The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-23
WAS A BIG OCCASION.
DOINGS OF THE GRADED SCHOOL
CONGRESS.
A Good Imitation of the Initiated.
Sets Worthy Example by Passing
the Bill Making Appropriation
for Winston Public Building.

the pupils or the Ninth Grade of the
city schools, convened in the chapel
at West End Friday afternoon.
BY half past one o'clock the ''gal
leries" were filed by al interested
crowd of spectators, including the
Seventh and Eighth grade pupils OF
the school.
AS the members leis urely entered
some arm in arm, others heavily bur
dened by p0nderOus volumes of Con
gressional Records and cyclopadias-
they were greeted with enthusiastic
applause. The glitter OF silk hats.
gold headed canes, diamond studs and
scarfpins made dazzling spectacle.
Promptly at 2o'clock, the Clerk of
the House-Miss Matte Sills (Rep) OF
| New Hampshire, entered and took
her seat at the Clerks desk. The
| Speaker OF the House. Hon Wm
| Patterson Rep Of WestVirginia, then
made his appearance, and was greeted
with applause as he raped the gavel
calling the members to order. :
| The roll was called and the follow
| ing responded:
sissippi; Stella Phelps, Kentucky;
Robert Rives, Georgia; Benjamin Bal
ley Walker. South Carolina; Ida Hunt,
! Florida; Leslie Sheppard, Louisiana:
| LiZette Brown, Virginia; Thos. Bled-
soc FOust, Alabama; Mary Montague,
Tennessee; Flora Leak, Arkansas;
Sallie Efand, North Carolina.
RepublicaDs-John Fry, Maine; VIM.
| Asbury Whitaker, Iowa; Mary Me-
dearis, Vermont; Alexander Stephen
Hanes, Montana; Mary Taylor, Penn
sylvania; Eva Tise, Connecticut;
Alene Gregory, Ohio; Maggie Keith,
Massachusetts; VIM. Nick Dalton,
| New York.
opulists-Johnathan Blum, Kan
sas; Thomas Vaughn, Texas; Bessie
Dean, Colorado; Mary Ogburn, Ne
braSka.
The Speaker stated that the House
was ready for business. Hanes (Rep)
| offered resolution for the appoint
| rnent of a committee to wait upon the
President OF the United States, which
was adopted The speaker appointed
Medearis. (Rep) Hanes (Rep) and
Rives (Dem) VINO Immediately retired
to the White House.
The credentials OF the new members
Vaughn, OF Texas, Whitaker. Of
Iowa, and Walker, OF South Carolina
were read, after which these Con-
greSsmen-elect approached the Speak
office.
After formal call upon the Presi-
dent the House Committee returned
and reported that her Excellency
would communicate with the House
in writing.
The Presidents private Secretary
Major LawIie Vaughn-soon arrived
and entering the floor Of the House,
said: 'Mr. Speaker / am directed by
nf nj fn
deliver to the House OF Representa-.
tives a message in writing"
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The message was read by the clerk
and was attentively listened to by
those in the galleries and by the Re-
publican and Democratic members.
The Populist representatives took lit
tie interest in the document.
Public questions, such as the tariff,
Cuba, foreign relations, increase of
army and navy, purchase OF the Klon
dixie territory, increase of pensions
and appropriations, received elaborate
consideration and many sensible
recommendation were made. 1t must
be conceded that the message was an
able State paper. 1t was signed by
the President-F Frances Coles.
One-half million copies OF the mes.
sage Wele OlueIeu plluUeu, uOGWIGH-
standing strong protest by Congress
man Vaughn.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bill No. /, entitled-"A bill appro-
priating $500 600 for a national monu-
ment to Thomas Jefferson" Intro
duced by Miss Efand, of North Caro-
| lima, and ably supported by Rierson,
| Hunt, Brown and others.
4 \ iefc
| posed, and by skillfully combining
forces defeated the measure. Whita-
| ker, Taylor, Dalton and Blum de-
| nounced the bill as unconstitutional
| and extravagant, the latter going so
far as to say ''if you want to erect any
monuments let them be to some of US
| living Statesmen who are trying to
save the country from Democratic and
| Republican misrule." Congressman
Blum is red hot Kansas Populist.
Bill No. 2, entitled-"A bill to pro-
hibit the playing of football within
the boundries of the United States. "
introduced by Miss Ogburn. of Ne
braska. Favored by all the Populst
delegation and Fry, Gregory and Me
dearis, Republicans. The Democrats
opposed the bill and spirited speeches
were made by Sheppard, Foust, Phelps
and Walker. Parliamentary discus
floor made things lively during the
progress of debate on this bill.
A vote was taken and resulted in &
tie. The Speaker cast his vote will
the Democrats-strange to say-anC
defeated the measure.
| WINSTON GETS A PUBLIC BUILDING
Bill No 3, entitled "a bill appro
priating 81 900, 900 for the erection o
public building in the city of Win
ston, N. G" introduced by Mis-
| Montague, (Dem of Tennessee. Thi
bill brought forth the liveliest discus
sion of the session.
1t was strongly supported by Con
gressmen from other States including
Rierson, of Mississippi; Walker, o
South Carolina; Sheppard, of Louis
lana; and Leak, of Arkansas. Con
gresham Walker made an elaborat
| speech in which it was shown tina
more than $11 100000 had been pai
to the government by the city of win
ston In Is years, and that the revenu
receipts for the coming year woul
pay for the building. He also read
= petition signed by 6,172 citizens c
Winston praying,that the appropria
e tion be granted.
The prospects seemed blue for
| while, especially after the eloquen
j and convincing speeches of Keith, {
Massachusetts; Dean, of Colorado
: Blum, of Kansas; Rives, of Georgi;