Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-12-19

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older men and provide for the pro-
motion of the younger officers and
to enable the sailors, poor, brow.
beaten wretches that they are, to be
promoted to petty officers. This
was not at all agreeable to some of
the Older officers, and they quietly
formed a combination against the
Secretary and engaged counsel dob
byist) to fight him in the commit
tees. The Secretary's orders for
them to refrain from interfering in
legislation b a 8 rather surprised
them.
The grand old Roman, Allan
Thurman has joined the great ma
jority, and left void in the ran ks
Of our public men that cannot
easily be filed. For years he was
a prominent figure at the Capitol
and the flourish of his red hand
kerchief was the signal for a loren
sic duel with Senator Edmunds.
The best friends outside of the
Senate chamber, they were party
leaders and foes when the green
doors were passed. Thew forgot the
place, time and surroundings when
engaged in political or legal tits
and addressed themselves not to the
presiding officer but to the foe they
deemed better worthy of their steel.
Senators Thurman, Anthony and
Edmunds were devoted friends and
II one was seen the others were near.
They were all snuff takers and pa.
tronized Captain Bassett's boxes,
which he always kept filled with the
best brand. The Captain after
sixty-four years of service spent in
the Senate chamber is dying. Only
few days more of a life well and
faithfully spent, and he will have
passed the door of death, through
which have proceeded a long line
of statesmen whom be had served,
from Webster who appointed him to
Thurman who took snuff with and
leased him about his habit of turn.
ing back the hands of time. 1t is
said that while a page the hair OF
the captain turned white through
fear of Webster, whom he offended
by some childish impertinence.
The speaker has not yet named
the committees and until he does
there can be no legislation. There
is much placating to be done and
both Cannon from Ills, and Hen.
derson from Iowa claim the chair.
manship of the appropriation com
mittee. Then by precedent three
important chairmanships fall e
Maine. Boutelle should have the
Naval committee, Dingley one quite
as important, but other States claim
recognition and Mr.. Reed finds
himself confronted with many diff.
ficultles. While waiting to legis.
late, the members have a fine op.
portunity to offer resolutions on all
subjects, and the docket will be
loaded down. A member from Mis-
souri, wants all Union soldiers who
served three months pensioned, and
so the time is killed before adjourn
ment.
Secretary Carlisle sent IN his re-
port on Monday. 1t is considered
an able one and deals with matters
appertaining to the Treasury on the
lines suggested in the PRESIDENT
message. He urges the retirement
of gold demand notes, illegal Ten
ders and Treasury notes of '9O) and
the withdrawal of the Government
from the banking business. He
also asks the Secretary of the Treas
ury be given authority to issue
bonds from time to time. These
bonds to be exchanged for Green
backs.
The President returned Monday
from his ducking trip, after having
had an experience of rough weather
in the North Carolina sounds. To-
day he sends to the Capitol a mes
sage and the reply of the Marquis
of Salisbury to Secretary Olney's
note of July on the Venezuela
boundary question. Lord Salisbury
says that the subject is not one for
arbitration, nor does it conflict with
the $50 called" Monroe Doctrine.
The President asks that he be
given power to appoint a commits
sion to fully investigate the matter.
and if it decides England is claim
ing more than she has a right to.
she must be made to relinquish her
claim. The message created a SEN
sation, and was received with ap-
plause by both parties. That the
idea of war is popular was proven
by the manner in which the subject
was discussed on the streets. Old
men were wishing they were younger
and boys wishing they were older,
while some OF those who are Just the
right age were wondering how they
could avoid the draft. The Presi-
dent has made no mistake this time.
and if war must be made on Eng
land he will be immensely popular.
The evening papers all publish in
terviews with prominent men of
both parties as to the message and
it meets with praise, only Senator
German is reported as saying: