Bead Past
g ; By MBS. LOVITT
CIIAI'TKU XXI. ('nilnud.
To tat Kit t eti. or lu.leed to benefit
her ivci In ibo sun limit, degree, ther
wii in-ill lu upon fart of earth
which Itny yt not prepared to do, or
dare, or u luro, Hut th question w
tint what tiff would ild, but whether Fr
it..!. ii ..i ..i . . .:n.. !.-
una w uimii itt-i iitHuwiH'ti t m ruit v
elf to i ii r reputation of a woman,
whom ti knew but allghtly, ami to
whom h owI , nothing whatever.
II j de.n-c, a b thought It over, a
at pnfl r 1 upon Marjaret' auaftvallou,
turuinic It ver a tl over In bl iiiIikI, an
entirely new and original lda flahd
lulu lila brain.
W4ijr almu.d Ii ut pretend to la en-(a.i-d?
And what ( o 'i reamu could Fe
licia -briiif forward to refine ber rouawnt
19 a merely iimnliial en: a fluent which
ahould lut a couple of tiioitth at Hie
longest? There really ; rmed nothing
luitru't iralilo 10 him In the IJea. Felicia
and he hud always understood each other
perfectly ami were quit repaid of keep
lnf a jurret between them.
Tba nn.re lty thought about It the
Inorv .H.pic ami run) illl tlit whole thing
win, ami the ! It entered hla mind to
liuug.il tb.it hi oiiunu coulJ rvfu to
wopcrat with him.
FeUta tJnntlry went about all one
aummcr'a day with a cloud upon her
brow, a burJcii of hrrib! uncertainty
lu bar heart, and a mt singular letter
from 1(0 In her porket.
Mr. Italkce had eat f .r half an hour In
ber drawing room, balancing hla slick
between h a knee, and staring gloomily
at tht rariH-t.
"Whst ilc roil think." he asked her
fur th twentieth time; "shell I go abroad
with Itrlan, or no?"
"You must be the let Jitdgo "f that
Mr It.lki." Krlhla had a in were-1 cold-
l verr coldly.
Th inraaured tone at ruck ! luto bl
iul. How could he i-IMy gue that
her heart wa In a tumult, and that ahe
l.a.t a ilirllrultv III kvt'ulni baik hi-r
tear?
Kdgar Itaikea loiked at her gloomily
and niiaerahlr. Kh did not rare then.
lit aiinmiaed. whether ha stayed or went.
It mad no different to her; and how,
Indeed, could h ripeet It, or now dare to
frame In word the inWeratd thought
Hl mr itirifina In hi heart: he who
waa a banner, to thV g.rl, whose money
and whoa fear of being aought for her
fortune, aertned to ataud Ilk a formd
dine angel between him aud hia chit-feat
deaire.
"I auppoa then 1 had better go." he
Mid miaerabiy, with an Inflection that
waa a liium t a (juration In hla voire, and
aoiuetblni wlatfnl In hla eyea which it
waa a pity that Felk-la waa aa-fngroaaed
with ber red aud yellow ailka aa not to
aee.
"That la for yon to decide," ahe tald
coldly.
Her rery mblnvaa ahould, erliapa
have ahown him Hint ah did care, but
li did not underataitd that, rew men
know women well enough not laa to
takn what they aay for what thoy r.enlly
mean. Edgar Hulkea merely aiiiod
that hla caao waa hoiielea. II aliook
bamla with her in ailem. a lid left her
and when th front door had be-eiilani
jned upon hi di'imrtiiig footatrpa, Fef
da flong her ailka and her uluah, on Jo
tho ground, Inhl her head upon tha table
In front of her and burnt Into tear.
All thla took nlace in the morning. Aud
then cam Uoy'a letter and Tajlf'lft. went
about her dally buo,iea her ahopplng
and her flatting, with a load of anxiety
on her mind. In the evening ah waa to
i Itoy bla auawer.
Tbey were o nmt at aoiu private
theatrical, ami It waa there. tht he
would aak her for her decialonto aurely
the atraiiKcat tiropoa.il which a man ever
mnd to a woman.
When dinner lime enre Felicia waa
atilf undecided. For a wonder, ahe wna
dining at. home wltlt'her father, They
took their place lu aileueo oppoait each
,ik 1 ml Mr Criiiillnr liriran )im umi
al comment.
"WbT aiuu t you nK itaiaea to uiu
.i . w i . va . ti a. ii..
nerr ' '
. :!! - la ataylnic . wlih poor Mr. Dea
mond: I didn t like to ak bim to leave
him."
That Tory morning Mr. Talbot aim n
tered down Homl atrwt, when ahe nl
moat atumb!cd Into Ilrlau Deanmnd
arm a he'cntUQ quickly round the cor
iter of Oroarenor atreet.
Here was a clianco of mlachlcf making
which our friend Gertrude wna not In th
least likely to uegloct. She laughed and
stood atill, o Immcdlatoly lu front of
him that Hrlnn had no chance but to
atand atill. too.
"You nenrly knocked, me down!" ahe
cried playfully. Then aaked quickly
"Any new of that naughty little truant
Mr. Desmond?"
"I hove not heard from my wifo to
day." answered Brian frowning!.
"Oh! of course you know where h
1?" alio cried lightly. "I tell everybody
o. I've been fighting her battlua for her
. everywhere. Of course, there la not a
atom of truth In all the unkind things
people any, n I tell everybody. No truth
about her, that Is to uy. Of courao, you
are a very naughty, bad man Indeed!"
Brian's brow grew black as thunder,
'No one hnd dared to breathe a word to
him of acandal concerning hi wife.
bad been EJgnr Iln ikes' constant care to
ee that no such reports reached hla
ear. Gertrude wa pretty well certain
that he had been told of nothing.
"Kindly - explain yourself, Mr. Tal
bot" he aald haughtily and aternly
CAMERON - $
What I It concerning my wife that you
ar kind noiijrl to iell people, and what'
re tht battles which yu ar generou
nough to -wag ou W aeeouut?"
t)li. my dear fellow, don't look o
cr. I aaaur you I hare contradicted
It everwhere, Only Jut now I met
m peopl who declre-l that Itoy
(Jratitlcy waa atill away: but It I Quit
ntrue, for I saw Itoy In a hanaotn not
ten minute ago (h looked whit
aheet, by the way), but of all th fala.
wicked, ruel slander on an Innocent
little darling like our wlf! However,
you and I know th world, don't we?
ud. after all, for you to complain would
th pot calling th kettle black. Good
by, Brian. I may, call you ao just for
nee. in ay n t I? You and I wer al
ar good frleuda, though you haven't
aid me one compllmeut or admired my
ew dreaa; but then I know 'Fair How
uiond' I all In all to you now!" And.
with thla parting abut ah klsaed her
nger lightly to bim, and vanlahed round
the corner of the atreet.
Aa to Brian, he turned slowly and
nlly away. II could not go down to
the club, nor walk along Bond atreet
ud Si. J a me street now, to run the
gauntiet of hia friend pitying or In-
lulrlng glance. ( turned back and
went slowly homeward. Hla miserable
aecret waa known, and hi wife' nam
wa coupled with that of another man.
lie met hia rouaiu coming out of bla own
Oll.
We will atart at once thla very
night," Ii said to Mm. "I cannot bear
the ahatue of this," and then he repeated
to him what Mr. Talbot bad aald cou-
ernlng hla w ife.
'Do not believe her" aald Kdgar
Ita.ke, aloutly. "To have repeated such
thing to you, ahe must be what I have
always taken her to be.' a bad-hearted
woman. Stay at home ilk a man,
Brian,' find your w if aud vindicate her
name .by bringing ber back In the face
of th world." . -
'No, no, let u go, If notMo-day, let It
be to-morrow." he answered aloomilr.
for there waa that other trouble, con
eruing Uoaimoud Earle, of which he
could apeak to no one, weighing upon
his henrt. That, too, was, It seems.
Known ami spoken anout, ana to aave
Itoaaniotid'a nauie.it seemed to him that
he had no alternative, aave to get hhn
cir away out or r.ngiand. There was
no refuge for him aave In flight. As to
Kitten, she had been, (oollah, but her
very simplicity and fooliaiiueas would
save her. With Uoaamoiid it was dif
fere.nl. Jf kittens light, wer once to
be attributed to it true rauae, then the
voice of alamler would not apare the
woman of whom hi wif wa Jealous.
lie had made up hia mind to go. By
iKMin the licit day a wonderful thing had
taken place. In every club, In every
house where Mr. and Mr. Deemond'e
name and story had been known, there
went about a atrauge'aiul astonishing
piece of new. Everybody waa talking
about It. Sir l(oy Grantley waa engaged
In, li.i cousin, lit heireN.
'And, of course, aald Hie fickle Voice
of the multitude, "it is evidently Impoa
ainie tiia i mere roiiiii have oeen any
truth In that other story of hia unfor
lunate attaebment to Mr. Desmond.'
Kitten name was aaved.
a tid ivigar Kaikc, going lu for a mo
ment to hia'club to get his letters, heard
the story, too. lhuu he went back to
Ijowndef Square, and, be(aa!d; .
""Let iin go at once." ''
Tbey atarted from Charing Cross that
very .uight.
CIIAPTEIt, XX IT
It i all moiitha' lateri From July to
January.'. A great mauy thlnga In the
world's hiatory may take' place In all
luoutha, :...,
Home auch thought was. In the mlnil of
woman who an.t very still 'lu the twi-
Dgnu in .a .winter . arternoon. . starlug
ureiuully .Into the. red. :oua Is of the fire
iu frout of her.
Die world go,taide.waa white wltn
snow. . Snow upon the cottage eaves
upon garden Mlic. and upon the stone
pillars of the garden gate, snow In thick
mioses upon the laurel hedire, and
white pitU upon the'' Winding "lane- that
vnnliilied ipi'i'djl .away JrI julst.dark
in1, and snow ngmn upon the distant
shoulder of round-bucked hills 'whlc
loomed weird!- Aivinnt the gloomy ky
And the w-oinnn herself int still and
motionless by the fireside; with the red
light flow ing full ."upon her. Her dress
U of. black velvet, pltiiii as any nun',
yet with a certain richness In its har
monious "fold. There are white lace
frills nt her thront and wrists, and th
gieam or ammonm upon me. nana upon
which she rests- her oval cheek.
Ilosamond Enrle Is doing what the ha
seldom allowed herself to do of late; she
la diHsectlng her own heart.
Insensibly she had grown to have but
one Interest In her existence, one soli
tary pleasure to whch she looked for
war&r-th periodical visits of her lnnd
lord, John Trcfutia. She led a life of
absolute seclusion at Dunsterton. Th
red brick cottage upon the outskirts of
the village green, with, .its tiny lawn and
Its miniature flpweif garden, and with the
glimpse of the . Iveppiugton hills away
through the gate, had .suited her pur
pose admirably. Here she had battled
through the worst of her sorrow, and
had come forth acarred and wounded
Indeed from the nght, but a conqueror
lu the end.
"How right I waa to go away at one
aud to leave no tract of my deatina
tlon." ah aald to Beraelf often.
But sh bad no Idea that Brlaa waa
abroad, or that Brian' wlf wa not
l.ving with Mm. lu thl far-away vli
Ing bo tenr of the doing and ay
l ig of th world bad reached ber ear,
and ah certainly flattered herself that
her pwa retreat waa absolutely unknown
to all iv to ber on friend Colonel
Trefu:. '
And gradually and Inaenaibly thl one
friend became more and more to her.
Hi unflagglug devotion, hi unwearying
klndne, could not fall in th nd to
have atom effect upon ber. He never
Pke Mhi-r of love, but the atmosphrr
of bis. live surrounded her. Blie did not
1v him, but ah learned to dpend npon
bim. It la often aald that a bart can
b raugbt at a rebound, ,
Her aolitud wa broken by ber par
lor maid, who tapped at tb door nd
ealred to know If ah might (peak to
ber. 8h waa a roay-cheeked Yorkthlrt
girl, who father had been a farmer,
but wbo bad failed, owing to bad aea
aona and high rent, ao that hi children
bad all bad to go out Into th world aud
earn their living. Toll Wbaffle, a h
had been called In th day when ahe
Idled her time over her father' farm
gate, and when Kdgar Ha ike employed
bla apare moment in making love to ber,
ad entered Mrs. Karle'a aervice upon
er first arrival at Dunsterton. - under
the more dignified nam of Mary.
Home alx weeka ago Mr. Earle bad
een very kind to Mary' brother, whose
heat waa delicate. Hhe had undertaken
to enpport him for the winter la tbe
eouib of France, and by the help and
. stance of Colonel TrefuaU, young
baffle bad been Bent out to an invalid
catabliahmcut managed by an English
slxterhood at Mentoue. It was of this
brother that Mary came to speak.
1 have had a letter to-day from my
brother, ma'am."
"Indeed, and how la he, Mary?"
on, so much better already, ma am,
and o grateful to you aud th colonel
for all your goodness to him." And
then Mary proceeded to enter Into
aetaiU'U accouut or her brother con
dition snd of his surroundings at Men
toue, which wer all of great interest to
his benefactress. After which Mary
aald, rather bluahlngly,, "And only think,
ma am, he met a friend ther ou day
such a kind gentleman w hom w all used
to know at horn, Mr. Itsikes, wbo lived
up at th Hall."
"At Kepplngton, do you mean?"
' Yes, ma'am, he was Mr. Desmond's
cousin, and h used to liv ther, he
was ther two year. I daresay, aud he
was a great friend of mine," abt added
with a liftle cmcinns simper.
Mrs. Earle fell to musing. Rslkes,
Italkea, who waa he? Ah, yes! ah fan
cled ahe remembered a family of ' that
name; many aona and many daughters
whose mother waa a needy widow, and
of whom mention ud often to be made
at Kepplntmi in yeara gone by. No doubt
tlii young man was oiu of this family,
'lie has been very kind Indeed to
young George," continued "Folly, "and
luoutred so umch after me; and then
be gave him three' sovereign for him
self, o . that -George ls quit rich now.'
mat wap very kind or hmi, an
awerej her mistress absently. .And then
Mary left her, and ahe thought no mor
of it; nor did jt occur to" her to' Imagine
mat through tot Instrumentality of
George1 WbathVit wouli be possible for
Bnau Desmond to warn where' it wa
ah wa living. ' Edgar Raike might
be hi cousin.-aud he might also be at
Mentone, but that ftrian ' should have
been a bystander at the Interview be
tween the" two" certainly never entered
for a moment into her calculations.
Eleven o'clock struck. The last not
of tht' clock ,. had scarcely rung before
she caught --ioitiid outside at the gar
den gate; the cjlck of .the Iron htch, then
the slow iwmg of the ' hinge followed
by the (lung of the gate aa it fell back
again. Her dog put up hia nose, and ut
tered a low growl.. 'Itosmnond shut up
tier book .suddenly, and stood up. The
door bell rang. '
Sh stood for a moment half uncer
tain. Jhould she summon the servants
froni their beds, or should she go to
The ;door herself?, r...,v , ,.; ' :
At last, however, she opened th door.
Thejtt stood, outside, , upon the doorstep,'
a man,. wrapped iu a Jon., loose travel-
lug cloak, with a heavy cape' eo it. 1
i tWhenJie" saw'her he road a "Half ste'jV
Wtr, a thougtt- b'ert would ja.vV iuWixl
"Who arfyu. ajidx whr d(j joq want
at 'thl liour' of the night sa,id.,Rosa-
niotrd.'- enirrinoning up ler, courage.-'al-.
though she was' secret sotiitwiiat ptl
eas. VAnd then he sioke, aud aha.iee-ognnted-hi,
yolce.- ' ': . x vi .
'. I ."Forgive jne for cfiroing.'1 Vf iKli,.Vn
hour. The train broke uOwa: I hive
walked five m'lni. through, tlta auow.
Miy l cOTue'inf ; f' '; ;
Sh backed 'slow 1 ron'j. .him Jplq. .e
hall; a great t-hlU-- struck. her out,'a
sick sense of miserabje heH'le'JfsnPssi
He came In, ..divested himself of Vis
heavy cloak.amf oMiis hat, shaking the
auow from them into the porch. Iler
eyea rested upon him almost. .with terror
and repulsion... . : j ,, ,,,
'Why hafe you come to, trouble me?"
ahe said to him, In n stVaugc; hollow
voice, and yet she led the way back Into
tho warmth and light of her sitting
room. For liow Jlurn a dog froin'her
door on auch a night! . , . . .-
"Ah, how warm and bright!" h nmr
muretl, atretchlug down hla cold bauds
towards the biasing wood logs. He look
ed very cold as he stooped , oVer ttie
blaze, and, so pale and wan; it struck
her with a kecu pang of anguish to see
him. ., ' r- ... - . '
'.'You must forgive me for coming ao
late, Rosamond," he aald to her once
more.
"Why why havt you come, Brian?
ahe, too, repeated once again. "Gould
you not at least keep out of my way?"
(To be continued.)
Always place a large book on a table
before opening It
"i amm j i . .
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRS 3
' !
' v Monday, Jan. 15. i
Washington. Jan. 15. Senator Ba
con today auccieded la teenring an open
dicaiaion of tbe Moroccan question by
tba aenatt. - Thl reanlt vu accom
plished by the introduction of a reto-
ation making a declaration againat in
terference on the part of the United
Statet in any controversy among Euro
pean nation concerning their internal
affalri. The broad scope of the resolu
tion relieved it from the point of order
made on tbe Moroccan rttilation, and,
notwithstanding' that Bacon referred
freely to tbe Moroccan conference, no
Cort ;waa .made to put him on. He
poke at length in opposition to the
policy lof' interference in European in
ternal complications, pointing out the
possibility of disastrous consequences.
and his addnit brought out a number
of questions and Interruptions to relieve
the proceeding of the characterization
of a set speech. .
A number of senators made short
speeches against the resolution and in
tbe end it was referred to tbe committee
on foreign'relations, and tbe merchant
marine bMlnai laid before the senate
Uallingerjoffered a number of amend
ment to tbe bill, wbicb were agreed
to. The amendments related principal
ly to the naval militia proposed by the
bill.
A bill introduced by Smoot, gifisg to
homesteaders on tbe recently opened
Uintah reservation an extension nntil
May, 15, 1000, to establish residences
was passed.
At 3:44 p. m. the senate went into
executive session, and adjourned at
02 p.
Washington, Jan. 15. General de
bate on tbe Philippine tariff bill was
concluded in tbe house today, having
been continued daily since January 4.
Tbe bill will be taken up for amend
ment nnder tbe five minute rale tomor
row, and put on its passage either to
morrow or tbe next day.
Preceding tbe debate today, the
statehood fight made its appearance on
the floor for the first time, in the form
of a personal explanation by Babcock,
of Wisconsin, credited with being tbe
leader of the opponents of the joint
statehood forces. Babcock denied that
hia course in opposition to the bill was
dictated by any feeling of revenge be
cause be bad not been made chairman
of the appropriation committee. He
also took occasion to state his position
in favor of tariff revision. - .
Saturday, Jan. 13..
Washington, Jan. 13.' There were
nine speeches in the house today on
the Philippine tariff bill, consuming
nearly six and one-half boars. Three
of the speakers opposed the bill and
six favored it. Those who argued for
the measure were Gaines, of Tenneesee,
Thomas, of North Carolina, who in
eluded a plea for the 8outhern farmer
and demanded reciprocity to benefit the
cotton-seed oil industry; Keedham,
of - California, Garrett, of , Tenneesee,
Gardner of Massachusetts and ekott, of
Karifeas. the opponents of the measure
were Young,', of Michigan, Load, of
Minnesota, and Morris, of Nebraska.
The debate is to close Monday at
o'clock, the session to begin at 11 in
the morning. . ' . , ; , ,
. Friday, Jan. 12.
Washington. Jan. 12. Interest was
(ejected into the Philippine tariff de
bate in the house today by "Massachu
setts idea" tariff expressions by Mc
Callt of that state, by character study
of the" Filipino by LnngwortU. of Ohio.
and. by. a defense of President Roosevelt
by Poo,- a Democrat Iroih North Caro
lina.' Besides these there were num
ber of speeches delivered on- the' merits
of the bill, nearly all of which were in
oppjeirion toil., .. . T (,
glaring tbe day. .an. .agreement ;was
reached whereby the debate is .to con
tinue for two days rnor.v, The" bouse is
to meet at 11 o'clocktomorrow and
Monda- to close general debate ' at
o'clock, vbe-measure will; ba taken up
for. arntuHMnenv .under .the Afl v hunute
ruie,i'neaiayr anaaoobCless disposed
df on thai dayV":? V v"t " l J .. :
7 'nursuavi January., ii. ",v-v
a WlsMngtqa: Jin . '1 1'r-- Before'oins
ino executive sesekm today, the senaU
listened :toa speecji bjr lleyburn in
support of hie bill creating a ' national
ui,u jwr, (xm cuuvroi oi .cprpoiaiiuus
in' Which hi itlenonncd'Wall street Vin
cause oi Us slteged-; interference" jVitb
thrf' aflairl1.'of i tbe country; vile said
that when the street" could not '.dic
tate the financial course of the govern-
Revolt' Against' Cannon.
- Washington, .Jan. 9.. .Speaker Can
non's efforts to win the insurgents' over
to the Hamilton joint statehood bill
have met with little, sncceea apparent
ly, and the joint statehood . proposition
is still shrouded in. uncertainty. The
insurgents claim they' have more than
58 votes, the number which, ' coupled
with the solid Democratic vote will
force a consideration .of amendment's to
the Hamilton bill. Two or three Re
publicans are reported to have been
won over to the administration meas
ure, through Speaker Cannon.
ment,' it was ever ready to Jireaten
disaster, and he pleaded for legislation
tbat would rob it of such power for
evil. . ,
Tbe remainder of the open session
was devoted to a discussion of the prac
tice of tbe senate of Bedding resolution
to the calendar after ther bad been
nnder diacussion. Bacon raised the
point of order that there was no rule
requiring such a coarse, and said bit
Moroccan resolution had been improp
erly placed on tbe calendar. Ha also
contended that the resolution had not
ha1 a Amm'm Tk. ...
was not disposed of in open session.
He argued that he could not say wait
had occurred when tbe question waa
under consideration in secret session,
bat when pressed said tbat if permitted
to do so he would aay tbat the resola
tion itself had not been considered .at
tbat time. On tbe suggestion of Mor
gan, tbe senate at 1 :26 p. m. went into
secret session for the consideration of
(he subject. , "
Washington., Jan. 11. Tbe Philip
pine tariff debate in tbe house toda
consisted more of party maneuvering
for alvantageous campaign material
than of discussion of the question it
isjue. Tbe tariff was tbe text of '
speech by Groevenor. of Ohio, who' be
gan the debate, and of an extended re
ply by Williams, the minority lender.
The speech of Groeveor waa spiced with
witticisms and enlivened with interrup
tion from Champ Clark, at whom Groe
venor aimed nfoet of bis arguments.
Adams, of Wisconsin, opposed the
bill, but advocated the readjustment df
tbe tariff on business principles. Mc
Kinley, of California, ' delivered hft
first speech in the house in favor of the .
measure, and pointed a finger of warn-,
ing toward the growing industries of
Japan.
Wednesday, Jan. 10.
Washington, Jan. 10. The senate
made it plain today that it bad yester
day all that it wants to hear for the
present on the Moroccan question".
There were two opportunities to resume
consideration of the subject, bat both
were avoided, apparently with the - as
sent of all the members, and the senate
adjourned at a comparatively eafjjr
hour rather than take it np. , , -
For tbe lest of the session the senate
gave attention in tarn to the qaestioYt
of salaries paid to Panama canal offi
cials, to the' pare food bUd and the
merchant marine shipping bill, bat
without taking action on any one'' of
those subjects. Tbe canal subject waa
discussed by Simmons and the pure
food bill by Hey barn. The only action
taken on the shipping bill was that of
reading it at length. t
Washington, Jan. 10. A vigorous
speech .in favor of the Philippine tariff
bill by Dalsell opened the proceeding's
in the bouse today. It was followed by
several -others against tbe measure.
most notable of which was a two-hoar
address by the veteran statesman, ex-
Speaker Keifer, of Ohio, who returns to
the hoase after a retirement of 20
years. Eeifer bespoke a "standpat"
doctrine of the most pronounced type.
lie said be would oppose the pending
bill because it was a concession to
Democratic principles. His speech was
replete with recol.ections of earlier
days and received the closest attention
and liberal applause from both aides' of
the chamber, r ,
. " Tuesday, Jan. 9.
Washington, Jan. 0. The propriety
of discussing in open senate a resola
tiou introduced by benator iiaoen cal
ling upon the president for an account
of .his, appointment of delegates to a
proposed' conference in Moroccan affairs
to be held by European powers at Al
gericas, Spain, was considered for four
hoars today, and then, by strict party
vote, it was decided that the resolution
should be executive business. Bacon
in supporting hia resolution, contended
for a piobVic ' session, and Spooner de
clared tbat the adoption of the resolu
tion would be an encroachment by .'the
senate upon, the constitutional rights
of the president, and virtually of. hit
powers as chief magistrate. - '
Washington,' 'Jan.' 9 The Philip
pine tariff measure waa tbe single topic
of consideration- in the house today)
The' speeches were uniformly against
the- measure and were allowed to go, in
general, .without answer. Digression,
in tbe form of tariff reviaion discussion
was made in. a brief speech by Gillette,
of Massachusetts, who favored Cana
dian" reciprocity. Bonynge, of Colo
rado, discussed the biR from the stand
point of the beet sugar industry.
Patents on Oregon Claims., .
Washington, Jan. 15. On behalf of
the miners and homesteaders of Ore
gon, Senator, Gearin has requested the
Interior department to withdraw Ks
order oi last March suspending patents
on mineral and homestead entries In
that state. Tbe senator is especially
interested in I aving patents issued on
mineral' entries where proof is com
plete. Assurance is given that Secr'e
atry Hitchcock 'will direct that patents
issue on perfected mineral claims, and
it is quite probable that the restric
tions on homeateadrwill be removed.