New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-04

NO ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR THE
FORMAL UNWILLING.
THE STATUE ATTRACTS MANY VISITORS 10 THE
CAPTTOI-HIsTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS
IN CoNGREss-MR LINTON SATISFIED
WITH THE EFFECTS OF HIS


WITH THE EFFECTS OF HIS
RESOLUTION
Washington March o-The statue Of Pere Mar
ouette today as on Yesterday and SATURDAY mas
been the centre Of interest visitors at the Capitol
The policeman in uniform who has been guafHihs
n recently has been removed, and the safety OF
the statue is ntrusted TO the regular euA'oi'4'
OF Statuary Hall and TO a member OF the Cap''
police force in citizens clothes. IL was uee'"ei
advisable to the uniformed pohcenan' As '''S
presence beside the figure gave an undue impor'~hc'
% II and surrounded It with more OF sensauonahsm
Than was thought advisable al this time. the po-
lice officials report this afternoon hat none OF 'oS
who personally inspected the statue to-day ha'7
been heard 20 rnutter threats against IT, ana il Is
believed by them that within few DAYS ,"e eN
element will die out. and that the Only ih'efeS'
:, u,n nossess in future for strangers will be It's
artistic merits. 49,.
With regard TO the alleged abandonment OF inc
services at the unveiling OF the statue Seil"'O'
Villas says there never has been any arr~hse''e"
for the unwilling When the proper time comes
Senators Villas and Mitchell will make appropriate
-oarks m the life and services OF the Distinguished
missionary who has been honored by the people OF
the State they represent
Tho original act of Congress relative to tho erec
ton OF statues IN Statuary Hail. OF the Oapl'o'
authorizes the President invite the States 10 Iu'
n,sh statues in either marble or bronze OF disun
,,,.had nersons who had been citizens OF such
states illustrious for historic reasons. OF u's-
tingulshed for civic or military services. mo s'a'Ue
about which the dispute has arisen was autho''%N
nv the State Of Wisconsin by an act OF the Legs
,a.ure of 1851 appropriating $4,000 for statue or
Father Marquette Nothing done In the matter
until after Mr. Villas was elected to the Senate IN
| the Lid Congress. Senator Mitchell, then mem
Der Of the House, had introduced in that Dody
Joint resolution providing that Congress should ac-
cent from the State OF Wisconsin statue OF Mar
| ref
faithful missionary" This resolution passed the
| House and sent TO the senate; where II was
| of some Senators that It was improper on the
grounds that Marquette was not q c,tiIeh OF IN,
| State which gave the statue and that 10 that
extent at least 1t did not comply with the original
In the winter of 1893 the Legislature Of Wisconsin
PASSED a Joint resolution earnestly requesting the
Wisconsin Senators to secure the passage OF .iie
| the Senators from that State set aside their own
personal opinions in the matter and urged the adop-
| lion Of The resolutions. They reached Mr. Villas in
the Senate late an hour that ne was only anIc
| closing hours OF Congress They failed TO receive
the signature OF the President on account Of the
mass Of legislative business which reached him
within a few hours Of the Constitutional period Tor
| the dissolution Of Congress.
! During the extra session OF the Lila congress
the resolutions We're agan pressRted' ana pas; ,e
| the House on october II, 1888 Ihey went 10 ne
Senate on the same day, ana were asreed 10 WIN
the amendment that this statue was TO be consld-
seS as S of b the law TWO e hs h &
joint resolution. and II became law thus closing
!
thing to do with II. II on.y remained for the state
Of Wisconsin to prepare and set up the statue II
was explicitly stated on the floor by Nj Mitchell
and subsequently by Mr.. Villas that the purpose OF
the resolution 10 accept the statue IN ADVANCE
/ because the law did not authorize IL In terms, as
| Marquette not citizen OF Wisconsin. IL was
asserted however. that Marquette came WITHIN the
| provisions of the law for the reason that ne was
il.ustrious in historic achievements lie was the
first explorer OF tho Mississippi River and nrst
! ascertafned that II was stream OF magnitude
| hearing relations to the contour OF the continent
HIS explorations ranged from near the head. waters
| 10 the territory which now forms the state OF
| Arkansas and his Investigations led hin 10 the
| knowledge OF the fact that the stream empted into
the ocean the south ,, ,,. 49,
| Representative Linton, Of Michigan. denie, tSe
| ren1rt that he has withdrawn the resolutions in
troduced by him on Saturday last protesting
| against the acceptance by the Government OF the
| Game The resolutions. he says. had the desired
effect of preventing the ecclesiastical ceremonies ne
| in com ection with the formal unwilling OF the
Statue He has been Informed and he has reason
| tba, Inc Legislature OF Wisconsin will withdraw
| The statue and replace 1t with one representing
| Some ~ her sons who have won renown as states
men or military heroes Meanwhile the statue VIII
remain IN Statuary Hall until the State Legislature
| has an opportunity TO act.