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Evening star., 1898-12-07
SENATORIAL COMMISSIONS
Mr., Hoar in Executive Session Protests
Against the Practice
Constitutional PrerOgatives of the
President and Rights of Senate
Discussed at Length.

The Senate had a long debate in execu-
tive session today upon the subject of con-
firmation of the Hawaiian commissioners.
The debate was started BY Senator Hoar,
who made vigorous protest against the
practice of appointing senators upon such
commission. He said these senators We're
when appointed, acting under the direction
and became the fuly authorized agents of
the President to carry out his ideas and
wishes. What became of their functions as
senators? he asked, when their report, as
in the case of the Hawaiian commission.
came before the Senate, a coordinate
branch of the government. In the case of
the joint high commission now negotiating
a treaty with Great Britain and the peace
commission now in Paris, there were the
same objections but applied with greater
force. Senators should hold aloof from
such positions, because their acts as COM
mtssioners Were to be passed upon by them
selves as senators. a very reprehens'ble
practice, In the opinion of Mr.. Hoar. lie
intimatcd that senators acting for the Pres
ident as commission, which. when dealing
with a foreign country, had to act as q
body, might be placed in the position of
supporting a cause which they as senator's
would reject.
The method of appointing senators on
commissions was defended by Senators
Morgan and Platt of Connecticut who
claimed there was nothing inconsistent in
so doing.
The debate then became somewhat gen
eral and the constitutional prerogatives of
the President and the rights of the Senate
were discussed al length upon the legal and
technical phase of the subject.
Other speakers in the controversy We're
Senators Chandler and Bacon, in opposition
Ia the too free exercise by the President
of the power OF appointing senator's to
other positions. They pointed ont that
there was a law on the statute books in
hibiting citizens from holding two offices
with pay at the same time, and insisted
that such appointments were contrary to
the spirit of American Institutions.
Senator Aldrich was among those who
Contended for the right of the President
to call into service Of the country the
talents of senators and members Of Con
gress in other lines than those in which
their offices indicated. The contention on
this side WAS to the effect that the praC-
tice was an old one. and they cited Su-
preme Court decision to show that two
Offices might be occupied by the same per-
son in cases whore the services did not
conflict.
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Fig hit PriucipnI Articles.

\ disptach from Paris yesterday after
neon sd.-s:
fadays session disposed of the essential
features Of the treaty. which Will be en-
boiled In the following eight articles:
First. The customary preface of treaties.
In rh" nature Of an expression of amity and
Of hope for perpetual peace.
Second. The reiiIquishment by Spain of
her so-creiguty over Cuba.
Third The withdrawal of the Spanish
troops
Fourth The REIMBURSEMENT by Spain of
her Sovereignty over Porto Rico.
Fifth. SpaiT's cession of the Philippines.
Sixth The withdrawal of the Spanish
troops there.
Seventh. Payment by the United States
of S2'i.'z't'"1 for the Philippines.
Eighth The provision for the open door,
commercial policy in the Philippines
The rough draft of the treaty which may
he considerably changed. covers the pro-
VosalS- 1t makes a long document, which
Senator CusEmaH X. Davis of the United
States peac' commission says will Dc found
&" he on of Jhe most Interesting papers III
its character ever written So completely
are III" details OF the evacuation of the
Philippines stipulated that Il commission
such arranged FOR the Spanish with
drawal from he West Indies Will be un-
necessary.
Evening star., 1898-12-07

a considerable amount of interest in Hawaii
all over the states. A number Of people
rushed heedlessly to Honolulu. thinking
tnat they could better their conditions.
They reached honolulu only to meet with
keen disappointment and distress.
They were soon cleaned cut of their
slender means. and then it became ncces-
sary for our citizens to bear the expense
to return these people to the states.
People are still going into the islands
Gnd meeting with this same fate Some go
there with no Information at all, while a
good many others are misled by enthusias-
tic letters sent them by some soldier friends
who passed through Honolulu en- route to
Manila. The entertainment of Uncle Sam s
soldier boys was exceedingly lavish by the
Hawaiian people. This gave the boys an
idea that Hawaii was Il land flowing with
milk and honey. where any one can become
rich and prosperous almost without effort.
IL was this erroneous idea that induced a
great many of them to write home to their
friends and advise them to pull out for
Hawaii at once.
While not wishing to discourage any one
from going to Hawaii in the hope of bene-
fitting his condition, / would still say to
them: Don't go to Hawaii as sort of
forlorn hope. without experience, without
money and trusting entirely to good luck
Good luck is as shy there as here on Uncle
Sans mainland. Don't go to cultivate
coffee without the necessary capital.
Don't expect to find a country where
hard work, care and economy are rot nee
eSSary.
Don't go without getting all the reliable
Information you can in advance
Dom go within the next six months for
surveys must be made of lands to be
opened.
Don't go TO speculate in land. for the
we'll"
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CONDITIONS IN HONOLULU,
Commissioner SbinEie Gives Some
Advice to intended Visitors.

Robert w. Sbingie, commissioner from
the Hawaiian republic 20 the trans-Missis-
sippi exposition at Omaha, is at the S.Iore-
ham Mr. Shinsle has been touring the
larger eastern cities promoting tourist
travel 10 Hawaii I.e has succeeded in get
ting the big tTanscontinental lines interest
ed in this work, and the chances are very
good that Hawaii Will soon become popu-
lar pleasure and health resort
Mr.. Shingie is now Ell route to his home
in Honolulu In speaking OF the existing
conditions in the islands, he said
II am exceedingly glad that you ask me
that question. ] am just in receipt of mail
from home, which tells OF some deplorabIe
conditions there as result OF indiscrimi-
nate immigration. You see. the annexation
OF the islands to the United States created
Evening star., 1898-12-07
CLERKS RETIREMENT R.tI
No decision as to Pushing /. for Ac
tfOn This Session.

Representative Tawney of Minnesota,
who Is the sponsor of the bill to retire
superannuated clerks of the civil service.
said today to a Star reporter that the
lriehds OF that bill had not decided whether
1t shall be pushed at this session.
L think that action upon the bill will
depend largely upon DEVELOPMENTS" said
Mr. Tawney. IF the civil service is to be
extended, or If it is to remain as at pres
ent, covering such wide range, the pas
sage of law of this kind will be inevita bic.
1t viii be only a question of time when the
snperarnuated employees will have to be
provided for by law, or we will have in
existence virtually u pension roll for the
civil list
Chairman Brosius of the civil service
committee, having charge of the bill said
tooay ne thought the prospect was not
favorable to the consideration of the bill
a. THIS session. He thought the pressure
permit consideration OF the bill
Evening star., 1898-12-07
CORPS COMMANDERS.
1t is tnderstoed. That Lnsxton VIII
Succeed ChafYee,

ihe command of the '4th Corps, with
headquarters at Huntsville, Ala, is now
held temporarily by Gen. ghafee, but it is
understood that Gen. LawtGn will be the
permanent corps commander instead of as
suning the command OF the I'd Corps
which is now under orders to go to Cuba
as has been reported. The 4fh Corps is
krown as reserve corps. and up to this
time has received no orders looking to its
movement or participation In garrison
duty.
e 1t is said at the War Department that
no change has been made I'm the purpose of
the department respecting these garrisons
1or Cuna, aS laid down in order No. 176,
published at the date-of issua, and which
Is now in process of execution. The only
hkehheod Of change hereafter in the order
is in the direction of reducing the number
of soldiers to be assigned TO the garrisons
IN view OF the favorable rsports coming 10
the department respecting the temper OF
the cuban people toward the plans of the
United States.
Evening star., 1898-12-07
GEN. WHEELER FOR MERCY.
Urges mnutatiGn of n CoIored
Trooper's Dcmth Sentence

Major General Wheeler has recommended
TO the President that the sentence of death
imposed by court-nariial upon Stephen
Lindsay, a colored soldier of Troop F. 10Th
Cavalry, for killing another soldier in Il
broil, be committed 10 Imprisonment for
life. The sentence Of the ourt-martial
came before him a reviewing authority
in the usual course and his Endorsement
was to that effect Now the case is in the
hands of the President, who alone has the
power to grant the Communication, which IL
is not doubted he will do in view of the
fact that war is not actually in nrogress.
Evening star., 1898-12-07
WILL MEET HERE TUESDAY.
Paris Exposition Commission to Com
slider Plans for n Memorial.

CHICAGO. December THE Paris ex-
position commission has received a letter
from The French officials conveying the in
formation that the Lafayette memorial mon
Ument would in all probability be given a
ste IN The garden Of the Tuilleries. Pre-
nier DJpUy = said to favor this site.
\ meeting Of the commission has been
called Tor Washington city next Tues
Tay. when the plans OF the monument
VIII be- passed upon. An Enclosure from the
state of Washington for 81 .nun the con-
JribUtion If the school children of that state
was received.
Evening star., 1898-12-07

Volunteers There to Be Relieved as
Soon as Possible

DENVER. col, December THE Rocky
Mountain News has received the following
telegram from the Secretary Of War: 1t is
proposed To- send regular regiments TO re-
h-ve the Volunteers in Manila just as soon
as TRANSPORTATION can be arranged. The
volunteers Will te returned 70 the United
States in the order in which they left
tSignedg RI 'SSEI.L y. ALGER'
Evening star., 1898-12-07
sANt Ell y. FLINT KILLED,
struck by Locomotive in Oakland
cal.

OAKLAND. Cal. December G-SamueI p
Flint, assistant superintendent of the rail-
way mail service. was struck 10y a broad
gauge locomotive at Nth and Franklin
streets, and received injuries which proved
fatal. He had just returned from Los
Angeles and was on his way home
Nj. Flint has been long in the govern
n-cnt employ and was we'll known through
UUt the Pacific coast states
Evening star., 1898-12-07

81 can sell goods without sdyer-
tisinR," say one class OF business
men-so-caiicd. So they can get
from Washington To baltimore by
riding "a horse or going afoot, but
the man who takes the cars can
get there a great deal quicker aud
much more easily. AdNertssinE il
to any kind Of business eAacuy
what the railway q. in transpor-
tatfon. IL does the Job quicker aud
easier And, as compared with
other newspapers, In that respect.
The Star is "a lightning cxpre..
train.
Evening star., 1898-12-07

work together to have New Mexico ad-
mitted.
Senator Proctor called with Mr. Foster,
the United States consul general at Halifax
and introduced the latter to the President.
Postmaster General Smith Representa-
tives Taylor. Soutbard and Fenton OF Ohio
Grout, Evans. Mccall and Yost called on
the President and talked of public matters
In which they are interested.
Evening star., 1898-12-07
To Command the Mou.au.cs.

Commander III. Z. Nichols has been de-
tsched from the Mare Island navy yard
and ordered 10 command the monitor Mo-
nadnock on the Asiatic station. per steamer
San Francisco OF December IS.
Evening star., 1898-12-07
Farragut n Fast Boat

SAN FRANCISCO. December. T.-The Off
ciai time of the torpedo destroyer Farragut
has been computed, and her record is 300
knots an hour with 426 revolutions of the
screw. The Farragut is The fastest vessel
living the American flag.
Evening star., 1898-12-07
SECRETARY ALGER's son INJURED
Thrown From His TObOggan at Grand
Mere, Quebec.

GRAND MERE, Quebec, December =
Russell a. Alger, jr.. son of American Sec
retary of War and manager OF his fathers
pulp company here. was badly injured on
Sunday by being thrown from his toboggan.
Evening star., 1898-12-07
Gen. Henry to He Military Governor.

Rrigadier General Guy V. Henry will act
as military governor of Porto Rico until
the President designates some one to sue
ceed Major General Brooke in that ca
pacfty. Gen. Brooke is on his way to the
United States on leave of absence and Gen.
Henry is the ranking officer ON the station
Evening star., 1898-12-07
''S.'o. They recommend that he he allowe
conTensation of S6nD for his work.
To Exempt Church Property.

''n.'" lhey recommend that he he allowed
COMPENSATION of s6.n0 for his work
TO Exempt Church Property.
Mr.. Pettus introduced a hill i'm the Senate
| today which provides that churches. schools
ana all other property used in connection
herewith and all grounds owned by any
rehsious demnomination, society. or church
ana held for the sole purposes of erecting
church buildings and houses for places NJ
pup!c worship. in the District of Columbia
sna.i ne exempt from taxation. 1t also pro-
Nlues that So much of the act OF August q
lS3i, as has been construed to reDeaI prior
acts eNempting church property from taxa
non for special improvements be rer.ale.I
Inc bill was referred 10 The COMMITTEE on
the District of Columbia
Public Reservation No. IS8.
In response to a Senate resolution. Secre-
tary Alser has informed the Senate regard
ing the authority by which publi. rcsarva-
tion No. 1sG of this city is occupied by
bethany Chapel mission or tho New
YORK Avenue Presbyterian Church. A copy
OF letter written by Rev. Dr. W. A. Bart
lett shows that the church occUpied the res
ervation by permission of a former suporin
tcndent of public parks and reservations
ana that 1t was understood that 1t would be
gwen up when needed by the government
toiohel Bingham, in letter transmitted
10 the Senate. says the mission is a benefit
20 the community In which It IS located
aud recommends that IL be not disturbed in
It's occupancy for that reason.
The District Appropriation Bill,
The District appropriation bill MAS fak.n
up by the appropriations subcommittee TO-
day at IL O'Clock, and good progress WAS
made in its consideration The suheom,nit
lee VIII probably sit daily until the bill is
reported to the full committee
Evening star., 1898-12-07
Gen. Kitchener Return. to soudan.

LONDON, December 1.-General Lord
Kitchener of Khartoum, sirdar of the EeyD-
tian forces, started today on his return TO
the Soudan. A crowd of friends bade him
farewell at the railroad station
Evening star., 1898-12-07
Major wnks.. o.d..ed .-re.

Major Harry E. Wilkins, chief commis-
sary of subsistence. U. S. ". NOW at Des
Molnes, Iowa. has been ordered toswash-
lnston, ID: G.. for inskrhctions and assign
ment to duty.
Evening star., 1898-12-07
Investigation of TeIenhonc.

The special committee of the House ap-
pointed at the last session of Congress to
investigate telephones and gas expired with
the session and may not be reappointed The
committee reported to the House in the
closing hours Of the session submitting the
testimony which had been taken, but offer
Ing no suggestions beyond a Recommended
ton that the life of the committee be ccgl-
tinued during the recess. This was not
done, and in view of the short session and
the pressure of general business before the
appropriations committee of which the spe-
cial committeeman are members it is con-
sidered improbable that the special COM
mttee will be revived
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-02
LINGO OF THE OCEAN.
What Some OF Terms Often Heard Mean
Derivation OF Word Admiral.

In the early days of English naval or
ganiZatiON vessels Of war had double
crews Il military one for fighting pur-
poses ana another of mariners for navi-
eating duties. In consequence Il large
number of English sea terms have Il mill
itarv ORIGIN
At that time the rank of admiral was
unknown ana the chief officer OF the
SQUADRON was called It constable, or jus
tice The term admiral as now used is
derived from the Arabic amir Or
.anir" a commander CAS- in 'Amir-al-
Bahr.' commander of the sea-. The early
English form was 'amiraI." and is still
preserved as such py the French.
The title captain is not a naval. but Il
military one Originally. the real cap
tain of a ship was Il master" A mill
tarv officer was placed on board, though
he knew nothing Of nautical matters.
Gradually his Importance increased. while
that of the master diminished proportion
atelv. till at the present day the master $
office is gradually becoming obsolete.
Commodore comes from the Spanish
commentator"
The title of lieutenant is borrowed di-
rectly from the French and is meant as
n place holder. or one who took the place
of the captain when absent. In former
DAYS there were no cadets but volunteers,
but with the gradual advance Of polite
ness. the term cadet was appropriated
from the French.
"Boatsvain'' is derived from the Saxon
''swein," a servant. The term quarter
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RUSH FOR SOLDIER PHOTOGRAPHS.
The Boys Arc Having Their Pictures Taken
Before Going TO War.

Since the President called for volun-
teers the photographers have been strug
Cling with an overwhelming patronage.
Every new made soldier must have his
picture taken to leave behind as a SOU
Nenir with a. sweetheart wife or sister.
and not only has nearly all the equipped
fighting force of the country passed in
review before the lenses, but the fcmi-
nine friends and relatives of the warriors
have also had their pictures taken.
A photographer who was interviewed
admitted that every man who poses in
his studio wears full uniform. tsu-
ally he orders two sizes of print-one Civ
ing the figure on a boudoir or cabinet
card and displaying the martial figure at
full length These are for dissemination
among families and friends But there
is another size called for, print not
bigger than Il dollar, showing just head
and bust ana struck off for framing in
lockets. bangles, etc. The women all pre-
fer to have their likenesses taken in the
watch case size, too, and while the men
who come to pose are a bellicose crew,
the feminine patrons are in 4 peculiarly
melancholy state.
Still they come" sighed the photog-
rapher, land you can invariably tell the
young married couples, or those just en-
gagged. by their desire for small double
profile prints. You know such Il print
shows the two heads close together the
woman's to the outside and 4 trille 70 the
rear of the mans, ana where there is
time my patrons always insist on little
tinting judiciously put into the face and
uniform. Among the women it is Il
fancy just now to have these little pic
lures taken in the dresses their husbands
or SWcethcartS most admire, and in some
of these gowns it is next to impossible to
make Il woman look her best
Now let me show You some of the
ways We are framing the mems pictures
i'll lockcts chiefly and in the. form Of
merged double hearts, made of gun metal.
These locllcts are not for extetior wear;
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Victim OF Appearances.

THAT man didn't pay his fare"
The speaker was a thin-lipped. ag-
gesSive woman of middle age, says the
Chicago Tribune. She was addressing
the conductor.
What man, MADAME" he asked.
That tall one, with the goatec and
the brown oVercoat.'
Yes, he did. ma am. He paid me
four or five blocks back
Il mean he didn't pay on the other
car. He changed at the same place !
did. The conductor overlooked him.
and he didn't offer to pay. l was
watching him."
BY this time everybody in the car
was looking at the tall man in the
brown overcoat. 1t was becoming en-
barrassing.
Il didn't pay that conductor.
madam" he explained, because It
wasn't necessary. Il l had paid him h
would have given me transfer, and |
intended to change here anyhow |
concluded that as he had overlooked
me I'd hand the nickel to the conduct "
on this car. | had it in my hand"
L saw it," she interrupted. 1T isn't
any of my business, perhaps, but 1t
looked so small couldn't help freeing
my mind about it,"
but what's the difference. my good
Woman--"
You needn't good woman me, sir.
The difference is that you got your ride
on that car for nothing"
May | ask, madam, if you paid the
conductor on that care
81, ir1rN N
insulting ques--'
Then you're getting your ride on
this end Of the line for nothing, aren't
you?"
NO, sir. I'm not, I gave this con-
ductor my transfer check. That paid
him."
Cant you see, madam, that this
amounts to the Same--'
NO. sir, ii doesn't amount to the
same thing. I've paid my way for this
whole trip. and you haven't. That $
all there is about it."
we paid the company exactly the
same amount of money
Yes. and you got ride you didn
pay for. You can't get away from
that"
II think / can. madam"
ia like to know hoW?"
by leaving you in possession of this
car. waiting for the next one, and pay
ing another nickel for my ride down
town"
He jerled the bellrope. and as the ca
stopped he lifted his hat to the middle
aged. thin-lipped, woman. and stepped
off-not 50 quickly. however, that he
t.ii Il hon Il ct lS
car moved on again:
Feel pretty cheap, don't you?
Won't try to play that game on another
conductor when a Woman's watching
You. will YOU"
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enough, the sack was still over the
head of one of them, and a rope from
his neck ran over limb OF a tree, and
two of the party had hold OF it.
Are you ready? they shouted.
Hold on" said I,giving one of 'em a
tap with the stick; there's goin' to be
no lynchin' about here
Pull ahead, Bill, the leader cried,
but I'd got to the man with the rope
around his neck by this time.
No l says, you won't pull any to-
night
Then all of a sudden they began to
laugh l got pretty mad at this, bur
when the man they We're going to
string up began to laugh, too, l could
have sailed in and dubbed the four II
EN- on the spot.
What does all this mean, any
how | asked.
The leader walked up to me at this.
Now he says, look here. We're only
initiating this fellow into a secret so
ciety of Columbia University, and we'd
planned to give him a good scare
that's all there is to it. Here's my
card
II took it. II was son Of one the
commissioners. They all started for
the cab then, and when | got out of the
brush / could hear the cab driving
away with the whole lot of EN- laugh
ing as though their hearts would
break. New York Sun.