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The herald., 1895-03-04
WHAT THE SESSION HAS DONE
EpitOme of the Bills Passed by
the Present Congress
A REVIEW OF THE WORK
Much Was Attempted, but Very Little
Accomplished
A REVIEW OF THE WORk
Many Unsuccessful Measures Which Were
Presented Only to Die--Record In
House and Senate

Washington, March 3.-A review of the
work Of this last session of the Fifty
third Congress, must neces sarily deal
more with what was attempted to be
done than with what was accomplished
since most of the important business con-
sidered belonged to the first class.
The term has been particularly marked
by the inability of the Senate and the
House to agree upon any of the most i'm
portant problems presented by the mem
bers.
Congress met on December 4th last,
with one imperative and perennial task,
to frame and enact the various appropria-
tion bills. Next in importance was the
financial question, for which no definite
plan of settlement beyond many free sill
yer bills and various individual schemes,
was then in view. Several important
bills came over as heritage from the
last session. Foremost among them were,
in the House, the Nicaragua Canal
bill, the railroad pooling bill and the bill
for the settlement of the Indebtedness of
the Union Pacific Railroad, known as the
Reilly bill. The Nicaragua Canal project
has not been able to secure hearing in
the House. Largely through the efforts
of Senator Morgan, of Alabama the Mica
ragua bill was pushed to vote in that
body after protracted debate and was
sent to the House, where the conference
committee substituted its own bill which
had been on the calendar throughout the
session and which differed in several
points from the Morgan bill.
The pooling bill was passed by the
House early in the session but the Senate
refused to consider it by negative vote
of AZ to "a on the question of considera-
ton. Strong opposition to the Reilly bill
was developed in the House and after a
very heated debate it was recommitted to
the committee without instructions.
Several important bills were placed on
the calendar of the Senate at the begin
ming of the term, handed down from the
long session, when they had been passed
by the House. Prominent among them
tenn of bankruptcy, which was debated
intermitantly but finally side-tracked.
Another unsuccessful measure was the
anti-option bill. There were also on the
Semitic calendar-tl1 four bills which the
House had sent over, to place on the free
list sugar, coal, iron and barbed wire, but
the attempt to secure consideration of the
free sugar bill was negatived by small
majority, and the opposition to the three
others was. so apparent that they have
been allowed to pass into oblivion.
The most interesting chapter of the his
tory of the session is made by the attempt
at financial legislation in both houses.
These are too well known to require re-
capitulation. No financial legislation has
vet resulted from the host of bills intro
duced during the session, with more or
less weight of authority behind them.
The principal class of legislation accom-
plished by the short session was that max
ing appropriation for the support of the
Government. Not little general legisla-
The herald., 1895-03-04
ONE SUNDAY IN CONGRESS
Great Crowds Flock the Senate
and House Galleries
MANY PEOPLE CROWDED OUT
Long Lines Of People and Many
Carriages Attend
MANY PEOPLE CROWDED OUT
The Lower Branch Of the Nations Legislature
the nost Popular, as a Quarrel
Was Expected

Washington, March 3.-The unusual at
traction of a Sunday session of Congress-
in the pleasant setting of mild, spring-like
weather. furnished Washingtonians hol-
iday in the modern acceptance OF the
word. Throughout the afternoon there
was stream of carriages and sundry pro-
cessions toward the capitol buildings.
The broad steps leading to the Legisla-
tive halls had somewhat the appearance
of Inauguration day. and the plaza to the
east was dotted with strolling groups,
and lines OF carriages were drawn up
stretching clear across the streets.
Within the building the jam was so
great that it interfered with business.
The doorkeepers in the galleries were
busy restraining people for whom there
was no room. The elevators were loaded
to the limit of their capacity. Every trip
streams of people elbowed their way from
the House to the Senate and from the
Senate to the House. The comparatively
small detachment which could be accom-
m odated in the galleries of both houses
kept up Babel of chatter, which, COM
bined With the rushing back and forth
and clamoring of members, made the
scene like that witnessed any busy day in
the pit of stock exchange, and almost
overwhelmed the routine proceedings
and kept the Speakers gavel hammering
lnce ssantly.
The House was the theater of the popu-
lace which preferred lively scene. while
in the Senate the spectators were more
or derly and fewer, though more of the
nota bles were to be seen in the reserved
galleries, particularly in the diplomatic
seats, where the sky blue ribbcned
Chinese Minister was center of interest.
After ightfall and until the street cars
stopp ed running at midnight, the crowds
pus he'd in and out, hung about the rotun-
da, looked at the historical paintings,
VIII en- they could not secure admission to
the galleries, and not few spectators
were holding their seats in the early
hours of Monday morning.
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ings adorn the walls piano with
dainty plush cover partly hiding it
and the top adorned with photographs OF
many faces familiar to the reporter stood
in the corner. Comfortable divans were
spread around and altogether Sallie's
parlor looked homelike. Sallie was mod
estly dressed in black cashmere skirt,
linen waist. and cute little pair of shoes
with black bows on peeped cunningly out
from beneath the folds of her skirt.
Sallie was perfectly at ease-her sweet
smile showed that. But when the re-
porter told her that he wanted her to tell
him for publication all about her ac-
quaintance with the deceased Senator the
color left her cheeks, the smile no longer
played around the corners Of her mouth,
and just for second Sallie really looked
serious. When assured that her relations
with the Senator were reported to have
been only proper, and that she simply
met him in business way, Sallie,'s smile
returned, and one foot began to Kick up
and down from across its comfortable
position across the other knee.
"Well now, (" began Sallie, as she tossed
her little head from one shoulder to the
other, Il don't mind bit telling you all
know about Senator Fair. He was an
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awfully nice old gentleman, and am in
deed sorry that he is gone, for by his
death l realize that l lost man who was
very kind to me.
II first met the old gentleman in July,
think it was. AS you know, kept the
news stand at the Nadeau, and while
there, of course, ! was in a position to
meet great. many people.
Senator Fair used to come to my stand
buy flowers for his buttonhole. Some.
times he would purchase one bouttonniere,
and toward the last he used to buy two
day from me. He invariably used to pay
me dollar apiece for them, and it was
worth all the money got, too, for used
to pin them on.
My newspaper sales greatly increased
while Fair was at the Nadeau, for he used
to buy one of nearly all the papers had
nearly every day. He appeared to be
very fond of me, and as long as was
there to make what could, so long as
did nothing which was wrong, 1 didn t
mind his advances,
For hours the Senator used to stand
talking with me. Half the time l didn't
know what he was saying, and didn t
care, for that matter. Occasionally 1
would reply yes and no, Just
to entertain him and make him
think that l was all attention and
intensely interested in all he said
He told me all his troubles and the
dear old gentleman thought he had lots of
them. He told me that both his sons
drank hard, and that one OF them was
dead. He said that he had several daugh-
ters, but that they went with the mother
when he was divorced from his wife. He
appeared to deplore their absence from
him during his sickness, and was so
pleasant to him that he used to stand and
talk with me for hours at time about
himself and his family.
las time wore on he became very
friendly with me, and I learned to like
the old gentlemen very much. One day
he became more confidential than
usual--in fact he became quite loving. He
astonished me by telling me that he
wanted me for his baby He said that he
was awfully lonely travelling around with
a stupid old valet and that he would like
to have me with him always. He said that
he liked me and that he would take care
of me.
Intend travelling all over the world,
he said, and want you to be my daugh-
ter and go with me. didn't give the
matter moments thought for
all have in the world
is my good name and the love of nv
family. I want money, but L won't do
anything which would give people a
chance to talk about me to get it.
Although did not entertain the propo-
sition, the gay old Senator would continue
to buy my papers and flowers and chat
with me by the hour, just the same as
usual He asked me where my home was.
and told him that had nice place at
the base of the foothills, where grew
flowers for my stand, and where lived
with my parents and my brothers and
sisters
He said he always liked the country
quiet was what he wanted rather than the
noise and din Of a city. He told me that
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|
Another Senate amendment provided for
the purchase of $3.50, 000 for the site of the
Blaine mansion. Provision was also in
cluded to transfer the military prison at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to the Depat-
ment of Justice, to be known as the
United States penitentiary and main
tanned for keeping United States prisoners
who have heretofore been held in state
prisons under contract.
The naval bill was notable because of
the new navy" provision for two battle
ships and six torpedo boats and the in
crease of the enlisted force by the addi-
ton of 1000 men.
The general deficiency bill was reported
to the House, amounting to Sc, 159, $50. An
amendment requested by the Secretary
of State to pay the claims of Great Britain
for $425. 600 damages for seizures of sealers
in Bering Sea, was voted down by the
House.
The most conspicuous personal legisla-
ton passed was the revival of the grade
of acknowledgement of the army that
Major General Schofield might be pro-
NOTED to the rank of the new Office, while
the act of greatest Importance to the
government departments and congress was
the printing bill, which practically places
the control of all Government printing in
the hands of joint committee of three
members from each of the two houses.
Laws affecting shipping were passed.
To establish rules to prevent the collision
on the Great Lakes and tributary waters,
another to the same effect applying to har-
bors, rivers and inland waters, supple
mentary to the act of August 10, 1880, for
prevention of collisions at sea.
The time for making the report of the
board of engineers surveying the canal
routes from Lake Erie to the Ohio River
was extended to the next session of Con-
gress and numerous bridge bills were en-
acted.
The commercial travellers organizations
secured an amendment to the interstate
commerce law permitting the issuance of
Joint, interchangeable, 5000-mile tickets,
good over more than one road.
The House adopted joint resolution
for an amendment to the Constitution
providing for'the election Of United States
Senators by direct vote of the people of
the states but the resolution was re-
ported adversely by the Senate commit
tee on privileges and elections.
The most important of the Senate bills
which failed to pass the House were a
Joint resolution for inquiry into the
practicability of deep waterways between
the ocean and the Great Lakes, and bill
for the regulation of steam vessels
Among the important House bills
which died were one for the reorganiza-
ton of the line of the army and one to
punish train wreckers by capital punish
ment and attempts at train wrecking by
| hseavy terms of Imprisonment
| The dramatic authors of the United
| States secured report of bill for pun.
ishment by imprisonment of play piratine
by theatrical managers, but in the
House considerable opposition was
manifested by members who objected te
penal punishment for violation of civi
statutes so the bill was withdrawn. The
only legislation affecting the tariff ac
was resolution to extend to April 15tf
time for making returns to the interroga
tories under the income tax provision anc
modifying the questions required to be
answered.
The herald., 1895-03-04
SUNDAY IN THE SENATE
The Clock Set Back and lore Legislative Work
.Ll Done .

The Clock Set Back and riore Legislative Work
Done
Washington, March, 3.--When the Vice.
Presidentcalled- the Senate to-ssder at q
o'clock this afternoon, by an ancient
legislative fiction it was called Saturday,
March I'd.
Business began very promptly with a
request from Jones of Arkansas for the
consideration of bill to provide for a
compromise and settlement between the
United States and the state of Arkansas.
PETER of Kansas offered an amendment
to continc the operation of the bill to is
sues between the United States and the
state. An amendment exempting the
Richmond Locomotive Works from pen
alties incurred in connection with the
construction of the machinery of the
Texas was concurred in.
Aoar, Republican, of Massachusetts,, in
tefrupted the proceedings with motion
to table the motion made by Brian Satur-
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day, to recede from the vote by which the
Senate concurred in the formal House
amendment to the lottery BILL To
do this he was obliged to antagonize the
naval appropriation bill, and the yeas
and nays being had on this motion it was
lost; yeas-17, nays 37Aand the considera-
ton of the naval bill was continued.
The pending amendment was one re-
ducing the number of battleships to be
built, Hansbrough, Republican, there
upon took the floor and argued that the
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stories about his queer actions during his
lengthy stay in Los Angeles. During May,
June and July of last year, Senator Fair
and his valet remained in Southern Cali
.fornia. His health was poor and his ply
sician ordered him to a higher altitude
than San Francisco, and Monrovia, situ-
ated in the foothills of this county, was
the place selected by the Senator to spend
his long g-needed vacation.
While at the Nadeau the Senator became
acquainted with little Sallie Gamble, the
17-year- girl who had news and flower
stand in the Office. He suddenly found
that boutonniere each morning would
greatly add to his personal appearance.
Suddenly he developed a great desire to
know all the news of the world. OF course
papers had to be purchased, and Sallie
kept them for sale.
Sallie Gamble for eight months kept the
stand in the Nadeau office. Fresh from
her home garden each morning she would
pick basket full of roses, carnation pinks
and violets, which she arranged on glass
dishes and exposed for sale on the coun-
ter of her stand. The drummers who
make the hotel their headquarters all wore
Sallie's flowers. Sallie was great favor
ite with them.
She had an eye for business and her
sweet smiles and shy glances swelled her
days receipts. when boutonniere was
purchased it was always her pleasure to
pin it in place and talk pleasantly the
while to her susceptible customer.
One afternoon when drummers were
scarce and flowers plentiful, Sallie stood
carelessly arranging her luxuriant growth
OF dark hair before the large mirror, when
suddenly she observed pleasant, good
natured old gentleman standing behind
her, running his fingers carelessly through
a bunch of roses. She turned quickly,
gave him one of her famous smiles, and in
less time than it takes to tell it bunch
of flowers and silver dollar changed
places. The old man lifted his
silk hat gallantly and strolled
leisurely off, leaving Sallie standing
lingering the dollar and wondering who
her newly-found and liberal customer
was. In moment she was told that it
was Senator Fair, the millionaire, and
she once again got before the glass and
studied up sweeter smile for the gay old
chap when he should favor her with an
OtuOI pulOddoC--dhu pOiAdpo duOtucI uOl-
lar.
This is the story as it is told around the
hotel, and Herald reporter went over to
Wyatt station, on the outskirts Of Pasa-
dena, yesterday, to see Sallie Gamble and
have her tell Of her acquaintance with
Senator Fair.
The reporter readily found the house,
peeping out from among bunch of shade
trees and situated directly across the road
from the hospitable home of Harry Wyatt
of the Los Angeles Theater. Strolling
through the garden, the reporter met a
couple of Sallie's little brothers, neatly
dressed and pleasant faced. Salle was
called, and with the usual pleasant smile,
the reporter was seated in the parlor.
Sallie's home is her own, for she has
made most of the money which purchased
it. The parlors are expensively and taste
fully furnished. Bright Brussels carpets
are on the floors, well selected paint
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ton was incorporated into the appropria-
tion bills. These bills, in the order in
which they were passed by the House,
were:
For the Military Academy atWest Point,
army pension bill, Notifications bill, di-
plomatic and consular bill, District of Co.
lumbia, postal, agricultural, Indian, sun
dry civil, Legislative, executive and judi
cial, navy and general deficiency bills.
When the last week of Congress began
the House had passed all except the gen.
eral deficiency bill, and the Senate had
The herald., 1895-03-04
WANTED HER For HIS BABY
Senator Fairs Love for q Little
Flower Girl
SALLIE CANDLES STORY
The Millionaire Wanted Her to Share
the Delights Of Travel
He Offered to Settle Ten Thousand Dollars
Upon Her and Paid Dollar fora
Bouttonniere

Since it has been learned that Charley
Fair is going to contest the will OF his
father, the late Senator james G. Fair,
people around town, and especially the
Hotel Nadeau, where the Senator had his
apartments while in this city, are telling
The herald., 1895-03-04
A marriage OF MILLIONS
Nuptials of Anna Gould and
the Count Today
HE is AN IDEAL CHEVALlER
One Of the Greatest Social Events in
GOtham's History
The Fair Bride Will Have a Magnificent
The Fair Bride Will Have a Magnificent
Dot, and the Groom Is Very Wealthy.
The Bridesmaids

New York, March 3.-One of the geatest
this city today, and it is the marriage of
Miss Anna Gould to Count Jean de Castel-
lane Despite all the publicity given 1t
the family aim to have the marriage cele
brated as quietly as possible. The invita-
tons were issued today by Mr. and Mrs
George j. Gould and the wedding will
The herald., 1895-03-04

With many people admiration begins
where understanding ceases.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-28
Pembroke Splinters.

PEMBROKE, May 26.-The strawber-
ry feast given by the young peoples
society on Thursday evening last was
a delightful affair. The decorations
of cut flowers and evergreens were
most tastefully arranged and the re-
freshments served the numerous
guests were abundant and delicious.
Mrs. j. M. Cannon and little son,
Wilson Phillips Cannon, of st. Louis,
Mo-, are the guests of Rev. DR.. Phil
lips.
The Glee club of Bethel college,
Russellville, will give a concert on
Tuesday night in the Pembroke hall.
A large audience will probably be
present.
Miss Mary Garrett leaves for a
visit to Russellville this week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-28
Wheat Crop Prospect.

The outlook for a good crop of
wheat in this county is not as encour-
aging as it was at corresponding
time last year. There are many fine
crops in the southern part of the
county, but in many other sections it
is very indifferent, and in some neigh
borhoods the crop will be a failure.
Many large fields have been attacked
by the rust and will not make seed,
and in some places the stock have
been turned in and are grazing the
fields. The crop is in heading and
will commence about June
Is, but it remains to be seen whether
or not the meshes will fill with grain
of merchantable character. We have
heard very little complaint of dam
age by the army worm throughout
this section.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-28
The Deppens Downed.

The Nashville Deppens were de-
fested in both games at the Park in
this city last week. On Thursday the
score was 9 to 2 in favor of the Locals,
and Fridays game resulted in a an
other victory for the home team by a
score of 9 to l. Some fine playing
was done by our club both days, and
the Deppens also played good ball,
but they were utterly unable at any
time to hold down the Hopkinsville
boys. Good crowds witnessed both
games and took great interest through
out, judging from the amount of
cheering done. Manager Galbreath
has very strong team this season,
and out of four games already played
the Locals have not lost one.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-28
Another Lynchinn In Union.


The Sturgis Ledger gives this &C
count of an affair near Caseyville that
led to a lynching:
"About two miles from Caseyville
Thursday morning, Claude Tompkins
alias Kennedy, negro boy from Is
to l8 years old attempted to rape
Mildred Gray, a little white girl
about IL years old.
Mildred Gray, in company with
Marcella Okelay, friend about her
own age, left home for Mr.. John
Whitehead's, at Dekoven, half mile
away. They had not proceeded far
when they met the negro Tompkins.
They became frightened and started
to turn back, but the negro told them
to- go on as he would not bother them.
They then passed him and had only
taken but a few steps when the negro
ran up behind them and caught the
little Gray girl by the shoulders and
drew her to one side of the road.
Throwing her down on the ground he
tried to accomplish his diaboical
purpose, and would have succeeded
had not assistance come in the person
of Mr.. Sam Blanchard, who was at
tracted by the screams of both girls,
having met Miss Okelay short dis
lance from the scene of the crime.
When he was nearly to them he hal
loed and the negro got up and ran,
Mr.. Blanchard started after him, but
the negro escaped. A posse pursued
him and a few hours later he was
captured and put in the calaboose at
Caseyville. About 1920 o'clock that
night he-was taken out by mob of
so or so men and taken to the scene
of his crime and hanged to tree.
The body was cut down the next day.
Tompsins begged piteously for his
life while the mob was taking him
avay"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-28
$500 In Fines.

Messrs. T. W. Chandler, w. G.. Far
mum, G. Conner, j. E. Teagarden, and
A. l.. Kellogg were before Judge
Breathitt Saturday, on charge of
peddling without license. They were
fined $50 and costs, each, which they
promptly paid, The gentlemen had
been handling agricultural imple-
ments in the county, making sales and
delivering goods as they went along,
hence the action against them. They
all took out licenses Immediately af-
ter the decision, and also licenses for
three other of their men, who will ar
rive in few days.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-28
New Paper for Pembroke.

Mr.. Walter Whiteside, of Franklin,
KY, was in Pembroke Saturday, on a
prospecting tour, with view of start
ing a paper at that place in the near
future. Mr. Whiteside met with much
encouragement, and left well pleased
with the prospects. He is thinking
of the plan of having a Trenton de-
partment, and until he canvasses that
place thoroughly he will be unable to
decide whether or not he will make
the venture. Mr.. Whitesides is a
practical printer, and has been con-
nected with the Franklin Favorite for
several years.