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I ASSOCIATED ' ~| jg': PRESS $ I OiSPATCHES. I . Ill, IS O. 301. "Old Confeds" Indite McKinley's Sentiments on Parchment. "REBEL" BADGE ON HIS LAPEL /-':. / - Stirring Scenes at Macon and Milledge villc. Executive Is Decorated Vl'itU Colors He Fought Agrulunt and Saluted by Confederate Flag. (By Telegraph.) IttlLLEDGEVILLE, GA., Dec. 19.? The Presidential train stopped here, the former capital of Georgia, on its way to Augusta. An intensely enthusiastic crowd was at the depot and salutes were fired by the local military. Pres? ident McKinley addressed the crotyd from the rear platform of the train, saying: "It is to me a very great pleasure to greet the citizens of Milledgeville, the old capital of the State 'of Georgia. In my journey through your State I have been received with a real warmth of ?welcome and I assure you that it is ap? preciated from the depth of my heart. i;am glad to know that once more this country. North and 'South, all the peo? ple of all sections are animated by one purpose, one aim, one hope for a com? mon destiny under the dear .old banner .Of the free, and nothing gives me more satisfaction thai* to feel that as the President called by the suffrage of the people, I am permitted to premitted to preside over a nation, rich with glorious memories of glorious deeds, now united in an unbroken and never to be broken union. I have great pleasure in pre? senting to you General "Wheeler." GEN. WHEELER'S REMARKS. General Wheeler was cordially cheer? ed and spoke as follows: "My Fellow Citizens: It seems hard? ly proper, after this beautiful address f.om the President fo the United States, for me to detain you for one moment with any words of mine. It gives me pieasure which I cannot express to have to have the privilege, by invitation of the President, to visit the South with bim. I was so glad that the President accepted the earnest invitations from the various citizens of the South to come among the people, to see them face to face, to see the wonderful de? velopment they are making, how they arc-bringing their resources to the front and how they are developing their hid? den resources in such a way as to add very much to the wealth of our nation. "f am glad, the President has brought with him-his^ubinet:"" I am glad'he has brought with him the distinguished commander of the American forces in Cuba, General Shaftef," (Wild Ap? plause.) General Shafter was warmly greeted and cheered. ' THE PARTY REACHES MACON. MACON, GA., Dec. 19.?The President and his party reached Macon promptly on time and was received by the large crowd which has ever gathered in Macon since the last visit of Jefferson Davis to the city. At the station was a reception consisting of a number of the most prominent citizens of this town, including United States Judge Emory Speer, Major J. F. Hanson, who is spoken of as a successor to Secretary of the Interior Bliss, United States Sen : ator A. O. Bacon, and Representative Charles Bartlett, of this Congressional district. Drawn up in front of the station was the Bibb county Camp of the Confed? erate Survivors Association. 400 strong. As the President reached the old Con? federates he was halted by Colonel Wiley who addressed him as follows; WELCOMED BY VETERANS. . "Mr. President: As commander of Ribb County Veterans Association and Bibb county camp. No. 484, we extend to you and yo?r party a most generous, hear,ty and sincere welcome of all Con i?derate Soldiers on account of the n;6ble sentiment expressed by you in re? gard to our Confederate dead. I assure you.that these old, maimed and infirm veterans ~ who have met here to do - honor today appreciate such words of love" and kindness and uttered too, by the President of this great country and by one . who was a member of the Union army in the-sixties. I hope and pray, Mr. President, that God in His infinite mercy may so direct the future legisla? tion of this country that/ the living Confederates will be remembered. This country and the stars and stripes be? long as much to the Confederate veter? ans' as it does to the Grand Army of the Republic. The South proved its loyalty tcTthis grand old country when war was declared with: 'Spain and now hence? forth and forever she will be found xeady to take up arms to defend our country'and our flag. IN LETTERS OF GOLD. ""Mr. President, in behalf of these no bie and brave Confederate soldiers of Bibb county, Ga., I present to you this sentiment engrossed thereon in letters of gold, the beautiful sentiment ex j-ressed by .you in our capital city in re . gard to our howored dead." As the President was about to proceed lyr. Roland B. Hall, another veteran, addressed him as follows:. "Mr. President: In behalf of our roble dead and as Confederate veterans ?we are here to manifest our apprecia? tion of the noble genious sentiment you ??he ve recently uttered. Do us the honor, sir, to accept and wear this badge of a Confederate veteran's camp which tears- your likeness and words which should endear you to the hearts of every Confederate."" "I do not know that it will be proper," said the President. "But you must,"s aid Dr. Hall, and wRh?iit further ceremony the President marched ahead with Judge Speer. THE PRESIDENT'S BADGE. The sight of a Confederate badge on the President's coat asv he passed through the veterans called 'forth long cheering, which continued as long as he was in sight. The President wore the badge during his stay in Macon. One of General Wheeler's old cavalry? men also pinned a badge 'to the lapel of his major generaFs coat and the doughty little warrior proudly wore it away with him when he left the city. ?The Presidential party was driven, in carriages to the stand where he was to - review the troops of General Bates' NEWPORT division of General Wilson's army corps. As his carriage passed the Confeder? ate monument an old Confederate vet teran frantically waved a Confederate Pag while by his side was the son of the colonel of one of Georgia's hardest fighting Confederate regiments who vas as vigorously waving the stars and slripes. When the President was abreast of- them the two Hags were brought to a salute side by side. The incident seemed to appeal to the Presi? dent. IN ENDURING STONE. Emblazoned on the base of the monu? ment were the words of the President about the graves of the Confederate dead. The sidewalks were packed all along the line of march and Mr. McKinley and the other celebrities were vigorously cheered. The following troops marched past the reviewing stand: Second Brigade, First Division, First Army Corps, Gen ei ai W. W. Gordon, commanding: Third United States Volunteers, Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Third Brigade, First Division, First Corps, General W. J. McKce, commanding; Seventh and Tenth United States Volunteer Infan? try, Third North Carolina and Sixth \ irginia. The Seventh Regular Caval? ry followed. The troops made a fine appearance. After a review, a crowd gathered about the stand, though a steady soaking rain was falling. THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. Judge Emory Speer introduced the President who said in part: "On the 24th of this month, the day before Christmas, our peace commis? sioners will deliver to the President of the United States a 'treaty of peace, peace with honor, peace with the bless? ings of liberty to struggles east and west. "I congratulate my country on an? other fact: we have not only triumphed over our enemy, but have triumphed over our own prejudices and we are now a united country.,, (Prolonged Ap? t-la use). The President's remarks were fre? quently interrupted toy cTieers. Then there were loud calls for General Wheeler, "little old Fighting Joe" as he v as affectionately called. He responded felicitiously. WILSON'S SPEECH. General Lawton would not speak but appeared on the stand and bowed. The crowd was most disappointed. General Bates said a dozen or two words and then General Wilson took the stand. He made the speech of the occasion. He said: "Fellow Citizens: It is with Infinite pleasure that I address myself in words of peace to a Macon audience. (Cheers) Thirty odd years ago I came into this town with 15.000 cavalry thundering at my heels. (Laughter and shouts) I had met with the roaring of cannon and the firing of musketry. (Cheers) I was greeted by the burning of warhouses and the destruction of property which I now profoundly regret. (Cheers) * * * That'was a fact then, but now l cogjej among you and I receive a. different^ \\ elcome. I was then a victor, today I am a captive. * * * Now, just one word more: The President has come among you, your President and my President, and he comes as the ex- i f mplar and the head of the great American nation. (Cheers) He has done more for it than any President since the days of Washington, for he has added vastly to its extent and striven to make it a continential re? public as the fathers designed it to be. * * * I hope to see the day when our starry flag shall float everywhere from the frozen north to the sunny clime of Central America. We are too big and powerful and progressive to have neighbors on this continent, and I trust trat before the next administration of the President closes, the flag will fly over every foot of the continent from the northern extremety of the Dominion of Canada to the Gulf of Mexico." The allusions of General Wilson to his capture of Macon in the sixties cap? tured the crowd, but his allusion to the time when the stars and stripes would float over the wTtole continent receive1 more applause than any other seria ment expressed on the occasion. This ended the speech making. The Presi? dential party was taken in charge by the committee and driven about the city until it was time to take their departure lor Augusta. President McKinley expressed himself, as greatly pleased with his reception art Macon, particularly on the part of the Confederate veterans. Had the President travelled through the States that gave him his greatest majorities the ovations could not have been more sincere and heartfelt. BLENDED BLUE AND GRAT. A unique feature of the demontration was a company of uniformed veterans of the Confederacy wit1-, their battle scarred flags waving with the stars and stripes. They were under command 03 Major C. A. Withers, aged and bent, clothed in the historic gray of the Lost Cause. The spectacle was a most 'touch? ing one. They stood immediately in front of the President during his ad? ds ess and no c'heers in the vast throng were more hearty than theirs. The President was formally welcomed by ex-Congressman J. C. C. Black, who paid a beautiful tribute to the spotless purity of his private life, his exalted administration and his broad American? ism, but did not forget her who in pri? vate life gladdened his home, filled his heart with love, lightened his burdens and fostered his laudable ambition. The President made an address ac? knowledging gracefully the honor done ' him, and was vociferously cheered. After the speaking, the party were driven to the Commercial Club, where a reception on behalf of the citizens and a delightful reparst was served. At half past seven the journey to Washington was resumed over the Southern railway. Old Dominion Pier. Three schooners heavily loaded with buiiding'materials for local contractors, tied up at the Old Dominion Land Company's pier and discharged their cargoes yesterday. They were the Ze? phyr, with lumber for the Booker Porch 'Company; the New Light, with brick for W. H. K. Holt, and the Eldridge, with tics for Effelfinger & Co. LOW XMAS HOLIDAY RATES. On December 23rd, 24 th, iiOth and 31st, the M. & M. T. Co., -will sell over their line tickets at greatly reduced rates on account of the Xmas holidays Tickets limited to January 4th. For further information and full par? ticulars, apply to L. C. Saunders, agent. I NEWS, VA., TUE! Blaze in the Heart of I Indiana City. SHOPGIRLS LEAP FOR LIFE Chicago Drummer'* Act of Heroism^ Dushcs Through Maine ami Smoke and Kneels the Rescue of Panic Stricken Women. TERRE HAUTE, IND., Dec. 19?The wpnft, firc in the history of Terre 1 Haute broke out tnoight, causing a loss of SI.000,000. The blaze started in the big show ! windows of the Havens and Geddea Company, wholesale and retail dealers in dry goods and notions. The cause is not definitely known, but it is sup? posed 'that a live electrte -wire set fire to the cotton with which the window was decorated, and before the blaze '?: could be extinguished the fire spread to the decorations of evergreens in the. store and the building was wrapped in flames in an incredibly short space of time. HEAVY LOSSES. Several large firms are heavy losers' arid a number of small concerns were ] totally annihilated in the fall of the rear wall of the Havens and Geddes ! wholesale house.? The fire started at 5:30 o'clock, when half the employees of the establish- i merit were at their homes for supper. There _is a force of 300 or more in the' retail department of the establishment.; and had the entire force been present; the loss of life wouTd ha.ve been fright--, ful. As ft is, Kate Maloney, a clerk in' the notions department, is lying at the; point of death. JUMP PROBABLY FATAL. She sprang from a window in the second story and sustained Injuries from which she will probably die. Miss Luela Fergueson, a-clerk in the same department, jumped jus*t! before Miss Maloney, but was caught by some men who were watching for her. She is in-' ternally injured, but will- recover. Louis Kramer, the trimmer, was in the show window when the fire started^, and ,was frightfully burned abou't the head and arms. When rescued from the burning building he was 'insane from the pain and begged to be killed. Firemen Austerloo, Walsh and 'Shay were badly injured in the falling in of the floor into the 'Albrecht building.:; The fire-department worked admira-, bly, arid there were many* narrow es? capes among 'the fire laddies; Several of them are now in a precarious condi? tion from burns and from the effects of stilling smoke, but it is thought to? night all will recover. At 11 o'clock the fire was s'till burning fiercely, but the firemen had it under control. HEROIC DRUMMER. A heroic act on the part of a man named Peters, a traveling salesman from -Chicago, called forth'cheers from the crowd watching the flames. When the fire first started Peters was stand? ing in the crowd and saw the Maloney and Fergueson sirls appear at the sec? ond story windows. The girls were panic-stricken and in momentary dan? ger of going down with the floor. Pe? ters sprang through the door with his coat over his head, and, dashing through the flames and smoke, reached the window at which the girls appeared, and. after talking with them, swung out from the ledge and dropped. His example was followed by the two girls. MORK VUSSKLS FOR CURA. Light Draft Gunboat to be Sent Thereto ? Preserve Feilte. A special from Washington to the New York Herald contains the fol? lowing: "Arrangements are being made by Acting Secretary Allen for the dispatch of more naval vessels of light draft to Cuban waters to aid the army in the coast cities in establishing and preserv? ing peace and order. "It was inteitded several months ago to assign four of the single turreted monitors to Cuba as port ships and they were fitted up for this purpose, but it was found they would be too hot for service in the South, and it is now proposed to assign small ptunboats to the island. In addition three small converted yachts are being prepared for serveying duty, and they will be available for providing protection and quieting disorders. "The Department has finally aban? doned its purpose to form a Gulf squadron, and Cuba and Porto Rico will be continued in the North Atlantic sta? tion, under the command of Rear Ad? miral Sampson. It is expected that the battleship Texas will arrive at Havana very soon, and the Brooklyn will reach her destination tomorrow or Monday. "To prevent the possible occurrence of another catastrophe like that which be? fell the Maine, instructions have been given by the Navy Department to naval commanders not to take coal under any conditions from Havana. Under these instructions the New York reported to? day her arrival at Key West. She will return to Havana after she has refilled her bunkers. That there may be no interruption in the stay of war ships at Havana, Acting Secretary Allen has determined to send colliers from the United States to Ha? vana, and the war ships will coal from these vessels. The authorities feel con? fident it will thus be impossible for any? one to place a bomb in the coal. Two colliers are already on their way to the Cuban capital?the Arethusa and the Lebanon. "If is pointed out that these colliers, armed with rapid firing guns, will be available for service against the city in case of necessity, and their crews would make an important addition to any landing party required to preserve order." "WANTED, Volunteers wanted to join the army of men now wearing our make of suits and overcoats. Woodtrard & Womble. dcl4-tf. DAY, DECEMBER Senator Platt Holds Annexation a Sovereign Right. ATTACKS VEST RESOLUTION May lie Necessary, the Senator Thinks, to Acquire Territory in Africa. Consti? tution Docs Kot Guarantee ''7 : SulTi-age. Hoar Replies. (By Telegraph.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.?The Senate had a busy day and there were several important speeches. Mr. Platt, of Con? necticut, spoke against the Vest resolu? tion, which declares that the United States has no power to acquire terri? tory. [ "i shall maintain," said Mr. Plait, "that the United States has shown a great capacity for government in all rt'rj'ing times and under many 'trying ? conditions, and that it is capable to meet any emergency that is likely to arise. I propose to confine myself to the question of 'the right or the power denied by the resolution. I shall con? tend that the United States is a nation and that as such it possesses every sov? ereign power not" reserved by the Coi> stitulion to the States or to the people themselves; that the right to acquire territory was not reserved, and that, therefore, that right is an inherent right?a sovereign right, a right to ?which there is no limitation. I shall show, also, that in certain instances, this inherent sovereign right is to be inferred from specific clauses of the Constitution itself." QUOTES FROM OPINIONS. Mr. 'Platt then launched into a con? stitutional argument, quoting exten? sively from authorities treating of the question. In maintenance of his posi? tion of the right of the United States to acquire foreign territory, he quoted from the opinion of Justice Gray in the 'Chinese, exclusion case. He declar? ed that during the discussion of the ?annexation of the Hawaiian Islands the entire question of the government's right to acquire foreign territory was considered thoroughly and that the Senate had settled it safely and rightly. ' "We did not anenx the Hawaiian Is? lands as a State." said Mr. Platt, "or With any declaration that the territory should 'become a State. We 'took it I by cession. Our title to the territory is ] perfect and complete and constitution- ! al."*- . ..__,.? _ ' Mr. 'Platt, maintained that our right to Florida did hot rest alone upon the quit claim, but upon a broader and deeper right. He held that the United States "have the right to acquire territory in all ways that are conceded to other sov? ereign nations of the world." v TERRITORY IN AFRICA. Further along Mr. Platt suggested that it might become necessary in 'the interests of commerce, or some other in? quire territory in Africa. "Shall we be bound by the 'Constitution to organize a 'State from such acquired territory, and to admits its inhabitants to citi? zenship?" "Suppose," he continued "that the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Morgan) secures the passage of his bill for the construction of the 'Nicaraguan canal (and I pray that he 'may): and suppose, it this connection, it shoul be deemed necessary for the United States to ac? quire a strip of land along the route of the canal of 2,509,000 acres?I think that is the amount suggested?can we not take it? If we take it, what clause of the Constitution directly or impliedly says we must organize a State of the acquired territory or confer citizenship upon the people who inhabit it?" DECISION A DEAD LETTER. Referring to Mr. Vest's reliance upon cei'tain parts of the Drcd Scott deci? sion, Mr. Platt declared that in the light of recent years. Chief Justice Tancy's opinion became a. "mere dic? tum," and that it was too late, in these days, to resurrect the Dred Scott deci? sion as a basis of constitutional action on the part of the United States. Continuing. Mr. Platt contended that the doctrine he was presenting was not new, but it was the doctrine of the fathers and he quoted Governor Morris as advancing the theory that acquired territory might be governed as a pro? vince, but not as a State. The gf re? mark acquired to the possibility of the acquirement of Louisiana and Canada. In response to a question from Mr. Allen. Mr. Platt said that he did not tlhink there was any limitation to the power of the United States to acquire territory. "As complete as the power of Russia, for instance, in such a matter?" asked Mr. Allen. FREE' OF RESTRICTION. "Yes; the right to acquire territory is an element of nationality. And I do not believe that there is any obligation to give to the people of acquired territory the right of self-govenHment until such time as they are fit to exercise that right. If we believe that the people of a country acquired are not fitted for the government of themselves, it Is our duty to give them the most liberal gov? ernment they are capable of accom? plishing, and to educate them up as bl?st we may to the point where they will be capable of self government. The Constitution does not confer the right of suffrage." Mr. 'Plaitit said that he could not agree ?with those who contended that the acquirement of such territory as that embraced in Porto 'Rico and the Phil? ippines is a menace to he existence of our republic. This mistake, he said, arises from the fact that Mr. Vest and those who agree with bim assume that the 'Constitution guarantees the right of suffrage and the right of a citizen living in a certain territory to have it admit? ted as a State. mT,^ NO SUCH GUARANTEE. This assumption was without found? ation as there was no such guarantee in the fundamental law. Though 'the fifteenth amendment prohfbits abridge? ment of the right of suffrage, for rea? sons spccilled, ft did not amount to prescribing the right 'to vote. 20, 1898. PRICE Mr. Hoar asked Mr. Platt whether he decried the doctrine that govern? ments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. Mr. Platt declared that the consent of all those governed was not always necessary. 'He referred to the fact that there was no suffrage In the District of Columbia, and called attention to the fact that citizens of Massachusetts who could neither read nor write were pro? hibited from voting. Yet these peonle were governed most effectively. In replying, Mr. Hoar defeneded the educational system of Massachusetts. Returning to the question of expan? sion he a sked whether Mr. Plat! meant to seriously assert the claim that the State provisions regarding suffrage could not he so construed as to justify the violation of the principle involved as it applied to the 10,000,000 of people in the Philippines. MOTIVES INEXPLICABLE. Replying. Mr. Platt said that he did not mean to deny the principles of the Declaration of Independence, and he added that he wished that 'the Senator from Massachusetts could be as liber? al with reference to that document as somo others. There were, however, many eiualtfioalions for voting. For in? stance. wh( r; he first became a voter he had had pay $134 for real estate in order to receive the privilege of vot? ing. I.n conclusion. Mr. Platt said that he could not understand the sentiments or motives of those who wished to eir cumscrfbe the powers of the nation. Why, he asked, should we "belittle those powers, or strive, by subtlety and so? phistry to hamper progress and growth of the country? Rather than pursue this course, why should Senators not wish the nation God-speed in its mis? sion of extending our free institutions as far as possible. As for himself, he knew our people to be a liberty loving and right doing people, and he had no misgivings that any administration of the United States would fail in its duty toward the people of any acquired territory. He had faith in the govern? ment and faith in its future and had no disposition to condescend to carping criticism oT~"craven fear. Mr. Hale from the conference com? mittee on the urgency deficiency appro? priation bill, presented the conference report on the bill, and it was agreed to. Mr. Proctor, of Vermont, and Mr. Hale, of Maine, exchanged divergent views upon the subject of a commission of Senators to visit Cuba and report upon the conditions prevailing there. Mr. Proctor thought such a commis? sion necessary, while Mr. Hale said he thought it would be in extremely bad taste and useless. The question was not settled. Tire Nicaragua canal bill was up dur? ing the last, part of the day and Sena? tors Berry, Allen, Hoar, Caffery and Morgan discussed the measure. Mr. Berry explained the provisions of his amendment. The first would elimi? nate the provision in the original bill for the issuance of bonds, and this he considered a most essential desidera? tum. The second amendment closed the Maritime Company out entirely as a stockholder in the canal enterprise, leaving the United States, Nicaragua and Costa Rica as the only stockhold? ers, and leaving the majority of the stock in the name of this government. ALLEN NO ANTAGONIST. Another amendment prohibited the appointment of any one interested in the present Maritime Company from acting as a director under the govern? ment management of the enterprise. Mr. Allen (Neb.) followed Mr. Berry. He was not opposed to the canal scheme, he said, because he antago? nized certain features of the bill, and one of its most pernicious features would be eliminated by the adoption of the Berry amendments; namely, the ?bond feature. He was opposed to the provision for the adjustment of the claims of the Maritime Canal Company. He wanted the government protected frohn all loss and all possible fraud and peculation by that, company. MOTIO NTO POSTPONE. Mr. Caffery, at the request of Mr. Turpie, who was unavoidably absent, renewed the latter's motion to post? pone, the consideration of the bill until January 1. . Mr. Hoar said he thought the canal should be built at. once. The canal, he insisted, should be built by the govern? ment. Mr. Morgan scouted the idea of post? poning the consideration of the bill un? til England's consent was obtained. If England had sail We could not build the canal, without- her consent, the ca? nal would have been built five years ago. At 5:10 P. M. the Senate went into executive session, and, at 5:35 P. M ad? journed. g> ADDITIONAL FACILITIES. Plan To Have Another Steamer Touch Here On Her Way To Norfolk. Sager Again Fulled. The steamer Hatteras, which makes daily trips between Norfolk and James? town, ctopped at the pier of the Old Dominion Land Company yesterday. The steamship company has under con? templation the question of scheduling the H'atteras to touch at Newport News tiaily on her trip down to Norfolk. With the Luray running on her regular schedule this would enable passengers to leave Newport News in the morning and return on the evening of the same day. Superintendent Christian, who is in charge of the pier, states that, while the question has not been decided, there is every probability that the company will have both vessels landing at his wharf abouti January .!. STORMY DEBATE. (By Telegraph.) PARIS, Dec. 19.?Another stormy de? bate was precipitated in the Ohaimber of Deputies today over the Dreyfus af? fair. The Minister of War. M. de Freyeinet, during the course of the de? bate, said that he did not desire to ap? pear as wishing to influence the deci? sion of the Court of Cassation. But, the Minister added, while willing to submit to the court all the official doc? uments in his possession, he was abso? lutely determined not to submit the secret, batch of documents in the case, which, he pointed out, contained papers ; effecting the security of the nation. ! 8 PAGES TODAY I SINGLE COPY, TWO CENTS ONE WEEK TEN CENTS 'S Hurls the Lie in the Teeth of the Republicans, IT PASSES UNNOTICED Texas Congressman's Ire ISelng Aroused by a Newspaper Ksport. He Denoun? ces the Author, and Seeks to l.earu His Identity. (By Telegraph.) WASHINGTON, Dee. 19.?This was suspension day in the House and sev? eral bills were passed, the most impor? tant of which was the bill appropriat? ing $350,000 for the Philadelphia expo? sition of 1S99. The vote was exceed ing iy close. It had but two votes more than the necessary two-thirds. Mr. Bailey, of Texas, introduced a resolution to investigate and report on the question as to whether the mem? bers of the House who accepted com? missions in the army had forfeited their seats in the House. Mr. Bailey said the resolution was privileged and added: "Last Friday my attention was called to the fact that the journal of the first day's proceedings shows that two mem? bers of the House who are understood to hold commissions in the army had arswered to their names on the roll call and upon an inspection of it I find tl;is statement to be correct. HOUSE RECORDS ERRED. "As to one of the gentlemen, Mr. Campbell, of Illinois, I am perfectly certain that the House records made a; mistake, because, in a conversation I had with him on the subject, he told ' me that, after a full investigation, he had concluded that by accepting a com? mission in the army he had vacated his' seat as a member of this House and that he did not intend to resume or to attempt to resume his duties as a mem? ber. The other case it will be more' proper to speak on when the Committee cn the Judiciary makes its report. It is apparent, however, to the House, as it will be to the country, when a member, a right to whose seat is doubtful, an? swers to his name on the roll, he as? serts his right as a member. MR. BAILEY'S CHALLENGE. "I have nothing further to say on that aspect at this time, but I desire to call the attention of the House 'to a very j remarkable statement that appears in I a paper in this city this morning." Mr. Bailey said the article Implied that he had been conferring with the Republi? can leaders and pursuing, his course at their instigation, 'tand";' said he, "it" implies further that the reporter ob? tained that information from some Re? publican member of this House. For my part I do not believe that there is gentleman on that side of the cham? ber so lost to all sense of truth as to make that statement; but if there be ore, I do not intend that he shall escape and I therefore deliberately denounce that statement as an infamous He and if any Republican made it he ought* at least to have courage to stand up and say he made it. With that I ask a reference of the resolution." SILENCE THERE. NOTHING MORE. No one answered Mr. Bailey and the resolution was referred without objec? tion. Mr Dingley, from the committee on ways and means, offered the resolution for a holiday recess from Wednesday, December 21, to Wednesday, January 4, and It was adopted without division. A bill wits passed to authorize the distribution of the assets of the Free r.ans bank. Mr. Lacy (Rep.), Towa. n oved to pass under a suspension of the rules the bill to enlarge the scope of the Fish Commission to include game birds. The bill was passed. The House at 2:45 P. M. adjourned. , CITY NEWS IN BKIKF. Newsy lin-al? and Pointed Paragraphs Prepared for Hurried Readern. Edmond Kirby, who has been acting secretary to Major Calvin Dewitt at Old Point, has been transferred to Augusta. Ga., where ho will become the private recretary to Lieutenant-Colonel A. C. Girard, chief surgeon. Second Army Corps. Mr. Kirby will leave today for his new home and in a few days will accompany his command to Cuba. Deputy Sheriff A. B. Shackelford, of Bunenburg county, yesterday brought to- Newport News the negro "Money" Jackson, who was arrested in that coun? ty at the request of 'Chief Harwood on a larceny charge. The Edgemoor Bridge Works, at Wilmington, Del., have received from the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company a contract to fur? nish and erect the steel work required in a railway viaduct 730 feet long, now to be erected at the shipyard. The. steel work will weigh over 1,000,000 pounds. Mr. Aaron Baum, of Boston, is vis? iting his uncles, Messrs. A. Klaskey and D. Reisfield; Great Sachem C. W. Adams, of New port News, visited Wyoming Tribe, No. ?e>, I. O. R. M., last nigh:. Several palefaces lost their scalps and great chiefs made brief talks on the good of the order. Mr. Charles M. Thalman, assistant manager of the Newport News branch of the Robert Portner Brewing Com? pany, leaves today for Danville, 'where he will bo wedded tomorrow evening at 8:30 o'clock to Miss Rosa Pascucci, a ? pretty #nd popular young lady of 'that city. The ceremony will take place at the residence of the bride's parents. No. 323 Union street. Miss Mamie Pas cueei, sister of the bride, will act as I maid of honor, and Mr. C. A. Gordon, also of Danville, as best man. CINCINNATI NOT DAMAGED. ' (By Telegraph.) SANTIAGO DE 'CUBA, Dec. 19.?Af? ter forty-eight hours of hard work, with the assistance of the United States collier Southery and the gunboat May ll'ower, the United States cruiser Cin- . cinnati, which on Satur?ny evening ran. full speed upon a rock in Santiago har-. bor, is now in deep water. Apparently, she is not damaged, _ .)