Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-07
Scraps aud facts.

to George w. Vanderbilt about nine
acres of poor farm land the' real value
of which is something like SIS, but ow-
ing to the fact that Moore was near
neighbor to Vanderbilt the land being
situated about five miles from the van
derbilt mansion, the owner Of the Bit
more estate had to pay the handsome
price Of $2.25O for his purchase. A Ne
gro named Collins also owns small
parcel Of land near the Vanderbilts,
perhaps a mile distant from the man
sion, but all efforts on the part Of the
millionaire to buy Collins tract has
proved futile. It has been said that
fabulous prices were at one time offered
Collins for his land, but he has refused
to sell.
- There is a probability, says a
Washington dispatch, that the Cuban
reciprocity treaty will be taken up In
the extra session Of the senate in ad-
vance Of the Panama canal treaty;
but the order Of business will not be
determined before today. When the
senate went into executive session
Tuesday, the treaties were referred
to the committee on foreign relations,
q proceeding which was made neces-
sary by the expiration Of the old con-
gress and the opening Of the new. 1t
is the desire Of Senator Cullom, chair
man Of the committee, to have the
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sible Of the pending treaties. These
include not only the Panama and Gu
ban treaties, but extradition treaties
with Mexico and Guatemala, the re-
ciprocity treaties, and also some others
Of minor Importance. It is generally
believed that the called session Will
continue for two or three weeks.
AN amusing scene occurred IN the
house last Tuesday. The voices OF the
reading clerks who off1ciated Monday
having been worn out by the ceaseless
calling of the roll, a member Of the
Capitol force was drafted Tuesday. He
had at one time been q reading clerk OF
the Maryland house Of delegates and
later an auctioneer. He had a fog horn
voice, and in reading figures his tones
gradually ascended like an auctioneer
in the exercise Of his profession, knock
ing down goods to the highest bidder.
The members Of the house as well as
the spectators in the galleries were con-
vulsed with uncomfortable laughter,
which changed suddenly to hand-clap-
ping. The new clerk, believing that
some acknowledgment Of the demon
stration was due, suspended the reading
to bow right and left. This grotesque
proceeding only increased the merriA
ment and brought down a storm Of ap-
plause. The confusion became so great
that Mr.. Goldfogle. Of New York, pro-
tested against the clerks action as un-
seemly and the chair was obliged to
admonish members to preserve order.
The long drawn out senatorial
deadlock in Delaware was broken last
Monday and for the first time In years
the state has full representation in the
United States senate. The trouble has
been largely due to the efforts Of ].
Edward Addickes, an adventurer who
got rich by deal in gas stock, to get
into the senate. Addickes commenced
work ten years ago, buying up legisla-
tors with his millions. Rival politi-
clans were unwilling to give way to
him and they proceeded to prejudice
the people on account Of his bribery.
At length he got strong enough to
force a deadlock, and as the two
places became vacant the deadlock
grew stronger and stronger. Addickes
built up a party Of his own and his
followers were Addickes Republicans.
The other portion was known as regu-
lars. To all intents and purposes there
were three distinct parties in the state.
Democrats worked together; but they
could reach no agreement under which
an election could be effected. Last
week Col. Dick, chairman Of the Ma
tional Republican executive committee
went over to Dover and made strong
appeals to both sides. AS the result Of
these appeals, a compromise was
reached and under this compromise
the Republicans elected James Frank
Alice and DR.. Lewis Heisler Hall. AL
lee is the Addickes leader. Hall has
been the anti-Addickes leader and the
most bitter opponent Of the gas man,
but was induced to withdraw his op-
position in consideration of berth in
the United States senate. Addickes
says he will be elected himself next
time.
A Washington dispatch Of Wednes-
day describes the adjournment Of con-
gress as follows: The 57th congress
expired at noon today by limitation.
In many respects the closing scenes
were similar to those at the end of
every congress. Every four years,
however, there Is an Inauguration
which materially changes the proceed
ings in the senate, but the expiration
of congress in the house is very much
the same each time. But there has not
been in many years such demonstra-
tion in the house as occurred today
owing to the fact that Speaker Hender7
son was retiring not only as presiding
officer, but from the house as men,
ber. The bitter partisan feeling that
has sprung up in the house of repres-
entatives during the past week reach
ed pitch which prevented the speaker
from receiving the unanimous approx
al Of the house when the usual reso-
luton of thanks and courtesy was Of
fered. More than this, the resolution
had to come from the Republican side,
and while this has occurred before, 1t