The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-19
An Invitation to Have Cleveland
Visit 1t Opposed.
A MEMBERS VIEWS
He Calls the President the~Gre
Party Wrecker."
DiseOurtesy Prevented by the
ImAIllng Officers Tact

COLrNBIA. S. O.. Dec 19-The dull
routine Of legislation in the house Of
representatives was broken yesterday by
an incident that promised to raise much
discord but which BY the GOODNESS Of the
speaker aud few members was happily
avoided. sir. Magill Of Abbeville, intro
duced a resolution reciring that Presi-
dent Cleveland was in the state and that
as a courtesy to tue chief magistrate of
the country he be Invited to visit the leg
islature and be accorded the use Of the
floor.
AS soon as the resolution had been
read several membe objected to its
consideration and j. Z. Duncan moved
that il be laid on the table, As the legis-
lature should mot hurrah for men for
whom st had SO little respect"
Seeing a debate might be precipitated
nuthR VT would not be creditable TO the house
forts were made by the more
CONSERVATIVE members to get Magill
to withdraw the resolution. lie refused
and others thought il would be as much
an insult to Withdraw as to reject it AT
last Speaker Jones hurriedly put the
question to a vote and it went through
without dissenting voice.
The speaker announced it has been
unanimously agreed to- A large ma
jority Of the members are free silver men
and blame President Cleveland for hav-
ing much 20 do with the financial strin-
gency 80 times. They are intensely op-
posed to his political views and
hence their indisposition to show him
any courtesy. When the resolution was
presented In the senate there was no de
bate. but when the motion TO adopt was
put il was carried. two senators dissent
ing without expressing their reasons.
4Onlgh ht Mt Duncan introduced a res
olution criticising Cleveland as having
prostituted his high Office and
used his opportunities to betray the
Democratic party and repudiate its
principles. and ''that we record ourselp es
Bs opposed To the resolution passed by
this house. doing honor to the greatest
party wrecker In the history Of Ameri-
can politics"
The resolution was signed by two mem
bers and they asked to BE put on record.
The house refused 20 put ia the journal
CLEVELAND HAS A GOOD TIME
He Already reels Much Benefited BY His
Trip
GEoRGETowN, S. c.. Dec 19-Presi-
dent Cleveland is aboard the buoy tender
Wisteria, lying ia Muddy bay, ten miles
from Georgetown off the shore of the
friendneld plantation. the vast
march lands Of which are leased
10 the Annandale Hunting club.
whose guest the president is No one is
allowed on board the Wisteria except
those officially connected with the vessel
The president, however, accepted the
tender Of a reception to be held on
saturday next in the historic hall
of the Winyah Indigo society,
in which Washington held q
reception in 1892. since which time no
president mas visited Georgetown A
gentleman who carried down the presi-
dents mail reports that the president
SAYS he lis enjoying himself hugely and
feels much benefited already BY his trip
When he accepted the tender of the
rece ption he requested that it should
he short, as his lame foot made il
painful for him 20 stand long. He is
suffering from rheumatic Rout In the
presidents game bag today were twenty
nine ducks Dir. Cleveland has ordered
that only letters and kilograms be sent to
the Wisteria- lie says he does not wish
10 see a newspaper while he is here He
will leave for Washington next Saturday
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