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, ESTABLISHED 1880. I
) J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor, f
A DAY OF FILIBUSTERING
the bill to refund direct
taxes proves a snag.
Mr. Breckinridge Makes a Motion
Which Threatened to Result in Estab
lishing a Dangerous Precedent—The
Speaker Holds it to be in Order but
it is Finally Withdrawn.
Washington, April 4. —In the House to
day after the reading of the journal an
effort was made by the friends of the special
order —the direct tax bill—to make an ar
rangement by which the final vote upon the
measure would be insured to-day at 5
o'clock, but Mr. Breckinridge, of Arkansas,
objected to the proposition.
E. B. Taylor, of Ohio, thereupon moved
to limit the general debate to one hour.
The opponents of the bill then resorted to
filibustering tactics.
KILLING TIME.
The entire day was consumed in voting
upon dilatory motions submitted by the
opponents of the bill, Messrs. Oates, of Ala
bama, and Breckinridge, of Arkansas, being
the most active in this respect. Motions to
adjourn, to adjourn to a certain day, and
for recesses, alternated with each other,
and the voice of the Clerk calling the roll
with alphabetical monotony was uninter
rupted by any scone of interest or amuse
ment until nearly fi o’clock, when the vote
recurred upon the motion submitted by E.
B. Taylor for a recess until to-morrow at
10 o’clock.
A NOVEL MOTION.
The filibustering element was at this time
st the end of its list of usual dilatory mo
tions, but Mr. Breckinridge, of Arkansas,
was equal to the emergency, and made a
motion that the gentleman from Tennessee
(Mr. McMillan) bo excused from voting
upon Mr. Taylor’s motion.
Messrs. Reed, of Maine, and Burrows, of
Michigan, made the point of order that the
motion to excuse was not in order upon a
motion to take a recess, the former gentle
man suggesting that if it were in order
motions could be submitted to excuse every
member.
HELD TO BE IN ORDER.
The Speaker said that while that might
be very inconvenient, he thought the mo
tion to excuse was in order.
Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, remarked, sug
gestively, that it might be a very convenient
motion for the minority to avail itself of.
E. B. Taylor said that the direct tax bill
was not the only bill before the House, and
the gentlemen who were pressing this
matter might take notice that it was not
the only bill.
Mr. Grosvenor remarked that there were
14n members of tho minority. A' six hours
a day they could use up fifty days upon
tvery vote, and he gave notice now, if God
spared his life, and this motion were ad
mitted, if he could get the minority to
stand with him lie would do it on a ques
tion which would affect somebo ly very
materially.
MR. REED’S POINT.
Mr. Reed raised the further point that it
Iras not competent for one member to
lnove that another member lx? excused.
That motion must come from the gentle
man himself.
Tho speaker said that in case of motions
to adjourn, it had boon decided that they
could not bo reconsidered for the reason
that if this could be done, a motion to ad
journ might be repeated indefinitely. A
motion to take a recess could
bo repeated indefinitely, but a
different time must lie fixed
in each case, so that a motion to take a re
cess was not like a motion to adjourn. It
ha l been decided that upon a motion to ad
journ it was not in order to move that a
member bo excused from voting, because,
in that case, the House might be kept in
continuous session. But that decision did
Dot apply to a motion for a recess, and the
chair therefore overruled the point of order.
AN APPEAL FROM THE RULING.
Mr. Sowden, of Pennsylvania, appealed
from tho decision and tlio yeas and nays
were ordered on tho appeal.
Other motions to excuse members from
Voting were made and withdrawn. In
Speaking to the appeal, Mr. Grosvenor asked
if it were possible that the House had ex
isted 1IX) years and had just discovered
that one-fifth of its members could
have 650 roll calls upon every
question except a question to ad
journ. He could make motions excusing 325
members from voting, and could move to
reconsider each vote, so that if ono-fifth of
the members stood by him, lie could have
650 roll calls. The House was asked to put
1 technical construction on a rule that
mould paralyze the legislation of the coun
try, and put into the hands of tue minority
lower to usurp all the legislative functions.
I'ho house was making history now. It was
Jutting a weapon into the hands of the mi
sority which would be absolutely destruc
ive of the rights of the people to be repre
sented in Congress, and he appealed to the
pinker not to force the House to overrule
)is decision, or to make a rule which would
m peril every interest in the country.
COULD ONLY CONSTRUE THE RULES.
The Speaker said that he had expressed
lo opinion as to what the rule ought to be;
•" had simply stated what it was.
Mr. Crisp insisted that it was the duty of
lie presiding officer to construe rules that
lad been made; if they wore wrong the
louse could repeal them.
Mr. McMillan thought it was just to state
hat Mr. Breckinridge’s motion to excuse
im from voting was mode with his eun
smt.
Mr. Snowden withdrew his appeal.
Mr. McMillan requestedMr. Breckinridge
’■> withdraw his motion, as both the gentle
mu and himself would regiet to establish
rule that might work an impropriety in
ao future.
Mr. Breckinridge did not believe that any
Irh result would follow, but he did not
['sire to insist upon any pari icular motion
F at might work evil. Of course lio wanted
■ to be understood (bat. lie was frankly and
W-itively opposed to tho bill, but ho would
■ithrlraw tho motion to excuse Mr. Mc-
Millan.
■ ANOTHER HITCH.
|MMr. Steele, of Indiana, called for the
B n nr order, and the clerk was about to
the roll upon Mr. Taylor’s motion to
a recess until 10 o’clock to-morrow
when Mr. McMillan moved toad
■iru.
•' withstanding Sundry protests from
lr > nds of the bill, the Speaker decided
■j" 11 ■ h gisiative business hail intervened
W 1" the last motion to pike a recess tho
m to adjourn was in order.
liately Mr. Breckinridge, of Arkan
■y 1 'yeti to adjourn until Monday,and Mr.
li ft the prospects of a recess, which
|: i"d near at hand, di*ap]s<:ircd and tho
' .lentury situation wus about tlio same
mul been three hours previously, and
H' 1 erk liegan to call the roll on tho rno
n to adjourn until Friday. On this
no quorum voted and the call of
Hi else was ordored.
H DWINDLING) AWAY.
Htned unchanged, except that there had
H 1 1 a gradual fulling olf iu the number of
She JHflftting KrtojS.
members responding to their names upon
the roll call. The ci3l of the House elicited
the fact that there were 216 members pres
ent, but this number dwindled away, and
the vote by which the proceedings under
tho call were dispensed with figured up but
149. still less than a quorum.
Filibustering motions were again inter
jected, and tho voice of the Clerk, rendered
somewliat husky from the task imposed
upon him of calling fifteen roll calls during
the day, again filled the hall.
Though the hour was still early and the
prospects of an all-night session were
strengthening, the House was already show
ing the effects of the long session. The
seats and sofas in the rear of the chamber
were occupiod by members who were either
giving themselves over to slumber or were
smoking and chatting in order to resist a
tendency to sleep.
NOT A PLEASANT PLACE.
The atmosphere in the hall was heavy
with tobacco smoke, the floor was strewn
with old bills and scraps of paper, the
spectators in tho gallery, tired of tho dreary
monotony of the proceedings, had almost
all departed, and altogether the House did
not present a very cheering scene. Both
sides seemed determined to carry the fight
on. Tho advocatos of the direct tax bill
felt that if they permitted an adjournment
the chances for the passage of the measure
at the present session of Congress would be
very small, while its opponents, being of
the same opinion, put for wal'd every effort
to secure an adjournment.
The first victim of the Sergeant-at-Arms’
diligence in hi-quest for absentees was Mr.
Dougherty, of Florida, who gave as his ex
cuse the fact that he was unwell and suffer
sng from malaria. Doubt as to the causes
for Washington malaria was voiced by a
member who inquired how the gentleman
felt at the present time. Mr. Dougherty’s
reply that he was better than his questioner
would have been if he had been through
what he (Mr. Dougherty) had been, was
received with a shout of laughter and he
was immediately excused.
NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED.
Washington, April 5, 1 a. m.— - Nothing
further has been accomplished in tho
House and the situation is unchanged.
Even the spirit of fun which usually char
acterizes the night sessions is wanting.
A RECESS.
Washington, April 5, 2:30 a. m.— - At 2:15
o’clock this morning the House took a recess
until 11:43 o’clock.
AN OUTLET FOB THE SURPLUS.
The Bond Purchase Bill Further Dis
cussed by the Senate.
Washington, April 4.—The Senate to
day resumed consideration of the House
bill to provide for the purchase of United
States bonds by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, the pending question being on Mr.
Beck’s atnendme nt.
Mr. Teller said that the silver question
did not cut any particular figure in the
pending bill, and that (he amount of silver
that would be coined under the Beck amend
ment would be insignificant, and
would have little or no influence
on the value of silver, but it would tell the
world that the great silver producing coun
try of the world was sati lied that it did not
make a mistake when it partially remon
etized silver, and that step lay step it pro
posed to go on until there was complete
recognition of silver as money, equal in all
re-pects with gold. The question was then
taken on Mr. Beck’s amendment, and it
was agreed to by 37 yeas to 13 nays.
MB. REAGAN’S AMENDMENT.
Mr. Reagan offered an amendment di
recting the purchase and cancellation of
bonds with the £100,000,1)00 of gold now in
the Treasury for the redemption of legal
tender notes. Afterfi short discussion, Mr.
Reagan withdrew his amendment at ttie
request of Mr. Beck, who said Mr. Reagan
would have an opportunity to offer it to the
bill “for the investment of certain sums in
the Treasury.”
Mr. Beck said that the bill with his
amendment was a simple proposition to
allow the President to use the surplus in
buying bonds, and at the same time, to
take care that the present volume
of currency was not contracted.
A LONG DEBATE.
A long debate followed in which Messrs,
Sherman and Allison w r ere the principal
siieakers. Mr. Sherman devoted himself
chiefly to a review and criticism of the
financial policy of too administration.
Mr. McPherson moved to acid to the bill,
“Provided, that nothing in this act shall
authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
coin more than £4,000,000 worth per month
—the limit fixed in the act of Feb. 28, 1878.”
Mr. Stewart moved to lay the amendment
on the table.
Without action on this motion the Sen
ate, at 5:15 o'clock, adjourned, leaving the
pending question (irrespective of Mr. Mc-
Pherson’s proposition) on the adoption of
Mr. Spooner’s sul>stituto as added to by the
Beck amendment.
FULLER FOR CHIEF JUSTICE.
A Chicago Man Whom the President
Would Like to Honor.
Washington, April 4.—Associate Jus
tice Stephen J. Field is tho choice of tho
Supremo Court for Chfcf Justice. Speaker
Carlisle is the favorite in the House and
Senator dray in the Senate, but the Presi
dent has not made his selection yet. Gen
tlemen who have talked with him about the
subject generally infer, first, that he will
not promote any member of the present
court: second, that his appointee will be a
younger man, certainly under 60;
third, thut lit) will be a Western man;
fourth, that he will not lie a politician. One
of the quiet rumors is to tile effect that
Melville W. Fuller, tho Chicago lawyer,
for whom the President has great respect
and regard, and whom he has been anxious
to place in the public service, is likely to tie
selected. He meets all the requirements.
Taxation and Branding of Lard.
Washington, April 4.—The House Com
mittee on Agriculture has adopted a resolu
tion requiring that all persons who desire
to submit printed briefs on the bill to tax
ami brand compounded lard shall do so on
or before April 18. It has also decided lo
take up the bill for consideration on April
25. _____
Government Lands for Settlers Only.
Washington, April 4.—ln tho Senate to
day the bill for the withdrawal of public
lands in Mississippi from sale at ordinary
piivale entry, and to redistrict them for
homestead settlers, was reported from the
Committee on Public Lands and placed on
tho calendar.
A Relief Bill Vetoed.
Washington, April 4.—The President
has vetoed the bill for t'ue relief of Na
thaniel McKay and the heirs of Donald Mc-
Kny. Tho Messrs. McKav, of Philadelphia,
were the contractors for the construction of
naval vessels.
Memphis’ Bridge Bill.
Washington, April 4.—Tho conferees on
the Memphis bridge bill reached an agree
ment to-day. The footway feature of the
bill is made optional with the oorapany.
The wagonway remains mandatory.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1888.
FREEDMAN’S BANK FUNDS
THE BILL TO REIMBURSE DEPOSI
TORS UP IN THE SENATE.
Several Senators Make Suggestions
as to Wordings Which Shall Exclude
Claim Agents and Sharks From the
Benefits of the Measure Marital
Relations as an Issue.
Washington, April 4.— The Senate to
day took up the bill to reimburse depositors
of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Com
pany for losses incurred by the failure of
that company. When the bill was last
before the Senate Mr. Vest had objected to
the provisions to pay “legal representa
tives” of depositors, and Mr Evarts bad
suggested the amendment of “personal rep
resentatives.”
Mr. George said he would like to see the
money paid to the persons entitled to it—
that is, to the depositors, or their heirs,
executors or administrators. He feared
that under the terms of the bill claim agents
would got powers of attorney, with large
contingent fees, and thus the object of the
bill would be evaded,
Mr. Cockrell moved to amend by striking
out “legal repre-entatives,” and inserting
the words: “to the widow and children, if
any: if not, to the father and mother, if
anj r ; if not, then to the brothers and sisters,
and none others.”
A BOUNTY FOR SHARKS.
Unless payments, he said, were confined
to actual depositors and their heirs the bill
had better bo entitled: “A bounty to claim
agents and sharks.”
Mr. Hiseock suggested the words “the
widow and next of kin respectively.”
Mr. Voorhees approved of Mr. Hiscock’s
suggestion—for lie could not see why the
line should be drawn, as in Mr. Cockrell’s
amendment, against grandchildren. He
thought there was needless alarm in tlio
matter, and that the bill, as it came from
the Finance Committee, was perfectly safe.
Mr. Riddleberger reminded the Senators
that there were no marital relations among
the colored people in slave times in the
South, and therefore there were no legal
widows and no legitimate children or grand
children. He claimed to represent that ele
ment in tho South and to be tho only Sena
tor who did represent it; and lie declared
that tho bill, with the amendine ts pro
posed, would perpetuate a great r fraud on
the freedmen of the South than the bank it
self did. He suggested that the amend
ments be printed and that the bill go over
till to-morrow.
DK FACTO MARITAL RELATIONS.
Mr. Daniel thought that it might jiorhaps
be better to let the bill go over for further
consideration, but he aid not consider the
objections of the Senator from Virginia al
together practical ones, because in Virginia
and in other Southern States the rlrfacto
marital relations of colored people had been
legitimatized. But os it was impossible for
colored people from Mississippi or Texas to
present themselves in Washington in pro
pria personae the employment of claim
agents under proper rules and regulations
was, he thought, indispensable.
Mr. Platt insisted on taking up the unfin
ished business —the bond purchase bill—and
so the Freedman’s bank bill wont over
without action on any of the amendments.
PAY OF POSTAL CLERKS.
The House Committee Will Be More
Liberal in its Bill.
Washington, April 4.— The House Post
Office Committee received to-day the revised
estimates of the Postmaster General for the
next fiscal year. It will therefore be able
to complete the post office appropriation
bill and report it to the House this week.
When that is out of the way tho committee
will take tip other important mat ers pend
ing before it. The first one considered w ill
probably be the proposed reclassification of
Postmasters, with an allowance to the lower
classes for office expenses, et \ The next
will probably be the proposition to
classify the clerks in the larger
post offices and provide for regular and
reasonable salaries for them. All t;e mem
bers of the committee appreciate the neces
sity of better organization and better pay
for these post office clerks, and all will en
deavor to work out some plan looking to
that end. Asa temporary measure of
relief to this class of postal employes the
committee will incorporate in the postoffic •
appropriation bill an itom covering clerk
hire twice as large as that heretofore appro
priated.
TWELVE YEARS IN ONE RUT.
For the last twelve years Congress has
appropriated annually practically the same
sum for this classof clerks. The Postmaster
General has had to divide it up so as to make
it go as far as possible, consequently the
force of clerks in tho post offices has been
Inadequate and ill-paid, tor the postal busi
ness has increased meanwhile by haps
and bounds. The large appro
priation recommended this year by
the Post Office Committee will, if it
goes through, enable tho Postmaster Gen
eral to make larger allowances to the differ
ent post offices mid so relieve the clerks.
When it has gotten the appropriation bill
out of tho way tho House Committee can
go on to prepare some plan of classifying
and compensating the clerks. No Postmas
ter General has yet worked out the details
of such a plan, although Postmaster Gen
erals have for years recommended it gen
erally.
Legislation for the Territories.
Washington, April 4.— The House Com
mittee on Territories has agreed upon an
order of business for the days and evenings
assigned Ihe committee for next week. The
Oklabama bill will he first considered and
put upon its lkiss ag*\ to he followed by the
omnibus bill to admit the Territories of
Dakota, Montana, Washington and New
Mexico into the Union. Any remaining
time will bo taken up in consideration of
such bills as the chairman may indicate.
SHOOTING OUT A FEUD.
A Sheriff Instantly Killed and his An
tagonist Wounded.
Hempstead, Tex., April 4.— Deputy
Sheriff Richard C. Chambers was shot and
instantly killed here this afternoon by
Stephen W. Allchin, a well known citizen.
The latter wrote a communication In a
weekly paper reflecting upon the official
conduct of Sheriff McDade and Deputy
Chambers. When Chambers met Allchin
to-day a quarrel ensued and both opened
fire simultaneously. A bullet pierced
Chambers’ heart and Allchin was fatally
wounded. Both men stood well in the com
munity. __
Breaking of the Big Sioux’s Gorge,
Sioux City, lowa. April 4.—The gorge
at the mouth of the Big Sioux broke last
night and the water is now running off
rapidly, greatly to to the relief of the
country on both sides of the river above
this city. Two inilas of the Milwaukee and
St. Paul track is washed out and much
more is I sully damaged, tut the work of re
pair will begin at once. All danger is now
over.
COMPLEXION OF THE CABINET.
It is not Expected to Last Long-Gen.
Boulanger Interviewed.
Paris, April 4. —The new Cabinet con
sists of one member of the Extreme Left,
live members of the Radical Left and four
Moderates.
M. Moline, member of the Chamber of
Deputies from Vosges, was to-day elected
President of the Chamber. Ha received
168 votes. M. Clemenceau received the
same number of votes, but M. Meline was
declared elected owing to the fact that he
had served a longer time in the Chamber.
The Senate passed a resolution that in
view of the situation too lengthy prorogu
ing of tha Chamber would be attended wit h
great inconvenience. The Chamber will
reassemble April 19, after the session of the
Councils General.
Gen. AVarnet, commander of the Thirty -
fourth division of the army, vyill probably
he appointed Chief of the general staff of
the War Office.
BOUND TO BE A TILT.
It is stated that the Opportunists in the
Chamber of Deputies are preparing for an
immediate interpellation of the government
in regard to its general policy.
Only the Radical journals approve Pre
mier Floquot’s declaration of the policy of
the ministry. The Journal fit's Debats and
Republique Fran no is assert that the stato
ment encourages demagoguery. The Fi
garo hopes for an earlv alliance of the party
of the Right and the Opportunists.
CLF.MENCEAU'S GOOD NATURE.
M. Meline’s election is due to the move
ment of the Opportunists to exclude M.
Clemenceau, M. Brisson having lost his
chance by the decision of the Royalists,
whom he had offended, to support M.
Clemenceau. M. Clemenceau accepted his
defeat with good grace. He laughingly blam
ed his grandfather, who, he said, prevented
the marriage of his parents until they had
been engaged four years. Never again
would he pray at the grave of an ancestor
who had done him such an ill turn. How
ever, his defeat would give him a better
chance to support M. Floquet. “So far,”
ho saul, “it bus been my destiny to attack
the Ministries. You will now see how I
can fight for one.”
Germany’s contempt.
London, April 4.—The North German
Gazette refers to the new French (’abinet
with contempt, and fays that it. will play
the Boulanger’s game whether it likes it or
no:. The German and Austrian press gen
erally predict for the Cabinet a short ex
istenca.
AN INTERVIEW WITH BOULANGER.
London, April 4.—A correspondent of
the Pall Mall Gazette, had an interview
with Gen. Boulanger in Paris last evening.
There was a long string of visitors in the
corridor waiting for an audience with the
General. The interviewer found Gen. Bou
langor to lie a slightly bent, full-bodied
man, of medium height, with iron
gray hair, which is turning
silvery. He has a kindly, honest face of
the bourgeois type. His countenauce shows
ro evidence of keonness or cuteness—on ttie
contrary, it lias a weary, sleepy and over
burdened appearance. In regard to his
candidacy for the Chamber of Deputies for
the Department of the Nord, and his rea
sons for not going there to conduct his own
canvass, he said he was not like an ordinary
candidate; he did not appeal to ttie electors
on petty departmental questions, but
as the representative of a great
principle, therefore bis presence in
the department was not needed, victory
being certain.
HIS PRINCIPLE.
The principle he represented, he said,
was revision of the constitution. The
Chamber of Deputies had been stricken
with impotence and no longer represented
the people. The dissolution of the Chamber
and the revision of the constitution was the
only remedy for the evil. Being asked to
explain the basis of his plan of revision, he
said: “That is my secret, which I shall
keep to myself. That is my policy."
He refused to explain his plans
because he feared they would
be criticised and thwarted before there was
a chance to put them into execution. He
said he would wait until the time was ripe
and then reveal them. He declared de
cisively that no Ministry formed now could
last long. Three months would be the ut
most limit of its life. In the meantime he
intended to reserve his plans and wait.
AN EMPEROR’S THANKS.
Frederick Appreciates the Sympathy
Expressed for Him.
Berlin, April 4.— The Reichsanzeiger
publishes a letter from Emperor Frederick
expressing his thanks for the universal sym
pathy shown him and for the congratula
tions offered to him upon his accession to
the throne.
The North German Gazette, says: “Ex
cept that the Emperor's rest is more dis
turbed by expectoration, his condition on
the whole is satisfactory. During bad
weather he walks in the orangery attached
to the castle at Charlotteuburg, and, when
occasion permits, in the park, lie rests
occasionally during the day.”
Prince Alexander of Battenburg is ex
pected to shortly visit tho Emperor at
Charlottenburg.
Tho Rome u Course reports that much
dissatisfaction is expressed on the Inverse
over the terms in which the Crown Prince
toasted Prince Bismarck at the latter’s birth
day banquet. A similar feeling is remarked
in other quarters. In Vienna the speech is
considered as showing want of res poet for
Emperor Frederick.
WAR’S UNPOPULARITY,
Joseph Chamberlain Speaks Before the
Peace Arbitration Union.
London, April 4.—Joseph Chamberlain
made a speech to-night at the meeting of
tne Peace Arbitration Union. He said that
under the growth of public opinion war
was becoming more and more unpopular.
As an illustration of this change of feeling
he instanced the Unhorses treaty. The
arrangement, ho said, was founded not
upon triumphs, or sacrifices, but
upon reasonable mutnul concessions. The
only merit ho personally c mid claim, the
only qualification ho had, for being en
trusted with the commission was n strong
feeling of friendship he had always enter
tained for America. If the result of the
negotiations were submitted to the people
themselves it would lie accepted by a vast
majority. At all events they had secured a
formal record of the opinions of tho three
governments eopcorned, and had obtained
disinterested representations which tended
toward a final settlement of the question.
MOROCCO’S DEFIANCE.
Fears at Tangier That This Govern
ment Will Try Force.
Tangier, April 4.— American Consul
Lemis, has received a reply from tho
Moorish government declining to accede to
the demands of the United Btabes with
reference to the persons under Consular
protection lmprisonod at Rabat Fears are
entertained here that tho American govern
ment will adopt vigorous measures against
Morrocoe.
BALLOTS ARE IN BLOSSOM
RHODE ISLAND CARRIED BY THE
REPUBLICANS.
The Joint Ballot in the Legislature
Very Close -Local Option Breaks the
Party Lines in Missouri’s Municipal
Contests -Fuller Figures From the
Polling at Chicago.
Providence, R. 1., April 4.—The re
turns indicate the election of Taft, Repub
lican, for Governor by 1,000 to 1,500 ma
jority. The Republicans claim the election
of forty-seven Senators and Representa
tives, not counting Providence, Pawtucket
or Newport, and estimate a Republican
majority of five on joint ballot.
OREGON’S DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Pendleton, Ore., April 4.— ln tho
Democratic State Convention to-day the
committee on resolutions reported a plat
form which was adopted unanimously. The
first resolution heartily endorsed President
Clevela and, tho second endorsed the present
State administration and the third is as fol
lows:
We most earnestly and unqualifiedly Indorse
the policy of tariff revision and reduction of the
surplus revenue to tho needs of the government's
economical administration as set forth in the
President's last annual message to Congress.
We believe that such resolution is dictated by
sound policy, and that unnecessary taxation is
unjust taxation and oppression, and that the
public revenues should as far as possible lie
derived from taxes levied upon luxuries rather
than the necessities of life.
Tho fourth section of the platform de
mands the forfeiture of unearned land
grants and approves the President's message
on that subject.
Tlie fifth section suggests that tho pension
roll should boa roll of honor without visit
ing on tho people so great a financial
burden. Other resolutions denounce the
policy of the English government, and ex
press sympathy with the laboring classes;
favor the election of United States Senators
by a direct vote of the people; ask that
enlarged power be given to the State rail
way commission, and demand of the general
government libera] appropriations for river
and harbor improvements.
NOMINEES OF THE CONVENTION.
John M. Gearin, of Portland, was nomi
nated for Congress on the first ballot.
Judge John Burnett, of Corvallis, was
nominated for Supreme Judge by acclama
tion.
The resolutions indorsing Mr. Cleveland
for President, and Gov. Penneyre,
of Oregon, for Vice President, are
equivalent to instructions. However,
each delegate is pronounced m Cleve
land man. W. 11. Kllinger, of Portland;
W. R. Bilyou, of Albany, and E. K. Skip
worth, of Pendleton, were nominated as
Presidential electors.
A. Bush was olecteil as Chairman of tlie
State Central Committee.
A CLEAN SWEEP.
Providence, R. 1., April 4, Up. m. —The
Rtato election to-day went Republican by
about 1,500 on the general ticket and a clean
sweep of the Democratic Legislature, the
Republicans capturing this city with twelve
Representatives and a Senator and about
twenty-five of tho other thirty-five towns.
Pawtucket is not heard from on tho assem
bly ticket, and Newport succeeded in elect
ing only a Senator, the Democrats failing
of election on five Representatives, Both
cities, however, indorsed the Republican
Gubernatorial ticket. The proposed amend
ment to tlie constitution abolishing real
estate qualifications for foreign born voters
will probably not get the necessary two
thirds vote.
VERMONT’S REPUBLICANS,
Br Attleboro, Vt., April 4.—Tho Re
publican State Convention to-day elected
the following delegates at largo: Ex-Gov.
Redfield, Gen. J. G. McCullough, Col. J. J.
Estey, of Brattleboro, and Hon. Frank
Plumley, of Northold. The platform bo
lieves in the protection of American market s
for American citizens, and favors such
taxation as will yield only the revenue that
tho “general welfare” requires, and such
tariff as will obviate the large surplus in
tho Treasury and protect our producers
and artisans from serious com[ietltiou with
foreign capital. The resolutions strongly
condemn President Cleveland’s disregard
of civil service reform and insist
upon rectification of tho flagrant
abuse of the system, and favor the policy
or public supervision of great corporations
ami trusts. In the matter of purchasing
bonds with the surplus, it is demanded that
the laws should bo enforced, according to
the intention of Congress, and not accord
ing to the caprice of the executive. Grati
tude to the soldiers and sailors who saved
the country ia warmly expressed, and gen
erous provision for their com fort is favored.
Immigration of a mass of people of nation
alities who do not assimilate with our
own, should bo suppressed. The govern
ment should provide means, without
invading the rights of the States to educate
the illiterate who by emancipation and en
franchisement are brought into the electo
rate. Women will lie wholly welcome to an
equal participation in the government
when they show an earnest desire for en
franchisement in sufficient numbers. The
saloon is declared an unmixed social evil,
and the friends of temperance should work
together politically for most restrictive
measures. Tho people are invited, irrespect
ive of their present alliances and past dif
ferences, to subordinate personal preference
for a union of all tho forces which favor
freedom, protection, a non-political civil
service, and the overthrow of sectionalism;
who favor a patriotic and economical ad
ministration and tho social progross of the
people. Among the candidates mentioned
Blaine’s name met with the greatest favor,
with Licpew and .Sheridan next.
MIMUBSIPI’I’B REPUBLICANS.
New Orleans, April 4. —A sjiecialto tho
Picayune, from Jackson, Miss., says: “The
Republican Stab* Convention to nominate
delegates to the Republican National Con
vention assembled here to-dny. About 150
colored and 25 white delegates were present.
John R. Lynch called the convention to
order and made a speech attacking both
the hia'e and national administrations.
Ho charged the latter with lieing weak and
corrupt, and said tho party’s candidate for
Prc-ident should be a man who would sou
that the ballots of the poopie and American
industries were both protected. W. H.
Gibbs was made permanent chairman of
the convention. On taking the chair ho
made a sjsss li of similar purport to that of
Lynch. J. J. Spellman was mode secretary.
John R. Lynch was male chairman of the
committee on resolutions of fifteen mem
bers. Anew executive committee of
four memliers was appointed. The
delegates to the National Convention from
the .State at largo are: John R. Lynch, of
Adams county; James Hill, of Hinds; T.
W. Stringer, of Warren, and John McGill
(white) of this city. Tho alternates are: F.
P. Mill, H. H. Harvey and Charles Rpecn
bautn. Lynch, chairman of the Committee
on Resolutions, presented a report written
by himself arraigning the Htate ad
ministration ngd denouncing the last
Legislature in unmeasured terms. The
convention did not instruct the delegates to
the Chicago Convention, but referred to
John Sherman as a popular statesmen and
one of the strongest men mentioned in
connection with the Presidency, and one
whoso nomination would be especially
acceptable to the State. The colored ele
ment was evidently almost united for She.r
man. The State Committee is empowered
to form and put out on electorial ticket
when it sees proper.
ALLISON-SIIKRMAN COMBINE.
Washington, April 4. —Tho friends of
Senator Sherman and the friends of Senator
Allison have, it is understood, made an
agreement under which tho friends of ono
arc to support tho other at Chicago if they
find that their candidate cannot bo nomi
nated. This may interfere with the Blaino
programme.
CHICAGO'S POLLS.
Chicago, April 4.—Kovised returns of
yesterday’s election in this citv show that
in the alderman ic con tests the Republicans
elect nineteen and the Democrats eleven
members of tho I'it,y Council. This leaves
tho parly representation in tho new Council
lid Republicans. 15 Democrats and 1
Socialist. This is a gain for the Republi
cans.
Elections wore held generally throughout
Illinois yesterday, but, as a rule there was
no special feature. lu Galesburg two of
tho striking engineers of the Burlington
mail were elected Aldermen, and the ticket
favored by tho strikers was generally suc
cessful.
MISSOURI'S BALLOTINGS.
St. Louis, April 4.—Tho municipal elec
tions throughout Missouri yesterday were
unusually spirited contests, much being
conterod in thequestiou of local option, lu
many cases tho old government was com
pletely overturned by a fusion of the parties
anil the nomination of citizens’ tickets.
Hedalia for the first time in several years,
elected a Republican Mayor, Col. J. D.
Crawford.
St. Joseph elected tho whole Republican
ticket, beaded by Mr. Knglehnrt for Mayor.
St. Charles elected Ward Hutt, the Re
publican candidate for Mayor.
At Jefferson City no party lines wero
drawn.
Independence was thoroughly Demo
cratic. I 'arty lines wore split and the
saloon element came out victorious.
At Marshall the Democrats were victori
ous over the law and order ticket backed by
local option.
At Clinton local option was indorsed.
At Boonville C. C. Bell, Rep., w as elected
Mayor.
There were no party lines at Poplar
BlutK
At Mexico C. G. Bassford, Pern., was
elected Mayor.
The Democrats won an unexpected vic
tory at. Carthage, electing a Democratic
Mayor.
At laplata the farrnor government was
completely upsot, and Charles N. Mitchell,
of the People's ticket, was elected Mayor.
At Wnrrensburg and Marysville the
Democrats were victorious.
Honors were equally divided in numer
ous smaller towns throughout the State, the
interest lasing entirely local.
EX-ATTY. GEN. BREWSTER DEAD.
Disease of the Kidneys at the Bottom
of His Death.
Philadelphia, April 4.—Hon. Benjamin
Harris Brewster, who was Attorney Gen
eral of tho United States during President
Arthur’s administration, and during whose
torm of ollice tint famous Star Route cases
were pushed to a successful conclusion, died
early this morning at his home in this city
aged seventy-one years. He had been suf
fering during t,h "inter with disease of
the kidneys, but his condition did not
become serious until about a month ago,
since which time ho has been confined to
the house.
About a week ago it was dis
covered by his physicians that
paralysis of the bladder had sot in, and his
failure since that time has been marked.
Early this morning he sank into a heavy
slumber and passed quietly away. Mr.
Brewster was one of the oldest and most
prominent members of tho Philadelphia
bar. He was born Oct. 16, 1816, in Salem
county, New Jersey. He had been twice
married, but was a widower at the time of
his death, his second wife having died about
two years ago.
FIRE AT A BULL FIGHT.
Eighteen Persons Burned or Trampled
to Death by the Animals.
Cincinnati. 0., April 4. —A special from
tho City of Mexico reports that while a bull
fight was in progress yesterday at Oelaya
the inclosure took fire. It was composed of
very light and inflammable woodwork and
matting, and while it burned rapidly it was
easily burst through by the people inside.
A tremendous panic ensued, wtich was
heightened by the hulls breaking out of
their stalls when tho flames reached them.
CHARGED TIIE CROWD.
They charged through the struggling
multitude and some persons were gored and
trampled to death by these animals. The
deaths from burning and trampling num
bered eighteen up to this morning, and
other deaths wore expected. Sixty-eight
persons were badly burned and fifty were
injured by lieing trampled in the rush. The
fire was of incendiary origin, arid was
Mertod by some prisoners who had tieen per
mitted as a special favor to attend the spec
tacle under guards. These rascals all es
cajied in the confusion.
TWO KILLED BY TRAMPS.
The Murders at First J .aid at the Door
of the Strikers.
Chicago, April 4. —Two watchmen em
ployed by the Chicago and Alton railroad
to watch freight trains, were shot last
night by three men whom they had ordered
from a train. One named Kreigli was
killed instantly, and tho other, named
Brass! 1, died this morning from his wounds.
The outrage was for a time attributed
to strikers who bud been interrupted in
some mi-chief; but it is now generally con
ceded that the murderers were tramps, who
l ave given the Alton road much trouble.
There has boon no strike on the Alton road
anil tho men kilt'd are old employes, so that
no reason can tie assigned why strikers
should have committed the deed.
SHARP DYING.
The End Only a Question of a Few
Hours at Moßt.
New York, April 5,8 a. m. —Tho Tribune
says: “The life of Jacob Sharp was bang
ing by a thread at, a late hour last night.
He had been gradually sinking for forty
eight hours, and his family hod given up all
hope of his recovery. He had been uncon
scious sinco late Monday night, and when
I. Ii had been delirious. Hi- death
was only a question of a few hours, his phy
sician said.”
Southern Editors In Session.
New Orleans, April 4.—Tho Southern
Press Association met hero to-day, W. W.
Screws, of the Montgomery (Ala.) Adver
tiser, presiding. Information having been
received that several moni!>er v.ere de
layed by the flixid* in Georgia and Florida,
the convention adjourned until 10 o’clock
I to-morrow morning.
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AN END TO THE BOYCOTT
THE MEN OF ALU ROADS HAND
LING BURLINGTON FREIGHT.
General Manager Jeffry's Speech One
of the Principal Factors In Bringing
About the Peace-The Burlington’s
Employes to Fight the Company on
Their Own Hook.
Chicago, April 4. —The final result of the
meetings of the employes of the various
roads in this eity, which began yesterday
afternoon anil lasted until a late hour last
night, was announced this morning in a
declaration that tho boycott of "Q” cars
had been permanently raised, and that
henceforth the contest will lie confined
strictly to tho "Q” system. This raising of
the boycott means that all the strikes now
on, except the “Q," are to stop forthwith,
and that all those which wero imminent are
to be averted. The business of Chicago is
to be restored and maintained by the
strikers with strict decorum. The other
roads are absolved from the requirement of
neutrality and violence is to tie discoun
tenanced, according to the well known pol
icy of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers.
HOW IT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT.
The arrangement agreed upou, it isstafed,
is directly due to the exertions of Chief
Arthur of the Brotherhood of Engineers,
Grant Master Sargent of the firemen,
Grand Master MenogLian of the Switch
men's Association, Mayor Roche and Mark
Crawford, who also represents the switch
men. The final decision was hastened by a
mass meeting held with closed doors last
evening, and which was addressed bv Gen
eral Manager Jeffrey of the Illinois Central
road. Fifteen hundred railway employes
wore present at the meeting, representing
the elements which had previously been at
times antagonistic. When the appointed
time came this morning for the cessation of
the strike on the St.|l’aul road, all hands,
firemen, engineers and switchmen, present
ed themselves for duty and tne usual
course of things.as far as the Milwaukee and
St. Paul Company is concerned, was resum
ed at once.
At the Fort Wayne yards there was a
hitch and the strike on that road continued.
The engineers and fireman were ready to
carry out the understanding, but. the
switchmen were obdurate. At 0 o’clock
this morning, however, everything was sat
isfactorily arranged, and the great Bur
lington lioyoott was apparently everywhere
ut an end.
LIVELY SCENES IN THE YARDS.
The Lake Shore road delivered a large
train of freight to the Burlington road this
morning at. [Sixteenth street. The “Q”
yard officials were busily engaged in mak
ing up t rains to send to other roads and
tho yards were very lively.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacifla
sent a train of cars to the Burlington this
morning for the first time sinco the “Q”
strike began. This indicates that the boy
cott has boen completely raised by the
Brotherhood of Isicomotivo Engineers, and
that tho Rock Island officials no longer fear
any complications with their men because
of exchanging business with the Burlington.
MANAGER JEFFREY’S SPEECH.
There seems no room for doubt that the
speech of General Manager Jeffrey, of the
Illinois Central, at tiie strikers’ meeting last
night had a greater influence in bringing
alxiut the sus]ieiision of the boycott than
anything else that was done. Mr. Jeffrey
spoke for two hours and was listened to
with respectful attention. He explained to
the men tha obligations placed upon
the roads by the interstate
commerce law and their unwritten
obligations toward the community
at large, told them that in their impulsive
desire to help their brethren on the Bur
lington road they were not injuring the
Burlington, but w< • e working incalcu
lable mischief on themselves, ami ho prom
ised to use his personal effort, with all the
railroad managers in the city against black
listing or visiting any punishment upon the
strikers bovond what they suffer from the
loan of wages. This promise he fulfilled
ns soon as the meeting adjourned by calling
upon all that he could reach so late at night,
and lie oompleted his undertaking to-day.
All the managers without exception, so far
as is known, promptly gave the required
assurance.
BURLINGTON YARDS JAMMED.
The Burlington yards were jammed with
freight from other l oads to-day. The move
of the Rock Island in sending it freight
seemed to havo become epidemic. Ten
minutes after the receipt, of a Rock Island
train a Baltimore and Ohio train steamed
in, and following this came another lot of
cars from the Lake Hhore. All the roads
having freight communication with the
Burlington continued sending in freight to
tho "Q" yards steadily. There seemed to
be no end to the freight that has been held
in check by the boycott on the “Q’s” inter
change of cars. It is broadly stated that
tho strikers calculated that on the lifting of
the boycott all the roads that had for weeks
Husjiemled relations with the “Q” would at
oms* proceed to unload on that company all
the cars that had accumulated, and that
the effect would bo to swamp the “Q”
people with freight., the case, they believed,
lieing that of all the roads fully eouipped (
against one poorly equipped. It was
that in the natural order of things the Bur
lington would receive more freight daily
from other road* than it could give to
them, and that it would bo but a short time
before It would ho obstructed with freight
consigned to it by other lines.
MUST MOVE IT.
Having achieved this the Burlington
would lie required under tho law to furnish
facilities for the proper handling of the
freight. This might grow into a lever to
move the men hack into their old positions
on tho “Q.” It was a move worth making
and t e men made it. Up to to
night the julgmont of those ordering
it seems to have been good. A great deal
mere freight has boen received by the “Q”
people to day than has l-on sent out by
them. Whether they will bo able to handle
it all without difficulty and transact their
own business as well with their present
force remain* to be seen.
CARNEGIE’S WORKS CLOSE!.
Rejection of the Cos Operative Plan
Followed by a Shut Down.
Pittsburg, April 4. —The strikers at the
Edgar Thomson steel works held anot her
meeting at Braddock to-day to consider
Andrew Carnegie’s co-operative propdtion,
and after a prolonged discussion, it was
decided to reject the offer. Superintend
ent Jones at once telegraphed the result
of the meeting to Andrew Carnegie at New
York, and this evening an Bnswer was re
ceived ordering a coinpleto shut down of
the groat plant till Jan. 1, 188. Thisdecis
ion was n**eiv*i with dismay by the large
army of workmen, as they dirt not appre
hend any movement of the kind. It will
throw out c f employment over 5,000 men
and will seriously affect all branches of
business In the thriving borough of Brad
docka,