Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-02
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON,
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lpi sNulilll III O,illlIS'h Il.tN
not been charged with reprchensible
conduct or ever called OH to defend
himself in connection with the man.
aGement OF the Santiago naval cam
paign, has started a sentiment in ma
val circles in favor of IN investigation
by congress, or by the senate alone.
Of all the circumstances attending
SChley's actions after he had rcceiy,I.
orders to blockade the Spanish squad
ron in Santiago harbor. The navy
department holds that the reprehen-
sible conduct ascribed to Schley is not
one Of opinions, but of fact, and many
officers favor an inquiry by congress
or the senate that will 80 to the very
bottom OF the controversy.
Gig htng :" Gets S~ord-A hand
some sword. tended to express the
appreciation Il the citizens Of Iowa
for the service rendered his country
by Captain Ro.l;y Evans, L. S. ~,
has just been /: entPd to that officer
at his home in this city. The mem
bors of the Iowa delegation in con
greSs, their wives and a number of
naval officers attended the prcscnta-
ton and We're introduced to Captain
and Mrs. Evans by Representative
Hull. During the reception Captain
Evans stood beneath the ensign of
up at Santiago. Mr.. Hull said that
the money with which the sword was
purchased was obtained through con
tiibutions to the Commercial E%
change of Des Moines. Speaker Hen
derson presented the gilt.
Lcntz Raises EuctioI--An exciting
discussion occurred in the house late
Tuesday afternoon growing out Of as
saults upon the military adminstra
tion in the Philippines by Mr.. Lent,
Dem, Ohio. He said that if the re-
ports of orders issued by the United
States officers were true they were
"infernally in amous," and the sol
diers ought to desert rather than
obey. Mr. Cannon, Rcn.. ILL.,, created
a sensation by declaring that if Lent2
were in the Philippines he would h.
tried by drumhead cOurt-martial and
shot. as he ought to be. Several other
senators participated in the acrmoni-
Gus debate that followed.
The Inauguration Eall-Reprcsenta
tive Bell OF Colorado, who has been
conducting crusade against the use
of the Pension building for holding
the inaugural ball, today introduced
two resolutions on the subject. One
directed the committee on invalid pen
sions to report to the house whether
or not the building has thus been
used and whether or not from 1900 to
1000 clerks get Il holiday for a week
or 10 DAYS at the time of Inauguration
while the building is being decorated
and cleaned. The other directed the
committee on the judiciary to report
what authority there was for permit
ting the use of the building and what
authority there was for granting the
clerks this vacation at a cost of $4,000
day.
American Interests Msnaced-Many
reports have been received at the
state department to indicate that
American interests in Venezuela are
in danger on account of the perturbcd
condition of affairs there. A number
of American capitalists who have
money invested in Venezuela enter
10, tDlJ rtf,,n ant bnt
there Is disposition in that country
to ignore the rights of American citi-
zens and they fear that their property
will suffer 1t was said by an officer
that it was owing as much to these
representations as to the asphalt lake
controversy that American warships
had been kept in Venezuela waters.
President Castro has shown himself
to be somewhat unfriendly to the
United States and has assumed an at
titude of practical defiance that may
get him into trouble.
Nearly Wool Pulling Match-A
seemingly innocent resolution by Mrs.
Donald Mclean of York at the third
days session of the ID. A. 4. congress
here produced a long and acrimonious
debate in which many spiteful and un-
parliamentary things were said Mrs
Minney of Connecticut offered a sub
stitute. In an instant there was a
scene of pandcmonium. Women
screamed. addressed the chair, ad-
dressed each other at random and all
at once. The cause of the excitement
Mclean resolution took the substitute
rs mere desire Of the so-called anti
Mclean faction to defeat their prop
osition on general grounds. Then it
soon appeared that some Of the dele
gates were merely finding fault with
the phraseoloGy of the substitute Not
less than 40 points or order were
made many Of them simultaneously
Several OF the delegates almost came
to blows. At last the substitute reso-
nouncement of the vote several wom-
Ell jumped to their feet and declared
that they thought they had been vot-
ing ON the main resolution. Another
scene Of pandemonium ensued, during
which motion wa made for recon-
sideration and passed.
WoIcott's Mad Un--I was a specta.
tor one day this week of a lively per-
sonal quarrel in the senate cloak room
between Senator Wolcott and Senator
Chandler. These senators have not
been on friendly terms since last ses-
sion, and MIR Wolcott paid his COM
pliments to the New Hampshire SEN
ator in most forcible language. 1t
was thought that the quarrel would
be carried into the meeting OF the
committee that followed the adjourn
ment of the senate, but the hour was
so late that by mutual consent the
committee took a recess.
Rettoc.
Were Driving on the Tracks.
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