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THE 54TII CONGRESS. {ROUTINE OF HOUSE AND SENATE BRIEFLY CHRONICLED. Summary of Bills and Resolutions Presented and Acted Upon. THE HOUSE. After a debate continued almost un interrupte Uyover five days the general pension appropriation bill for the year ending June 30, 1897, was passed by the house Friday afternoon, which then adjourned until Monday. The day’s debate was conducted under the five eninute rule, the bill being read by paragraphs for amendment. None that ■was material was adopted, Mr. Bartlett, democrat, of New York, enforcing his announced policy of opposition to further extension of pension legisla¬ tion by raising points of order against them. By the same device he suc¬ ceeding in having stricken out of the bill the provision reported by the committee that “during the fiscal year it shall be necessary for a widow, in establishing her claim to a pension under the provisions of the act of 1890, to prove that she is without other means of support than her daily labor; provided, that bofore she shall be en¬ titled to a pension under the provis¬ ions of said law she shall prove that her not income does not exceed $500 per annum.” Mr. W. A, Stone, republican, of Pennsylvania, in charge of the bill, announced that its passage ante-dated by fifty days the passage of a similar bill in either of the hist two previous •congresses. Among the miscellaneous business transacted was the passage of a joint resolution providing for the distribu¬ tion of undelivered seta of the naval records of the rebellion. A message was received from the president asking prompt legislation to enable the attorney general to prose ■cuto litigation in reference to the granting of patents to lands lying within forfeited railroad grants. Thu cause of Cuban independence was the subject of Chaplain Couden’s prayer at the beginning of the session and his invocation that this govern¬ ment would do what it could to aid in securing liberty to the Cubans was followed by a wave of applause, prob¬ ably the first time that such a demon¬ ever followed a prayer in the . house. When the home met Monday, Mr. Crain, of Texas, secured the passage of a bill extending the time in which to complete the work of improving Arkansas Pass, Texas. On motion of Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, a bill was passed to incorporate the supremo Ma¬ council of 33 degree Scottish Rite sons for the southern jurisdiction of tho United States. The president’s message in calling reply to tho resolution for imfor- of tho house upon him matiou as to what steps, if any, had been taken in relation to the Bayard speeches at Boston, England and Ed¬ inburgh, Scotland, was laid beforo the house. The message and correspond¬ ence were referred to the committee on foreign relations. The house then wont into committee of tho whole, Dr. Payne, republican, New York, in the for the consideration of the mil¬ itary academy appropriation bill. Chaplain Coudin in the house Tues¬ day invoked tho divine guidance for Clara Barton, of the Rod Cross socie¬ ty, in the efforts of that organization for the relief of the suffering Armen¬ ians. A bill was passed approving va¬ rious acts of the territorial legislature of New Mexico authorizing several is¬ sues of bonds aggregating $155,000. By the terms of the Harrison act the territory caunot create indebtedness exceeding one per cent, of its taxable value without tho sauctiouof congress. Mr. Crisp inquired as to what had become of the report from tho commit¬ tee on rules, which wus under consid¬ eration a week ago, and which had not yet been disposed of. Ho called atten¬ tion to the fact that certain amend¬ ments agreed to were in operation be¬ fore the report as a whole had been reported. At the pioper time h§ gave notico of his intention to offer a sub¬ stitute for the entire report. Mr. Dal zell explained that the matter would be brought up later, after a further meeting of the committee on rules. Tho house then, at 1:20 o'clock, went into committee of the whole and took up the consideration of the general de¬ ficiency bill. THE SENATE. Senator Davis, of tho senate com¬ mittee on foreign relations, Monday reported favorably the resolution •enunciating the Monroe doctrine. It is the result of the lengthy considera¬ tion by the committee as to tho advis¬ ability of incorporating the Monroe doctrine in tho federal statutes. The resolution is as follows: ‘‘That the United States of America reaffirms and confirms the doctrines an! principles in promulgated his by Decem¬ Presi¬ dent Monroe message of ber 2,1823, and maintain that doc¬ trine aud those principles and, will re¬ gard any infringement thereof and European particularly any attempt by any power to take or acquire any new territory on the American continents or any islands adjacent thereto for any right of sovereignty or dominion in the same in any case or instance as to which the United States shall deem such attempt to be dangerous to its peace or safety by or through force, purchase, cession occupation, pledge, colonization, pro¬ tectorate or by control of the ease¬ ment in canal or any other means of transit across the American isthmus, whether on unfounded pretension of right in cases of alleged boundary dis¬ putes, or under other unfounded pre¬ tensions, as the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States and as an interposition which would be impossible in any form for the United States to regard with indifference.” The report went on the calendar. Mr. Gray announced that it was not unanimous. Mr. Wolcott, republican, Colorado, gave notice that he would,on Wednes¬ day, address the senate on Mr. Sew¬ ell’s resolution placing limitation on the Monroe doctrine. Mr. Sewell, republican, New Jersey, addressed the senate on his resolution reciting that President Cleveland had extended the Monroe doctrine beyond its proper scope and enunciating the principle that the doctrine was for the interest of the United States and was not an obligation to aid and protect southern republics. The resolution re¬ cites that tlie president’s course was premature and that the Monroe doctrine does not commit the Unitd States to u protectorate of southern countries. Mr. Sewell said the president’s Vene¬ zuelan message presented questions of a most serious import. Taking up the Venezuelan question Mr. Sewell pointed out that the presi¬ dent’s position involved the most ex¬ treme and dangerous application of the doctrine thus far made. It was not based on the interests of the United States, but on tho force exert¬ ed by a strong power against a weak one in South America. It clearly led to the assumption of a protectorate by the United States over Mexico and the South American countries. In conclusion Mr. Sewell said : “I can but think that a matter which has been slumbering so many years in a state of diplomatic repose might have been delayed a few months longer. It seems hardly wise, just at this time, to have thrown into the political arena this further cause for disorder and disturbance. A zealous upholding of the nation’s honor on tho part of the executive is to be commended. But we have a right to expect that discre¬ tion and good judgment will be exer¬ cised in bringing to a culmination an issue so grave and serious as that now presented.” At the close of Mr. Sewell’s speech, Mr. Daniel, democrat, Virginia, gave notice that he would address the sen¬ ate on the subject Thursday. Mr. Call, of Florida, presented a new phase of the Cuban question in the senate Tuesday. He read a tele¬ gram from Key West as follows: “Marquis Rodriguez has been taken from steamer Olivette, last Wednes¬ day. Louis Sammallien and son also taken at Havana. All American citi¬ zens. Get them out of grasp of Span¬ ish authorities. ” Mr. Call offered a resolution reciting the arrests and di¬ recting the executive authorities to as¬ certain if any just cause for the arrest existed, and if not, to demand their immediate release. Mr. Hoar suggested that the tone of the resolution was too imperative. There seemed to be an idea, Mr. Hoar said, that tho senate of the United States is a constantly loaded cannon, which can be touched off at any time by a sensation. Tho senator urged an inquiry of the state department before a demand. Mr. Call answered that he wished to know whether the American flag af¬ forded any protection to its citizens. He referred to the arrest of Americans in Cuba while citizens of other coun¬ tries were not disturbed. Mr. Sherman pointed out that such a resolution might give the senate trouble iu other cases. It should go to the committee on foreign rolations for appropriate consideration. Mr. Call said it was the duty of the senate to act on such information as this telegram gave. He desired the people to know lie was ready to act promptly, although he did not object to committee consideration. Mr. Hoar suggested that if this dispatch was shown to the secretary of state he would immediately take appropriate action. Mr. Call answered that he had already called the attention of the secretary to the subject. But the sen¬ ator regarded it as a duty of the sen¬ ate to act, independently of the exec¬ utive branch. It was finally agreed that the resolution should go to tho committee on foreign relations. Will Vote in Kentucky Tuesday. A special from Frankfort, Ky., s&v*i The Blackburn forces have decided to take part in the joint session of the house and senate next Tuesday, when the balloting for United States senator will be begun. The judgment of good lawyers is that nothing would be gained by a refusal to attend. Mr. Vanderbilt to Wed. Iv is reported iu New York that W. K. Vanderbilt, whose divorced wife has married Oliver H. P, Belmont, will wed Miss Amy Bend. jAAIIOjNAL XT i niTAHT it CA111AL. r\ K lUrr 4 T GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON IN BRIEF PARAGRAPHS. Doings of the Chiefs and Heads of the Various Departments. The house committee on Pacific roads has decided to begin hearings next Monday preparatory to framing a plan for the adjustment of the debts of the Central and Union Pacific to the government. The announcement by the Westmin¬ ster Gazette (London) that the British government is about to reopen nego¬ tiations with Venezuela on the bound¬ ary question puts an entirely new face upon the condition of matters at Wash¬ ington and is causing a good deal of talk as to its bearing upon the presi¬ dent’s Venezula message, and the events which have followed it. William R. Morrison is soon to be formally announced as a candidate for the democratic presidential nomi¬ nation. Ex^Representatives Ben Ca¬ ble and Foreman, of Illinois, are now in Washington quietly booming him. They regard the selection of Chicago as the place for holding the conven¬ tion favorable for him, and they are now arranging a conference of his friends to decide upon a formal an¬ nouncement. The house committee on appropria¬ tions Saturday completed the urgency deficiency appropriation bill. It car¬ ries a total of $4,415,922, divided as follows: Office of the public printer, $583,000; state department, $36,000; treasury, $449,987; District of Co¬ lumbia, $34,059; war department, $366,578; navy department, $810; interior department, $34,500; depart¬ ment of justice, $5,714; judicial, $210,000; United States courts, $3,242,582; house of representatives, $35,199. Secretary Olney states that he has received no reply to his telegrams of inquiry to Minister Terrell, at Con¬ stantinople, asking whether or not the sultan had directed that the Red Cross officials should not enter his dominions lor the purpose of distributing relief among the Armenians. In the mean¬ time Miss Clara Barton, president, is engaged in perfecting preparations for the voyage to Turkey, which she and her associates will undertake, despite the report that they will not be per¬ mitted to discharge their charitable trust. As to Cuba’s Recognition. A New York Herald special from Washington says that the administra¬ tion is giving the Cubau situation careful consideration, but there is no reason to /suppose that President Cleveland and Secretary Olney con¬ template any immediate action. On the other hand, it is understood that they have intimated to the foreign re¬ lations committee of the senate and the foreign affairs committee of the house their desire that no immediate action should be taken. The change in the policy of Spain indicated by the relief of General Campos by Generai Weyler may have some effect upon the plans of the administration, and they may he disposed to give the new com¬ mander an opportunity to demonstrate whether or not there is any hope of the success of the Spanish arms within a reasonable length of time. Discussed the Monroe Doctrine. The senate committee on foreign re¬ lations discussed for two hours Friday morning, the Monroe doctrine and finally, by a vote, ordered a report on the resolution submitted by Mr. Da¬ vie, of Minnesota, chairman of the sub-committee. Mr. Turpie made an argument against the affirmation by congress, of the doctrine as a general principle. He believed it was suffi¬ cient for the doctrine to bo applied when the specific cases arose. He fa¬ vored its application to the pending difficulty between Venezuela and Great Britain, but thought that it might rest there for the present. Mr. Gray, of Delaware, was opposed to any action whatever that had for its object the affirmation of the doctrine Gy legislative action. He believed the whole subject was one in which the ex ecutive department of the governmemt alone should act, and that upon that branch of the government, and not congress, rested the responsibility of enforcing or not the doctrine laid down by Monroe. Neither of these arguments had any weight with the .committee. They were combated by Senators Sher¬ man, Lodge, Morgan and others. Mr. Mills, one of the new members of the committee, an ardent admirer of Jef ferson, was one of the most enthusias tic supporters of the affirmation of the doctrine. .The vote to adopt the vis resolution, which was drawn along the lines of the Lodge resolution, was agreed to, after one or two alterations in the verbiage had been made. The committee also decided to vote, npon the motion of Mr. Sherman, that the action of the committee and the text of the resolution should not be given out until it was reported to the senate. Mr. Davis was requested to give no¬ tice when he reported the resolution that he should call it up at the earliest possible moment. This resolution goes even farther than did the president in his message to congress on the Venezuelan ques¬ tion. It will, if passed, commit the congress to a policy from which there can be no back down, and there ap pears to be no doubt as to the ulti mate result on the resolution. A FAMILY ROW. A Sister Killed, Two Brothers Shot and the Father Wounded. Joe P. Dove and wife and several grown sons and daughters live on a farm near Jonesboro, Tennessee. The man and wife had lived together for thirty years peaceably until recently, when proceedings for a divorce were began by the woman. The courts granted the divorce, but divided the property equally between them. On last Wednesday the commission* ers to partition the property unde£ the decree of the court went to the farm, consisting of about 300 acres. All the family were present when the commissioners arrived. Without warning, Will, ayonngson t a partisan of the father, struck John, an older brother, who sided with the mother, a terriffic blow, felling him to the ground. Recovering himself quickly, John drew his pistol and fired at his assail¬ ant, two shots taking effect, but not seriously wounding him. While this was going on, Isaac, am other son on the father’s side, rushed toward John, but he received a wound in the abdomen. In the meantime the father hearing of the affray, came on the scene armed with a pistol. Seeing this John started to run, but was fired upon by the fa¬ ther and missed, the ball striking a young daughter, inflicting a fatal wound from which she died. During the melee the father received two bul¬ lets in his arm. and leg, but by whom fired is not known. At last accounts Dove was said to be dying. John and will are in jail without bail. The father is under guard, not being in a condition to be removed to jail. The family has hith¬ erto stood well and all were verj highly esteemed by their neighbors. CARLISLE FOR PRESIDENT. A Sensational Story That Was Con¬ cocted in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Tribune says: There now seems to be no question that John G. Carlisle is an avowed candidate for the nomination for president, and in some quarters it is believed that ho has been selected to perpetuate the Cleveland dynasty. In Washington last week it was definitely ascertained that Mr. Cleve¬ land was not a candidate, and would not accept a fourth nomination, even if it was tendered him. A gentleman, who is known to he quite close to the president, said to a Tribune reporter that Mr. Cleveland did not believe iu third terms and felt that the country’s safety depended on frequent rotation in office. It was a very noticeable fact during the three days that the local committee was in Washington trying to get the national convention that many of the delegates did not care to exhibit a preference until they had consulted the secretary of tlie treasury. His wish was theirs, and at least five votes came to Cincinnati by reason of their fealty to Carlisle. Governor Caleb West, of Utah,made no concealment of his position, and he plainly said that he was for Carlisle for president and would vote for the city that Carlisle wanted. FOUR MEN IN FLAMES. Disastrous and Fatal Fire Occurs at St. Louis, Mo. Tuesday night fire destroyed a five story building at St. Louis, occupied by A. S. Aloe <fc Co., opticians. Three men were shocked into insen¬ sibility by coming in contact with electric wires and Fireman Hines, of f n 8J ne company No. 23, fell , ,, from , a iadder and was seriously injured. w hue the salvage corps was covering a show case on tho second floor the floor collapsed. Four of the salvage men are in the ruins, and there is no hope of rescuing them alive, While the firemen were working to gave their unfortunate comrades the fire took a new start and the rescue Wfl s for the time abandoned. The stock was the most complete of its character in the west and the loss will be fully $200,000. Insurance is ample. GEN. WEYLER BOUND FOR CUBA. Tire New Commander of the Spanish Forces Sails from Madrid. General Yaleriano Weyler, the ffewly-appointed . captain-general . or Cuba, left Madrid Monday evening on his Y to assume his new duties at Havana. A large crowd of people greeted him at the depot. In a brief speech in response to the enthusiastic greeting of the populace, General Weyler said that he strongly hoped to be able soon to announce the complete re-establiehment of the sovereignity of Spain over Cuba. The queen regent has cabled her thanks to Marshal Campos for his ser¬ vices rendered to Spain as captain general of the island of Cuba, COULD OILY -i E ATr ®T0!® EOT PINK „ Get Your 1)l SSStion Health r>- , Win Take r W *><i » From the ’ “Dr. Star, Williams’ Pmk Pilig 0. cured me of two dise as done «s and me a vast amount of E. A. Meeker, of No. ^ m 207 ' east Washington, Thi-a ■ D. c.. to 3 to-day, “For mar, y years I muscular rheumatism was ****** » - . in addition in its ^ , had stomach troub! extent that for long 9 tO stub a time I in£ stronger than be«f eat a - rheumatism r , 0 „ commence,li n 1 only extended into my left ‘ aiding it , from the shoulder vehemence but attacked that my it hips and impossible limbg ^ T V was J?oout by attendant. on the street without being “ Z* an sicians , '.' I was not atten, all le! by four at one time—of both lopathie and homeopathic schools were times when I was anati neck to my feet with covered " re * kind Timvni „ evervts^ of piasters, for I Uied 9 of sort that was recommended “During the greater part ur-inJ^ of tl5M husband and son were "but ? fused Dr. Williams’ to do so. Pink Pills, Zu' steadily “About two years or two and aha” me, ago the and I physician have had who was then a i - ‘Mrs. Meeker, there none since 4 saw , ' is no use me. and see you any more; you have am rheumatism, and a disease incident to oh 1 you cannot bo cured. I win some prescription iron for your blood, and Z runs out you can get it ren™ If you get much worse you cau sendfo«, but I will not again call until I ™ moned.’ * “Of course I was much treatment flj Still I tried a noted massage ougbly, but without the slightest effect! trail last my husband persuaded me to ’1 Pink Pills. “I want to say that when I began the in their Pink efficacy Pills it was for good without belief the least I wnuld-benefit or that* me, but simply to please* husband I took and them son by taking directed something, by the ni2 n| ever, as founiS and about the end of the month I my much great better surprise that I that had my longer stomach to >«| no v* on beef peptonoids, but could begins* 9 dulge in more solid food. “So 1 told my husband that a3 tiij* Pills were evidently doing me good,!®* try them for another month. ■ “I continued to use them as directed* during the second month my eyesight,* had been very bad for a long time, be* improve, and it was much more pleasant* me to go on the street, though I still lintel iuil be attended on account of my weak “How many boxes of the Pink Pills I ml si in ail I could not begin to tell, as them toil periods when I would stop using them week at a time. But from the time I sol meuced until I felt I could safely cease ul ing them was about fifteen mouths. “Sometime after my eyesight bagul grow better, my memory, which had defective and caused me much trouble loi long time, returned aud became as good! Dud when as I was many years younger. the period to which I refer I had great™ eulty in remembering where I had putai 4 thing, but as I said before, this trouble tirely disappeared and has never return)! while my eyesight also continues exceilei “My long continued illness had reduel my 112 weight pounds, from but between while 130 I was aud taking 113 pounj tl to pounds, and ini Pink Pills I gained thirty ] weigh 133 pounds asserted Ja “Some of my friends freely my flesh, as they noticed my inereasa weight, was not solid and predicted however,® that would speedily lose it. Such, not M not been tho case, although I nave any of the pills since last December. rheumatism having by that tune aia: peared, since which time l have had no turn of the dread complaint- I have w told that the disease will visit me a» alI b . if it does, I shall again resort to the am Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. “With my experience with Dr. w* Pink Pills I'have not hesitated to reeomma them to others who were afflicted- MU™ who lives near Hillsboro, Loudoun bo-m Va.. suffered for a long time WithapecM disease of the hips and limbs. 1 • medicine which did me so much th»6ta£ gow* cure her also, and I bought them'and sent to her. bhe compuunt was eu ured completely of her aug¬ Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain ments necessary to give new me ness to the They blood sold and m restore tee *£» nerves. are loose form, by the dozen or cento a box, or six boxesfor directly ,t ’ t L a be had of all druggists Medicine or Co., • from Dr. Williams’ tady, N. L Ancient Ancestry. 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