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. ESTABLISHED 1850. I
'j.H. ESTILL, Editor ad Proprietor.)
A brave veto sustained
the HOUSE SF.ALSTHF, fate of
the pen*ion grab.
a Votr of 175 Yeas to 135 Nays Shows
that Two-Thirds of the House Kelu-e<l
to Go Wrong—Mr- Bragg Make* a Mag
niOcent Kallyius Speech for the
I'ririids of Pension Reform.
Washington, Feb. 24.—1n the House
to-day Mr. Mahoney called-up the depend
ent pension bill with the veto message of
Uic President thereon. It was agreed that
the debate should run until 4 o’clock,
when the previous question should be
considered as ordered.
Mr. Conger, of lowa, thought that the
reporter the Committee on Invalid Pen
sions was a complete answer to the Pres
ident’s hyperbol e criticisms on the meas
ure. He commented on the action of the
President in vetoing the pending measure
and yet signing the Mexicau pension bill,
saying that he did not think that patriotic
people were ready to indorse such action
or commend their chief ruler for taking
it. No protest had come against this bill
ercept from the Southern States and from
the money centres. Had it come to this
Ifcnti Wall street and the solid South were
so instrumental in electing the chief ex
ecutive that they could command him to
approve a measure which inured to the
benefit of men who had fought against
their country’s flag, and to withhold his
approval from one for the benefit of those
whose sufferings had saved tho nation
and made it great.
Passage over the veto was also advo
;aled by .Messrs. Sawyer of New York,
Warner of Missouri, O’Hara ol North
Carolina, Henderson of lowa, Haynes of
New Hampshire, Bayne of Pennsylvania,
Grosvenorof Ohio, Burrows of Miehigau,
and Morrill ot Kansas.
TIME TO CALL A HALT.
Mr. Bragg, of Wisconsin, said that the
time had arrived when the pension ques
tion snould receive more than casual con
sideration. It was time lor the members
ol the House to get olit from the roseat
bubble in which they lived in Washing
ton, prepared lor them iy claim agents,
and look after the interests oi the real
soldier and the business interests of the
country. They had drilted along, im
pelled by a species of sympathetic im
pulse, regardless of reason or judgment,
until the period was reached which cul
minated in the presentation and passage
of one of the most scandalous bills which
bad ever been sent to the President for
bis signature. The people of the country,
without regard to party, had every reason
to be thankful that this bill had been pre
sented to an executive who had back
bone enough to meet the situation.
Ir. a few years the soldiers of the
I country (not the bummers) would
I have arrived at an age when they could
I come to Congress and demand as a right
I and not ask as a charity that provision
I be made for them. Let not Congress
I bankrupt the Treasury before that time
I arrived by yielding to "the demands of de-
I serters, coffee coolers and bounty jump-
I ers. If the gentleman from Pennsylvania
I (Mr. Bayne) would read the National
I Tribune, published iu Washington by
I men who received from $23,000 to $45,000
Ia month as fees from pensioners—blood
I money taken from the soldier, whom they
I pretended to love—he would find in every
I column some abuse of the President and
I of those who thought differently from
I them as to the propriety of this measure.
I They prolessed to be iriends of the sol
■ biers, as vultures were friends of dead
■ bodies, because they fed aud fattened
■ on them,
I A BRIBE FOR VOTES.
I These were the men who were the nro
■ (eased friends of soldiers. They had the
■ lace of Jacob but their hand had the
■ clutch of Ksau. The men who advocated
■ this bill were not the friends of the true
■ soldier. They advocated this bill—many
■of them—why? Simply because men
■ could vote w hom thev expected to buy
■ bv this bill.
■ Mr. Henderson, of lowa—For one I pro
■ uounee that lalse. [Applause on too lle
■ publican side and in tile galleries.l
■ Mr. Bragg—l say that that is the sub
■ stratum upon which ail this action is
■ tased. If these men whom they call pau
■ psrs were to call upon them individually
■ “raid they would 6ay to them: "You
■ sood-ior-nothiug scoundrels, you are as
■ competent to work as we are. [Laughter
■ >'Hl applause on the Republican side.]
■ frooeedihg, lie stated that tho news
■ lai'ti" ni the country were teeming with
■ pMTessions approving the action of tho
■rnM ld i e!lt ' %vlll ‘ n Mr. Henderson lntur
■ u, ° suggestion that the
■ not advertise in the papers.
■ '• Bragg declined to take anv need of
■s'vii L- 1 !7 U I , . UOll, ile ® altl ha® been
, y . tbe Bomtnittee on Invalid Pen
■.„( * ttm ' 'h<‘ President was inconsistent;
■p j!"„ h ":! !kl , I ‘ mve moetf the Mexican
■L Mr o ' lart 'he President done so
■o,:.;; ;* r *o would tufve esteemed it
■wien ih* e i •?, 0bl ** t * ,:u of his life, but
Bee" Wt ' nt l " bim with almost
Bl i J ' , ! U,l,s , Toteof ' J °th House and
rv , ? Hll, l without the press oi tbeenun-
■ a hi* ati*-ntnin to its enormities,
Bcce io '“"hlent wrong in euppos ngtiiat
Bhnildw. 1,1,8 l J' e Pensi " n Committee
eP n ri “s b 11 whlcll oKht tube
u. Laughter and applause.)
, GOOD REASONS.
Boi^ a on tt H that thtru wore °lher bills
been ! h8 Bl * me principle, ought to
■ lb., Presi.l m e , d - . 8 00ncetlci * ", but
■u I,, 1 ,. , "" 14 llll ‘9 to Inquire Into
Hti/iq to every bill that came
B°uVhavi 0,,,1 "" it ‘e alone, he
■“Wic hoii tp give to „nv other
Hw, a..„ , h " ?t.on Ol coiihisteney. A lew
Hppr< wiHtm imo U \ nt bad v, ‘t"”‘ 'he bill
. a ' 1 $ M ,or the distribution
Hue, ~! "" t'ieground that it was
H>ariv '“‘"ty- Ihe chairman and
Huiid ,r > member of the
■ •'iMHin n ! p m 1 oth'h'ttoo had voted
liibm "'s 'r "' K ", , l e "L " hen the poml
i leAan S , , '"‘" y lj " for '-' “he House,
He bad declarml 'lt ( Mr - Mau
H ll "IU . V,aa "*ta pension
■ want,..l to ~ ar, .V V ‘ aml - vol ,llat mnn
reply io hn UHH ‘ ie 1 ov^r the vo to.
■"‘'fnori whn'rr, 4 ' 1 ,ron <>hio( Mr.
H'r. Hra.'g’) wis a'ld <li * R 0 that be
H : sav that thi .? We 5 11ßl ae,,t ’ "®
at u* Hrand Army ol the
'B , ”Gi ar. soh, , u Kranfl encampment,
■ he.l , n ' 's? tho set-:
to per ,n ""th. He then
l 1! What he regarded lllo , 1)111 Rn(l P oi " 1
■cures. r "k*idod as u* vitally evil
'lit would "? DM 0F TnK •'•A'tTU.
■ who had 6 R * B *rv ’ i* ralll l"'"*' 0 " 8 to
H'Lto.June lr,,ln December,
H"> were tile h ,° Wl ru ‘hose men ?
H r " ltle acum-a, “ of ’■ he "krtb. They
Hi"d in theirV ’ tt,ld lho drea "' They
H"<bt |,v m , 8 r Jr ,nos ""til tuey were
H' 1 !r '"" sko 7o , ;^j: 80ulniuf ’ in '*'o-’d,
H miVw that all t'k, " ore l , ' | y* lo “ || y so
■ they had to do was to
go to a hospital and not endanger their
precious carcasses. These gentlemen
talked about soldiers being in aims
houses. The men who were found
there were the men who had come
from them, and who, when they
lelt the army, had lapsed into their old
condition. No true, bravo soldier need
ever go to the poorhouso. The men who
went there were natives Thev had no
self-respect and no character. They laid
down and opened their mouths for a teat
to suck.
Mr. Steele, of Indiana, interjected a re
mark.
31 r. Bragg said that he knew that the
gentleman who had just interrupted him,
H he dared Vote his conviction, would
vote as he (Mr. Bragg) dal. He khew
gentlemen who had committed themselves
day after day in opposition to the princi
ple of the bill and were grateful for the
veto, [Cries of “Who are they ?”]
A SCENE OF CONFUSION.
“1 know what lam talking about. I
have heard them.” [Repeated cries ot
“Name them,” “Name your man,” “You
can’t do it,” and much noise and contu
sion.]
“Toe Republican Congressmen, all of
them,” was Mr. Bragg’s reply, which
was greeted with mingled applause,
laughter and jeers.
The spectators, who filled the galleries
to their utmost capacity, and who lis
tened eagerly to all that was said on the
floor, now took part in the demonstrations
of disapproval and approval, and though
without adding to the noise and contu
sion sufficiently to justlly the Speaker in
ordering the clearing of the galleries,
gave vent to their feelings uufil the close
of the debate by frequent applause.
Mr. Bragg declared that the press of
the country was opposed to the bili.
Those gentlemeu who sat up aloft—point
ing to ibe press gallery—might some time
or other turn this big pension boom into
a much larger boomerang in some gentle
men’s districts. [Applause.]
“We have lared as well in our district
as the gentleman bus in his,” exclaimed
Mr. Henderson, of lowa, and this allu
sion to Mr. Bragg’s lailure to secure a re
nornination was greeted with loud and
continued laughter on the Republican
side.
Mr. Bragg repeated that the press was
opposed to the bill. The great Republi
can paper of his State stood by the l’resi
dent. The great Republican papers of
Ohio sustained the i’resiueut. The great
Republican paper ot Pennsylvania stood
side by side with tbe President. The pa
pers oi New York, almost without dis
tinction of party, stood by the President.
MAINE IN LINE.
That, gallant soldier, the Governor of
Maine, Gen. Chamberlin, stood by the
President.”
“Yes,” cried Mr. Bouteile, “and he
stands alone in Maine. [Applause on the
Republican side.] 1 speak for Maine.
[Jeers on the Democratic side, and cries
of “sorry for Maine.”]
Mr. Bragg,continuing,said: “The great
soldier, lieu. Palmer, of Illinois, stoed by
the President; Gov. Cox, of Onio, stood
by the President; Old Dan Sickles of the
Third Army Corps said that the veto was
a most glorious deed. Brave men of all
parties stood by the President. It was
only little minds that went buzzing about
like insects around tbe lines that op
posed him.”
Mr. Henderson, of lowa, (contempt
uously): “You stand by the President.”
Mr. Bragg—No staff .commissary can
ever excite me. lam speaking lor what
1 consider the soldiers’ interest. The
largest Grand Army post In my State
yesterday voted not to ask members ot
Congress to go against the President. It
is only the class of men who hang around
the Grand Army posts, wbo crowd them
selves in to get $5 a week and to live upon
their comrades, wbo are making this
grand hue and ory. A soldier preiers to
stand by bis record, and asks not that
Congress sbali mark him as a beggar.
He wants to have it understood that he
is, in private life, as be was in tbe army,
a soldier lighting lor tbe maintenance of
the Union, loving his country, and not
asking to be supported by it. Why, look
at the effect. Confederate soldiers with
out nope are toiling day by day and ex
hibiting a tbrilt, industry and energy
never expeettd of them, while the North
ern man, independent, self-rtdiant, indus
trious, energetic and enterprising,
lags behind into idleness. Wny?
because be is waiting tor
bis stipend to come from tbe govern
ment, and wben that s'ipend comes it is
spent quickly, and if be conies irom the
poorbouse be lapses back into that posi
tion and waits for another stipend. Hu
manity only needs to be encouraged to do
nothing. We are all liable to drop into a
do-notbing policy il we can get somebody
to support us, and it is not good public
policy for us to legislate to encourage
vagabondism, whether amongjour soldiers
or citizens.
• THE PORK DIVIDED.
Mr. Steele, of Indiana —How about the
Mexican pension bill?
Mr. Bragg—l have said that 1 wished
the President had vetoed It. It is inti
mated that the bill passed because it ben
efits Coniederates. I ask any one of you,
bigoted as you may tie, if you did not get
some of the pork. You all voted fpr the
bill, and now you have discovered that
It's a monstrosity.
Mr. Morrison, of Illinois—ln my term
of service l have voted lor every pension
bill presented. In this time the pension
roll has drawn from $29,000,000 t0580,000,-
000 a year. Concurring in the general
purpose of the pending bill, so far as its
purpose was to relieve those who have
suffered from services rendered to the
country, I voted for this bill. I am satisfied
that it does not contain what its iriends
claim for il, and that it is tairly subject
to the objections urged against it in the
veto. Besides, trie veto is so fur above
tbe high water mark of ordinary execu
tive independence and official manhood,
that I feel like sharing and taking my lit
tle part ot tho responsibility. [Applause
on tbe Democratic side.]
NOT CLEAR IN ITS WORDING.
The I’resident, he said, did not veto the
bill because it pensioned too many or too
tew, but because by no reasonatde con
struction could a man tell what it did
mean. If the gentleman Irom Indiana
( Mr. Matson ) were Secretary of tho In
terior this bill would mean one thing; If
the Senator from Colorado ( Mr. Teller)
were Secretary tbe bill would m-au
sometblug else. So, with one man at tbe
bead of the department, one set of men
would be denied a pension who would be
granted a pension il aaotberman were at
the head. This was not tbe kind Of legis
lation that ought to bseiiaoled.
Several other members who bad voted,
for the (till announced their Intention.to
Hiisiawi the veto, since having received
new light upon it.
Mr. Hepburn, ot lowu, made an attack
upon Mr. Bragg, likening him to Bene,
diet Arnold, and denying tbe right of
Messrs. Bragg and A. >J. Warner, of Ohio,
(wbo spoke in a similar strain to Mr.
Bragg) to speak lor the Grand Army ol
the Republic. “It is not an uncommon
thing,” said Mr. Hepburn, “lor a skilled
huntsman to use decoys, bo It is that
the solid South that opposed this bill, aud
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1887.
that stimulated this veto, puts forward
all of these Northern gentlemen to repre
sent it. Not one of them, for political
reasons, has had the courage of his con
victions and has dared to speak here as
he will vote. Why? Because it would
challenge attention to this conspiracy be
tween those that once were opposed io us
and who are now ‘our friends,’ and
the wealtii of this country and
the metropolitan press of this country.
I deny that tbe great dailies of the cities
speak the sentiment of the country. They
do not do it. They are tho advocates and
mouthpieces of wealth, aggregated in the
communities where they are published,
and I am sorry to say. and 1 confess it
with shame, that this same wealin is op
posed to our soldiers. Before I sit down
i wish to ask the chairman of the com
mittee (Mr. Matson) whether he has in
his pookat a petition signed by Grover
Cleveland asking Congress to pass the
service pension bill to put all soldiers ou
the pension roll.”
THE CLOSING SPEECH.
Mr. Mai son, of Indiana, closed the de
bate. He would not attempt, he said, to
indulge in any imaginative flights or
make any oratorical display. He desired
to speak plainly,and ha spoke for himself,
lor the committee, lor tbe bill and for no
one else. He believed that the President
had the right to veto legislation on other
than constitutional grounds, and he be
lieved that the present Executive had in
many Instances wisely made use of that
right. It had been his pleasure and bis
duty to stand here and defend the Presi
dent when that officer had interposed his
objection to legislation. He would be
glad if he could stand to-day and support
the President’s veto and present to the
country an united party* in support of
that veto if Ins conscience and bis heart
would permit it. But he was driven and
impelled to take the course he had because
and only because he believed it to be his
duly as a legislator to ask the House to
pass this bill over the veto of the Presi
dent. There was no parallel between this
bill and the Texas seed bill, to which the
gentleman from Wisconsin had alluded.
The veto of one was based on constitu
tional grounds, while no one denied the
constitutional right of Congress to pass
tho other. The pending bill ought to pass,
it was a companion piece of legislation to
the Slexloan pension bill, not because it
was passed on the same day and in the
same way, but because it provided for the
payment of the same kina of pension lor
the same kind of disability.
THE PRESIDENT’S PETITION.
He had been asked whether the Presi
dent had ever signed a petition asking
that a pension be granted to all soldiers
oi the late war. lie held in his hand a
petition, draw n up in 1884, which was too
long to read now. it was numerously
signed, and in substance asked that a
pension of at least $8 a month be granted
to all honorably discharged soldiers. It
contained this indorsement:
I am sure that the subject of this petition is
worthy of the prompt ami caretul considera
tion of Congress, and the fullest justice should
lie done to the parties in whose interest this
movement is made.* Grover Cleveland.
As .Mr. Matson concluded nearly every
Republican was on bis feet, and as Mr".
Matson finished reading the indorsement
a loud hurst of applause came up irom
the Republican side of too chamber.
THE VETO SUSTAINED,
The question was then put, “Will the
House upon reconsideration pass the bill,
the President’s objection to the contrary,
notwithstanding?” and it was decided in
tbe negative, the vote being 173 veas to
123 nays—not the constitutional two
thirds in the affirmative.
Following is the detailed vote:
Yeas—Sfe-srs. Adams of Illinois. Allen of
Massachusetts, Anderson of Kansas. Atkin
son. Baker, Bayne, Bingham. Bliss, Bound,
Bouteile, Brady, Browne of Indiana. Brown
of Ohio, Brown of Pennsylvania, Brnmm.
Buck, Bunnell, Burleigh, Burrows. Butter
worth, Bynum, Campnell of Pennsylvania,
Campbell of Ohio, Cannon, Carleton. Ca-well,
Conger, Cooper. Cuteheou, Davenport, Davis,
Dingley, Dorsey, Dunham, EKlridge. Ely,
Evans, Evernari, Farquahar, Felton. Fieeger.
Ford, Frederick, Fuller. Funston, Ballinger.
Geddes, Giltlllan, Goff, Urosvcnor, Grout,
Guenther, Hale, Hanback, Harmer, ilaydeu.
Haynes. Henderson of lowa, Hender
son of Illinois, Hepburn, Herman,
Hlestand, flues, Itiscock, If it t. Holman,
Holmes, Hopkins, H oik, Howard, Jackson,
•lames, Johnson of New York, Johnston of
Indians, Kelly, Ketchum, Kleiner, l.afollett,
Laird, Landes, Lawler. Leievrc, Lohlbach,
Libbey, Linusier, Little, Long, Lore, Lomu,
Lovering. Lyman, Mahouev, Markham, Mat
son, Maybury, AlcComas, McKenna, ,\lKi
lev, Merriinau, Millard, Milliken, Moffatt,
Morrill, Morrow. Murphy, Neeee, Neglev,
SeUon. O’Donnell. O'Hara, O’Neill of Penii
stlvania. O’.Niid of Missouri, O-borne. Oweu,
Parker, Payne, Parson, Perkins, Peters, Pet
tibone, Phelps. Pindar, Plumb, Price. Ran
dall. llanney. Rice, Riggs. Rockwell, Romeis,
ltowcll, Ryan, Sawyer, Scranton,
Seney, Sessions, Smalls, Spooner,
Spriggs, Steele, Stevenson, Stewurt of
Vermont, Stone of Massachusetts,
Strait, Struble. Swinburn, Swope. Symes,
larsncy, Tauiosek K. B. Taylor of Ohio, ike
Taylor of Ohio, Zacli Taylor of Tennessee,
lhomas of Illinois, Thomas of Wisconsin,
Thompson. Townshend, Van Schaick. Wade.
Wadsworth, Wall, Wakefield, Ward of
Illinois, Warner of Missouri, Weaver of Ne
braska. Weaver of lowa, Weber, West, White
ol Pennsylvania, W hile of Minnesota, Whit
ing, Wilkins, Wolford, Woodburu and Worth
ington—l 76.
Nays—Messrs. Adams of New York, Allen
of Mississippi, liaeon, Ballentine, Barbour,
Barksdale, Barnes, Barry, Belmont, Bennett,
Blanchard, Bland, Blount, Boyle, Bragg,
Brolkenridge |pf Arkansas, Breckinridge of
Kentucky. Humes. Cabell, Cnidwell, Felix
Campbell of New York,Tint Campbellof New
Yorii, Catching*, Clements, Cobb, Collins,
(unipto*. Com stork, Cowles, Cox of New
York, Cox of North Carolina, Cram, Crisp,
Culberson, Curtin, Daniel, Dorguu. Davidson
ol Alabama, Davidson of Florida, Dawson,
1 Ruble. Dockery. Dougherty, Dunn, Eden,
Erinentrout, Findlay, F'isher, Forney, Gay,
Gibson of Maryland, Glbmn of West Vir
ginia, Glass, Green, Hall. liaised, Hammond,
liairis, Hatch, Heard, Hemphill,
llt-ndereon of • North Carolina, Her
bert, Hill. Hudd, Hutton, frlon,
Johnston of North Carolina, Jon^M^^'t- xas,
Jones of Aluuama, kiiig,^^MdP M ‘‘ Till inn,
Martin, McAdoo, .'h Mc-
Rea, Miller, Mills, MilcTTeH Morgan. Morri
son. Muller, Neal, Norwood, Oates, U’Ferrall,
Outhwaite, Reel, Ferry, Reagan, Reese,
Richardson, Robertson, Kogcis. Bayers, .Scott,
Seymour,Shaw, Mngletoa, skinner, snyder,
So’wden. Springer, stnhluecker, Stewart of
Texas, St. Martin, Stone of Kentucky, Stone
of Missouri, Storm, John M. Taylor of Ten
nessee, Tillman, Trigg, Tucker, Turner. Van
Kaion, Viole, Ward of Indiana, Warner of
onio, Wellborn, Wheeler, Willis, Wilson and
Wise—lßs.
THE CHANGES.
Tho vote by which the bill originally
passed tho House was 180 to 78, so it ap
yoars that tbo Billowing named member*
--all Democrat*—changed their votea on
the ineaeure: Messrs. Adams of New
York, Bacon. Boyle. Burues, Cobb, Cur
tin, Dawson, Dougherty, Etlon, Krnien
trout, Kiaher, Gay, Gibson, Hall, Hatch,
IIHI,McAdoo, Morrison,Outhwalle,Scott,
Seymour, Shaw, Sowdeu, Spriuger, Slatil
liecker, Stone of Missouri, Yielo, Ward ol
Indiana, and A. J. Warner ol Ohio,
As tbo Speaker announced the vote and
stated that fac-thlrd* oi tuo members
had not voted to pas* the bill, there was
u storm ol applause on the Democrat io
Hide, which wafeaiiswered after an in
etant by prolonged hisses and groans
from the advocates of tho bill. Tbe mem
ber* unturned in knots in excited conver
sation and tbore was much confusion,
wiHio tuo Bpeakor pounded his desk to
secure quiet. Finally comparative or
der was restored, and on motion of Mr.
Herbert, of Alabama, the House went
into committee of the whole on tne naval
appropriation bill. After a briel expla
nation of the provisions of the bill by Mr.
Herbert, it was read by sections lor
amendments. Pending a vote Upon an
amendment the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
MORE VETOES.
The Speaker laid before tho House to
day messages from the President return
ing without,his approval bills granting a
pension to Anthony M. O. Robertson, in
creasing tbe pensions of Margaret K.
Jones and Lorin Burritt, and for tbe re
lief of William H. Merrehauser. They
were referred to the appropriate com
mittee.
In the Senate to-day the usual sheaves
ofpetitions from Grand Army posts for the
passage of the dependent pension hill
over the President’s feto were presented
and laid on the table.
MONEY FOR MAILS.
The House Decliues to Concur io
the Subsidy Amendment.
Washington, Feb. 24.—1n the House
to-day, in pursuance of tho order made
yesterday, Sir. Blount called up the re
port of the committee of the whole on the
Senate amendments to tbe post office ap
propriation bill. The first three Senate
amendments (relative to office rent in
Washington and limiting the placing ol
letter boxes to public places, buildings
aud railroad stations) were concurred in.
In the fourth amendment (a proposition
appropriating $500,000 to enable the Post
master General to oontract for the carry
ing of loreign mails on American vessels
to Central and Bouth America) non
concurrence was recommended.
Mr. Burrows moved tnat the House
oonour in the Senate amendments. This
motion was lost by 180 yeas to 157 nays.
The following Democrats voted in the
affirmative: Messrs. Adums oi New York,
Blanchard, Campbell ol Ohio, Compton,
Curtin, Findlay, Foran, Irion, King,
Lawler, Lore, Martin, Mitchell, Spriggs,
St. Martin, Tillman and Viele.
The following Republicans voted in the
negative: Messrs. Anderson ol Kansas,
Fuller, Guentner, Henderson of lowa,
Laiollette, Leblback, McCoraas, Nelson,
O’Donnell, l’ayson, Rowell, Strait, Stru
ble, Wakefield, Warner of Missouri, aud
Weaver of Nebraska.
The amendment was then non-con
curred in and a conference ordered.
INTERNAL lIKVENUE.
$110,048,807 Collected During; the
Past Seven Months.
Washington, Feb. 24.—The total col
lections of internal Revenue during tho
first sevgp months oi the fiscal year, end
ing June 30, 1887, were $60,048,807, being
$837,644 less than the collection during
the corresponding period of the last fiscal
year. There was a decrease of $3,377,570
in the collections irom spirits; an in
crease of $878,590 from tobacco; an in
crease of $1,233,502 from fermented
liquors, and an increase of $69,835 from
miscellaneous objects. The total receipts
Irom oleomargarine up to Feb, 1 last were
$355,599. The aggregate receipts for Jan
uary, 1887, were $216,790 greater than
those for January, 1880.
Ingalls Succeeds Sherman.
Washington, Feb. 24.—The Senate
caucus of Republicans to-day nominated
Senator Ingalls to be President of the
Senate. There were 28 votes cast, of
which number 18 were for Mr. Ingalls, 8
tor 31 r. Hoar, llor Jlr. Edmunds and 1 for
Mr. Frye. 31r. Ingalls was thereupon de
clared to be the nominee of the caucus.
The Democrats of tbe Senate, without
holding a formal caucus, have deter
mined to support Senator Harris for Presi
dent of the senate.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Edmunds of
fered as a question of privilege a resolu
tion declaring that John J. Ingalls, Sena
tor from the State of Kansas, is chosen
President pro tempore of the Senate, to
take effect at 1 o’clock in the afternoon of
Feb. 26, at which tiraai the resignation of
John Sherman, the present President pro
tempore will take effect. The resolution
was laid over till to-morrow.
There has been some speculation as to
whether the selection to be made would
cover merely the recess or continue in
definitely. Nothing was said on this sub
ject, and no understanding has been
reached or suggested respecting it. Mr.
Ingalls, therefore, if elected, will fill the
chair until the majority ol the Senate
shall determine to elect his successor, or
until he shall resign.
l’assrd by the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 24.—1n the Senate
to-day the lollowing House bills were
taken from tho calendar and passed:
To provide for holding terms ot the
United States Courts at Mississippi City,
Miss. (with an amendment).
To authorize the Talladega and Coosa
Valley Railroad Company ol Alabama
to erect a bridge acr is* tbe Coosa river
(with an amendment)
To authorize the East and West Rail
road Company of Aiubama to maintain a
bridge across the Coosa river (with
amendments.)
There were also fourtoen pension bills
passed. Conferences were asked on all
bills to which amendments were adopted.
The bill authorizing the construction ol
a bridge across the Mississippi river at
Grand Tower, 111., was passed.
Kdil Against Stcelo.
Washington, Feb. 24.—1n the House
to-day Mr. Henderson, of North Carolina,
called up the report oi the Committee on
Election* upon the Indiana contested
elections case of Kidd against. Steele, and
tne resolution reported wusadopted with
out division. Jtconlirms the right of the
couteslee, Mr. Sisofe, to the seat.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, of West
Virginia, tbe Senate amendments to the
Distrlot of Columbia appropriation bill
Were non-concurred in.
Special session I’ossl Hi lilies.
Washington, Feb. 24.—Senators Sher
man and Harris called together upon the
President to-day to make inquiry on be
half of the Senate as to his wishes in re
spect to a special session ot the Senate.
Tne President inlormed thorn that be
would determine the matter without de
lay, and would iniorm the Senate to
morrow.
Fishery Keialiallon.
Washington, Feb. 24.—1n the Senate
to-day tne House substitute for tbe fish
ery retaliation bill was disagreed to, and
a conlerenoe was asked. Messrs. Ed
munds, Frye and Morgan were appointed
ben ate conferees.
Montfcoinery to Retire.
Washington, Feb. 24.—Mr. Montgom
ery, Commissioner of Patents, called on
tb’o President to-day and notified him of
me desire to return to the practioe of his
profession In Mloblgau in the early sum
mer.
EUROPE’S EARTHQUAKES
THE DEATH LIST IN ITALY HUNS
UP TO 2,000.
Noores of Live* Undoubtedly Lost in
Other Prl of the llrll AuKxoiluaof
Frightvued Touriat* from the Winter
lteaurt* in the South of France—The
Worst Believed to Be Over.
Rome, Feb. 24.—Details were received
this morning ol the results of the earth
quakes yesterday, showing that the ef
fects were far more serious than was
thought. The loss of life and destruction
of property is learned to have been terri
ble. The most startling news comes from
the Genoese Riviera. Over 1,500 people
were killed in that district. At the Vil
lage of Hajardo, situated at the top ol a
bill, a number of inhabitants took refuge
in a church when the shocks wore first
felt. A subsequent and greater shock
demolished the church, and 800 of the
people who were in it were killed. Tho
destruction of property in the sections of
Italy visited by the earthquakes was im
mense and widespread.
2,000 DEATHS.
Reports oi disaster continue to arrive.
The total number of deaths reported up
to the present time is abiwit 2,000. The
shocKS were felt at Parma. Turin and
Cosenza. Tho undulations of the earth
were noticed at Catania, in Sioily, at the
footof Mount Etna.
Tbe director ol the Turin observatory
telegraphs that seismic instruments are
now quiescent and that no further dis
turbance is teared.
FELT ON THE WATER.
The earthquake was strongly felt out at
sea. Off Genoa it awoke sailors irom their
sleep.
At Turin a portion of tbe ceiling of Santa
Teresa church fell upon the wonshipers,
but no one was killed. In many streets
traffic wus stopped, as houses were ren
dered liable to tall.
At Castellero a church collapsed, kill
ing many persons.
The transport Rome has left Genoa to
take on board 500 prisoners confined in
the Oneglia prison, which is expected to
collapse. Parties of soldiers have been
sent to the villages visited by tbe earth
quake to assist in burying the dead.
King Humbert desired to proceed to
Genua, but was dissuaded therefrom. An
Italian soothsayer iu an almanac pre
dicted earthquake shocks between Feb.
15 and 23.
It is reported that at Bussana, a village
ol 800 Inhabitants, successive shocks
leveled nearly every house. One-third of
the people are said to be buried in the
ruins, and there is no hope of rescuing
them.
Notone or the 106 of the communes in
the populous province of Porto 31aurizio
escaped injury.
Villages built on terraces on the sides
of hills are almost all destroyed. The dis
tress is great everywhere.
TERROR IN SOUTH FRANCK.
London, Feb. 24. — Further dispatches
concerning the earthquakes in southern
Europe slate that although there have
been no turtber shocks at N ice tho panic
has not subsided. Fugitives are fleeing
in every direction. The peopleare alraid
to re-enter their houses and hotels, and
last evening tbe heights back of the city
were crowded with relunees. Two thou
sand English, American and Russian
visitors were camped out during the night
on the elevated grouud- Six thousand
persons have Jeft the city and started for
Paris. A son or Albert N. Hattie way,the
American Consul at Nice, was seriously
injured.
MONTE CARLO A REFUGE.
There have been no further disturb
ances at Monte Carlo. 'Hie place is filled
with thousands ol refugees irom Cannes,
Nice, 31entone aud Sau Heme. It is diffi
cult to find shelter for the great number
oi people, and last night many of them
were compelled to camp out. A more
confident leeling prevails to-day. Gam
ing has been suspended, and tbe baud
played on the terrace for the purpose oi
restoring confidence to the frightened
people.
Another shock was felt at Mentone
to-day. Jt wus so severe that bouses were
shaken. No one was injured.
Additional detais concerning tbe
damage done hr yesterday’s shocks snow
tiiat in some cases villages built on moun
tain sides were toppled into the valleys,
'l’nree railway train* have been dis
patched with iood lor me sufferers. A
number of soldier* have also been sent to
assist them.
RENEWAL OF THE SHOCKS.
Paris, Feb. 24, 4r. M.— A renewal or
the earthquake shocks has occurred In
the southern section of France. A terri
ble disaster is momentarily expected.
Nice, Cannes and Mentone are half de
serti and. Fears are expressed for the saiety
of the Prince ot Wales and the Orleans
Princes, all of whom are in the section ot
country where tbe earthquakes prevail.
Two slight shocks of earthquake were
felt to-day at Nice and Cannes, but no in
jury was caused by either. Yesterday’s
disturbances killed 2 persons and injured
10 at Nice; kilied 4 and Injured 2 at Bar;
killed 2 and Injured 12 at Bollen.
At Cbateau-Neuf many were injured.
At Savona two houses lell, killing 9
persons and injuring 15.
Tne whole population of Bavona are
bivouacked about tile town.
HOUSES TOTTERING AT NICK.
Nice, Feb. 24.—Sixty houses here ure
tottering and leady to tali Irom the shut
terings inflicted by yesterday’s earth
quakes. Many others are much damaged,
and in most residences more or less of the
furniture was damaged by the severity of
the shocks.
Tbe Prince ol Wales remains at
Cannes,
Fifty persons were injured at 3tentone
anil one person wus killed. King Charles
nod tjuoen Olga, of WurteuiDurg, remain
in their villa at Nice.
The excitement caused by the earth
quake Is subsiding. The city authori
ties to-day attended the luneralot School
mistress Cheyiau, one of the vlotim*.
Miss Chapelez, an American, wbo was
buried ultve in the rulus of Villa Natal,
wus rescued unhurt.
The total number injured here Is 23.
There have been oooaelnnal tremors
during the day, winch caused acute sus
pense while they lasted.
Baron Hothso'hlld, wno was at Monaco,
chartered a Pullman car for bis family.
Borne wells In this section dried up
while otbers increased in volume. A jet
of hot water Durst Irom the bed of tne
Patilon river.
At Mentone 250 houses were rendered
uninhabitable. Several fires occurred
but were speedily extinguished.
Military guards are on duty to prevent
the pillaging of tbe wrecked bouse*. A
field telegraph Is now working In many
places.
A bread iamine is expected owing to
tbe destruction of the ovens of the baker
ies.
UN PERCEIVED BY THE rUBLIC.
Vienna, Fob. 24.—The instruments in
tho observatory hero showed seismic ac
tion yesterday which was unperceived
by the general public.
SWITZERLAND SHAKEN.
Geneva, Feb. 24.—Oscillations of the
earth Irom north to south were felt
throughout Switzerland quite severely
No loss of life is reported, but much
damage was done to property.
HOW MUST PAY UP.
The President He fuses to Sign a
Hill Granting Private Relief.
Washington, Feb. 24.—The President
returned to the House without approval
this afternoon House bill No. 7,648, en
titled "An act for the relief of the estate
of the late John How, Indian Agent, and
his sureties.” Mr. How was appointed
Indian Agent in July, 1878, and held that
offloe until December, 1881, when, upon
the report of Inspectors connected with
tbe Indian Bureau, he was suspended for
fraud and mismanagement. On
July 21, 1885, final adjust
ment was made of his accounts,
and it was found that he owed the gov
eminent muoh more than the penalty of
his bond. Suit was, therefore, instituted
against him and his sureties to reoovor
tho amount thus found due to the govern
ment, and that suit is still pending. Alter
reviewing the history of the ease
tbo President, In bis veto message,
says: “The Second Comptroller slates,
as the result of examinations
made iu his office, and by the Second
Auditor, that it appears that many of the
vouobers presented by tbe agent were
fictitious, persons in "whose names they
were given testifying that services and
supplies therein mentioned were never
rendered or furnished; that in other cases
parties denied the genuineness ot the
vouchers purporting to be made
by them; that a largo voucher,
apparently given for cattle, was
acually given lor money loaned, and that
supplies bought with government funds
were appreciated for the agent’s per
sonal benefit. I do not suppose that it
was Intended by Congress to entirely re
lieve those sureties, if a condition exists
such as is above set out, which results in
an indebtedness to ihe government.
The proposed legislation, judging front
the report of the House Committee
on Claims, seems rather to proceed
upon the theory that no sum Is due
the government in the premises. 1 think
it will hardly be claimed that the patient
investigation of the accounting officers,
should he lightly discredited In this case,
and it seems to" me that justness to the
government and fairness to the sureties
seeking relief will presumably be secured
by lurtlier prosecution of the suit already
Instituted, in which the truth of all mat
ters involved oau be thoroughly tested.”
PLEUHO- PNEUMONIA.
Const il lit fiiiial Points Discussed in
the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 24.—1n the Senate
to-day the pleuro-pueumonia extirpation,
bill was taken up. The constitutional
points involved In the bill were discussed
at considerable length by Messrs. Cullom,
Hoar, Miller, Platt, Hawley and Butler.
Tbe latter in opposing tbe bill expressed
his belief that the reports as to the
danger from pieuro-pnouinonia were ex
aggerated, and that the clamor was made
lor a purpose, that purpose being to en
able certain people to gut their hands into
the Treasury in payment for cattle which
they could not otherwise dispose 01. He
had too much regard lor tbe constitution
of tho United States to support such a
hill.
31r. Miller contended that the bill was
constitutional in every respect. If be did
not believe so he would not bave reported
the bill. He wa* glad to know that tho
Senator from Bou h Carolina was so
warmly devoted to the constitution of his
country.
Mr. Butler retorted that it was a source
of prolound regret to him that,the Senator
from New York had abandon'd his love
lor tbe constitution. He bud treated it
to-day with euiuerr.pt and sneers.
Mr. Miller agreed to have the bill
amended so as to have the Conimis*ioners
appointed by Ihe President ol tbe United
States, without the necessity of confirma
tion by the Senate, aud it was so
amended.
Various amendments to the hill giving
to tn President ol the United State* au
thority which bad been proposed to be
given to tbe Commissioner ol Agriculture
were agreed to. Several other amend
ments were adopted, and still others were
p nding when, without disposing of the
bili, ihe Senate, at 7:25 o’clock, ad
journed.
HOLDERS OF OPINION.
The Coining Convention of the Na
tional Editorial Association.
Washington, Feb. 24.—A special meet
ing of the Executive Committee of the
National Editorial Association was held
here to-day. There werfe present: C. H.
Jones, of Florida, President of the Asso
ciation; W. E. l’abor, of Colorado, Secre
tary; B. B. Herbert, of Minnesota, ex
l’resident; H. B. White, of West Vir
ginia; U. H. Thomas, ot Pennsylvania;
John illcks, of Wisconsin; Francis Proc
tor, ol Massachusetts; J. B. Stanley, of
Alabama; J. B. McCabe, of the New Kug
land Press Association; C. A. Lee, of
Rhode Island; H. J. Grigsby, of
Tennessee, and McKenzie Down
ham, of Delaware. The time
for tho next meeting of tbe association,
which is composed of delegates (torn ail
the States and Territories of the Union,
wee fixed for Sept. 0 to 10, at Denver,
Col. 'lhe programme of proceedings for
that meeting was preparwd and topics lor
discussion seleoied. Mr. Pabor, ol Col
orado, assured the committee that great
preparations were being made Iu Denver
for the reception and enteri aininunt ol tne
delegates at the annual meeting, in
which much interest is felt.
Tampa a Port of Entry.
Washington, Feb. 24.—1n the House
to-day, on motion of Sir. Davidson, of
Florida, tbe Senate bill was passed mak
ing Tampa, Fia., a port of entry.
The President will *ign the bill.
To Go Out of Commission.
Washington, Fb. 24.—The United
Status steamship Osslpee, now at New
York, has been ordered to Norfolk, Va.,
where pile will be put. out of commission.
Amendment* Concurred In.
Washington, Feb. 24.—1n tbe House
to-day, on motion of Mr. Bragg, the Sen
ate amendments to tbe Military Aondemy
appropriation bill were concurred iu.
Sundry Civil t ouferees.
Washington, Feb. 24.—1n tbe House
to-day Messrs. Randall, Forner and Rian
were appointed conferees on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
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IN MORE TROUBLE.
Bismarck Sure or a Working Majority
iu the New Reichstag—The Result ia
Alauoe mid Lvrralna a Ritter Fill for
the Doughty Chancellor.
Berlin, Feb. 24.—1 t la ascertained that
Prince Alexander of Battenborg, the Re
posed King of Bulgaria, who was report
ed yesterday to be lying ill with gastrla
fever at his father’s house In Darmstadt,
has the small-pox.
It is reported here that three officers
implicated in the recently discovered
military plot have been hanged at St,
Petersburg. The Russian government
has strictly enjoined official secrecy re
specting the conspiracy.
Definite results are now
leave exactly one-halt of the
the new Reichstag distinctly pleaWd i
the support of the septennate, without
reckoning re-ballots. The supplementary
elections have been fixed for March 2.
Although a majority of the districts in
which new elections are to be bflVfcn 4
certain to be carried l>y opposition candi
dates, the total result will give Prtnsw
Bismarck a working majority, indepen- ■
dent of the Centre members, many of
wbom will either vote lor the septenuala
or abstain from voting.
The total vote of Alsace and Lorraine*
Is: French,72,4Bo; German, 10,022.
The Frankfort Gazette says that
many has little reason to felicitate herseiD
-upon the result of the returns in the cun'*'
quered provinces.
The royal order prescribing the form oC
oath which Catholic Bishops appointed Ur
sees in Prussia shall taae before being
confirmed by the State in their appoini
inents, ordains that each Bishop shall
swear to be submissive, loyal, obe
dient and devoted to the King of
Prussia, and to inculcate on bis clergy
and the people of his diocese'veueratioa
and fidelity toward the King, love of tha
fatherland and obedience to the State’*
law. Tbe oath also binds the Bishop to
refuse to tolerate by any of his clergy
any teaohing or action opposed tit
the spirit of the vows taken by
the Bishop in making the oath,
and abstain from maintaining either
within or outside of the country, any re
lations prejudicial to tbe security of tha
country. The oath concludes as follows:
“I promise to keep all this more inviola
bly, as I am certain by tbe oath I took to
tbe Pope and church I did not bind my
self to anything that might be opposed t>
this oath of allegiance to tbe King.”
THE CHURCH’S INFLUENCE.
Rome, Feb. ‘24.—Cardinal Jacobin!, the
Papal Secretary of Stale, has instructed
the Papal Nuncio atMunicb to urge the
members of the Centre party In the
Reichstag and In the Landtag to vote re
spectively for the septennate bill and the
new ecclesiastical bill.
AUSTRIAN ENTHUSIASM.
Vienna, Feb. 24.—The Relchsrath ha*
passed the extra military credit for
equipping the Landsturm. The vote was 1
unanimous.
DILLON’* JURY DISAGREES.
Only a Few Minutes Necessary*
to Settle Their Standing#
Dublin, Feb. 21.—0n the resumption
this morning or tbo trial of Messrs. Dil
lon, O’Brien, Redmond and the
their connection with the “plan of oSR
paign,” Judge Murphy continued his
charge to the jury. He said that if the
Jury believed that the traversers bad
united in agreeing to urge tbe people to
<lo what the indictment alleged, the tra
versers had acted unlawfully. (The Judge
then concluded his obarge and tbe jury
retired to consider their verdict. After &'
short absence from the court room they
returned and reported that they were not.
able to agiee upon a verdict.
PARNELL HEADED OFF.
London, Feb. 24.—1n the House of
Commons to-nigbt Mr. Parnell moved ex
emption from closure of measures ig
creasing stringency of tho criminal law
in Ireland. Sir Michael Hlcks-Beach
said emphatically that the government
declined to entertain such a propcsJl.
I on is Blanc’s Statue.
Paris, Feb. 24.—A statue of Louia.
Blanc was unveiled here to-day in th
presence of the Cabinet Ministers and
many Senators and Deputies. The cere
mony was made the occasion of a violent
demonstration by Anarchists, who were
present in large numbers. Alter the un
veiling they hissed and shouted* “Ixmg
live Anarchy I” Then they made a rush
lor the inciosure In which the statue
stands. Police interposed and arrested
several of those who were most promi
nent in the disturbance. . 0
France's Congress.
Paris, Feb. 24.—The Senate by a vote
of 210 to 38 bas reinserted in thebudg.-t
a credit for sub preteots, the rejection of
which by the Chamber of Deputies was
the cause of the overthrow of the Frey
oinet Ministry. The Chamber of Depu
ties to-day adopted estimates for the Ma
rine and Colonial Departments.
Agriculture’* 1 onvcntioii.
New Orleans, Feb.24.—Atyesterday.’a
session of the Interstate Agricultural
Convention at Lake Charles, tem|>m:ary
organization was effected bv calling Hon.
L. 8. C' tti , of iowa, to preside, and Rev.
Irvine Rockwell, of Wisconsin, to act at
Secretary. Tbe temporary officers will
bo made permanent. In response to ad
dresses or welcome Chairman Coffin made
un address ol tbe visitors. A
number of pa mil on matte s
pertaining to emigration and agriculture.
An idirr Disui inUerctl C.irp.e.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 24.—The Pitts
burg office oi the Baltimore ami Ohio (ex
press Company bas another “myatery” in
tbe shape of a dead body 111 a box,(whose
consignee cannot be found and whose
consignor In
body rs disniomb biH of it ia
missing, whajg&slpPß only weighing
express
the opinrtßWtiit it is the propet ty of some
medical man.
Unprovoked Murder.
Charleston, 8. C., Feb. 24.—Mike
Platt Kiui, a young merobant. was shot
and killed at Holly Hill Wednesday
night. The murder was unprovoked unil
was comma ted by thro*! colored men
named Mose Washington, Jako Nlmons
and William Robinson, all of wbom have
been arrested and committed to jail foi
trial. ■
"Fabricators Given a Holidny.
Washington, Fob. 24.—Owing to tbt
cauetis this morning, and to tbe legisl*.
tton in the Semite, wbioh demanded the
attention of lbs members of tbe Texas
investigating Committee, that committee
hud no session to-day. j