7 THE morning news. .
I 1860. IseoaroiLAUD 1688. >
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fORCE BIIXMEN BEATEN.
sENATS TAKES OP THE PIN AN
CIAL BILL.
senator George” Yields the Floor to
1 Senator Sts wart to Make the
Motion-Senator Boar Taken by
Surprise -Bight Republicans Help
tlie Democrats Pass It
Washington* Jan. s.—The free coinage
„ surprised the Senate with a coup
Mat this afternoon, which was so suc
(Ul tnat the force bill was buried and
the feet of free coinage firmly planted on
, 3 K rave. It was such a surprise for the
V,,!, senate as to preclude the idea that it
was definitely agreed upon between the
eht republican senators and the democrats
„ho carried it out A definite agreement
tietseen them was not necessary, however,
for the free coinage republicans knew that
the democrats would vote at any time for a
notion to take up financial legislation and
iet aside the force bill.
the lull before the storm.
The Senate was moving rather leisurely
to-day, in anticipation of the republican
emeus', tor which Senator Hoar had sent
oat such urgent invitations, and which it
was expected would determine the policy of
the republicans for the rest of the session.
Beyond the swearing in of Mr. McConnell,
the second senator from Idaho, nothing im
portant had happened in open session. The
force bill came up as a matter of course.
Mr. George took the floor to continue his
• criticism of it, Mr. Teller having given
notice that be would speak upon it to-raor-
TOW.
hoar’s temporary happiness.
Mr. Hoar having in his hands a paper
signed by forty-three republican senators,
promising to help press the force bill to a
vote, by cloture, if necessary, regardless of
ho- they should vote on the question of its
passage, and looking forward to the caucus
of tms evening to give him enough addi
tional names to make it absolutely certain
that the bill would come to a vote, was in a
much happier frame of mind than he has
been at any time since the last caucus.
He evidently had no idea that be was walk
ing over dynamite. He was even felicitat
ing himself upon the addition to the repub
lican roll of the two Ltest accessions from
the new states which he had striven so hard
to create.
A DEMOCRAT IN THE CHAIR.
Vice President Morton, having sat
through the morning business, went out to
get his lunch, calling Mr. Harris of Tennes
ree, the parliamentary leader of the demo
crats, to the chair, in the evident expecta
tion that all the presiding olficer would
have to do would be to listen to Mr. George’s
speech. The Vico President had hardly
gone before Mr. Btawart of Nevada got up
and asked Mr. George to yield to him to
make a motion to take up the financial bill
reported by Mr. Sherman, with Mr. Stew
art’s pending free coinage amendment.
HOAR SCENTS DANGER.
Strange to say, Mr. Hoar had not gone
out, as he is apt to do when a democratic
senator is addressing the Senate, and scent
ing danger he was on his feet at once to
make the point of order that Mr. George
could not yield the floor to Mr. Stewart for
any such purpose, tho force bill having the
right of way. He was proceeding to elab
orate this objection when Mr. Gorman
shrewdly callod the attention of the chair
to the ruling which Mr. Hoar himself had
induced Mr. Hale, then presiding pro
tempore over the Senate, to make when he
tot called up the force bill and moved
to proceed to its consideration without
regard to the pending eight hour bill,
which was to the effect that a motion of
that sort was in order before formally lay
lag aside the ponding measure, aud that it
vas not debatable.
HARRIS SUSTAINS GORMAN.
Mr. Harris promptly sustained Mr. Gor
man, and Mr. Hoar, blushing pink with
statement, had to sit down while the roll
called on Mr. Stewart’s motion. Vice
resident Morton, whom, of course, no one
vould suspect of an aiiianco with the free
wnage men, returned to bis
Place just as the roll call began,
.is 1 c L a of this session has been watches
via such intense interest. The uncertainty
rmnWi pait of . botb divisions of the
wn P nu .\ ns “3 to Mow many republicans
7 vote with Mr. Stewart was so geu
em as to make it certain that none of them
“ 9W in advance what would be done.
HOAR’S EXCITEMENT.
itiPk) ll v ar Bat in bis Mat most of the time,
j !77l n e, an<l Playing with his keys, as
to habit “ when nervous. He realized, as
sot ™! 511 ? Ql^' that this was a decisive hour,
i ra 7 h ; , r tha , force hill, but for a free
Si’ 80 a e as 'h‘s Senate Is con-
S7 ,^ ted h? his agile lieu
atciit'ri- o Spooner, who ran actively
7 and iQ the Cloak rooms,
iorwa-daffv,- th laSt , stru ? le > bringing
f, i l! t foro 7: the waver;
(vl, D “ to . y °te with him jnst once, and
Meratimffnr I the fr ? e , coinage men oon
fcreo |‘7 „ 7 1 ? nola . legislation after the
hill should have been disposed of.
THE EIGHT NOT TO BE WON OVER.
K-. 77 ither his Personal appeals nor Mr.
Wspmnted ailustom, the possibte
is- tn 8 "'rath when the news should
feit 7- 6 ki hUe housa availed with the
™ WpnbUcM senators who, as there
d-7c r J7 e , Ca ‘ ed ’ voted > aa did every
iSK nnr ’ 7 7 K9 the daaucial bill and
k 'Uha*ito &SS decßnt 'y bury the force
NejgJf 9 Sl “ er seoators did not all disregard
Sitchell and Spooner. Messrs.
Cr raß ° n ’ Plumb of Kansas and
Bothiaz of S. anaer * Montana, to sav
hria 'u„ H M9ssrs - Cameron of Peansyl-
Xorth of Nebraska, Casey of
Alien of k w a ’u DaVlS of Minnesota, and
k WLh £ n< >ll ask i Ui ? ton ’ yielded to the
ments of the force bill senators.
j. POLITICAL SUICIDE.
Icti°n 7 a : 3! ' s - Power and Banders this
e i- m P ly anicidal. Asa silver
the preseno' ar f they cut tboir throats in
f 'er 7 t° f ,be entlre country. Mr.
btoMr much excited. He rushed
Her win', a r ?? I ', wbo was smiling all
*®o , nnivt < k' lKb j “tter the vote had been
hiaed 08C1 ’ and hotly said: “You’ve
kin*!... y ' ur reputation: you’ve
Hr. iValA U ,ff7 pUtati ' on '” "Heavens,” said
ltd m.k tb laaghing, “you had better go
ktoxJi tx 0a ®;” The republicans who
Wh i '^ l ' Stewart were all smiling,
hvnu nf>t 889111 to fi nd it ditficuit
kde-h,' 8 * aills6 Mr. Hoar’s wishes right
®J® 3 > and the Idaho senators,
*er 6 9 bad l us t crowded Into the Senate,
list &nV * !?• a little more independent
of the o hers.
Bmij MaKE UP OF THE VOTE.
Stewart and Walcott,
Janas ..“'o-annell and Shoup, Sanford,
•hd* ~ Qv ada, Teller and Washburn
® republican eight who, with the
whiiv twen ty-six, made up the thirty
fevi , ® a > 83 . against the force hill repub-
' aine ' gave a majority of five
h'ttßd f vole was announced confusion
AufiOj, w v. r a time on the republican side,
time to ,7, Mr.lngalls.who arrived just in
tfetor, 0(1 go, came smiling in. Neither the
nor the vanquished could believe
(H)c JKorfiting lfcto£.
that the victory had actually been won by
the free coinage men after all the doubt
and discouragement which they had been
expressing during the past week, but it did
not take them long to realize it.
WORE LONG FACES.
Messrs. Hoar, Sherman, Bpoocer and
Aldrich soon wore a look of disappoint
ment, and Messrs. Hoar and Spooner
added disgust to it. They settled back in
their chairs as though they had been sud
denly retired to private life and had no
more interest in the direction of affairs.
The silver senators, who had voted for Mr.
Btewart’s motion, smilingly took control,
while the silver se ators who had
voted against it were reproaching
themselves and trying to ' roproaoh
everybody else. Mr. Stewart, as the new
leader on the republican side, stepped nat
urally and gracefully to the front, had the
bill and the amendment read and made a
brief introductory speech.
SHERMAN GETS THE FLOOR.
Mr. Sherman, recovering himself before
any of the other old leaders, sent to the
finance committee room for some docu
mentary ammunition, and as soon as Mr.
8 ewart gave him a chance made one of the
best speeches he had ever made against fres
coinage. While he was speakiug, Messrs.
Hoar, Spooner and Aldrich were confering
as to what their future course should be.
A senatorial caucus bei ig really a senatorial
tea party, for whioh the senator at whose
house it is held provides a moderate supper,
they agreed that it would not do to leave
Mr. Stockbridge, the host of this occasion,
in the lurch by withdrawing the invitations
which they had so imperatively issued for
to-night’s caucus, and that the more courte
ous way would be to meet at Mr. Stock
bridge’s, talk awhile and adjourn, leaving
the free coinage republicans to work out
their own salvation with their allied demo
crats.
AN OBSERVATION CORPS.
They agreed that the force bill was dead
and buried; and that a free coinage bill
would pass the Beuate, and that t:;eir posi
tion for most of the session would be prac
tically that of a onrpe of observation,
since the same combination which
won to-aay would win again if any fight
was made. Of course they will do all they
can to defeat fre coinage, and, failing that,
to make It as uncomfortable as possible for
the traitorous eight. Th 9 comments of the
leaders of the different divisions in the
Senate in the coup d’etat by which Mr.
Hoar was hoist with hts own petard,
Hale’s arbitrary ruling and the senators
from Idaho combined, were very interest
ing.
HOAR’S COMMENT.
Mr. Hoar is quoted as saying: “The
federal election bill is dead. The republi
can senators who killed it must take the
responsibility for it. I have striven in
season and out of season, believing it
to be the most imnorta&t measure
pending, to secure by every means what was
just and right its passage by the Senate.
On the very eve of success, as I believe, my
efforts have been thwarted by an unholy
ailiance between a small minority of the re
publicans hnd the democrats. Against such
a combination the friends of the federal
election hill are powerless, for at the most
the best we could do, if we had every re
publican Bitting in,the Senate, and even if
we had the Vice Resident’s vote, would be
to tie the Se late, so that a motion to take
up the fede.al election hill would fail even
if a financial bili, say of the free coinage
variety, should have passed before the
motion was made. The republicans
who voted to take up the financial
bill to-day did so to defeat the federal elec
tions bill, for there were other republicans
just as zealous for free coinage as they wh i
voted against the motion, because they be
lieved that financial legislation could wait a
little on a more important measure."
GOT TIRED WAITING,
Senator Stewart i3 quoted as saying:
“We got tired waiting for Mr. Hoar and
other friends of the federal elections bill to
put It through. They came to me the other
day and said: ‘Now, if you can’t vote for
the federal elections bili, don’t at least put
anything in its way. Let us get a vote on it
and after it is disposed of we will fix
up some satisfactory financial bill.’ I said:
‘No, you won’t, for I won’t be satisfied with
anything less than free coinage.’ ‘You
wouldn’t vote with the democrats to secure
free coinage?’ asked one of tnem. ‘No, ,said
I, ‘but I have been a leader in this fight for
years, and the democrats can vote with me,’
and that is just what the democrats did to
day.”
A FREE COINAGE BILL TO PASS.
Senator Aldrich, who does not care bo
much about the force bill as he does about
free coinage, said; “A free coinage bill
will undoubtedly pass the Senate
by the vote of the free
coinage republicans and the democrats,
only one or two of whom would vote against
free coinage. But the bill will not become
a law either in this congress or next session,
and in my judgment the silver men have
hurt their cuse by the action they have
taken to-day. Their wisest corn se was to
help dispose of the elec: ions bill and then
turn to the financial question. Then they
would have gotten something—now they
will get nothing.”
REASON HAS ITS SWAY.
Senator Gorman said: “Reason has its
sway in tho Uni.ed States Senate. I have
always said that the Seriate was too
sensible to do any radical thing. I do not
believe that it will do anything of that sort
now, but if anythiug extreme is done the
responsibility will rest upon the republican
leaders, who ignored the offers of the demo
crats, sincerely and patriotically made, to
consider soberly and conservatively tne
financial needs of the country, and who de
liberately preferred to press a purely parti
san measure, which the country neither
needed nor wanted. The New England
senators are especially responsible, also, for
bringing into the Senate a dozen senators
from new states, which, to say the least,
were not well organized and conservative
communities.”
PLANNED AT THE LAST MOMENT.
So far as can be learned, the arrange
ments to displace the elections bill was not
definitely effe ted until some time after the
Senate met, though there had been some
quiet consultation prior to to-day on the
subject. It is understood that Messrs.
Stewart and Teller were the principal
movers in the scheme. The matter was
kept so quiet that tho Idaho senators even
did not know what motion was to be made.
Senator Sboup says that he was told not to
go away, that something of interest to the
silver people was to take place; but ho says
he did not know just what it was that was
going to happen.
THE SILVER BILL’S ADVANTAGE.
The financial bill could now only be dis
placed by a direct vote, and bas the coign
of vantage heretofore occupied by the ejec
tions Mil It has the right of way. The
resolution to bring the fight to an end was
reached suddenly by the silver senators and
was precipitated by tbe decision tc hold the
republican caucus to-night.
Mr. Edmunds was asked later in the day
how he regarded the position of the finan
cial bill. He admitted that under tbe rules
the bill will be tbe unfinished business until
disposed of, and be added that tbe motion
to-day was a total surprise to him.
UTTERLY TAKEN ABACK.
Inquiry among other republican senators
developed the fact that they we a also
utterly taken aback at the displacement of
the elections bill One western senator, i
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1891.
who personally regards the bill
with indifference, but was not
willing to abandon it, now that it was a
party measure, said that the friends of the
bill did not know what to think or do r.ow,
for they had been so surprised that they bad
not had time to oonsider the situation. The
senator said be regarded the vote as decisive
of the late of the bill, aud that was the
opinion of a majority of his colleagues with
whom be had talked.
Mr. Spooner, one of the foremost advo
cates of the elections bill, was seen, but
would say nothing.
Jones’ return settled it.
Mr. Jones of Nevada returned to the city
to-day, and the decision to hold a caucus,
coupled with the arrival of Mr. Jones, for
whom Mr. Stewart had been waiting,
resulted in a determination to t ring mat
ters to an immediate issue. One of
the silver senators said that it bad been de
cided last week to bring on the fight this
week, but that It was kept very quiet and
that the decision as to when the'figut would
be comme ced and when to make the mo
tion and in what form was not arrived at
until the Senate convened this morning.
THE CAUCUS.
The republican senatorial caucus to-night
was not very well attended, only twenty
eight senators being present. Still, it was
fairly representative of the various ele
ments of the party in the Senate. There
was nothing like concerted action,
and the proceedings were mainly
made up of individual con
ferences. The eastern senators accepted
the situation as philosophically as possible,
and the silver men were, of course, in good
spirits. The result, as far as it assumed
shape, is that the promoters of the election
bill gave their consent to the consideration
of the financial bill with but one stipula
tion—that it should I/O pushed with tho
utmost diligence, so as to gat it out of the
way—consequently an effort will be made
to reach a vote upon the bill by
next Thursday. Whether this agreement
included renewed consideration of the elec
tions bill after the disposition of the finan
cial bill did not appear, and it is probable
that the question will be left to the deter
mination of another caucus, to beheld when
the financial bill shall have been disposed of.
DETAILS OF THE DEBATE.
(By the Associated Press.')
Washington, Jan. s.—The Senate met
at no in to-day, with Vice President Morton
in the chair, and with a fuller attendance of
members than on any day at the name
hour since the session begun. The galleries
were also well filled with spectators. The
journal of Friday last was read and was of
the briefest possible character, consisting
of only one short sentence. Scores of peti
tions for and against the Conger lard bill
were presented, and for and against the
Torrey I ankruptoy bill.
Mr. Hale, from the census committee, re
ported back without amendment the ap
portionment bill. It was placed on the
calendar, and it is stated that the majority
and minority reports will be presented in a
few days.
IDAHO’S LONG TERM SENATOR.
Mr. Hoar, from the committee on privi
leges and elections, reported back the cre
dentials of Frederick P. Dubois as senatcr
elect from the state of Idaho for the
term of six years beginning March
4 next, with a statement that
it is the usage of the Senate to consider any
question that may arise on the credentials
of a Senator at a session held during the
term for which the senator claims to be
elected, and not before, and that no reason
appears to the committee for deDarturo
from such usage in the present case. The
committee therefore recommend that Sen
ator Dubois’ credentials be placed on file,
and it was so ordered.
Mr. Hoar also reported back the creden
tials of Messrs. Shoup and McCounell, sena
ior-elect from Idaho, with a statement
that such credentials constitute sufficient
certificate of the executive of the state, and
with a recommendation that Mr. McCon
nell be sworn in, Mr. Sboup having already
taken his seat. The oath of office was ad
ministered by the Vico President to Mr.
McConnell, who was escorted to the clerk’s
desk by Mr. Mitchell. Thereupon the Sen
ate at 12:30 o’clock went into executive
session on motion of Mr. Sherman, who
said it was important to have such a session
immediately.
THE ELECTIONS BILL FIGHT.
The doors were re-opened at I:3Q o’clock,
when Mr. Hoar moved, the morning hour
having expired, that the elections bill be
taken up.
Mr. Teller gave notice thdt he would to
morrow, immediately after the morning
hour, address the Senate on the elections
bill.
The conference report (heretofore pre
sented) on the House bill, supplementary to
the act to authorize the cons:ruction of the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad in the
District of Columbia, (known as the Atkin
son bill) was taken up, and, after some dis
cussion, was agreed to.
The elections biil was then taken up, Mr.
George resuming .he floor to contine the
speech commenced by him last Wednesday.
Mr. Stewart moved to take up the Senate
bill to provide against contraction of the
currency. Mr. George sa:d he would yield
for that motion.
HOAR TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Mr. Hoar appeared to be taken by sur
prise, and asked Hr. George, with a show of
feeling of misplaced confidence, whether
that senator abandoned the floor.
Mr. George said that he did not intend to
do that, but that he merely yielded to have
the motion made. He Would claim the
floor, he said, if the motion did not prevail.
While Mr. George was saying this he was
encouraged by the democratic senators in
his neighborhood.
Mr. Hoar—l wish to submit to the seuator
from Mississippi whether in his judgment,
after the arrangement which we have
made .
Mr. Gorman —I make a point of order that
the question is not debatable.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER’S RULING.
The presiding officer, Mr. Harris, being in
the chair, Informed Mr. Hoar that t ie ques
tion which he suggested was not now pre
sented. When it was presented, the chair
would deal with it—he meant as to the
right of the senator from Mississippi to
occupy the floor at another time on the
elections bill.
Mr. Hoar —That is not the question that I
was suggesting. I was asking the senator
from Mississippi whether- —
Mr. Gorman seemed rosolved to allow no
discussion of the subject, and insisted upon
his point of order that on a motion to pro,
coed to the consideration of a bill debate Is
not in order.
hoar’s only hope.
Mr. Hoar—Do I unders and that the
senator from Mississippi considers himself
at liberty to yield to this mition after the
arrangement between him and me?
Mr. George— What was that?
Mr. Gorman—l insist upon the point of
order.
The Prodding Officer—The point is well
taken.
Mr. Hoar—l ask the unanimous consent
of the Senate to make an inquiry of the
senator from Mississippi.
Several Democratic Senators —O, no. I
object. .
The Presiding Offloer—The chair will en
entertatu no proposition that amounts
to, or tends to debate. Tbe question
is: Will the Sana to proceed to the con
sideration of the bill to provide against
contraction of tbe currency?
THE VOTE.
A vote was taken by yeas and nays and
the motion was agreed to: Yeas 34, naya
28, as follows:
Yias—Messrs. Bate, Barry, Blackburn. But
ler. Call, Carlisle, Cockrell, Coke. Daniel. East lit,
Faulkner, Gibson, Gorman, Gray. Harris, Jones
of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Kenna. McCon
nell. Morgan. Pasco. Pugh, Ransom. Reagan,
Shoup. Stanford, Stewart, Teller, Vance. Vest,
tvalt nail, Washburn. Wilson of Maryland, and
Wolcott —54.
Nays—Messrs. Aldrich. Allen, Allison. Cam
eron, Casey, Cullom. Davis. Dixon, Dolpb,
Edmunds, Evans, Frye, Hawley, Hiscook.
Hoar. McMillan, Manderson, Mitchell, Morrill,
Platt, rimnb, Power. Quay, Bandera, Sawyer,
Sherman, Spooner, Stockbridge and Wiison of
lowa—B9
The following pairs were announcsd: Mr.
Casey with Mr. Brown, Mr. Hearst and
Mr. Paddock, Mr. Pay ie and Mr. Farweil,
Mr. George and Mr. Blair, Mr. Moody and
Mr. Voorhaes, Mr. Warren and Mr. Turpie,
Mr. Higgins and Mr. McPherson, Mr.
Dawes and Mr. Colquitt, Mr. Hale and Mr.
Hampton, Mr. Barbour and Mr. Squires.
The following were absent and not paired:
Messrs. Blodgett, Chandler, Ingalls, Petti
grew and Pierce.
THE REPUBLICANS DISAPPOINTED.
The announcement of the result was re
ceived with indications of surprise and dis
appointment on the republican side of the
chamber, but with no corresponding signs
of undue elation on the democratic 6ide.
THE BILVER BILL READ.
The elections bill having thus been dis
placed and the silver bill token ud in its
stead, the letter bill was then read by the
clerk, and Mr. Stewart moved to amend it
by adding the following:
That any owner of silver bullion not too base
for tho operations of the miet may deposit tiie
same in amount* of a value not less than SIOO at
any mint of the United States, to tie formed
into standard dollars or bars fur bis benefit and
without charge; and that at the said owner's
option he may receive therefor an equivslant of
such standard dollars In treasury notes of the
same form and description, and having tue
same legal qualities as the notes provided for
by the act approved July 14, 1890, entitled “an
act directing the purchase of silver bullion and
the issue or treasury notes thereon, and for
other purposes.” And all such treasury notes
issued under the provisions of this act shall be
legal tender for their nominal amount in
payment of all debts, public and private, and
shall be receivable for customs, taxes and all
public dues, and when so reoeived may be re
issued in the same manner and to the same
extent as otaer treasury notes.
STEIVART SUPPORTS HIS AMENDMENT.
Mr. Stewart argued in support of the
amendment His amendment, he said,
would re monetize silver and place it back
where it had been before it was excluded
from the mints of tbe Unitod States and
Europe.
Mr. Sherman said that the sudden and
unexpected change of scene, and the in
troduction of anew topio of debate, should
not allow the revolutionary measure now
proposed (by Mr. Stewart’s amendment) to
pass without the serious and sober attention
of every senator. The fact that there had
been an unexpected defection in the
Republican party would not relieve the
minority of this bedy from its re
sponsibility if it supported that
measure. He appealed to the sober
sense of responsibility on the Democratic
side of the chamber against the measure,
which he regarded as revolutionary and
dangerous, and the effect of which, if it
should become a law, would be more de
structive than that of auy measure that had
been proposed for years.
Messrs. Stewart and Reagan replied to
Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Reagan advocated
the adoption of Mr. Stewart’s amendment.
He trusted that the Senate would provide
for free and unlimited coinage of silver.
At the close of Mr. Reagan’s remarks Mr.
Teller obtained tbe floor, and tbe Senate
adjourned until to-morrow.
SESSION OF TBS HOUSE.
The Conference Report on the Urg
ency Deficiency Bill Agreed To.
Washington, Jan. s.— ln the house this
morning Mr. Henderson of lowa
presented the conference report on the
urgent deficiency bill. In doing so be
stated that the Senate bad receded from its
amendments relative to tbe pay of senato
rial clerks, but that the House might expect
to meet the same question on tbe legislative
or on the general deficiency bill. He thought
it just to the Senate to make this statement.
The report was agreed to.
SUSPENSION DAY BUSINESS.
The pending business coming over from
the last suspension day was a motion of
Mr. McAd >o of New Jersey to isuspend the
rules and pass the bill for tbe retirement of
mates in the navy. Tbe motion was lost
by a vote of 83 yeas to 101 nays.
Mr. Cannon moved to suspend the rules
and pa-s the Senate bill for the erection of
a public building at Danville, 111., peuding
which Mr. Bland moved an adjournment,
supplementing his motion with a suggestion
that if the House had nothing to do but
p-iss public building bills it should not re
main in session. Toe House refused to ad
journ, the votes standing 30 yeas to 164 nays.
After some miscellaneous debate Mr. Can
non’s motion was agreed to—yeas 149, nays
15, the clerk noting a quorum.
The bill was also passed authorizing the
erection of a public building at Rich
mond, Ky.
Then Mr. Crain of Texas, from the com
mittee on naval affairs, moved to suspend
tbe rules and pass the bill for the
relief of the sufferers from the
wreck of the United States ship Tallapoosa.
The vote resulted: yeas, 89; nays, 08. No
quorum.
A motion to adjourn was defeated—yeas.
84-nays, 90. 3 ’
The vote recurring on the passage of the
Tallapoosa bill, again no quorum voted;
and tbe House at 5:10 o’clock adjourned.
A MORTGAGE FOR $16,000,000.
The Money Raised by the E. TANARUS., V. and
G. Road.
Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. s.— The East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
Company to-day filed a mortgage In this
county given to the Central Trust Company
of New York for *15,000,000. The
deed recites that the funds are to be
used to build extensions, branches
etc., and to double-track the main line. It
also provides that the funds may be used to
retire bonds issued iu 1887. The bo ,and : run
fifty years and bear 5 per cent, interest in
gold. The mortgage is on all the property
of the oompany.
BATBMAN’B ASSIGNMENT.
A Creditor Makes an Insinuation of
Fraud.
New York, Jan. s.—When Charles S.
Boyd seoured judgment for $8,015 in the
superior court for stock commissions
against Douglas Green and Arthur E, Bate
man, tbe court granted a stay of execution
to make a case on appeal The judge
set this stay aside to-day on an
affidavit of the plaintiff’s lawyer, in which
he states that be believes the alignment of
the defendant Bateman was contemplated
for some time, and that mu.:h of hisassets
were converted into cash before the assign
ment, and his real estate was conveyed to
hit wife. Mr. Bateman'is about to leave
the country, and he considered the assign
ment fraudulent.
A BIG FIGHT INEVITABLE.
IT WELL BE THE BLOODIEST IN
INDIAN HIBTORY.
Extensive Rifle Pita Dug by the In
dians—Burning Arrows Flying in tbe
Air to Fire the Agency Euildings
Heavy Cannonading Again Reported
in Progress.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 5.—A correspondent
of the Bee telegraphs the following from
Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, via
Rushville Neb.: “As to the situation here,
considered in its entirety, the indications
that the greatest battle in Indian history is
almost at hand are increasing. The report
of every scout adds new and strong
support to these indications, that
were only emphasized by the
bloody affair on Wounded Knee creek.
Gen. Miles believes exactly this and has
said so in strong words. The small handful
of Indian employes hare affirm it. Before
tbe ’terrifl c clash comes they want to rescue
their relatives from the enemy's camp, aud
are now interceding with tbe authorities for
permission, at the risk of their lives,
to make the attempt. Tbe Indians in the
government employ .also express the
hope that they can induce many
of those who were friendly befoae the
Wounded Knee battle and were remaining
here according to instructions alas to come
in and lie saved from tha certain annihila
tion that awaits them within the ranks of
the hostiles.
DIGGING RIFLE PITS.
“Extensive rifle pits are reported being
dug twelve miles west of here by the hostiles,
and the report Is of such a nature that the
authorities rely upon its truthfulness. Last
night tbe hostiles burned many house*
belonging to settlers along the White river
and linisaed killing many of the great herd
of government cattle that they raided so
heavily about a month ago, and have been
drawing on ever since. Without desiring
to make the situation a particle darker than
it really is—for, God knows, the truth is
bad enough—everything ooaatrains me to
sav that the danger in which the Pine
Ridge agency’s white people stand at this
hour, and must remain in until this crisis is
all over, is one of the most fearful peril
that can well be imagined.
BLOODSHED CAN’T BE AVOIDED.
“I say this not for a moment forgetting
and knowing perfectly just wbat military
E refaction we have here since Gen. Miles
as arrived. He has received a most urgent
adm nition from the administration to
avoid further bloodshed. Further blood
shed. however, cannot be avoided, and be
fore the light of another Snblmth the truth
of the assertion will have been proven.
“There is a rumor current in official
circles here that a general call for volun
teers to protect the adjacent territory will
be made.
“The shooting of an Indian war arrow
covered wish pitch partially burned last
i ight created considerable comment. The
Indians have a superstition that if the first
lire arrow fired into an enemy’s camp is
extinguished in its flight it is evidence thst
their oomtemplated raid will be a failure.
The arrow that came in last night was shot
from the north and barely mined the head
of a teamster who was unhitching a team a
few yards south of the hotel where the cor
respondents are quartered, which is near
the center of the agency. ”
HEAVY CANNONADING.
A special dispatch from Rushville, Neb.,
Bays: "Heavy cannonading has been going
on north of hore this morning, but no news
of the battle has yet been received. The
Omaha Guards, who volmteored their
services, have been ordered to bold them
selves in roadiness to move to the front.
They are in fine form, and have a Gatling
gun attached to the command.’’
TRANSFERRING THE WOUNDED.
The liee's Pine Ridge correspondent tele
graphs that the wounded soldiers were
yesterday sent to Rushville under a str ng
escort for t: ansfer to Forts Omaha, Robin
son and Riley. Homo risk attends the trans
fer, but less than is involved in keep
ing them amid the present scenes of
excitemont and anxiety at the agency. The
correspondent gives a list of fourteen phy-i
--cians gathered there, all of whom were sum
moned by telegraph within two days after
the battle from poi its between New Haven,
Conn., and Bari Francisco, and Fort Bill,
L TANARUS., and Oswego, N. Y.
COL. FORSYTHE RELIEVED.
Washington, Jan. 5.—A report reached
here to-day through an unofficial source
that Col. Forsythe bad been relieved from
bis command cf troops at Pine Ridge. This
report was confirmed at the war
department to-day. The officials,
however, show a decided disinclination to
talk about the matter. Neither Beoretary
Proctor nor Gen. Schofield is willing to say
very much on the subject, alth >ugh both
practically admit that Gen. Miles did not
act entirely upon his own responsibility.
Neither of them admits having ordered
Col. Forsythe’s suspension from his com
mand, but both say Gan. Miles probably
actod upon a suggestion from here. As
there is nobody here besides these two who
is in a position to suggest anything
to Gen. Miles, excepting the President,
the conclusion is reached thst CoL Forsythe
was suspended by the President pending an
inquiry into the circumstances attending
the fight at Wounded Knee, last week, in
which so many lives were lost, both whites
and Indians.
Gan. Schofield this evening received dis
patches from Gen. Miles. T hare is no men
tion in any of them of fighting betwoen the
troops and hostiles to-day.
an inquiry in progress.
Gon. Schofield said that an investigation
of the Wounded Knee fight is probably now
being conducted by Gen. Miles. The general
management of the fight is also to be looked
into, but the particular point in question is
the death of the women and children.
Considerable critic.sm aguinst Col For
sythe’s suspension is beard in tbo war de
partment. It seems to be directed against
the policy of relieving an offloe. during
the progress of a campaign, instead of
waiting until after the troubles are settled.
As to the charge that Col. Forsythe allowed
bis men to kill women and children, it is as
serted that it would be impossible, in the
hurry and confusion of an unexpected fight
and the subsequent stampede and pursuit,
to detect the sex of the Sioux.
AN OFFICER'S COMMENTS.
One officer remarked that "it is prepos
terous to say that it is ueceesary In an In
dian skirmish to stop firing long enough to
find out just wbat sort of an Indian you are
shooting at. The women and men look
very much alike in their blanket oostume,
and the former are quite as fierce fighters
as the men. A Bioux squaw is as
bad an enemy as a buck, at times. Little
boys, too, can shoot' quite as wall as their
fathers, and what a spectacle it would be
tor a soldier, on seeing a RVyear old point
ing a loaded gun at him, with as true an
aim as the beet marksman in the army, to
stop his advance and cry: “Mv son, you
must drop that gun, for you are a minor
and I am not allowed to hurt
you.” Another officer said: “At this
rate the Sioux troubles will grow
to be just as bad as the event* of the first
three years of the war, when every officer
with an independent command had not only
au enemy in front of him, but a court
martial behind him.”
Btill another officer said that it was a
grave error to order the relief of Col. For
sythe at this stage uf the proceedings, and
thus hold up a warning finger to every
commander in the little array around Pine
Ridge, to tell them that the death of each
Sioux must be explained.
WALLACE KILLED FIVE INDIANS.
Leavenworth. Kan.. Jan. 5.—A letter
from Pine Ridge agency details some hith
erto unknown facte concerning the death of
Capt. Wallace at Wounded Knee. After
the fight, the letter states, Capt. Wallace
was found at the entrance of an Indian
lodge with five dead warriors lying near
him. each Indian’s corpse showing a bullet
wouud. Five of the chambers in the oap
tain’s revolvers were found empty, and
from the position in which the bodies lay,
it is presumed that Capt. Wallace killed
five Indians before be was overcome.
ORDERS TO DIS ARM.
Kansas City, Jan. 5. —The Star prints
the following from Wichita, Kan.: “Orders
telegraphed from military headquarters to
Capt. Woodson of the Fifth cavalry to dis
arm the Indians in the Cbeyeune and Arap
ahoe country have created the greatest
anxiety among the settlers in Oklahoma
and on the borders of Texas, and genuine
alarm among the troops. The Indians of
these southwestern reservations are peace
able enough now, and t iose who know the
nature of the red man see in this proposed
disarmament a menace to the continuance
of the comparative quiet which now exists.
The ghost dancing is of a mild character.”
CAUSES OF TBB OUTBREAK.
Secretary Noble Gives His Views on
the Subject.
Washington. Jan. s.— Secretary Noble
to-day expressed blmsolf as having heard
nothing officially from Gen. Miloi' proposal
to substitute army officers for civilians as
Indian agents at the South Dakota agendas,
but that if Us'i. Miles’ recommendation
should be submitted to him ho will vigor
ously oppose it. Secretary Noble spoke
with some earnestness of the reports that bad
bean in circulation recently to tbe offset
that the Indians were in a starving condi
tion , and that the pending trouble grew out
of the fact that the government had not
kept its agreement with the Sioux, but, ou
the had already begun to cut
dowu the rations supplied to them, in vio
luti mof treaty oblige ions. Socrotary
Noble denounces these statements as un
qualifiedly false. He said tbe story of
starvation among tbe Sioux was a pure
fabrication.
TIIK INDIAN Btmr.AU DEFENDED.
The secretary defended the Indian bureau
from the imputation of dishonesty and mal
administration, and in reply to a direct
question, what, m bis opinion, was the pri
mary cause of the present trouble among
the Hioux, said: "It is hatd to say,
especially at this distance, and with lack
of fuller information than I
possess, precisely what the primary
cause of the presuut trouble was. 1 think,
however, that it is safe to say that fac
tional opoosition to, and dissatisfaction
with, the act of 1830 for the reduction of
the reservation, on tho part of the leaders of
the non-progressive element, was the pri
mary cause. The former agent at Pine
Ridge called attention to this matter in his
annual rep >rt.
“Another cause was the failure to speedily
fulfill tbe promises made by the Uioux com
mission, by virtue of which they secured the
signatures of those who consented to tbe
act.
CHANGE OF THE BOUNDARY LINE.
“Another cause which doubtless had its
Influence was the wording o£ the agree
ments which chanee.l the boundary lino
between the Rosebnd and Pine Ridge
agencies, wbioh threw Into the diminished
reservation of Pine Ridge some Indians who
had been drawing rations at Rosebud, and
they were asked to remove to the reserva
tion where they were drawing their rations,
in conformity with tho law. This they were
unwilling to do.
“Another cause for disaffection was
doubtless tbe partial failure of the crops,
brought about by the large amount of time
consumed in tbe negotiations with the
Hioux commission, which called a great
many Indians away from their farms
at a time when their labor was
greatly needed, and, I suppose, also,
that the drought which has affected the
ludians aud whites alike in Dakota has
reduced their supplies of food so that they
have not had as great au abundance as in
other years.
THE RELIGIOUS EXCITEMENT.
“Religious excitement among them has,
no doubt, had ita influence, partioulary the
widely spread story that the Messiah had
come upon earth who was to restore the
Indians to their former condition and de
stroy the whites.
“Other causes, also, which it would be
somewhat difficult to state, have had a
large influence to bring about the unhappy
state of things that now exists.”
ICB BRBAKB UNDEH A CROWD.
Heavy Lose of Life on the River Dan
ube at Buda-Pestb.
Pesth, Jan. s.— While an enormous
crowd of holiday makers were amusing
themselves yesterday on the ice-covered
surface of the river Danube, between Buda
and Pesth, tbe ice, after a scries of alarm
ing cracks, gave way in several places.
A terrible panic followed arnODg those who
were upon it. A number of po <ple fell Into
tbe water and wore drawn under the ice.
Those who were lucky enough to escape,
assisted by others upon shore, did their
utmost to rescue the endangered people.
The extent of tbe calamity is not known,
but many persons are musing and are sup
posed to have been drowned.
PABNBLL’S RSTIftBMENT.
It Is Probable If O’Brien is Allowed to
Succeed Him.
London, Jan. s.— The Paris correspond
ent of the Times confirm* the report of the
probable retirement of Mr, Parnell, on
condition that Mr. O’Brien replaoee Mr.
McCarthy as chairman of the Irish party.
OFF FOB BOULOGNE.
Pakis, Jan. s.— Messrs. O’Brien and Gill
have started for Boulogne.
Fifty Killed Outright.
London, Jan. 5.—A dispatch to the Times
from Vienna states that fifty persons were
killed outright by the expl sion in t*'e
Trunty coal pit in Polish Austria Satur
day.
A DUEL NIPPaa IN THE BUD.
Virginia Editors Who Believe the
sword Mightier Than the Pen.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 5.—A special to the
Dispatch from Charlottesville says that
John S. Patton of the Jeffersonian, of that
city, was arrested this morning on a war
rant charging him with being about to en
gage in a duel with Sbeffey Lewis, editor
of toe Spirit of the Valley, pub.istaed at
Harrisonburg. A political controversy in
the papers named was the cause of the
trouble.
I DAILY, JtO A TEAR, j
■{ iCKNTSAOOPY. V
I WEEKLY. 91.23 A TEAK !
GONE TO SING IN HEAVEN.
EMMA ABBOTT’S LAST HOURS FULL
OF PATHOa
She Knew She Couldn’t Recover-Her
Last Words Were “I Am Not Afraid
to Die'*-The Day the Anniversary
of her Husband’s Death.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. s.— Emma
Abbott, the American prime donna, died at
Hotel Templeton at 7:40 o’clock this morn
ing of pneumonia She was taken lit on
Wednesday night, bat persisted in going on
the stage and singing her part in “Eruanie,”
notwithstanding that her physicians ad
vised her not to. On New Year’s day sbs
was taken alarmingly ill and a conference
of physicians was ordered. From that time
she has grown worse until this morning,
when she died.
a pathetic scene.
The scene at the deathbed was a pathetio
■one. She was conscious almost to the last
moment, deenite the fact that opiates had
been admin.srered. Her last words were:
“1 am not afraid o die.” There were pres
ent at the bedside Alice Ellerton. Miss
Nellie Franklin, Min Vernon, Mr. Pruette,
her manager; Mr. and Mr*. Michelina, Muu>
Annandale, of the company; Manager
Pratt and wife of tho hotel and Dr.
Pinkerton. The body was embalmed
ned enclosed in a handsome casket and will
go from here to Denver, thence to Chioago
and thenoe to Gloucester, Mass., where her
husband is burled. Her will provides for
that disposition of her remains.
HER NEXT BONG IN HEAVEN.
Miss Abbott confidently expected to die,
and told her physician on New Year’s day
that her next song would be sung in heaven.
Mince tnat date she has tailed rapidly, and
although her manager has telegraphed all
over tho country that she was going to gcS
well she never wavered in tier belief of her
ultimate death.
NEVER FORGOT HER HUSBAND.
Two weeks ago she telegraphed the AN
bany hotel, at Denver, for the room In which
her husband died. A singular o ilncidenoa
oonneoied with the affair is that she died
on the annlver.ary of her husband's death.
A short burial service was neid this after
noon at the hotel by the Rev. Dr. McNiec*
of the Presbyterian church. The body left
for the east at 10 o'clock to-night.
EVICTING THE STRIKERS.
Painful Incidents in the Scotoh Rail
way War.
Glasgow, Jan. s.—Though the railway
strike is practically ended, to-day may be
said to be the most oxciting day in the
history of the strike. Seventy policemen,
baoked by a squadron of hussars, are evict
ing the strikers from the houses
belonging to the railway com
pares, which they occupy as
employes of the railroad. No actual vio
lence has been reported, but many distress
ing scenes have been witnessed. Much
suffering seems in store for the families of
the unfortunate strikers, who now, more
than ever before, have the sympathy of the
public with them.
A SERIOUS DISTURBANCE.
A serious disturbance occurred at Mother
well to-day. Motherwell is the railway
junction thirteen miles south of here, and
there are extensive iron works at the coal
mines in the place. A disorderly crowd,
composed of strikers and their sympathizers,
hostile to the authorities, had gathered,
aud when ordered by the police to disperse
refused to do so and began a
general stone throwing. The sheriff
then read the riot act and a squad of police
and military charged upon the crowd and
cleared the street. The rioters, however,
soon began to do further mischief. Six of
their number had received wounds from
policemen's clubs, and the sight of these in
juries greatly incensed them.
THE STATION ATTACKED.
They quickly gathered again and attacked
the railway station, taking possession of tb
building and wrecking the signal boxes.
Trains were compelled to run through the
station without stopping because of a fusil*
lade of stones which the mob showered ons
them. Eventually the military tired!
blank cartridges at the crowd and
succeeded in dislodging them from,
the station. A detachment of
police, which had been telephoned for to
Glasgow, waaieoeived on ita arrival with
groaus and hissea, but Uw rioters soon en
tirely dispersed in face of the superior
force.
A PROVOST’S DECIDING VOTE.
It was only through the lord provost's
casting a vote that any of the Glasgow
police were permitted to go to Motherwell,
half of the Glasgow magistracy desiring to
throw all the responsibility of quelling the
disturbance at Motherwell on the military.
All the miners in tfae Motherwell district
have suspended work. They are largely
responsible for the riots which occurred iix
Motherwell to-day. Intense excitement!
prevails in the place, and it Is estimated
that there are 2 i.OOO persons in the orowd
which throngs the streets.
MIZNER’S LIFE IN PERIL.
Numerous Anonymous Letters Sent to
the hx-Minister.
La Liberatad, Salvador, Jan. s.— Mr.
Mizner, the American minister, will leave
here to-morrow for San Francisco. It is
asserted ttat he has been the recipient of
numerous anonymous letters threatening
bis life, and that be solicited a body-guard
from the United States steamship Ranger
to accompany him to the steamer.
President Barillas is away on his estates
iu Quezestalacgo, arranging hi. private
affairs, prior to bis departure for Europe In
March next on a leave of absence. Don
Fernando Cruet, Guatemalan minister to
the United States, does not return to
Washington. Jose Maria Samayo it now in
tho United States charged witn a confi
dential mission in tbe Barrundia case. Sal
vador, Honduras, Nicarauga and Costa
Rica have combined in asking tbe VV ash
ingtou government to rend them separate
minister*, and withhold their recognition of
Minuter Pacheco until a definite answer has
besn received.
LEON fcAY’S CRITICISMS.
The London Tlmea Gets in a Word
About the Third Party..
London, Jan. s.—The Times, commen t
ing on Leon Hay’s criticisms of American
finances and the programme of the farmers’
alliance, says in its issue of to-day: “It is
probablo that old party ties in
America will, for some time to
come, prevent a distinct emergence of
a third party, with a programme
such as that of the farmers’ alliance. But
the new party will make its influence felt
in both of the older organisations. It would
be a mistake to underrate the significance
of the movement”
Germany Beoognizes Brazil.
Berlin, Jan. s.—lt is officially announced
that the German government, has recog
nized the existence of the republic of
Brazil.
