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| Senator Edward W. Carmack. |
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| William P. Frye. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, July 3, 1902.
CONGRESS ADJOURNED.
First Session of Fifty-Seventh Congress Ended.
SHARP DEBATE TO THE LAST.
Conference Report on Philippine Government Bill Adopted—Carmack Had a Resolution to Continue Philippine Investigation During the Summer, Which Was Killed.
Washington, July 2.—After a session marked by some of the stormiest debates ever heard in the American congress, the senate adjourned sine die at 5:30 yesterday afternoon. During the last hours of the session there was a tart debate on the Philippine question, participated in by Messrs. Carmack, Spooner, Culberson, McComas and Lodge.
The conference report on the Philippine government bill was adopted without very serious opposition and then, when the decks of the senate were cleared for adjournment, Mr. Carmack called up his resolution providing for a continuance of the investigation of the Philippine committee and for a visit to the Philippine islands by the committee during the present summer. This started trouble and for more than an hour a battle of words was waged.
Mr. Spooner delivered a scathing denunciation of the minority of the Philippine committee for what he declared was an attack upon the American army.
Mr. Carmack denied that any attack had been made upon the army and declared that any fool could charge such a calumny and any parrot could be taught to repeat it.
The resolution was referred to a committee, thus effectually killing it. Just before adjournment, the usual resolutions were adopted, including one offered by Mr. Cockrell, the venerable Democrat of Missouri, cordially thanking President pro tem Frye for the dignified, impartial and courteous manner in which he had presided over the deliberations of the senate.
After the adoption of the resolution Mr. Frye delivered a feeling response and then declared the senate adjourned without day.
CLOSE IN THE HOUSE.
Seventy Bills and Resolutions Passed During the Day.
Washington, July 2.—Amid a scene of enthusiasm that has not been paralleled since the exciting and stirring days of the Spanish war, Speaker Henderson at 5: 30 declared the house of representatives adjourned without day. In doing so he said that no house of representatives since the adoption of the constitution had done as much work as this one. The audience to which he made his brief address was a brilliant one. The galleries were banked to the doors and almost two-thirds of the members were in their seats on the floor. The speaker's appreciative words to the members in thanking them for their co-operation during the session had touched a responsive chord and they gave him a remarkable demonstration of their friendship and good will.
While the cheering and applause were still in progress the members on the floor began singing "My Country 'Tis of Thee." It was taken up by the correspondents in the press gallery, over the speaker's chair, and by the spectators in the surrounding galleries, and soon the vast hall was ringing with the swelling chorus. Other patriotic airs followed as the members exchanged farewells, "The Star Spangled Banner" alternating with "Dixie."
The speaker came down from his rostrum, His appearance on the floor being greeted with ''For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," and a perfect rush of members to grasp his hand. Standing in the area in front of the clerk's desk he, too, joined in the songs and there was a wild scene when General Hooker of Mississippi, the old one-armed Confederate veteran, took his place by the side of the speaker and together they sang "Dixie."
Mr. Candler, a Mississippi Democrat, jumped up on a desk and let out a yell of jubilation that fairly shook the rafters. For almost half an hour the jubilation continued. All this time the spectators remained standing in the galleries watching the animated scene below and joining in the singing.
The adjournment came at the end of a seven and a half hour session, during which much minor business was transacted. In all 70 bills and resolutions were passed. The general good feeling in the house had been heightened by the victory won over the senate on the item in the naval appropriation bill for the building of a battleship in a government yard.
The closing hour was occupied with a spirited debate between Mr. Cousins and Mr. Richardson, the Democratic leader, over the report on the investigation into the charges made by Captain Christmas concerning the sale of the Danish West Indies. Mr. Cousins ridiculed Mr. Richardson for bringing the matter to the attention of congress. The latter defended his course.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
CORTLAND COMMON COUNCIL
Discusses the Question of Dog Catcher at Length
AND ESTABLISHES A DOG POUND.
Dog Owners Now Beware—Must Go on Garfield-st.—Calves Must Not Bawl on the Side Track—Street Workers—Other Business.
At the regular meeting of the common council, held at the office of the city clerk last evening, the following members were present: Mayor Charles F. Brown and Aldermen E. M. Yager, E. R. Wright, Geo. F. Richards, T. C. Scudder, R. S. Pettigrew and Vern Skeele.
Monthly reports of G. J. Maycumber, city chamberlain, and F. E. Price, commissioner of charities, were submitted, and these reports were, upon motion, received and placed on file.
The chamberlains' report showed a credit balance in all the city funds. The disbursements for the month were $7,412.25, and the receipts were $834.71. There is now $26,516.18 in the city treasury.
F. E. Price, the commissioner of charities, reported that he had paid out for the poor in the month $42.80, and received back from towns and the county $28, leaving an actual expenditure of $14.80.
The Dog Catcher.
The matter of a compensation for the dog catcher was discussed. It was thought best to pay the officer enough to insure good services in that department. The councilmen are anxious to get the dogs all tagged, and they will persist in the attempt until this object is attained. It was thought that sufficient time has already been given for the people to procure licenses, and the dog catcher will be instructed to go to work at once.
Upon motion of Mr. Scudder, duly seconded and carried:
Resolved, That the mayor be empowered to contract with the pound master and agree with him upon the compensation to be paid.
A place for the public pound then engaged the attention of the legislators. It appears that William F. Eldred of North-st. has been engaged by the official dog catcher to be the real dog catcher, the work to be superintended by the official dog catcher in name only. The pound was therefore established at the barn of the real dog catcher, 13 North Church-st., which barn is located in that part of the city commonly called Brooklyn.
Upon motion of Mr. Yager, seconded. and carried:
Resolved, That the public pound in and for the city of Cortland be located and established at number 13 North-st.
Water on Garfield-st.
Mr. Pettigrew said that the residents of Garfield-st. are complaining because of the delay in placing water mains in that street. The matter was put over at the request of the Water Works Co. until the street should be graded. Mr. Pettigrew was of the opinion that it would be a long time before the street is graded.
Upon motion of Mr. Skeele, seconded and carried:
Resolved, That the motion deferring the proposed extension of water mains in Garfield-st. from Pendleton-st. to Crandall-st., passed June 3, 1902, be, and the same is hereby rescinded, and that the Cortland Water Works Co. be requested to place on said street its mains and a hydrant as per resolution of May 20, 1902.
Voices in the Night.
The question of leaving calves on the Lackawanna tracks near Elm-st was opened. Mr. Richards said that the Lehigh Valley left cars loaded with calves on the "Y" at the junction and that the Lackawanna freight picked them up at about 11 o'clock p. m., and took them to the Beef Co.'s yards, where they remained until 4 o'clock, at which time the calves were slaughtered. It was thought that satisfactory arrangements could be made by consulting Mr. Winchell of the Beef Co. in the matter.
Upon motion of Mr. Skeele, seconded and carried:
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to confer with Mr. A. H. Winchell, manager of the Cortland Beef Co., in regard to the nuisance existing by reason of calves being kept in cars on the D., L. & W. railroad.
Mayor Brown and Aldermen Skeele and Wright were appointed as such committee.
Street Markers.
The clerk reported that the street markers for the intersections of the city streets had arrived. There are 216 of these and their cost was 18 cents each.
Upon motion of Mr. Richards, seconded and carried:
Resolved, That Alderman Skeele be appointed a committee to see that the street markers are placed upon the streets of the city.
The delay of the Cortland County Traction company in grading Elm-st., where the new street car tracks have been placed, was discussed by the board.
Mayor Brown is to talk the matter up with Manager Edwin Duffey of the Traction company.”
Bill’s Ordered Paid.
The following bills were allowed and ordered paid:
Good Roads Begun.
The strip of road between the city limits and the Lackawanna crossing, passing the Kellogg farm, has been staked out for improvement under the Good Roads law and work was begun upon the same this morning by a large force of men. Engineer H. C. Allen of Syracuse bas been here to start the work.
ITHACA TOY PISTOLS TABOOED.
Dealers Prohibited from Selling Them to Minors.
The toy merchants of Ithaca have been prohibited by the police from selling toy pistols and fire arms. The orders were issued by Chief of Police Conley, says the Journal, who informed dealers in Fourth of July supplies that if they are found breaking the law in the future they will be subjected to arrest.
Large numbers of small boys in that city have purchased toy pistols which shoot 22-caliber cartridges. They use blanks of course but there is nothing to prevent them shooting bullets. This has been brought to the attention of the authorities. The law stipulates that it is a misdemeanor for boys under the age of 16 to carry firearms and that dealers are breaking the law in selling to these minors.
The chief told the dealers that they must refrain from selling to boys under the stipulated age. It would be wise to take such action in Cortland also.
FORTNIGHTLY CLUB
Entertained by Mr. and Mrs. A. P. McGraw at Their Home Last Night.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. McGraw entertained the Fortnightly club at their home in McGraw from 5 o'clock until 10 last evening. Twenty-five of the members were able to accept the invitation and the 5 o'clock [street]car was so completely filled with the ladies in party gowns that there was little room left for regular passengers. Mrs. McGraw served an elaborate tea and was assisted in the serving and entertaining by Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Kinney and Miss Jones of McGraw. The welcome warmth in the weather made the broad piazzas very attractive and they were enjoyed by the guests until the sun went down. The remainder of the time was delightfully spent in looking at the curios and photographs which Mr. McGraw has recently collected during his trip abroad.
To a suggestion of Mrs. McGraw was due the organization of the Fortnightly club eight years ago, which might properly entitle her to the name of "mother of the club."
DOUGHTY-MORGAN.
Two Normal Classmates Join Their Paths for Life.
A very pretty home wedding occurred this morning at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Morgan, 11 Arthur- ave., Cortland, when their eldest daughter Eveline L., was united in marriage with Mr. William Ellison Doughty of Syracuse.
The house was very prettily decorated for the occasion with daisies, ferns and roses and although by the calendar June had passed, the day could not have been more perfect had it been the most rare day in the month of roses. It was a June wedding in all but the date. The parlor where the ceremony was performed was most profuse in decorations, the bride and groom standing beneath a canopy of daisies with a background of ferns.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Wilson G. Boyd of West Monroe, a college classmate of the groom, in the presence of about thirty of the relatives and intimate friends of the bride and groom. Miss Harriet V. Webster of McLean presided at the piano and played the Wedding Marches from Lohengrin as the bride and groom unattended entered the parlor, and the Mendelssohn Wedding March at the close of the ceremony. The bride wore a handsome and very becoming wedding dress of air line over white silk entrain and carried a shower bouquet of white carnations. Her traveling dress was of dark blue material.
After congratulations had been offered at the close of the ceremony an elaborate wedding breakfast was served. This was in charge of Mrs. C. S. Hulbert. In the diningroom [sic] where the bridal party was seated the same scheme of decoration prevailed as in the parlors and the table presented a very attractive appearance.
The wedding gifts were numerous and included a complete set of china, cut glass, silver, hand decorated china, embroidered work and a sum of money in gold.
The bride is one of the most highly esteemed young ladies of this city. She is a member of the First Methodist church, a graduate of the Cortland Normal school in the class of 1897 and for the past five years has been a teacher in the Cazenovia schools, where her teaching ability, kindness and sympathy, have won for her many friends outside those of the Cortland circle.
Mr. Doughty is also a graduate of the Cortland Normal, and was a classmate of his bride. For two years after his graduation he was pastor of the church at Fish's Eddy, N. Y., and for the past three years has been pursuing a course in Syracuse university at the same time continuing his preaching near the city of Syracuse.
Mr. and Mrs. Doughty left on the 1:03 train for Somerset Lake, Delaware Co., where they will spend ten days or two weeks. They will return to Cłockville, where Mr. Doughty will continue his church work.
Among the guests from out of town were: Rev. and Mrs. Wilbur G. Boyd of West Monroe, Mrs. E. C. Doughty, Mr. Tracy Doughty, Miss Margretta Doughty, mother, brother, and sister of the groom, of Syracuse; Miss Evaline Churchill, Miss Lena E. Churchill of Buffalo, Miss 0live Churchill of Syracuse; Miss Kate Morgan, Brookfield; Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Allen and grandson, William Allen Cazenovia; Miss Harriet V. Webster of McLean, Mrs. Addie Maxson, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Alvord, Homer; Mr. and Mrs. Arba T. Tooke, Cazenovia, and Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Cady of Freeville.
CHANGE IN DRUG STORE.
W. J. Perkins Sells a Half-Interest to B. C. Quick.
W. J. Perkins, proprietor of the City drug store, has sold a half interest in his store to Benjamin C. Quick of Port Jervis, N. Y., who is expected to arrive in Cortland this afternoon and will be at the store tomorrow. Mr. Perkins has been in business for himself in Cortland for twenty-six and a half years and feels that he is entitled to a little respite. For nearly seven years he has been the proprietor of this store, where years before as a boy he was clerk for Brown & Arnold and for George H. Arnold. During these last seven years he has been very closely confined to his store and now he has secured a partner to share with him the responsibility and thereby secure a little rest.
Mr. Quick has been highly recommended to him, not only as a pharmacist, but also as an energetic, aggressive pushing business man and still further as a courteous and agreeable gentleman. The Port Jervis Gazette of July 1 says of him:
Mr. Benj. C. Quick, one of our most popular young men, and an experienced pharmacist of many years, has purchased a one-half interest in the old established pharmacy of W. J. Perkins in the thriving city of Cortland, N. Y., and will go there tomorrow to enter on his new field of work. Mr. Quick gave up a lucrative position in a leading pharmacy at Suffern, N. Y., for his Cortland venture which he feels is a move in the right direction. He is just the man to make the business a success, for added to his thorough knowledge of the compounding of drugs and long experience, he is always courteous and obliging, and has the faculty of making friends wherever his lot is cast. Mr. Quick is a member of an old and much respected family of this place, and a graduate of the Port Jervis High school, class of '90, prior to which he served four years in the drug business. He is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, class of '95\, and has held positions in New York and Philadelphia pharmacies, besides having an experience of eight years as clerk in Port Jervis drug stores. In the Spanish-American war be enlisted and was on the hospital staff serving in Porto Rico. He also served two years as tax collector of this town.
His many friends here wish him an abundant success in his new venture, and we congratulate the citizens of Cortland on the coming of such an excellent young man to their town.
BREVITIES.
—The Little York [bicycle] road race will be started from the Cortland House at 7 o'clock this evening.
—The drug stores of this city will be closed all day Friday, July 4, but will be open Thursday evening.
—The way freight trains on the Lackawanna leaving Cortland at 10 and 12:20 a. m., will not be run on July 4.
—Every tax on the city assessment roll of 1902 has been collected by the city Chamberlain. This is a remarkable record.
—The Fortnightly club will hold its annual picnic at the park on Wednesday, July 9. The husbands and gentlemen friends of the members are invited to tea.
—New display advertisements today are—Baker & Angell, Shoes, page 6; F. Daehler, Clothing, page 6; Corner grocery, Everything for the Fourth, page 6; C. F. Thompson, Strawberries, page 5; A. S. Burgess, Clothing, page 7.
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