The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28

land failed to appoint Henry T. Thur
Der. his private secretary. to a similar
position. Major Howell may have
show, but 1t is not as good show as
Barnum had
Plenty OF Statesmen.
Although the congress is not in SEES
sion there are plenty OF statesmen here. :
They are met with In the hotels, on the
streets and In the Capitol corridors.
Many senators and representatives are
chairmen of committees, and that
gives them exclusive use of their COM
mittee rooms. Therefore they go to
the Capitol daily as business men go
to their offices.
Senator White OF California says:
ut is practically impossible for the
senators and representatives who re-
side west of the Mississippi river to go
to their homes during the Christmas
holidays. 1t would be impossible for us
Pacific coast folks to go home. We
would barely have time to ride across
| the continent and back again.
81 am in favor Of an amendment TO
| the constitution" said the senator. IAN |
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for congress to convene on the second |
| Monday in January, instead of on the
first Monday in December. That would
| give all of us a chance to be with our
home folks during the holidays. More
over, il there should be any necessity
for an earlier session the president
would still have authority to summon
US here by proclamation"
when should the congress compul-
sorily adjourn"
About April 80. -.--.
ST should say about April 30, and that
would be good day, usually. for presi-
Dental inaugurations. The present
date, March 4, in this climate, is usual
ly a disagreeable day. President Hayes
was inaugurated on a wet day. Presi-
; dent Garfield was inaugurated in
snowstorm. President Harrison deliv-
: cred his inaugural in a cold rainstorm'
President Cleveland's last Inaugural
ton was in a severe snow and sleet
n downfall. BY all means we should
: change the constitutional date for the
: beginning of our congressional sessions
t | and the conclusion of our congressional
t | terms I have talked with number
e | of leading men during the recent SEES
II sion and find that there is very little
,e opposition to the proposition. nope
ID and believe that it will be adopted.
Colonel John s. Mosby, the famous
= rebel guerrilla, whose hard rider
,e | caused the army of the Potomac
m great deal of trouble during the civil
i'll | war. came here recently to prevent tn
or | passage of bill to reward Parso
ne Worsley for services as spy durin
the war. Colonel Mosby says: TN
ed fellow is a rank fraud. He ought I
b. have been shot by my men or by TN
he federals, for he betrayed both or Vi
,ct He had a bill introduced during Grant
administration, and again durln
of Cleyelands second administration.
SO both occasions had the pleasure
St sauelching his bill.
nd During the summer or loo4 WORST.
WIS secured a permit to go through u
a federal lines and sell provisions al
Ill supplies to my men, on the groui
re- that he would report our condltioh d,
NV location TO the federal authorities.
re. received him, bought his goods a.
maid for everything that we got.
made lots of money. He probably I
=, norted some things about us, but
- renorts did nc good, because we we
. ALWAYS on the go and never remain
.Sa whore we met him and dealt with III
Rut he did the Union cause harm,
-, cause he gave me information wh
res,,lted in several successful raids
tho federal troops. The man was ma
-, ing money, and he was disloyal TO
80. country He will never get the
hen through cohsiese IT 20 axnose
he any OIL NY i'9
and game xu,rior p,
Nixon to be collector OF customs
tho district of Chicago meets with 6
eral approval in political circles.
- veteran editor is held In high este
a. among leading members or MS pa
- Ia ord he has long been regarded v
warm friendship by President Mcf
~. lev. who looks upon him as Jourhs
,inst of highest rank
- no Disposition to Criticise.
,ome Tn military circles there Is disr
orts, ton TO criticism the president ana
ID in retary of war for opening the hosi
at Hot Spings, Ark. That action Is
? i'm deemed necessary from min
that standpoint. and nobody can unders'
ring why II was done until an ola poh.i
said: Powell Clayton did great
AIKEN 70 secure McKinley's nomination,
thout powell CLAYTON is being well cared
Con- That hospital will bring lots OF IN
illan into Arkansas, and will give emf
nd of ment to Clayton's friends
sub Thus, you see. we have govern,
Of the people. by the people ano
a ia the people; and those VINO MAKE
ureau dents may well say; I'VE are the
OF pie" 49, s,or,
t Ste. Congressman Connolly the shos'
of q compact congressman from the Of
|. teenth district of Illinois, Is prep
lite in a hill TO revise and amend our ma.
e riv- izotion laws He says that the ex'
or the law was enacted in 1902, and mas
Haven hut slightly amended since that
ere is The bill which he is preparing WI,
neces- aid Of the department Of state'wli
ows IL vide that all naturalized citizens
e nee send their papers to the state de
e. nent for registration before the
rh fire become valid. Furthermore, II "
hip at provided that when ha.u ' ~
st the zans return to their original co
I'd and for permanent residence 'nen "a
as the ,yation shall cease, and they
lie, but claim citizenship here.
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