warren WetmoreWellington and Money

Against the treaty Senators Halley andCulberson

Not voting Senators Blackburn QuayDepew Sewell Hanna Daniel and Bacon j

Senator Tones SpeechSenator Jones of Arkansas a long

speech against the jfrcaty He claimedthat while he wouM ote for the

In order to secure a he wasagainst any treaty ith Great Britain

Senators Lod f Snooner Platt of Con-

necticut Hale and Foraker all spoke iafavor of the treaty T Senators MoneyBailey and Culberson argued against thecompact i

For a Statue to BancroftMr Bull has intrcfluccd a bill appropri-

ating 25000 for the purpose of erecting-on the grounds of the Naval Academy abronze statue of the late Hon GeorgeBancroft former Secretary of the Navyunder whose administration of the NavyDepartment the United States Naval Schoolwas established in lS4o

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BROUGHT UP IN THE SENATE

Offers aThanking Schlcj

The Schley case came officially beforethe United States Senate today in theform of a resolution offered by the mi-

nority leader Senator Jones of Arkansasoffering the of Congress and theAmerican people to the victor of SantiagoThe resolution which was referred to theCommittee on Naval Affairs l as follows

Resolved by the Senate and Houseof Representative of the United Statesof America in Congress assembledThat the thanks of Congress and theAmerican people are hereby tendered-to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schleyand the officers and men under hiscommand for highly distinguished conduct in conflict with the enemy as displayed by them In the destruction of

off the Harbor ofSantiago de Cuba July 3 IS9S

Resolved That the President of theUnited States should be requested toicause this resolution to be

to Rear Admiral Schley andtfcrccgh him to the officers and menunder his command-It is not believed that the Republicans-

of the committee all of whom are Administration men and In close accord withthe Navy Department will take any action on the resolution If they shouldbe compelled to do so which is ran un-

likely thing they would either report unfavorably or amend it so as to Includefirst the name of Rear Admiral SampsonShould the committee remain In possession of the resolution for unreasonablelength of time without taking action uponit it would 5e possible for Senator Jenesto move that the Senate proceed 16 itsconsideration Underthese circumstancesIt Is believed that even the Republicanfriends of Schley would vote against themotion en the ground would be adiscourtesy to th committee Such ac-

tion would make It a party questionwhich is just what Admiral Sehleyafriends in and out Congress desire toavoid if possible

Representative Wheeler of Kentuckysays he will introduce in the House a res-

olution similar to that offered by SenatorJones

FAvORABLE REPORT

IN KNOX CASE

ANTITRUST OHARGES IGNORED

Senate Judiciary Committee Holdstlie Representations Sfntlc Are

Too General to MeritConsideration

The Senate Committee on Judiciary hasdecided to Ignore the charges filed againstAttorney General Knox by the AntiTrustLeague allow its former unanimousrecommendation for his confirmation tostand as the sense of the committee

The nomination was today favorably re-

ported to the Senate for the second timeby the committee

TIirccHonr MeetingThis action followed a threehour meet-

ing this morning when the great mass oftestimony prepared by the AntiTrustLeague and submitted on Saturday wascarefully gone over and considered-

In the opinion of the committee the evi-

dence submitted carried no weight andcould not be used to hold back nomi-nation

Uiiciiijnons Confirmation DesiredIt was decided not to withdraw the

nomination and by a unanimous vote itwas agreed to report the matter favorablyThis was done so as not to cause a splitin tie vote in the Senate when the nomination comes up It is probable that thenomination will be confirmed today ortomorrow

Those present at the meeting were Sena-

tors Hoar Platt of Connecticut Clark ofWyoming Spooner Fairbanks and Simonall Republicans and Bacon and PettusDemocrats Senator Teller was absent

Leagues Request DeniedRepresentatives of the league were be-

fore the committee this morning and af-

ter filing some additional papers askedthat action on the nomination be deferredfour days more in order to gather moreevidence As that was just sufficientto prevent action by the Senate until afterthe holidays the committee declined togrant the rcqnest

on Committees PostponedThe Senate Committee on Committees

held a brief meeting today and decided tohold back the committees untilAll of the Senate Committees will tttefTSe7announced with the additionsmade

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Number of Rivers Arc Reportedto be Aflood The Temperature

Higher in Chicago andthe West

BOSTON Dec IS The which wasforecast by the Weather Bureau bulle-tins has reached New Es liiaa It ragedfuriously all day Sunday and caused greatdamage Starting in a drizzle It endedin a deluge which in connection withthe melting snow caused small streamsto overflow their banks and tbe rivers torise rapidly Washouts ar reported Inseveral sections and railr0iMl traffic isdelayed

At CHnton the repsfri IH undergoingthere tobig were eaag

and Boston water SSMsource is cut oft for the py Bat6

This morning it is clcge 5w zero andeverything is frozen

Lives HoporteaJliorsfcrWILKESBARRE De l Taere is

no chance of mail or yass gers leavingthis city for points west etwi or southfor the next twentyfour hours The last

night Saturday night-A resident of Monroeton a small town

about ten miles from TetrMiga reachedTowanda today He says tt ofMonroeton was under wateri andlives had been lost whanii left Allefforts to reach 5 he town faate failed Allwires are d5r and no communicationwith the place can be had

Connecticut IMverjUp-IsEW HAVEN Coon Dec 1 The Con-

necticut River and its tributaries are ona rampage and the residents ef New England along the river valleys look zeroweather which began today to freeze theflood and prevent it from doing greatdamage 4

Fourteen Thousand rHigii IdleSHAMOKIN Pa Dec iS On account

of the recent rainstorm 14SftO inthis region are Idle today urteen col-lieries are flooded to sucfljanFeXTcnt thatmany will be idle for a we The

are operated by th Pending andPennsylvania companies tndby individualoperators i-

MillionDollar LOHS

UTICA N Y Dec ISiThis city andvicinity are slowly recovering from themost disastrous flood ever known in thissection The cold spell which followed thedeluge has forced the waters to subsideto a considerable estent The damageto property will not fall short of a mil-lion dollars The Rome Watertown a dthe the Mohawk andMalone division of theNew York Central arecompletely tied up and all trains themain line are running about five hoursbehind time But one train was run overthe D L and W yesterday

Warmer In CliicasoCHICAGO Dec 16 Chicag finished its

tussle with the cold waveyesterday when the merculjywent 12 degrees below zero the it has beenduring the first half ofDeccmber for 25years r

Today the temperature wilt not go below zero according to the official weatherforecaster

During most of yesterday the temperature was far below zero Every streetcar line in he city was running its carsbehind time and all thcrmail and

trams coming into werelate

Several persons were severely frost bitten and some had tc be taken to the hospital by the police

BBIGETER POB STONE

Reports Believed to Be Favorable toHer Release

A despatch was recelyeo at fhc StateDepartment this morning regarding MissStone Its text is not butit Is understood that its general tenor Isto the effect that the brigands have becomFconvinc d that no han 50000is to be obtained from the Americans as-a ransom

They therefore evince a jii toaccept this sum and Jt ls robablethe department will soon receive news ofa favorable nature

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SNOWDEN JURY SECURED

Trial of Accused Murderer of the3Inrsltall Girl Begun

William Saowdtn alias Williamcolored was put on trial this morning

before Justice Barnard in Criminal CourtNo 2 for the alleged Murder of FlorenceMarshall also colored on June 34 last

The work of empaneling a jury occupied the whole of the morning sessionwas completed at 2 oclock this afteraooa

The iviJowing are the names of thejurors Horace Keech Edwia C Donphan N Somm rviIIe John if Mclatosh Henry W TIppitt Henry KuhnGeorge O Miller William Butler Frank-P Locraft John M Stalliags William CBotsch and Harry Young

District Attorney Thomas Tay-lor and the prisoner iy Attorney Thomas-L Jones

Snowden claims that the killing of ticgirl was entirely accidental The storyof the killing us t W at the time it was

brief isOn the afternoon of the date mentioned

Snowden was having a words with-a colored woman named Davis The lat-ter was looking out the window of thesecondstory of a small howe in thenorthwest section of the city

She was defying Snowden to enter theioaac from which it was saM she haddriven him bet a few miQutw fa fojx

stated after fate attest a i tetolfrom his pocket and flourished it in feair As he did so he contends dieweapon was accidentally discharged andthe Marshall girl who was standing im-

mediately behind him was killedThe manner in which the girl met her

death was Investigated by the Coronerand a verdict was returned exoneratingSaowden He was afterward arrested andthe matter called to attention of thegrand jury which on July 12 last re-turned aa indictment for murder against

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CIVIL SERVICE LIST

THE COMMISSIONERS

Passed an Excellent ExaminationJust Prior to the

cdy and Action Was Sns

The Civil Service Commissioners todayrestored to the civil service register thename of Lola Ida Hemry Bonine Justprior to the famous Kenmore Hotel trag-edy In which she was of the princi-pals Mrs Bonine passed an examinationfor a position as a skilled laborer at theGovernment Printing Office which paysabout 52 a day

Passed a Splendid ExaminationHer examination papers were almost

perfect her percentage being 8760 andhad it not been for her subsequenttrouble she would probably long beforethis have been given the employment shesought The shooting of young Ayreshowever led the Commissioners to holdup her name pending her trial on thecharge of murder

Having been acquitted of this accusation the Civil Service Commissioners tolay mst and fully considered the case ofHrs Bonlne She will receive the beneft of the time that her name was held upwing to tie fact that a charge of murderhad been lodged against her

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When Mrs Bonine was seen at her newhome this afternoon she said she had notdecided positively whether she would accrpt the place at the Government Print-ing Office when she is appointed I amhighly pleased however she added by

action of the Civil Service Commis-sioners althougS it is only what I havebeen expecting

SENATOR SEWELLS CONDITION

Passed a Good Night and Is MuchRefreshed

CAMDEN N J Dec 16 Word fromthe home of General Sewell this morningstates that he passed a very comfortablenight resting easy and feels very muchrefreshed today

He Is holding his own remarkably vrj l-

and is evidencing in this illness that courage and persistency that characterized isismilitary and political life

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United States navy DepartmentTakes No Steps In Advance of

Action By Germany Monroe Dostrina Construed

The Bureau of Naval Intelligence isaware of movements by German vesselswhich Indicate a rendezvous of a

force in or near the CaribbeanSea

That Germany is preparing to make ademonstration against Venezuela for thepnrpot of collecting the 20ee dueGerman bondholders is possible if notprobable though In adacce of action byGermany the Navy Department officialsde net desire to discuss the matter nori s any cStraordiaary measHreadopted to fprstall coming events

The North Atlantic Squadron Is sievingsouthward on its accustomed wintercruise and eventually will reach LaGiayra

o Hurry Orders lssucNo orders to hurry thither have been

issued to Admiral Francis Hlggiason although the itinerary of a squadron intimes of peace as well as war is always subject to change

The movement of the Iowa from Pana-ma south is entirely without significancein this or any connection She has beencut of dock for a long time and her bot-tom has consequently become foul Shewill go into dock at CaHao to be cleanedand this is likely to occupy two mouths

The attitude of the State Departmenthas been clearly defined both by indirectstatement of officials and by the utter-ances of the President in his annual mes-sage

In that document the President pointsout that the Monrcc Doctrine Is to be in-

voked only to prevent territorial aggran-dizement by any power foreign or Amencan it does not however afford a shel-

ter to a nation which refuses to pay Itshonest debts

Construction of Monroe DoctrineThe concrete construction generally

placed by State Department officials upcathis part of President Roosevelts messag9is that Germany is at liberty to landforces on American soil for the purposeof protecting her rshv but there mustbe no permanent seizure

The United States say State Depart-ment officials has recently set an ex-

ample in this respect Marines were land-ed on each side of the Isthmus of Panama sad practical possession taken of ter-ritory but immediately danger ceased tothreaten they were with3rawn and Colombia allowed to resume her authority

Gjermany may in like manner land forcesin Venezuela and force payment of herclaims for railway concessions but suchseizure must not be prolonged unneces-sarily

SS LOEB CONGRATULATED

issistant Secretary to the PresidentReturns From Honeymoon

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Mr Loch returned to his desk after aweeks honeymoon He was married InAlbany last week to one of the mostprominent young society women of theEmpire State

They are living at the Richmond

TO PAY BOXER DA5IAGES-

3Xr Gage Estimates Two UIIllioiis forAmerican Losses

Secretary Gage has transmitted to theHouse an estimate for 2000000 to meetthe claims of American citizens who suffered from the Boxer uprisings In ChinaThe appropriation Is recommendedH Conger Minister to China and WRockhill United States Special Commis-

sioner to that countryThe United States is to be reimbursed

out of the indemnity of 25000000 to bepaid the United States by China

PARtS 16 It is reported thatQueen Sophia of Sweden is seriously ill

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ENDS LIFE NEAR

S E Presley a PrinterCommits Suicide

POLICE HfflffiCf TIE GASES

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Notes Left By CompositorIndicate Despondency

The immediate vicinity of the scene ofthe murderous assault made upon MrsAda Gilbert Pannis at her home 1117K Street northrest last Tuesday morningwas the scene of a tragedy this morningSamuel Crawford Presley a compositoremployed in the Government PrintingOffice was found lying cold in death fromthe effects of inhaling gas witk suicidalintent He inhaled the gas through thetube that connected a gas stovepipe and when found the end of thewas lying under his chin

Possible Clue to Dennis CaseThe suicide occurring as it did at the

Ingleside a bearding house adjoiningthe Dennis residence led the detectiveswho were detailed on the case to suspectthat they at last bad a possible clue thatwould lead to a solution of the Denniscase The boy wbo reported to the policethat he had seen a man coming down thesteps from the Dennis house at an earlyhoarlast Tuesday morning was iramediately sent for to see if he could identifyPresley as the person that he had seea

Deputy Coroner Glazefarook viewed theremains and after learning the circum-stances ccnnected with the case decidedan inquest was not necessary He issued-a certificate giving suicide as the causeof death and turned the body over to thebrother

Certificate of Death WithdrawnLater were found on the

outside clothing of Mr Presley whichcaused Dep iy Coroner Glazebrook towithdraw certificate of death be badissued and hold the body pending a far-ther investigation The garmentstaken to the office of the United StatesDistrict Attorney and a thorough exREiination will be made The detectives arealso at work upon this cf the caStjwith a view of ascertaining its sfgnifi-caaccKey That Mrs Dennis Jloom

afternoon that later was discoveredopen the front door of Mrs Dennis borne

The boy who saw a standing on thefront door steps of the Dennis house thenight of the tragedy viewed Presleysbcdy this afternoon and says it bears astrong resemblance to the man he saw

Left to Ills BrotherOn a table alongside of the bed where

Presley was found TTBS theaddressed to his brotSeirr s iS

H M PresleyS15 Eighth Street NE

bear Henry Have my bodyand send ashes home bury in familygraveyard at New Hops

Some say I am crazy bet If I am I amnot sane now L never was

Alcohol is the child of misery themother of crime

The letter was net signed and waswritten on a scrap of paper The wordscrazy and sane were heavily under

secred to empbasize their meaningOne Dny Xearer Home

On the under the letter aadrcs sedto his brother was a larger piece of papar on which Mr Presley had roughlypenciled the following stanza of thehymn One Day Nearer Home V

Oer the hiiis the sun is settingAnd the eve is drawing onSlowly drops the gentle twilight

For another day has gone 1

Gone for aye ifs race is over-Seen the darker shades will come

Still tis sweet to know at eveningThat were one day nearer home

Presley was discovered at S oclockthis morning by his brother who hadbeen summoned to the lagleside afterMr Presley did not respond to repeatedcalls at of his room to come tohis breakfast

The brother ordered that the door ofthe room be broken open and on enteringhe found the compositor cold in deathwith the tube emitting gas near the chin

About 4 oclock this morning I wasawakened by Presl y making a disturb-ance in lain room I concluded that liewas ill and went to his door and knocksed I received no response I knockedseveral times Every time I knockednoise ceased but was resumed again iaa seconds-

I finally wont down to the secondfloor and awakened Rupert Victory Together we went to Presleys room butcould not gain an entrance I was afraidto return to my room alone and hadVictory turn in for the rest of the nightwith me When we arose at 7 oclockthere was still a noise in Presleys roomand we heard it again when we made alast attempt to call him for breakfast at730 oclock

Had on StocksThe brother of Mr Presley told a Times

reporter that he had not seen his brothersince last Tuesday The compositor he

had won some money on tocks andwas apparently in the best of spirits-

F T Razey a personal friend of MrPresley stated that the printer had toldhim that he was long on Manhattanand that If he won he would have plentyof money to start in the year withbut that if he lost he would go to thewall

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The funeral wilt be held under the aus-pices of the Century Lodge Knights oC

Pythias after which the body will be cre-

mated and the ashes sent to Louisianafor interment in accordance with thewishes of Mr Presley

TO INCREASE THEm

To Give itjKM anil-CnVinct 3Ienibers 15OOO

In the opinion of Representative Loudenslager the Vice President and themembers of the Cabinet are not paidenough for their services

To remedy the matter he lies Introduc-

ed a bill which provides that after HarjchT

4 1905 the Vice Presidents salarybe 25000 per annum and each Cabinetofficer shall receive 15000 per annum

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