Evening star., 1942-12-06
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star


treachery at Pearl Harbor; fifty years
ago the news was peace
Conoress full. The greatest in
c. terest was centered in the
convening Of the second
session of the Fifty-seventh Congress, OF
necessity rather lame-duck session, al
though the term was not in use then.
Grover Cleveland had been elected, and
on the fourth of next March new ad-
ministration was due, including many
new Senators and Representatives. The
Star of Monday, December S, 1892. re-
ported: "A beautiful bright sunny day
gave an added attraction to that which
usually draws crowds to witness the
opening of a new session of Congress.
-" The session which opens today is to
close a party dynasty existing for over
a generation 80 There were no outward
manifestations Of triumph or despond-
ency over the results of the recent elec-
ton. Senators greeted each other
with the old-time warmth. Vice
President Morton called the Senate to
order at noon and Chaplain Butler
opened proceedings with prayer No
ammunition was passed, however; the
country was at peace and prosperous,
A prompt adjournment was arranged to
the following day.
Meanwhile the congress Of another
nation, the French Chamber of Deputies,
was in virtual ad-
French Cobinet journment due to a
D. r.,I periodic cabinet crisis
The Star of the same
date in a cable from Paris told "Presi-
dent Carnot is said to be in quandry,
and all kinds of rumors are afoat
President Carnot has telegraphed ex-
Finance Minister Tirard Gin Brussels, on
a monetary conference) to come home
and form a ministry. M. Loubet. the
former prime minister, had long inter-
view with President Carnot this morn
ing and consented to accept portfolio
if cabinet is formed by M. Deville, who,
it appears, is adverse to undertaking the
formation of ministry. This afternoon
it was announced that both NJ Deville
and NJ. Loubet have refused to under
take the formation of cabinet. 1t is
now expected that President Carnot will
be obliged to again summon M. Brisson
or M. Ribot to form ministry The
winner-or loser, depending upon the
point of yiew-was M. Ribot, who got
his cabinet together next day and kept it
until the next crisis
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Article 2. section 3 of the Constitution
declares that the President shall from
time to time give to
Presidents Report the Congress in
To the Nation formation of the
state of the Union
etc. Mr. Harrison chose his time to
coincide with the assembling of Con-
gress. His report to the Nation was
very long: it was printed In full in The
Star of December 6, 1892, occupying
more than a full page. in type far
smaller than that in use today. Impos-
sible to reproduce 1t in full, the best that
can be done is to list its sectional
headings. These were as follows: Our
Foreign Trade, the Coastwise Trade,
General Prosperity, the Protective Sys-
tenn, Tariff Revision, Capital and Labor,
Our Foreign Relations, Trade and Rec
iprocity, the Bering Sea Dispute,
Canada and Commerce, Cordial Rela-
tions With Chile, Other Nations. Inter-
national Monetary Conference, the Ma
tion's Finances, Silver Purchases, the
War Department, the Department of
Justice, the Post ONCE Department, SUBJ
sidized Steamship Lines. the Navy De-
partment, the Interior Department, the
Indian Service, Pensions. the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, q National Quaran-
tine, the District Liquor Law, Election
Methods, and Mob Law.
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On December 2, 1892, Jay Gould, the
great railroad financier. died. The Star
Of that date carried the
Joy Gould news. together with
Nd resume Of his career. New
York-Jay Gould died at
els o'clock this morning. The direct
cause of Mr.. Gould's death. as stated
at the house this morning. was pulmon-
ary consumption. . . The real condition
Of Mr.. Gould was revealed year ago,
when he broke down in the famous
Missouri Pacific meeting. 80 The family
hoped that he would recover but
the attack OF last Wednesday dis
sipated al such hopes" At the time
he held control, In full or In part. Of q