The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-10
DEMOCRATS HAD NO
BOQUETS SENT THEM
Senator Hanna Appropriated the Seat
Il the Dead Davis. but Was Too
Restless To Sit Still Long,
and Kept Circulating
Around.
By Jos: Oil

vvazEFusrtou- December S.-tSpeclaLl-
T,..,-,f.rr.-s- urosnerftv struck the florists
Of WASHINGTON today such proiuse
dlerlav II fo-a- tributes rs was In evil
dsnce On the desks OF republican sena-
toys and -errcsemtatlves when the con-
t.rs~s assembled has seldom been equal
.7 ON the democratic side there was al
most a aesrsh az anything of the sort.
-r,e Few members who were remembered
f.v constituents and friends having 10
n. content with a simple bunch u cArys-
rrtEerluuas or roses. but almost every re-
publican was eiatorately remembered
T-ae golden chrysanthemum was appa-
rausIv the favorIEc nower Of those Who
Iaa-ht flowers for republican congress
l..rl. whether the purchasers were triehes
~ relatives. ~. as = sometimes the case.
tIae cer-rez us.u trem-.lves- The diiief-
enc. n the relative quality and quantity
~ the tributes nl this kind ar between
-. NO sides uas about in proportion 10
tts difference 900 tne quantity 81 JOY w4th
7E.-r members &C tis. tvo parties greet
90 tha opening H1 congress The replD.i-
.a- ..-rl lll- 90 d. ssnsle the democrats
r.-. .- fEle uet uarpv In4"r the good
I.lL-rrI rt-ll-re ~ th-i- rsHlHiic'in LIieNu7
s..r tue election results
Tile reading 90 lAe message was. 81
r.1.-. tha ..Eaf f.E--re of the day The
message seems o. Pc chiefly notable Tor
r.. emphasis it lue- not give tn ine trust
question The president has been trou-
go Is mind as 20 what he could say
r. t-sar uur-.t.u. which. from a repun-
Ilau standpoint i- so tickilsh Just Al
tr-s rl-ne when she republican party IS On
fsefr~ the bounty nf thu trusts IN me
r. ut reelection and tlc trusts are
H#. Hss r.aH
thr1Lel republican legislation So De con-
t.r.. ..-.F wE.h th- gestersttiou u
SINE az lis Eorme- suited phrases. ana
II % - No that
Hanna Was in Evidence.
n -. SENATE the man most IN evidence
w Air. Hanna ~ an the men in con-
rrs-s as takes D. kceuc~t delisht in talk
fa- E.1r tle election lad there was no
gg---lflr.s-err. ef us.lfs-r on his part
when 60 came cu c,. -mlrs credit tar the
results Ire sac iu rhe seat wh-ch has
been oecrel.d hv Senator Davis tut he
6sf no. ssr there very lous. Most or the
time duri-z -he session he moved about
over $50 snamu,r With What seemed 10
an u--ags. l-au.e air ~ possession.
-r.re were ul surprises .n The message
T.nt portion 80 ft treating of affairs I'm
grlra wa~ .5sfHunsl ro l-l-h more than or
nlu1-v -l.e rst- THE chief feature Of this.
-.l- s. Case only feature which can he
ts-.I reu haI rc dn with the treatment
~ tra native chr. -i.u~- There was also
q rrea rr r~e in hss auusuu. .u.nr of
r1l. aFr--ufuEu- ~ chief Justice Fuller
srI AtIH-s- - Genera tfri~.s as m mbe-s
al rte permanent court of arbitration pro-
vl.I Toy rv The Hague conference
There are four members from each gov
eminent. and the appointment 81 ex-Fres-
Silent Harrison lni Judge Geo-ge Gray
Ir1 atready been announced
Next % the Chinese question what the
-tt-nt raI 20 say on the Philippine
question attracted most attention. 4 close
stay ~ re- utteraurts show his pro-
fsarume go fe -';he building up OF an
,1l1-.-s. e- Importing aui self ad-
Il.s.ster.r- nElmunity Tor those Tar east
eru s.a-- rIatever that may mean.
Tine r.rer-lee Co building uR the mer-
chant u--l. ie rot as specific as the
friends uf tEe present snip subsidy bill
would huv. is-i Il q be. They. however
l-.tlrats -Aeir conviction that the bill will
Isss-
President Mckinley and Secretary Root
are highly eisred n the news which
reached he-a toiav Ct th surrender 10
General Young ~ more tlilu TWO thous-
and F-lip.uus. ana they are disposed to
take n. coincidence 81 that news coming
to-day as oilseitins the unpleasant coinci-
Ceure 81 the announcement Of Filipino
victories which came right on the heels
Of the TAFT commission report Of peace
some tiTne ago. The republicans IN con-
g-ess discussed this news from Manila
and Esoried over II as another case of
Mckinley luck.
To Reduce Representation.
1Fr. Crumplcier. of Indiana. furnished
q BIT of diversion BY introducing in the
louise a reauportionment bin intended 20
cat against tie four southern states in
Which there have been adopted laws OF
institutional amendment GcsicneI 10 re-
s. rirt tile Suffrage Has ilIl Is purely
arbitrary measure DESIGNED 20 cut three
rrsmhers each of 81 Louisiana. MisSis-
srus ard South Curuiiua and four OF Of
North CaTol5ua. lie makes his apDortion-
meut fo- rhe other states with lss.,G1 as
the ratio and gives each state the number
81 rep-eeeutatzvcs ~ which. according to
It's population. u will o. entitled ~, that
ratio. but arbitrarily cuts dpwa the four
states named. u is hardly necessary 10
saw that this proposition VIII not c.ve
consideration even ut the hands 81 re-
Tuhlicgrs-
IL IS the purpose 81 the republican
steering cpmEIstgce ~ the senate 10 take
shs ship sub-sly b.l as the unfinished
Furr1Euezz II THAI body Gizullciug the Mic