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SEN ATOR MORGAN’S LOGIC
THE PRESIDENT’S COURSE
WELL DEPENDED.
Washington's Participation in the Ex
ecutive Scanlons of the Senate — A Hy
pothetical Question to Illustrate the
Stand Assumed by the senate Ihe
Failure to Confirm Unjustifiable.
\Y as KINGTON, March 24.— 1n the Senate
(o-Uav Mr. Logan’s bill, to increase the
number of enlisted men in the army, was
ai:ain discussed until it was displaced at
2 o’clock by the Judiciary Committee
resolutions on Attorney General Garland.
Mr. Morgan took the floor in opposition to
the majority report. lie entered upon an
exhaustive analysis of the question, not
only as it effected the immediate case un
der consideration, but the mutual rela
tions generally of the Executive and
henate. In the course ot his remarks he
instanced a case In which President
Washington had once come and sat in
executive session with the Senators. The
President had still, under the rules of the
Senate, a right to sit with the Senators in
i xecutive session. Suppose, Air. Morgan
said, that I’iesident Cleveland should
come and so sit with the Senate.
POSSIBILITIES OF QUESTIONING.
What questions could we ask him?
/ nuld we compel him to answer questions
that we could uot compel a Senator to
answer? Could we compel a Senator to
answer such a question as this? “Have
you in your custody a paper sent you by
any person addressed to you as a
senator of the United Stales that
relates to the conduct m office
of A B who was suspended or removed
hy t'.'.a President? If so produce it.”
The '-tie pttoeiiforce the rule that would
permit such a question, Mr. Morgan said,
would either fill the jails with Senators
after exhausting the power of habeas cor
pus, or would bring about a dissolution of
senate by reason of the cause suggested
hy Mr. Webster (failure of the Senators to
meet for the performance of their func
tions).
WHERE IT WOULD END.
If the President weie asked such a
question, and he should reply that be
must decline to answer because not
hound to do so, and believing it against
public interest, there it would have to
end. The pretended object in the present
ease was to expose the papers in the
Duskin matter; yet if the Attorney Gen
eral should send here any papers on tile
against Mr. Duskin, the Senate would im
mediately elose iis doors and keep the
people from seeing them. “I am a firm
friend of executive sessions,” Mr. Morgan
continued, “because the satety, decency,
and peace of society requires tnat very
much that we are compelled to ascertain
and discuss about men should never be
heard In the public deliberations of the
Senate of the United States.”
AN UNWELCOME DUTY.
It Is an unwelcome and often trying
and disgusting duty that we must per
form in hearing accusations of crime and
mraoralities against men in office r seek
ing office. Our methods of trial are en
tirely ex pane. The evidence we bear is
almost exclusively second-hand, or hear
say, and often malice in its most vicious
form lurks in the darkness ot this cham
ber in order to defame the innocent, ll
we snould open the doors and hear accu
sations we would oftentimes consign a
man to infamy by prejudgment or force
a court to try him’ w ith the judgment of
the Senate against him on an ex parte
bearing.
A CRUEL DECREE.
it would be a cruel decree against pub
lic peace, against private character and
common decency to uncover to the world
weal must he uncovered to the Senate in
the performance of tbe duty given us by
the constitution which we are sworn to
support. “Let us not,” continued Air.
Morgan, “perlorm those disagreeable du
ties in open session. If we must perlorm
it let us draw around it a veil of seclusion
or the benefit, net of the Senate but for
he benefit oi the peace, welfare and
iecency of the country.”
Referring to the determination of the
majority not to confirm nominations
•vlien papers about suspensions are not
finished, Air. Morgan said the Senate
might as well in a fit of passion declare at
m end all intercourse with the President.
The attitude of the Senate could not be
justified.
THE POWER TO OBSTRUCT.
The Senate, Mr. Morgan said, had no
power to prevent the President from per
■nning his constitutional duty. It could
reject his nominations if it thought lit,
but could do no more. Whatever the
•’resident might do it was the duty of the
'enaie to lulfill the functions marked out
i"r it hy ibeconstitution. The Senate was
■it no position to assert that the President
id not done his duty. If it could
mit show that the conduct ot the
’resident in some way conflicted with
lie powers of toe Senate that should
einl the controversy. Ait 1 . Morgan wished j
the country to understand that wbeu the j
'■ uate should hereafter be in secret ses- I
’ ion and could uot keep this government j
in due course of action and ministries it
v as because the Republican majority
"euld not permit it. They were trying to
-el reason* for tbe President's action—
-omt-tning with wbicn they bad nottilug
ln do, und tbe people recognized the faot,
'uougfi it was enueavorfed ingeniously to
"over it up.
I hr SINAI k\s CLOWNISH NKH3.
II the country coulil be expected to re
**ru w ith amuseinent anything (tone by
’ue the people would certainly
;* U K“ *1 tbe/uw ,i<i* made hv the Senate
:n tins luatier. Mr. Morgan discussed at
i-fime length the questionot constitutional
• ihuts on the President's powers to snow
that they did not ailed bis power of re
noT*l. ®nd that nis discretion In tool re- j
sheet was absolute. That It was purely an
V'ctnlvpfunction, Mr. Morgan sald.wns
. " o tbo plain lact that It implied the
' xerdae of force when that was necessary
> dispossess an objectionable oQlcenold
-11 was not to lie supposed that tbs
itution gave Congress power of itu- ■
*i" hinent by a two-tj.rds vole If that ;
bower could be assorted by a mere mo-I
' ;n'y ol one bouse as w as substantlallv
1 mp ted In this instance. If the Ilcpub
‘r - position n< now correct the pen
'J' m order to effect a change of admiuis
, suon would not only have to eb ot a
r '"blent, but also wait tilt tbe change
i'll- oted iu the polltloul majority
ir tue benule,
% MR. MITCHULL’S STAND.
, *r. Mitchell, of Oregon, concurred in
. ' ’eportof the majority Of the oommlt
. ■ l[ * *o lur as It asserted that it was the
)!> ol executive officers to furnish,
'"■n called upon by the Senate, papers
m ating to the administration of an office
jj suspended official. Ue would not
to iosist, however, that
in!! P re *ncd of auoh papers in
s cnaie was absolutely necessary
„?.!“• discharge by tbe fieoate of lu eon
tittitioßal duty in advising and eou
-iHtng to proposed removals from office.
TVlth that qualification he conourred in
the report of the majority. He believed
the Attorney General plainly in error In
refusing to turuish the papers called for,
but if called on to vote on the series of
majority resolutions as a whole, he would
do bo reluctantly and under a positive
protest.
THE POINT OF HIS OBJECTION.
His only hesitancy would be because of
the objectionable character of the resolu
tion which asserted substantially that
the absence of the papers called for would
be ground sufficient to warrant the Senate
In refusing to act on the nominations re
ferred to. So far as bis vote, il given, for
the whole series of resolutions was con
cerned, while that objectionable resolu
tion was included, his vote must be con
sidered merely perfunctory and under de
cided protest, and be would consider him
self to be permitted further on to apply
his own construction to that resolution.
When nominations came to be considered
he would reserve the right to exercise his
individual judgment as to such nomina
tions.
TWO WRONGS ALLEGED.
Air. Mitchell believed that the adminis
tration had committed its very worst
blunder in declining to furnish papers,
but he was unwilling to make that error
on the part of an Executive, who was
striving perhaps to give tbe country a
good administration an excuse for a still
more serious error on the
part of tbe Senate. It would be like the
case of the boy who refused to play be
cause some other boy had made a
“mouth” at his sister [laughter].
Air. Hoar declared similar Independ
ence to that of Mr.Alitchell in regard to ac
tion upon each individual case as pre
sented. It satisfied that he possessed the
facts in the case, refused or not refused,
he would be inclined to act upon it.
BELIEF OF THE REPUBLICANS.
Mr. Hoar said be believed that three
fourths of the Republicans in the Senate
agree precisely with the constitutional
views as to tbe power of removal that
have been expressed with so much pains
and so much repetition by gentlemen on
the other side. He was himself, Mr.
Hoar said, committed to that doctrine
over and over again, and had introdue and
a bill for the repeal of the teuure of office
act, and If the President bad allowed tbe
Attorney General to send to the Senate
the papers called for he (Mr. Hoar) be
lieved that tbe tenure ot office law would
have been repealed by this time. A
long colloquial debale followed, in which
Messrs. Gray and Edmunds were the
principal participants. It was directed
to defining the contention of tbe Republi
cans that tbe act of removal was not com
plete until the Senate bad advised and
consent and thereto by the confirmation ot
a successor. Air. Edmunds said that
this was exactly the positiou of the Re
publicans.
Air. Voorliees obtained the floor, but
gave way for a motion to adjourn. He
will be tbe first to speak on the resolu
tions to-morrow, ana will tie followed by
Mr. Evarts. The Senate then adjourned.
NEARING THE END.
Attbecloseof to-day’s debate in the
Senate on the Judiciary Committee reso
lutions Mr. Edmunds endeavored to se
cure an understanding that tbe general
debate should close at 5 o’clock to-mor
row, and that whatever Senator should
then bein charge of tbe resolutions might
at that time i ave one hour in which to
close tbe debate, and that then a final
vote be taken on the resolutions. Owing
to the uncertainty, however, as to what
Senators might wish to speak and how
long a time they might wish to occupy,
no understanding was arrived at, except
—somewhat indefinite—that they should
be disposed of before the adjournment on
Friday, and that in the meantime the de
bate should be resumed immediately alter
the morning business.
PAN KcECTIUC.
The Examination of Casey Voting Con
tinued Before the Committee.
Washington, March 24.—The Tele
phonic Investigaiing Committee resumed
the examination of Casey Young to-day.
He said he had neglected when stating
the names ol the stockholders to mention
the fact that the company had agreed to
give their lawyers in Mempbts—Gantt
and others—some stock in payment for
their services. Their names did not ap
pear on the books for the reason that no
agreement as to the amount of stock had
been reached with the parties. The
chairman next turned to Dr. Rogers’
testimony relative lo the conversation
with the witness in which it was stated
that Attorney General Garland bad
promised to bring suit.
THE STATEMENT DENIED.
The witness denied making any such
statement to Dr. Hogers. and said the At
torney General never told him or any one
else that be knew that he (Garland)
would bring suit.
Mr. Ranney inquired if Mr. Young’s as
sociates were men of capital.
The Witness—l never ruaiie any inquiry
about their money matters. I will
tell you of nay own affairs if you want to
know.
Mr. Itanney remarked that Dr. Rows
bad said that be chose his associates for
their Integrity and not for their money.
Was it true that they were not men of
capital, be inquired.
The witness sharply rejoined that be
had netter ask Dr. Hogers. This was not
the way to Impeach a witness.
Mr. Oates objected to the line of in
quiry. He did not fee! authorized to pry
into private affaire, he said.
THE OBJECTION SUSTAINED.
The witness announced uis readiness
to tell all be knew of the tinancial stand
ing of his assoeiates, but after some dis
cussion the objection was sustained by
a party vote.
Mr. Ranney resumed the examination
with tbe query: “Asa matter ol fact,
this stock was a gilt to you and your
associates, was it not?’’
“No, sir,’* responded the witness.
“Nothing like a gift. Tnat paper shows
that It was a contract, and every com
pany Is organized In that way.
CAItUOLiIiTON’S OUTRAGE.
Tiie Jvekßun "Olsrlos" Demands De
nannlstlnn of the Wholesale Butchery.
Jackson, Miss.. March 24.—The Clar
ion, a newspaper of widespread influence
published hero, and is<e official journal
of tbo State in a loug editorial condemns
the Carrollton affair, characterizing it aa
murderous, brutal ami entirely inexcus
able and unjustifiable, without exten
uating circumstances and palliation and
adds:
Thopcopleof Mbslsatppl who do not wish to
ret under the odium of acquiescence in whole
sale butchery, have a duty to perform. They
must speak in denunciation of all deadly a
sauils upon the persons-it citlaesaof tbe State.
There most he aa assertion of ths rights of sll
to life, liberte sad the pnrsoil or hap
pines'. We know that large majority
of our citizens are law ahl'img, but If they Jo
not condemn the Carrollton outrage the
judgment they will and merit from
ihe eivluaed world won and aptly It a nation of
savages. We • ust reassure the negro. We
must call a bait to Uta murderous enemies.
SAVANNAH. THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1880.
MANNING BROKEN DOWN
OVERWORK THE CAUSE OF HIS
SERIOUS ILLNESS.
Hi* Retirement from the Cabinet Ex
pected Within the Next Hlx Months—
Assistant Secretary Fairchild Likely
to be HU Successor—Raud >ll to bo Ig
nored by tbe Revenue Reformers.
Washington, Alarcb 24.—Tbe friends
of Secretary Alanning think that it will
be necessary lor him, in order to recuper
ate his exhausted energies, to Yetire from
public life at least for a year or two. He
is simply worn out with hard and con
stant work continued through night and
day ever since the new administration
came in.
Secretary Alanning came in to the
Cabinet reluctautly. He knew and feared
the exacting duties of the position, llis
fears have been more than realized. In
these circumstances it is not strange that
his friends thing he will retire from the
Cabinet within the next six months. As
soon as be is ablethey say he will proba
bly go to Fortress Monroe, or Hums
other resort for health-seekers, and will
probably be in Washington very little
atterwards until he retires from the Cab
inet, which they think will be about
Sept. 1.
ms SUCCESSOR.
Iu the meantime Assistant Secretary
Charles S. Fairchild, of New York, will
act as Secretary of tne Treasury. Mr.
Fairchild, these gentlemen think, will be
Secretary Alanning’s suect ssor when tbe
resignation of Secretary Alanuiug takes
e (feet.
Mr. Fairchild is an able lawyer, of ex
cellent judgment, quick aud comprehen
sive perceptions, untiring industry, and
great capacity for affairs. He is about 50
years old and in vigorous healtu. Duting
the time that he baß been in the Treasury
Department he has thoroughly mastered
the duties of bis office aud has shown
himself to be fit for a higher trust.
FEARS OF APOPLEXY.
Dr. Hamilton, of the Marine hos
pital service, who was tbe first phy
sician to see Secretary Alanning
yesterday after his illness, made a
statement to Assistant Secretary Fair
child this afternoon in regard to tbe
condition of Secretary Alanning, from
which ft appears that he hag symptoms
of apoplexy and is not regarded as out ol
danger. Dr. Hamilton says he will
be confined to bis bed for
some tune. According to Secretary
Fairchild’s information. Secretary Man
ning was first taken ill in fiis office, and
in tailing to tbe floor from exhaustion
wrenched his ankle. Subsequently he
grew worse and there were symptoms of
apoplexy, which alarmed his friends and
resulted in the summoning of the physi
cian. Tbe attack of vertigo. Secretary
Fairchild said, was subsequent to the
fall.
HIS CONDITION UNCHANGED.
At 11 o’clock to-night the physicians In
attendance npnn Secretary Alanning stat
ed that bis condition was substantially
unchanged, although he moved himself lii
his bed with rather more ease than he did
ibis morning and appeared more com
fortable. llis face continued flushed,
however, and bis breathing labored. Dr.
Lincoln, in response to a question, said:
“It will be several days ye' before ail dan
ger is passed, and several weeks belore he
can safely resume work.” Although his
physicians speak thus hopefully, their
troubled looks and the great anxiety ex
hibited by his family and friends Indicate
that bis condition is at least critical. A
recurrence of the attack of yesterday is
greatly feared, and the extreme gravity
of the ease can hardly be over-estimated".
It is impossible to ascertain fioin pro
fessional sources the .Secretary's true
condition, inasmuch as his physicians
out of respect to the wishes of ids family
decline to give a detailed statement of the
case.
MK. MORRISON’S BILL.
Chairman Morrison will report a bill to
reduce tbe war tax and to reform the
tariff on Monday. April j. It will com
bine the administrative reforms suggested
in Mr. Hewitt’s bill, with the red ctions
in duties proposed by Mr. Morrison’s bill
as amended. Mr. Randall gave bis final
reply to me revenue reformers this after
noon. It was in substance, that nothing
they had proposed, or would propose hv
way of compromise, would be acceptable
to him. He also said that in bis judg
ment no tariff legislation whatever was
advisable In the present condition of la
bor in the United States.
RANDALL TO BE IGNORED.
The revenue reformers will pay no
further attention to Mr. Rundall
but will go uhead with the preparation ol
a tariff bill which they think will com
mand a majority ot the votes in the House,
regardless ol Mr. Randall's opposition.
Tbe principal changes to be mode in the
bill to this end will probably be the return
of the metallic ores front the free list to
the dutiable list, and possibly similar ac
tion respecting coal, and tbe placing of
woolen and flax upon the free list There
may tie some Increase in the rates pre
scr’ibed for sugar in the Morrison bill, but
some decrease In tbe dutv on woolen*.
Mr. Randall says that the bill will not
pass. He will oppose it actively.
THE PRESIDENT’S OUTING.
The President has made no plans for
tbe summer. Ha has not secured a cot
tage at Wood’s Hole, Mass., or anvwbera
else, nor has bo bad tbe cottage at the
Soldiers’ Home used in summer bv some
ot bis predecessors prepared for bis use.
He will probably remain in the W'nite
House, which tie found very comfortable
last summer, until it Is time to take bis
vacation, about which nothing has yet
been decided.
JKSUP’S MAIL DELAYS.
Representative Blount to-day received
from tbe General Superintendent of tbe
Railway Mail Service tbe following letter,
dated yesterday: “The Postmaster
General this day handed me your letter
containing a clipping from the Morning
News, of Savannah, Ua„ of March 20,
relative to the dispatch and
delivery of mall to offices be.
tween Jesup and Macon, Ga. Permit
me to Invite yottr attention to the fact
that there appears to be only two trains
daily each way between these offices. The
trains north-bound leave Jesup at 12:20
o’c ock midnight and ii:<i. r i o’c ock in the
evening. Consequently you will see that
tbe mail Is now lorwaid'd on the first
train after its receipt at Jesup. I have
relerred the dipping in question to Supt.
Terrell, at Atlanta. Ga., with a view to
ascertaining if any change in tbe present
sche.iule of trains on tbe East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
is oontemplated, or If anything
further can be done t>y the department to
correct the present delay. As soon as tbe
report is received from Superintendent
Terrell regarding this matter I will lake
great pleasure In advising you of its con
tents. Hoping that satisfactory arrante
menu will soon be made. 1 am respect
fully yours, etc.”
POSTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Air. Itiouut Presents aud Explains (h#
Committee’s Hill.
Washington, Alarcb 24 The House
to-day went into committee of the whole
on the post office appropriation bill. Air.
Blount, of Georgia, Chairman of theCoui
uiittee on Post Offices and Post Hoads,
briefly explained the provisions of tbe
bill. It appropriated, he said. $54,321!,688,
as against an estimate of ss4,!iBU,Hitt and
an appropriation of s63,7oU,fliH> for
the current year. The largest proportion
of th s increase over the appropriation
ior the current year occurred iu the item
for railway mail transportation, the
increase iq this item amounting t051,685,-
000. This was a large increase, and was
due to the fact that the appropriation
tor this service for the current year was
furbelow the needs of the service. The
hill contained but two legislative pro
visions. One related to special mail
facilities which had been in the bill lor
the past ten years, and the other to mall
messenger service. Mr. Blount moved
that general debate on the bill be limited
to six nours. This was agreed to and
discussion proceeded.
Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, consumed
the remainder ot the afternoon in a
speech criticising the Poslmaster Gener
al’s action in regard to the appropriation
of $lOO,OOO last, session, to be expended iu
the foreign mail service, and in attacking
the administration upon the civil service
question. The committee then arose and
tae House adjourned.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Representative Clements’ Minority lie
port on the Senry Kill.
W ashington, March 24.—The minority
report of Representative Clements, of
Georgia, upon Mr. Seney’s bill to repeal
the civil service law takes the ground
that “grave abuses that grew up under
Republican rule do not demand or justify
the new and radical departure in tbe
principle embodied in the civil service
law. Any attempt to limit tbe Presi
dent’s power ol appointment or removal
is not a valid law, and can only operate
through Executive acquiescence.. The
act places the power of appointment in
tbe bands ot commissioners supposed
to be non-partisan, who apply hair
splitting tests unnecessary to the practi
cal ascertainment of the fitness of appli
cants. The most serious objections to it
is that it tends towards a permanent of
fice holdingcommunity utterly at variance
with the Amur can spirit, ln conclus
ion the report attacks the present sys
tem of distribution of appointments to
the States, and declares that if we are to
have a permanent official community it
should lie organized on a better basis,
hut the most direct way to reform wodld
be through repeal of tbe law.
TO PRESS THE BLAIR BILL.
Thirty or Forty Members of the House
Hold a Conference.
Washington, Alarch 24.—A confer
ence of thirty or forty members friendly
to the educational bill was held this
morning in the room of tha Committee on
Rivers and Harbors. Mr. Cabell, of Vir
ginia, was Chairman, aud Mr. Got!', ol
West Virginia, was elected secretary.
Mr. Willis, of Kentucky, explained the
object of ibe meeting to be to take action
looking to the speedy consideration of the
Blair bill by the Houss. After an inter
change of opinions and general discus
sion of the subject the following resolu
'ion offered by Mr. Reid, of North Caro
iina. was adopted:
Reto'ved, That Mr. Willisof Kentucky, bo,an<l
he s hereby, requested to introduce into the
House next Monday,the lull common]' known
a- “ilie Blair hi.l,” with such amendments
thereto as he may deem heel, if any. anil move
that said hill be re erred to the committee of
the House that, in hn opinion, will report
thereon promptly, and m the meantime the
ciiai man of this conference app nnl a com
mit! e. consisting of tw . members of each
delegation, who shall confer with their re
up' cl i ve colleagues a nd f-eenre their supper' of
said re'errenee, tniil committee to report at
an adjourned sieetlng of thu conference, to be
held next Saturday, at 11 o'clock.
INDIAN Al* I*llol* ill ATIONS.
air. Nelson Withdraws His Point, and
ike Bill Passes. *•( ,
WashiNOTAW, March 24.—At the expi
ration ot thfi nlorning hour to-day, the-
House resumijii consideration of the In
dian appropriation bill. Tbe pending
question was on the point of order raised
yesterday by Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota,
against the appropriation for the rtuleiu
Indian school. Mr. Nelson said that be
thouiibt the OOmdiit'ee was wrong yester
day in ruling out the clause relative to
Capt. Pratt, of the Carlisle Indian school,
and tbal that decision was applicable to
the pending clause. Hut be did not wish
to delay the passage of tbe bill, and be ,
therefore withdrew the point of order. No \
further amendment was made, and the
bill was passAl by a vote of yeas to 5
nays.
2,451,300 ACRES FORFEITED.
Tbs Atlantic and Pacific Ifaltroad Com.
jimy torses a Valuable I.and (Irani.
Washington, March 24.— The Secre
tary of the Interior has rendered a deci
sion In the case of tbe Atlantic and Pa
cific Railroad Company, in which be bolds
that if has no legal claim to the land along
tue line of the road from nan Buenaven
tura, on the Pacific Ocean in CaUloriiiu,
to nan Francisco, a distance of BS4 miles,
and directs tin- Commissioner of the Gen
eral l.aud Ollloe to restore the same to
Umpublic domain. The fact that this
line has been tnortgiged and money raised
on Its credit is, the Secretary adds, the
misfortune of tbe mortgagees, in that they
took a mortgage on that to which the
mortgagors had no legal right. This de
cision restores to tbe public domain 2,4b1,-
200 seres.
Gabor Arbitration.
Washington,March 24.— 1n the House
to-day Mr. Ami rson, of Kansas, asked
unanimous consent that an order should
be made allowing th Committee on
Labor to report for. action at any time,
( not to interfere with ttiu revenue or ap
propriation bills), legislation for the pur
pose of providing lor arbitration In strikes
on railroads.
Mr.G'Neill, of Missouri, thought the
order should properly come froino the
Committee on Labor.
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, su rg- s
ted that tbusubjeot was the same whether
it came from tbe committee or from an
individual, and Mr. Anderson pointed out
Its importance by stating that tbe whole
aouthwest was without a wheel carrying
freight. There was no objection and tbo
order was made.
Kx-lii*tle* Hunt Dead.
Washington, March 24.—Ex-Justice
Ward Hunt died here this morning. He
was born In N-w York lu IHIO. and was
appointed a Justloe of the Supreme Court
in lOTJ.
POLICE CHIB STRIKERS.
AN UGLY PHASE ON THE LABOR
WAR AT ST. LOUIS.
The Workmen Obstinate, But. Forced to
Fall Back Before the Onslaught of the
Blue Goats—Striker. Held at Hay with
Winchester ltitfes—Belgium's Great
Upheaval.
St. Louis, March 24.—A freight train
of fifteen cars was matte up this morning
at the Union depot and aturted over the
Missouri Pacific tracks in the direction
of Seventeenth street. Arriving at that
point a crowd called upon tlie engineer
and fireman to leave their posts, which
they did. The mob here soon became so
dense that it was deemed advisable to
dear the yards, and police were aum
raoued. Soon a force of about 150, com
manded by the Chief of Police and ail the
Captains, arrived ut the scene. The
crowd was then ordered to disperse, aud
upon their refusing to do so, the police
made a charge upon them, hoping to drive
them away without using their club*.
CLUBS PLIED.
The latter alternative, however, became
necessary, the mob still resisting. Dur
ing the struggle which ensued several of
tbe strikers were badly bouten by the po
lice, some of whom were in turn badly
bruised from rocks thrown by the mob.
After a brief tight the crowd was dis
persed and driven from the yards. An
other engine was procured which,
alter being coupled to the
abandoned freight train, drew it from tbo
scene of the riot under a guard of about
fifty police, wuo accompanied it as far aa
the city limits. No intrrterence was met
with. How far beyond this point the
train will be able to proceed cannot be
oonjeotured, for the strikers may at any
time render Its progress impossible.
Just aster the freight train had gotten
away, carrying a large portion of the po
lice force with It, a mob numbering about
1,000 men made a rush for the machine
shop* of the Missouri I’aciflc railroad to
take possession of them. The courage,
however, of the majority of them failed and
only about 40 proceeded beyond halfway,
aud they soon abandoned the idea and dis
persed. A brief dispatch from Kirkwood,
12 miles west of nere, say* the freight
train passed that point at 11:30 o’clock.
A CONFLICT IMMINENT.
The Situation at Denison Assume* an
Kxtremely Critical Phase.
Denison, March 24.— An active boycott
has been inaugurated by tbe Knights of
Labor against the Dusiness men who
signed the petition in regard to the strike
that was forwarded to Col. Hoxle. A
number of Knights who had accounts with
some of the signing merchants settled
their accounts yesterday, and notified the
store-keepers that they would never trade
with them again. The whistle at the
shops sounded off’ and on yesterday, but
no one was at work. A large
crowd ol Knights moved towards an in
coming passenger engine yesterday af
cernoon as if to disable It, when a com
pany of deputy sheriffs appeared and
drove the strikers back at the point of
their Winchesters. They steadily fol
lowed the strikers until the main street
was reached, when the latter refused to
recede any further, and the deputies
raised their guns us though about to fire
into the crowd. Sheriff Douglas, how
ever, interposed here and arrested five of
the strikers, who were placed in jail, but
were afterwards released on nail. The
situation here is critical and a conflict
may occur at any hour. The yards and
shops ol the Missouri Pacific road are
heavily guarded.
METTLED AT KANSAS CITY.
Tbe Demands of the Switch men Satisfied
But tile Terms Secret.
Kansas City, March 24.—A statement
quoting Mr. Nettleton as saying that the
switchmen’s strike was settled on the
basis of Chicago prices was made here to
day on the authority of an evening paper.
Mr. Nettleton said later to an Associated
Press representative that he had mude no
ch s atement. He could only say that
the strike had been settled, and that he
presumed that was what the
public desired most to know.
The men returned to work at 7 o’clock
to-night by order of tue cbiet of their
association, and are themselves ignorant
of tbe prices fixed upon. The idea was
advanced that toe officials hope for an
early settlement of the Missouri Pacific
strike, and consider it best for the present
to keep secret this settlement. Freight
trains are rolling in and out of the turds
to-night, and tbev will t>e crowded to
tboir fullest capacity for several days.
PEACE DEMANDED.
The Merchant*’ Exchange of SI. Louis
Adopt* Resolution*.
St. Louis, March 24.—The board of di
rectors and transportation committee of
the Merchants’ Kxchange, of this city, In
joint meeting to-day adopted resolutions 1
demanding that the strike upon tbe Mis- j
sour! Pacific railroad and Gould South- j
west system of railroads shall cease, ami,
us a means to this end, that tbe sinkers
upon these roads shall either return to j
tlieit toriner positions or discontinue bin- '
dering those who are willing to work. !
The resolutions also invoke the civil aud j
military powers of the city, of the several |
conn lien, and of the Slate, and, if neccs- ■
sarv, of the United States, to enforce trie I
luw which shall put an end to the present j
deplorable condition of aflairs.
liaising a Hoy cut I.
' Pittsburg. March 24.—The boycott
against tut Knmlny and Sunday LruiUr ,
| which was begun several weeks ago, will
; tie raised, the publishers Laving conceded
| the demands made by tbe Typographical
Union and the Km/h's of Labor. Tbe
I /.sorter baa been employing non-union
, workmen for the past eight years, and
was (tie only newspaper iu tbe city that
I stood out against the union. This morn
ing all the compositors hut one am lied
for admission to tbe Knights or Labor.
Tbeir applications will he considered at
tbe next meeting ol the trades assembly.
Lake Seamen Joining the Knight*.
Chicago, Msrcb 24.—A meeting of 250
mem hereof the Seamen’s Union last night
decided almost unanimously to join tbe
Knlgbtsor Labor. Amongoibers Richard
Powers, Presidentof the union, advocated
such action. To-nigbi was set as the
time for organizing a local assembly. It
was suited that tbe movement would ex
tend among the seamen on ibe lakes from
Oswego, N. Y„ to Milwaukee.
A Heals Accepted.
East Weymouth, Mars., March 24.
The largest boot and sooe factory here
has accented the scale of wages prepared
by the Knights of Labor of 14 |ier oent.
advance.
PHILADELPHIA’S TRAMWAYS.
*
the Employ** Join tlic Knights and
Demand an Immediate strike.
Philadelphia, March 24.—The em
ployes of the street car companies began
to assemble at Industrial hall as early as
Bo’clock last night and by 1 o’clock tbls
morning tbe capaolous hall was nearly
filled. The charier ot the Knights of
Labor was formally presented and nearly
300 men were initiated. Toe sentiment
was strongly in favor of a strike at once
to torce the railway officials to acc. de to
their demands and not give them time to
secure other men in their places. Hie
report of the Grievance Com
mittee presented by ('hainnaii
'Voider announced that a delay
of a week was asked. The statement
was greeted with loud cries of derision.
The men remained in session until 2:30
o’clock Ibis morning. After a lieaieddis
cussion, in which an Immediate lie up
was freely advocated, it was decided to
abide try t hejagreement of the Arhilratlon
Committee and wait until April l for the
answer of tbe Hoard of Presidents. Rep
resentatives of many roads expressed a
desire to stop work at once, but the cars
were taken out this morning as usual.
Serious Effects at. LaSalle.
LaSalle, 111., March 12*.—‘The rail
road strike is doing great damage to this
part of the state. Matheisser A Hegeler
received their ore for the manufacture of
zinc from Missouri and have but a small
quantity of mineral and cannot get any
shipment, li these works are compelled
to closedown 1,000 men will be temporari
ly thrown out of employment, and at least,
000 men iu the Peru works will also
be laid off.
Gotild Hound to Fight.
New York, March 24.—The Tribune
to-morrow will publish au Interview with
Jay Gould, in which the latter Is quoted
as saving that there can be no compro
mise with the Missouri Pacific strikers in
the present instance, and that papers are
even now iu preparation for proceedings
against all the members of the Knights of
Labor concerned iu it who have any prop
erty, in civil auits for damages.
A Itcsiiiiiptioii at. Lewiston.
Lewiston, Me., March 24.—Bates’
mill started up this morning after a shut
down of nearly two months. Many
strangers applied for work, but in ail
cases former employes were given prefer
ence. The watchmen und foreman re
cently ordered out by the Knights of
Labor were not taken buck, as their
places had been filled.
Blowing Up a Chinese Laumlry.
Portland, Oku., March 24.—At about
8 o’clock last evening the front of a
Chinese wash house at the corner of Sixth
and Madison streets was blown out by an
explosion of dynamite, and a Chinaman
in the building was injured about the
head. No clue to the perpetrators has yet
been found.
A Strike at Evansville.
Evansville, Ini>„ March 24.—The
yardmen and switchmen in the employ ol
the Louisville anil Nashville railroad at
this point, struck last night on account of
the discharge of a member ol the Knights
of Labor. Nothing was moving this
morning but passenger trains.
Cautioned by Powdcrly.
Waltham, Mass., March 24.—The
Knights ol Labor last evening received a
caution from Grand Master Powderiy
against striking for petty causes, or using
the boycott without due cause. This no
tice was general, extending throughout
the country.
Traffic Hiispcmlud.
ST. Joseph, Mo., March 24.—At noon
to-day llieya.d men in the ilannioal arid
St. Joe, and K snails City, anil St. Joe
and Council Bluffs’ yards struck, and
freight truffle is entirely suspended.
The Cloakniakera.
New York, March 24—Tbe strike of
cloakmakera is expected to be ended to
morrow. Several firms tu-day signed an
agreement to abolish contracts and give
tbe work to first bands.
No Freight Moving:.
Sr. Joseph. Mo., March 21.—The yard
masters ire switching some cars or per
ishable freight so that they may be un
loaded. Otherwise no freight is moving.
Go Out for 15 Per Cent.
Newark, N. J., March 24.—The flic
makers employed by John Ray and John
son Bros, have gone out tor a 16 per cent,
advance in wages.
BELGIUM'S BROILS.
Every Miner In the Country Demand
ing Increased Wages
Brussels. March 24.—Tbo strike began
by tbe miners at Liege a fortnight ago is
extending rapidly all over Belgium. It
has practically assumed a universal de
mand by tbe miners of tbe country for an
increase of wages, accompanied by a de
crease in the hours of labor. This labor
movement at Liege is nndertbe control of
tbe anarchists, and the city is really at
their tnercy. In many instances mobs ol
anarchists have stopped people in the
streets and demauiied raouev, threat
ening violence it it was not given
them. They have also broken windows
in a great number of house* and shops.
Tbe garrison is confined within the
barmens in readiness for service. A
pamphlet called “The Catechl-m of the
People” I* being industriously circulated.
It teaches toe doctrine of a general redis
tribution of wealth, and urges tbe use of
force to accomplish It. A large number
of warrants for arrestsof person* engaged
in disturbances have been issued. A
man named Van Wagoner was to-day
sentenced to six months' Imprisonment for
inciting the strikers to pillare. A shop.
keeper named Jacobs, who uad reiused to
close up Ms piano yesterday when a sen
try hud summoned turn to do so, wus shot
aiid killed by the sentry wnile looklngout
of bis window. His death has caused
milch excitement, and the authorities
lear that bis funeral will be made tbe oc
casion (or a riot.
Twenti-two of tbe Liege rioters have
been sentenced lo Imprisonment for terms
ranging from three to six months, and 24
have been sentenced to terms ranging
Irom one week to thirteen weeks. The
Brussels anarchists intend to hold a
monster meeting to-morrow.
The liincoliiMhire Handicap.
London, March 24.—The Lincolnshire
handicap race lor 1,000 sovereign* at the
Lincoln spring meeting to-day was won
by Naylor's six-year-old bay' horse Fill
men, with W. J. Anson’s three year-old
bay colt Bread Knife second, and Gen.
Owen Williams’ six-year-old brows horse
Cohort third. There were 2d starters.
Tbe bettiug was 14 to 1 against Fulmen.
9to 4 against Bread Knife, and 20 to 1 i
against cohort. I
I PRirrSlOA VF.AR.i
i 6 CENTS AOOPY. j
j CATHOLIC CHURCH LAWS.
THE DECREES EN ACTEDnY THU
PLENARY COUNCIL.
Four Hundred Pages Required to Print
Them—Church Muslo si n*t he Solemn
—-In<l inaolu!>l Illy of t h*>* Hf *rrljc* Con
tret l**rolilMl Moliooli Ortierud Coo*
*truct(l N *r Km li Church.
Baltimore, Maroh 24.—The decree*
enacted by the Plenary Council held in
this city in November, 1884, which wera
sent to Rome for upproval and returned
H"Voral months ago, were given to a few
favored persons to-day in printed form.
I liey extend over 400 pages, and are in
Latin. The American will to-morrow
publish an extended summary ol
them, which was prepared by on*
of the leading translators connected
with thecliurch in this city. The decreea
are contained under eleven titles. Bpeoiat
enactments are made to meet all possible
contingencies, and these wise and timely
regulations will largely contribute to
place the diocese on a sure footing.
CHURCH MUSIC.
Special attention is to be paid to tbs
music adopted in churches to arid solem
nity to the sacred services. Worldly, lr
religious and sensual stains are post,
lively to be executed from the churea
exercises.
One ol the most important decrees la
that,concerning matrimony. Since mar*
riago was raised in the new law to the
dignity ol the sacrament it belongs solely
to the ohure,b to whom the administration
ot the HMcrnmeut was intrusted to pass
judgment ou the validity, rights and obli'
gallons ot marriage.
DIVORCE NOT RECOGNIZED.
This being the case, and tbe msrriagtv
Us being Indissoluble, it is obvious that
there Is no power on earth which cau dis
solve Christian marriage. Against such,
as Infringe these laws severe penalties
are to be enforced. No legal divorce baa
the slightest power befors God to loosa
the bond of marriage aud make a subse
quent one valid, even adultery though It
may justify “separation from bed and
board,” cannot loose the murriago tie so
that either ot the parties may marry again
during the life of either uor Is legal sep
aration to be obtained without first con
ferring with the ecclesiastical authority.
Though the church sometimes permits tlm
marriage of u Catholic wiili a non-Catbo
lie she never does so without the deepest
regret, and with the explicit understand,
lug that the children of those parties must
be brought up in the Catholic laith.
INSTRUCTION OF THE LAITY.
Regarding the instruction of the laity
the council decrees that, since religion
can never be divorced from our actions,
there is need of erecting every
where parish schools which may
o temper religion with solenca
that the two may go hand In hand.
To effect this tbe council orders that
within two years from the promulgation
of these decrees n parochial school
must lie erected and started
near each church unless the bishop
for s grave reason should defer for a time
the building or such a school. Hnould the
priest, by his own negligence prevent tha
successful carrying on of such schools,
even alter repeated warnings from bla
ecclesiastical superiors, he is to he Judged
worthy of removal Irora such position,
All Catholic parents are hound to send
tnoir children to these parochial schools,
unless they send them to other Catbolio
academies, or are lawfully exempted by
those wh'ifanve charge of these affairs,
Right millions of colored people in the
country are the subject of vigorous plea
fr help from all those who would plaoa
tbls Important element of the future In its
proper place to act tor the weal of tbia
republic.
NIGHT EXCURSIONS PROHIBITED.
Another thing U' ue by tbe council is
the prohibition of picnics and excursions
by nigbt, on himday, or ou other
least days or fastiug days.
Tbls way ol making money lor
church purposes will be herealter forbid
den, and only allowed by the Bishop with
necessary prudence and reserve. Tbs
sale of Intoxicating liquors will not be
allowed in any case. Fairs also are not
to be held herealter without a special per
mit from tbe Bishop, and not ou Hundays,
and no Intoxicating liquors ean be sold by
them. Suppers and dinners, social par.
ties and balls given at eight for raising
money arc prouibited.
STAHTLED THK CJUEKN.
An fnisns Man Throws * I’sHtlon Into
Her Msjosty’a Carriage.
London, March 24. —The Queen accord
ing to tbe announced arrangement wont in
state this afternoon to open the ceremony
of laying tbe foundation of tbe new exami
nation hall of the College of Surgeons os
the Thames embankment. She was ac*
compacted by tbe Prince and Princess of
Wales and other members of tbe royal
family. The wpatber was clear and
beautiful, and tbe people turned out in
vast numbers along the route. The royal
party was every where received with the
heartiest entnutl ism. Later in the after
noon, while tue Queen was riding in an
open carriage In Hyde park accompanied
by tbe Princes* Beatrice, a poorly dressed
man elbowed bit way close to’ the car
riage and threw something in It. Great
excitement was created, and the man was
hurried away by police. Tbe first Im
pression was that some mischief was In
tended and that a missile or explosive
bad been thrown. It, however, proved to
be a petition In an Incoherent and die.
jointed fashion from an evidently Insane
man for relief, or redress. The tnun of
fered no resist.mce, and made no effort to
escape. He is emaciated and care./otn,
and a low sized into, of sl>-nder build.
Ills Ideulity has not yet been established.
HoaaUt of the Orangemen.
London, March 24.—At an orange
banquet in Ixindon this evening to cele
brate the return of tbe Ulster members of
tbe House of Commons, several speakers
predicted a repetition of tbe scenes of
Hits, and said that if necessary tbe Or
ungemen would a-m themselves agamst
the Pope and the tools of Pop- ry. Maj,
Nauoderson, member of Parliament for
North Armagh, said he doubted If Eng
lish tumps sent against Orangemen
would use their bayonet* anyhow. Tuera
were thousands ol Orangemen In tbn
British volu iteer sritir who would wilU
ingly go to Irelaou at tbe proper moment.
I False Reports from Madagascar.
London, March 24.—Tbe report of seri
ous engagements in Madagascar late in
February in which the French were said
to he disastrously deieaied prove* to have
been without foundation. The account*
of the battle* brought by the African mail
■learner* were of battle* which took place
In (September last, a short time balor* ttia
cessation of bostlliti**. There has been
no outoreak of hostilities since between
lb* Frenoh and native* of Madagascar.