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Newspaper Page TextColttmtm ttmtirir TOL. XX VIII —NO 59 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 10 1886 TRICE FIVE CENT FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS in explicit toiUis tbat this man should idniunds Opens Hig Air Fscape cud Lets Out the Has. Me *('■ VP'I to ftbuw that the Pm l> dr nr la • Unit Mead-Puah to Btptj To-Morrow - Prooacdlaa* of ilio Boat* B<a. Special tr E:iqulre--Hnn. Washington, DC, March 9 —The speaker laid before the bouse the re sponse ol tbe stcri’ary of the navy to the Boutefie re»nluiun calling; for in- formaiion inn god to the Norfolk navy yard. Boutslle asked unanimeu* consent that tbe document be ordered print ed and laid up in tbe table, in order that be might at seine fuuie time submit some remarks apou it. He believed that tbe substantial allega tions made in bis resolution were sustained by tbe document. Beach, ol New Yoik, and Eden, of Illinois,objected to the request, aud the communication was referred to tbe committee on naval aflairs. Eldridge, ‘rjm the oommittee on pensions, reported a bill granting pensions toio'diers and sailors of tt e Mexican war. Committee of the whole. In tbe morning bour the bouse pastel the bill r<quiring tbe Pacific railroad to pay the cost of surveying lands and to take out pateuts thereto On behalf of the committee on la bor, Jamei, of New York, called up the bill to prohibit any ( ffleer, ser vant, or agent of the government to hire or con r ,ct out tbe labor of pris oners incarcerated for the violation of the lawsnf tbe United States govern ment. James said tbat tbe bill was in tbe interest of honest mechanics. The system which prevailed at some of ihe penitentiaries of the country of hiring out cinviot labor had worked a great bard-hip and injustice to honest mechanic*. Iu bis own die trict a great industry, tbe manu ec lure o’ bats, bad been entirely crushed out because it ecuid not compete with convlot labor. T jo bill passed— yeas 249, nays 8 Tbe bouse then went into a com mittee of tbe whole on tbe Indian appropriation bill. Wellborn, of Texas, briefly ran over tbe appropriations made by tbe bill and compared them with those made for the current year, summing up with the statement that the pend ing bill carried $5 592,662 as against 15 777,451 appropriated for tbe cur rent year. Pending tbe tisiu<sion of the bill tbe committee rose aud tbe bouse adjourned KSWATE. Allison, from the apprrpriation committee, reported with an amend ment tbe urgency deficiency bill. Placed on the calendar, Allison say ing be would call it up to morrow. At 2 o’clock other busiuese was cut oft by tbe unfinished business, being tbe resolutions reported by Edmunds from tbe judiciary committee con cerning tbe Du-kin controversy be- twe n tbe set a e and tbe president aDd the attorney general. As tbe resolutions were read by tbe chief clerk the most absolute silence pre vailed on tbe fl >or and in the gal- lerits. Tbe galleries were crowded, many persona b-ing compelled to stand up. This was notably true of tbe reserved galleries to which ad mission is only permuted by cards from senators, many gentlemen and ladies, though early, falliug to flud vacant seats. Edmunds began bis remarks in a rather low tone, bat hie voice soon acquired its usual full, clesr, ringing volume. Forty years bad elapsed since tte last controversy of this kind between tbe legislative and ex ecutive branches of ihe government bad occurred, and it had tben been many years since a similar occur rence bad arisen. Instances in which there has been evidenced tbe slight est reluctance on the part of eiiber the executive or tbe beads of the de partments to refuse to tbe call ef either bouse of congress or of corn- millets for papers in the posessiou either of the president or of the departments have been very few Indeed. Edmunds tben caused to be reed portions of the stat ues relating to tbe tenure of offices, recess suspensions and oieatlng tbe department of justioe, and the docu ments covering tbe appointment and suspension of Duskln and the nomi nation of bis successor, as well as the resolution of the senate calling for the papers in tbe case aud tbe attor- ney-general’s reply. The question, Edmunds said, was what was the nature of the nomination sent by the president to the senate ? The presi dent had not undertaken in tbe face of the statute forbidding it to remove Duskln from office, but had •uspended him. Duskln still remained the attorney of the UDlted States for Alabama. He stood In tbe attitude of a military offioer under arrest, as tbe president might place the lieutenant-general of the army, General Sheridan, under arrest. That would not take General Sheridan out of the army. Tbe act of the president, therefore, was not to remove Duskin, but to withhold from him tbe right to perform the functions of office until tbejidg- went of tba teaate could be taken on tbe report cf the removal and tbe apt pointment of tbe successor. Tbe president took pains, as be shows, in his order of suspension an! in his or- statement der of designation to state that btith | B0 me ans. were subject to applicable meieiu, not be removed ixcept by the ad vie ami consent of the senate. When the nomination of Burnett came to Ihe senate, therefore, Duskin w as the attorney of the Uuilsd States lor Alatama ami ihe proposition wa< tbai lie tboulcJ be rtmoved by the appointment of tbe gentleman „tiee* ed as bis successor, if it should mte the approval of the email. There fore, tbe senate, if it were even a jury and bad to submit lo the judgment nt tbe president as Ihe fudge as to what evidesce should be laid before it count e'ed with tbe case and its relevancy, it would have been relevant to tbe very isiue submitted by the Judge to tin Jury to know what was ibe conduct and management of that office in tbe bands of tbe pels m whom the ureal dent asked the senate to assist him iu displacing by a new appointment. Tbat question had arisen before, not between the president aud tbe senate, but in the cabinet councils of tbe pieddent. Edmunds had the clerk to read a long opinion of attorney-general Akerman, dated August 4, 1870, re lating to the case ol Geo H Yuumau, commissioned minister to C pe ha ge-n, in which Akerman, anioi.g other things, says, that the word su-nonsion, when applied to an 1 Aloe, never signified the final removal of an rfflcei; also, an opinion of Afinrno V General Djve is dated October 4, 1877, in which thai officer, among other tbings, says “an ■fflje. tbe Incumbent of which i* only suspended, is in no ea*e placed in abeyance.” It would be seen theD, Edmunds continued, tbat in spiie of sundry misleading discussions In tbe public press, aud in spite ol sundry inac curate things stated in tbe message of tbe president of tbe United Sates to this body, and in spite of sundry in accurate views of tbe minority of the committee on judiciary as to whet this ease is, that we now have to con sider tbat as well oy law as it has b:en placed on tbe statute books by tbe action of ad administra tions tbat bad ixisied after tbe law was passed, and by tbe action of th- presidentof the U .filed 8 aes him self. In obedience to f he has in vited tbe senate of the Uulted S'Ves to agree with him in removing Due- kin from office by the appoiniimui aud commissioning of a successor. Tbat being so, the question was whether the i ffleial paper* in tbe de partment ol justice be-tiing on tbe admiuis ration of tt e , ffleer we were asked to remove should bs sent to tbe- eeuate on its call. There was but one answer to that. Tbe relevancy of tbe papers called for must be a matter for tbe discussion of tne senate »no nobody else Edmunds did not hink the warmest administration man would say tbat taking it y eirin and year out, decade in and d>cade out, century iu and century iu,it was atiy part of tbe duty of tbe presidem or the beads of the departments to determine whether official informa tion in a department which was re quired by either house of o ngre s was to be furnished or withheld ac cording to the opiniou of the i ffleer called on, tbat it would or would not be useful to them in tbeir deliberations. Tbe papers called for in this case we e papers filed in the departments Filing was a technical term of art in law and in tbe administration of law. Tbe sta ute read to tbe senate made the attor ney general and not the president the custodian of those pipers, and that he should preserve them. The people who made tbe statutes had been laboring under, perhaps, a delusion, but Elmunds thought not Tbe papers ttiat were in the public department mustof necessity be pub lic papers, < ffleial papers, and cer tainly tbat would be true in respect to papers filed Edmunds it qulred what is an c ffl ciai papei? and asked the presiding ffl :er whether he (Sherman) would consider “official” a letter addressed to him as president pro tempore of tbe senate relating to a measure pending before the s an ute, "I Lake it," said Edmunds, "tba-. there would be hut answer to tbat question. Y >u would hardly think it within tbe fltuesn of tbings, I takell, tooarry it to your house or put it iu your pocke', or pui it in your fire olace and destroy it II is addressed to you in your t ffleial cbaiaoter, and that is what gives obaraoter to tbe paper of whatever kind it is, whether official or nriva". As to tba suspension of an t ffl er tbe president and minority of tbe Judiolary committee said it was an act solely within tbe discretion of the president, so also said the msj >rity of the -ommlttee, but was it not an official ac ? Tbe statutes said it was; the president sa d it was and of course It waB an official aot. Every paper, therefore, ad dressed to the effloer exercising that official function upon that topic must be au official paper. No matter how vile or false it may be, it did not be long to tbe man, whether president or attorney-general, but to the offioer in his character as an officer, Tne at torney general gave no hint that any part of the papers oailed for were pri vale or unofficial, or even ooijfldeL* lial. Public papers, official papers, were oalied for and such papers only were spoken of in the response. Did those papers le.ate to the motives of tbe president in suspending Duskin 7 D d anybody suppose tbat <be pre • dent or any of biB friends had tiled a of his motives? By Tbat would be ab- the attorney general, that they relat ed exclusively to tbe suspension, stated the fi>c:e, or tbe alleged fset* as to tbe conduct of the - tficer an*- pi-ndec'. Slice the senate was railed on to cs-iet the president in uispl-o mg t)-is man pt rmat enily, t-vr iy puper ex s mg then ula ii g to b in oti ibe uif mission of toe a loi: <-> gen«-r«l related to tbe co- duct o' be office while in tl e possession i t Dt- kin. But the. i aoers were n-fused nt cause- they would u<>t only give tbe 'acts, but would en able us to tinders aud the r-asotsof hepieudent for (isic-s log bis - ffl ,-ial aot Therefore, Itu proposition was that the senate being called on for ibe exercise of i s juris diction in judge of tbe i fflcLlc u duct i f Duskin, -be pmld. nt having -•in ody been called on wl'liio bis jurisdiction to pronounce j irtgment on a similsr question abi u> ibe same (nan, ibe senate could not have (lie papers, became if it did they would disclose tbe grounds on which'he president aoted. II that, said El niunds, is not a proposition which would siagger tbe crtdulry aud anti z< ibe understanding of auy iu tellig'Ul man in tbe govert.meut of law i r in (be government of reason, I am q ute unab e to comprehend what would Were ail the operations of me government, Elmunds said, executive, aud bad u c.ime to .his thut btcause the president was th chief execu'ive - ffljer of tbe govern ment, congress could know coming as to tbe facia aud circumstance* re lating to the execution of 'he laws oeoause if they did they ought be able to comprehend tbe motives or reasons of the president in carrying out the laws.? Why, such a statement was shocking Yet tbat was the logic of this whole thing The afioruey general bad said ttai the public in ureal would not be subserved by sending tbe papers to tbe senate According to this, the public inter est wi uld not be subserved by telling 'be senate, wbicti was asked to help remove au c ffleer, what tbe trum was, 1-st the truth should disclose to the senate,and possibly to tbe public, what tbe ptesiiieni’s reasons were in -xercising an official act. ibe reason must be tre mendously sacred if tbe fac s were never to be revealed, iest the reason slso mlgh' be revealed The j inedic ion of congress was infinite y oroader than that of the presidem. His was tbe executive power. C n« gress made the laws and wben the cjusiUuuou commands him to give congress information on tbe "state of the union/’ it says be “shall” do it. Tuat bad reference to the uoiveisal power of tbe knowledge of the two hous s of cougisss iu re- su-ct to every operation if tie government aud ev ry one of i’s - ffleer- What is the state or th-- uuioo ? Tbe sta'e of tbe union i mads up of every ilrop in tho nucke of tbe execution of every law and tbe performance of every - fflvr under ibe law. There was no one tiling, no one subj ci '.bat represented the state of ihe union. I. was tbe condition of the government and every part of i ; not only its legislative part, about wuich tbe president could communl cate no ioioima'ion without Imper tinence, for tbe constitution bad declared tbat the two homes were lo regulate themselves, but be was to give congress, and was positively de- mauded to do so, from time to time information on the state of tbe union and it was because congress was en titled to have it every time ihev call ed lor it, aud be violated tbe positive command of the constitution when on a oousii.uiional call iu the tegular wav he omitted to do it. Releriiug Incidentally to the Do that a deficiency of $185,000 in the de oartmeui ol justice for .see of juror* and witnesses was pending before tbe bouse, Edmund* said there must be added for this current fl-osl year end ing June 30 next, covering a year of purelv democratic control, a deficien cy of $185 000 If lue case of Du<-km was fainy au illustration of the cir cumstances of au tbe district attor neys anil marshals of the United BUies, everything tt at went to make up the auatomy of tne a tmiuistra- „ion of justice, then we have drawn in question, what has bee >me ol tbe money tbat was appropria'eu at ibe regular session to carry on the administration of justice through the department of justice in tbe United S.atee? Duskin was one of tbe per sons who were to draw upon tbat fund. In tbat distriot be was tbe very person whose agency, more than that of any other, would go to an economical or an extravagant, Juit or an u: just expenditure of the public moLey. Could we not know any thing about ii? Take the other 60 or 70 distrio's in the Uaited 8 a e If it were denied to us as to Duskin, it must bs denied as to Dor heimer, and as to HeDry, (marshal of Varmont.) and every other marshal and every other dis trict attorney. Wnat then were wsto do ? If we bad pissed this resolution while we were acting in a legislative way-(is if there wsre auy dif ference in tbe powers of tbe sen- a e whether -dtting with open or with closed doors) -If we had sent precisely this resolution and applied it to all tbe districts in tbe United States; If the attorney-general and president were right now, tbey would be right tben in saying “no, we can give you no information, because if we do, you may be able to know tbe reasons wby so many of these mar shals and distriot attorneys have been suspended, and tbat is purely witbiu tbe provence of the presi dent.” That was ibe logic of tbe good friends of tbe minority ol the com- mi”»« and their g^od fri«nd ail laws B ij r d. Th» nepers. there ana seti.i^iia mated the ia«,a, uu u>c ala.emeni oi auu auy, the president ot tne Uuiteu Btates, who with ourage certainly unique bad iuteij-oted ills supplementary rtp"rt to tbe report of tbe mlurrlty of ihs committee be- fore ihe senate bad even considered It. W.is it pofsib'e to carry on 'lie government in tbat wtij? H- (Ed mund*) thought not. There was uboutflfy years since a very oel. >* hratid senator from a sou'hern state who nn a simliHr rcciri n in -n ex ecutive sesiion concerning the P ma ma mission, H,yno, of H-uth Carolina, diseUrsing a reso lution which it was propo ttl the ser a'cshould adopt for tne put uo.-e of getting possession cf all facts relating to rhe astembly of the congress of Booth Amerloa and Central Amer ica, the American states anil llie United States. Some ver> z alous trleuds of the president apparently oppoiing tbe resolution, said, “how ever the gpntietnen oisy be enamored of this new doctrine of cm tide' c.i- iu tbe rulers. It is uot ground, 1 ap prehend, on which tbe s mate ought to aot in filling their oonsii'uiiouai duty of giving advice to the president. II we are to aot by faith and not. by knowledge, we have no business to be here.’ He (E (rounds) thought so, too K iowi edge was denied, at d if the sena e aoted iu the direction ti a tbe at torney general ami the pieddent dc- slr d it to aot in putting through these 430 or 650 i ffl ;es and appoint ments by faith aud not by bnowl- eige, then be agreed witli Senator Hayue, tbat we bave no business to be here He would say in fslrnsas to the gentlemen on the other aide, the minority, a* tbey any in tbeir report, that there had been no instances t f calling for pa;era in such a case a* this tbat had been obeyed in 1867; that it was true, beet u*e until 1855 there was no 8‘a‘ute au'hor'zing the president to suspend any ( ffleial at all If was. therefore, lo him a per fectly ca-y and safe propo-i ion that unlit 1767 no ease of a call for pupers hud appeared in whicti the pres ident or a bead of a dt purt'- eni bail acceded to tbe demand. Per haps tbe minority bad simply meant 'O Hay that tbe senate bad never with success called on tbe preeidei" fur Ii s reasons for a removal. In 1835 Pre<.s idem J ckson removed a surgeons general, a man named Winz as be bad a lawful right to do He bail not auependtd bun Thtre was no law lor suspensions. He appointed to fill the vacancy a man named Wit llama in. Tbe renate oailed on tbe president hr pap-rs and information regarding the removal of Winz The president replied in a characteristic ineaaiige, saying in substance thu that was one of the numerous ca is made by the sepa e which he had hitherto compiled with, but he wan goiug to stop now; tbat be bad re moved Wer z as be nad a right to do, aud tbe reason was none c f ihe sen ate’s business. The seuate the next day, without division, r j c ed Williamson, although in the very oie sage in which the president Maid be would not tell anything abou wbat Wir z had been doing, he took good pains to say tbat Williamson was one of tbe bee' qualifi d and most valuable person ages he bad ever known. Tbat was tbe end of the aft dr between P.eddent Jackson a id the senate on the sut ject of pa pers about appointments Tbe mi nority ot tbe committee had s>id truly that no such spectacle as this bad ever been witnessed during tbe time tbe democrats bad oomr d of tbe senate from 1879 to 1881, aud tbe president, in bis supplementary mi nority reports to deliberations of (be senate bad sta'ed with fullness of rhetorio, which w is as charming as • ’ was unique, tbat tbe statutes of tbe Uuited 8 aies and praciioe under mem had now for many years fallen into a state of “innocuous desuetude.” If that were true it ought to be one of tbe mhslont- >f the president in discharging the duty tbat tbe constitution imputes to him te take that statute out ol disuse, and as be waa sw ru to do, aud pu it Into faithful execution Tbe mi nority of tbe committee said that no such spectacle as tbe Judiciary com mirtee was now pret-e mug to bn as- onisbed and injured president aud attorney general nad tie- u pre*euted in dftuocra'io times Lit u* see, said Edmunds. Ou tbe 4tnof March, 1879 me dem orats had a m-j -rlty of this body. Tbeir o mmittea on ju diciary was Thurman, chairman; McD nald, Biyard. Gtrland, L .mar, Davis, Eimunds, Cinkling and Car penter. Referring to the committee’s tetter book, Elmunds said, "1 d > not know but tbat it is pri vate and confidential, but I will take tbe liberty of reidlug it, ughte ] even if it geta to tbe ears of me attorney general and presidentof the United 8 ates.” El munds tben read a copy of a letter from Thurman bs chairmen of tbe oommittee to the attorney-general, dated March 24 1879, c tiling for auob Information “as may be iu posses sion oi your department onoerning the following nominations, together with auy sugge-tion you may be pleased tonote ” O i the 7.h of April, continued Edmunds, tben therecime in a horse of a difierent color, tbe same kind of an animal tbat we bave here now. [L ughter.] Accordir g- ly on that day this letter waB written to tbe attorney general of the United 8 ates : “Sir, under direc'lon of the Ju diciary committee of the sens'e I have tbe honor to rtquest that you will oommunloate to the com ml Gee, any papers or Information in ysor possession, touching the question of the propriety of the remova nt Michael ShsfT-r. chief iustice of the UpltilUe O-U.. o. m. Utah, and ihe appointment of David T Corbin t<>the<fflce. “Very resp'C'fully your rherllent servant, Ai.len (4 Thuhman, “CuuUUlUn.” Alai ! for tho detmcracy of th'- <* diit! [Liughter] I think, Mi l’resideu , of the iii ernal idiosyncrasy unpa'rlotism, the- usurpation of that number—five senators of the Uulted 8.ute*, i f the lemccratlc psrty, ussalling tbs re- publican a ;oruty ge-ueial at il repub lican. p e idertt with Uu-uKlng aud impertinent ii quiry us to pa| ets and information touebmg a tu*pended i filter whose suect'tt' r was nonuuit- .ed to Kccompl s'l bis lemovai, and yet these men were in their day—in those time*—annng tbe bin! lights of ibe democratic locomotives. [L ughter ] There was Thurman: ms tight was put out. [U'uewui lsuu’htfrr ] The g c test democrat iu the U ilie-i S aleh [ .pplausa in tin- galleries] and tbe oosi, oldest and noblest one and the biavest one, for he had tbe o-urage uot long f g > in your state, sir, to denounce dumooratic frauds at Ibe ballot bt x There was Thurman, aud there was J ie McDonald, a name familiar in tbe west as in ihe east as an embodi ment of upright democratic pluck and constitutional law; and Ibere was Girlund, whom we all knew here as a leader ou tbe democratic side 1 of tbe senate, full and running over with constitutional and statute and reported law, knowing his rights us a senator and a* a member of a committee, and knowing bis dutie ; and Lomur, and theD all the rest of usonthis side jdr.lng in wbat -he present president of tbe United Stales calls an import inenl lnuvulion of bis rights in aakiDg for pu| ers. Mr Preaiden if I were going to bs rhetrorlcai 1 should say just there, "Oi, shame, where is thy blush?” But Uiat was not tbe ouly instance Tbe same chair on many r.ccasioun called lor tbat same class of Information, and got il In conclusion it did not seem to Edmunds tbat tbe senate oould tail to get papers ou the gruuui) that tbe statute on ttie subject bad become obsolete—gone i n > - > a male of "innocuous desuetude.” [L ugluer ] Tbe president bimsell buu soul to ihe seua * 643 nominations rnude undei it and E.munds therefore took it tba' Ibe law whs still in force Edmunds spoke until uf er four o’clock. Pugh rose to reply, but yielded to a motion to go Into executive se*»ion, saying be waa prepared h- -peak now, but if be began he would detain the senu e un il long after tbe u- util hour for adjournment. At 4:27 the senate went into execu tive passion and at fi ur o’clock ad- j ur ci. COMF1 KMATIONS Washington. M*i-c-.9 -The sen ate on Mure - 3 I cm fir-nod the nom inations of J .cob T (J olds, of Mis souri, minister and consul general to 8-arn and J D K“nnedy, of Smlb Carolina, con ill generol in H'latigbai The following postmasters were con- D mod to day: J W Rsnfrne, Allan* •a, Ga. anil W C D^vis, E :z belli City, N C. THE RICE FIELDS Washington, Miic-9 -The sec retary of war to-day transmitted to the hou-e the report from Un* engi neer effloer in charge In regard to ibe dainuge to the ric- fields ed j dn* lug Sao'a river, of South Carolina, caused by dredging its outlet in'o Wynab bay tbroug'i Mosquito creek. Toe engineer elleves the ouly dam agedoue to tbe rice fields, or wbioh m»y result, is due to the suspension of operations by planteis through feirof damage. He says 1' is p«s t hie to dam«g“ *h< fields to tbe cxieut of $50,000 to $100,000, a- d asks that a C jfhr darn dyke ne cuus'.ruc.ed at the expense of the government to protect tbe rioe. for a week. Tbe total sales were 282,- 170 shares, of wide) Lukawana and Read 11 g oontrlliu ed about half Only o* e stock ou Ibe active list show, fluctuations of a- much as 1 oer cents Lick*.wuria which c^o*eij J lower, w die r ailing shows uu tuu l des dine, closing generally J J lower, Tbe statement c nus from a good source (list ibe Western U .ion ex cutlvc committee decid'd io recomm* ml tho p-ymcnl of lj per cent dividend in scrip ebiohwiiibe redeemed bcreuf.er out of thesurplua earning*, tbe corip lo be convertible iuto slock whenever issued and to be en filled to a dividend is ir,o mean* time. It whs al*o positively r> ported through uu. ffl ia! sources mat u is proposed 'o is u» leuidu to tbi amount of abou. $2 090 000 THE ROYAL PAGEANT, Description of »b«* F^iirJdo la Wear • 1< »ui Weaiirdmj. A HORRIBLE CRIME. k. ICTCBtron Y$»r«OI4 n,jj nar4«ra 111* Ffllbai's fMKUtlj. Spuolol lo EDqa!r*rwBa«. Kansas City; Mg, March 9—A dispa'ch to Lite Times from (huge City, K-JDsaB, says J W Htlls and wife, sou Waller.HgeU 19, and daugb ter Ina, aged 14. were murdered some time Hunuay night or <arly Monday morning and there Is hardly a doubt that, tbe murderer is Wm Balls, aged 17. son and brother of tbe murdered people. This boy gave tbe alarm to a neighbor early Monday morning and said tbe family bad been attacked by two strangers, wiiom de described. Suspicion was directed to the boy from his heart ies* manner aud his underclothes were found to be saturated with blood, and be bore evidence of at* tempting to remove tbe stains. Tbe murders were committed with a hatchet and butcher knife while tbe victims slept. They were all dread* fully maDgied. Plenty of money and other valuables were found iu the bouse aud nothing bad been dis turbed. Baptist ( •■firtse*. fpMlsl to Inaslrer-Han. Danville, Va, March 9—The Dtpiist congress, composed of tbe leading ministers in tbe state, met here to*night, Dr W E«Haloher, president. No business of impor tance wa* transacted. Ssverai ques tions ill be discussed tosmorrow. Tne session lasts until Saturday. Jb«c1*1 to th* Knunlrer-8nn.l New Orleans March 9 -This morning wus rainy. The movement of tl e royal pageant was delayed till noon, wben tlit* procession appeared near L e Ci o'", moving In tbe fol* lowing orilci: Platoon of liouiehold troops, Mouliu Bireuf Aorellau and atteudaute, trumpeteis and standard bearers, tils most sublime majesty, Rex, king of tbe carnival, tbe carni val court and twenty moving tab leaux divide 1 in two divisions. Tbe first division illuetra e l llie victory of E nperor Aurelian over Z anbin, queen of P-ilmyria, and bis triumph on his return. Tbe first car in the price sion was laden with gold and 'reasures from Asia. The second car was freighted with Indian rlobes. N- xt cine tiie plate and warbrobe of Q teen Z uobia, followed by a car mden with spoils from Pr.lmyrla. Then came a number of cars con- raining magnificent tableaux. Tbe fifib oar contained tbe ambassador aud slave*; the stub, Z nubia, the* queen of Pjdmyru. followed by Ro« man musicians a d *. ndard bearers- the seventh, file Eiuperor Aurelian; tbe eighth, the ills * ffleer ,,t Acre- llan; tbs ninth, the noble ladies of Rime; tbe tenth, the Ue.iius of Peace. Tben came tbeeecond division of historical eceues, the G uidess of Pc*.ce having terminated the scenes of tile R iii'in tr'uuiph. Tbe second part, of ibe pageant con sisted of eleven tableaux, each one bdug a striking soioe from come epoch in his ory. Co N i 2 In tbe second division oontuiued tableaux of Curlstlati marly is I riprseoel file scene In th“ ei-n at the time when Christians come of age, sex or social condition were thrown 'o wjh| beasts to bedevoureo; en N . 12, Oaiavus’ triumph; 13 h, <!* . u line pr«fe.ss nig Cnrixtiaui j; 11 n, AuillaatRi* venna; 15 b, 'lie Fn"’oi, (iy UttH y; 16 n, Abder R.pm.-.u ill, (lie great and tlluatriou- Moorisn ruler; 17 h, Peter, the hermit, nie-ictilbg lor lue first oiusade; 18 :i, Frederick B trboHRH ; 19 i, Timur, the T'arlai; 20t:i, Columbus at the c urtof Spait:; 21s, Liuber at tbe diet of Worms 1<’itiowing came the order of Moon io iwelve il <als rep e- -eutmg in burie-que s ylu llie occur rences and cu t- ms characteristic of ■ acb month of 'heyear The sutiject was called “iwe v months rations,” and every tableaux was represented wi b a broken shell of au tgg sup* posed to he a half consume t rati* U. Tbe weather c eared fl about ene p m and tbe remainder uf tbe day was pleasant. Tbe route of the pro cession was lined with thousands of spectators. PROM ATLANTA, fta« ProhIbnInalttta «*lo A«*l»t JT «k>. ion Will Wo to mo FfiviiealUry, ipeoUl *n Krqnlrer»Hnn. Atlanta, Ga, Ma'ch 9 Thesu- preme o. ui l to uuy e 111 tried the de* c.sioa of the court b*low in the con viction oi George T J ickson, o' Au gusta, on tb“ charge of emti zzllng $117 000 ol me funusof tbe Enterprise cotton factory, of which be was pres ident. Jackson, who is an old man, will go iu tbe penitentiary for s:x years. The oourt also decided in favor of prohibition in tbe appeal wbioh grew out of tbe recent local election oases in this oounty. Memorial addresses in honor of tbe laie Robert Toombs occurred iu the supreme court to-day. BMlb of lx- *«a«tor Gbuffle. Speelti to Enquirer-Ban New York March 9 —A telegram waa receivnu in ibis city this morn* log announoii g tbe death at Pardls Station,, Westchester oounty, ,of exs United S ates Senator Jerome B Chi ffl’, father-in-law of Mr U S Grant. Mr Chi file died of aeu e meningetls. Dt.'B or «r» ■i-swilsr. Ss—4*11* Bmluirtr-Hun. Philadelphia, Pa, March 9 — The wits of ex Attorney General Brewster died at her residence this morning. She will be buried in Washington. 'CkBBie. *«itl to Moomtttr mm New York March 9 -Stocks have b.vM —- j t i -—d-L. u.'y flermmmy. Berlin, March 9 -Another stage has been reached in the reconcilia tion between tbe church and tbestate in the appointment of a bishop to tba long vaoant see or Erwelaod. SliiiloDt B (t*r. By Anglo-A.merloa*\ Gftb.ca. London, Maroh 9 -Gladstone is repor’ed better.