The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31
NEWS FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

| NWcFs. WIS Missed OH tne stage nt tue
Academy of Music Monday night be-
cause he praised the bravery OF the
colored Tenth cavalry. Mitchell deliv-
cred n. lecture on the war and was ell
! Enthusiastically npplnuded until he be-
gan to praise the colored soldiers. Then
yells Put him out" stop him." shut
up We're heard amid Il storm Of hisses
from every part of the house. Mitchell
finally retired from the stage and the
curtain was rrng down.
More money has been spent in Wash.
ington this Christmas than ever before.
and the presents that have been pur-
chased NJ the leading shops are more
| expensive than usual. One Of the jew
clers told me yesterday that lie had
sold more goods during the last fifteen
days than FOR any six months previous
| as far back as he could remember. The
| trade was better this year than IL ever
had been in the history OF Washington,
| which lie considered an unmistnkable
| evidence of the general prosperity of
the country. because we have here win
ter residents and visitors from every
| section.
Speaker Heed is opposed to expansion
hut he treats the subjcc, humoriously.
When members of the House 20 to him
with II bill which they would Ike an
opportunity 10 bring before the House.
the ear" will invariably inquire sar.
cas'ically: Does it make any appro-
priation;" only II few thousand dol.
lars. Mr.. Speaker" Then I'll have to
shut you on. We need all our money
10 pay for yellow bellies Talking
the other day with Uncle Joe" Cannon
about the appropriations FOR the sea
sion. he said he had made a mistake
III enforcing policy of economy upon
the House. because. h" remarked. the
President has spcn, all l hav. saved
in buying Malays ~ 81 apiece
President Mckinley received from
the American Peace Commission late
saturday afternoon. the treaty of peace
between the United States and Spain.
In presenting this momcn,ous docu.
ment. Judge Day. rs chairman OF the
commission. said II represented the
earnest efforts of the American repre-
sentativcs NJ Paris. and that il was
submitted with the hope ,ha, 1t would
rebound To the peace. credit and glory
Of the American nation. Accepting the
treaty from the hands OF .Iudg. Day,
III" President responded with heartfelt
thanks and congratulations To the com.
| mission ns body and to the members
individually. He spoke of all that had
| been accomplished and of the happy
method hy which difficult questions
liad been adjusted
Hon. Justin \. Morrill,. ,h. senior
! nlicd States senator from Vermont,
| hi"d AT 20 Wednesday morning. In the
S'th year of his age. after an Illness of
less than n week. In ih. death Of Sen.
ator Morrill, the Sonni" lost its senior
member III point Of scrvic. and It's old.
est IN age. He had served continuous.
~ IN the Senate for more than thirty.
one years and he was ~ years of age
On April 18th last. With til. single eN.
ccpiion uf Hon. Gulushn Grow. of the
Hous" of Representatives. h. WAS. tile
only man In Congress who's. congress
>ional career began prior To the begin.
nihg OF the civil war. and he had the
hon"r over Mr.. Grow In that hi, con.
rr"s,iunal service had been contirlnn,,s
GOVERNS: In the Senate and til" House
combined almost foriy-four years.
The German ambassador pr. Won
iinilcnhsn. has returned to Washington
after an extended absence, during
which h" held several important con.
frr"nccs with the authorities at Berlin
relative L. American affairs. II IL cx-
lcci"d that his return viii soon bring
about exchanges with the Stat. DE.
pnitnicn' and perhaps directly with tn.
President. rcla'iv" 10 u number OF cur.
rent questions In which both countries
are Interested. Recent cable reports
from Berlin hav" stated that the am
hasSi,dor was returning with strong
instructions towards securing rrtluc.
| lions III rates of certain German Inn
ports TO this country. The reciprocity
negotiations with Germany .ano 10 n
halt some months ago. aud the reported
Instructions ARE probably In the line OF
renewing ,h"s" negotiations.
\ wcll-lnformcd newspaper man
| says: Their" II no utic>iion OF the rail
| hcsiilon of the Spanish treaty 10y the
senate. although there may b.' n good
deal of debate. II Involves many In.
| tcrrsilns questions that have not been
discussed IN that great debating socI.-
~ and establishes u number of prcc.-
dents Of Importance. 'Th"'uuly topuh.
| licnn who " certain I" oppns" II is MIR.
Hale of Maine. Mr.. iIoar aud Mr..
Morrill,. On general principles. are
against III" annexation af territory 10y
III" United States In I'll. West Indies
ar 'l" -lsia'ic ocean, but VIII no, antag.
nniz" tile government. At lras, one.
half OF tho Democratic senators Wi
vote for ratification. and lrul,abl,
| more. ih" attempt To organize thai
party against III" President, policy /,
failure, h"cius. such u moycin.n,
could II" no earthly good aud would
only result In defeat.
| 4 decision hy I'll" Suprcm, Court
som" tim" ago seems 10 s.iil. the
point raised against the CONSTITUTIONAL.
~ of '"Npausion.' II said: "Th. pow.
rr 0f Congress aver III" i"riiioric. Of
th" United States I. general and plrn.
AIRY. arising frun nnI Incidental Ia til.
rleiIi 10 Aclulr. territory Itself. and
/ from III" power given by III. .on.iltu.
iion io iunkr all n"cdful rules nnL reg.
| ulntluts r'sp"ciin. territory aud other
psop"rty '~'louginE to- III" United
Sinics u would u. ah.uii To hold that
ilir inli"i States Inns power tn nrunit.
| territory ana u" power ,o govern II
when acquired, The power Ia ar,,uii.
territory j. derived from il- treaty.
making Iowrr, III" power 10 nnkc ac.
pui-liinn ~ territory by conquest. hy
treaty aud 10y r,-.on l. M ipri,irni ~
national sovereignty. 1hr-" pfui,o.l.
ilon- nr" 81 elementary aud =, n"-rs.
snriiy follow from III" condition Of
things arising upon the acquisition of
new territory that they need no nrgu.
n"n' In support them. Th"y nr self.
evident"
IN examination nf the Senate Inr.
iion ~ thr Congressional itrcott for
the last. or second. s.--ion Of the urrs.
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