Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1901 — Page 6

INRUNNINGCONDITION

National Legislative Machine Gets into Shape by Time-Hon-ored Processes. FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS ON DUTY Three Thousand Bills Go into the House Hopper—Supreme Court Hands Down Important Insular Opinions. Washington, Dec. 4.—The Tresi3cnt today sent to the senate the new Hay-I’nuncefote treaty for the Isthmian canal. The canal commission's report was also sent in. The report favors the Nicafagua route. Washington, Dec. 3.—President Roosevelt s message was read in both houses of congress at noon. Tuesday, and was listened to with marked attention. His reference to suppression of anarchy brought forth applause in the lower house.

Washington, Dec. 3. —The opening day of the first session of the Fiftyseventh congress in the house of representatives furnished a spectacle that delighted the crowded galleries. The machinery of the house is cumbrous, and Is set in motion by a laborious process. but the spectators yesterday evidently did not consider it tedious, as they clung to their places through the entire proceedings, which lasted four and one-half hours, probably half the time being consumed in the monotonous calling of the roll. The organization of the house was accomplished according to time-honored precedents. Speaker Henderson was duly re-elected and sworn in by General Bingham, “The Father of the House.” and after delivering a very graceful sj>eeeh in recognition of the honor bestowed npon him he in turn administered the oath to the members-elect. Rulo* of the Last Home Adopted. The usual committees were appointed to inform the president and the senate that the house was organized and ready to do business, a committee of three, consisting of Payne, Bingham and Richardson, was appointed to Join a similar committee of the senate and wait upon the president and Inform him that congress was ready to receive any communication he might have to make; the rules of the last house were adopted after a slight jar, and then the biennial seat drawing occurred. This latter ceremony was robbed of much of Its Interest yesterday by the fact that under the new arrangement of seats there are more than enough to go round, and those whose,names are drawn last do not suffer as they did on former occasions. Where the Mar" Came In. It was when Dalzell offered a resolution adopting the rules of the hist house that the “jar” came. Richardson wanted the opportunity to amend, which was denied him, and then he said he desired to offer some amendments which he thought would prevail if the gentleman from lowa (Hepburn) could deliver the forty votes which the newspapers had said he had in the Republican caucus last Saturday. Dalzell pointed out that the rules were practically the same as those In force during retent Democratic control of the house, and Hepburn added a few remarks to the effect that lie had tried to secure a modification of the rules in the Fifty-third congress, which was Democratic, and ui»on that occasion Richardson himself had bitterly opposed the change. This sally raised a shout of laughter on the Republican side.

Senate Sm»liin Was Brief. The session of the senate wax brief, as It was hi the house. There was a real flower show—but in the senate some of the senators did not try to reach their seats on account of the wealth of flornl tributes that was in the way. Erye had the gavel. The chaplain—as did the house chaplain—made a feeling allusion in his prayer to the death of the late president. An attempt to consider a resolution was defeated by Hoar, who said such a thing never bad been done until the president had been Informed that congress was In session, which the senate then proceeded to do. When all the preliminaries had been performed the senate heard the formal announcement of the death of Senator Kyle, and then adjourned for the day.

RFt’REMK cot HT DIVIDES AGAIN On Question* Involving the Government's Relation to Our Insular Territory. Washington, Dee. 3.—Opinions were rendered In the United States supreme court yesterday in the last two of the insular test cases. One of them was that known as the ••fourteen diamond ring” case. Involving the relationship of the United States to the Philippine Islands from a tariff point of view, and the other what la known as the Dooley case No. 2, Involving the constitutionality of the collection of duty on goods shipped from New York to Porto Hico. In the former case the court, through Chief Justice Fuller, held that the diamond rings brought in from the Philippines and over which the case arose should have been exempt from duty under the Paris treaty of peace. as that treaty made the Philippines American terlrtory. The decision In the Philippine case followed closely that of the flrat Porto Hlcan case of last term. In the Iksilcy case yesterday It was held that the duty 00111*01011 ou goods carried from New York to Porto Hico was permissible, lint Hint it was in reality a tax for the benefit of the Porto Rican* themselves rather than an export duty, ax was claimed by the merchants who antng<mlx«*<l the government in the case. In both cases there were dlssetithtg opinions concurred In by four of the nine Justices of the court. Justices Uray. White, Shiras and McKenna united In dissenting from the court * opinion In the Philippine case, while Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Brewer. Harlan and Peckham united In a dissentlug opinion in the Dooley esse.

CONGRESS IN BRIEF

Synopsis of the Proceeding* in the Senate and the House. Washington, Dec. 2.—The Fiftyseventh congress got ready for business yesterday. In the senate Frye held the gavel and the usual procedure of opening the session took place, the senate adjourning for the day after formal announcement of Kyle’s death betkeen sessions had been made. In thp house Speaker Henderson and all the other Republican incumbents at the last adjournment were re-elect-ed, the rules of the last session were readopted and 3,000 bills (so It is estimated) were Introduced. Seats were also drawn before adjournment took place. Washington, Dec. 3. —The president’s message was read to both house* today and listened to attentively in both. In the house it was applauded at several points and at Its conclusion there was an enthusiastic demonstration. Both houses appointed memliers of a joint committee to consider what tribute congress shall pay to the memory of the late President McKinley, and then both houses adjourned. Nothing was done In the way of business except the Introduction of bills. Washington, Dec. s.—Practically the entire time of the Senate yesterday was devoted to the Introduction of bills and resolutions. Two of these measures, relating to the suppression of anarchy and the dealing wl£h anarchists, were allowed to lie on the table so that their authors—McComas of Maryland and Vest of Missouri —may bring them to the early attention of the senate. The isthmian canal report was transmitted to the senate by the president, and several bills providing for the construction of the waterway, one of them by Morgan, who has led the movement for the canal In the past, were presented. They all provide for United States control absolutely of the strip of territory across Central America in which the canal Is constructed. The house was not in session.

LIVE STOCK CONVENTION

One Thousand Delegate* Represent a Cap. Rai of About $1,000,000,000. Chicago. Dee. 4.—More than 1,000 delegates to the fifth annual convention of the National Live Stock association met yesterday at the Studebaker theater. The men present, it is estimated, represent a working capital of more than $1,000,000,000. Fourteen governors of states have accepted the association’s invitation and will be present some time during the convention. Governor Yates welcomed the stock men for the state. Thirty-eight states and territories are represented by delegates. New Hampshire was not counted on to send representatives, but three stock raisers from that far eastern state reported. Oklahoma is represented by eight delegates, and W. K. Knlpe will present resolutions a;king congress to make a state of the territory. The gathering adopted what was said to be the first resolutions based on President Roosevelt's message. These resolutions commended the president’s attitude toward the reclamation of arid lands by Irrigation and urged congress to a serious consideration of the Question.

SALISBURY FOUND GUILTY

Jury Returns Verdict tn Sensational Grand Rapids Case. Grand Rapids. Mich., Dec. s.—The Jury in the bribery case against City Attorney Lant K. Salsbury has returned a verdict of guilty, after deliberating all night. Salsbury was Indicted by the grand Jury last summer on the charge of accepting a brilH* of $75,000 for his assistance In pushing through a dqitl by which the city of Grand Rapids was to award to eastern capitalists a S4.(KMt,OOO contract for furnishing the city with water from Lake Michigan. Indicted with Salsbury wen* Henry A. Taylor, a young New York millionaire; Attorney Thomas McGarry and Stllson V. McLeod. Judge Newnham of the superior court has denied the motion to quash the contempt proceedings against State Senator George E. Nichols, charged with attempting to bribe the people's chief witness while acting as attorney for Lant K. Salsbury. He ordered the contempt proceedings stayed and directed the prosecuting attorney to proceed against Mr. Nichols on the charge of subornation of per Jury-

DEFENSE OF MRS. BONINE

Proof That Ayres Had a Revolver—Removal of Blood Stain*. Washington. Dec. 4.—The case of Mra. Ixtla Ida Bonlne, on trial for the murder of James Seymour Ayres, Jr., Is expected to go to the Jury the latter part of this week. Three witnesses, Intimate friends of Ayres, were put on the stand yesterday and swore that they had seen a revolver in Ayres’ room. Two of them, Duncan B. Hubbard and Thomas Ford, had come from Michigan to testify. They aald the revolver greatly resembled the one In evidence. The wrapper worn by Mrs. Bonlne on the night of the tragedy was again the subject of discussion, the defense putting on the stand witnesses whose evidence was Intended to discredit that given by Dr. Shaffer, the government expert, who had testified that a careful examination of the wrapper had failed to disclose the presence of any blood spots thereon. He also said that such spot* could not be removed, while the defense put on a witness who swore their removal was not at all difficult. •

Captain Tilley Acquitted.

Auckland. N. Z., Dec. 4.—The United States naval court nt Tutulln, Samoa, las honorably acquitted Captain BenJamln F. Tilley, naval governor of Tutulla, of all the charges of drunkenness against him. No evidence to sustain th**xe charges was presented.

Last of the Gould Boys Marries.

New York, Dec. B.—Frank Jay Gould, youngest son of the late Jay Gould. and Miss Helen Kelly, daughter of the tats* Edward Kelly, were married last evening at the Kelly residence, this city. Only members of tho two families were present.

WASHINGTON LETTER.

From Our Own Correspondent t At last Congress is in session. Promptly at noon Monday the gavels of Senator Frye, the new president of the Senate, and of Alexander M. Dowell, Clerk of the House, called those bodies to order and the opening session of the Fifty-Seventh Congress was thereby inaugurated. In the Senate, Senator Hanna was promptly recognized by the Chairman and. in a few well chosen words, informed his colleagues of the death of President McKinley and moved adjournment out of respect to the deceased. The motion carried unanimously. In the House the members were sworn in, the speaker, Genera! Henderson, and the other officers elected, seats chosen by lot, with the exception of that of exspeaker, Galusha A. Grow, who in accordance with precedent, was permitted to choose his seat before the lottery commenced. As soon as Speaker Henderson had taken possession of the chair he recognized Representative Grosvenor of Ohio who formally announced the death of the late President and moved that the house adjourn out of respect to the dead until Tuesday, his motion, of course, carrying unanimously. The democratic minority, which completed its organization in caucp.s on Saturday, though small in numbers is prepared for vigorous action and strenuous opposition to the extravagant expenditures of public funds which’ is characteristic of the republicans when in control of both Congressional chambers.

As I have already predicted in these letters, Representative Richardson, of Tennessee, was nominate d for the speakership, a purely complimentary nomination but one that carries with it the leadership of the democratic forces in the current Congress. Mr. Richardson’s ability as a parliamentarian, his quiet but determined methods of warfare and the gentle and dignified manner with which he can excoriate his opponents when their indifference to the public welfare demands it, all combined to render him exceptionally well qualified for the responsibilities of his position. Republican majorities in both House and Senate are too large to permit of the democrats taking the initiative in the introduction of needed legislation but they will persistently and consistently urge the reduction of the tariff, at least in so far as its provisions are prohibited, whether they see that such reduction will most surely be accomplished by the ratification of reciprocity treaties or by a change of the tariff schedules. ■

An especial effort will be made to secure the abolition of the war revenue tariff. It will be remembered that the original war revenue bill, justified only on the ground that this country was at war with Spain, aimed at providing an extra income of *100,000,000 per annum. Last session, the republicans having announced that the war was over, an effort was made to secure the repeal of the law. the democrats using every means in their power to relieve the people of this unnecessary burden, but they succeeded only in so far as they compelled the republicans to pass a measure which reduced the revenues by $30,000,000. The remaining $70,000,000 a year has continued to accumulate in the Treasury until the surplus has assumed proportions which the republican Secretary of the Treasury has been forced to admit are inimical to the welfare of the country.

A constant effort at retrenchment in expenditures and the curtailment of extravagant appropriations will be exerted and it is hoped that unity of action under the direction of an able leader may accomplish much along these lines. Legislation calculated to control or suppress the trusts will be demanded by the democrats and the anti-trust measure, which the republicans buried in a Senate Committee last session, will be resuscitated and many repulican congressman will bo placed in a position where they will be compelled to vote for it or absolutely stultify themselves and violate the pledges which they made in the recent campaign. The democrats realize that, small as may be their numbers, they have the American people back of them in their fight on the trusts and they will leave no stone unturned in their efforts to force the republican majorities to heed the peoples’ wish.

At the democratic caucus held Saturday morning, after Mr Richardson had been nominated for speaker, Mr. Kerr, of Pennsylvania sot clerk,' etc., a number of resolutions were presented and eventually referred to a committee which was instructed to report to a caucus to be held on January 10th. The resolutions included a

condemnation of the highly protective features of the tariff, a condemnation of the trusts, and of all legislation which enabled American manufacturers to sell to foreign producers more cheaply than to American consumers; an expression favoring “just and generous treatment of Porto Rico and Cuba, and an expression of opposition to the ship subsidy bill as presented at the last session, and to all measures designed to use the public funds for the benefit of private interests. They also expressed determination to insist op the “sacred force of the fundamental American rule of democratic self-government” and opposition to any colonial form of government. Other resolutions provided for the internal government of the democratic minority; condemned the solicitation of patronage from the administration and opposed any change in the existing standards of values, the latter resolution being favored by eastern and opposed by western democrats. At the republican caucus which was held on Saturday afternoon and which was attended by one hundred and forty-six members, the regular slate, as previously outlined in these letters was nominated and then Colonel “Pete” Hepburn made his usual attack on the “Reed rules.” He dwelt on the inordinate power which thqy conferred on the Speaker and protested that they violated the spirit of the Constitution which intended that all members should have an equal footing on the floor of the House. He was opposed%y General Shattuc of Ohio and by Mr. Dalzell, the leading republican member of the Committee on Rules, who had moved the adoption of the “Reed rules.” For a time it looked as if there would be a split, but republican dicipline finally prevailed and the rules were adopted. Had Mr. Hepburn been really sincere in his opposition to the rules, which make it impossible for any member to express an opinion in the House without first having secured the permission of the speaker, he would have brought up the subject on the floor of the House where democratic assistance would have rendered his efforts successful.

Boy’s Life Saved From Membranous Croup.

C. W. Lynch, a prominent citizen of Winchester, Ind., writes, “My little boy had a severe attack of membranous croup, and only got relief after taking Foley’s Honey and Tar. He got relief after one dose and I feel that it saved the life of my boy." Refuse substitutes. Sold by A. F. Long.

PLAYS TO PACKED HOUSES.

The rush of the Christmas shoppers does not interfere with the rush to see Jacob Litt’s production of “The Price of Peace” at McVicker’s Threatre, Chicago, where the great melodrama is packing the play house nil the time. It has been a long time since any play has drawn so many out-of-town patrons to trie theatre as has this fine example of the Drury Lane spectacle. And for the next two weeks, when many persons will visit Chicago to make their holiday purchases, there is a very large demand for seats for these people. Mailorders are pouring in to Mr. Litt’s office and every night the messenger of the theatre carries a big package of answered orders to the post office to mail. All this desire to see “'The Price of Peace” is deservedly given for nothing so splendid has ever been seen in Chicago or America. There is a fine company; an army of supernumeraries; scenery which for beauty and massiveness has not been equalled; costumes from the world’s greatest dress-makers, and a play which holds audiences with intensity that betokens the thrilling quality of the situations. Perhaps the great moment of the play, pictorially, occurs at the end of the second act wherein" the daughter of England’s Piime Minister is about to be married in Westminister abbey. The scene shows the transept of the great church, the sunlight dimly showing through the stained glass of the rose windows while over the door an opening lets in a broad stream of sunlight which falls on the altar and the processional of choir boys, priests and wedding party. The bride has just been made to believe that the man she is to marry is a villain and a coward and when she is called on for her answer she cries, “There will be no wedding! Father take me home!” This brings the act to a thrilling close.

Coughs, Colds and Constipation.

Few people realize when taking cough medicines other than Foley’s Honey and Tar, that they contain opiates which are constipating besides being* unsafe, particularly for children. Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates, is safe and sure and will not constipate. Sold by A. F. Long.

Astounding Discovery.

From Coopersville,Mich.,comes word of a wonderful discovery of a pleasant tasting liquid that when used before retiring by any -one troubled with a bad cough always ensures a good night’s rest. “It will soon cure the cough too," writes Mrs 8. Himelburger, “for three generations of our family have used Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and never found its equal for coughs and colds,” It’s an unrivaled life-saver when used for desperate lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles 50c. and SI.OO at Long’s drug store. Trial bottles free. For the handsomest printed calling cards in the city, call on The Democrat. I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is no delay—no examination of land, no sending papers past—absolutely no red tape. Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short times at current bank rates Funds always on hand. * W. B. Austin.

Spreads Like Wildfire.

When things are "the best” they become “the best selling.” Abraham Hare, a leading druggist, of Bellville, 0., writes: "Electric Biuers are the best selling bit: lers I have handled in 20 years.” You know why? Most diseases begins in disorders of the stomach, liver, kidney, bowels, blood and nerves, Electric Bitters tones up the stomach, regulates liver, kidneys and bowels, purifies the blood, strengthens the nerves, hence cures multitudes of maladies. It builds up the entire system. Puts new life and vigor into any weak, sickly, run-down man or woman. Pnce 50 cents. Sold by Long. Come to The Democrat office for your job printing—everything necessary to turn out good work and the skill to do so.

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