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HANDKERCHIEFS
Especially adapted fm; Christinas presente, in Brocade Silk, Plain Silk, Embroid
ered Sdk Clear Lawn, Plain and Printed Embroidered, etc. Our stock of these good,
is unusually large and in great variety. Ladies and Gents Embroidered initial PURE
LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS for $3.00 per dozen, half dozen in a box
DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER 18, 1890.
OUR HALF PRTCE SALE.
All our French Pattern Hats; Ladies and Misses Camel’s Hair French Felt Hats*
Misses Ready-Made Suits; Ladies Extra Choice Pattern Suits, regular price $20 to $35.*
Ladies and Misses Jersey Waists. A small lot of our best KID GLOVES sliehtlv
soiled or spotted. All go at exactly HALF PRICE. ’ 6 1
CHOICE, BEST BRANDS OF PRINTS AT FIVE CENTS.
Notwithstanding this cold weather has stimulated the WRAP trade we will con
tinue to make reduced prices of any of our CLOAKS AND WRAPS for Ladies or
Children. Also a discount of one-third off from the price on FUR, BOA AND MUFF
SETS.
XxA.ZDXZEjS XT1STmEE/V"ZESTS 25 CENTS
Reductions in UNDERWEAR. We are determined not to carry over so large
stock of Underwear as we did last winter if LOW PRICES will move them.
IDOI-iI_iS X3sT GrIR/ELA.T VARIETY.
Bisque Heads with jointed Bodies; Bisque Heads with Kid Bodies, from 25
cents to $1.50.
MAKE THE GENTLEMEN PRESENTS.
We have Gents Kid, Dog Skin, Dressed Buck and Moca GLOVES in sizes from
7 to 9, at low prices. Also Four-in-Hand SCARFS at 50 Cents, worth $1.00. Also
a choice line of CUFF BUTTONS, etc.
J. A K1RVEN & CO.
STILL LBjlSLATIHG-
THE TWITTY BILL PASSED BY THE
* SENATE.
THE ZACHBY RESOLUTION BEACHES THE
SENATE—THE BBANCH COLLEGE
FIGHT RENEWED—MANY
LOCAL BILLS
PASSED.
HUNDREDS OF LADIES AND' GENTLEMEN
CROWD DAILY THE
MAMMOTH OUTFITTING STORE
OF
Chancellor & Pearce,
Purchasing Christmas Presents
Gloves to Please All.
Kid, Fur-Top, Dog
Skin, Fleece Lined, Drivers’
and Railroad, and any stjle, from 25c to
NECKWEAR
Suited to old and young, ladies and gen
tlemec. Mufflers, Initial Silk Handker
chiefs (50c to $1), Socks, etc.
5 Dozen Xmas Slippers
Will be opened today.
We sold more Fine
Slippers last Xmas
than any two houses.
This season we expect
to do better still. On
Men’s Fine Patent Leather, Calf, Kid and Kangaroo Shoes
we have no competition—simply do the business. Our close
prices and immense stock the secret. Note this fact and
examine the line.
CHANCELLOR & PEARCE.
Great reduction on Overcoats. They must be sold.
BIRMINGHAM’S BUDGET.
Birmingham, December 17.—[Special.]
C. C. McKinney, a white man, was arrest
ed by the United States authorities last
night because he had in his possession
bogus postal notes, said to have been
issued from the postoiiiee at New Decatur
by defaulting Postmaster Armistead.
The Phil Sehillinger Brewing Company
have taken out a permit to build another
$20,000 brewery, located at the corner of
Avenue E and Twenty-second street.
A division of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Conductors was organized here last
night by J. W. MartiD, of Toledo, O.,
assistant grand -chief conductor. The
officers are: W. H. Witherspool, chief
conductor; J. M. Taylor, assistant chief,
and J. M. Castello, secretary and treasurer.
A city ordinance has been enforced for
bidding the distribution of dodgers and
circulars in the streets.
George W. Jones, who killed Frank
Worthington in a bagnio row, has had a
hearing and been dismissed. It was a
case of self-defense, as Worthington shot
Jones first.
THE COAST GALE SWEPT.
Washington, December 17.—The gale
last night and today has done, and contin
ues to °do, much damage to the summer
resorts on the New Jersey coasts. The
surf has torn big gaps in the bluff at Long
Branch along Ocean avenue. At Asbury
Park it is tearing up the ocean board walk
and ripping the timber from the fishing
piers. At Atlantic City the meadows back
of the town are overflowed for miles, and
Baltic avenue is submerged at several
points, the houses ou both sid£s being sur
rounded with water. Wm. Bowker’s inlet
house and pavillion has been completely
demolished and washed out to sea. The
high tide is washing the ocean front, but
no damage has been reported.
BAD WEATHER.
Washington, December 17.—Owing to
the absence of reports the regular weather
forecast cannot be issued at the usual hour
by the signal office. A synopsis and gen
eral forecast show that a severe storm
developed on the South Carolina coast
yesterday, causing general and heavy rains
in the South Atlantic States, and snow and
rain in the lake region and Ohio valley.
Heavy Northeasterly, gales prevail on tne
Atlantic coast from Maine to North Caro
lina and will continue during the day.
Winds have shifted to the Northwest on
the South Atlantic coast, where the weather
will clear during the day. In the Gulf
States the weather is fair and high North
west winds will prevail on the coast.
THE CHICAGO MARKET.
Chicago, December 17.—There was a
slight improvement in the tone of the
wheat market when trading commenced.
The first sales .were at $1 for May, and the
market maintained its strength until it
closed, and the trading price as the bell
tapped was 100$, which was the highest
price of the day, with an easy tone. In
the corn pit about noon there was an in
quiry for December. No one appeared
to have any for sale, the buyers
being urgent, offered In quick
succession at 53, 53$, 54, 54$, 55 and 56c.,
before the orders, which apparently were
very pressing, could be filled. Meanwhile,
May had started at 53$c. to 53$ better than
it closed yesterday. The movement in
December stiffened it up and it rapidly
improved in price until 54$c. was paid aftd
prices did not after once passing 54e. get
below it again, and in the last few minutes
it made a further advance to 52$c. and
closed steady with buyers at 54|c.
Perhaps not over 50,000 bushels of corn
for December changed hands altogether,
but it produced a very yeasty effect. The
closing prices today is lc higher than the
corresponding time yesterday.
There was slight trade in oats, the clos
ing being $c higher.
Provisions started at about the prices of
the day before. The tendency was down
ward during the forenoon, but owing to
the strength developed in the
grain markets, there was a
rally later and prices for
pork showed an advance over those at cor
responding time the day before. Lard
and ribs were virtually unchanged from
yesterday’s prices, as trading ceased. The
heavy receipts ot hogs were a depressing
feature, and the price reported from the
yards was maintained at and below the
former low level.
FOBT APPOINTED BAILBOAD COMMIS
SIONER.
Atlanta, Ga.,December 17.—[Special.]
The Governor appointed Hon. Allen
Fort Railroad Commissioner to succeed
Irwin in October next. The term is for
six years.
HOTEL FIRE AT WAYCROS8.
Savannah, Ga., December 17.—At 10
o’clock tonight the Grand Central Hotel at
Waycross is burning. The fire started in
the kitchen, and ist hreatening to spread.
No further particulars are at hand.
ANOTHER SUSPENSION.
Wall Street, N. Y., Decemher 17.—
The suspension of Erastus E. Ford is an
nounced in the Stock Exchange. He had
no outstanding contracts.
Highest of all in Learning Power^-U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. U, 1889-
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Atlanta, December 17.—[Special.]—
The Twitty bill was passed by the Senate
this morning in its original shape, every
offered amendment, including the scale of
cheap fees authorized in the committee re
port, having been in turn rejected. The
text of the bill, which now only wants the
executive signature to become a law, is as
follows:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby en
acted by authority of the same, That from
and after the passage of this act, all obli
gations to pay attorneys fees upon any
note or other evidences of indebtedness, in
addition to the rate of interest specified
therein, where the principal does not ex
ceed one hundred dollars, is hereby declared
to be absolutely void, and no court shall
have power to enforce such contract and
agreement to pay such attorney fees, un
less a plea or pleas be filed by the defend
ant, and not sustained, and on all amounts
exceeding ($100) one hundred dollars and
not more than five hundred dollars, five
per cent, and on all amounts exceeding
five hundred dollars ('$) two and a half
per cent, bat in no case shall obligations
to pay attorney fees be binding unless
judgment is rendered.
The appropriations bill was taken up
and read by sections.
An amendment proposed by the finance
committee, adding to the paragraph ap
propriating $17,000 for the maintenance of
the deaf and dumb asylum, the provisions
that the sum named should cover the ex
pense of yearly visits to their homes, al
lowed the patients, was agreed to.
Then everything was adopted till the
branch college snag was struck.
Mr. Glenn and Mr. Nunnally opposed
the proposed appropriation for these insti-
stitutions.
The President, for the first time, ad
dressed the Senate at length, resigning the
chair to Mr. Walker, in order that he
might take up the cudgels in support of the
colleges.
His idea was that the branch colleges
did the masses more good than the univer
sity, and it would be better to kill the
mother than her useful offspring. The
amount asked for the support of the
branches was nothing as compared with
the enormous amounts appropriated to
normal schools.
He proposed to amend the college
clause by adding the provision that no
such institution be permitted to charge
more than $10 a year or $5 a term for tui
tion.
Mr. Irvine opposed the branches.
Mr. Zachry said his county had only one
student in them, and he, therefore, wanted
the money to go to common schools.
Mr. Hodges thought the university
should be sustained, and then the new
Girls’ Industrial school and the school of
technology; but as the branch colleges
were necessarily located only in certain
counties, he conceived that the rest
were unjustly discriminated against.
Mr. Culpepper favored the appropriations
for the five original branches, but was
obliged to draw the line on a round dozen.
Mr. LaFayette, also Messrs. Williams
and Calloway, wanted the colleges sup
ported. Mr. Calloway even going so far
as to favor the establishment of one in
each county.
Mr. Cabaniss bad hoped that the small
sum asked would have been cheerfully
given. Those who asked it for these in
stitutions for higher education had already
cheerfully subscribed what would amouut
to $1,200,000 for the common schools.
Mr. Lane advocated the retention of the
present branches, but thought no move
needful.
Adjourned till tonight.
The Senate adopted a resolution that its
morning session henceforth begin at 9
o’clock, and that afternoon sessions be
daily from 3 to 5.
House resolutions were concurred in to
appoint a committee to attend the next
university commencement, and inviting
ex-President Cleveland to attend the next
session Georgia Chatauqua.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House determined this morning not
to adjourn before Monday evening next.
The committee on business reported that
it was important that bills 269 and 270 be
taken up immediately. The report ends:
“The recommendations are based upon the
statements of urgency in the matter of a
large number of bills, the majority of
which are local in character.” This reso
lution was adopted.
The Zachrey resolution from the Senate
was read the first time in the House this
morning and referred to the House com
mittee on Western and Atlantic matters.
The first local bill taken up and passed,
was No. 285 by Goodwin, of Macon county,
erecting systems of public schools in Macon
county.
The following bills were passed:
Goodwin—Incorporating the Capital City
Land and Improvement Company of At
lanta.
McAfee, of Crawford county—Prohibit
ing the sale of liquor within three miles of
Macedonia church.
Montgomery, of Taylor county—Prohib
iting the sale of liquor within three miles
of Howard church.
Goodwin—Incorporating the Atlanta
Fuel and Gas Light Company.
Goodwin—Incorporating the Atlanta
Savings Bank.
Hooper, of Carroll—Prohibiting the sale
of liquor within five miles of New Lebanon
church.
Hardeman, of Wilkes—Creating Ninth
Regiment by incorporating the Greene
rifles, Piedmont rifles, Elbert rifles, Clarke
rifles, Dalton rifles and other commands.
McAfee, of Crawford county—Incorpor
ating the town of Roberta.
Moreton—Amending the act providing for
the funding of the bonded debt of Clarfce
county.
Calvin, of Richmond—Regulating the sale
of seed cotton.
Dennard, of Wilcox—Incorporating the
town of Cevilla, in Wilcox county.
Goodwin, of Fulton—Prescribing the
registration oath for voters in Fulton
county.
Tatum, of Dade—Incorporating the New
England City Loan and Banking Com
pany.
Tatum—Incorporating the town of New
England City.
Humphries, of Brooks—Amending the
charter of the town of Quitman.
Wells, of Banks—Incorporating the
Singleton Banking Company.
Barrett, of Pike—Incorporating the
new South Banking Company of Barnes-
vilie.
Mitchell, of Pike—That the town of
Molena have power to regulate the liquor
traffic.
The House was as chilly as Greenland’s
valleys, and a committee of three—Rob
erts, Broadnax and Lewis—was appointed
to inquire as to the chillness, which
drove the members to their overcoats and
to the eastern side of the capital where a few
open fires were burning. The winds were
whistling among the eaves and turrets of
the capitol like lost spirits. This commit
tee reported that the heater was out of
order. Several motions to adjourn were
voted down, but the temperature
continued to sink, and when Mr.
Sibley donned a great coat,
from the folds of which only bis blonde
moustache could be distinguished, the
House decided that a game of freezeout
was being sprung on them, and retired.
Some filibustering was indulged in, but the
speeches were lost in the audible teeth-
chatter that went around.
A BIG DELEGATION.
THE SOUTHERN INTER-STATE IMMIGRA
TION CONVENTION IN SESSION.
Asheville, N. C., December 17.—A
blinding snow storm prevailed here all .last
night and this morning.
Three hundred and fifty delegates, repre
senting every section of the South were
present at the opening of the Southern
Inter-State Immigration convention. The
body was called to order by N. J. S. John
son, of Texas. Hon. R. B. Vance, of
Asheville, was chosen temporary chair
man, and welcomed the convention to the
State of North Carolina. Capt. Nat At
kinson delivered an address of welcome on
behalf of the city of Asheville, and Gov
ernor Fowle welcomed the convention in
behalf of the State of North Carolina.
James Lyons, of Virginia, delivered the
response on behalf of the convention.
The committee on permanent organiza
tion made the following report for perma
nent officers of the convention: Hon.
Bryant, of Tennessee, permanent Presi
dent; D. H. Elliot, of Florida, permanent
secretary; D. C. Garlmgton, of South
Carolina, and Mr. Wilcox, of Georgia,
assistant secretaries; F. N. Waddeil, of
Ashville, sergeant-at-arms, the vice-presi
dent to be elected by each State in the
convention.
The convention adjourned at 6 o’clock
till t tmorrow mcrning at 10 o’clock.
The storm which is still raging, renders
the transmission of news almost impos
sible.
FIRE IN MONTGOMERY.
TWO FIREMEN INJURED—LOSS COVEBED
BY INSURANCE.
Montgomery, December 17.—[Special.]
About 8:30 this morning fire was discov
ered in the roof of the store on north
Court street occupied by Messrs. A. M.-
Kennedy & Son, as a shipping department
on the lower floor and for the storage of
wall paper on the upper floor.
The fire department answered promptly,
and, notwithstanding the fact that the
weather was very cold, the men were soon
at work on the building with several
streams of water. The fire being between
the ceiling and the roof it was very hard to
get at, and it required more than an hour’s
hard work to get it under control.
The damage to Messrs. Kennedy & Son’s
stock of wall paper is estimated to be about
$3000, which is fully covered by insur
ance.
During the fire a ladder fell with Mr.
Henry Daniels, a member of Lomax No. 4,
throwing him to the ground. He was
stunned by the fall, and when picked up
was removed to Mr. J. D. Burke’s drug
store, where it was ascertained that he was
only slightly injured. Another accident
was sustained by Mr. W. H. Kelly, first
assistant engineer, who was struck on the
bead by a brick which fell from the parapet
wall inflicting a scalp wound about four
inches long.
PARTISAN MALIGNITY.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS STILL
PRESSING THE FORCE BILL.
WILLING TO WRECK THE COUNTRY FOB
ITS PASSAGE—THE BBAPPOK-
TIONMENT BILL DISCUSSED.
OBJECTIONS TO IT.
THE SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
AN IMPORTANT GATHERING—WHO ABE ON
THE COMMITTEES.
Macon, Ga., December 17.—[Special.]
The South Georgia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal|Church, South, met in
Mulberry street church today at 9 o’clock,
Bishop A. G. Haygood, presiding.
This session is one of great importance.
All the boards and committees are re
organized for the next four years. From
Columbus,G. J. Peacock is on the commit
tee on education, A. M. Brannon on con
ference collections, N. P. Banks on the
orphan’s home, and A. M. Williams on
missions.
The morning was taken up in routine
reports. Quite a number were received
by transfer, among them Dr. J, R. Mc-
Flinn from Chattanooga, J. A. Thompson
from Anniston, A. J. Jarrall from La-
Grange, J. B. Johnston, O. A? Thomer,
W. P. Reicen, J. W. Foy, from North
Georgia; C. W. Lum, T. B. Reams, from
Texas; J. A. Harmon, from California.
Five new men applied for membership:
G. A. Weathers from Guyton, B. F- Bate
man from Perry, M. F. Beals from Savan
nah, G. P. Ponelle from Jessup, and R.
M. Allison from Marion.
The many friends of Messrs. J. G. Har
rison and C. E. Crawley, who are detained
at home by sickness, regretted their ab
sence and the cause of it.
A STORM IN NEW YORK.
DAMAGE BY
HIGH TIDE AND THE
GALE.
New York, December 17.—The top of
Daly’s theater, at Third street and Broad
way, and two lamps in front of the theater,
were blown down by a high wind today.
One man was injured and taken to the
hospital. One of the iron smokestacks
on the postoffice building, connecting with
the boiler chimney, was blown down this
afternoon and went crashing through the
glass ceiling over the mailing room, injuring
quite severely John J. Mahoney, a letter
carrier. One other employe was slightly
hurt. The storm today has seriously in-
terferred with river ane harbor business.
Several canal and smaller boats sunk at
the piers in both North and East rivers,
and the high tide and the gale have com
bined to make it difficult for ferry boats to
run into their slips safely. The Liberty
Island boat is not running today. Many
of the outgoing passenger steamers which
were to have sailed today are at anchor in
the lower harbor.
IN TENNESSEE.
Knoxville, December 17.—The snow,
which began falling in this section yester
day, has continued to fall with more or
less constancy ever since. Upper East
Tennessee has from four to eight inches of
snow on the ground. The mountains,
thirty miles North of here, are covered to
about the same depth, and the mountains
along the Tennessee and North Carolina
border have from six inches to two feet of
snow. None of the Norfolk and Western
trains reached Bristol on time today, and
reports received here state that that road
is buried in from one to three feet of snow.
In Southwest Virginia the snow has
drifted badly, and is said to be very heavy
about Marion. There is very little snow
on the ground here, but it was still falling
tonight. Snow has fallen today south and
west of Knoxville, but has melted, as the
ground was not frozen and the weather is
very warm.
SNOW DOES MUCH DAMAGE.
Roanoke, Va., December 17.—The
roof of the blacksmith shop of the Roanoke
Machine Works fell in under the heavy
weight of snow at 2 o’clock this morning.
One man of the night force was killed and
eight seriously injured. The damage to
the building and machinery is estimated at
$100,000, uninsured. Work will be re
sumed at an early day. It is the heaviest
snow storm for years. Over two feet of
snow has fallen, and the storm continues.
SILVER SOLD.
Washington, December 17. — The
amount of silver offeied for sale to the
treasury department today was 657,000
ounces, and the amount purchased was
210,000 ounces, at 107$Jto 108$. The
director of the mint, today announced hav
ing purchased the full amount of silver
authorized by law for the current month.
No farther purchases will be made until
January 3,1891.
Washington, December 17.—The Sen
ate resumed consideration of the election
bill and Dolph continued his speech in
favor of the bill.
Hoar asked unanimous consent that
Friday next, at 3 p. m., debate on the
election bill should be considered as closed.
This was met by a chorus of objections
from the Democrats.
Hoar—“I would like to inquire what
Senator objected?”
Cockrell—“I did, for one.”
Hoar—“Will the Senator agree upon a
time?”
Cockrell—“Not now.”
The Senate resumed consideration of
the elections bill.
Dolph, continuing his speech of yester
day: None of the provisions of the bill,
he said, were objectionable to him as
transcending the power of Congress. Some
of its provisions, he thought, might be im
proved, but he had not felt justified in of
fering amendments. His principal criti
cism of it was that., under section 2, the
law olny to be put into operation on
presentation of petitions signed by persons
claiming to be citizens of the United
States judging from what occurred at
the South, the killing, beating or driving
from the country of both white and black
Republicans, that provision would be in
operative, because the petitioners would
be in such emmient peril as to prevent
colored men bringing such petitions.
Morgan took the floor and quoted a
clause from the constitution of Oregon,
restricting suffrage to white citizens, and
a section from the statutes of that State,
prohibiting intermarriage of whites and
negroes, Indians or Chinese, and he closed
with an exclamation against hypocrisy.
Gibson gave notice of an amendment
that nothing in the bill should authorize
interference with elections for State offi
cers, legislative, executive or judicial.
Kenna then took the floor and resumed
his argument against the elections bill. He
denounced John I. Davenport as a man
who had haunted the capitoj for weeks
and months, by day and by night,and whose
presence had poisoned the atmosphere
which surrounded the Senate and yet, he
said, the declared and acknowledged pol
icy of the bill was to bestow a life office on
a man who, by a stroke of his pen, could
arrest a thousand freemen, or a man who
by his single will could turn half of the city
of New York into bastiles. He said he
would offer an amendment placing the
appointment of election officers under civil
service rules.
Reagan next addressed the Senate in op
position to the bill. He said that he had
already given notice of twenty-seven
amendments which he proposed to offer
when the bill came up for consideration by
sections.
He argued that the vast machinery of
partisan mercenaries provided by the bill
would do more to debauch voters, corrupt
the ballot and defeat the will of the people
than had ever been done at elections held
by State officers under State laws.
The great calamities that would follow
its enactment would be understood and ap
preciated by all who had experienced the
horrows of reconstruction.
Butler was the n°xt Senator to speak
against the bilL It was framed he said,
on a distrust of the people. It was a slap
in the face of every State-in the Union.
No other construction or interpretation
could be put upon its provisions. Every
line and syllable of it was founded on the
theory and assumption that the people
were unfit to send their Representatives to
Congress under election laws of their own
making. No apologist or advocate of the
bill could find any other just or reasonable
ground on which to stand. He believed
that two-thirds of the Senators on the Re
publican side, and all on the Democratic
side, disapproved of such legislation, and
looked upon it as unnecessary and mischiev
ous, and, he trusted, that at the proper
time they would put the seal
of their condemnation upon it. He appre
ciated the force of the suggestion that some
remedy should be found for the difficulties
and troubles at elections, and his remedy
was to allow the people to correct them.
They were correcting them. Ballot reform
was being agitated in every State of the
union. The people were becoming alive
to it every vhere, and in their own good
time they would carry their point without
the aid of Congress. Referring to Fi ye’s
speech, last week, which he called “A
Tirade,” he notified the Senator from Maine
that the game of bayonets, in which that
Senator had 'aken no part while the war
was going or-, had ceased long ago, and he
asked him to restrain his martial fury and
to get home to his own State of Maine and
help along ballot reform, and moral reform
and social and religious reform. In talk
ing of gayonets, in connection with purity
of elections, the Senator from Maine had
written himself down a very Bouibon of
Bourbons. The Senator had allowed his
hatred of Democrats and bis party zeal to
drive him into extravagancy that would be
farcical, if indulged in under other circum
stances. He (Butler) should feel inclined
to question the soundness of the Sena
tor’s mind if he believed be
meant what he said. The Senator who
entertained such an estimate of others,
solely because he differed with them in
opinion, disclosed bigotry and intolerance
which absolutely disqualified him from sit
ting in judgment upon any measure affect
ing his political adversaries. Passing ou
to the discussion of the bill, Butler denied
that the framers of the Government had
ever intended to establish the rule
of the majority. An unbridled major
ity he declired to be despotism.
It had many of the qualities of a mob and
none of the restraints of individual re
sponsibility. It was the constitution and
laws that should prevail. So to claim
that the majority should rule by reason of
superiority of numbers was to claim that a
despot might usurp the place of an assem
bly of the representatives of the people
controlled by limitations of the constitu
tion and law. Coming to a discussion of
political affairs in t.he South, Butler read
an interview with Jay Gould, pub
lished in the New York Sun, in
which Gould expressed himself in
favor of leaving the Southern
States alone, and letting the white men
there handle the African problem, and
said that all would be better off if poli
ticians would stop playing the African
against the Anglo-Saxon. These were
practicable and sensible opinions, and
Butler commended them to the Senators
on the other side. His own belief
was that if the colored man of the
South had been left alone by designing
villians be would have worked out his des
tiny on lines of safety and progress. But
it required a life time to eradicate the poi
son instilled by one instant’s stroke of the
deadly fang, and it would require genera
tion on generation to remove the politi
cal poison instilled in the colored people
daring the reconstruction period. The
colored man bad been made a football of
by demagogues and politicians, and every
body should pray that be might be with
drawn from political controverses and
conflicts. He (Bntler) opposed the pend
ing bill because he believed that it would
work mischief, that it was unconstitu
tional, and that it would not accomplish
the results claimed for it.
Coke obtained the floor at 5 o’clock and
suggested that be would prefer not to go
on at so late an hour.
Hoar again endeavored to extract from
the Democratic Senators the mention of
some specific time—any time, no matter
when—for taking a vote on the pending
bill.
Gorman remarked that the Senate was
only on the threshold of debate on the
bilk There were quite a number of Sena
tors on both sides of the Senate who
desired to speak upon it. It had been ex
pected, however, that withiu a day or two,
important financial measures would be
brought before the Senate and he supposed
that then the Senator from Massachusetts
himself would move to postpone the elec
tions bill.
Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, December 17.—The jour
nal having been read, Cummings, of New
York, raised a point of order that there
was no quorum present. It being evident
that the point was well taken, McKinley
demanded and the House ordered the yeas
and nays on the approval of the journal
The journal was approved—yeas 196, nays
2—and the debate continued on the ap
portionment bill.
Flower presented the claims of the city
of New York for a recount. He detailed
the efforts of that city to secure its dues
before the Interior Department. These
efforts had failed, and today New York
came before Congress asking for her
rights.
Rogers, of Arkansas, spoke against the
injustice which he claimed was done to
the States of Arkansas, Minnesota and
New York.
Mr. Washington, of Tennessee, while
advocating the bill thought that a recount
slionld be accorded to New York. He
believed that this recount should be
granted, though he conceded that in the
main, the census of 1890 had been as fair
as any census could be.
Allen, of Mississippi, believed that it
was a mistake to increase the membership
of the house. He further believed that
the bill was called up at an inopportune
time. Instead of extending the time in
consideration of this measure Congress
should be looking out for the financial
interests of the country.
O’Neall, of Indiana, based his objection
to the bill on the ground that under it the
Democratic States would lose three Repre
sentatives.
O’Farrell, of Virginia, expressed his be
lief that the bill was fair, just, and free of
any charge of partisanship. He would,
however,-.vote for the McRae amendment,
because he believes that Arkusas, Minne
sota and New York were entitled to an
extra representative.
Tillman spoke in favor of the bill,
(thouga he would prefer 600 members in
the House and 300 in the Senate), he be
lieved that the last census had
been as fairly taken as any other. He
was a Democrat, an emphatic Democrat,
but thank God, he was a man capable of
being just to every man differing from him
in politics or religion. Mr. Porter had a
character to lose and a reputation to pre
serve, though without a doubt injustice
had been done here and there. Taking
the census as a whole it was as fair as any
census ever held. Tillman then proceeded
to give his reason for desiring an increased
representation, believing as he did, that it
was to the interest of the people that their
representatives should be brought nearer
to them. Before long people would
not only have an increased representation
and more money, but the imposition
of an income tax. Had the people been
fully and fairly represented in 1870 the in
come tax would not have b4en repealed,
and the tax on sugar would not have been
imposed. The inutterings of the Farmers'
Alliance in the South and West meant
that henceforth the people should have not
only more representation and more money,
but less taxation on the poor and an in
come tax on the rich. He warned the gentle
men who represented corporate power to
prepare for the battle, for it was coming.
Blount spoke in support of the measure.
He had agreed to the number of 356, be
lieving it to be the number most likely to
meet with the approval of the House, and
which would retain to every Stale at least
its present representation.
After further brief speeches by McKen
na, Walker, Bro3ius, Sherman, Morse and
others, the previous question was consid
ered as ordered, and the first vote taken
was on McRae’s amendment, increasing
the representation to 359. Lost—113 to
145.
The question then recurred on Flower’s
amendment, giving New York thirty-five
Representatives. To this Washington, of
Tennessee, contended that he had offered
a substitute providing for a reconnt of the
city and county of New York. If the re
count shall show an error in the present
census count, and result in addition to
that census of a moiety of basis of appor
tionment fixed by the bill, the representa
tion of New York shall be thirty-five.
This amendment was lost—123 to 148.
Flower’s amendment was then with
drawn and the bill was passed—176 to 82.
The House then adjourned.
PROPOSED
FINANCIAL
TION.
LEGISLA-
HOW THE REPUBLICANS EXPECT TO RE
LIEVE TJIE COUNTRY.
Washington, December 17.—The third
caucus of the Republican Senators on the
state of business was held tonight and re
sulted in an agreement. The basis was
the adoption of the financial scheme
reported by the caucus committee with the
exception of the 2 per cent bond project,
which was eleminated. So the measures
wiil provide for the purchase of $12,000,-
000 of ’ silver bullion surplus,
a reduction of the compulsary require
ment of bond deposits by national
banks, the extension of the national bank
circulation*,to the full amount of their
bond deposits, the replacement of the de
ficiency in the national bank circulation
below $180,000,000 by treasury notes,
based on silver bullion purchases, provis
ion for free coinage when silver is main
tained at par for one year, provision for a
charge on the conversion of gold coin into
bars, and the recoinage of subsidiary sil
ver coins. This increase wa3 not satis
factory in every detail to all
the Senators. but was accepted
as the best possible compromise. The
measure was recommitted to the caucus
committee with instructions to perfect it
in form and give it over to the finance
committee, which will report it to the
Senate at an e irly day. The caucus also
instructed the committee on roles to pro
pose and report through Chairman Aid-
rich a cleture rule. It is understood that
it will be framed on the lines of the role
proposed last session by Senator Hoar,
and will provide for ordering
the previous question on any pending
proposition after a reasonable time allow
ed for debate. This rule is not to be re
ported nntil the financial bill has been
presented to the Senate by the finance com
mittee. No provision was made for the
adoption of extraordinary measures to se
cure action by the' Senate upon the pro
posed new rule, and future developments
are expected to shape the policy of the ma
jority in that respect. While the finan
cial bill is in process of construction, de
bate on the elections bill is expected to
continue. The friends of this measure
were satisfied with the program agreed
noon, as they thought they saw m the pro
posed new cloture rale means of securing
final action upon their favorite bill.
STILL IS SUSPENSE.
THE BAIL QUESTION NOW WITH
JUDGE FORT.
HIS DECISION RESERVED—THE CONCLU
DING ARGUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES.
THE COLUMBUS PARTY RE
TURNS—NOTES.
Americus, December 17.—[Special.]—
The public interest in the habeas corpus
proceedings was undiminished today. When
the hearing was resumed this morning at
8:30 o’clock quite a crowd had assembled
in the coart room. There were only two
speeches yet to be made, one by Colonel
McNeill in conclusion for the prisoners,
and that of Solicitor-General Carson for
the State. And both of these were strong
arguments in which the respective posi
tions. of the two sides were well
sustained. Both commanded the in
tense interest of the prisoners and
others who have a personal interest-
in the case and the result, for it was evi
dent that the end of the long hearing was
near at hand, and the court, in the exer
cise of his legal discretion, would soon
render a decision which would restore the
prisoners to liberty or remand them to
jail.
M’NEILL’S ARGUMENT.
Col. McNeill, in behalf of the prisoners,
first held the attention of the court. So
far in the proceedings he has had but little
to say, but he has been watchful of every
development, alert at every point, and
the importance of his connection
with the case was indicated by
the frequency with which he was consult
ed by his colleagues. Col. McNeill entered
into an elaborate argument in support of
the plea and theory ot' self-defense set up
by the prisoners. He discussed at some
length the question of the fear which must
be entertained by one assaulted which
would justify a man in taking the life of
another. He referred to certain discrepan
cies in the testimony of the witnesses for
the State, charging some of them with
reckless statements, although not imputing
perjury to any one of them. In
answer to the statement of coun
sel that Dawson was cowardly
attacked from the rear, he declared that
the evidence showed that there was no
wound on Dawson’s back, but that every
wound was in front. A number of the
witnesses for the State testified that Daw
son had fired but two shots. Mayor Dozier,
however, an important witness for the
State, testified that Dawson fired three
shots, and it was a fact that three cham
bers of Dawson’s pistol had been dis
charged. It might have been that one of
these three shots was the first pistol shot
fired in that unfortunate difficulty. That
difficulty, he argued, was unex
pected by the defendants, as
they had no idea of meeting
Dawson, and they had been forced to act.
Mr. McNeill contended that there was
only one question in the pending issue,
viz: Whether the acceptance of bail for
the prisoners would make certain their ap
pearance for trial, and that, under the law
wa3 a matter purely and entirely in the dis
cretion of the judge. From the evidence
submitted, the court could not have the
slightest doubt that, if admitted to bail,
they would come to trial. There was
nothing in the testimony that warranted a
doubt of it. And for the matter of giving
bail, while the prisoners were not men of
wealth, yet such was their charac
ter and standing at home, such
the confidence reposed in them by their
neighbors and fellow-citizens in Co'umbus,
that they would be able to give any rea
sonable bail which His Honor might as
sess. He believed, from the evidence, that
it was a proper case for the exercise of the
discretion which the law vested in the
Judge,
Col. McNeill’s speech was quite an able
legal argument, well delivered, and was
declared by those who heard it as one of
the best made on either side.
NO. 311.
ever, that he would render his decision
tomorrow afternoon. He has given no in
timation whatever as to what wonld be
the result.
The entire Columbus party took the
evening train for home. There is great
interest here as to what Judge Fort’s de
cision will be.
NOTES.
The Columbus delegation have been well
treated by the people of Americus. They
registered about tbirtv-five at the Allen
House, and other guests, with whom the
hotel whs already filled, complained a little
of being crowded. This goes to show thst
Columbus requires a great deal of room
when she goes abroad.
Judge Fort presided over the habeas
corpus case with a fairness and ability that
challenged the approval of both sides. Not
withstanding the length of the proceedings
his Honor’s patience was never exhausted
nor his temper ruffled.
Where the arguments were so lengthy
and elaborate, it was impossible for the
Enquirer-Sun to give more than an out
line of them, bnt the Columbus bar well
sustained the high reputation which it
enjoys at home and abroad.
The new Sumter court house is
an ornament to the city and a credit to
the county. It is a splendid building, and
the court room is handsome and well
arranged. It is, however, sadly defective
in the important matters of lighting and
heating. The grand jury yesterday recom
mended that the county commissioners
take immediate steps to correct these
defects, a recommendation which
the court vigorously endorsed.
Judge Fort, stated today, while
everybody was suffering from the chilly
atmosphere, that he was not particularly
fond of holding an open-air court, and di
rt cted the .sheriff to break that piece of
information to the County Commissioners.
Col. Carey Thornton surprised his
Americus friends, who knew of his long
illness, by his physical strength and the
vigor of his argument. His speech last
night was the first extended argument he
has attempted since he was taken sick,
and the “old war horse” was congratu
lated ou all sides.
The appointment of Judge Fort as a
member of the Railroad Commission gives
universal satisfaction here. Indeed, the
whole community is rejoicing over it. The
appointment wiil create a vacancy ou the
bench of this circuit, and the campaign
for it has already opened. Among the
names already mentioned are Judge Fish
of Oglethorp, Col. Eugene Hawkins, ex-
Senator Hawkes, Hon. Edgar Simmons,
Solicitor General Hudson, and others of
the Americus bar.
NOTES ABOUT EVERYTHING.
TRAINS BLOCKED.
Staunton, Va., December 17.—The
snow ceased this afternoon after a fail of
three feet, which was followed by rain.
All trains are blocked.
LITTLE ITEMS OF PERSONAL AND GEN
ERAL INTEREST.
—Dr. George W. Bailey conducted the
prayer meeting at St. Luke church last
night.
-The steamer W. D. Ellis, which
reached her wharf at a late hour Tuesday
night, brought a large miscellaneous freight
and 197 bales of cotton.
—Messrs. J. H. Tucker and F. M.
Knowles are the candidates for Mayor of
Girard. Mr. C. W. Fields is one of the
candidates for Aldermen.
—The present weather is just what the
farmers have been wanting for several
weeks. It will enable them to save all of
their meat, if it continues cold a few days
longer.
—Yesterday Judge Martin appointed
John F. Flournoy co-receiver with Louis
Buhler in the matter of the failure of Mr.
J. H. Gabriel, which was announced sev
eral days ago.
—The bazaar, at No. 1007 Broad street,
atti acted another large crowd last night in
spite of the cold and disagreeable weather.
The bazaar is a very attractive place, and
is proving a splendid success. It will be
kept open the remainder of the week.
-The name of Capt. W. R. Moore is
being prominently mentioned in connec
tion with the vacant aldermanic place in
the Fifth ward. It is believed by many
that, if Capt. Moore runs, be will have no
opposition.
—The late train from Americus* last
night brought the party that went to that
place to attend the habeas corpus proceed
ings in the case against the Howards and
Bickerstaff. The party was about thirty-
five strong, including the three defend
ants.
—Among the callers at the Enquirer-
Sun office yesterday, was Mr. J. H.
Crowell, advance representative of T. H.
French’s “Little Lord Fauntleroy” Com
pany. This company will play at Springer
Opera House next Wednesday evening,
Christmas eve night, and is likely to
attract a large and appreciative audience.
—A good deal of interest is felt in the
appointment of the standing committees of
the City Council. The Mayor generally
devotes a good deal of time to this matter,
as it is a very important one. The com
mittees will probably be announced at the
first regular meeting of Council in Jan
uary.
—Chick Niles, the old reliable, of that
old reliable paper, the Columbus Enqui
rer-Sun, is in the city sending fall re
ports of the habeas corpus proceedings to
liis paper. Chick cannot be downed, and
is as popular as be is efficient. He has
lots of friends in Americus who delight to
have him with them.—Americus Recorder.
— There was a still alarm of fire about
9:30 o’clock yesterday morning, caused by
the discovery of a blaze on an addition at
the rear of Harmony Circle building.
Chief Burrus responded promptly to the
call with No. 1 Hook and Ladder and
Stonewall No. 4. The first two compa
nies were in service, and extinguished the
flames before any damage had been done.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
—It is understood that there will be
quite a large number of applicants for
places on the police force. The appoint
ment of privates is made by the police
committee and ratified by Council. A
chief and lieutenants have already been
chosen, but the department will not be re
organized until a new police committee is
appointed and gets to work.
—The “Idler” of the Atlanta Journal
says: “Talking with Mr. Henry, of the
Macon Telegraph, yesterday about a new
paper started recently in a Georgia town,I
asked: “Will it be a go?” “Can’t tell.”
“But he is a good newspaper man ain’t
he?” “Oh yes, bnt it takes a good busi
ness man to make a success of a news
paper. Yon can hire ail the geniuses you
want at $20 a week.” That was a bright
remark bringing with it sense.”
—The Birmingham News says: D. D.
Curran, superintendent of the Savannah
and Western division of the Central rail
road of Georgia, with headquarters in
Columbus, is in the city. Mr. Curran says
his visit is for no special purpose, except
to look after the coal supply for his road.
He apprehends no shortage of coal for rail
road purposes. There is no more popular
railroad officials in Alabama or Georgia
than Superintendent Curran. He has the
supreme confidence and most profound
respect of every man of his road. His suc
cess in handling the Savannah and Western
has been simply wonderful.
THE SOLICITOR GENERAL HEARD FROM.
The argument of Solicitor-General Car-
son for the State, which came next, con
cluded the hearing. TheSolicitor-General
acquitted himself with marked ability, and
exhibited a thorough knowledge of the
case in all its details. His argument was
clear and forcible, and at times eloquent.
He said in the outset that he would not
occupy more time than was necessary, as
the case had been ably argued already on
both sides. He thought tin re were only
two things to be considered by the court in
making up the decision. First. Was the
crime charged, murder ? Second. If mur
der, was it a proper case for bail ?
Mr. Carson then reviewed the evidence
to show that, beyond a doubt, the crime
was murder, and cold-blooded murder.
He said he did not make it murder, but
that the evidence before the court made it
murder. In all fairness, he said, if the
evidence was before twelve jurors of Sum
ter county, and they hail rendered a ver
dict of guilty, would the court disturb it?
If he would not, then under the
rule it would not be bailable. By
the own statement of the prisoners,
accepting it as true, it was murder. Here
Mr. Carson went over the statements oi
the prisoners made at the commitment
trial. On the question of conspiracy,
about which the court asked furtiier argu
ment, Mr. Carson recurred to the move
ments of the prisoners on the day of the
tragedy—their being upon the grounds
together, and all armed. One of the How
ards, it was stated, had never
been known to carry a pistol before.
The fact of their being armed and together,
prior to the tragedy, taken in connection
with their subsequent act,made out the con
spiracy. But, as to Bickerstaff, it was
contended that he was not with the How
ards when they attacked Dawson. It
would not have mattered if he had been at
home. But he joined in the attack with a
deadly weapon, and even if conspiracy was
not proved, it showed a common intent to
to murder, and he was equally guilty.
The Solicitor then argued that if the
crime was murder, and such a case as that
the court would not disturb a verdict of
guilty based on the evidence, bail should be
refused. The judge must exercise a
sound and judicial discretion. This is not
the discretion of an ordinary mind, but a
judicial mind, the mind of a judge who
knows, not only equity, but the law, and
his decision must be reached by the rules
laid down, which- have been argued at
length.
Judge Fort—“Suppose the proof is plain
and the presumption great, of murder, but
the court is satisfied that the prisoners, if
bailed, would appear for trial?”
Mr. Carson answered that that would not
take it out of the rule, and no weight
would be given it. “All that a man hath
will he give for his life,” and no one could
say absolutely what the prisoners would do.
He contended that the defense bad
planted themselves on the naked discre
tion of the court and had not appealed to
its judicial discretion. They must show
some law or precedent to influence his
legal discretion, and that they had not
done. It was of course an unpleasant
proceeding. He agreed with Col. Saro-
ford, who said he would be glad if it was
so that the prisoners could be bailed. That
was the expression of a noble, true man,
and he knew Col. Samfonl was sincere in
saying it. He (Carson) wished to God
that the tragedy had not occurred, and
that the prisoners were not in this troQble. snow storm in Virginia.
But they were here by their own acw, and n....... - „ _
the law must take its course. Member H -There
was a heavy snow storm last eight aod to-
the decision beserved. day throughout this section. In Patrick
At the conclnsion of Mr. Carson’s argu- county the snow is eighteen inches deep,
ment, Judge Fort took the papers and re- and the track of the Danviile and New
served his decision. He said he would ! River railroad is so badly blocked that
not announce it today, and, perhaps, not: trains cannot run from Patrick Court
tomorrow. He said this afternoon, how- [ House.