Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1896 — Page 2

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Republican National Convention in St. Louis. ■ • . , PARTY HOSTS THERE. Perfect Sea of Faces Confronts the Speaker. C. W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, the Temporary Chairman —permanent Organization Quickly Made with Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, aa Presiding Officer —The Great Auditorium Tilled to the Roof—Early Sessions Are Short—Contention Scenes and Incidents. On Tuesday at noon the biggest national convention that has been held by the ■Republican party since its organization in ’866, when Fremont was nominated, was ■ died to order in the flag-festooned hall \<Wch the people of St Louis erected for »w accommodation. It was a great profession that toiled up to the convention hall under the noonday sun. Nine hun-

THOMAS H. CARTER.

dred and nine delegates, a like number of alternates and thousands of spectators were admitted to the auditorium. Tickets were in high demand, and all St. Louis—•hat is, all St. Louis which bad a pull on •he big sergeant-at-arms—straineu a point •» be present. The following table shows the number of delegates each State and territory sent to the convention: Alabama ........ 22 Montana ......... 6 Alaska 2 Nebraska Id Arizona ......... 2 Nevada 6 Arkansas 16 New Hampshire... 8 California ....... 18 New Jersey 20 Colorado 8 New Mexico 6 Connectict 12 New York 72 Delaware ”6 North Carolina.... 22 Diet, of Columbia. 2 North Dakota 6 Florida 8 Ohio 46 Georgia 26 Oklahoma 4 Idaho 6 Oregon .... 8 I 30 Rhode 151 and....; 8 Territory.. 4 South Carolina.... 18 i- 20 Tennessee 24 ky 26 Texas 30 na 16 Utah 8 Maryland ... 16 Virginia 24

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Behusetts ... 30 Washington 8 ;an 28 West Virginia 12 sot* 18 Wisconsin 24 Mississippi 18 Wyoming ........ 8 Missouri 34 Total. 909. Necessary for a choice, 455. Of this total there were no less than 138 contested seats, distributed as follows: Alabama 20, California 4, Delaware 6, Florida 8, Georgia 10, Kentucky 2, Louisiana 12, Mississippi 18, New York 12, North Carolina 2, Pennsylvania 2, South Carolina 18, Tennessee 4, Texas 30, Virginia 4 and Arizona 6. In order to facilitate the distribution of the tickets Col Byrnea had them tied in bundles —one for each member of the national committee, one for Col Byrnea* chief assistant, one containing thirteen •ckets'for the members of the National Republican League, one for the Woman's League, one for Cob Byrnes' personal usa, •ne for the Woman’s Republican Association, one for the College League and individual tickets- for the distinguished guests. The fiftjfrpne members of the national Republirißi committee adopted their own methods of distributing the tickets given to them. Most of them tended them out to their friends and potical allies from their rooms or their State headquarters in the various hotels. Arrangement of Seats. • There were 500 seats on the platform, all of which were taken up by the distinguished guests. The fifty-one members ■ ■ the national committee sat immediately tn the rear of the speaker’s stand, while b> either side of it were the 550 representatives of the press, including the Associated and United Press. The delegates were seated by States directly In front of the speaker's stand in the very center of

TEMPORART CHAIRMAN FAIRBANKS.

the hall, while the alternates were seated. •n either aide, Surrounding these were the thousands of seats for the spectators, with as many more in the gallery that completely encircled the big hall. There was no lack of conveniences In the great hall. Half a dozen long-distance telephones connected it with every important city east of the Mississippi river, and ■st less than 200 telegraph wires placed •an Francisco, Winnipeg, Montreal, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Jacksonville, New OrLawa, Galveston and all . intermediate to#n* and cities in direct communication <fth the convention. For the especial use

of the representatives of McKinley, Reed, Allison and other presidential candidates, sound proof boxes containing long-dis-tance telephones were placed at the foot of the stairs in the rear of the speaker’s stand. From these it was possible fCIt the friends of the candidates- to talk directly to them and consult them on every important move that was made or contemplated in the convention hall. Crowd Begins to Gather. At 10 o’clock the band of forty pieces took its place in the gallery above the speaker’s ita’hd, and at 10:20 struck up the rousing air, "Black America.” Soon after the spectators began to stream through the entrances which opened into .the lower gallery. Hundreds of'assistant sergeants-at-arms and ushers were scattered about the hall and- galleries. Just before 11 o’clock the thunder of arriving clubs outside the hall was heard, and the Alabama delegation appeared at the main entrance and marched to their seats in the pit The contesting delegations from the State of Delaware, both in full fprce, the one headed by ex-Senator Higgins and the other by Mr. Addicks, were among the first to arrive. At 11:20 chairman of the national committee, who was to call the convention to order, arrived and gave his final instructions to the secretaries and reading clerks. Within a few minutes the delegations began crowding into their places. The arrival of the notables, however, was not attended by any demonstrations. The most famous of the Republican leaders seemed to be unrecognized from the galleries, but were warmly greeted by their friends on the floor. Senator Lodge, who is at the head of Reed’s New England delegation, and who whs the general of the radical politicians, was besieged on every hand as he walked down the aisle. The venerable “Dick” Thompson, of Indiana, who participated in the Clay-Jackson campaign of 1832 and has been a conspicuous figure at every Republican convention since the organization of the party, attracted much attention. He bears his 87 years sturdily and looked full of vigor. The Ohio delegation, headed by the dashing Forakei; and doughty Hanna, who as McKinley’s manager has made himself famous within a few ninths in the world of politics, passed down to their places, directly in front of the speaker's stand, without a demonstration of any kind. All was confusion on the floor in the final moments preceding the calling of the convention to order. Shoulder to shoulder in a compact square a thousand men sat and faced the speaker’s stand., Backed up in tiers that touched the very girders of the hall roof a sea of faces, eager and expectant, reflected the grim earnestness of the chief actors in the arena below. Overhead a white banner, bearing a design of an eagle carrying a ribbon inscribed “Republican Prosperity,” furnished a standard and battle cry for the assembled warriors. Upon the hearts of the champions, as upon the hearts of thfir alternates, glittering badges bespoke the purpose for which the multitude had assembled, and, as in the tournaments sturdy yeomen prided themselves in disporting the colors of their leaders, so. even to the topmost ring of the surrounding amphitheater of faces, ribbons innumerable peeked out between the shoulders of spectators to bear witness of the enthusiasm that thrilled like a discharge of electricity the entire gathering. When the big-hall was filled with people, when the banners designating the location of the States were set in place, the bands began to play, and the great speakers and statesmen and politicians were assembled there, it was a sight unrivaled by any national gathering of a political party ever held on American soil. The chairman of the convention looked down upon a spectacle not exceeded in human interest by any previous gathering in the political history of the country. The hall formed a fitting environment. The decorations were simple, but as striking as a repetition of flags and portraits could be made. Red, white and blue bunting covered the huge trusses, and the walls were relieved by huge panels bearing pictures of great Americans—Washington, Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, Farragut, Garfield. Interspersed were shields in the national * colors, flags and gaudy lanterns. The hands of the clock were at 12:30 when Chairman Carter of Montana unwaistcoated and with widespreading shirt bosom, stepped forward and with three fierce cracks of "his gavel, by way of preliminary, sought to make his voice pierce the general rustle. The attempt Was a futile one, however. He was exhorting the supernumeraries who crowded the aisles between delegates’ seats to “please retire.” These gentlemen failed to hear him, but his injunction was rapidly carried into effect by hustling badged offi-

MARCUS A. HANNA. McKinley’s Manager.

cials, who swept down the aisles with more vigor than ceremony. Then there was an interval of comparative quiet, while Mr. Carter announced the prayer by Rabbi Sale. The thousands struggled up to their feet when they caught the significance of the rabbi’s outstretched hands and stood fojzthree minutes with bowed heads. The rabbi prayed with open eyes, and applause followed his prayer. Chairman Fairbanks’ Speech. The first real demonstration of the convention came when. Chairman Carter introduced Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana as the temporary presiding officer. William H. Sutherland of the New York delegation seconded Mr. Fairbanks' nomination, and his selection was indorsed by the unanimous vote of the delegates. As Mr. Fairbanks stepped forward to deliver his speech a wave of applause ran around the galleries. He spoke from memory, with an occasional reference to a pad he half concealed in his left hand. His allusion to the protective tariff elicited an outburst of McKinley enthusiasm, which was repeated when he reached that portion of his speech enunciating the Republican doctrine of currency, and the demonstration reached its climax when he announced the unalterable opposition of the party to a “50-cent dollar.” As he closed with a declaration that tne issue was protection and honest money, against free trade and free silver, the convention heartily cheered. Mr. Fairbanks then assumed the gavel and the real work of the convention began. William Lamb of Virginia moved the adoption of the rules of the last convention to govern this, pending further action, and for the roll-call of States, in response to which the various State chairmen were to announce their delegates. At the suggestion of Gen. Grosvenor, the lists were handed up to the platform to be read by the clerk. The announeesnent of Henry M. Teller to be Colorado’s man on the resolutions

committee gave the silver men their first chance to make their presence known, and they improved it by shrill cheers which had their center In the Colorado section. There were more-cheers for Senator Du=. bois of Idaho, the young silver leader; for Gen. Lew Wallace, the author-politi-cian and friend of ex-President Harrison; for Henry Cabot Lodge, whose name brought a flutter of flags which the Bay

QUAY. PLATT. HOBART.

State men had tied to their canes, and for Merriam of Minnesota. When New York was reached John Raines was complimented and Edward Lauterbach got a volley. Gen. Grosvenor’s name was applauded, and Foraker received a quick burst of sharp cheering. At 1:50 Grosvenor moved that the convention adjourn until Wednesday morn ing at 10. The motion was carried, and there was a confused rush for the entrances. WEDNESDAY MORNING. Convention Permanently Organized with Thurston as Chairman, The gavel was wielded Wednesday morning by Temporary Chairman Fairbanks, who was obliged to hammer vigorously when, at 11:40 o’clock, he attempted to quell the tumult into working order. On the platform at his left stood the portly form of Mark Hanna, and beside him, with a friendly hand on his shoulder and pouring some confidences into Mr. Hanna's ear, was Thomas Carter of Montana, the retiring chairman of the national committee. For five minutes Mr. Fairbanks rested on his oars while the ushers perspired in futile attempts to persuade or compel compliance with the chairman’s request. The convention was in comparative order upon the introduction of Dr. Wilbur G. Williams, pastor of the Union Methodist Episcopal Church of St. Louis, who made the prayer. As he lifted his head at the conclusion of the prayer the crowd sank back in their seats and the convention was again under way. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, rose to ask for the committee on resolutions the privilege of sitting during the progress of the convention, reporting that the sub-committee had completed the platform, and that it was being considered by the full committee. Minor matters were brought to the attention of tue convention by Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, and by a colored delegate from Alabama. The chairman’s call for the report of the committee oh credentials met no response and that committee was passed. The report of the committee on permanent organization was received and adopted 'mid loud protestations from some of the dissenters. When the reading clerk, who intoned the committee’s report to the house, announced the name of John M. Thurston of Nebraska to be permanent chairman there

THE M’KINLEY CLUB OF CANTON.

was an eruption of flags and cheers from the delegates. The other permanent officers elected were: Secretary—Colonel Charles W. Johnson, of Minnesota. Assistant secretaries—W. E. Riley, of Kentucky; EL H. Smith, of Michigan; A. E. Humphrey, of New York; and A. W. Manlor, of Maryland. Official stenographer—Frauds B. Burke, of Pittsburg. -

THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN SESSION.

Sergeant-at-arms—Timothy E. Byrnes, of Minnesota. Assistants to the sergeant-at-arms— W. P. Huxford, of Washington; Charles E. Stone, of Illinois; and G. D. Smith, of Oklahoma. Reading clerks—J. H. Stone, of Michigan; F. TI. Wilson, omrssburiT John R Mallerr of Ohio; J. S. Hatch, of Indiana; and J. R. Bean, of New Jersey. Also one vice president from eaeh StateSenator Sewell, Of Nqw Jersey, and Congressman Sereno Paine, of New York, were designated to escort the "permanent chairman to the platform. They marched down the main aisle, while the delegates- jumped to their * feet fluttering flags and handkerchiefs and cheering shrilly. Mr. Fairbanks met the trio as jt ascended the steps, and grasped the Nebraska Senator by the hand. Thurston faced the arena with his hands clasped behind him and began to speak. He srild: Gentlemen of the Convention: The Happy memory of your kindness and confidence will abide in my grateful heart forever. My sole ambition Is to meet your expectations and I pledge myself to exercise the Important powers of this high office with absolute Justice and impartiality. I bespeak your cordial co-operation and support to the end that our proceedings may be orderly and dignified, as before this have been all the deliberations of the supreme council of the Republican party. Eight years ago I had the distinguished honor to preside over the convention which nominated the last Republican President of the United States. To-day I have the further distinguished honor to preside over the convention which is to nominate the next President of the United States. This generation has had its object lesson, and the doom of the Democratic party is already pronounced. The American people will return the Republican party to power because they know that Its administration will mean: The supremacy of the Constitution of the United States; the maintenance of law and order; the protection of every American citizen in bls right to live, to labor, and to vote; a vigorous foreign policy; the enforcement of the Monroe doctrine; the restoration of our merchant marine; safety under the stars and stripes on every sea. In every port; a revenue for all governmental expenditures and the gradual extinguishment of the national debt; a currency “as sound aS the government and as untarnished as its honor,” whose dollars, whether of gold, sliver or paper, shall have equal purchasing and debt-paying power with the best dollars of

M’KINLEY PEOPLE AT THE OHIO HEADQUARTERS.

the civilized world; a protective tariff which protects, coupled with reciprocity which reciprocates, thereby securing the best market for American products and opening American factories to the free coinage of American muscle; a pension policy just and generous to our living heroes and to the widows and orphans of their dead comrades; the governmental supervision and control of transportation lines and rates; the protection of the people from all unlawful combinations and unjust exactions of aggregated capital and corporate power; an American welcome to every God-fearing, liberty-lov-ing, Constitution-respecting, law-abiding, la-bor-seeking, decent man; the exclusion of all whose birth, whose blood, whose condition, whose practices would menace the permanency of free institutions, endanger the safety of American society or lessen the opportunities of American labor; the abolition of sectionalism—every star In the American flag shining for the honor and welfare and happiness of every commonwealth and of ail the people; a deathless loyalty to all that Is true ana American, and a patriotism as eternal as the stars The punctuation of almost every '‘’sentence of the address was a period of yells, rounded off with a fringe of applause and stamping, and the delegate! rose and waved their hats, flags and handkerchiefs with a prolonged cheer when Mr. Thurston finished. As the demonstration ceased a letter was read from J. Henry Fort, chairman of the committee on credentials, announcing that the committee 'would be unable to report until afternoon. Thereupon Gov. Bushnell of Ohio moved that the convention take a recess until 2 o’clock. The motion was carried with a roar, and at 11:23 Chairman Thurston declared the convention in recess. Proceedings in the Afternoon. The people returned to the hall after the recess, hoping that the candidates would be nominated during the day and knowing that at any rate the hostilities would begin. As soon as th% convention came to order, Mr. Fort of New Jersey moved to the fore with the report of the committee on credentials and the war was on. He reported' that the Addicks people were unseated in Delaware and the Ouney people in Texas and as for the other contestants the committee on credentials had accepted the report of the national committee. Congressman Hepburn of lowa was alongside to stand for the minority.

No sooner had he completed reading the minority report, which recommended the seating of the Addicks and Cuney delegations in Delaware and Texas, and the recommittal of all other contests, than Mr. Fort demanded the previous question on the adoption of the majority report. Mr. Hepburn moved to substitute the minority report. There was a general breaking up of

PERMANENT CHAIRMAN THURSTON.

benches and girding up of loins. The Pennsylvania delegation was in an uproar. Platt dodged along the line of the New York delegation jotting down figures On a slip of paper. The leaders from the Southern States wrestled with the negro delegates. In Missouri corner Major Warner apd Chauncey I. Filley glared at each other. The galleries sent down a confused sound of eager voices, and then, as 'the chairman’s gavel fell, the hall became as quiet as if every man and woman of the 12,000 people had ceased breathing, and the roll call proceeded. When tho roll call of States was completed there was a minute of anxiety while the clerks footed up the totals. When Chairman Thurston announced the result, 568% for ordering the previous question and 339% against it, the McKinleyites howled themselves hoarse. The report of the committee was declared adopted, and the convention adjourned, with the crowd still cheering and Issughing, after a day of burning interest THE CONVENTION GAVEL Carved from a Lok Taken from a Cabin Built by Lincoln. Senator Orville F. Berry, Carthage, IIL, presented to the convention, through its chairman, and tor his use, an exquisitely carved gavel. This gavel was carved from a log taken from a cabin built by Abraham Lincoln at Salem, 111., in 1832. Senator Berry, who presented the beautiful souvenir, is a nephew of the Jona-

EXTREME TYPES IN DELEGATES. from Florida. From the East.

than Berry who was in partnership with Mr. Lincoln at New Salem. The gentleman who carved the gavel is William Henry Bartells, of Carthage. Both ends of the gavel are gold mounted. One end bears this inscription: “Made by W. H. Bartells, Oarthage, 111., from a log of the cabin built by Abraham Lincoln, 1832,.at New Salem, IlL” Upon the other end the following inscription is carvedt

THE CONVENTION GAVEL.

“National Republican Convention held at St. Louis, June 16, 1896, nominating for President.” The gavel, after having been presented to the nominee, will, It is understood, find a permanent place in the Smithsonian Institution. In an accident near Brest, Litewski, in Russian Poland, a railway passenger train was wrecked and many persons were killed.

M'KINLEY THE MAN.

Nominated by Republicans for '' President. HOBART IS SECOND. Both Candidates Nominated on First Ballot. Nominations Are Made Unanimous y and Delegates and Spectators Go Wild with Enthusiasm Platform Adopted Ad vocatinc the Single Gold Standard Free-Coinage Delegates Sever Their Connection with Former Associates—Detailed Description of Closing Scenes of the Convention. The Republican national convention completed its work Thursday night. Wih liam. McKinley, of Ohio, was nominated for President and Garret A. Hobart, of New Jersey, for Vice-President on a platform that deflates for a protective tariff and the single gold standard. The total vote cast for McKinley was 661%. Reed received 84%, Quay 60%, Morton 58, Allison 35% and Cameron 1. No sooner had the chairman announced the result than Senator Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts moved to make the nomination unanimous. Among the first to second this were Gen. Hastings of Pennsylvania and Thomas Platt of New York. Gen. Henderson of lowa followed. Amid a storm of howls, tooting of fish horns, waving of banners and the playing'-of the band the motion was put and carried. The pandemonium was so great that the chairman could not be heprd. When Senator Foraker, as'chairman of the Ohio delegation, arose and oust 46 votes for the Buckeye man, the"’ ballot stood 467% for McKinley. Instantly the convention burst into a storm? Of siasm. The roll call was continued, but it was only a matter of form. There was a moment of suspense until the vote had been announced,- and then the vast assemblage burst into bheers and shouts of the ivi lde&L„c.utlu.Lsiasun__ The first ballot was completed at 5:40,

WILLIAM M'KINLEY, Of Ohio.

ami it was 6 o’clock before the chairman was able to gain order and to recognise Senator Lodge, who moved that the nomination of McKinley be made unanimous. This served to bring forth another upTonrotts out4mrs|; After McKinley’s nomination had been made unanimous and the chair had so declared, the convention proceeded to name a candidate for Vice-President. The names of G. A. Hobart of New Jersey, H. Clay Evans of Tennessee, Lippitt of Rhode Island. Walker of Virginia and Bulkeley of Connecticut were placed In nominations The nomination of Hobart, like that of McKinley, was decided on the first ballot, and afterward made unanimous. Tlie third day’s session of the Republican national convention was called to order by Chairman Thurston at 16:30 o’clock Thursday forenoon. Five thousand people stood outside the convention hall clanioringTor admission and quarreling with doorkeepers. Inside the hall there was a restless .activity among the delegates and visitorSrand an eager desire to see the wheels move. Chairman Thurston without any preliminaries plunged into business by announcing that the first thing on the program was the report of the committee on resolutions. Senator-eleet Joseph B. Foraker. of Ohio, crowded to the front, climbed the steps and presented the platform, while the audience and delegates followed the reading with, intense interest. At the conclusion of the reading Senator Teller presented a-'-silver substitute for the gold plank in the platform, and made

GARRET A. HOBART, Of New Jersey.

a strong speech in defense of the bimetallic views of the white metal men. After he had spoken to the resolution Foraker moved to lay it on the table. The gold men voted 518% to a total silver representation of 105%. Foraker then moved the previous question on the adoption of the piaXfprm. and the platform was adopted. a separate vote being taken on the financial plank, resulting: Yeas, 812%; nays, 110%; As soon as the platform with the gold plank was adopted the silver men from Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Utah, headed by their leaders, arose and marched out of the convention hall, renouncing the Republican party and its declaration of principles.

Notes of Current Events.

Walter T. Hatch, senior member of the firm of \\ alter I. Hatch & Son, bankers and brokers of New York, died at his home in Brooklyn. Dr. James W- Cox died at Albany, N. Y.. aged 68 years. He was a member of the. county and State medical societies and was also senior member of the American Institute of Homeopathy. He was a thirty-second degree Mason. He was also one of the founders of the Fort Orange Club.

LABORS OF CONGRESS

RECENT SESSION THE SHORTEST FOR THIRTY YEARS. Bills that Have Become Laws-Many Meaaurei Introduced) but Few of Importance Added to the Laws of the Country—Pending LegislationDone at Washington The Fifty-fourth Congress was ths shortest “long session” in thirty years; and one of the shortest in the history of the Government. Of the measures which have become laws, the most important, from an international standpoint, was the bill creating the commission “to determine the true divisional line between Venezuela and British Guiana.” Of scarcely less general interest were the bills prohibiting prize fighting in the territories; permitting appointments in the army apd navy of former United States officers who had served in the rebellion, and making one year’s residence in a territory a prerequisite to obtaining a divorce -there. Excepting these, however, the remainder of the 225 bills and resolutions which received the President’s approval were not of a character to warrant special mention. The more important were the bills Incorporating the National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution; opening the forest reservations in Colorado for the location of mining claims; regulating proof of death in pension cases; providing for a naval training station in San Francisco harbor; making it unlawful to shoot at any railway train or any person thereon, or to throw missiles into Such train, and repealing clause G 1 of the tariff law, providing for a rebate on alcohol used in the arts. The session, however conspicuous by reason of its brevity, resulted in the introduction of a larger number of bills in the House than during any similar period for a quarter of a century. The total number of bills introduced during the entire Fifty-third Congress was 8,987, of which 4,405 were introduced, during the first session, which corresponds to the session juSt closed, and in which latter the aggregate is swollen to 9,5 G& Statue of Cuban Legislation. The popular interest in the Cuban revp- ' lution was shown in the large number of resolutions—more than fifty in all—that was introduced and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. After careful consideration a concurrent resolution was reported, for which was subsequently substituted, in conference, the Senate resolution expressing the sympathy of the United States with the insurgents, recognizing their belligerency, and calling upon the President to use his good offices to secure the independence of the island. Being a concurrent and not a joint resolution, it did not call for the President’s signature, and its only effect was to express the sentiment of the American people as reflected in the two houses of Congress. Measures for which there has been a widespread demand include the bankruptcy bill, the McCall bill, providing an educational test for immigrants; the labor commission and labor arbitration bills, and the bill simplifying the rules of the pension office, so as to facilitate the adjustment of private pension cases. The finance Committee, to which was referred 105 different measures, succeeded in getting through the Senate but three of any importance that have become laws —the filled cheese bill, the amendment to the administrative feature of the tariff act permitting express companies to pay the duty on packages valued at not more than SSOO and deliver it to the residence of the Importer direct, and the bill to repeal the free alcohol clause of the tariff law. The Dingley bill came out of committee with a free coinage amendment which prevailed in the Senate, and this proposition was rejected by the House. Bills Placed on the Calendar. Some of the most important bills prepared by the committees were, not given 1 hearing in either house or passed but one house, and will be on the calendar for consideration duriug the short session if their supporters are able to secure time for them. Among the most important of these are the Lodge-McCall bill for an educational test for immigrants, with the Corliss amendment to prevent the invasion of Canadian day laborers; the Philips industrial commission bill; the Curtis bill to lessen the number of crimes for which the death penalty can be imposed by United States courts; the bankrupt bill, and the Pickier pension bill, all of which were passed by the House. Among those passed by neither house are ths statehood bills for Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma; that for a territorial form of government for Alaska; the Pacific railroad funding bill; the Nicaragua canal and Pacific cable bills; the plan for the reorganization of the Indian territory government, for which the Dawes commission and Representative Curtis of Kansas are joint sponsors; the Loud bill to reduce the scope of the fourth-class mail matter, and bills to reorganize the revenue marine personnel, to increase the salaries of railway mail clerks, to revive the grade of lieutenant general for Gen. Miles. A large fraction of the session’s business related to the public lands, and important amendments were made to the public land laws.

Miscellaneous Bills. Among the miscellaneous acts passed during the session were the following: For the detail of revenue cutters to enforce order nt regattas and yacht races and insure the safety of the spectators and participants. To reconvene the United States delegates to the international marine conference for the destruction at the .income tax returns. For the deputation of refugee Creek Indians from Montana. .. , To establish the government of Greer County as a county of Oklahoma (after the decision by the Supreme Court that Greer County was not a part of Texas). Forbidding divorces in territories unless the parties applying have been residents for one year before the applications. Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to distribute medals and diplomas awarded by the World's Columbian Commission. Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasary to remit fines, penalties and forfeitures in laws relating to vessels and to discontinue prosecutions. Giving the use of the White lot and Washington monument to the Christian Endeavor convention of 1896. To allow the return, duty free, of all articles sent from the United States for Expositions and fairs. Fixing penalties Yor failure to use automatic brakes on railroad trains. Establishing the district of Chicago as * collection district for Indiana and Illinois. Extending the limits of the port of New Orleans. Making Palm Beach, Fla., Stamford, Conn., and Conneaut, 0., sub-ports of entry. Syracuse, N. Y., Pueblo, Durango and Leadville, Colo., ports of delivery. ~Fixing the terms of Circuit and District Courts in the northern and southern districts of lowa, the 'northern division of the eastern district of Tennessee, the northern district -of California, making Perry County, Tenn., part of the middle judicial district of Tennessee. .