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&T JR. ESTILL, President. (
FIXING dp the tariff.
the WAYS AND MEANS COMMIT-
T TEE'S ACTION.
Data on Which tha Law la to Qo
Into Operation Daft With the Con
ferees A Special Rule Adopted to
Govern the Consideration of the
BUI- _ , .
Washington. Sept. 15.—The remainder
of the Senate amendments to the tariff bill
were pu- through the ways and means
committee in short order this morning, non
concurrence being recommended in each
case When the amendment fixing Nov. 1
the date upon which goods in bond im
ported should be withdrawn was reached,
toe democratic members showed some dispo
sition to amend the Senate amend
ment so as to extend the time,
but, notwithstanding the apparent unanim
ity of the committee in the opinion that
should be an extension of the bonded
nenod it was decided that the result de
iired could be more speedily reached by
leaving the matter to the conferees than by
undertaking to adjust it in committee of the
whole House, and so, as in the case of other
amendments, non-concurrence was voted,
and the chairman was authorized to report
to the House.
action ok the committee on rules.
The committee on rules, following up this
action, adopted Mr. McKinley’s special rule
fur the consideration of the bill and amend
ments In deference to the wishes of many
republican members who returned to Wash
ington this morning in answer to tele
graphic calls, it was decided that an effort
should be made to tako up the tariff Dill im
mediately in the House. This neces
siated the displacement of the con
tested Virginia election case, but it
was the understanding that its postpone
ment should be as long only as was neoes
sarv to dispose of the tariff bill, ana that
the republican members should be held in
line to secure actiou the Virginia election
c se, as well as of the South Carolina case
of Miller vs. Elliott, which it was expected
could be reached late in the day.
reported to the house.
In the House this morning Mr. McKinley,
from the committee on ways and means,
reported back the tariff bill with the Senate
amendments, with a recommendation that
the amendments be non-concurred in.
The bill was referred to the committee of
the whole.
Mr. McKinley, from the committee on
rules, reportel a resolution for the immedi
ate consideration of the tariff bill in the
House, and that after two hours general
debate it shall be in order to move to non
concur in the Senate amendments in gross,
and agree to the committee of conference
asked tor by the Senate,and the House shall,
without further delay or other motion, pro
ceed to vote on said motion.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ORDERED.
The previous question on the resolution
was ordered by a vote of 116 yeas to 71
nays. Mr. Blount of Georgia protested
against the resolution, contending that it
was a parody on deliberation. It would
have been better to have provided for no
debate, for this course would at least have
had the semblance of directness. Thu right
to vote on any separate amendment was
denied to every member by this order. The
House should reject this order. It
was an unfortunate spectacle, and the order
was to be made with a view of preventing
the testing of the sentiment of the House
on any special proposition. The purpose of
the order was to take the whole subject of
taxation from the House. The resolution
stripped the rules of the last piece of con
servatism which they contained. Under a
pretense of doing business the majority had
broken down the rules and had abrogated
the power of the House to oonsider the sub
ject of taxation, and had relegated that
subject to a small number of oonferees,
and” (sarcastically), “this was business.”
Mr. McMillin also opposed the resolution
and criticised the committee on rules for
reporting it. The majority in caucus had
determined not only that the minority
should be throttled, but that the Plumed
Knight should be throttled.
the resolution adopted.
ihe resolution was then adopted by a
vote of 114 yeas to 72 nays.
Mr. McKinley gave a very brief state
meat of the Senate amendments, but en
tered into no argument as to their propriety
or impropriety.
Mr. Flower said that the estimated
revenue for the year was $450,000,000.
I ms congress had appropriated $461,000,(XX).
" bat was the need of this tariff bill* Why
not leave the present law as it was, with an
amendment for reciprocity which meant
reciprocity, and not one of these jumping
.jacks, the string of which the President
could pull at any time.
Mr. I’avson thought that in various re
spects the bfil, as it passed the Senate was
preierable to the measure as it passed the
„ “ us ®- lle s Poke in favor of the Senate
v “ ent ,P iacin K binding twine on the
iree list, and said that he would be delighted
co uld be had upon concurring in
yi „^" le "' 1, nent. He was a republican,
u., believer in republican principles.
ha^?S , S tto ‘ heol 7 ° Protection, but
wh„.h not . belleve in a theory of protection
puk °u the dutiable list an article,
irJr.T 16 ™ 1 of which was absolutely
ww J o. Utj ; aml the manufacture of which
c ,, hands of a combination which
th irr t' u!irlc ‘ l< 'd vuidor an act passed by
present congress. J
WANTS FREE SUGAR.
work JW-an* against the placing of
uEnttS u P° n tlw free list, he touched
Kfi l*5 ar I" 881 ' 011 and hoped that the
lihol r Kr tand hy its schedule. The
had i-f ro P u hhcan delegation in the House
Wasi^nJi 0 f o' satis!i '- l at the position it
a rHs iiii/ ned \ 't had unanimously adopted
16 Duteh It th . at lUBQr1 ÜBQr at the K'-ado of No.
the frL ta fd ard w“ d 6010 W should go on
thought v, t- , He Proposed (and he
eolieami >•spoke for his republican
for tn UtS from '" ino > B . to stand by sugar
session u° or oousumer to the end of the
stay until tL WaS . r ? ady stand here > Q nd
nstoni! th ■ IUSt demands Bf an intelligent
Plans!, i Cy Were met 111111 satisfied. [Ap
od*bv Georgia attacked the meth
btisiLw Jr the republican majority rushed
ÜBlness through the House.
y taA TS SECTI °N'AL FEATURES,
till as t.r 1 !! ol A ' ab ama criticised the
tlrm’r Qnd * ectioual - They had
wheat f., r t, ri f from binding twine for tne
the ii U t „ °f the north, Amt had trebled
bv thf* In*? , iron es lagging used
surprising t!?/ arrner of the south. It is not
leader t> lear a Prominent Republican
the a! mn; l L, av l on) .S sse rt on ‘his floor that
fr <m th„ W L ta r lff bIU 118 comes
than When ,“n is much better
Proves that*!. l>lU Pa ßßo3 the House. It
the neglect r!f rh? 6 o rlKht *“ denouncing
toip.-.rtant this House to consider this
six days' 1 . We discussed the bill
in its consinil 0 na *i2. ocou P*ed six weeks
House rules r !h on i! 18 a r ®buke to the
ana c lllc h prevent the discussion
ation of public measures.
Aftos A , BLOW T 0 EXPORTING,
the bill u,\2 Ur> * fioh**® you will submit
8 Seutleiuan ’’J 111 " 1180 °f couferenoe led by
*tnp the Btat ® d that his bill will
uiportatioa of foreign goods. The
pjje JRofnittij fJctoj?.
same bin. Secretary Blaine informs the
country, will be equally as effective in
stopping exportation of the products of
American labor. The republican tariff
law* have already gone too far
in this direction. Daring ten years of
republican tariff laws our exports of wheat
have fallen from $200,000,000 to $38,000,000,
and our corn from $54,000,000 to $13,000,-
000. Tbo exports of manufactured iron
have fallen 30 per cent., cotton goods 30 per
oent., and other products of American
labor In like proportion, while the exports
of pork have decreased to an alarming ex
tent during the last seven montns. Ii an
ticipation of the prohibitive tariff bill, our
imports havo teen so excessive as to create
a panic. The ships which are
dumping foreign goods on cur shoros
offer nominal freight rates to American ox
porters, but we find that retaliation ha*
already commenced, and the report of the
Secretary of the Treasury dated a week ago
shows that our reports of manufactured
cotton and many other articles have
been less during the last seven months than
during the corresponding period a year ago.
FREE BPEECH THROTTLED.
Mr. Vaux of Pennsylvania wanted the
people to understand that free speech was
gone in the House. Representatives talk
about a bill for a free ballot and a fair
count. The majority had better pass a bill
giving free speech to the people’s repre
sentatives, which had been taken away by
the misrule under which the House wasgov
erued. He wanted the people to understand
that the inherent right of the representative
to speak for his constituent had been taken
away from him. With his consent?
Never. That right never could be
taken from him, and never Bhould be unless
force was used to oompel him to take his
seat. An empire was coming fast, but not
fast enough for that. The distinguished
gentlemen from Illinois and Massa
chusetts, Messrs. Payson and Morse, had
been allowed five minutes each to discuss
the bill, and yet the people would think
from the Associated Press dispatches that
they had had ample time to aobate the
question. He wanted the people to under
stand that this was a fraud upon the re
turns.
FOUR AMENDMENTS A MINUTE.
The tariff bill was a matter of general in
terest. Two hours were given to the discus
sion of 460 Senate amendments. This was
done because the majority wanted to veil
itself behind a secret confab. He wished to
say to the farmer and to the laborer that
this tariff bill was a cheat. Two thousand
people were enriched by the
tariff bill and 60,000,000 were
impoverished. The majority believed in
every trust, save one—irust in a righteous
and just God.
The discussion was further continued by
Messrs. Herbert of Alabama, Price of
Louisiana, Morse of Mississippi. Mcßae of
Arkansas, Farquhar of New York, Kerr of
lowa, Mudd of Maryland, Candler of Mas
sachusetts, Buchanan of Ntjw Jersey, and
Adams of Illinois.
Mr. Cummings of New York said that he
was an unwilling passenger on the McKin
ley tariff congressional limited express train.
A downeast engineer and a Buckeye con
ductor were running the train on their own
hook, and in defiance of the will of the peo
ple. He uttered his protest against it; that
was all he was allowed to do.
Mr. McKinley'sajd that if the committee
on rules had erred in reporting the resolu
tion, it had erre-d in giving too much time
for debate.
The Senate amendments were non-oon
curred in—yeas 130, nays 82.
Speaker Reed stated, after the House had
voted to send the tariff bill to conference,
that he would not announce the conferees
on the part of the House uutil to-morrow.
He said that he had not yet determined upon
the list.
KENNEDY’S ONSLAUGHT.
Enloe of Tennessee Offers a Resolution
Condemning It.
Washington, Sept. 15.—Mr. Enloe of
Tennessee rose to a question of privilego,
and offered the following resolution:
Resolved , That the clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives be directed to communicate to the
Senate the fact that the House reprobatos and
condemns the utterances of Hon. R. P. Ken
nedy, representative from the state of Ohio, de
livered in the House Sept. 3, reflecting upon the
character and integrity of the Senate as a body.
Mr. Dingley of Maine raised the point of
order that this did not present such a ques
tion of privilege as would take the gentle
man from Ohio (Mr. McKinley) from the
floor. At the suggestion of the speaker,
Mr. Enloe withdrew his resolution for the
present.
CALLED UP LATER.
Later in the day Mr. Enloe called up his
resolution in regard to Mr. Kennedy’s
speech on Sept. 3.
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio raised the point
of order that the resolution was not in
order. The time to have called the gentle
man from Ohio (Mr. Kennedy) to order
was when that gentleman delivered his
speech. The gentleman oould not now be
called to order for his utterances.
BAYNE CONCURS IN THE REMARKS.
Mr. Bayne of Pennsylvania said that he
concurred in the remarks of the gentleman
from Tennessee. It was due to the Senate
for the House to adopt the resolution. The
utterances of the gentleman from Ohio on
Sept. 3 had been withheld for revision and
had not appeared in the Record until to
day, so that notice could not be taken by
members. Tc-day those reraaks ap
peared. shorn, perhaps, of some of
their animosities and misrepresenta
tions, but notwithstanding containing
such a palpable charge of corruption upon
the Senate that the House could not refrain
from putting the seal of its condemnation
upon them. Mr. Bayne offered an amend
ment to Mr. Ealoe’s resolution directingtbe
public printer te exclude from the Record
Mr. Kennedy’s speech.
Mr. Adams of Illinois spoke in favor of
Mr. Enloe’s resolution. He believed that
the language of the gentleman from Ohio
had violated old settled rules of parlia
mentary courtesy.
Pending aetion the House, on motion of
Mr. McKinley, adjourned.
FURF3IITURB OF LANDS.
Tha Senate to Vote on the Bill This
Afternoon.
Washington, Sept. 15. —In the Senate
to-day consideration of bills on the calendar
to which there was no objection was pro
ceeded with.
At the close of the hour assigned to busi
ness on the calendar tha conference report
on the railroad land forfeiture bill was
taken up as the unfinished business, and Mr.
Binders resumed his argument. He was
followed by Messrs. Dolph, Plumb and
Morgan. Mr. Morgan did not conclude his
remarks, but an agreement w:s arrived at
that a vote on tne conference report shall
be taken at 2 o’clock to-morrow.
The Senate then adjourned.
Population of the Cities.
Washington, Sept 15.—The census
bureau toelay announced the result of the
count of the population of the following
cities and towns:
Hampton, Va., 8,538, an increase of 5,854,
or 143.51) per cent.
Norfolk, Va., 34,938, an increase of 13,030,
or 59.27 per oent.
Portsmouth, Va., 12,345, an increase of
955, or 8.38 per cent.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1890.
RAUM’S REFRIGERATOR, j
THE INVESTIGATION MADE IT HOT
FOR THE COMMISSIONER.
The Session of tha Day Opened with a
Tilt Between Messrs. Cooper and
Sawyer—lt Develops That at Least
One of the Employes was Interested
in the Company.
Washington, Sept. 15.— When the spe
cial House committee investigating the
charges against Commissioner ltauin met
this morning, Mr. Sawyar recalled Mr.
Cooper and asked him a number of questions
respecting his judgment of the propriety
and effect of the geueral orders made by the
commissioner to expedite the adjudication
of the oompleted cases.
Mr. Cooper declared that the questions
were unfair, and when he was pressed to re
turn au absolute “yes” or “no” he refused to
allow Mr. Sawyer to dictate wnat his an
swers should be.
THE ORDERS WRONG.
He then proceed to reply that the orders
were no* prosier when they had the effect,
as shown in this case, to benefit claimants
with attorneys at the expense of claimants
without attorneys, and when made for an
improper consideration.
The commissioner asked to havo a num
ber of the chiefs of divisions called to show
whether or not there had been any favor
itism shown.
The committee decided to hear this testi
mony.
A SUB-COMPANY.
Mr. Cooper asked the commissioner
whether there was a sub-oompauv of the
Universal Refrigerator Company in this
district. The commissioner objected to
going into the matter, but at the request of
the ohairman proceeded to answer Mr.
Cooper to the effect that steps had been
taken looking to the formation of a sub
company, that stock had been subscribed,
that Bradley Tanner (who sat at his desk)
was secretary of the company, that Mr. Mar
tin had subscribed for one share of the stock,
so as to be able to act as an incorporation,
but that no money bad been paid in, the
organization was in fact inchoate as yet.
Mr. Tanner was absolutely the only pension
office employe interested in the company.
PAY OF THE PARENT COMPANY.
The parent company and the witness
(who owned nine-tenths of the district rights)
were to receive payment fur the franchise
in $509,000 of stock, but the arrangement
had not yet b>en ratified by the
parent company. The interposition of Mr.
Cooper’s resolution had stopped negotia
tions. The witness has withdrawn from
the Held and stepped selling state rights
until he could, by the erection of a prac
tical working plant, show’the value of the
patent.
COOPER CALLS IT A FRAUD.
Mr. Cooper said that if the commissioner
proposed to exploit the value of the inven
tion he wanted to prove that it
was a fraud. He endeavored to
prove that suit had been brought
against the patent in Tennessee for
swindling, but the commissioner denied
any knowledge of that, and the committee
declined to go into that matter. The com
missioner further stated that Mr. Tanner
was not oxpeoted to pay for his shares, and
that the am) was true of the other gentle
men who bad organized the sub-oompauy.
A few shares of stock had been given them
to enlist the use of their names, as was
customary in the organization of such com
panies.
LEWIS FAVORS AN INQUIRY.
After a number of division ohiefs and
chief clerks in the pension office had testi
fied that no favoritism oxisted in their de
partments, Mr. Lewis introduced the fol
lowing resolution:
Whereas— Gen. Rnum has this day admitted
before this committee that Bradley Tanner is
the owner of stock in the Columbia Refrigera
tor Company, for the purpose of introducing
and establishing in the District of Columbia a
potent of the Universal Refrigerator Company,
which is synonymous with tne Columbia Re
frigerator Company;
■Whereas, Said Bradley Tanner has been pro
moted in the pension office by said Gen. Raum;
therefore, be It
Resolved, Tiiat it is proper and competent
for this committee to hear such testimony as
will tend to prove the character of this enter
prise and the value of the stock thereof.
By a party vote the committee refused to
adopt the resolution.
BRIDGES OVER THE El VERB.
The Senate Passes Bills Authorizing
the Construction of Bixteen.
Washington, Sept. 15.— The Senate to
day took np and disposed of sixteen bridge
bills on the calendar. Among those which
passed were the Senate bill to authorize the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City railroad
to cross certain rivers ln the state of Missis
sippi, the Senate bill to authorize the con
struction of a bridgo across tha Alabama
river at Selma by the Selma and Catawba
Valley railroad; the Senate bill to author
ize the Canaveral and South
Florida railroad to construct a bridge
across Indian river and one across Bauaha
river in Florida; tbo House bill to amend
the act of Jau. 8, 1889, to authorize the
Cairo and Tennessee River Railroad Com
pany to construct bridges aoross the Ten
nessee and Cumberland riveis, with
amendments; the House bill te authorize
the co .struetion of bridges over tho Savan
nah, Oomulgee and Oconee rivers by tho
Macon and Atlantic Railroad Company,
with amendments; the House bill to
authorize the coustructlou of a bridge aoross
the Savannah river by the Middle Georgia
and Atlantio Railway Company; the
Senate bill to authorize the
construction of a bridge across the Chatta
hooche river in Georgia; the Senate bill to
authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Oconee river in Georgia: the
House bill to authorize tho Chicago, Hen
derson, Bowling Green and Chattanooga
railroad to construct a bridge over the
Green and Barron rivers, in Kentucky,
with amendments.
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS.
The Senate Amendments Acted on by
the House Committee.
Washington, Sept. 15. The Senate
amendments to the general deficiency ap
propriation bill were finally acted upon
this morning by the House committee on
appropriations, and a report was directed
to be made recommending non-concurrence
in each of the amendments and agreeing to
the conference asked for. A motion was
made to concur in the Senate amendment
making a large appropriation for the pay
ment of French spoliation claims, but it
was defeated by a decisive majority.
Wissmann’s Return to Africa.
Berlin, Sspt. 15.—Maj. Wissmana will
start on his return to Africa Oct. 15. Dr.
FcAers will be appointed German consul at
Zanzibar or will enter the German foreign
office.
Rossi's Slayer a Fugitive.
Berne, Sept. 15.—The killing of Coun
cillor Rossi, who was shot at Bellinz ina,
canton of Ticino, has been traced tea
radical named Castighone, who has lied.
CREBSON’S QUESTS.
Speculation as to the River and Har
bor BUI.
Cresson Springs, Pa., Sept. 15.—1 t has
been arranged that the river and harbor
appropriation bill shall be forwarded to the
president immediately on being signed by
the speaker of the House. The president is
already familiar with Its provisions, having
brought a copy of it with him to Cresson,
together with a report from the ohief of en
gineers of the army, in regard to the condi
tion and necessity of the various public im
provements provided for. It is
therefore not likely that the
public will be kept in ignorance
for many more days in regard to that meas
ure. Speculation is about evenly divided as
to its prospects, those who arc sure of its
veto beiug about as numerous as those who
are sure of its approval. The President and
his private secretary, however, are strictly
non-committal on that point.
HIS STAY AT CRESSON.
The President said this morning that if
the weather continues favorable and public
business does not prevent he will remain at
Cresson until the end of next week.
He said the place seemed to agree with him,
and that he would stay as long as possible.
It is learned this afternoon that while the
Mountain house, the only hotel here, will
close for the season next Saturday, arrange
ment* have been made there to supply the
President’s family with meals after that
date for a period not exceeding one week.
AN EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE.
There is every reason to believe that the
President is seriously considering the ad
visability of calling an extra session of con
gress. It is known that several prominent
republicans have advised such a course,
with a view to an earlier consideration of
the federal election bill. Persons who have
talked with tho President on
this subject say that he will cer
tainly reconvene congress if certain pending
measures in which he takes great interest
are net disposed of at this session. These
include the auti-lottery bill, the supreme
court bill and the labor bills, now in the
Senate, and tho postal shipping bill, now
awaiting the action of the House. The
President is known to be specially interested
in the passage of the election bill, and
would probably feel Justified in calling an
oxtra session for the consideration of it and
such others of the important measures now
pending as may not be disposed of at this
session.
SOUTHAMPTON’S STRIKERS.
The Lookout Begun But the Men’s
Demands Conceded Later.
Southampton, Sept. 15.—At 6 o’olook
this morning tho military paraded, while
police guarded the dock gates. A few men
were allowed within until 11 o’clock, when
the lockout notices were withdrawn and
all except the Royal Mail and Union
companies engaged the requisite
number of hands. At noon work
was commenced in earnest,
and the masters held a meeting, but ad
journed without reaching an agreement.
More men were engaged In tho afternoon,
but this failed to cause an appreciable dim -
unition of the) crowd thronging the gates
anxious to resume work. Five o’clock saw
another futile meeting of the masters. In
the meantime a deputation of seamen and
firemen waited upon the Royal Mail and
Union companies, and gathered that their
demands had been conceded, but the official
announcement was defered until to-morrow
morning. Five steamers left to-day. Several
ore still detained.
The directors of tho Royal Mail and Union
companies telegraphed to the officials here
that they would agree to an advance of one
crown per mouth for seamen, trimmers and
boys, in addition to the advance already
given, provided the strike was ended imme
diately. The strikers accepted tho offer
and will resume work to-morrow.
A FEDERATION FORMED.
London, Sept. 15.—At a meeting to-day
of delegates fi om associations in London,
Liverpool, Glasgow and Sundorland a fed
eration was formed to protect the interests
of British shipmasters and officers, and to
counteract attempts to force them to join
the trades unions.
NAPHTHA STORES ABLAZE.
Extreme Danger or the Collapse of
the Bridge Roadway.
London, Sept. 16, 3 a. m.—A careless
employe set fire to the naphtha stores in the
Farrington station of the Metropolitan
railway yesterday and started a disastrous
conflagration. The heat ignited the gas in
a 36-inch main and twisted tho large
iron girders of the station. There was ex
treme danger for many hours of the col
lapse of tho bridgo roadway. The valves
of the Are apparatus wore out of order, and
the flames were not extinguished until
night. Traffic was seriously impeded.
MEAT INSPECTION.
The London Standard Inoensed at the
New Law.
London, Sept 16,8 a. m.— The Standard
says: “A more outrageous enactment than
the moat inspection law was never framed
in a civilized country. It is more irrita
ting in conjunction with the McKinley
bill. No foreign state can submit to such
threats without abject humiliation. With
England reprisals are out of the question,
but the unfriendly attitude of Amorica
wiil do nothing to force our hands.”
SMOKELESS POWDBB.
It Will Result in No Change in the De
fensive Tactics.
Bordeaux, Sept. 15.— At tbo eonclusion
of the maneuvers here Gen. Ferrou, com
mander of the Eighteenth artillery corps,
issued an ordor of the day, in which he says
that the use of smokeless powder willfmake
no change in tho defensive tactics, but will
render offensive tactics more difficult It is,
therefore, imperative that the commanding
officers display great intelligence in choos
ing positions for an attack.
BRAZIL'S ELECTIONS.
Members of the Constituent Assembly
Now Being Voted for.
Rio Janeiro, Sept, low—The elections
for members of the constituent assembly, to
which the new constitution will be submit
ted, have commenced. Everything is pro
ceeding in an orderly manner. Asa pre
cautionary measure, the troops are confined
to their barracks. The public is apathetic.
The Catholics are active. The old partios
generally abstain from voting. There was
some disorder at Pernambuco yesterday.
Ten’ante Told Not to Pay Rent.
Cork, Sept. 15. —Messrs. O’Brien, Flynn
and Deasy, nationalist members of parlia
ment, made sjieeches here to-night in which
they advised te.iants not to pay their rent
in view of the failure of the potato crop.
Egypt’s Cotton Crop.
Cairo, Sept. 15. —The new ootten of
superior quality is arriving here in large
quantities.
KENNEDY'S RAP AT QUAY'.
SUSPICIONS THAT IT WAS PART
OF A CONSPIRACY.
Mr. Enloe Moves That the Houso Re
pudiate tho Attack on tha Senate -
Mr. Großvenor Ralaea a Point of
Order ahd Gives Quay a Sly Stab.
Washington, Bept. 15.—The grand piece
of fireworks rocinwontiug Matthew Stanley
Quay, the chairman of tho republican na
tional oommittee, as a convicted felon aud
second Judas Iscariot, built by “King Bob"
Kennedy, did not make the brilliant pyro
teobnio display that wns anticipated in tho
House to-day. In the first place, it vas sot
off at the wrong end, fizzled and went out,
and when started again the pin-wheels and
red fire had only just begun to burn when
Maj. McKinley turned the hose on, and the
House adjourned. The Pennsylvania re
publicans came into the House with the in
tention of wearing Mr. Kennedy’s scalp at
their belt before the House adjourned.
knlor heads off o’ skill.
Represosentative O’Neill of Philadelphia,
tho father of the House and dean of the
delegation, set a resolution on his desk to
expunge the speech from the Record, but
he was a little slow in launoing his torpedo,
and Mr. Enloe, a democrat from Tennessee,
hopped out iuto the arena with a resolutiou
directing tho clerk of the Houso to inform
the senator that tho House reprobated and
condemned Mr. Kennedy’s speech so far as
it related to the Senate. At this juncture,
however, Napoleon McKinley hy a precon
certed arrangement with tho chair, took the
floor with au order relating to the consider
ation of the tariff. When tho House went
back to Mr. Enloe and his resolution it was
8:30 o’clock.
UROSVBNOR WITH KENNEDY.
Gen. Grosvenor was tho only man on the
republican side who wont to Mr. Kennedy’s
defense, although there were evidently
many on the floor who were quietly elated
at tho war that was being made on Senator
Quay. They think that Senator Quay is
too heavy a load for theta to oarry and
that now is an opportune time to dump him.
Gen. Grosvenor raised tho point of ordor
that the spoech had passed out of tho juris
diction of tho Hou<e since no member at
the time of its delivery objected to it os
unparliamentary. Ho was a little utifor
tuuate, or else intentionally shrewd in tbo
use of hD words. Ho affinnod that the
Houso had “uoquiosed” in the spoech an 1
“acquitted” its author when it adjourned
on tbo night of Sept. 3.
ENLOE GETS IHE FLOOR.
Then Mr. Enloe took tho floor. He said
he oared nothing about, what Mr. Kennedy
said about one of his party associates, hut
he contended that the House ought to ob
serve the ordinary rules of decency govern
ing its relations with a 00-ordinnte branch
of the legislative department. His purpose
was ovidsutly to "nog” ou the fight in the
republican ranks, and he succeeded ad
mirably.
rubbing it in.
Ho sont to the clerk’s desk and had read
all that part relating to Senator Quay, and
his being a self-con victed criminal. Then
he went on invidiously to refur to the
charges. “It would not be parliamentary
te report the crimes with which Senator
Quay is charged," said he, “but they are
known to the whole country.”
MADDENED THE PENNSYLVANIANS.
The rehearsal of Mr. Kennedy’s words in
open House stung the Pennsylvania repub
licans into a fury, and half a dozon of them
wore ou their feet to continue the fight
when Mr. Enloe bed finished. The Ten
nessean sat down with a triumphant smile
on his face. Like Mare Antony when he
he had inflamed the Roman mob in his
oration over Cassar’s dead body, he could
have said, "Now let it work mischief. Thou
art a fool, take what course thou wilt."
BAYNE GOES FOB KENNEDY.
Mr. Bayne of Pittsburg was recognized,
and tho fight was transferred to the repub
lican side. His face was flushed, aud he let
out at Mr. Kennedy straight from the
shoulder. He said too words Mr. Kennedy
had uttored would disgrace and dishonor
any man before the country, and he didn’t
assert any technicality to interpose te pre
vent the passage of the resolution. He also
offered an additional resolution instructing
the public printer to exclude Mr. Kennedy’s
“tirade of abuse" from tho permanent edi
tion of the Record. During the delivery of
Mr. Bayne's invection against ihe Buckeye
that worthy sat nervously rocking in his
chair. Once or twice he made a motion as
if to rise, but cnanged his mind and sat
down again.
REED BUSY.
Meantime Speaker Reed was driving
spokes into his wheel. He had Mr. Mc-
Kinley trotting around like a messenger
trying to calm tho riot that was on the
verge of breaking forth. When Mr.
Adams, a republican of Chicago, had fl n
ished a mild speech ln favor of the resolu
tions, Mr. McKinley abruptly got the floor
aud moved an adjournment, which was
carried by the repuUicans, who wanted to
get the matter patched up if possible.
Mr. Kennedy said after tho adjournment
that he was prepared to defend himself aud
would do so to-morrow.
A CONSPIRACY SUSPECTEA
Speaker Reed has not yet ruled on Gen.
Grosvenor’s point of order that the resolu
tion is not in order. If ho rules it out of
order it will be considered os proof positive
that Mr. Komudy was simply the mouth
piece of others more powerful in the coun
cils of the party than he. Indeed, talk of
that kind has been rife ever since the speech
was made, and the Pennsylvanians do not
hesitate to charge that Messrs. Reed,
McKinley, Caunou and Lodgp put up
the job, and Mr. Burrows, who
was iu the chair at the
time of its delivery was cognizant
of it. Any partiality Bpeaker Rood may
show to save Mr. Kennedy from censure,
formal or implied, will bo taken as proof of
conspiracy.
Iu the Senate nothing wns said or done
concerning the matter. If the House re
gards It as oousonunt with its dignity to
permit Mr. Kennedy’s vicious characteriza
tion of the Senate to stand, that body will
preserve a dignified silence. As to Mr.
Kennedy the Senate will leave him to stew
n his own juice.
Purchases of Silver.
Washington, Sopt. 15.—The amount of
silver offered for sale to the treasury de
partment to-day aggregated 500,000 ounces,
and the amount purchased was 380,000
ounces, os follows: 100,000 ounces at $1,157,
50,000 ounces at $1,157#, 110,000 ounoea at
SLISBO, 100,000 ounces at $1.15875.
Offers of Bonds.
Washington, Sept. 15.—Offers of 45-£a
to-dav for the entire country aggregated
$862,150. The interest prepaid ou 4s
amounted to $462,564.
Col. T. C. Baylor Dead.
Philadelphia, Sept. 15. —Col. Thomas
G. Baylor, U. 8. A. oommaudant of tho
Fraukford arsenal and senior colonel of the
ordnance department, died to-night at his
residence on the arsenal grounds, after a
long illness, aged about 57 years. Col.
Baylor was a native of Virginia.
SPAIN'S CORTES.
McJ. Serpa Pinto Assaulted by a Priest
During the Sitting.
Lisbon, Hept. 15. —The rea*orahllng of
the Cortes to-day caused great excitement
throughout the city, as a stormy debate on
the Anglo-Portuguese treaty was expected.
Shops and offices were closed and thousands
of citizens of all classes weud sl their wav
to the parliament buildings, which
were besieged by an enormous
crowd, alauiorous for admission
hours before the session openod. The
authorities had taken precautions against
disorder, but official interference was un
necessary. as the crowd was good natured
and well behaved.
TUB TREATY CALLED UP.
Soon after tho opening the minister of
foreign affairs moved tho udoDtion of the
Anglo-Portuguose treaty. He began to
read various moditicutions which tho gov
ernment had adopted in order to assure
public hostility to the treaty, but before he
had gone for h was silenced by the pro
gressist minority, the opposition members
hissing and hoottug so vigorously tHbt the
minister could not make himself hoard.
A PRIEST ASSAULTS SERPA PINTO.
Amid the tumult Maj. Herpa Pinto arose
and shouted to the progressists: “Hold your
tontjues.”
Upon this a progressist priest named
Brandao assaulted Maj. Horpa i’into, and a
lively pugilistic encounter ensued. The
president was utterly unable to restore order
and finally suspended the sitting.
TUB ENGLISH CONVENTION.
When the Cortes reassembled Senor Ri
beiro introduced the English convention
with tho following modifications:
1. Commercial stipulations regarding
rivers shall not include the old province of
Angola and the oonventton shall apply
solely to goods In transit, Portugal remain
ing free to impose import and export duties.
2. The cause providing that no portion of
the territory assigned to Portugal
Touth of Hearn has-i may las trim*
forred to another power with
out England’s consent shall bo replaced by
a simple reservation giving England pre
ference in the event of transfer.
3. A neutral nation, instead of England,
shall appoint an euginoor to survey the
Pangivo railroad.
The House referred the convention to tho
committee on foreign affairs, whereupon
the progressists moved that Lieut. Con
tinho, who slew’d the British steamer James
Stephenson at Chiromo deservod the con
fidence of the country.
The sitting was concluded In an orderly
manner. Henlor Rtbeiro’s amendments to
tho convention produced an exoellent im
pression. Rumors of a cabinet orlsis are
seini-officlally declared to be untrue. The
white book shows that the modifications
proposed by Minister Bibelro were the
result of a conference between Lord Salis
bury and the Portuguese minister to Eng
land at Dieppe on Sept. 11.
RENEWAL OF THE DRIBBUND.
Tha Bt. Petersburg Gazette Inclined
to bo Irritated Over It.
London, Sept. 15.—The Stmulard's cor
respondent at Rome confirms tho report
that the alliance between Germany, Austria
and Italy has boen renewed.
IRRITATES RUSSIA.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 15.— The Official
Gazette says the renewal of tha triple
ulltanoe for seven years will encourage
Austria In her anti-Russian policy and will
oblige Russia to oust aside peace illusions
and redouble her vigilance.
KRANCO—RUSSIAN KRATF.HNIZINO.
Paris, Hept. 15. Gen. Perron, com
mander of tho Eighteenth army corps,
gave a banquet iast night to the for
eign officers who attended the recent
maneuvers of the French army. Gen.
Perron gave a toast to Capt. Kabaloff
of the Russian army, who, ho said, repre
sented an incomparable army, which was
able to dispose of the armed coalition which
was threatening Europe. If one campaign
did not suffice to effect this Russia would
not hesitate to have recourse to several,
and would bo victorious in the end. G in.
Ferron asked the compuny to drink to the
sister army of Russia.
In replying to the toast Capt Kabaloff
dilated upon the feeling of affection with
which the Russian army regarded the army
of France, Upon the conclusion of his re
marks, be, according to Russian custom,
shattered his gloss upon the floor.
GERMANY AND SLAVERY.
European Clroleu Hods for the Coun
termanding of the Order.
London, Sept. 15.—Tho Zanzibar cor
respondent of the Timex says: "European
circles are confident that tho Berlin govern
ment will countermand the Gorman slavery
proclamation at Dugamoyo. But even that
will fail to remedy the irreparable harm
already done. The object of Germany Is to
attract the wealthy Arabs to the German
coast line. A German official recently
presided at an auction sole of slaves.
Serious difficulties are certain to ensue on
the British ooast line, and probably the
Arabs will attempt to ooorce the sultan to
withdraw his decree.”
DIbCREDITED AT BERLIN.
Berlin, Sept, 15. —The announcement
that tho German authorities at Bagamoyo
havo issued a proclamation authorizing
traffic in slaves has caused general surprise
bore. It is believed that there is some mis
take in the news from Zanzibar. The
Tageblatt and Frtirinnige Zeituny declare
that it is not posuble that the Germau gov
ernment will confirm such a decree.
HAY DEFEAT THE AGREEMENT.
London, Sept. Iff 8 a. m.— The Times
says that unless Germany promptly dis
vows the Bagomoyo decree, it stands to
reason that the friendly arr Augment con
templated In the Auglo-Gorman agreement
will be altogether out of the question.
AUSTRALIA’S LABOR ROWS.
Shearers, Shed Laborers and Carriers
to be Called Out.
Sydney, Sept. 15.— The labor conference
to-day adopted a proposal to call out Imme
diately all shearers of wool, shod laborers
and carriers. The conference instructed
the various strike committees to order all
the members of the labor union to prepare
for a general strike. It is probable that all
the allied trades will be called out. This
will affect 8,000 men. Delegate Fitzgerald
bos sailed for England to submit the cose
of the strikers to the British public.
Tho steamers’ crew arrested ut New Cas
tle for refusing to work have been acquitted
on a legal technicality.
Southampton's Lockout.
London, Hept 15.—The lockout in
situted by the dock companies at South
ampton against the laborers in their em
ploy began this morniug. Work on the
docks is entirely suspended.
Morley Goes to Dublin.
London, Hept. 15.—John Morley has
gone to Dublin to make a personal survey
of the agricultural situation, and to confer
with Messrs. Dillon and O’Brien prior to
their departure for America,
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A NEGRO ON THE BALLOT
THE PEER OF LYNCH AND BBUCS
SPRINGS UP.
He Makes a Telling Speech Betorg
tho Constitutional Convention at
Jackson—His Convictions Concern*
Ing the Work Before the
A Plea for the Eurtal of Race K*
valry.
Jackson, Miss., Kept. 15. —Montgomery!
a negro delegate, addressed the convention
to-day in support of the committee report,
and proved himself by far the ablest mao
of his race who has achieved prominence in
this state for years, being easily equal to
John R. Lynch and B. K. Bruces
He said in part: "Before tha
trust of becoming a membea
of this honorable body was conferred udou
me by my constituents, I fully stated tq
them my earnest conviction that the work
of this convention in order to be successful,
must restrict the franchise by prescribing
such qualifications for voters as would r<
duee the negro vote considerably below ths
white vote of the state. I entertained tha
same opinion then that I hold now, thai
the federal congress will inter*
pose no objections, provided
such restrictions are honestly
imposed for tho purpose of beinging about
a fair solution of tile great problem novt
confronting tho people of this state.”
VALUE OF THE NEGROES.
The speaker wont on to say how muoh of
the wealth and olvilization of the south was
due to the labor of tho colored man. Ha
referred to the loyalty of the negro race to
the southern people throughout
tho war, and concluded that
branch of bis subject by saying
"It is but justice bo my race that I should
recall these affecting memories upon this
floor to-day. My mission here is to bridge
the chasm that lias been widening and
deepening for generations, to divert tha
maelstrom that threatens destruction ta
you and yours, while it promises no endur
ing prosperity to rue and mine. The fortunes
of war tore asunder our relations as they
existed in greater or less degree for twa
centuries.
MASTER AND SLAVE.
"The master and slave of yesterday met
to-day upon a piano of equalry, possessed
of tho same rights and privileges under tha
common law of the land. Your proud nat
ure rebelled and you turned from the scons
in disgust. At this juncture an alien ap
peared and claimed a confidence which tha
people of our condition at that time must)
need to place in some superiol
guiding hand. The alien sought and ob
tained our confidence but not our affoctions.
That, Mr. President, would remain with
you and yours till tho memories and tra
ditions of former generations shall beooma
obliterated.
"Wo are well aware that our race has nob
yet attained the high plane of moral, In
tellectual and political excellence common
to yours, but It is our privilege to press
onward and upward. It is lack of confi
dence In any adjustment of our politioal
economy proposed by you that keeps up ran
solidity. Without the restoration of confi
dence i can see no solution of thisjgieal
problem."
RELIEVES IN TIIB FRANCHISE REPORT.
The speaker then doolared bis belief that
tho report of the franchise oomiuitteo is the
safest measure for the convention to adopt.
A wail comes from thousands of hearts in
mute appeal to the oonventton. This bill
was to restrict 124,334 negro votes and
111,889 white, giving a net whits
majority of 40,451. Such is believed
to be the virtual effect of tho measures
reported by the committee. "Mr. Presideu
it is a fearful sacrifice 101 l upon the altar > f
liberty. Many of the men you seek to dis
franchise 1 know personally. Their hearts
are os true as steel. Many are soldiers who
have stood amidst the smoko of battle on
bloody fields in dofense of the flag which
every American proudly halls iu
the ensign of freedom and his
talisman of protection in all civilized
lauds. I wish to say for iny people that
wol have not taken away your high prive
lege but only lifted it to a higher place
and oxalted the station of great American
birthright. It is duo to us," he continued,
"that there should he some exprsHsion on
the part of this great body indicating
that the prioe is correct; that the contract
is ratified and accepted; that the race prob
lem shall become a thing of the past, and
not to vex and alarm tho public, and that
the two great races sbali peacefully travel
side by aide, each mutually assisting tha
other io mount higher and higher in ths
scale of human progress."
KILLED BY A CURRENT.
Tragic End of a Lineman In Front of
the Park Theater.
New York, Sept. 15.— An electrio light
lineman named Kopp was killed to-night
by the eleotric fluid on a wire he was
handling. He hung suspended lu the
air in front of the Park theater, in full
viow of the audience, which was passing
out of the theatre. The case was attended
with all the tragic features which have
characterized similar occurrences hereto
fore, with tho addition that the accident
occurred in plain viow of the multitude that
crowds Broadway as the theaters empty
tbemsel vos.
Germany’s Socialists.
Berlin, Hept. 15. —At a great socialist
meeting this ovouing, Herr Singer urged
the necessity of on effective oontrol of the
socialist organs in order to preveut them
becoming tools anarchists. It was
resolved to celebrate the expiration of the
socialist law with illumination.
CoL Kuenzll, commander In the Canton
of Ticino, threatened to resign if the Bun
deserath insisted upon the reinstatement of
the conservatives. It seems to be the con
census of opinion that it will be Impossible
to restore the conservative government
without leading to civil war.
Telegrams From Guatemala.
Salvator, Kept. 15. —Telegrophio com
munication with Guatemala has been re
stored, but the Salvadorian government
refuses to allow cable dispatches to pass
through until Guatemala has paid the
amount due on messages for the past four
months The only exception is in the case
of important official telegrams to foreign
legations.
Heligoland’s Surrender.
London, Sept. 18, 3 a. m.— A dispatch
from Benin to the Daily News, says it is
rumored there that Germany concluded the
Anglo-German agreement hurriedly be
cause negotiations were on foot for the
cession of Heligoland to Denmark with a
view of receding it to Germany In oxuhaqgf
for a portion of Schleiswig-Holstein.
Gov. Eagle’* Majority 21,080.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 15" —The of)
fleial majority of Gov. Eagle, the demo
cratic candidate for governor, is 21,086 over
Fizer, the union labor and republican can
didate. The total vote in the state wo*
191,448, of which Gov. Eagle received 106,-
267 and Fizer 85,181. The average demo
cratic majority on the balance of tho state
ticket is about 22,500.
