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j J. H. KSTILL, PresidsnW j
FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS
A MOVE TO PUSH THE BILL IN THE
HOUSE
Cannon Reports a Substitute for the
Resolution Offered by Lodge —lt
Proposes to Rush the Measure to a
Vote in Six Days—Lively Opposition
by the Democrats.
Washington, June 25.—Speaker Reed
had to fight both in the committee on rules
and the House to-day to get the Johnny-
Davenport election bill taken up and set
for a vote on July 2L Messrs. Blount ana
McMillin are more belligerent than Mr.
Carlisle, and they made things so lively for
Speaker Reed in the committee meeting of
the morning that he adjourned it till the
afternoon. Then, however, he pressed
through the resolution providing for dis
posing of this last important moasure in six
days. On the floor Mr. Cannon, to whom
Speaker Reed had deputed the manage
ment of* it, had to encounter
the same vigorous opposition, and
it was really by appeals to partisan
feeling that it was passed even by less chan
the normal republican majority, the
southern republican opposition to it ap
pearing again. Speaker Reed hopes by
cracking the party whip real loud to get the
bill through next VV eduesday, but it is be
lieved to be foredoomed to defeat'in the
Senate.
THE BATTLE IN THE HOUSE.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, June 25.—1n the House to
day Mr. Cannon, from the committee on
rules, reported back the substitute for the
resolution introduced by Mr. Lodge of
Massachusetts setting apart live days of the
present week for the consideration of the
national election bill. The substitute reads:
Resolved, That immediately after the passage
of this bill (the silver bill) the House will pro
ceed to consider House bill No. 11,045, the
national election bill, until July 2, at l! o'clock,
when the previous question ahull be considered
as ordered, and any pending amendments, and
any substitute for Uie whole bill which the
members in charge of the bill shall have the
right to offer ; that during the last two days
amendments may be offered to any part of the
bill in the House, with debate under the five
minute rule. That this shall not interfere with
the general appropriation bills.
No sooner was the resolution road than
Mr. Springer was on his feet with a motion
to adjourn, and Mr. Enloe of Tennessee
shouted: “This is a bill to revolutionize
the government.”
Mr. McMillin of Tennessee wanted to
know if the gentlemen would be given a
chance to offer amendments to any section.
Mr. Cannon replied that that might re
quire from thirty to sixty days’ time.
THE TARIFF BILL EXPERIENCE.
Mr. McMillin recalled that some hundred s
of amendments had been left pending when
the tariff bill was passed, with no chance
to vote upon them. He feared that this
rule would work in the same fashion as that
applied to the tariff bill —no one except a
selected fow wore to be given opportunity
to have their amendments considered.
Finally it was agreed to'allow forty min
utes debate on tho resolution, with the
understanding that the previous question
should then be considered os ordered, and
Mr. Springer withdrew his motion to ad
journ.
Mr. McMillin, a democratic member of
the committee on rules, proceeded to attack
the bill, charging that the gentlemen were
tired of being elected by the people and
w anted to be elected by the government.
For all these years the principles of the
framers of the government had been re
spected and the three departments of the gov
ernment had been kept jealously apart. Hut
this good work was to go for naught and
the legislative was to be turned over to the
judiciary.
MEANT TOTAL REVOLUTION.
Mr. Blount of Georgia, another member
of the same committee, declared that the
bill meant total revolution in this country
in the |manner of electing representatives.
Tho propositions contained in the bill were
monstrous and degrading to the best, most
intelligent and most virtuous element of the
country. ’
Mr. Cannon of Illinois sarcastically ob
served that the bare proposition to consider
the bill set his friends from Tennessee and
Georgia into a fever of excitement and
declamation.
Mr. McMillin wanted to know where the
bill was to be applied in the north.
Mr. Cannon replied that it was now in
operation in New York city.
This little reference brought many ot the
New York members to their feet. Mr.
Flower challenged any republican in the
state of New York to say that under the
new American ballot system unanimously
adopted by the legislature the people of
New York were not satisfied with elections.
Mr. Belden of New York asserted that the
registry law had effected that result, and
Mr. Cummings shouted that the ballot bill
was passed by the state legislature and not
by the government.
CONFUSION IN THE HOUSE.
There was a good deal of confusion at this
stage, but the speaker finally secured order
by calling out that the gentleman from
Illinois and not the state of New York had
the floor. I
So Mr. Cannon Btarted out with the taunt:
No rouge e’er felt halter draw.
With good opinion of the law—
—and was proceeding to sot out the
necessity for the law, when Mr. McMillin
of Tennessee again interrupted to ask what
part of the north it was proposed to apply
the law to.
Mr. Cannon replied—Wherever the num
ber of people referred to in this bill, north
or south, east or west, believe it is necessary
that tlie general government should have
an eye and see that elections are fair and see
that the ballots are counted.
Mr. McMillin wanted a more specific re
ply, and Mr. Cannon said it was simply pro
posed to extend a law that had been on the
statute books for twenty years.
Mr. O’Neall of Indiana wanted to know
whether the bill would prevent the frauds
alleged to have taken place in the Fifteenth
Illinois district—the buying of votes.
Mr. Cannon replied that no republican
votes had been bought there, in his opinion.
In his district fair elections hod always
9btained. The gentleman seemed to
intimate that fraud had been perpetrated
there.
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Mr. O’Neall retorted that if the gentle
man himself had not been connected with it
be had been slandered.
In the wrangle which followed, Mr.
O’Noall for some minutes shouted against
tho speaker’s gavel amidst great confusion,
his words being entirely indistinguishable.
Finally the sergeant-at-arms came forward
witti his great mace and order was restored.
Mr. Springer moved to table the resolu
tion.
On a yea and nay vote this motion was
lost, the vote standing: Yeas 116, nays 133,
Mr. Coleman of Louisiana being the only
republican who voted with the democrats.
The resolution was then adopted. After
arranging to meet at 11 o’clock for the
six days during which the debate is to con
tinue, the House at 5:30 o’clock adjourned.
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DENOUNCED BY DEMOCRATS.
The Minority Report on the Federal
Election Bill.
Washington, June 25. —Representative
Buckalew of Pennsylvania of the commit
tee on the election of President and Vice
President and representative in congress,
has,on behalf of the democratic members of
the committee, prepared a minority report
in opposition to the federal election bill The
report represents at length the objection
of the minority to the bill, which in then
opinion demands consideration and debate.
Among these reasons are the following:
It subjects state elections for state officers
In great measure to federal interference and
control; although it professedly relates to
the action of members of congross only, it
does practically and in fact, relate to and
ogerate upon elections of state and local
officers of various grades who are chosen at
the tame time with members of congress,
USURPS STATE AUTHORITY.
It interferes with and assumes to domi
nate state authority as to the manner of
choosing presidential electors in the sev
eral states, power lodged exclusively with
the states. It mixes state and federal au
thority and power in the control and regu
lation of popular elections, the in
evitable tendency and effect of
which will be to produce confusion
and collision of authority and to invite
double and disputed returns for republicans
in congress; it is unnecessary for the regula
tion of congressio nal elections, because
reasonable, and in the main adequate pro
visions for such elections are provided for
by the state laws. It involves an enormous
expense to the national treasury It ap
pears that the number of election
precincts in the United States exceeds
50,000, and an examination of this bill will
show that upon its full application through
out the country, according to its provisions,
the necessary outlay can be fairly esti
mated at 81,000,000 for one election.
WHAT IT WILL JNCLUDE.
This will include the compensation of the
district and precinct supervisors, reghtra
tiou of the canvassing districts, attending
tho elections and making returns, with
heavy printing expenses and tho pay of a
vast number of deputy marshals to assist
in canvassing and to attend the elections.
It is no sufficient answer upon this point,
the report continues, to say that the law
may not be executed in all the congres
sional districts of the country at the first
presidents Selection, for the bill is of
universal application, aud individuals who
are Invited to come forward as applicants
for public experiment and public money
will soon be forthcoming in every district,
and the great electioneering force for which
the bill provides will be gladly accepted by
the political leaders for the great election of
1892, aud for those which will follow it.
The people of the states, says the report, as
contributors to the national treasury, will
have to bear the whole enormous expendi
ture under the bill in addition to their pres
ent burdens.
A RAP AT COURT OFFICERS.
Continuing, the report says the connec
tion of circuit courts (that is, of their judges
and clerki,) with a political aud party
scheme like the present is greatly to be
deprecated.
The report makes a particular objection
to the change made by the bill in the number
of precinct supervisors. Under farmer
election inspection acts they were to be two
in number for each election precinct, and
were divided between the political parties.
By increasing the number to throe, two of
whom may be of the same political party,
and conferring upon thorn tho jurisdiction
and authority contained in this bill, they
become at once the instrumentalities for
party management and control.
The powers of district supervisors, says
the report, are inordinate, unropublican
and dangerous. What qualifications or
fitness will they possess to act as returning
officers? What check will there be upon the
misuse of their powers? They are not
chosen by the people and are not directly
responsible to them for the grossest disre
gard or violation of the state laws.
THE INEVITABLE CONTENTION.
It will be contended that they are not
amenable to punishment in the state court
or by the state magistrates, and against
their punishment in tho federal courts
admirable provision is made by this bill.
The juries that will try them, whether in
the district or circuit courts, are to be
packed, not to convict but to acquit them.
These comparatively irresponsible officials
aro given power to render decisive roturns to
the canvassing boards of the districts pro
vided for by the bill
RADICAL CHANGES.
The report contends that when tho ob
scurity of the thirty-eighth section of the
bill shall be penetrated, and when former
acts referred to in. it shall be examined, it
will appear to make a radical change in the
authority for selecting jurors in United
States courts. The bill abolishes the
office of jury commissioner and
commits the selection of jurcrs wholly to
the clerks of the courts, and these clerks,
from the mode of their appointment, are
almost all of one political party. It will be
quite possible that the jurymen summoned
will agree politically with the clerks wno
select them.
The report also made strong objection to
the provision of the bill constituting the
final returns of elections made by the dis
trict board of commissioners to the clerk of
the House prima facie evidence of election
results. It says: “We are prepared to say
that this bill is plainly unconstitutional, be
cause the states have not failed to pass laws
for the representation of their people in
congress, nor made laws hostile to such
representation, and to the government of
the United States in connection therewith.
On the contrary, the legislation upon this
subject by the states has been apparently
enacted in good faith to the government
and to their own people.”
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
A Reorganization in the Near Future
Probable.
Washington, June 25.— A reorganiza
tion of the civil service commission is
regarded as likely to occur very soon. If,
as is probable, Commissioner Lyman has to
resign and Commissioner Thompson is put
on the new board of appraisers as one of
the democratic members, Theodore Rooe
velt will be left all alone. He will probably
be made president of the new board.
William Dooley Foulk of Indiana, Charles
J. Bonaparte of Maryland and other well
known civil service reformers are talked of
for the vacancies. So are Proctor Knott of
Kentucky, Courtland Matson of Indiana
and other politicians. If Commissioner
Roosevelt could select his new associates
they would be thorough civil service
reformers, but the President is liable to in
fluences which might make the appointment
of the best men impracticable. Commis
sioner Roosevelt’s idea is said to be to re
duce the commission to one member, with
a salary of *5,000 or *7,500, and make Gov.
Thompson that one commissioner. There is
no present prospedt of this.
Dog Bitten Boys.
Asheville, N. C., June 25. —James
Scott, one of the colored boys bitten by a
r.,<m dog in this city on Friday last, started
for New York to-day for treatment.
Thomas Carpeuning, the other lad, will be
sent there Friday.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1890.
FREE COINAGE DEFEATED
THE HOUSE REFUSES TO CONCUR
IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT.
The Vote Stood 135 Yeae to 152
Nays—The Original Proposition of
the House Was to Coin $4,500,000
Worth of Silver Per Month—The Vote
in Detail.
Washington, June 25.—Speaker Reed
transferred the custody of the silver bill
from tho coinage committee to a confer
ence to-day. The majority of the conferees,
to be appointed by himself and Vice Presi
dent Morton, will be anti-silver men who
will see that the amendments are buried,
and that the compromise which Speaker
Reed has fixed up with the silver meu is
reported as the conclusion of the conference
committee. This compromise will be just
next door to free coinage, but it is not quite
the same, and so President Harrison cau
sign it, and Speaker Reed cau claim it as a
triumph.
CARRYING OUT THE PROGRAMME.
Speaker Reed’s programme to non-concur
in the Senate amendments to the silver bill
was carried out by twenty-two eastern
democrats, who offset the defection of
twenty-three western republicans, leaving
the republicans a nominal majority of sev
enteen on the free coinage amendment.
The eastern democrats could, of course,
have put Speaker Reed in a hole by voting
for free coinage, but they preferred con
sistency. Speaker Reed telegraphed all
over the oountry for absent republicans.
He got most of them back, there being only
four absent unpaired. The Pennsylvania
republicans, who came back from Harris
burg, came most reluctantly, and Messrs.
McCormick .and Osborne, being candidates
for governor, refused to come at all.
HOW TnK WORK WAS DONE.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 25.—1n the House
this morning Mr. Boutelle presented the
conference report on the naval appropria
tion bill and insisted on its consideration,
notwithstanding the objection of Mr.
Bland of Missouri that he was thereby con
suming the short time deinauded for debate
on the silver bill.
Mr. Boutelle made a short explanation of
the details of the agreement reached iu the
conference.
Mr. Wilkinson of Louisiana sought to
obtain recognition to speak against the
provision for reopening the question of a
site for a gulf coast navy yard, but Mr.
Boutelle declined to yield the floor, and in
sisted upon calling for the previous ques
tion. On a vote by tellors this was ordered;
but Mr. Wilkinson, who complained of being
gagged, insisted in turn on having the yeas
and nays, which resulted in 159 yeas to 103
nays, so the previous question was ordered,
and the conference report adopted.
THE SILVER BILL DEBATE.
Mr. Conger then moved that the deflate
on the silver bill be extended from 2 until 3
o'clock, at which time the voting shall begin.
His motion was agreed to, ana Mr. .Morse
opened the debato in support of the House
bill and in opposition to the Senate bill.
The other speakers were: Messrs.
McAdoo, Peters of Kansas, Taylor
of Illinois, Heard of Missouri, Cutchoou
of Michigan, Bunnell of Minnesota, Wil
liams of Illinois, Conger Bayne, Bresius of
Pennsylvania, Stoc.kdale and McKinley.
At 3 o’clock tho speaker declared the pre
vious question ordered.
Mr. Springer asked if a separate vote
could be hud on each of the Senate amend
ments.
The speaker replied in the affirmative,
aud caused the first Senate amendment to
be read. It was the section providing for
free coinage, and was a sulistitute for the
first section of tho House bill, providing for
tile purchase of $4,500,000 worth of silver
bullion monthly.
THE CRITICAL TEST.
On both sides it was at once recogniz’d
that this was to bo the critical test, and the
yeas and nays were demanded on Mr.
Springer’s motion to concur in the Senate
amendment. As the call progressed the
votes were watched in closest interest, and
the result—the defeat of the free coinage
amendment by a vote of 1115 to 152—was
hailed with applause. Following is the
vote in detail:
Yeas— Messrs. Abbott, Alderson, Allen of
Mississippi, Anderson of Kansas, Anderson of
Mississippi, Bankhead, Barnes, Bartine, Blanch
ard, Bland, Blount, Boatner, Breckinridge of
Arkansas, Breckinridge of Kentucky, Brickner,
Brookshire, J. B. Brown, Brunner, Buchanan of
Virginia, Bullock, Bunn, Bynum, Candler of
Georgia, Carlton, Carter, Caruth, Catchings,
Chlpinan, Clarke of Alabama, Clements, Coob,
Connell, Cooper of Indiana. Cothran, Cowles,
Cram, Crisp, Culberson, Cummings, Davidson,
DeHavCn, Dockery, Dorsey, Edmunds, Elliott,
Ellis, Enloe, Foatherstone, Fithlan, Foreman,
Forney, Fowler, Funston, Gibson,
Gifford, Goodnight, Grimes, Hare,
Hatch, Haynes, Heard, Hemphill,
Henderson of North Carolina, Herbert, Hol
man, Kelley, Kerr of Pennsylvania, Kilgore,
Lane, Lanham, Laws, Lee, Lester of Georgia,
lister of Virginia, Lewis, Maguer, Martin of
Indiana, MeClammy, McClellan, McCreary, Mc-
Millin, Mcßae, Mills, Montgomery, Moore of
Texas. Morrill, Morrow, Norton, Gates, O'Fer
rail, O’Neil of Indiana, Owen of Indiana,
Owens of Ohio, Parrett, I'aynter, Peel, Penning
ton, Perkins, Perry, Peters, Pierce, Post, Reilly,
Richardson, Robertson, Rowland, Sayers,
S ively, Skinner, Smith of Illinois, Springer,
Stewart of Georgia, Stewart of Texas, Stock
dale, Stone of Kentucky, Stone of Missouri,
Tarsney, Tillman, Townsend of Colorado,
Tucker, Turner of Georgia, Turner of Kansas,
Venable, Wade. Washington, Wheeler, Whiting,
Whltthorne, Wilkinson, Williams of Il.inois,
Williams of Ohio, Wilson of Missouri and Wil
son of West Virginia—l3s.
Nays —Messrs. Adams, Allen of Michigan,
Andrew, Arnold, Atkinson of Pennsylvania,
Baker, Banks, Bayne, Beckwith, Be den, Bel
knap, Bergen, Bingham, Bliss, Boothman,
Boutelle, Bowden, Brewer, Brosius, Brown,
Browne of Virginia, Buckalew, Burrows, Bur
ton, Butterworth, Campbell, Candler of Massa
chusetts, Cannon, Caswell, Cheadle, Cheatham,
Clancy, Cogswell, Coleman, Comstock, Conger,
Covert, Craig, Culbertson of Pennsylvania,
Cutoheon, Dargan, Darlington, DeLano.bftgley.
Dolliver, Dunnell. Dunpby, Evans. Farquhar,
Finley, Flick, Flood, Flower, Frank, Gear,
Geissenhalner, Gest, Greenhaige, Grout,
Hail. Hansbrough, llarmer, Haugen,
Henderson . of Illinois, Henderson of
lowa, Hill, Hitt, Hopkins, Houk, Kennedy, Kerr
of lowa, Ketchum, Kinsey, Knapp, Lacey, La
Follette. Laidlaw, Lansing. Isdilbach, Lind,
Lodge, Maish, Mason, McAdoo, McComas, Mc-
Cord, McDuffie, McKenna, McKinley. Milts,
Millikin, Mofflt, Moore of New Hampshire, Mor
rill, Morse, Mudd, Mutchler, Nledringhaus,
O'Donnell, O’Neil of Massachusetts, O'Neill of
Pennsylvania, Payne, Pay son, Pugsley, Quack
enbusb, Quinn. Raines, Reed of lowa, Keyburn,
Hire, Rowell, Rusk. Russell, Sanford, Sawyer,
Scranton, Scull, Sherman, Bimonds, Smith of
West Virginia, Sinyser, Snider, Spinola,
Spooner, Stephenson, Stewart of Vermont,
Stivers, Stockbridge, Struble, Stump, SWeney,
Taylor of Illinois, Taylor of Tennessee, E. B.
Taylor, Thomas, Townsend of Pennsylvania,
Tracey, Turner of New York, Vandever, Van
Schaik, Vaux, Waddel, Wallace of Massachu
setts, Wallace of New York, Watson, WiJey,
Wilcox, Wilson of Kentucky, Wilson of Wash
ington, Wright, Yardley ana Speaker Reed—ls 2.
MEN WHO LEFT PARTY LINES.
The following republicans voted with the
democrats in favor of the free coinage
amendment:
Messrs. Bartine. Carter, Connell, •DeHaven,
Featherstone, Funston, Gilford, Herman,
Kelley, Laws, Morrow, Perkins, Peters, Post,
Smith of Illinois, Townsend of Colorado, Turner
of Kansas, Williams of Ohio, Dorsey, Anderson
of Kansas, Owen of Indiana, Wade and Mor
rill-23.
The following democrats voted with the
republicans to non-concur:
Messrs. Andrews, Buckalew, Campbell,
Clancy, Covert, Dunphy, Dargan. Flower,
Geissenhainer. Maish, McAdoo, Mutchler,
O'Neil of Massaohusct u, Quinn, Spin. da, Tracey,
Turner of New York, vaux, Wiley. Wilcox,
Rusk and Stump— 22.
The pairs were Mr. Atkinson of West
Virginia with Mr. Phelan, Messrs. McCor
mack and Morgan, Nute and McCarthy.
T. M. Brown and Oath waite, Brickier aud
Stahlueeker, Walker of Massachusetts and
Wike, Randall of Massachusetts and
Clunie, Osborne and Hayes, Wheeler of
Michigan and Barwig. Dalzell and Martin
of Texas, Ray and Hooker, J. D. Taylor
and Price, Thompson and Seney, Rockwell
and Rogers, Clarke of Wisconsin and
Walker of Missouri, Copper of Ohio and
Dibble, Buchanan of New York and Law
ler, Wickhain and Diggs and Grosvenor and
Yoder. The only absentees were Mr. Fitch
of New York, whom Mr. Tracey announced
to be homesick, and Messrs. Wright of
Pennsylvania, and Caldwell of Ohio.
Upon tho announcement of the result
Mr. Springer withdrew his request for
further separate vote* on tho remaing Sen
ate amendments, and, with the exception of
the fourth amendment, they were consid
ered en masse.
The motion to concur failed on a standing
vote —yoas 85, nays 146, and they were
non-coucurred iu.
On the fourth amendment, (giving legal
tender quality to silver certificates) Mr.
Breckinridge of Kentucky asked for a sep
arate vote, but his motion to concur was
defeated upon a viva voce vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Conger to
disagree to the amendment of the title. It
was agreed to without division, as was his
motion for the appointment of a conference
committee, and the struggle was over.
Mr. Hitt of Illinois presented the con
ference report on the diplomatic appropri
ation bill, and it was agreed to.
CALL ON CUBA.
The Senate Doora Closed on Him
When He Attempted to Speak.
Washington, June 35. —In the Senate
this morning among the bills reported from
committee and placed on the calendar were
the following:
The Senate bill to authorize the Canaveral
and South Florida Railroad Company to
construct a bridge across the Buuaua river
in Florida.
The House bill authorizing the construc
tion of a bridge across the Tennessee river
near Huntersville, Ala.
ihe House bill to amend the act to
authorize the Cairo and Tennessee River
railroad to construct bridges across the
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.
Also adversely the Senate bill to prevent
the transportation in bulk of merchandise
between the United States and Mexico aud
t) restore that right whenever the zona
libre is abolished. Mr. Reagan, who had
introduced the bill, said he would seek au
early opportunity of addressing the Senate
on the subjeot.
The House bill authorizing the erection of
a hotel for colored people upon the govern
ment reservation at Fortress Monroe was
taken from the calendar and passed.
call’s resolution on CUBA.
Mr. Call rose to address the Senate on tho
subject of the resolutions heretofore offered
by him, and reportod back adversoly from
the oommittee on foreign relations, flu au
thorizing the President to open negotiations
with the Soai ish government for the pur
pose of inducing that government to con
sontto the establishment of a free and in
dependent republic in the island of Cuba;
and another, in relation to tho German
ownership of a large proportion of the
lionded debt of Cuba.
When tho clerk was reading the second
resolution Mr. Sherman rose and moved
that the doors be closed.
Mr. Edmunds seconded the motion and
the Vice President directed that the gal
leries be cleared and the doors dosed.
Mr. Call being thus unexpectedly cutoff
Id his desire to iriako a speech before the
public said he would withdraw tho resolu
tion, but the order to close tho doors was
insisted upon by Messrs. Sherman and Ed
wards, and wap carried into effect.
ADMISSION OF WYOMING.
The doors were reopened and at 1:30
o’clock the Senate took up tho House hill
far the admission of Wyoming into the
union as a state.
Mr. Platt, who is in charge of the bill,
said that he would not weary the Son ate
with any remarks of his own, but would
ask that the report of the committee on ter
ritories be read.
Tho report was accordingly read.
Messrs. Vest and Platt discussed the bill
until 5:30 o’clock, Mr. Vest opposing and
Mr. Platt advocating its passage. At 5:30
o’clock Mr. Platt endeavored to have a vote
taken on the bill, but Mr. Vest objected,
and the Senate adjourned.
NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
Commander McCann to be Bent to
the South Atlantic Squadron.
Washington, June 25. —The secretary
of the navy has decided to send Commander
W. P. McCann to command the South At
lantic station with the Pensacola ns a flag
ship. He will leave New York probably in
company with the Enterprise in about a
month direct for Brazil. The Essex,
after the celebration at Portland, Me., will
return to New York and will soon after
sail for Europe, bearing tho body of John
Ericsson. Afterward she will proceed to
Brazil to join the South Atlantic squadron,
whifth will then consist of four ships—the
Pensacola as flag ship, Essex, Enterprise
and Tallapoosa—which is now on that sta
tion.
the squadron of evolution.
The squadron of evolution, now at Rio de
Janeiro, will probably sal] for home in a few
weeks, as it is not likely that Admiral
Walker will deem it necessary to rernaiu
until after the elections. If, however, "he
should see signs of trouble to come be has
discretionary powers to remain as long as
the presence of an American fleet would he
required. It is not unlikely that he will ar
rive in New York early in August.
Nothing has been settled as to tbo desti
nation of the new cruiser Philadelphia,
now undergoing her offic.al trials, although
rumor says that she will go to Europe as
the flagship of the station. Thero is nc
squadron in those waters now. and no steps
are being takeu to send any vessels there.
If the Richmond is in such shape that she
can be repaired she may be sent to Europe
later.
CANDLER ON OUR POLITICS.
He Thinks Col. Nortben is Bound to
Defeat Col. Hardeman.
Washington, June 25.— Representative
Candler says it looks as if CoL North en is
hound to defeat Col. Hardeman.
Representative Barnes, he says, has a
better chance for renomination for congress
since his rival, Mr. Watson, refused to ac
cept the challenge from Judge Twiggs.
Col. LivingsUm, the alliance candidate in
the Atlanta district, is giving Representa
tive Stewart a hard race.
Representative Clements will, he thinks,
be re-elected.
There is no opposition to Representatives
Blount, Crisp, Lester, and Turner.
DELIMITER IS THE MAN.
HE GETS THE NOMINATION ON THE
SECOND BALLOT.
Hastings Led by One Vote on tho
First Ballot, But Lost Heavily on tbo
Next Senator Waters Nominated
for Lieutenant Governor—The Other
Nominations.
Harrisburg, Fa., June 25.—Although
the republican state convention was called
to meet at 10 o'clock this morning, crowds
began to gather in front of the opera house
at 8 o’clock. By 9 o’clock, when the doors
were opened, about 2,000 people were in
front of the hall Not more than three out
of every ten had tickets, yot ail expected to
get inside. There was a wild rush for the
doors when they opened, and it took the
whole of the Harrisburg police force to
keep tho enthusiastic llastiugs aud Dela
mater adherents from breaking in the
doors. The galleries filled up rapidly, but
the delegates were rather slow In coming
In. W hen tho galleries were packed to
suffocation there were still plenty of empty
seats in the lower part of the ball The
delegates were waiting for later advices to
know how they should voto in the conven
tion. Tho galleries amused themselves
while waiting for tho arrival of the dele
gates In cheering for their favorite candi
dates. From tho volume of cheers it was
apparent that Hastings hud the galleries.
CALLED TO ORDER.
Chairman Andrews came in a little aftsr
10 o’cloek and took no time in calling the
convention to order.
Secretary Loach read the oali for the
convention and then called the roll. In Al
legheny oouuty W. C. Thouland was sub
stituted so he could nominate MaJ. Mou
teith after the roll call.
Gen. B. F. Fischer of Philadelphia moved
that the Berks county contesting delegates
be admitted with half a vote each. This
was opposed by Chas. W. Plank, and Chair
man Andrews settled the impending con
troversy by declaring nothing pending but
tho temporary organization.
A. S. L. Shields Jof Philadelphia nomi
nated George 8. Graham for temporary
chairman. He was elected unanimously,
and was escorted to tho platform by H.
By ram of Allegheny aud W. A. Brown of
McKean.
GRAIIAM TAKES THE CHAIR.
Upon being introduced by Chairman
Andrews he was gree:cd with cheering. On
taking tho chair Mr. Graham thanked the
convention for tho honor conferred upon
him, and at the conclusion of his remarks
tho temporary organization was announced
as follows: Secretary, Frank Willing
Leach; assistant secretaries, John W. Mor
rison, Charles F. Ettla and Seymour L.
Rau.
Mr. Elkins of Indiana county offered a
resolution that ail resolutions relating to
tho platform bo referred to the committee
on platform. This was agreed to.
The committees on contested seats, perma
nent organization and on resolutions wore
appointed, and at 1:30 o’clock the conven
tion took a lecoss for half an hour.
When the convention reassembled Walter
Lyon of Allegheny county was mads per
manent chairman, contests for seats were
disposed of aud the platform presented and
adopted.
NOMINATIONS IN ORDER.
The nomination of candidates for gov
ernor was in order. Tlieso were State
Senator Dolamater, Adjt. Gon. Hastings,
Maj. E. Montooth, Charles W. Stone, Edwin
S. Osborn and Hy. C. McCormick. The
names of Messrs. lielauiatcr aud Hastings
called forth the greatest applause,
but that accorded to Mr. Host
ings was the most enthusiastic and
spontaneous and indicated his greater pop
ularity with tho audience. At one point in
his speech nominating Mr. Hastings, Dele
gate Orlady turned to the galleries and
said: “See hero, if you fellows are going to
nominate Mr. Hastings wo will change
places.” He excited the wildest kind of
excitement anil ent usiasm when ho said,
“I offer you a candidate whose election
does not depend upon whom the enemy
nominates. ’’
BALLOTING IN PROGRESS.
The first ballot resulted:
Deiamator 83
Hastings B 4
Mon tooth 30
Stone 15
Osborne 8
McCormick 3
THE SECOND BALLOT.
The second ballot stood:
Delamater. 99
Hastings 61
Montooth 81
Stone 01
Osborne 6
McCormick 3
Before the second ballot was announced a
Philadelphia delegate started a stampede to
Delamater uud tbe result of the second bal
lot, corrected, was:
Delemater. 105
Hastings . 59
Montooth 19
Stone 15
Osborne 4
McCormick !i
On a motion to make the nomination
unanimous there were some noes, but they
were choked off, aud the couventiun took a
recess till night.
At the evening session Senator Waters
was nominated for lieutenant governor on
the first ballot, receiving 165 votes against
36 for E. K. Martin.
Gen. Hastings was elected ohairman of
the state committee upon motion of the
present chairman, Mr. Audrews, but Gen.
Hastings declined, and it appeared that the
nomination was made without his author
ity. Mr. Andrews was re-elected, and the
convention adjourned sine die.
The platform favors a federal election
law; indorses the McKinley bill; favors an
increase in the currency; indorses President
Harrison’s administration, Gov. Beaver,
Speaker Reed aud both Teiiiuylvaiua sen
ators.
lowa’s Republican Ticket.
Sioux City, la., June 25. —The repub
lican state convention met here to-day and
nominated William H. McFarland for sec
retary of state, J. A. Lyons for auditor of
state, Gen. B. A. Beeson for state treasurer,
Judge J. H. Botbroek (renominated) for the
supreme bench, aud Hon. John Y. Stone
for attorney general. The platform
adopted heartily indorses the administra
tion of President Harrison, aud otherwise
runs iu the u-ual rut.
Maine’s Prohibition Candidate.
Portland, Me. , June 25.—The prohibi
tion state convention this afternoon nomi
nated Aaron Clark of Buxton for governor.
The Lottery Bill Passed.
New Orleans, June 25.— A special from
Baton Rouge, La., says that after adopting
an amendment eliminating the monopoly
features the House passed the lottery bill by
a vote of 66 to 29.
Government Bond Purchases.
Washington, June 25.—The bond offer
ings to-day aggregate! *272,650. All were
accepted at 103 for and 122 for 4s.
SENATE TARIFF RATES.
The Reasons for t ome of the Changes
In the House Bill.
Washington, June 25.—The text of the
tariff bill, together with the changes rec
ommended by the Senate finance committee,
tables showing the duties collected under
the existing tariff, and estimates upon the
probable effect upon tho revenue and an
explanation of the changes, furnished by
the committee in obedienco to Sir. Plumbs
resolution of instruction, was furnished to
day to the Senate.
The changes mado from specific to ad
valorora rates, and vice versa, which are
numerous, the committee states, were for
tho purpose ot simplifying and expediting
the collection of duties, the two rates being
generally equivalent to each other.
Increases were made because they were
believi-d to be no more than is necessary to
protect the domestic industry.
Where reductions were recommended the
reason given in many cases was that the
new rate is believed to afford sufficient
protection to American manufacturers.
Other changes were said to bo for the pur
pose of equalizing the duties on articles of
the same class.
LUMBER AND SUGAR.
No explanation is made of the reduction
of $1 per 1,000 feet on white pine and sawed
lumber.
As to sugar the commission says: “Sugar
up to No, 3 Dutch standard is placed upon
the free list as a matter of wise publio
policy, and a bounty is provided In order to
eucourngo domestio production.’”
The largo increase on oigar wrappers was
to protect domestic growers from excessive
Importation of that article. Tho reduc
tions aro “not intended to imporll tho
domestic product."
The vahus of the importations in 1889 of
articles not enumerated iu tbe agricultural
schedule aud dutiable at 1 por cent, ad
valorem, under tho general provisions of
the bill, amounted to $232,556.
No roason is given for tha slight reduc
tions in tho schedule of cotton manu
factures.
RATES ON COTTON GOODS.
The increase upon the higher grades of
cotton hose, shirts and drawers, of which
classes extensive importations aro taking
plane, woh duo to tho necessity of protect
ing tills important domestio manufacture.
The committee says as to wool: “The de
mand from representative of tho wool
growers of tho country that tho rates upon
wool should lie larguly increased hus led
tho committee to recommend tho adoption
of a now classification, borein suggested,
which, it Is hoped, will result in uniform
and honest classification of wool. The In
crease of rates on manufactures of wool
havo been made necessary by this lncruaso
in tbe wool rates."
Tho changes named aro from the rate of
the existing law and not from tho figures In
tho House 1011.
Senator Carl isle said to-day that he bad
not yet begun the preparation of his report
upon the bill, presenting the views of the
minority, and he could give no idea of tho
date at which it would be ready for presen
tation to tho Senate.
FINING THHI SLUGGERS.
Muldoon Pays $250 and Cleary and
Donovan SIOO Each.
Purvis, Miss., June 25.—The cases
against MuTJoou, Cleary aud Donovan were
called in tho circuit ouurt to-day,when ploas
of guilty wore entered, each asking the
clemency of the court. Muldoon stated
that he was sorry for having violated the
law, but said he had tho manhood to
stand the cousoquoucos. A line of $250 was
entered against Muldoon, and Cleary and
Donovan wore each fined SIOO. Tha flues
were paid and tho prisoners released.
Kilralri was p esent and stated that he
had challenged Sullivan to fight to a finish
with bare knuckles or light gloves, under
tho London prize ring rules, the fight to
come off In Fort Worth, Tex., for the purse
offered by the Fort Worth Athlotio club.
BULGARIA’S MUDDLE.
Prince Ferdinand Believed to Be En
Route to Vienna.
Vienna, June 25. —It is reported horo
that Prinoe Ferdinand, ruler of Bulgaria,
has in a sudden and mysterious manner
started from Sofia for this city by wav of
Varna and Bucharest. His visit hore, it is
said, is connected with tho critical position
in which Bulgaria is placed, and the weak
ening of Prince HtatnbouTs government by
the resignation of Herr Strousky from the
ministry of foreigu affairs.
England’s Licensing Bill.
London, June 25. —A meeting of the
conservative members of the House of
Commons, which was called to meet at the
Carlton club to-day to consider the situa
tion arising from the action of the govern
ment on the licensing clauses of the local
taxation bill, was abandoned.
A special meeting of the cabinet was held
to-day at which all tho ministers were
present.
The cabinet has decided to drop the
licensing clauses of the local taxation bill,
but has postponed its decision regarding the
disposal of license money.
Russia and Heligoland.
St. Petersburg, June 25.—Russian
newspapers are angry over the cession of
Heligoland to Germany. They fear that
the possession of the island by Germauy
will hamper Russian naval operations.
Many of the papers assert that a secret
defensive alliance has boon formed by Eng
land and Germany.
Valencia’s Cholera Record.
Madrid, June 25.—The authorities at all
the (Spanish ports have established ten days’
quarantine against vessels arriving from
Gaudia and Valencia
Tho total number of cases of cholera in
Valencia to date is 196, of which 113 have
proved fatal.
A Catholic Priest Sentenced.
Cork, June 25.—The court at Bantry to
day sentenced Father Crowley to one
month’s Imprisonment and six months ad
ditional In default of bail for good behavior
for intimidating Protestant clergymen at
Schull. __________________
Gales Off Scotland.
London, June 25. —Severe gales prevail
along the coast of Scotland. Several fish
ing vessels are missing, and It Is feared that
they have been lost in the storm.
French Royalists In Conference.
London, June 25.— An Important French
royalist conference is in progress at Hotel
Albertuarle, in this city.
A TOWNSHIP BOND CASE.
Judges Bond and Elmonton Declare
the Issue Legal.
Charleston, S. C., June 25.— Judges
Bond and Himonton, in the United States
court to-day, decided the township railroad
bond cases in this state. Tho suit was
brought by the Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago railroad against the Boston Trust
Company. The validity of the bonds had
been attacked by tho township that Issued
them, hut their validity is upheld.
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| WEEELY.I.ZS A YEAR, *
INGALIS JUMPS OS CALL
THE LATTER CHARGED WITH FAL
SIFYING THE RECORD.
The Publication of a Reply to Col.
Chlpley’s Charges the Cause of the
Attack Ingalls Complains That Call
Exceeded the Privilege Granted'
Him by the Senate.
Washington, June 25.— 1n the Senate
to-day Mr. Ingalls offered a resolution In
structing the committee on privileges and
elections to inquire into the publication in
the Congressional Record ot to-day of a
ners iual explanation by Senator Call, and
to report whether it is in accordance
with tho rules, regulations and practice of
tho Cenate, and directing that such personal'
explanation be withheld from the jierma—
nent edition of the Record until further or
der of the (Senate. The publication consists
of twenty-eight columns, or fourteen pages
of “personal explanation” in regard to the
charges against Senator Cali contained in a
pamphlet circulated by W. D. Chipley, and
to which ho oalled the attention of the Sen
ate on June 2.
call’s explanation.
Mr. Call said that he did not think tha'
resolution should be adopted. There wai
no possible ground or reason for it, and noj
excuse for it. He had asked leave of tha l
Senate on J une 2 last to print extracts of the
Record iu vindication of his career in tho
Senate, in response to a pamphlet attackiug
him, and that was all that he had done to
day. The libel to which he had been reply
ing had contained a statement of bill:*'
which he had introduced in the Senate and?
which had uot become a law. At his leis
ure he had prepared a statement in his own!
vindication, and had submitted it to a
member of the committee on printing (Air.
Gorman), on whose judgment be relied,
and who had informed him that there wan?
no Impropriety whatever in having it pub-]
liahed. That was the whole statement of
the case, anil, where, he asked, was thorns
any breaoh of privilege in it?
INGALLS CHARGES FALSIFICATION.
Mr. Ingall-—The senator from Florida/
has, in my judgment, not only grossly vio—(
latcd and abused tho privileges of tho Sen
ate, but he has deliberately falsified th<r
record of what occurred on the day whoa
the transaction took place.
Mr. Butler—l call tho senator from Kan
sas to order.
Mr. Ingalls—l withdraw the observation.,
Mr. Butler—ls it parliamentary, Mr.
President, for a senator to get up and do
nounce another senator on this fl or of hav
ing boon guilty of an infamous crime*
Mr. Ingalls—l withdraw tho observation .
and say that the senator from Florida,
changed the record. Bo far as that is a
modification or change, I make it.
CALL WANTS HIM TO GO ON.
_Mr. Call—l beg that the senator fronti
Kansas may be allowed to proceed without’
interruption, and, not in order, to say what-'
ever he desires to say on this subject.
Mr. Butler—The senator from Florida i*
not entirely the judge in this matter. C
think it is due to tho dignity of this body]
that such epithets and charges as have es
caped tho senator from Kansas (and whiciv
1 am glad he has withdrawn) shall not taw
allowed to go on record without the atteu
tion of tho Senate being called to it.
WHY INGALLS WAS MAD.
Mr. Ingalls—l withdraw tbe assertion;
that the sjnator from Florida falsltled th<3
record, and 1 say that ho changed thal
record without leave of the Senate. Tho
senator from Florida asked leave June 2 tot
insert certain portions of tho Congressional
Record and certain letters and a statement
as an appendix to his remarks. In the
publication this morning the words
“as an appendix” are struck out>
without leave of tho Senate, so a*
to make it appear that he had leave to print*
this moss of material which never was
uttered, and which he never obtained leave
to insert. It is tho first time in the history
of tho Senate that such a thing had
occurred. But I should not have com
plained if the senator from Florida
had not seen fit in his own attempted
vindication to prepare what he calls a tabu
lated extract, which ha inserted here, im
which he compares the relative services ofl
members of this body with his own, and.
in many cases, to their detriment. I liav.j
no (hesitation in saying that tha
table is incorrect in many
important particulars. He has taknn that
trouble to make a history of my conduct!
during tbe Fiftieth congress, showing that!
I had introduced forty-four bills, of whicn
one pension bill became a law and two(
others, omitting all reference to the facO
that throughout the whole of tbe congress
I was the presiding officer oven
this body. I insist that the
senator from Florida has not dona
what bo obtained leave to do—that is, ta
insert extracts from the Record, letters and
other statements in vindication of bis own
course, as an appendix to his remarks.
Further, I insist that he has mutilated the
record of what occurred on that day by
strikingout a statement that be was allowed
to print such extracts as an appendix.
call’s retort.
The discussion was furtner participated
in by Messrs. Gorman, Hoar, Maudersoa
and Call. The latter retorted on Mr. Ingalls
by pointing out: “How small tbe man,
how bitter the malevolence, how mean the
character, that could find in such circum
stances a willingness to accuse another sen
ator of .falsifying the record.” He went on
to say: "I should demand of him that he
show tho courage of a man and not the
cowardice of a slanderer.”
Mr. Cullom called for the regular ordel
of business, and the resolution therefor*
went over without action.
SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE.
The Father of the Dying Girl Kills c|
School Teacher.
New Orleans, June 25.—A special to th<j
l\cayuius from Goverton, Tex., says?
“Great excitement was caused here last
night by the suicide of a beautiful young
laity, Miss Annie Turner, daughter of Judge
John B. Turner, and the excitement was in*
tensifled when the father took the pistol
from the hands of his dying daughter and
killed Frof. Davis. Nothing is known as to
the cause of the tragedy.
“Prof. Davis came here last fall from
Wake Forest College, N. C., and tc ok charge
of the academy at this place. He was a
good-looking young man.”
AMERICAN JOURNALISM.
An Interesting Paper Read Before th
Editorial Association.
Boston, June 25. —At the session of the
National Editorial Association to-day
Charles L. Taylor of the Globe , president ol
the Boston Press club, read a very interest*
iug paper on “American Journalism.” The
speaker defended the newspapers against
the charges of sensationalism, and argued
that journalists should bo more dignified,,
and that there should be an end of facetious
insinuations upon the impecunious condii
tion of the editorial profession.
The committee on credentials reported
present 247 delegates from 42 organisation*
