Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-16
IHEWORK OF CONGRESS-
HouSc Names Feb. - as Day For Nc.
kinley Memorial Exercises.
GIFTS TO WAR PRISONERS
senate Adopts Resolution Regard
ing the Charge That Duty II Ex-
acted on Goods Intended
For Beers In Bermuda.


house met, Mr.. Montague I.essler. who
was recently elected to succeed Mr..
Nicholas Muller Of New York. was
sworn in. Many of Mr. Lessler's
| friends were in the gallery and gave
him rousing reception when he took
the oath.
Mr. Grosvenor 90 then presented
the resolution for holding the McKin-
ley memorial exercises in the hall of
the house Feb. p. and it was unani
mously adopted The resolution was
as follows:
Whereas The melancholy event of the
violent and tragic death of William Me
kinley, late president of the United
States. having occurred during the recess
of congress ana the two houses sharing
in the general grief and desiring to mani
fest their sensihlity upon the occasion OF
the public bereavement, therefore,
Resolved by the house of representa-
tives the senate cOncurring, That the two
houses of congress will assemble in the
hall of representatives on a day and hour
fixed and announced by the joint commit
tee-to wit. Thursday, Feb. y, l9o2-and
that in the presence of the two houses
there assembled an address upon the life
and character OF William Mckinley, late
president of the United States, be pro-
nounced by the Hon. John Hay and that
the president pro tenn. and the speaker OF
the house be requested to invite the pres
ident and eX-president of the United
States ex-vice presidents. the head0 Of
the several departments, the judges of the
supreme court, the representatives of for
eign governments, the governors of the
sevaral states the lieutenant general OF
the army and the admiral of the navy
and such officers of the army and navy as
have received the thanks Of congress who
may then be at the seat of government to
be present on the occasion and such others
as may be suggested by the executive
committee; and, be ii further
Resolved, That the president of the
United States be requested to transmit a
copy of these resolutions to Mrs. Ida s
Mckinley and to assure her of the pro-
found sympathy OF the houses of con-
gress for her personal attliction and OF
their sincere coincidence for the late ma
tional bereavement.
Mr.. Moody Mass reported Joint
resolution approprating $4,000 in CON
nection with the government exhibit
at the Charleston exposition. Mr.
Payne IN. " opposed the measure
Mr. Moody said that with this resolu
nection with the Charleston exposition
would cease. The resolution was pass
ed.
Mr.. Payne called up the bill to allow
the redemption of war revenue stamps
within two years. ana il was passed.
\ resolution was passed authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to return
bank checks and drafts with war rev.
enue stamps after sHch stamps We're
Cancelled
The house then considered and pass
ed the pension appropriation bill. No
amendments were adopted.
The Day In the Senate.
| When the senate convened. Mr., Hnar
presented resolution. which was
agreed to. calling upon the president
to inform the senate whether the state
, department had any official informal
! ton as to whether the British govern
mcnt charges duties on goods intended
, for prisoners OF war in Bermuda in
: violation of the fifteenth article Of The
Hague convention. He stated that in
formation had reached him from
high authority that such duties have
been imposed.
4 spirited discussion was precipitat-
ed by Mr.. Hale tMe.l in respect to the
value to the country Of a militia force
In Introducing some bills relating 10
| the organization and maintenance of a
naval reserve Mr. Hale declared that
the reliance placed by some people
upon the naval reserve never would br
realized.
If" he said. I'VE are to become a
great war power. we will have to learn
the lesson other nations have learned
Every one of the nations of the world
that stand snaring at another depends
to some extent upon some sort Of com
pulsory military service
Mr. Hale declared that England was
about to resort to conscription to raise
men to fight "a band OF freemen thou
sands of miles away"
After a short executive session TIN,
senate in open session began the con
sideration of unohjected bills on the
calendar.
lle StIIiiS -,'D H. OuJOul
Cuban Reciprocity.
The ways and means committee be-
gan hearings during the day on the
subject of Cuban reciprocity, with a /
large representation present from the
various interests which would be at
fccted by legislation of this character.
Chairman Payne stated at the outset
that the hearing was in reference to
that portion of the presidents message
relating to reciprocity with Cuba.
Edwin II. Atkins of Boston made the
opening statement in behalf of reel
procity. He spoke Of the enormous
overproduction Of sugar throughout the
world, amounting to about 100000
tons, which had resulted in a crisis in
the industry. European countries had
met this by bounties. so that the Ger
man producer by means of bounty