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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.