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4 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.