The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-11
GIN ERaL SEws-

William If. Vanderbilt dropped dead AZ
lis re.ldeisee IN Sew Ysfi, 81 Tuesday
afternoon. lie mas rs tie 18th year Of
81 4ee lie daafs. was entirely unexpect-
81. s8a 85se u ais fsnllg were with him
- tlse sifae. Iie VA eaHYersfBg with Mr.
Robert ezrrat. If Baltimore when sud
denly H. s5s-eeh became indlstinet and he
fet f5fs4fd ~ afs fare apon the floor,
kille5 - tle rH3ea7s 81 blgod vessel -
~ fsss ~ tie brain II Is tie general
opasou "a. 4r Vanderbilt death vii
aat D. ans way saect tie management Of
he gEeat corporations xitb which be va.
CONNECTED. aHj tllat Il siEl lave bnt little
eHse upon flie stoek market. Mr. Van
aerbilte wealth Ma estimated ar high -
s390. .0d9. and lis income at s10, 90 90
q fYear iIe lad nine children. eight of
whom ard their mother survive him. aud
There are nineteen grandchildren.
TIE -L5que. League IT Pennsylvania
Vas organized oil Tuesday in Reading by
over oue hundred delegate, representing
+ liquor organizations 10 seyenteea counties
+ ii tic state. Resolutions we're adopted
+ declaring IN favor 81 "a uniform license
f las throughout the state and police fegu-
+ latl9us witch wili Hoi subject proprietors
10 petty eztoftio.is and multiplied ex-
actions, but not making license 70 high Is
/ ~ destroy al bat gilded palaces Of vice
+ declaring that '.infouner. WHO induce "a
{ loon keeper u break the law for the sake
+ Of bringing prosecutions are moral iepers,
and should be- made ameuabie 70 tie Grim
I nal c0de:' demanding the repeal u the
E law which permits Judges (aithout jury
Z trialJ 10 take licenses from saloon-keepers
Z for violation Vi the Law; opposing the
/ present unjust method Of enforcing the
+ Sunday az u i594. " aud declaring that
f .-tie League viii only support those candl-
/ dates for public office, irrespective Of party,
/ @ilo pledge themselves in favor Of fair laws
I for the regulation Of the liquor traffic
Tie frst session Of the Fony-uintl Con
7 gress opened Monday. III the Senate Mr.
Sherman, Of Ohio. var elected President
pm tfmpore ard took the oath Of Office.
/ The credentials Of Messrs. Logan and
Blair Standardized from Illinois and New
/ Hampshire respectively we're presented
+ and those gentlemen we're sworn IN. Res
olutions were adopted directing the Secre-
I tary 10 inform be House Of Representatives
1 aud TIE President Of the election 0f the
I President pf,o tmpore. The usual commit
tee MAS also appointed Ia wait upon the
( President, in conjunction with similar
committee Of the House, and inform him
I that Congress vas ready 70 receive any
communication be might be ready to make.
A receEs was then taken. On reassem-
/ bling, communication was received from
+ the House announcing H., organization,
etc Alr. Voorhees, then offered resolutions
+ IN regard 10 the death Of Vice President
+ Hendricks. which were laid on the table to
+ be- called no AT future dag. The Senate
/ then, III respect ~ the memory Of the Vice
+ President. adjourned until Tuesday
i Ia the House. john 9. Carlisle, Of Ken
( lucky. was reelected Speaker the Repub-
+ licans goting FOR Thomas B. Reed Of
Name 1If. Ca.lAie, on taking the chair,
/ laadc a speech acknowledging tlie honor
conferred upon him and calling attention
+ to the Importance If the session Just be-
( ginning The other officers Of the House
were then elected. a, nominated by the
Democratic caucus. The Clerk was d.
+ rected 10 inform the Senate tlat the House
Was organized. and a committee was APP
pointed to wait upon the President together
f with the similar committee Of the Senate.
+ After the drawing Of seats had been fin
shed. Nr Holman. Of Indiana announced
the death of Vice President Hendricks and
the lIotsc then ~ mark Of respect, adj
jonwed.
/ The National Temperance Soci.ty has
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