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Savannah morning News.
, ESTABLISHED 1830. I
]j, H. ESTILL. Editor and Proprietor.j
fighting by poking fun
CURIOUS TACTICS IN THE OL.KO
JIAKGAHI.NK DEBATE.
jjotion* to Include All Sort* of Food
frauds In the Proposed Legislation—
Prohibitory Taxation of Incubators
proposed in tha Interest or the Great
American Hen.
Washington, May 27.—'The House to
day resinned consideration of the oleo
margarine bill. The pending amendment
reducing the special tax imposed on man
ufacturers of oleomargarine trom S6OO to
jIOO was lost by a vote of 44 to 11!). Mr.
Blanchard, ol Louisiana, offered an
amendment including within the defini
tion ot a manufacturer of oleomargarine
any person who uses oleomargarine or
any part of tbe ingredients which enter
into its composition in the manufacture
or butter. Nearly an hour was consumed
in an effort to secure a quorum, but the
amendment was finally rejected by a vote
of 32 to 14.
Messrs. Dunham, of Illinois, and
Breckinridge, ot Arkansas, offered several
amendments reducing the amount of
special taxes imposed upon manufac
turers, but they were all voted down,
thouah in each case much time was con
sumed in voting by tellers.
REAGAN'S SARCASM.
Mr. Reagan, of Texas, offered an
amendment, extending tbe provisions of
the special license tax section to watered
milk, adulterated butter, ancient eggs,
sanded sugar, glucose syrup, artificial
hooev, candles and soap of less weight
than they are sold tor. bottles of wine and
liquors holding a less quantity than
represented, adulterated wines and
brandies, whiskies, shoddy cloths, shoes
with brown paper soles, or any article of
fond, drink, or wear, which is impure,
adulter a ted. or of short measure.
Mr. Hatch raised a poiut of order that
tbe amendment was not germane and the
Chairman (Mr. Springer) sustained the
point.
Mr. Ueaean, however, insisted upon his
rigid to be heard in opposition to the point
of order, a right which the committee did
pot appear to be willing to accord him.
as his every utterance was interrupted
with cries of ‘'vote” and “regular order,”
and much noise and contusion existed in
the ball.
BEATEN IN AN APPEAL.
When some degree of order had been
restored, Mr. Reagan argued that the bill
was either a fraud or a revenue bill, and
that if it were the latter his amendment
was perfectly germane, but the chaiimau
reaffirmed bis decision and Mr. Reagan
took an appeal.
The decision of theCbair was sustained
by a vote of 131 to 32.
Mr. Daniel, of Virginia, moved to re
duce the special tax on retail dealers in
oleomargarine from $43 to $25. He would
at tbe proper time, he said, move to
abolish the tax on fruit brajidy and to
bacco. It was ilia desire to make the bill
a legitimate one. If the bill should pass
in its present shape the gentlemen who
were seeking to protect the people against
adulterated foods would, by adulterat
ing legislation, be committing the
very evil at which they aimed.
They would encourage the industry they
thought to suppress. There was some
oleomargarine which was entirely whole
some and palatable, and there was some
that was noxious and deleterious to
health. The result of (his bill would be
that those wbo continued to mauufacture
the compound would palm off the noxious
article upon the market.
FARMER TILLMAN’S HUMOR.
Mr. Tillman, of South Carolina, re
garded the introduction of the bill and
probable action of the House upon it as
an illustration ot tbe old adage that ex
iremes met in both tbe physical and
moral world. It was simply protection
run mad. Public judgment and the judg
ment of Congress were perverted and de
bauched bv long protection that had
been giveu to whisky and tobaoco manu
facturing monopolies, and now it was
proposed to protect another industry by
a consolidation ot the mauufacture and
sale of both butter and oleomargarine in
in the hands ot a lew rich men Oleo
margarine was a discovery of science
which the world ought to be proud of.
! daughter and applause.] “Oh, you
laugh from ignorance,” exclaimed Mr.
Tillman. “You don’t know how to pro
nounce the word, even; half of you pro
nounce it ‘oleomargarine.’ ” [Kenewed
laughter.]
ROMRIKOSD WITH RIDICULE.
A.t this point the opponents of the bill,
trading themselves outvoted on all propo
rtions, turned the batteries ot ridicule on
tbe measure.
Mr. Dougherty, of Florida, tired the first
Mint with an amendment imposing a tax
upon dealers in California and foreign
oranges. This was ruled out on a point
of order amid laughter.
Then Mr. Findlay, of Maryland.brought
forward an amendment imposing a tax of
SI,OOO on manufacturers of glass eggs.
Hus amendment the Chairman ruled out
without a point of order having been
lMisod bv any member—an action which
aroused the indignationofMr. Hamm otd,
Air. Hinson, of West Virginia, and others,
ami a scene of great contusion, some bad
Iwiing and irrepressible merriment en
sued.
MR. IIAMMONI) IRREPRESSIBLE
Mr Hammond inquired by wbat nu
tbority me Chair bad ruled the amend-
Ue ntont on his own volition and tne reply
"* Uio Chairman that it was his duty to
protect the integrity of proceedings of
Housfl was met with a round of ap
plause. The opponents of the lull not to
outdone in the demonstration ap
plaud,-d.
In reply to a sarcastic question from
•Mr. Hammond praying to be informed as
I 'the rule ot procedure which made the
Qa r the judge of tuo integrity of tho
* "Use, fhe Chair said that the second
"siisp of the Hist rule of the House au
toori/pd the Chairman to preserve order
I" I "decorum, amt in case of disturbance
'' ""’orderly conduct in the galleries to
'"'(“p them to be cleared.
In view of thpconlusion and noise. Mr.
•hKHton, of Mississippi, thought it pro
"t to suggest “wo are not in the gai-
Mr. Hammond—l rise to a Darllsment-
M v inquiry. Is that the only rule the
* hair oau find?
Til* CHAIRMAN PROVOKED.
’he Chairman -Tho (.‘hair desires to
i a . *hat bo has indulged the gentlemen
levity In regard to this bill ami amend
j’-rtS’ but he now desires to enforce the
“of the House, which require* that
* 1 ndments shall be germane ami that
C " • hair shall see that order is pre
■ i * from the Republican
nc lr '7 an Eaton here suggested that {he
u ’ h '’ ul<l * cleared.
ri i < *‘ h, ° 11 “Aid that the members had
r iei 110 8,,1s ,or an l>peal irom the do
of th s Chair, and that that appeal
net be taken wuen tho Chair n
used to allow a question to bs submitted
to tbe House. He, therefore, demanded
in . r ® a< ** n .S of the amendment,, in order
that he might appeal from the decision.
I he Chair, however, declined to recog
nize the demand, and recognized Mi.
Anam,ii| New York, who, amid laughter j
and applause, submitted the lollowinc I
amendment: “That all manufacturers of
incubators shall pay a tax of SIO,OOO. and
on every chicken batched by artificial 1
means there shall be imposed a tax or *2
for roosters and $1 for pullets, in order
that the great American heu may be
properly protected.”
Mr. Hammond (sarcastically)—l raise
a point of order against the amendment j
m order to enable the Chair to rule it out.
The Chairman—T he Chair does not eu
tertain the amendment.
Tho committee then rose and Air. Hatch
endeavored to secure a night session for
consideration of the bill, but its oppo-
resorted to filibustering tactics,
and after half an hour of noise and mer
riment, the hour of 5 o’clock having ar
rived, the House adjourned.
SHIPPING PRIVILEGES.
Mr. Dingley Reports the Action of
the Conference Committee.
Washington, May ‘27.—ln tbe House
day Air. Dingley, from the committee of
conference, submitted the report of that
committee on the shipping bill.
Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky thought
that consideration of tbe report should be
postponed until the members of tbe House
had an opportunity to examine the provi
sions of the bill carefully. Tbe question
involved in tbe Frye amendment was
broader than, at first blush, it might ap
pear to be. It not only conferred the
privilege, but imposed the duty upon the
President to withdraw from foreign ves
sels certain commercial privileges
when those privileges had been de
nied to American vessels in the country
to which such foreigu vessel belonged.
The supposed need lor the provision rose
out of the recent troubles with Canada,
but there was not a word in this bill about
tishiug vessels. There was no hurry for
tbe passage of this bill and it could be
considered more fully at some future day
than it could now. Tnere was no danger
of war and tbe Executive had under con
sideration a settlement of the Canadian
fishery trouble.
DINGLEY ELK ADS NECESSITY.
Mr. Dinglev said that the necessity for
the proposed legislation had been sug
gested by the recent denial of certain
privileges to United States vessels in
Canadian ports, but the law ought to be
on tbe statute books without regard to
tbe fishery trouble. In 1823 the United
States had offered to place vessels ot any
foreign country in our ports on the same
basis as our own vessels if a foreign
country would place American vessels
in its ports on tbe same basis. At that
time discrimination against American
vessels was in the form of discriminating
charge* and duties. ——
THE I’RSSKNT DISCRIMINATION.
Now it had been shown that certain
United States vessels were being denied
commercial privileges—privileges of buy
ing supplies, ice, or bait, and all commer
cial privileges except simply those of
shelter, repairing, purchasing wood and
obtaining water. In view of the fact that
a country was attempting to discrimi
nate against a certain class of American
vessels, it. was proposed by this bill
simply to extend tbe authority given by
the net of 1823, so that tbe President
might issue his proclamation withholding
trout vessels of auv country which dis
criminated against our vessels precisely
the privileges which were denied to us.
THE PROVISION GENERAL.
Mr. Belmont, in order to correct any
impression that might prevail to the
contrary, inquired whether tne provision
was not a general one, instead of being
applicable alone to the Canadian diffi
culty, and whether it did not conlor
merely a discretionary power upon the
President—a question which Mr. Dunn
answered in tbe affirmative.
Mr. Reed, of Maine, said the present
difficulty arose out of the attempt of
Canada to ignore all advances of civili
zation in the mhtterof the commercial re
lations of the world. The pending propo
sition was simply to arm the President
with a right to deprive Canadians of
privileges of which they deprived citizens
of the United states. The report was
then agreed to without division.
SENT TO THE PRESIDENT.
The Senate to-day discussed the North
ern Pacific land forfeiture bill until 2
o’clock. The bill then went over, and
Mr. Miller submitted tbe conference re
port on the bill “abolishing certain fees,”
etc., in connection witn American ship
ping. [This Is the bill containing the
Frye amendment authorizing tho Presi
dent to deny by proclamation to vessels
of foreign countries such privileges as are
denied to American vessels in such ioreign
countries.] Tbe report was concurred In.
Mr. Miller explained that the bill ns
agreed to In conference was substantially
as it was passed by the Senate.
Tbe House has taken similar action and
the bill now goes to tbe President.
Exportation of Tobaoco.
Washington, May 27.— Representative
Breckinridge, of Kentucky, to-day re
j>orted favorably from the Committee on
Wavs and Means a bill to provide that
manufactured tobaoco, snuff aud cigars
may be removal lor export to a foreign
country without paymeut ot tho tax
under such regulations as the Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue shall pre
scribe. The bill also repeals section 31.71
of tbe Revised Statutes authorizing the
appointment of one or more inspectors ol
cigars in each collection district, to re
ceive as compensation such lees from
manufacturers as the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue may prescribe.
Cleveland's Purchase.
Washington. M y. 27.—United etstes
.Marshal Wilson to-dav placed on record
a deed In tbe name of Allred A. Wilson
and wife to Grover Cleveland, ol the Green
property at the junction Of the Tonally,
town and Woodley roads, above George
town, the consideration being $21,500. The
property had previously been deeded to
Mr. Wilson by Alaria E. Green nnd George
F. Green.
'l'limugli a Treatlc.
Washington, Alay 27.—The Post Office
Department has been notified that train
No. .73 on the Washington aud Charlottes
ville Virginia Midland road, hound north,
went through the trestle near I’riddys,
V*.. this morning, slightly tujuring seve
ral people. Tne mall was saved but in a
badly damaged condition.
Kenator Miller Knloglaed.
Washington, May 27.-In the Senate
to-day resolutions of respect to the
memory of ex-Senator Miller, of Califor
nia, were called up and eulogies were
pronounced by Messrs. HUnlord, Ed
munds, Vooihee*. lx>gu. Fair, Harrison,
Dolph and Hearst Tb* Sanste then ad
jentsned.
SAVANNAH. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 188(5.
POWDERIXS PROGRAMME
A NEW FLAN FOK THE GOVERN
MENT OF THE ORDER.
Nation*!. State, Dlotrict And Local At-
Humbllm the Wheolg >V tthio a Wheel
on Which He Propone* to Knu the
Oiffauiration—The I'i-opoiitlton to In
crease the Executive Hoard Not Acted
On.
Cleveland, May 27.—Tbe General
Assembly ot tbe Knights of Labor began its
session at 8:30 o’clock this morning. The
Committee on Laws presented a partial
report, embodying a number of proposi
tions, one of which was taken up. Tbe
first proposition was in effect that the
Executive Board should be increased from
5 to 11 members. The great growth of
the order since the original Executive
Committee was decided upon demands
that the work be distributed among mo re
committeemen. Tbe morning was spent
in discussing the proposition. There was
a general sentiment in favor of increasing
tbe membership of the board, but tho ques
tion as to whether it would be proper for
a speoial convention to take action in the
matter met with some difference of opin
ion.
REFERRED BACK.
After three hours discussion the report
was referred back to the Committee on
Laws without instructions.
The Committee on Legislation was then
appointed.
At 2 o’clock a recess was taken until
to-morrow morning at 8 o’clock, at which
time the Committee on the State of the
Order is expected to report.
A large number of local Granges, and
in some States bodies of farmers, have
gone into the Knights ol Labor as District
Assemblies. Farmers’ orders largely as
sisted tbe Knights in the late strikes In
the Southwest, and to show au apprecia
tion of the brotherly aid the General As
sembly appointed a committee to prepare
au address to the Granges to be presented
at its national convention.
THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
A Committee upon legislation was also
appointed, which*will have charge of all
matters that members would like to bring
before Congress. It is said that Mr.
Powderly’s plan for the future govern
ment of the order is the establishment of a
State assembly. There will be then four
assemblies. Local assi-mblies will be
subordinate to Districts, Districts to State,
and State to National, The plan is re
ported to be very popular among those of
the delegates who have beard of it.
SOME OF ITS GOOD POINTS.
Mr. Powderly’s plan, as it is called,
will do away with many unnecessary
strikes. It provides, among other things,
that no assembly but the State and
National 6ball have power to order either
a strike or boycott. If a local assembly
wants to order a strike it must first get
tbe consent of the district and then the
State assemblies. Several months ago tbe
carpet weavers in tho vicinity of Yonkers,
N. Y., organized local assemblies of the
Knights ol Labor and became attached to
District Assembly No. 54. This district,
already very large, made a vigorous pro
test against additional local assemblies,
as the work of the district was very
great. Hence tbe carpet weavers organ
ized District Assembly No. 128.
WORKING UP A STRIKE.
While organizing the district the
weavers were preparing lor a strike and
at tbe prefent time are striking. Three
delegates were elected and sent to the
Cleveland convention, the head of the del
egation being Mr. Morrison, of Yonkers.
There is an old rule of the order that does
not admit new districts to representation
in special conventions of the General As
sembly, and knowing this the delegates
Irom No. 128 prepared a printed appeal
for distribution among tbe members of
tbe General Assembly asking that they
be admitted to tbe convention. Mr. Mor
rison and his delegation were denied ad
mission, as they expected, and
then made an appeal to the
Kxecutive Board. All Wednesday
afternoon the delegates Irom No. 12G were
closeted with tbe board and at the con
ference a truce was agreed upon. The
Executive Board promised the delegates
that their district should be represented
at the Richmond convention in October,
and that upon tbe adjournment ot the
special convention the hoard would go to
Yonkers and Investigate tbe troubles ex
isting between the weavers and the* em
ployes and try to fix up the difficulty by
arbitration.
THE TRADES UNIONISTS.
One of tbe most important subjects
under consideration by tbe Assembly is
the breach between the Knights and
trades unions. The joint committee of
the trades unions, as has been published,
conlerred with the Executive Board ol
tbe Knights of Labor before the
Assembly convened, and it was
stated by the 'rude unionists themselves
that very little disagreement existed.
The subject was mentioned in the call
lor the assembly, and early in the session
was referred to tbe proper standing com
mittee, that on tbe State of tbe Order. To
day members of the trades union ad
diessed tbe committee, prominent among
whom are P. K. McGuire, Secretary of
the Brotherhood of Carpenter* and Join
ers; D. P. Boyer, Chief Organizer of the
International Typographical Association,
and A. Strasser, President of the Interna
tional Cigarmakere’ Union.
OBJECT OK TflE SESSION.
The sessiou of tbe committee was for
the purpose of hearing the views and sug
gestions ol tho trades union representa
tives and tho details of the cases where
trouble baa arisen between the Knights of
Labor and the members of unions. .Mr.
Boyer bud but little to offer, tbe Typo.
grapfiieaMiiion having m> grievances. Tins
organization also contains lower Knight*
of Lalatr in proportion to liio size ot Ha
membership than any of the other unions.
Mr. B oyer reoorted tbe greatest harmony
between bis order and tho Knights. Most
of the grievance* of the other unions were
ol a personal nature. Tho cnlef trouble
between the cigar makers ami Knights
arose through a disagreement among the
members of tbe latter order in New York
und tbe unionists concerning minor points
of relationship and precedence, and the
recent lock out of tbe manufacturers.
THE CARPENTERS.
The carpenters had grievances to pre- j
sent, owing to indiscretion of Individuals '
on both sides of different localities. The :
bearing of facts and suggestions ended i
with to day’s committee meeting and no I
legislative action was taken. Tbe com- j
mlttee will probably again convene to
morrow morning with the mem tore of the
Trades Union Committee, to try to reach
an agreement concerning jurisdiction. .
An agreement or treaty may be lorrau- j
luted wheieby each side will loss
nothing of its principles and enable each
other to work In harmony.
Tb members of tbe Committed on tbe |
State of the Order sty that nothing an tag
onlstic has been discovered, and their j
only task is to make-hiinordiaaßreoments
impossible in the future. The committee
may report the result of their delibera
tions to the assembly as eariy ks to-mor
row forenoon.
THHJF AND SIKIKIi LKA^tfc.
Capt. Cullom Arrested on g IJliarue
of Grand Lurcuy. *
New York, May 27—“ Capt.” Thomas
•T. Cullom, former leader ot the Third ave
nue railroad strikers, was arrested this
morning charged with grand lhfcany.
Samuel Sondheim, a cotton broker, Is bis
accuser. He says Cullom was janitor of
an apartment house where Saudheitn
lived. The latter left his furniture In
CuUom’s charge when called cut of
the city. On bis return be
found that {Cullom bad stored
some of the furniture, which was valued
at $3,300, and pawned some of it tor S3OO.
The police (this was in 1882) searched for
Cullom, but without avail, and it was
only recently that they learned that ho
and tbe strike leader were one and the
same parson. In court to-day Cullom
was hold for examination.
CHICAGO’S ANAUCBISTS.
22 Indictments Ueturned by the
Grand Jury ami Several Served.
Chicago, May 27.—1 t is understood
that the indictments signed by the grand
jury are as follows: For murder—Spies,
Schwab, Fielden, Fincher, Ltngg and
Schuaubel. For assault to kill—Lingg.
For conspiracy—Spies, Schwab, Ftsober,
Lingg, Fielden, Schnaubel, Parsons, Eu
gel and Hirschberger. For unluwful as
sembly— Spies, Schwab, Fielden, Fischer,
Lingg", Parsons,Schnaubel, Hirschberger,
Engel, and probably Schneider.
TWENTY-TWO INDICTMENTS.
A few minutes before 1 o’oloek to-day
tbe grand jury returned 22 indictments
into court. They are known to be against
anarchists, but the Clerk of the Criminal
Court has thus far refused to allow any
one to see them. Capt. William P. Black,
a well-known attorney, and brother of the
United States Commissioner of Pensions,
has been retained to defend tbe anarch
ists.
ALL NOT ARRESTED.
The State’s Attorney says that several
persons who were os the list of ihdict
mente have not been apprehended. After
Lingg and Engel were taken to thscounty
jail this atternoon, the Sheriff went
through the formality of serving warrants
tor murder on Spies, Fielden, Schwab,
Fjscher, Engel and Lingg.
Lawyer Zeister, one of the attorneys for
the defense, said to-night: “The man wbo
threw that bomb is unknown to anybody
in this world except himself. He is a
crank, and acted independently.’'
Otto Neebe, anarohlst, was arrested to
night He is a leading stockholder in the
Socialistic! Publishing Company, and
was an active supporter ol Spies, though
never ranking himself prominent in
anarchist meetings.
HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS.
An Association for Mutual Protec
tion Organized at (Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, May 27.—Forty-seven
hosiery manufacturers of this city, em
ploying over 12,000 hands, met to-day and
organized, for mutual protection, au as
sociation to be known as the Associated
Manufacturers of Hosiery and Knit
Goods. The organization is the result oi
the recent demands of the employes.
Nearly all the prominent manufac
turers were represented at the meet
ing. Eight committees, representing
various branches oi tbs trade, were ap
pointed, as was also an Exeotitive Board,
or “Reference Committee.” Tbe branch
committees will attend to the adjustment
of differences between employes and em
ployers, each committee attending to
any difficulty in its particular
branch of tbe industry. In case the
Branch Committee cannot adjust tbe case,
the matter will be referred to the Refer
ence Committee, the decision of which
will be final. The niauulacturers say they
cannot afford to pay tbs wages
demanded by their employes, and they
claim that tbe hands are under
verbal contract to tun oil this season’s
goods at the present rate of wages. The
wage schedule recently presented by the
work people will be acted upon at a meet
ing of the association to be held next
Wednesday. Tbe organization will then
be completed and tbe constitution and by
laws adopted.
VILLAINOUS WORK.
Strikers Wright Down a Satiety Valve
to Causr an Kxploaion.
New York, May 27.—About three
weeks ago the employes of Abendroth
Bros.’ foundry at Portchester were
locked out to thwart an impending strike,
and since that time the works have been
started again In a small way by tbe em
ployment of 75 apprentices who were
learning the trade when the lookout took
placu. To-night an attempt to blow up
the foundry was mace by weight
ing down tbe safety valve
of the boiler, so that when
the fires were started in the
morning an explosion w ould have taken
place. Fortunately tho attempt proved
abortive, as It wu discover) and in time.
Tbe nuts and aefews on the machinery
bad bean loosened and other mlschiefdon'e
wuich taitaed the offering of a reward of
SSOO by the Atsmdroths for the arrest and
conviction of tbe mlncroeat*.
Koniiiril on the Old Terms.
Bt. Louis, May 27. -The striking cbalr
workers held a mooring yesterday
afternoon und even Ing, ut which Commit
tees wore appointed to call upon the fur
niture manufacturers and ascertain upon
what terms they could return to work.
They were Informed that If they desired to
return to their old place* it must be on the
old plan- ten hours. To this tbe ctrmmlt
tee added the condition that If business
should warrant It on July 15 an advance
in wages should be made to them. The
employers agreed to Ibis, nnd the men re
turned to work this morning.
400 Men Go Out.
PITTHBURQ, May 27.- About 400 em
ployes of tbe Pennsylvania Tube Works
have atruck and the mill has closed down.
The shut down wss occasioned by the
manager refusing to explaiß tbe reasons
for discharging a workman.
To Return to Teia Hour*.
Chicago, May 27.—Tac master carpen
ters and manufacturer# of wood building
material* bare have adopted a resolution
declaring the eight-hour system a failure,
and announcing * return to the tow-hour
ecale June 1.
AU Mtruck But One.
Kali. River. Mass., May 37.— A1l but
one or tbe weavers of the Davol mills
•trunk to-day agstnet a reduction of
wagee.
GLADSTONE’S CONCESSION
VALUABLE ACCESSIONS TO HIS
HANK AND FILE.
But Little Prospect that Mr. Chamber
lain Will be Won Hack Into Line—
Debate In the Autumn lo Settle the
Question of Making the Proponed
Changes.
London, May 27.—The general Liberal
meeting called by Premier Gladstone as
sembled at the Foreigu Office this after
noon. The meeting was well attended by
the Premier’s supporters, but none of the
known Hartington or Chamberlain dissi
dents were present. Mr. Gladstone was
heered when he entered.
He at once proceeded to the business on
hand and announced that the government
nad decided to modify clause No. 24 of the
home rule bill, excluding Irish repre
sentatives from Westminster.
He did not state what the nature of the
promised modification was tube, but did
state that the government had uecsled to
modify the clause, provided that the bill
passed its second reading and was re
ferred to a select committee for action
during the autumn sessiou of Parliament.
AN AMENDED BILL.
Mr. Gladstone declared that he would,
at the autumn session, introduce an
amended Irish home rule bill. Tne meet
ing cordially approved the position taken
by Mr. Gladstone. The Premier's follow
ers now exprosa themselves as sanguine
of the success of bis Irish policy. They
do not speak as il they feel at all tnat any
concessions have bceu made to the Cham
berlain and Harrington followings, but
maintain that Mr. Gladstone has defined
the government’s policy in a way soclear
and satisfactory that, the Liberal waverers
can no longer withhold their approval,
and must rally to tho Premier’s support.
BREAKING DOWN THE OPPOSITION.
This, it is thought by the government
party, must result in practically break
ing down the so culled dissident opposi
tion, as it will leave no Liberal not
actuated by purely personal motives any
further ground for hostile affiliation. A
number of the Liberal dissidents who did
not care to risk compromising themselves
by attending the meeting have hailed with
undisguised satisfaction the attitude of
apparent conciliation adopted by the
Premier. These now openly proclaim
their iuteution to return to their party
allegiance and vote with tbe government
for the second reading.
THE FIRST ACCESSIONS.
Among the first to announce their re
turn have been John Fletcher Moulton,
Radical member of Parliament for Clap
ham, and Samuel Whitbread, Liberal
member for Bedlord. Both wero adher
ents of Lord Harrington before to-day’s
meeting. Both have since announced
themselves as supporters ot Mr. Glad
stone. Mr. Whitbread’s accession is per
haps the most inllueutial that tbe Premier
oould have desired, lie is a gentleman
referred to as a wise counsellor by Air.
Gladstone In Ills rent, speech intro
ducing tbe home lule bill on April 8,
and by reason of his high character and
sound judgment has long been a conspic
uous member of the Liberal party. Be
sides the above named a number of other
dissidents nave openly pronounced them
selves satisfied with Mr. Gladstone’s
present attitude and the concessions be
has promised to make, and declared their
intention to vote for tbe second reading.
Tbe general opinion this afternoon was
that the home rule hill will now certainly
pass the second reading.
CHEEKS UPON CIIKBRB.
There was a great crowd assembled
outside tbe building. The Premier’s ad
dress was frequently greeted by his audi
tors with bursts of applause, which were
heard by the crowd outside and re
echoed by cheers.
This evening some ot the Liberals who
attended the meeting say they do not be
lieve that tbe concessions promised by
Mr. Glndstoue, although very great, will
secure Mr. Chamberlain's support.
THE ATTENDANCE.
Two hundred and fifty members oi Par
liament attended tbe meeting. Mr. Glad
stone was very vigorous and animated in
his address. He said that nobodv would
be commuted to the support of the borne
rule bill by listening without protest or
objection to what he had to say in favor
of tbe measure, because he desired tne
fullest freedom to prevail in tbe Liberal
party in respect to It. Lord Salisbury’s
recent speech in which he said the busi
ness oi England and Ireland was to gov
ern had decided the condition of the con
troversy, because he was the official
spokesman of tho opposition. Tbe Irish
policy of the government’s opponents be
ing, therefore, coercion tbe importance of
settling the Irish question Is now intensi
fied.
TIIK ABSTRACT REVOLUTION.
It had been proposed to settle the mat
ter by the adoption of an abstract resolu
tion affirming the principle of home rule
ior lieland, but Mr. Gladstone thought
tbe course proposed by tbe government
would answer better. An endeavor hud
been made to emasculate the principle of
autonnmv for Ireland and convert the bill
into a delusion and a snare. Continuing,
the Premier said the members who voted
for the home rule bill would by doing so
be in no way committed to the support of
the Irish land purchase bill, the latter be-
Inga matter which would remain wholly
within the power of the Imperial Parlia
ment even alter the adoption of home rule.
It those who suid concession of borne
rule to Ireland would impair imperial au
thority remember that, the imperial Par
liament was omnipotent and unable to
divest itselfof lie powers which belonged
.to tbe nation.
HARTINOTON EULOGIZED.
Mr. Gladstone warmly eulogized Lord
Hsrlington, wbo be said possessed integ
rity and manliness. Tho Premier, turn
over, t no point during his speech made
any allusion to Mr. Chamberlain. Con
eerning tbe mailer ot concessions Mr.
Gladstone suid the government whs wil
ling to submit to Parliament a plan enti
tling Irish representatives to be invited
to attend tbe imperial Parliament when
ever proposals of taxation ulleciny Ire
land were iin for oonsidrration. More,
over, if the House ot Commons so wished
the government was reedy to undertake
the responsibility of entitling tne Irish to
be beard in tbe Imperial Parliament on
imperial or reserved questions.
RECONSTRUCTION ENTAILED.
Changes in tbe home rule bill to sc.
complisb these results would, however,
entail reconstruction of the measure.
Tbe government therefore thought that
alter tbe second reading of the bill it
might be postponed until tbe autumn sea
sioa of Parliament, or the government
might resummon Parliament to an early
session In 1887 and then again submit tbe
bill with such necessary amendments as
daring the Interval had been deemed ad
visable without prejudice to the principle
ol tbe bill. Mr. Gladstone himself
thought the latter method the
preferable one as it would
give a longer time for eoasiderattou
of the proposed changes, and in the mean
time the government would keep the issue
tairly and clearly before the people of tho
three nations, whose desire it was, he
hoped, to remain united for all substan
tial purposes.
THE WELSH SATISFIED.
At the oonolusion of Air. Gladstone’s
address Lewis Llewelvn Dillwyn, Lib
eral member of Parliament for the town
of Swansea, arose and declared that he
had been authorized to speak for tlie
Welsh dissidents under certain contin
gencies. He now felt justified in making
a declaration, and that was that the con
cessions offered by the Premier were ac
ceptable to tne Welsh dissidents and
were by them accepted, and he (Mr.
Dillwyn) now assured Mr. Gladstone of
the united support ot all the Welsh mem
bers.
Among the other speakers wbo an
nounced their approval of Mr. Glad
stone's position were Joseph Arch, pro
tege ol Mr. Chamberlain, Radical, agri
cultural member from Northwest Norfolk;
Alfred Illingworth, Liberal, member for
West Bradford; John Brinton, Liberal,
member for Kidderminster; Joseph ltuss
ton. Liberal, member for Lincoln City,
William Ru Mi bone, Liberal, member for
A rfon division of Carnarvonshire; Charles
Bradlaugb, Radical, member for Nortu
ampton borough, ami a number of others.
Tbe meeting ailjjourned with threeebeera
for Mr. Gladstone.
DISCUSSED IN THE COMMONS.
In the House of Commons this evening
Mr. Norris, Conservative, asked whether
the government still regarded the hoie
rule anil lund purchase bills ns insepara
bly connected. Air. Gladstone replied
that he had nothing to add to tbe speech
which he inane when he introduced the
land purchase bill. Hereupon Mr.Cham
berlain und bis followers letired to the
lobby to discuss Air. Gladstone’s an
nouncement.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,Conservative,
asked Mr. Gladstone to repeat, the state
ment which he made at the Liberal meeting
to-day with reference to the modification
the homo rule bill and postponement of
tbe bill after its second reading, ii
Air. Gladstone replied that tli v was
no change which be could state in a few
words. He said that, he had informed the
Liberal meeting to-day of the views of tbe
government iu regard to the second read
ing of t.he bill and tho government’s
course thereafter.
“Suppose,"continued Sir Michael, “that
the horn • rule bill he read the second
time, would it then be withdrawn)”
Air. Gladstone answered that in such
an event he would not. ask the House to
continue consideration of the bill during
the present session.
TIIE ARMS BILL.
The House having gone into committee
on tbe arms bill, Air. Healy moved that
power to put the act in operation bo given
not to the Irish I’rivy Counsel, but to the
Lord Lieutenant., on the ground that the
former consisted almost entirely of Or
angemen or Orange sympathizers.
Mr. Dillon seconded the motion.
Mr. Morley, Chief Secretary lor Ireland,
said that the government could not com
ply with Air. Healy’s request to let the
Lord Lieutenant personally apply tho act.
Continuing, he said that Air. Healy
had asked that tbe operation of
the act be limited to one year,
because be teared that tbe Tories might
then be in office. The government had no
such fears. [Cheers and laughter.] The
Irish i’rivy Council was not composed of
Orangemen. Tbe act would be impar
tially enforced wherever needed.
Mr. Healy’s motion was rejected by a
vote of IHU to 104.
The committee adopted amendments
providing that the arms act shall expire
in December, 1887, and annulling the
power of magistrates to grant certificates.
An amendment to reduce the penalty for
unlawiiil carrying of arms was rejected.
PAKNELLITKH DIVIDED.
The I’arnellites are divided with refer -
ence to retention of the Irish members at
Westminster. All are opposed to a sepa
rate session for tbe discussion of tbe home
rule hill. They do not objeot to the bold
ing of a session iu trie autumn, provided
it be in continuation of tbe present ses
sion. It is estimated in tbe lobby tbat 20
votes are still required in order to pass
tbe bill.
A REACTION CAUSED.
London, MArch 27. 11:80 p. m.- The
skirmish between Sir Michael Hicks-
React) trad Mr. Gladstone In the House of
Common* to-nigbt h* produced some
reaction among the yielding dissident*. It
is now doubted whether tbe Premier will
withdraw the home rule hill in tbe event of
its passing a second readiug. At a private
meeting of ths Cbamberlan party In Ibe
House of Commons this evening tbo
speakers referred coidiy to the Premier’s
*E*ooh. Many, howover, were disposed
to support the bill if the presentation of
anew hill bo guaranteed. Strenuous op
position will be offered to dealing with
tho present measure in e> imltteo niter
second reading. The followers of Mr.
( bamberlaiu believe that the govern
ment will gladly !et the hill die
naturally, thus avoiding formal with
drawal of the measure. A promi
nent. Whig said to-night: ‘‘There is
a strong feeling among many of us that
it Is an insult to ask practical men to
vote lor wbut is deatiood to be withdrawn
under any circumstances, and pledge
ourselves to support a future measure
whose provisions are unknown.”
THE PKOI'OIsKP MODIFICATIONS.
Tbe proposed modifications of tbe home
rule bill include provisions for full repre
sentation ol Ireland when tbe Houe has
under discussion army and navy esti
mates, votes of credit for war purposes,
foreign treaties, fiscal changes attecting
tlio customs and excise Of the United
Kingdom, and votes for tbe maintenance
ol the royal family.
At an'lnformal meeting this evening
the Parnellltes agreed to accept Mr.Glad
stone’s proposal to read the bill secondly
and postpone the committee stage until
tbo autumn. They were also Inclined to
agree to the proposed modifications il tbo
atneuffed clause should he found, tinder
scrutiny, to imply no encroachment on
the privileges ol tho Irish Dari lament.
The I’aruellites are hopeful that tho tac
tics of Iho government will lead lo gradual
crumbling of the opposition.
CII AMBERI.AIN'fi LOSSES.
At the meeting or the Chamberlain sec
tion this evening the luot was disclosed
that only two followers of Mr. Chamber
luiu bsd returned to tbo allegiance ol Mr.
Gladstone, but there are indications that
several desire to abstain from voting on
the second reading ol tbe home rule bill.
The .Ministerialists limit the number of
returning malcontents to 12, bnt they ex
pect that a large number wilt abstain
from voting.
Tbe postponement of the dissolution of
Parilsment, II the home rule bill passes
Its second reading, sets as a powerful
lever In favor of the government. A num
ber of Liberal* whose names are on the
list of speaker* on the home rule hill have
Intimated that they do not desire to pro
tract tbe debate, "It ie now expected that
the division will take place on Tuesday
next. Tbe Ministers rely upon obtaining
a majority of thirty.
I PRICFRIO l YEAR.*
| BCENTBACOPT. (
BLAIR IN A REAR GARDEN
RADICAL SENATORS IN A SNARL
IN CONGRESS.
A Decision to Throw a Tub to the Ta
ctile Kullroad Whale to liiind the
People—The AnM-Oleonisrgarliie Bill
In a Pecntlsr Fix—Virginia'# Delega
tion and Re-election.
Washington, Alay 27.-There vni
some sharp talk in the Republican Sena
torial caucus this morning. Mr. Logan
succeeded in carrying a rnotiou to create
a special committee of the caucus to con
sider tho House labor arbitration bill and
decide in wbat. shape it should be brought
before tho Senate. This riled Mr. Blair,
ot Now Hampshire, and other member*
of the Committee on Education and Labor,
and they protested in vigorous language.
This provoked some tart replies. In the
course of this colloquy Mr. Blair wa
told quite plainly tbat if he would talk'
less the Senate would do more.
PACIFIC LAND GRANTS.
During the consideration of the propo
sition it was finally agreed that the Sen
ate should throw a tub to the whale by
passing a bill forfeiting a portion of the
unearned Northern Pacific land grant la
preference to the House bill forfeiting tbs'
whole of It. Air. Van Wyck declared that
such an attempt to humbug the people by
forfeiting land thut the Northern Pactrtoi
wanted forfeited was absolutely wrong,
and should have his permanent oppo
sition.
Then came a hot discussion between
Mr. Edmunds and A'r. Platt, about the
latter’s proposition to consider nomina
tions in open sessions. Air. Edmund*,
told Mr. Platt that he ought to let his
resolution He upon the table until the.
next session, at least. This Mr. Platt
resolutely refused to do. He announced
tbat he proposed lo lest the sense of the
Senate upon his resolution at an early
day.
IN A QUEER FIX.
The anti-oleornurgarine hill is in *
queer fix. Its friends have a large ma
jority in tbe House, but tbe minority is so,
able and so active and so persistent that*
the majority have only succeeded in pass-;
ing two or three of the twenty-one sec
tions in the hill. At this rate it would '
take three weeks to pass the bill. To-day 1
all sorts of frivolous amendments were:
offered by the minority, and ruled out by 1
tbe Chairman. To-roorrow Mr. Holman
will try to get up me legislative appro
priation bill. Mr. Hatch says be
will insist upon the consideration of that
anti-oleomargarine hill. As be bas a ma
jority be will undoubtedly succeed, and!
then the fight will goon. The Republicans
arc united in support of the anti-oleomar
garine bill, whereas the Democrats are di
vided upon it. The Republican steering
committee met to-night to take step* to
make the most of tbe opportunity.
VIRGINIA’S DELEGATION.
It is stated that all the Democrats from
Virginia in the House except Mr. Daniel,
who has been elected United .States Sen
ator as Mr. Mahone’s successor, will be
re-elected to the next House, Including
Jonn Randolph Tucker and Jobn S. Bar
hour, both of whom have declined re
nomiuation. Everybody who has as yet
been mentioned ns the successor of either
of these gentlemen has declined In favi#
ot tbe present members.
MR. IIA IUCiS' CANDIDACY.
Representative Harris, of Georgia, has
been urged by so many people to permit,
himself to he renominated tor Congress,
tiiat he has about determined to place
himself In the hands of bis friends and
acoept the nomination if It should b
tendered him.
Cleveland and Decoration l>y.
Washington, May 27. President
Cleveland will leave Washington Sunday
atiernom and will parcicipats In tba
Decoration day exercises in Brooklyn
and New York on Monday. Ho will b*
accompanied by Secretaries Kndtcott,
Lamar and Whitney, I'ostmaster Generali
Vilas and u lew personal Inends. It ial
stated at tbe White House that the Proel-I
dent will return to Washington Tuesday
Morning.
Cleveland’* Caoiuet.
W ABHINGTON, May '27.—A1l the Kxeeu*
tlve Departments were represented at tba
Cabinet meeting to-day. Tbe session,
lasted about three hours, and was mainly
devoted to the consideration of the Cana
dian tisberies troubles, naval alTalrs and
tbe proposition to construct a railroad
through Indian territory.
Driilgiug ilie Allamah*.
W ashington, May 27.—Senator Brown
introduced a bill in the Henato to-day to
authorize the hast Georgia and Kiorida.
Railroad Company to construct a bridge
across tbe AKanmua river in tbe counties
ol Wsyne and Liberty or Tattnall, 6a.,
at a point where tbe railroad crusea>
tbe river.
Driven Out by l.ava.
Catania, May from Mount
Kina is sdvsncing towards Nioolosi ah
tbe rate of forty metaee hourly, and la
now within one kiiouwkw of the towaj
The adjacent country iWlso menaced,,
and tbe inhabitants are flying from their
homes. All tbe streams and water
ourses in the district have dried up, and'
a water tarniue prevails.
The l.ava has engulfed the old convent
outside of Nicolosi.
Tbe King has sent 50,000 lire for the re
lief ol tbe sufferers from tbe eruption.
li<M-li<'f<>rt'a Demonstration.
Paris, May 27.—Henri Rochefort will
bead tbe demonstration to lie made to
morrow against Jules Kerry at the
luneral of Col. Hcrlbnger, one of the
most conspicuous victims of tbe Tonquin
war, which was inaugurated and carried
on, M. Kocbeiort contends, under the in*
epiratton ot Premier Kerry.
Uorinany’s (Socialism.
Bkki.ix, May 27.—'Tbo police are exor
cising vigilance in enrorclng tbe anti
socialist law. 'They have raided the
bouses of several female Socialist leaders.
Dills Passed by t In- louidtag.
Bkki.in, May 27.—The l.andtag to-da.v
passed the Kaltio and North Soa canal
bill and tbe bill for tbe conversion of tbs
floating debt,
•Ispao’s scourgcof Cholera.
Paris, May 27—Advices from Japan
state that tbe cholera Id tbe southern part
ot tbe country is increasing.
A at liHltanapolls.
Indian a poms. May 27-—Tbe Demo
cratic Congressional Convention ot tbls
(tbe Seventh) district was held here to
day and resulted iu a split. W. D. By
num. tbe present Incumbent, was nomi
nated by tbe regular convention. About
thirty dele-ales under tbe leadersnip of
W. K. Knclfsn boiled aud nominated Leon
Bailey. Both candidates accepted tbo
nnuiiuailoae.