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* • I 1 ' * . Hj % \ /f “as Cr-ii. . 1 Vof.. U. FLORENCE, P. 0.. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4. 1895 CLEVELAND’S READ IN CONCREST- LITTLE FAVORABLE CCr.lMENT. pAT."'!-3AT 1 CL*? CP T U T5 O ?* Br.CU.’! CCfiSTS- fl.CHT. Senate Seems Disposed to Olsarly Enunciate tne Monroe Doctrine— ftosohJticns of Sympathy With Cuba. Washington, Doc. 3.—Tin* s* s- gion of the House to-day was very brief and was consumed entirely by the reading of the PregidenCs message. It was listened to with fair attention, but the features of the document received no sign, either of approval or disapproval, from the members until the con clusion of the reading, when sev eral Democrats created a slight demonstration. When it was fin ished the House immediately ad journed until Friday. The Senate plunged into real business to-day. Naturally the President’s message attracted the main attention of the day, but asidafroin this there*were stirring resolutioua on the Monroe Doctrine and the Cuban rebellion and after that the usual deluge of bills and resolutions, running far up into the hundreds. The message was given the clo sest attention from all quarters of of the Chamber. At its conclusion Mr.Lodge of Massachusetts offered a resolution vigorous in t^rms, re affirming the principles of the Monroe Doctrine, and presenting them in such form as to permit their enactment into a permanent law, rather than an expression of policy advocated by President Monroe. In the same line was a resolution by Mr. Cullom, of Illi nois and another by Mr. Allen, Populist, of Nebraska. The Cuban situation received at tention from the Florida Senators. Mr. Pasco presented resolutions from the city councils of Tampa and St Augustine, Fla., expres sive of the feeling for recognition of the insurgents. The Call reso lution will be called up to-morrow, so that Cuba and the Monroe doc trine will receive early attention, although the purpose is to afford opportunity for an expression of views rather than for an imme diate vote. At th<‘ brief executive session! the nominations of Mr. Olney as Secretary of State and Mv. Hnr- m/\ RniATim! fFA T\KV mon as Attorney General were con- J U U K !j l IHJA 1, firmed, and that of Rufus W. Peck- ham to the Supreme Bench refer* red to the Judicial Committee. Following is the "full text of Senator Allen’s resolution on the recognition of Cuba and the maifi-; tonanee of the Monroe Doctrine: i “Resolved, That it is the sense j of the Senate; 1. That the Gov ernment of the United States of America should promptly reorgen-j ize the revolutionists of Cuba,! who are now honestly struggling! to secure their independence of the; Spanish government as composing 1 last an independent nation possessing all the rights thereof according to the laws of nations. i'uno on I)e ember 4 (to-day.) AUo {lie following: R '-'>lvod, Ftr.-r, that 500 copies of 51 Rceommc.n^n’- 1 -vs of tMo Com mit?' a on S'.y.Ti and T? vision Adopt''ri-Et:; Ftv/ Members Ab sent at the Fir ~l Sass’sns. There were but few absences noted whmi the roll of .he Consti- ttitional convention vae cal led night. The .attendance was much larger than was expected, al though .the final reading a* d the ratification of the Con.-fi*ntion is the most important par: of the work and consequently every member should be on hand. The reading of the articles nec- That all islands in close proximity to the mainland of the United States of America should as speedily as possible by treaties or purchase be annexed to this government, as essential to our, safety in times of war and the con-; GSsar *b T consumed muc.i tune and venience and necessity of our com-j the amendments suggested by the merce in times of peace. committee on revision were gener- “3. 3 hat the wise declaration of H ]|y adopted without amendment. President Monroe; known as the;- ^he Convention wiM adjourn Monroe Doctrine, is a well estab- g j ue jjg to-day. lished policy of the Government There are seventeen articles in of the United States, and should the Constitution, which are placed be promptly and effectually main- in the following order: DecJara- tained by the government in its tion of Rights, Right of Suffrage, original purity and purpose. Legislative Department, Execu- “4. That, while the government tive Department, Judicial Depart- of the U nited States should i ,0 t; j ur j3p ru ^ encet Counties and needlessly or hastily eulbroil it-; County Government, Municipal self with any foreign power, and | Corporations and Police Regula- should only resort to extreme, tious, Corporations, Finance and measures in cases of absolute nec-! taxation. Education, Charitable essity, a firmer and more prompt ail d Penal Institutions, Militia, policy on the part of this govern- Eminent Domain, Impeachments, ment in maintaining the rights of j Amecdraent9 Revision, Mis- American citizens abroad should | ce u aneoug be introduced and pursued.” j Neither Senator Irby or Senator ! Tillman or any of the Congress- “ | mea who are members of the con- Fire * j vention were present. About (J o’clock this morning po- The committee on order, style licemao Jenkins saw a light in the and revision reported in reference store of C. Morgan but think-1 to the ordinance on the age of ing that Mr. Morgan had been to' consei t that the same had been the store and started a fire did not go in, he went off and came back and the light had died down, but he stayed aiound and smelled smoke, the glass in the window was cold. When Mr Morgan came and opened the door he told Jen kins that his store was on fire. A box filled with sawdust standing in the fl nor had been half burnt up and the fioor had about a six inch hole burnt through it, them was not much damage done. It is supposed that some one had on t brown box. incorporated in the article legislative department. Mr. Sheppard introduced the following resolutions: That the President of the Convention be authorized to fill in the blank places where it is necessary to state the day of adjournment. Also, that the secretary of State bn required to allow any member of the convention who may be absent at the ratification to sign the Constitution, provided it is done before December 31, when a cigar stunto into the Uoitstitulion goes into effect. U'tusiiu-Jit.n be printed in addi:i *1) to vhemoub^:* heretofore provided for by resolution. S (*• :»d P ost on! .if 1 . id num ber 'oi co- •- be ‘i> f* >h*mem ber *>i ' >■ Genera’ A-.-rembiy, ex cept ouch . ui a3 are members ol this conV' ntidn. .’hat the remainder Hi T-'b be disposed of by the Govr*n,i,«\ Attorney Gen era! end Bibrariiio a provided by res d:»‘ion 11- i-t: >for*- • liouted ) hi: i Tc::u ?b .-uni of -foO, if so luu.di tie n* c-.-•• t r .. be and the Paine i- her*-; v appr qiriated to del ray the en^es incident to the ! i-tribui .-of tin* constitu tion Ai! of . iii-di v.^re adopted. . . S enoit r TUI nan. WaGm.gion, Dec. lb—Just be fore the bi.’nate convened to-day there \ as a report circulated to the effect that Senator Chaudler.of New Ha mpshire, would interpose an objection to the swearing in of Senator Ben Tillman, of South Carolina, who succeeds the. e.x- Chesterfield of the Senate, Mat thew 0. Butler. There ate several petitions or me mon a 'si pending before the Senate now, urg iug the Senate to investigate Senator Till- j man’s right to a seat in t| charging that his electiob legal. The documents were by Dr. Samson Pope and other anti-Tillmauites in South Caro lina, nnd they were presented to the Senate by Senator Butler and referred So the committee on elec tion. ho much has been said and written about Ben Tidman that he was an object of c'-naiderable curiosily as he advai crd down the aisle, leaning on the aim of Sena tor George. Senator Chandler Hp- parently paid no attention to the proceeding and Senator Tillman was sworn in without a mumnr of objection. Then, to the surprise of at. preseiit who had heard the original report, Sonator Tillman went over to Senator Chandler and greeted him as though they were ohi acquaintance and the in cident, so far ns Senator Tillman is concerned, was closed. that the convention ad- Before the Mayor. The case of Willie Scott and Julius Flud forfighting on Church street. Willie Scott has not been captured, but Julius Flud was tried and released. smut