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V0L-LV1II .?0? 19,014
NEW YORK, TUESDAY. DECEMBER <?. 1898.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
PRODDING THE SPANIARDS.
AMERICANS IMPATIENT WITH THE Pll
ATOUY TACTICS AT PARIS.
r r*AT PT\Tt:s ???? CASK tv aV TKOSIVB
UTTERANCE?UTATm OF ?TAX1SH CITIZENS
iv THE ???G? tXM/tNIEK PONSIDERED.
Tari?. Dec. ."? Th?? American l'<ace Commis?
sioners )t ; ? ? i^rc conference this morning, be?
ginning at 10 o'clock, ??.? only had a brief re?
if f - luncheon before going I ? th F ?
? "??*1 ? ? mi ? th ? Bpanlsh Commissioner? a: ::
fteraoon. The Americani appar?
ent had changed th? form, If noi the sub
? - ?me of thflr demand?, as a result ?f
beratlons during three daya
- ? of the United State? Commls
?I ? ? ged far Into the nient tn revising
the draft of the treaty of peace.
lion \\?s in r?e?sion for Over
? Much of th? * roneerned
to the guaranteeing of th* rights of
Bpanlsh citisene tn the ceded colonies The de
1 :?? v. \M occasionally energetic, and the Span?
iards on emerging, appeared to be dejected.
..... r lhe gpanleh Commission,
1 after the meeting as to the
, mad?
??I :... , ? B1 n1ad: I cannot talk. TV e are
r
eri an Comi w ?neri leellned to say
? rther than that the progr?s? mad?
t\a- tisi ? iry
?OS FORCIBLE REMINDER
History of i"??1*? wh!cb wU1 r'r~
? ? Ini ' ?? ??11 colon,eJ *"'wln
Md .v,., advent of the newest, tvas
Pay at the day"? session
In . Ill ?? ? : 'enee:
?A peace treaty pan cor tain anything which
The americane had listonad for hours with
. . patience to the technicalities
employed by the Spaniard? with their customary
BBr#?dnes? and persistency acainst eve- ?
j, ?ai making ' tl? dismemberment of their
empli me on. and the liveried
attendant? ? I by th? French authorities
? ? tiny lamp at th? elbow of each
, - lionet Senator Frye, whose uncon
, . . itbbllngs ex
r- . <. ??- asi nlBhment of the punctilious Cas
?talked h^me, hi? patience ex
? lea of the Spanish argu
ti was that matter? outside the hare ras
uation of the conquered terri?
tories bleb the Americans proposed to cover
? - beyond the legitimate and
pe of a peace treaty. Hehind this
.-k Seflor '?' ? '? Rio?, presidfnt of the
Commlssloi fortified himself, bom
? pi r.er.ts with a supply of argu
nts e oli b Inspiri I t ???? ? -
admiration Of the Americans. Final?
ly, ju .? i>ay summarized the Am? p a?, ?
t ?. In the foregoing striking utterance it
was given and taken in good spirit, and from
moment the proceedings were entirely
ndly.
OAUKQ STATION IN THU CAKOUNKH
The eepsl^n accomplished much. Eipht open
tn? were canvassed, peven being preo
|y settled without noteworthy friction.
Commieslonora decline to say what eon
( tjon was reached, hut the bargain for a coal
i? sta a In the Car lines was noi cernei t? I,
?. . ,. rdlng to present prospects It is likely to
The temper of the Amerlcara in this
?r is **W? made you a good offer for an
You may take or leave it." The Span
seem disposed to leave it. The Amer
:? lo not regard It as a prize which they can
of the natural f: ?,? war,
|e policy of the Spaniards Is to
ne the negotiations as narrowly ss r
t th? letter of the protocol signed in Wash?
:;, and to exclude ail extraneous r
result of this policy may be th? leaving of
many details involved In the chango of ;
\? over th? various possessions to settle?
ment by th? regular diplomat: , when
normal relations between the two Governments
bet ? resum? d.
The Spanish I ted at the
previous ? etlng that the settlement
FtatuF ? : B| in lards who remain in the c? nie?
was a problem so closely ak:n to cession that
i: could not be logically separated frei
lattei I be considered next to the ques?
ito] ' ? and before such mattet
. celigli os ? y ap
i the Amei ans, having gs
I : ' is on the minor ones.
A< rdlni ;. th? Ai ?? as Commissioners were
c ? ? lay on the 01 ?er of \,r< ?
t.? of Spaniards remair.mg m th?
'. ? <
?-?; POE PECUNIARI OAIN
Commissioners continuo fighting
with ? : nal] to procure svery ? -
1 inlary and.easlon. The U
bed to guarantee the return
oners In the banda if th?
. S? dor Montero R?os pi
lhat the United Sta:
pplng them to Spain, arguing, with his
genulty, that th..4 was a duty of
I ? Amei am as a ? ( irse. The
Amerlcai neri thought the request
? ? and a good I f time was con?
sumed g the question.
Anothei em entailing long debate wai
the die] ill ? i ? made f the Spanish muni
? ? ir in a nu: - :? ItSXJ DOStS OUt
r stanila which th?? Americans ha.
<?; tured. The Spanisi re coi tended
lid be pei mltted to ship sur-h
The Americana replied that.
us the United sta'e^ had conquered th.- Philip
?? miti ??? were spoils of war. The
Bpan ?? weh? : th? r qui
They sppear resigned to the Inevitable and
te thai
? ? (rom the '???? ? their k<-'-r:ne<-.s
ilng t? ? nlcallttes '-a: >?? ure for them
?:.* queatli ?. of th? ? si u ' the Spaniards In
? . the Philippine? v. ho wish
I ? irly H-ttied, as well a.i
.? itlona In ?
g under th? Spanish flag, which
t be ? ani .n's.
rXER AND SAQASTA jr?rN FORCES
TUB PREBHEH, IT M BSUKVED, WILL t': I^BKED
?.'. . KK..VAIN" IN ??? ? ER
Madid, r>e? B.?Immediately after the signing
"f th" treaty of peace Se?or Hags Sta, the Pre?
til! --itinit to th? Qu4 .-n Regenl ;i ques?
tion of conflden ? ll Is thought probable t^.at
; Majesty will at.k Befioi Bagaste l ??
? >-t. in which case the Cortes will Im con?
fer January 7
1 ? the declaratlona of ?"?'nera; Weyler it is
d that a union of the follower? of Se?ora
frusta. H? mer** Robledo and ?Wieral Weyler
will be effected as soon as peace ie signed.
'??tieiai Weyler, Is an Interview, has pro?
nounced asa.:..-* the conservativi >. declaring
CALIFORNIA, EVERT DAT IN THE vi.ai:
v. magalflcei ? ed trslaa k
for- ? 'eliforni ' '" r? ?? ai ; m. r- -
Bpecflv. | hlcago, t'moii l'uriftr un?
arestern Uni service snd -quipment
????>?''? | '
?id Informai i' ?< Northw??etern Line Office No. V>1
Woaciway.?Advt
that Cul>a was the only question whi'-h sepa?
rated him from ili?? Liberala. He considers the
Internal crisi? crave, "in view of the attitude ? f
Cr.at Britain, which, by encourag-InK elvll nur,
deslren to do with Spain what the I'nited Stat?s
has done with her colonie?."
Undet these elrcamstaaeee, Cenerai Weyl?r
add*d, h" considers that a Sapasia-Hohledo -
Cabinet would he th? most aM? to cope with the
situation.
MAY HE TWO OR MORE TREATIES. \
PI AN To HASTEN THE CONCLUSION OF
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Washington, Dec. ., -The Impression prevaila ;
here that the resulta of the negotiation? In Taris i
will be embodied in two or more treaties, In? !
of one. There will b* one actual :
treaty, embodying nothing more than the pro
potnta relating to the raltnqulshment of
Spanish sovereignty over Cuba and the Spanish
West Indies, Ouam and the Philippines, with
the single exception of the proviso for the re?
lease of prisonera All the other matters, those
relating to the renewal of the commercial
treaties, th* acquisition of cable and coaling
stations, and. la fart, ?n those extraneous mat?
ters that have been mentioned as likely to be
Incorporated !n the peace treaty, may form the
SUbjc t of a ipe lai treaty. This c< urse |i likely
to be adopted In order to hasten the conclusion
of pface, for which there Is a great necessity, If
for no other reason than to secure the release
of prison*-? and the restoration of tre.de he
tween Spain and th?-? T'nlted States.
There has been no e\ ider.ee of any friction be?
tween the Ameri'an I Ommission^r?. It Is sup
I ':i fart, i? is known?that In their ses?
sions they have differed about gome points, and
have discussed these at length, but whenever
It came to the point of action on the Joint Com
mlSSlon the Americans were united. The last
report received from them at th?? State De?
partment was unanimous, bearing the signature
of every member of the Commission.
THE POPE AND THE PHILIPPINES
London. Dec. 5.?William T. Stead, Editor of
"The Review of Reviews," who has Just re?
turned from the Vatican, denies all stories r*p
reaentlng that the Pope Is hostile to the Ameri?
can policy repardinsr ihe Philippines On the
contrary, th* Pope is ready to co-operate With
the I'nited Star??* in restoring order there.
CALLERS oy COL. ROOSEVELT,
CONFERENCES ABOUT APPOINTMENTS
TO OFFICE.
Conferences repardmg a\ polntments to office
win engage the attention of Colonel Room
the ?; vernor-elect, In thla city on several days
of th;? w?->-k. They began yesterday at th
iter, Mr.?-- D uglas Robinson, at No. (W9
Madison-ave., wh. re he will stay while he is
in the ' :ty. He fed to go 1
to-morrow afternoon and on Baturday aft<
to fill lecture engagements, but h<> will ? l
to this city after <--a* h lecture by a nicht train.
HIS stay la the City this week Is for the ex?
press purpose of meeting and talking wjtn men
who eltber want ftp] nti nti to office or have
Is they are ? ending for
I th?? prominent politicians with whom he
I will confer about appointments this week are
| Senator Platt., ?. ?. Odell. Jr., chairman ef the
liepublican State Committee, and L. E* Quigg,
;" t?- Re] ibll an County Committee.
Colonel Roosevelt did rot arrive in the city
from his home in Oyster Pay yesterday until
late in the afternoon. Among his firtt visitors
a*?? r he arrived at his sister's home w.uj Justice
Cohen, of the Supreme Court, who is the
ganlzatijn card: lat< f ir appointment to fill the
vacancy In that Court to be created by the
resignation of Justice O'Brien. It has t,een un
dcrstood that if tha appointment of Justice
r is left to Colonel R
h<? will want to name Justice Daly for the
piaci There has been expressed .-? ne
tlon to Justice Da;-'- s;p tment, both a ng
Republican politicians In the city ano. t
the P.ir Association. The Republican loaders
are known to be In favor of the appolntmi I I '
Justice Cohen. Colonel Roosevelt yesterday de
: to say what he would do in cas?? h- had
the ] >wer to select Justice ?"?'linen's successor.
Dr Doty, the Health Officer of the Port, who
is a candidate for ?appointment, was another
visitar, and was I : **ith much cord
by l ??.!.-? reit. They v.ere ex-i '.'
bera of the Health Board together w
evelt wa.M President of th< ? Boat
? . ? tid yesterday that he waa
. ? ? reapp Int Di D< ? H< .- il i al?o that
. int Mr. Kllburn, the Buperln
??? .? ? ? ? the s.at?- banking Department, who
. ? by a< \ eral of thi l< ?
I ink? rs of the city. J. J. Hlgglnson, a I
was one ?f Colonel Roosevelt'? visitors in th?
? afternoon.
Sta?.? Senator Frank W. Higglns, of Olean,
. * Isltor who bad a I ? ? ? Ith the Qov
Th< Ir tais was In relation to
ap] ilntments In v. huh Senator Hlggina Is in
? relation to legislation which
I | .??ned.
Among Colonel K?? -? Il m I aj ? Int
: t thla week will be Edward V Noni
neulting ?? '?'??? !'? ? trtmenl of
Works and Water Purveyor In Mayor
? ? ? a candidai I
of stat? Superintendent of I
> W< rks. and is supported by ex-Mayor Strong,
am Brookfleld and other Repul
Identified with Mayor Strong'i ? I nistra
tlon. As engineer of the Cans Investigating
Commission. Mr North furnished much of the
..? :. regarding mismanagement of the
appropriation upon winch the Commission
? i" 1 its p Dort.
?? 'Der of Colonel Roosevelt's visitors will b*
? ; Lovell H. Jer ? itci
?? .. . t si ite Sup ? -?'? ndent of ?
joa< ph Murray, a close I ? and
? al friend of Colonel R ?osevelt, wa
? ? .. a ra? d late for that of!
u( :? ?- li said to have withdrawn I
?. ration because the Republican or
I ? had recommended an Albany man
f ir the offli e
BALK OF TEE TB1SOVALLA LINE.
SIX \-|:\v STEAM : ? TO HE BUILT FOR SXRVICB
Bl ?MKN ' r.v. TORK AND BOSTON
AN" BALTIC PORTS
Wash ngtoi De The Department of Sute
hu '.? : from 1 g? d'Ail .id In
? | ;?. ? ? rg. 1 ? '
?tatea 8tea Comi
port 1
- ,: New-York, and will operati I Una on
?. between th< Ru -?? ' Ball
g ?,,,. porti ?? i" h : ??>'?> N< w-York. and
??. si Ipc of 1
the intention of the new owner? ? ?
? Wil I BlS tH ? I . ' ' ?
. build or ... ? ? ? . *?? '
..... ? . and Am? rlcan ? spltal to build the
other three _
CBB18T1AS sar:\risT> discharged
London, De i Misa (Cats Lyon, of the :
hold of Harold Frederic, th.? late correapoadeai
?The New-York Times." who died an Octobei
_- been under th* rur? of Christian
iti whs ilit-enarged from custody to-day.
aialy V>en arrnlBned in the BOW
I e Court ?? rao of man? ?
v. h ? the d' ? '?'? ?' Mr Predoni
; Athall. M Seleni
li rie. and who wai ?
-iso .i|s.:h.irsef!.
* u..? chai
roui that th* manner tn
M , . . durine th? ?.'?-- ?' ??
!,..;,,: irai .?.?? '?" affection fur the d
?
JI'LIAN RIX > PAINTWOi
Owing io the gr?ai nur?.-' shown In th< ?
?. m r.ow at Sohaua' Art Oallery. the eshn.tiion
will continue until Thursday evfnine.-Advt
????? FIRM MAY COME HERE
NEGOTIATING FOR THE NEWPORT NEWS
SHIPTARD.
C. P. HCHTTKOTON COXfTRMS THF: RRPORT A
auNMAKiN ? ? :.a\t in iroxxgcnon with
rxa rxorsTRT.
T' rted In May of this year ;hat the
led shipbuilding ? - ?,* &
Maxim, of Barrow-ln-Furness, England, ?as
about to purchase ^ Interest In the ?"ramp &
Sons' Ship a:, ? Engine Building Company, .of
Fhli;, |
- d from $5,000,000 to
$10.000.0011, the addition? :
*y the Eng -?. This rumoi was denied
Charles H. Crami ent of the cramp
compai r, and t ? . ? :. , ? ?.?<?? in
conten : not take plac< But it de?
veloped yesterda) thai there waa after all a
strong probabiiltj thai the famous English ship?
building and g itimak'.ng firm would extend It?
operations to this country, acquiring a large In
teresl in the great ? pori New? shipyard,
where, if thf. negotlat - ? in pro?r'-'
brought t" a successful conclusion, s big plant
fer ' ? -????.? oi cannon ? \:\ ?
\ ?? : ui ? rej ort? r i it< rday
asked <?. P Huntington if i; wai y re
I that an Engl - . ? bad bought the
Ni a pori News shipyard.
Mr. Huntington ana ?
"It !a not true, bei aus?- th? yard has not been
aold a*, yet, but i h ?? ? with
thi Mesi tickers' Soni ? M , who have
thought of taking t larg? ?nteres) in the piani
.? St .. , ? V -??. .:, eon
plani
for the manufactur? ?
. ?
woul i . .?.. t News a new
Industry', which would ? p r??. benefit that city,
?? thing work ?; irt to thousanda ol
people more. But the yard ? tinue to be
an Amerii bj . is I do not pro]
sell my hold : ght, but t ? retain a lare??
Interest, l would like?, however, to lessen my
cares and : ind let other? take up
and carr) on the s rk that I 1 iv< m well start?
ed. Mr. Crosley, .Mr. Dunn and -Mr. l.oewe
cum '^cr from England to look about, and
while ben ? | my shipyard most thor?
ite? ? themselves as
1 with it, and ? do not see b ?w u
could have nly is New?
port New? th? beat ; yard
t the New] t is one of
bol? ii Id."
"Would th? ...?.? piai
on ui ist ii ?? '
"Not ?.t all." ?-ili Mr. Huntington; "it would
part ol
I hav<
terest b?
tnanufactu esta
port ?? ? that my Eni
lish fri?
to con . ? I think, too, that
it Will kg ir ?OV? tri :. L, ali
known over* the
: d for th? l|
? .
. they would ? I
. ? : ? ? tl
extent ? . .
ire "i gun
at baud, a? i; ??? and proba
{< : a . .
in any other country in the worl I. Ther? :- no
. ; vit
? .?? labor v. hlch ? an
tained . : ? Ne ?. ? mid In th it vl
As fot the - part of the pi
I bell? ? at the he ?
'. i? pre
? -- . did?
. .
lnt?. th?? ownerah
.? and facili?
ties f ?.!.'? S
> e? :. done and what In ? pi
the yard wll
for heavy and ra|
"Wi. g done at the ya ray of
. .
? u < have tart? ? our new drydock, ?:?, ? the
work ... u i nclng 1 ? We have al
drl\en, 1 ng like ten tl
? and are ? ting l gr ?und rn; Idly
? dug, sa ? >u can mi?
nd ? ri'-n : . lock i? I
? - ' .-.?.? of 100 f ind
BO f ? I of ?? it? ?? over the ? 111 t?.??
tity of earth which b got to
make this 1 ? but
-,, . v. ? t to 1 ' ? ?
: rtani delay? of an] nlte ?
sary In 1 of 1
Ing '? ling onu
piers and put ? . I and a
mill for thi ? f th? nun
appli ince :
. .. . . ... ....
a ? ? putting :n a number of new ihl| ways, with
the n< "\ er th ?
the ? ? Hot bea> metal which
I 1 rts of a great modern
: "
are, of
entire V Bons A
Maxi?
?':?' Ml ey Is a man of lr.ri?? n.rans
and great < In tl
]?.? hi ? vital and ? e pia
Mr,
;
?? Con stri
formed that
.lent hi ha? ?m
: . : ? ? ? ha .-e i ? en
t foi ' "
\ ara If t I to tak
hold of this est dich 1 have
so far along at Newport N< ?. It hai
ranee that ? *? of the f .
which will be doi " " of manu?
factur ind gum ? the I
... .,. ., ,..
tnat ??? ? ? ? ?A Kim ? actrustomed
to do v. '>rk."
ICTIOy OS WILMlSGTOy TROUBLE.
? .?, DISTRI - ???? RXET DIRECTED -o
?G.?) AQAINS1 THE IIBJ? WHO DROVg
.... ?..>.' : tu;: CITY.
Raleigh. ? ' ' "
gtat( | .. ? ?:.. ? fter fu ?? leratlen, has
, . . ., ? - ? ? ? Attorney Bel
? ? Orand Jury
which will meet in t ?
men who
Ing fr..:n th? elt) of rt
? Re
it un In
Ity.
\\t w aa ? ay way with ?he gov.
emm? ol Kew-H
, . | nor did
h. jtl (overnmi nt Hi? ? ipulslon fron ? ??
? ....
rega Bunting H
w?hln*tot. and h? ? ?? M ?? formerly
rhlif '' therwltneeae?
imed tr. the hills
? :
? as 1 ???-l
e him to Bava
rg of his
ubt Is expressed
ait to ? true bill can ?? Im I ? ?? ?
recent cami-afgr..
i ? 'l- ' I,h,!
? - ? " :h" vszsi
t ,,* t ti - ?? t. If Mils ir? muri
.rants win he issued a? one?
BE FOVXD UFI *"T VTOMTB ?G????.
BuaTa ft This life 1? great MuaT-at
? . - for m? ! am neither InsaoM h ?
? pondent nor m love, but life i.' almi nets rth
the living - la what Wtllli ? Bise? : tl lrt? I -
? teschei
' wrote ??? his broth? I ' - ' The
? t.. Vit rara Feil? and found
s UKr? wh? had setn him ? ? - the new
ension briJg? Ml trac? uf him mdi '? there.
*nd t? I? auppjaed that be threw hlmaelf BU? lbs
? Urr fluod. '
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
FACE TO FACE WITH SEW AM)
ORA VE RESPONSIBILITIES.
LEGISLATORS! APPROACH THEIR TASK
IN A ^F.IUOrs FRAME OP MIND
FORMEB PARTY I8S17BI OVER?
SHADOWED BY WAR
PROBLEMS.
far Tr.?.r.'iKxrn ?? tp.: ramm.]
Washington, Dec. 5.?The third and last ses?
sion of the LVth Congrese a Congrega which
seeml sur? to hold a memorable pla.-e In the
legislative history of the G?p??? Btates?began
at noon t.. day The stroke of the hour found
both branches assembled in number* exceptional
for the opening of the .short session, and notice,
ably to resume the labors, varied, arduous and
Important, which have raised the activities of
Ulis Congress far above the level of routin??
. lative lif". To a record which already In
cludes the passage of two great tariff and
revenue bills, the annexation by Joint ?solu?
ti ? of the Hawaiian Republic and the derlara
nd financing of th.? war against Spain, it
might seem futi!?? for the two bodies to try to
accomplish at this eleventh hour additional ieg
D equally distinctive and conspicuous. But
if the tamper of the two branches does not
?hange, It would not be surprising to see the
lalm of this Congress to future credit and pres
tige strengthened by the enactment of other
re? of the first importance, for on the
pri pamm? of the leaders for this winter's bust?
ling s*sf1 >n are not only the expansion of the
i:? i'nar Army to a strength proportionate to
- Dt Natloral needs, the erection of a govern?
ment for Hawaii and the passage of a Nic?
aragua Canal bill, but also th?* ratification of
the Spanish peace treaty, with the new an 1
momentous chapter It will open In the history
of this country's relations with the rest of the
M or; 1.
SERIOUS MOOD <~>F THE MUMPERS.
If one thing struck the observer more than
another at the ('apitoi to-day It was. Indeed, the
seriousness of the mord In which the members
of the two tranches came together to resume
? - work Since they dispersed live months
ago, in the midst of the first fervor and ex
Itement of the wat, an ?ntlrelj new set of prob
lemi has pressed to the front. Th? r?organisa*
? ? \ -?? y and the Army staff. th>- en
f the Navy, the acquisition and gov
? : -int terrii ry, acquired through
war or treaty; the building of an isthmian canal,
' pmeni of steam and cable lines
: iinunicatlon with the Nation's new ? SM B
ns in tl I tl itiona have
? an Imp rtance wholly ? ng for
....... . . . . _ . . .k. ... |
Tl ?? . u i| i'.trn of lv!,s has shown th? dull
it th( nd of the American voter la turn
ins; from the old to th? new problems, and
irdon no shrinking from the Issues which
u-ir has br? uchr In Its train.
The West'i ; ndld Ind rsement of th* m? -
!? nt's progrei rf ? ;?? llcy has left no d ut.t ?
. ir aci eptablllty, and both friei di ti l op?
nta of that policy have returned to '
ngton ered by the realisation that the Na
. tlonal instinct demands a practical
; men-sens?, n' t a quibbling, fantastical, |j
; 'aire tr?ra'.m:nt of the new responsi
? poTtunitles Imposed by victory on the United
No Congress, perhaps, for years has
come back to th>? ?eat of <? vernmenl after a
??. iti ' r ?-to find its field of ? |
?o completely and puxxllngly >? h ; f t.. ? fr :
: ????tic to foreign or qu ' ? m pri '.'lem?, and
nse of this sudden change of view was re
' In the air of mingled intensity an 1 ? ri?
ti U ? commented on in oa. h house
this afternoon
lATHERING op THE BENATOR8
As Is nsual on the opening day of the short
n. the read'ng of the President's Message
was the single incident of Importance, and after
hearing It both branches udjourned. In the
? little occurred in the long wait for the
arrivai of the Message to reward th- patience of
the onlookers in the galleries. Conspicuous
among 'he visitors were the members of the
Joint ???,-h Commission which Is engaged In set?
tling questions In dispute between the United
stat.-s and Canada At first the Commissioners
led seats upstairs, but after the recess was
declared moal of them went down on the floor
of tl.?? chamber and wer?? Introduced generally
the ? embers of the upper house. Of th"
eighty-nine Senators whose names were called
? the beginning of the session, sixty-seven wer?
: to be In their places, and one Senator
elect, Mr. Simon, of Oregon, appeared to takft
the o;t:h of office. His admission raised the
membership of the body to the full limit?ninety
?for the first time In the life of the present Con?
gress. Mr Simon Will serve only a little more
than four years, as the seat he takes has been
t since March 4, 1807. The new Senator
Is a Hebrew, and takes pride in the fact that
he ?s th* first of his race to be elected to the
? ? ? fr'm a Western or Northern State.
HAVOC WROUGHT BT THE ELECTIONS.
Among the Senators who before the gavel fell
and In the long recess were busy exchanging
greetings were many whose fares will he missed
? eir colleagues after March 4 next. Novem?
ber*? e]e.t;ons bore heavily on the membership
? ?n the Democratic side, no less than nine of
that party losing their seats through Republi?
can victories. Mr. Gorman, the retiring leader
of the opposition, attracted naturally the most
nal sympathy, tt.oueh h:s defeat was ac
Ished In 1807, not in 1808. His desk was
covered with rose?, and heshowod himself as self
contained and scrupulously affable as e\er Mr.
Smith, of New-Jersey, was almost hidd-n?wholly
?. would, of i'f>urs?, be out of the question?
behind a basket of American Beauties, fully
thr-e f.?? t high. He received many condolences
on his recent defeat, and seem-d to take them
In the lightest spirit. Of the other victime of
?-? ? ? Hirer's disaster Messrs. Roach, of
North Dakota, and Alien, of Nebraska, nere
freely In ?vidence on the floor, and Mr Paulk
if West Virginia, now a member of the
Joint High Commission, was In his seat for a
few minutea Mr. Gray, of Delaware, is serving
on the Paris Peace Commission abroad. ;.nd
ira White, of California, Turple, of Indiana,
Murphy, of New-York, ant Mitchell, of Wlscon
? were nowhere to be seen
The actual work of the session was brief and
formal The usual reaollAone were offered:
One to Inform the House that the Senate was
ready to transact business, on? t.. fix the dally
h"ur of meeting at noon, one to Inform the
President through a Joint committee that the
two h use? had assembled and were ready to re?
ceive any communication he might wish to
make. Mr Cullom had the distinction of ofTer
ing the first, Mr. Hale the second and Mr. Mor
rill the third. Mr Mornl! Hnd Mr. CockreU
- Chosen to represent the Senate on the Joint
committee which visited th? White H^uee G?
til their return buslnea? ?a.? suspended and con
venation ruled on the floor and In the galleries.
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Asnrti
It was P??O o'clock when the two veteran
legislators reappeared with the announcement
that th?? President would send a Message, and
the Message followed in a few minute?. Ita
reading was the usuai elocutionary horror, and
few listeners sat through it. Fortunately,
printed copies were distributed beforehand
among Senators arid others who were anxious
to mast??!? the recommendations Of the presi?
den?. To-morrow the Senate will begin its s> n
OUI work. ?
SCENES IN THE HOUSE.
The M-ssage was read to a comparatively
thin House, nearly one hundred members being \
absent, bu? the reading was listened to with un- ?
usual interest by those present, as well as by '
the Immense throng in the galleries. Thl m ? a??
In th" House in the half hour before ? KM was
an animated one, and in one ,,r two respects an
unusual one. Of cours??, these things were not
? dearly apparent t<> the crowds who looked d?>wn
on the chief actors in a BOmewh I - ? - itional
performance which may take the boards any?
time
Mr. Bailey, the accredited leader of the
minority, wat eirly In his seat, handsom? and
audacious as ever, apparently but only ap
parently?oblivious of the fact that hl.i title to
the leadership was serious ? questi >.??.'. by ncm- ?
bere of his own party, He whs pretty busy re?
ceiving the congratulation? of his party friend?
|and followers. They were not so numerous aa
' they mittht have heen, and he could afford to be
? effusive. It Is strantre, nut one giay and grlz
! z)ed Democratic member of the House- a man
I who was fighting the battles of his party
Mr. Bailey had arrived at the dignity of trou
; t;ers?declarer, that the youthful Southerner Is
! not only t o ;. ..une to be a leader of the
j minority but is also a lone survivor of the
"slaveocracy of the South who drove the Demo?
cratic party < ? the rocks a generation
! But. looking down from the sallery, Mr. Bailey
doeg not In the ?oast resemble the picture*
f irmed In one's mind of Toombs, or Yaneey, or
Rhett. ? ?n the contrary, h< appears as mild
and placid us the ai I Dlngley, with whom
lie exchanges cordial hundshak.s and good
wishes. Mr Dlngley is extremely popular, in a
way, on the Democratic a re he is re?
carli? d somewhat as a "Yai kee s.-h lolmaster."
He is affable, and bestow? his greetings alike
on th? Just and the unjust M is no small
achievement for a man in ti.?? h use of Repre
? Ltlves to make himself an authority to ;,e
trsally r?sped ? and, even by tiie most
reckb-ss of perl nents, feared ai
In l : hort spa.: enl rears
Put the state :s : led despite
the ai si no ? f bui h star ? >rf rm< ? a- .1 Ha
I ? Lewis and Jerrj - ... h.t.?
gone t--? .1? In "Coin" Harvey and bec me illent
partners of Colonel Bryan in the montili?, ? ?..
ut? ? ;?! w
VETERAN MEMBERS IN EVIDENCE
< n: this ilde Payne, the
? ?
a- d ?';;?;!.' ?;. older tl thei ho would
to sport a white poll
- ;.*?? he doi ifter ? irly a quart
In tl H use, a;
of M . ? '
on Banking an ! Curr
:? lai m th. ? .? ? ?
on an oc
ht to api
Pena la, If
omy r.* u ? ,.ie. ? ? tra enanei ? ?
the Governor-el?ci of Tej - igue on
.'.- '
from Congre?
? have
I to win It?but from .> ng them have
? Gov.
er;.? r to one from th?? 1:? | The
Be -ond is the well-gi a v |th S|
?.?. is] r of sandy hair carel
dorn* of thought. He la M " Hin. ?
Inaugurated Governor of Tei ? ?nth,
unksfl he is previously devi ured by Mr. Ba
These two men, both members f tl
party and of th'.? san. mmltl ? the Hous
do not seem to be in bj mj atbi t
munlcatlon to-day. In fact, they ?:?
other in an unfriendly fashion, and the
meant efforts of Gen.-ral V.
together appear to be In vain Aa I r Mr.
Wheeler, it must be gratifying to him In ne
t to find that his mosl : . ?? I
are front the veterans of the Union, ai
whom he fought in th?? Civil War. ?
and took his old seal modes) ? ta Grani
Sherman would have done, a::'! as though II
bad not fallen to his lot to help make hlsl
in defence of his country since last spring.
And there were others For example, there
was William Suizer, of New-York, who has re
s lived himself into a big Interrogation :
Only a few months ago he was going to 1. ad S
regiment of Tan,many braves "to free Cuba
from the depot's clutch." but other, and ?? r
baps prior, engagements prevented, and he re?
mains to ask questions about the conduct of tho
war. and b? a sweet boon to humanity. And
there was L. Irving Handy, of Delaware, and
others who have wanted more of tho time of the
House ?? the pa.st than they will In the future,
and?but it would be superfluous, not to say
cruel, to mention the other minori:;, leaders,
j each of whom has come to Washington deter?
mined to pluck that peat ? feather from
Bailey.
THE HOUSE CALLED TO ORDER.
As the hour of noon ? the din on the
floor grows louder, but when the banda of the
dock point to 12 there is a ripple of spi
followed by ? d< , - enee as the gavel falls
and the Sneaker sa>s, The House will be in
order.'' The House vas in order, ani every
member rose to his feet most of them with
bowed heads, to hear the Chaplain's prayer.
At the conclusion of the prayer th?? Speaker
announced that the first business In order would
be a call of the roll to determine the preset
a quorum. The rollcall developed the presence
of 26? members. 17'.? being a quorum. Three
new members were sworn in. Mr Oros tri t
Ohio, presented Charles Dick, elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr. North
way; Mr Alien, of Mississippi, presented Thomas
Bplght, ele, ted to fill tin vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr. Sullivan, who was ap?
point.?,! to th.? Senate and Mr. Grow, of Penn?
sylvania, presented William H Graham, . ?
to fill the vacancy caused b) the resignation of
William a. stop..? with uplifted hsnds they
took the oath. Mr Dlngley then off.red the
customary resolution for the appointment of ?
committee of three to join a similar committee
of the Senate to wai? on the President and in?
form him that the House was ready to receive
any communication he had to make I: was
unanimously adopted, and the Bpeak? r appointed
Mr Dlngley. Mr. Cannon and Mr Bailey,
A resolution was also adopted Informing the
clerk of the Senate that the House -.vas ready
to proceed to buaineie. The HotUM then took a
recess until 1 BO, to await th? arrival of the
President's Messa?;??.
THE HOUSE HEARS THE MESSAOE.
When the House reconvened after the recese
the committee appointed to wait on the Preal
dent appeared and reported that It had die
Continued on iifth paae?
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
A REVIEW OP THE OPERATIONS OF,
the war with BP Am.
D?CREASEfl <?r THE ARMI AND NAVT
URGED THC <??i mi?V CONORATO?
LATBD ON lis PROSPERITY AND
HIGH CREDIT FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC AKPA1RS.
Washington. Dec, .".. The roUowlssj > the
full text of the President'? Message a- ami to
Congres? ibis im m
To the Benate anil House of Representatlvest
Notwithstanding :;.?? a-.t? ? burden? renteras]
? try by the war, our peo| in a
very sstlefactor) and ateadii) Increasing Wre*
<.f prosperity, evidenced t'y the isrgesl \'ium*
? ?' business ever recorded Manufacture ha?
been productive, agricultural pursuits have
yielded abundant returns, labor in al! field, of
industry ts better rewarded, revenue legislation
? ? by the present C ? -?? ? las. m-T^ased
the Treasury's receipts t?. th?? amount ?-?imated
by 's author?, th?? finance? ><! the Governine?!
have been successfully .1 i "?
.-[??dit advanced to the first rank, vviiile ttn eur
rency has been maintained at the world's hl?h
e?t standard M .ite';. .- tv.??? :?:.?!??- a OOOUttOa
flag and fora righteous cause hai itrengtbenedi
the National spirit men! nur?
closely than ever the fraternal bonds between
, every section of the ,: ? ?
A review of th? relation of th? G? I? ! States
to other Powera, slwayB appropriate, is thie
year of prima? ? view of the
momentoua issue? which ha?.?? . nind
ing In one Instance th- ultimai?? ?!.? lilil??!??
irmi and involving far-reaching conse
! Quencos whli h will require the earnest attention
of the 1 ' ngresi
In n;y last annual message very full oonsid
eratii ? was given to the questi? ? of th?? duty pC
??? Government of t?:?? Cnli d Btatea toward
tnd Cuban Insurrection aa being ?>y
. far th> most importai 1 ??. with which we
have ! upon to deal. Th? ? insldsrn?
tlons then advancted ?r.i th?? expoaltlon of the
then In exi r? - gag of
th?? extreme gravity of tl a. Setting
aside ?is logically unfounded 01 practically In?
?dm isll : the ? mitlon of the Cuban in
surgenta a? belligerents th?? recognition of the
Cu 1. neutral Intervention to
end the a-ar by li ; r,imige
intet ventloa In favor
irty, and forcible ann-xa
1 tlon of the lalai 1 ? concluded it was honestly
du?* t" ndly relations ? Ith Spam thai
Bhe -:. glvei 1 ? 1 ?? .hat.ee t?, real?
? ' ' to which in? hM
imltt? d. Within a few
id a meed
hlch it w ?. - m?< 1
us to 1
ly affecting oui ,
? ,
. ? ? .a?
? li: : ni
LITTLE PROORE8S IN AUTONOMT.
ine tittle sign of real
Scat ion <?f Cuba. The
t up in th?
'the principal cillai appeared
not to gain the favor of the Inhabitant? nor to
. ..
while
. pe with
mai y of th??
les of the
I it No tangible
of unhappy
terated pr teat i
regard and I mt a;.
Spain '.". ? prof? ?>?<..? 1
itlon proved Illusory;
I nor 1 ;irom
? red to
the exh isted and ved of
Ife and htm 1 '? 1 in
a strange ? . ?;...' unsyn stren
hardly lesi is than themselves.
.llltjr among
them had ncreas? I. Conservativa
estimatea from Span in c urces placed the
1 ; ? pie ?t over 40
ut from the time Gen? al UTeyler'a decree
1 { r? ? ncentra waa ? nf r ?? With the ???
quiescence ol the S| anlah authorities a s<-hem*
idopted fT relief by charitable eontrlbu
! tions raised in this (?untry. and distributed, un
der the directl ? of the ?'onsul-Oneral ani th*
several Consuls, by nobU and earnest in ??vidual
. effort throughout the organised agende? of th*
; American Bed Croaa, Thousands of ????* were
! thus saved, but many thousands more were ln
gccesslble to such forms of aid.
Th?? war continui 1 1 the old footing; without
comprehensive pian, developing only the same
spasmodic encounters, barren of strategic result,
that had marked th? course of the earlier ten
years' rebellion, as wen as the pres-nt insurrec?
tion from its start No alternative mv physical
? exhauslon of either combatant, and therewithal
the practical rutn of the ??land, lay in sight, but
how far distant no one could venture to con
tui
THF: DESTRUCTION OF THI MAIMS,
At this Juncture, on th?' loth of February last,
occurred the destructl? ? of th? battle ship
Maine while rightfully lying in the hart?? r of
Havana on a mission of international courtesy
and goodwill ? e:,-istrophe the suspicious
nature and horror of Which stirred th*
Nation's heart profoundly. It is a strik?
ing evidence of the pola? and sturdy good
? 1 -. distinguishing our Nati, nal charac?
ter that this shocking blow, falling upon
a generous people, already deeply tonched by
preceding events in Cuba, did not move th?m to
an instant dtesperate re eoi ve to tolerate n<?
I? nger the existence of a condition of clanger and
diaorder at our doors that made possible such a
deed, by whomsoever wrought Yet th?? instinct
r.f justice prevailed, and the Nation anxiously
,-, ? , ted the result of'the searching investiga?
tion at once sel on f"f,< Th?? rinding of the
Naval Hoard of Inquiry estaNlaned that the
origin of the explosion ?as .xternal. by a sub?
marine mine, and only halted thr .iKh lack of
positive t-stlmony to fix the responsibility of ita
authorship.
All these things carried eonvfetBfta to the most
thoughtful, even before the finding el the navsl
court, that a crisis In our relation? with Spain
and toward Cuba was at hand. So strong waa
this belief that it needed but a brief Executive
?yggentton to the Congress le receive immediate
answer to the duty of making instant provision
for the possible and perhaps si-edily probable
cmetgency of war. and the remarkable, almost
unmue. apeetacta was presented of a unanimoua
? te of both bouse? on the ?th of March, appro?
priating fifty million dollars "fOf the national
defence, and for each and every purpose con?
nected therewith, to be expended at the discre?
tion of the President.''
FORESIGHT NONK TOO BOON.
That this act of prevision came none too aoon
was disclosed when the application of the fund
waa undertaken. Our roasts were practically
undefended Our Navy needed large provlsipn
for Increased ammunition and supplies, anj