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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07

ure of it's kind than when Mr.. Torrey first
brought it to Washington.
The bill to %reorganize the navy and so
dispose of the ''hump" in the naval list as
to give younger officers a fair chance of
promotion will be taken up again at the
urgent recommendation of the secretary Of
the navy.
The proposed reorganization Of the army
also will come in for a share of attention.
This measure differs from the other in
that it is not supported unanimously by
the officers affected. The cavalry officers
think the reorganization proposed by Sec
rotary Lamont will do them great injus-
tice.
From the postofice department will
come many propositions which will call
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07
THE CAPITOL, EAST FRONT.

H CAPITOL, EAST FRONT.
speakers gavel is no ivory toy; it is /,
mallet Of hard wood, guaranteed to wear
out the top Of the speakers desk before
the session Is over If the house Ia inclined
to be at all lively.
The noise in the hall is hushed in great
part when the clerk begins to call the roll
of the house. To him Is given the au
thority to make up the roll of the new
house, and any person whom he deprives
Of q seat In making up that roll must 60
to the elections committee and through II
to the house for redress.
When the roll has been called, the mem-
bers are called to the desk in patches to be
sworn in. All raise their right hands and
so take the oath which the clerk reads to
them. This ceremony concluded, the cleo
tion Of officers Of the house takes place.
The selection has been made a day or
two beforehand, each party preparing in
oauous a list Of candidates. But the names
are presented to the house as formally as
though no selection had beer made, and
the clerk calls the roll and records the vote
Of each member as carefully as though the
contest was being fought out on the floor.
The Lottery Of Seats.
Whom Speaker Reed has been chosen
formally, hs will be escorted to the chair
By q committee, and he will make . brief
speech a. he takes the gnvel. The other
officers will be installed in the order of
their importanoa. And then Will OCCUR the
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07

whether it be on OF MINNESOTA
the day when congress assemblies or the
day following it, the senate adjourns and
the senators go forth to be interviewed
The Meeting Of the House.
The house is a far more entertaining
place on the first day Of a session Of cor
gress than is the senate. Long before
noon the members gather, the older ones
at the desks which were familiar to them
in the session which ended on the 4th of
March, the young ones at any unoccupied
desk. Not that the older members have
now any proprietary right in the desks
they used before. A members interest in
his desk and seat ends with the ending Of
congress. At the beginning of the next
congress he must take his chance with the
newcomer for q desirable place.
The new congressman is all excitement
a. he sits In q group Of admiring friends
who have come to see him installed. His
wife and children are In the gallery per-
haps, and he tries to look less conscious
than he feels for their sakes.
The older member has much to say to
old friends on the Observation-Disclosures to
exchange and regrets 10 express for the de-
parted. But the beginning Of the session
IL an old story to him. Perhaps he feels q
momentary uneasiness about that COM
mittee ohairmanship which was only half
promised to him, but he keeps his own
COUNSEL about it. He does not get aurried
becauss he knows that will do no good.
He has put In all his hard work In advance
Of the meeting Of the CAUCUS, and he
knows nothing will help him now.
The galleries fill early, and there is a
continual coming and going Of strangers
ON the floor until ten minutes before noon
Then q warning to clear the floor is shout
ed from the clerks desk, and slowly the
d~oorkeepers show the intruders out. Many
a new member has to save himself by a
tardy Identification, for the doorkeepers
have no means Of knowing the debutants.
At noon the house is in a hubbub. Floor
and galleries are talking at a lively rate
when the clerk with the speakers gavel
In his hand calls the house to order. The
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07
ALL SORTS OF SPORTS.

Champion Corbett's bicycle recently
knocked him out in one round, laying him
up for q week.
The building and handling of the De-
fender will represent when the season ia
over an outlay Of about $500, 900.
AL Smith, the famous sporting man Of
New York, offers to bet $500 to $3.50 that
Corbett and Fitzsimmons will not fight in
Texas.
Cal Mccarthy, once featherweight cham.
pion Of America, Is now = physical wreck.
He wa recently q member Of q ~"growier"
gang in Hoboken, N. j.
G. W. Stage, the ex-champion Splinter,
has gone into training again. Stage has
run 100 yards In Q As seconds, 1t Is said.
He was recently admitted to the bar.
Tommy Connect, the world famous dis
tance runner, cannot swim u stroke and
narrowly escaped drowning near New York
recently. He was partly unconscious when
rescued.
II . plebisclte wsre held to determine
the most popular mar In England at tho
present moment, d might expect to ind
DR.. Grace, the cricketer, miles ahead OF
moss statesmen. poets, orators and writ
efs.
The English tennis championships end.
ID In . rather sensational style this year,
v. Baddeley, an apparently beaten man,
pulling out Q match BY . wonderful finish.
Pim dsfaulted, and Baddeley ragainsd The
championship which no lost 70 the 70.
nowned lrtshman In 1894.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07
FIFTY FOURTH CONGRESS,
CONTINUED from page two.

measures Of which they have obtained
printed copies from the document room.
All these bills are read merely by their
titles by Chief Clerk McEwan and referred
by the vice president to the appropriate
committees
If the message Of the president comes to
the senate on the opening day, it is pre-
sented by one of the White House clerks
usually by Mr.. Pruden, who is the chief
among them. 1t is in writing, carefully
engrossed on paper Of a light blue tint. 1t
Is accompanied by printed copies, how
ever, and these are distributed to the SEN
ators as soon as the written copy is placed
in the Woe presidents hands.
Almost Immediately after the presenta-
ton Of the message by Mr.. Pruden, a cere-
mony in which he has the ample assistance
of Captain Bassett, the vice president an
nounces that he ''lays before the senate a
message from the president of the United
States"
The secretary Of the senate, Mr.. Cox,
takes the document from his hands, opens
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07
ENDED IN A BULL FIGHT.

Intoxicated Cowboys Give = Brutal Ex-
hibitiOn In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-An equestrian
show was held at Tattersalls' during
the evening and one Of the events, rop.
ing and riding Of wild cattle by cow
boys. turned out to be practically q bull
fight. Some Of the cowboys were tho
worse for liquor and, after teasing q big
long horned steer until it was nearly
maddened, they turned loose and tried
to rope it. Before they succeeded the
steer ripped up a pony in a shocking
name Loud cries Of indignation
came from the spectators and many
people left the building. The cowboys
were disposed to continue their brutal
work, but were prevented, and after
much trouble the steer was taken out.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07
They Are After the Wolves.

CHAMBERLAIN, s. D., Nov. 25.-A
systematic effort is again being made to
rid the cattle ranges In this state Of tho
numerous gray wolves which during
the last year have been causing 80 much
damage to stookmen. During . hunt.
in which 10 hunters were engaged, two
Young women were in the front rank
and rode the day out. Eighteen big
gray wolves wero killed. most of them
being run down and lassosd by cowboys.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07

nual message in,
the reading of that
document.
Here, as in the
senate, the mes
sage receives but
scant attention in
the reading. Most
Of the members
take their printed
copies into the
committee rooms
and read the docu-
ment at leisure
there. The house,
tOO. AZ
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07

Tor consideration,
among them I'M
doubtedly being
the bill to classify
clerks in first and
second class post
offices, which fail
cd of considera-
ton at the last
session, and the
bill to pension the
wives of mail
clerks killed in
railway accidents.
The Pacific rail
roads committee
will have again
the s Q @ IN / v
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07

1t and affects to
read from the orig-
inal document.
But this Is Who'll
~ a sham. The
reading Is done
from a printed
copy. Few of those
on the floor listen
with much atten-
ton. They prefer
as q rule to read
the message at
their leisure later.
Wher the reading
of the annual mes
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07

N~~ ~ANv ~ "
ware says he believes the two houses of
congress will be 50 busy "playing politics.
that they will not be able to come to an
understanding about finance.
One Of the first bits Of politics to be
''played' will be undoubtedly the institu-
tion Of a series Of Investigations Of the ad-
ministration's bond issues and Its foreign
policy. The Republican members of the
house are aching for a chance to get at
Mr.. Cleveland. Hawaii will come up for
consideration, and 20 will Nicaragua and
the more recent happenings in Venezuela.
It was a Republican boast Last hummer
that the presidsnt did not van to call q
special session Of congress because he
feared investigation.
Two important foreign matters are to be
considered again during this congress-
the Boring sea award and the Nicaragua
canal. MI. Gresham agreed with England
IN q payment Of t425, 900 to the sealers In
Bering sea, but tho last house refused to
accept this adjustment Of the question.
Cuba will also come In for early atten-
tion, for there Ia no doubt q proposition to
recognize the rebellious natives a. belliger-
ents will be made in both house and sem
ate, and tho discussion OF Ii will give the
Republicans more campaign material.
bill, which has como % near adoption IN
two congresses. but which still hangs 6re.
II passed both house and senate three
years ago. but never got through confer
enoe. In the last congress II passed the
house. IT. Legislative experience has pol
tshsd- It and made 1t . more perfnnt n.aaa-
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07
An Astronomers Paradise.

On the high desert plains Of Algeria the
atmosphere Is so clear and translucent
that the satellites Of Jupiter are visible to
the naked BYE, and the craters of the moon
on the dark surface of that luininary can
be examined with a telesoope.-E Mundo
Pintoresoo.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07
Iowa Raisers Of Fruit to Meet.

MASON CITY, Ia, Nov. 25.-The Iowa
Horticultural society will meet at
Hampton Tuesday and Wednesday Of
next week, and arrangements ne COM.
plete for one Of the very best meetings
the society has ever held. The organiz-
alton has had the effect Of stirring up .
great deal Of enthusiasm in fruit raising,
and there has boon rapid developments
during the pest i've years in this indus
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07

Arrested for Stealing Books Of . Bank.
GENEsEE, Ida, Nov. 25.-H. A.
Tucker, president of the Bank of Gen.
eseee, was arrested on q charge Of steal.
ing the books of the bank from the
vaults. He was admitted to bail in the
sum Of 81, ZOO.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07

soon as the reading Is concluded, n the
first session is usually hardly more than
an hour or an hour and a half in length.
No bills are introduced because, unlike the
senate, the house has no rules to govern it.
1t Is acting under general parliamentary
law until such time as 1t shall adopt the
rules of the preceding house or formulate
a code for itself.
1t is more than likely that the rules
adopted by tie house in the Fifty-fourth
congress will be those prepared under the
supervision Of Mr.. Reed when he was
speaker before, those famous rules whose
enforcement won for him the hatred Of
the Democratic members Of the house and
gave him throughout the country the title
Of "czar."
The Business of Congress.
When the house has adopted a code Of
rules, there will be no lack Of bills and
resolutions. There is always much un-
finished business left by n congress for
it's successor to take up. And then there
are changing conditions which make nee
essary certain new legislation.
For example, the new congress will have
TO consider the question of providing rev.
niue adequate to the governments expsnd-
itures, q condition which was not expected
when the compromise tariff bill was agreed
TO-.
Vice President Stevenson said this sum
mel that he had no doubt the Republicans
in congress could agree. with the admins
tration ON some Measure to Increase the
revenue which would be acceptable to both
parties, but already Senator Sherman Is
talking about agreeing to nothing If it
does not include protection to wool.
If all the Republicans take the same
view Of tho matter, 1t is not likely any
agreement can be reached. There would
be as much fighting over local interests in
that case az there Is when a general tariff
bill is under discussion. 1t the Democrats
had house and senate, 1t Is likely internal
revenue taxes would be increased. Even
many Republicans are said to favor a tax
on patent medicines and IN increased
tax on beer.
Then the congress has the financial
problem to solve, and that will include no
doubt the recommendation made by the
president just before the 4th of March for
the passage Of a law authorizing the issue
Of bonds to keep up the gold reserve. On
what lines the financial problem will be
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07

treated la some
thing no n could
venture to predict.
In fact, many
public men-men
who will have
something to say
about it's solution
h a K Q
hsads and say they
see no hope Of dis
posing of the ques-
ton in the coming
congress at all.
NJ Gwox - ~ no|c
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07
FIREMEN IN THE RUINS
Buried Beneath Falling Floors
in a Chicago Blaze and
Four Persisted.
One Killed, Two Fatally In
jured and Half a Dozen
Badly Hurt.

CHICAGO, Nov. --rhe interior of
the Exchange building, a 1-story struc-
ture at the corner Of Van Buren, and
during the day, entailing a loss of
1875, 900 upon the and tenants
of the building and causing the loss Of
five lives, the fatal injury Of two others
and the injury of six other people, all Of
whom are expected to ecover. The
dead are: Patrick j. O'Donnell, lieu
tenant Of Engine Company No. 2; Mar
tin Sherrick, pipeman; John Down.
plpeman; John Prendergast, pipeman,
and Miss f. Landgraf, who jumped
from a fourth story window and died
later at the county hospital. Harry
Neil and Nellie Turner, who jumped
from a third story window, are inter-
nally injured and will die.
Thirty Girls in a Panic.
1t was a few minutes before 8 a. III.
when Rose B. Race, employed by Stern
& Beres, noticed an odor of smoke.
Stepping into the hall her suspicious
were confirmed and she ran back to the
workroom and notified her companions.
There We're 80 girls in the room, and i'll
stantly there was confusion. Although
every effort was made to control the
frightened girls, several opened the
windows and climbed upon the lodges.
One of the first to do this was Nellie
Turner. She managed to reach the fire
escape, but lost her balance and fell.
She was fatally injured, Miss Land
graf, another employee, jumped from a
fourth story window and was 80 badly
injured that she died later at the county
hospital. Olga Kellar was hanging on
the narrow window ledge when the
fremen arrived, but was rescued by
Captain Hermanson.
Killed by Falling Floors.
By noon the firemen thought the
worst Of the days battle was past. They
were mistaken. Shortly before l o'clocl
a large safe on the fifth floor fell to the
fourth, carrying it and the first, second
and third with it. Five members o.
Engine Company No. 5 were working
on the second floor aud all were buriet
beneath the mass Of brick. stone ant
timber. All were killed but DAME
McNally. Rescuers at once attempted
to get to the imprisoned men, but tn
fire broke out anew and they were com
pelled to abandon the work. The bod
les were not recovered until late in tn,
evening.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07
Three Fatally Burned.

WINSTON, N. c., Nov. s5.-Thomas
Mabee and his two sons were fatally
burned by q fire which destroyed their
brandy distillery neal Danbury In
Stokes county.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07
Narrow Escape Of Many Inmates.

CALUMET, Mich, Nov. Is. The
Commercial House, Red jacket, until
recently the leading hotel, was burned
at an early hour. 1t was a rambling
S-story wooden building with narrow
corridors and the guests had an exciting
time escaping. but fortunately all got
out safely. The loss Is about SIS, 900.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-28
THEY WERE HANDSOMELY DIHEO
CAPTAIN LoYD's BANQUET TO HIS
COMPANY
AT THE DELAWARE LAST NIGHT
WAS AS PLEsUREABLE AN
EVENT AS THE TOWN EVER
KNEW - SWEET MUSIC. FINE
SPEECHES. INSPIRING WINE.

Sweet music. good wine, inspired elo-
uuenee. the best OF humor and undying
admiration for the soldier boys OF
Fort worth were the characteristics
of the elaborate banquet given by
Captain NJ. b. Lloyd In honor OF the
military orgnnition that bears his
name at Delaware last night. It was
a hrst class affair--company. wine,
oratory, inspiration and all. And the
hnppiest man present was Captain
Lloyd. He sat by Toastmaster Powell
and surveyed the group OF blue coated
and brass buttoned youths in front OF
him with kind Of fatherly pride. He
forgot how much he had honored the
company. ana thought only of the hon
or the company had brought him and
the fame II had given Fort Worth
Hon. 4. J. Powell. toas tmaster. sat
Mt the head OF the table. On either
side were Captain NJ Is. Lloyd and
Mayor Paddock. Others among this
list OF notables were James Is, Reilly.
who managed the AFFAIR for Captain
Lloyd, II. -. Burnett, Hon. IL. NJ
Furman, Congressman G. X. Bell. II.
w, Peak. w. $. Jones OF Louisville,
w. S. Stubs Morgan Jones, James
~ beuut ~. ~, wright, Luther |.
BOaz. Il. G, Neal Of Vernon, A. j.
Ratclln. Nat Kramer. Colonel j -.
Littlciohn, Colonel Walter Maddox,
Colonel a. l.. skinner. Glen Walker,
Jr, s. Il, Williams, manager of the
Gazette, Captain G. r. Matkin, Hon.
James W. Swayne. James u. Collett,
Robert Ll,tlejOhn and others
The tables were formed in the shape
OF the letter u At one whole table
sat the Loyds, Captain Raysor at their
head, ana his two lieutcnants on eth
or side. The occupied positions OF
honor aud were the Cynosure OF every
pair Of eyes In the room. At their back,
IT'S silkcn folds peacefully furlcd along
the wall, aud cleaning In the glare OF
tae electric lights, was the beautiful
banner OF the Fourth regiment
one Fort Worth won at the late en-
campment, Facing the Loyds and ON
tho opposite wall was the nag OF tho
unlon-the Stars and Stripes. II look
90 tattered and torn, but the "Red,
White ana Blue" always looks pretty.
ana it's presence was an inspiration to
every one present over the heads OF
the toastm0ster and those around him
wee other ilags that Fort Worth Prov
ess In Fort Worth boys have won AT
olher encampments, The whole room
looked Ike an nrmOry. and the bright
uniforms added to and Intensified the
scene II was a sight long to DO re-
memhered, The Loyds looking mod
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-28

part Of the Reunion which Judge Storey
enjoyed so much as the reunion of De-
Hrny's old regiment, or, more properly
speaking, the survivors thereof, though
he Kept. right In the push and details
many affecting Incidents OF which he
was an eyewitness.
state Superintendent OF Education
carlisle has been very busy since he
returned from the Reunion, hut tho
store house Of his memory IL filed with
many pleasant recollectlons OF his
Nlsll especially the netting with 20
many old friends from EAST Tennysv."
He Will have his hands full Of sum
mer normals, school OF methods and
commencement exercises for a few
weeks now.
Mr.. Askew OF the railroad commits
sion thinks Tyler camp OF veterans.
and the Tyler people generally are I'M
der everlasting obligations to the
katy railroad people. Mr.. Askew ia
member OF the Tyler camp and went
with that body to the Reunion. lie
says the katy" furnished a chair chr
FOR the members OF the camp to ride
IN, sidetracked the car at Houston and
allowed the veterans to occupy 1t until
they reached home on their return.
Mr.. Askew Is one of the visitors. .yho
round nothing to kick about. Refer
rlng TO the statement OF a local paper
W ivbHru 10 eNtortion by restaurants
and boarding houses he said: II could
have had all / wanted to eat absolutely
free OF cost, passed every day by a
great big eating place with a sign
prominently displayed which said free
to veterans, and IL any veteran went
hungry because he didn't have money.
or WAS overchnrged, Il must have been
his own fault"
Another gentleman said: II took
breakfast In an Austin restaurant this
morning and II cost me Just double
the amount | paid for n similar meal
In Houston each day OF the Reunion"
And so It goes
An application to do business in
Texas was filed with the secretary OF
state by the Tumbell Wagon company
of Lucas county, Ohio.