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I EjTiBUMBD 1860. IKOO*POUTID 1688. V
| ' J. H. EBTllA.Presideiit. I
CLOTEKE DELAYED A DAY
T HE DEMOCRATS PUT A CURB
ON Tr. B RADICALS.
Senator Harris Heads Off Senator
Aldrich and Manages to Hold the
Floor Against All Comars-The Vice
President Forced to Go Against His
Own Party.
Washington, Jan. 20.—Th* democrats
beat the republicans iu the preliminary
skirmish over tbe cloture rule in
tha Senate today. It was as much
fa surprise as the Stewart coup
■letat. It left the democrats laughing and
the republicans swearing. The republicans
wtrP swearing partly at themselves and
partly at tbe Vioe President, who had once
more given the democrats victory. Tbe
republicans were very cheerful when the
Senate met to-day. As they presented pe
titions, bills, reports and other morning
hour business they joked and laughed as
though they had gotten out of the woods.
Senators Hoar, Spooner and Aldrich, who
are just at present leading the republicans,
seemed particularly chipper. The morning
business gave out a few moment* before the
morning hour did.
CLOTURE CALLED UP.
At 2 o’clock Senator Aldrioh, as chairman
of the committee on rules, arose promptly
and called up the gag rule and had it read.
He then moved to proceed to it* conaidera
tion. To his surprise the democrat* allowed
this motion to be carried on a viva voca
To ;e, not even demanding a division. He
scented danger then and eo did his asso
ciates. The confident smiles passed away
and they looked very serious. They looked
puzzled, though, for they could not imagine
how the democrats could get away from
them. Tbe democrats at once put forward
Senator Harris of Tennessee, their chief
parliamentary authority, who made a feint
by presenting a point of order as to the
form of Senator Aldrich’s notice that he
would call up the rule.
HAD THEM ON THE HIP,
Senator Aldrich tried to break iu on
Senator Harris as he saw that he would
continue to talk until the hour ended, and
so be on tbe floor at that critical moment.
Mr. Edmunds joined iu with him,
claiming that the cloture rule was a priv
ileged question, having precedence over
all other business. But Senator Harris
would not yield, and talked right up to 2
o’clock. As the last minute of the morn
ing hour expired Senator George of Mis
sissippi, who was talking on tbe force bill
when Senator Hoar began the tug of war
last week, rose to proceed with his speech,
the Vice President astonishing the republi
cans by laying the force bill
before the Senate and reoognizing
Senator George to speak on it, totally ignor
ing all the attempts of the republicans,
some of whom had the floor, to press the
point that the cloture rule had precedence.
GEORGE REFUSES TO YIELD.
Senator George started right in with his
speech and refused to yield to Senators
Aldrich, Edmunds, Hoar, Spooner, or any
other of the clamorous republicans who de
sired to move to lay the force bill aside
temporarily, so that the cloture rule might
be taken up. Finally, as Senator George
continued to roll out his sonorous periods,
they all fell back in their seats, chagrined
and disgusted, and shortly afterward left
the Senate chamber, some of them calling
the Vice President names that are quite un
fit for publication, while the democrats
laughed heartily in their turn, and so did
the galleries.
THE REPUBLICANS IN A HUFF.
No wonder the republicans were as angry
as they had been bappy, for Instead of
getting their cloture rule exclusively be
tore the Senate, they had bottled it up in
the morning hour, so that if they could get
it out it could only be debated two hours a
day, and had already lost one day. They
were disappointed in the Vice President,
because he had simply done his duty, and
they realized their own helplessness, know
ing that even if they had been able to get
the floor, they did not have a quorum to
support them, and oould not have been sus
tained on an appeal from the chair.
ALDRICH FINALLY GIVEN THE FLOOR.
Senator George held the floor until he
YJ* tlr6 d out and then yielded it to Senator
Aldrich, who, because it was dinner time,
could not improve the oocasion, but had to
content himself with claiming that the clo
ture rule was before the Senate for debate,
aproposition which the democrats denv.
*o® latter insist that the oloture rule is only
to te considered during the morning hour,
whether the republican or democratic view
ol its status is to be taken to-morrow the
democrats have the satisfaction of knowing
that they succeeded in delaying the consid
eration of the rule just one day,
a most precious gain in time, for
~L Thursday the senatorial elections
win be over and the anti-force bill men on
the republican side strengthened. The force
mil republicans gave the Vice President
a talking to that when Senator George
tried to yield the floor to a democrat this
Mternoon he decided that it could not be
'.v' Ile - “enator George heroioally carried on
wf- ggle a,oae . beginning again with tbe
, of Christopher Columbus amid
general laughter. The republicans will try
w rorce the fighting to-morrow.
RANSOM CONGRATULATED.
Seuator Ransom was the recipient of
I.™?? from democrats on
action in mounting the dais and an
the democratic view of the situa
thG a , tlle adjournment of the Senate
r Senator Hansom took it all
uw.w y ' H 0 sa id: “I know it was un
bo , mt ‘bought it ought to be done, and
Th.: no ? n0 else offered to do it, I did.’’
k.. who had not left the Cham
the „ eere d> hut the notice was given just
bees^ mP ' " Po " morTOW ’ B fi£bt promises to
farwell in his seat.
tßjf the Associated Press.)
f-Farwell, another of the republican
L- ’ was hi* seat to-day.
ot Hi. 8 morning hour, in the course
‘aiwusmon upoa a public building bill,
aurtr. 66l l i ai< * public building bills had been
la., * lzea hy the present congress at the
wtios Ss ® >n an< * present session thus far for
but f a °P r iations had not been made.
ra ii r " “tell the next congress would be
anH q,? POn to appropriate about $3,250,000,
‘‘teased* amount ' was constantly being in-
Mr !!5 0 r nln K business being disposed of,
coed 1.1! 10 * 1 IIloV0( i ‘hat the Senate pro
chan consideration of the resolution to
29 [ 86 ta ® rules submitted by him on Dec.
contM, lae mo ‘iou was agreed to without
Jlj-OD the democratic side,
an's ‘_ “arris arose to a question of order
Do 2! 10 ,- riile 40, which provides that
*us D enri olon, 0lon , 40 modify, amend or
order r “h J or part thereof, shall be in
'Peoif r- pt on one day’s notice] in writing,
Dosed precisely the rule or part, pro
and . BUK pended, modified or amended,
ihe sn .^ arts , thereof. The notice did not.
rule „ ca “ attention to the part of any
'eft nFi‘°? 0 * 6d 10 be modified, but simply
for ti-n c ,?* r and each senator to find it out
Doticif I therefore argued that the
dj3 C ,,L vcas n °t sufficiently specific. Tne
o'clock T?’* progressing when, at 2
s, the V ice President laid before the
ffhc JMofninfl
Senate as the unfiuisbed business the elec
tions bill, and Mr. George took the floor tq
continue his speech against it.
A POINT OF ORDER.
A point of order was made by Mr. Ed
munds tha the question of a change of the
rules was a privileged question, which super
seded all other business. This point was
contested by Mr. Blackburn.
Mr. George, however, claimed the floor
and declined to yield to anybody. He was
a yielding man, and had yielded himself
nearly out of court. He than went on with
his speech. He claimed (ou the hnea of his
argument yesterday) that the franchise
clause In the new constitution of Mississippi
was less capable of being misunderstood or
perverted than were like clauses in
other state constitutions; and he
said that no man alleged
that tbe constitution of Mississippi
violated in any respect the constitution of
the United States. In contradicting the
statatemeut of Mr. Doipb, made some weeks
ago, as to what tbe constitution of Mis
sissippi provided in relation to voting quali
fications, Mr. George suggested that
senators who indulged in such criticisms
had never read the constitution of Miss
issippi ; and he therefore asked and obtained
unanimous consent, to have it published in
the Congressional Record, as an appendix
to his speech, and In the same type in which
the speech is to be printed.
GIVING GEORGE A REST.
After Mr. George bad spoken for nearly
three hours and a half, Mr. Butler (with a
view to give him a resting spell) asked him
to yield the floor so that he (Butler) might
send to the clerk's desk and have read a
chapter of tbe revised statues ralating to
the subject of elections.
Mr. George assented willingly to thatlar
rangemeut; and after tbe secretary had
read for a few minutes] Mr. Butler uotloed
that the chapter which was being read was
not tbe one he meant, and he
sent for the volume and said
he would read the chapter himself.
Before he had begun to read Mr. Morgan
arose and said that he now took the floor on
the elections bill, but he was informed by
the Vice President that be had the name of
the senator from Rhode Island (Mr Aldrioh)
next on the list to speak on the bill. Mr.
Morgan protested against that as a violation
of the rule, and said that the chair could
not make an agreement beforehand to parcel
out the floor.
The Vioe President’s response to that w as
to announce that Mr. George was entitled to
tbe floor, and Mr. Edmunds insisted on tbe
regular order.
Mr. George again offered to yield the
floor to Mr. Butler, but to that Mr. Hoar
objected, declaring that under the usages of
the Senate one senator had not the right to
hold the floor and yield to another except
by unanimous consent. Otherwise a sena
tor might hold the floor a whole session.
GEORGE ENTITLED TO THE FLOOR.
The Vice President again announced that
the senator from Mississippi was entitled to
the floor; but Mr. Butler suggested that
Mr. George had yielded to him.
‘‘He cannot yield ta anybody,” said Mr.
Edmunds.
Then Mr, George inquired what was the
present situation, and whether he had the
floor or not, and was again informed by the
Vice President that he was entitled to the
floor.
After an interchange of parliamentary
suggestions between Messrs. Butler and
Edmunds, Mr. Butler asked Mr. George if
he would permit him to read a few sections
from the revised statutes.
“It it be agreeable,” said Mr. George, “to
the gentlemen who control the Senate; but
I do not wish to be guilty of anything like
high treason.”
BUTLER PROCEEDS TO READ.
Mr Butler took silence for consent, and
said that he would proceed to read from the
revised statutes. He was stopped, how
ever, by an objection from Mr. Hoar, and
the Vice President sustained the objection.
Mr. Butler undertook to state the position
of the question, but was stopped by an ob
jection from Mr. Sherman, who said that
the point of order having heen made against
the senator from South Carolina, it was his
duty to take his seat, and allow the chair to
decide the point. .
Mr. Butler iutimated that it was quite un
necessary for the senator from Ohio to ad
minister a lecture to him.
“Then,” said Mr. Sherman, with a show
of irritation, * ‘I demand the enforcement of
the rule.”
MORTON’S RULING.
The Vice-President gave it as his opinion
that Mr. Sherman’s point of order was
well taken, and that tha senator from
South Carolina should resume his so&t until
the point was decided by the ehai \
“Very well, sir," said Mr. Butler, resum
ing his seat.
“The chair is of the opinion,” the Vice
President said, “that a senator entitled to
tbe floor cannot transfer that right to any
other senator."
Mr. George then resumed the floor and
(picking np a pile of manuscript) com
menced to read a dissertation upon the
origin and history of African slavery in tbe
United States. After some ten minutes he
complained of being “very weary," and in
quired whether he might ask the senator
from South Carolina to read his speech, or a
part of it, for him, so that he migut have a
little rest. ,
GEORGE RAISES A LAUGH.
To that proposition Mr. Aldrich objected;
and Mr. George resumed the reading of his
speech with the words, ‘immediately after
the discovery of America"—which caused
considerable laughter at the ide athat there
was so much more to coma After another
ten minute’s reading Mr. Aldrich asked Mr.
George if he would yield to nim for a mo
tion to take up the resolution submitted by
him on Dec. 29, and ‘‘which was under con
sideration this morning.”
“That cloture rule?" queried Mr. George.
"Yes.”
“Well, I believe,” said Mr. George with
an air of weariness and resignation com
bined—“l believe I will do that.”
ALDRICH MOVES TO TAKE IT UP.
“Then I move,” Mr. Aldrioh proceeded,
“that the Senate proceed to the considera
tion of the resolution.”
“But," said Mr. George, “I want to know
what becomes of my right to the floor.”
“And I want to know,” Mr. Butler put
in, “what becomes of the decision of the
chair that one senator cannot yield the floor
to another except by unanimous consent.
I object.”
“Oh, no,” Mr. George pleaded, "do not
object, I am pretty noarly worn out. But
here,” he added aftera moment, “is the point
I want settled with our good friends on the
other side. If I give up to the cloture rule
and it is adopted and I get the floor after
ward, I want to know whether I will be ex
empt from that rule, or whether I will be
under it If lam to have dispensation by
which I am not to be caught by the rule, I
shall be anxious to surrender tbe floor now.”
GEORGE RESUMES HIS READING.
Mr. Cullom said that Mr. George would
have to take his chances on that, and Mr.
Aldrioh said that hs did not understand that
there was any motion before tbe Senate.
“Make your motion,” said Mr. George;
but Mr. Aldrich said he would not.
“Then,”Jsaid Mr. George, “I will go on
and I get fresh as Igo on. [Laughter.] “I
hope that nobody will act on the idea that I
want a reet, because it is a great pleasure
to me to entertain ths Senate on the very
important matter that I am now read in g.”
[Laughter. ]
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1891.
He had hardly started again when Mr.
Aldrich once more a-ked whether he would
vield the floor to him; and be was told that
Mr. George would yield the floor with great
pleasure.
“Then I move," said Mr. Aldrich a sec
ond time, “that tbe Senate do now proceed
to the consideration of the resolution sub
mitted by me on Dec. 29, and which was
under consideration during the morning
hour."
CLOTURE DECLARED TAKEN CP.
Mr. Morgan addressed the chair.
But the Vioe President, without recogniz
ing Mr. Morgan, put the question on Mr.
Aldrich’s motion. There was a response of
ayes, followed by one of nays, and the Vico
President said that the ayes “appear to have
it.”
Then Mr. Morgan pressed his claim to
recognition, saying that he had addressed
the chair five or six times and that be
thought the chair aw him. He was asked
by tbe Vice President to stats hi* object.
He replied that he had been on his feet
addressing the chair respectfully aud that
he did not propose to be overawed.
Mr. Aldrich—l ask that the resolution be
laid before the (Senate in accordance with
the vote.
Mr. Morgan—l desire to know whether
there is any agreement of the Hanate about
this matter.
THE RESOLUTION READ.
The Vice President directed the clerk to
read the resolution,‘and it was read accord
Aldrich—Did tho ohair decide that
the motion which I made was adopted!
The Vice President—The senator from
Rhode Island is entitled to the floor.
Mr. Ransom (who had been trying for
some time to be recognized)—The chair did
not decide it, and could not decide it.
Mr. Morgan—l rise to a point of order.
The Vice President—The se’.atcr from
Alabama will state his point of order.
MORGAN’S POINT OF ORDER.
Mr. Morgan—My point of order is this:
The senator from Mississippi had the floor
and yielded it under some agreement whioh
has not yet been explained to the Senate. 1
have several times asked very respectfully
to know what that agreement was, and I
now respectfully ask the chair whether or
not the senator from Mississippi has yielded
the floor absolutely or under some agree
ment.
The Vice President—Tho chair has no
knowledge of any agreement.
Mr. Aldrich —That is not a point of or
der.
Mr. Morgan—lt is a point of order, be
cause if there is any agreement I want to
object.
Mr. Aldrich—There was no agreement
made. The senator from Mississippi
yielded the floor and I made a motion.
CARLISLE EXPLAINS.
Mr. Carlisle—The situation is this: Tha
senator from Mississippi, before concluding
his remarks, yielded to the senator from
Rhode Island for the purpose of making a
motion. What the rights of the senator
from Mississippi may be is a question that
will arise hereafter} in case wo resume the
consideration of the elections bill, and is not
a question that can be decided now.
Mr. Edmunds—That is true exactly.
Mr. Morgan—Yes, but I want to know
whether there is an agreement about it.
Mr. Aldrich—There is no agreement, so
far as I am conoerned.
Mr. Morgan—l addressed tbe chair very
politely and respectfully—
Mr. Edmunds broke in with an inquiry
as to what the pending question was.
Mr. Aldrich—That resolution being pend
ing, 1 move that the Senate do now ad
journ.
At this point the Vice President recog
nized Mr. Ransom and asked Mr. Aldrich
whether he withdrew the motion to ad-
journ.
Mr. Aldrich—l do not.
Thereupon the Vice President put the
question and at 6:15 o’clock declared the
Senate adjourned until to-morrow at noon.
RANSOM RAISES A QUESTION.
After the Vice President had left the
chair, but while the secretary and clerks
were still at the desk Mr. Ransom walked
up to the desk and declared emphatically
that the question on taking up the resolu
tion had not been decided by the Senate,
end that the result of the vote had not been
declared by the Vice President. The
secretary atd clerks gave their
recollection in the matter and
the official reporter read his
shorthand notes, which showed that tbe
Vice President had said that the ayes ap
appeared to have it, and that be had sub
sequently laid the resolution before the Sen
ate. Messrs. Hoar and Aldrich were in the
group about the clerk’s desk, and argued
that the resolution was formally and prop
erly before the Senate. Mr. Ransom, how
ever, was not satisfied, and may bring up
the question to-morrow on tbe adoption of
the journal.
EATON’S CONTEST.
The House Committee to Make its
Decision Friday.
W ABHINGSON, Jan. 20.—The elections
committee met this morning, pursuant to
an understanding that the election contest
of Eaton vs. Phelan from tbe Memphis
(Tenn.) district, should to-day be decided;
but as there was a bare quorum present,
the committee adjourned until 3 o’clock,
at the suggestion of Representative Maish,
one of tha democratic members, who
stated that the democrats did not propose
to filibuster against the decision of the com
mittee, but that he thought the case should
be decided by more than a bare quorum.
At 3 o’clock, however, the proceedings in
the House prevented either republicans or
democrats leaving the chamber, and tbe case
went over until Friday.
RATES FOR DRUMMERS.
A Movement to Amend the Interstate
Commerce Law.
Washington, Jan. 20.—A. Q. Pickering,
chairman of the federation of the commer
cial travelers’ associations of America, ap
peared before tbe House committee on
oommerco this morning, and in behalf
of 180,000 drummers, whom he said
he represent* and, strongly urged a
favorable report on tre bill to permit
railroads to give reduced rates to commer
cial travelers and carry an extra amount of
baggage for them free of charge. The
committee, with but one dissenting vote—
that of Mr. Lind of Minnesota, authorized
Mr. Mason of Illinois to report favorably a
bill of the kind desired.
MONEY FOR THE INDIANS.
Tha Appropriation Bill Nearly Com
pleted in Committee.
Washington, Jan. 20.—The House com
mittee on Indian affairs has about com
pleted the Indian appropriation bill. A few
items remain to be determined upon before
the bill is ready for a report to the House.
This will be done in a few days.
The completed bill will carry an appro
priation of about <5,950,000, against an ap
propriation of $6,742,767 for the current
fiscal year. Tbe amount provided for the
subsistence of the Sioux Indians is $250,000
more than the appropriation for the cur
rent fiscal year.
A STORM BURSTS ON REED.
MILLS GIVES THE SPEAKER A
DRESSING DOWN.
The Excitement in the House the
Greatest of the Session -The Treuble
Brought on by an Arbitrary As
sumption of Power by the Speaker—
Details of the Day.
Washivgon, Jan. 30.—Speaker Reed
broke through tbe calm conservatism whioh
he has maintained thus far thli session to
day, and iu an attempt to interfere with the
democratic policy of obstruction so aroused
the democrats as to cause a scene equaling
tbe most dramatio of tbe last session, Mr.
Mills of Texas taking this time the role of
Ajax defying the lightning, as was so often
the case last session. It was all about a
quibble. Mr. McKinley moved that the
journal be approved immediately after it
had been read. This is the usual custom,
but of course the democrats objected, and
insisted that the journal should be read
throughout. When this had bean done
Speaker Reed, instead of reooguiz
mg Mr. McKinley to make the
motion to approve, again undertook
to put Mr. McKinley’s original motion.
This stirred up the democrat!, who have
al ways objected most strenuously to Speaker
Reed’s making a motion from the chair, and
Mr. Mills came down to the front to dis
pute the action. Speaker Reed treated him
so disrespectfully as to rouse his indigna
tion, and Mr. Mills, in spite of the fact that
Speaker Reed had ordered the roll to be
called by way of ohoklng him off, con
tinued to denounce the speaker’s course un
til his vehemence brought both sides to
their feet.
Speaker Reed is planning anew rule to
especially prevent filibustering on the ap
propriation bills by offering and discussing
amendments. He is prepan*! to take as
violent measures as ever to make a way for
the fores bill.
THE STORY OF THE DAY.
(Hu the Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 20.—1n pursuance of
the policy of the democrats of the House,
Mr. Bland of Missouri this morning de
manded the reading of the journal of yes
terday’s proceedings in extenio. The cierk
having concluded the reading, Mr, Blaud
made the point that the journal had not
been read in full, and demanded that a de
stription of the various executive communi
cations, resolutions, bills and petitions
(which are referred under the rules and not
in open House) be read.
Tbe speaker directed tbe clerk to load
this portion of the journal, whioh is ordu
narily omitted.
A WILD SCENE.
This was by far the longest portion of the
journal, and its reading wps not completed
until 1 o’elook. Then ensued one of the'
wildest scenes of confusion that the House
has seen during ths present congress.
The speaker having stated the question to
be on the approval of tho journal and hav
ing counted and stated the affirmative vote,
Mr. Mills of Texas, rising to a parliamentary
question, i sked whether the proper question
was not on ordering the previous question.
This query was based upon the fact that
when the clerk had finished reading the
first part of the journal (the portion usually
read) Mr. McKinley had demanded the
previous question.
The speaker, in response to the question,
stated this faot, but said that the demand
had not been renewed after the reading of
the completed journal.
Mr. McKinley corroborated the statement
of the speaker.
BURSTING OF THE STORM.
Mr. Mills then expressed bis wish to de
bate the question of approving the journal,
but the speaker declined to recognize him
on the ground that the House was dividing.
Then a storm-cloud burst. With excited
gestures Mr. Mills strodo down the aisle,
and, shaking his fist at the speaker, poured
out a volume of denunciation, accus
ing him of practicing fraud on the
House. "You are perpetrating a fraud
upon the House,” he thundered, "and you
know it.” And his party colleagues burst
into a round of applause and cheers, and
gathered around their champion. But
tho speaker was immovable, aud
amid tho excitement requested those
opposed to the approval of tbe
journal to rise. Phlegmatically, he counted,
“one, two, three,” and announced the
motion carried— 9? to 3. The yeas and nays
were demanded by the democrats, and
ordered; and as the clerk proceeded to call
tbe roll. Mr. Mills poured out his denuncia
tions.
A RAP AT M’KINLEY.
Again he aocused tha speaker of perpe
trating fraud upon the House, and referring
to Mr. McKinley said: “We did not expect
th 6 gentleman from Ohio to lend himself to
such a proceeding. We relied on the gentle
man from Ohio, for we believed him an
honorable gentleman, and we kuew he (in
dicating tbe speaker) was not,”
Mr. Perkins of Kansas (sarcastically)—
And he (indicating Mr. Mills) is a gentle
man.
Mr. Allen of Mississippi—That is more
than can be said of some persons on the
other side.
Tha as tbe clerk went on monotonously
calling the roll, Mr. Mills (ignoring him)
proceeded substantially as follows: “You
do not dare to go before the country with
such a revolutionary measure as you are
proposing to pass. We have the right
under tho rules to debato the question of the
approval of the journal, and you (address
ing tho speaker) are denying that right.”
[Democratic cheers.]
Mr. Kerr of lowa—Such proceedings as
this aro treasonable: and they are headed
by a man who helped treason before.
Mr. Mills—You are a traitor yourself to
the constitution and laws. You are trying
to surround tbe ballot-box with bayonets,
and to deprive the people of their right* of
representation.
A BABEL OF VOICES.
Then followed enthusiastio democratic
applause, while the republicans crowded
to tbe bar of the Hohso and announc 'd
their disapproval by lusty hisses. The
House was a regular babol.of voices, ex
cited, loud, but unintelligible.
Mr. Cutcheon of Michigan stood in the
center of the aisle, and os Mr. Mill* went
on repeated with indignation and emphasis
the one word “bosh.”
Mr. Mills’ reply to this exclamation was:
“Bring in another resolution of censure,
then.”
By this time affairs had approached so
near to a personal collision between gentle
men on the opposing side that the speaker
was obliged to call upon the sergeant-at-arms
for assistance, and that official, bearing the
mace in front of him, induced Mr. Mills to
take his seat, and the storm passed away for
the time.
The journal was approved: yeas 144, nays
103. But the muttering* of tbe storm were
still heard.
Mr. McComas moved that the House go
into committeeon tbe District of Columbia
appropriation bill.
Mr. Mills Inquired whether it would be
in order to move that there be one hour’*
debate on the bilL
The speaker replied that it would not, the
lime fixed for general deliate having ex
pired.
Mr. McConuw’ motion was agreed to,
yeas, 139, nay*, 107, ami accordingly the
House went into commit lee of tha whole on
the bill indicated.
REPUBLICAN HYPOCRISY.
In tho course of the debate which at
tended the reading of the par* graphs, the
elections bill was brought to the f re, Mr.
Hemphill declaring against what he de
nominated the “arrant hypocrisy” of the
Republican party in trying to put upon
same of the people of the country an un
warranted and Lnorant vote, while deuy
ir.g that vote to the same class of persons in
the District of Columbia.
The negro question was brought up by
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, who quoted
many newspaper extracts relative to the
treatment of the negroes in tho northern
states. The allegation that the negroes
were badly treated In those states was
vigorously contested by Messrs. Henderson
of Illinois and Morse of Massachusetts, the
latter calling attention to tho fact that tho
present administration had appointed 611
colored men to official positions.
THE NEGRO IN NEW YORK.
Mr. of New York said that in
New York the negro was given every right
and privilege that white men enjoyed, lie
despised the eontemptihle and dirty politi
cian who tried to us-* the negro for his own
purposes. New York guaranteed every
right to its colored citizens. But when the
republicaus came forward with the force
bill, saying that it* purpose vs* to protect
tho negro, it was all bumhug, and they were
6aying what was not true.
Then discussion arose upon a proposition
to close the deliate on an unimportant
paragraph. Mr. McComss having made a
motion to that effect, Mr. McCreary of
Keuturky moved to amend It by limiting
the debate to one hour,
A POiST OF ORDER.
A point of order was raised against ths
amendment on the ground that the motion
to cloee ihe debate was not ntnandable by a
motion to limit the debate. Tue partlot
pants in the disoussion wore, upon the re
publican side, Messrs. McComas, Adams of
Illinois, aud Grosvenor; aud ou the demo
cratic side, Messrs. Blount, MoMillan and
McCreary.
Mr. Bland rising to discuss ths question,
Mr. Boutello create 1 some amusement by
suggesting that as tho democratic candi
date* for tbe speakership had scored a point,
tbe chairman should give bis ruling. Fend
ing decision tbe committee rose.
The speaker laid before the House a re
quest for the return from tho Senate of the
bill for the relief of Karab E. E. Ferine—
an error having occurred in its enrollment,
Mr. Breckinridge of Kentuoky objected,
sail Mr. Rogers made tbe point that there
was no quorum present. This point being
found to be well taken tho House ad
journed.
BANCROFT’S BURIAL.
The Heads of the Government Among
Those in Attendahce.
* Washington, Jan. 20.— The funeral of
the venerable historian, George Bancroft,
took plaoi this morning at 11 o’clock, at
St. John’s Episcopal church, opposite
Lafayette square, and was attended by a
large and most distinguished gathering.
The orosvd was so great ttiat many persons
were obliged to stand in the aisles through
out tbe entire service, aDd many were un
able to gaiu admission. Among
those whose presence attested their
respect for the honored dead were President
Harrison and Private Secretary Halford,
Vice President and Mrs. Morton, Secretary
and Mrs. Blaine, Secretary and Mrs. Win
dom, Secretary and Mrs. Proctor, Postmas
ter General Wanamaker, Secretary Noble,
Secretary Tracy, Assistant Secretary Holey,
Gen, Schofield, Senator and Mrs. Frye,
Senator Blair, Sir Julian Paunccfote, the
British minister; Count Arco Valley, the
German minister; and nearly all the other
members of the diplomatic corps. The navy
department was well represented, a ma
jority of the naval officers stationed at
Washington and Annapolis and many of the
naval clerks taking advantage of the closing
of the department to pay their last tribute
to their former chief.
THE REMAINS TAKEN TO BALTIMORE.
At the oonoluslon of the services the re
mains were taken to the Baltimore and
Potomao railroad for transportation to
Worcester, Moss., where the interment will
be made. They were accompanied by the
members of the family and a few intimate
friends. In acoordance with tbe President’s
order the flags on all the executive depart
ments were displayed at half-mast to-day
out of respect to the memory of Mr.
Bancroft.
FOSTOFFICF HOLIDAYS.
Atlanta’s Observance of Lae’s Birth
day Criticised.
Washington, Jan. 30.—The Star says
the announcement in an Atlanta telegram
last night concerning the observance of
Lee’s birthday that the postoffice kept
regular holiday hours, attracted oouaiclere
ble attention at the postoffice department,
and inquiry developed tbe fact that no re
quest had been received from the Atlanta
postmaster for permission to close the office
on that day.
WHAT THE DEPARTMENT SAYS.
A Star reporter interviewed First Assist
ant Postmaster General Whitfield who
stated that it was customary to obtain per
mission from the department when the post
office via to be closed on any day that was
not a legal holiday. He added, however,
that the regulations gave a postmaster
authority to close the office, and re
ferred to the following paragraph in
tbe regulations; “Postmasters may observe
as holidays Jan. 1, July 4, Dec. 25, and such
other days as the President of the United
States or tbe governor* in their respective
states may designate os fast or thanksgiv
ing days, or proclaim specially as holi
days.” He said, however, that if the post
office at Atlanta was closed yesterday, as
stated, it was done in violation of the
usages of the department, even if this ac
tion was in accordance with the letter of
the regulations.
Dalzell Cools Off.
Washington, Jan. 30.— Representative
Dalzoll has cooled off a little, aud says he
will talk with tbe President before bringing
Commander Rebel's case before congr bs.
If he docs this he will probably never bring
it before congress at oIL
PATTIBON INAUGURATED.
The Senate Confirm* Hlb Nomination*
for State Officers.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 30.—Gov. Patti
son’s inauguration to-day was an unusually
imposing affair. The entire membership of
tbe supreme court was present and
the oath was administered by
Chief Justice Paxson, Gov. Patti
son sent to the Henate this afternoon
a communication stating that he had ap
pointed William F. Harritty of Philadel
phia secretary of state; William U. Kennel
of Lancaster attorney general, aud W iiliain
McClelland ef Pittsburg adjutant general.
The Senate went into executive session and
confirmed the nominations by an unanimous
vote.
PARNELL'S LEADERSHIP.
The Express esys H May Become a !
Fenian and a Separatist.
Dublin, Jan, A).— The Jucprtuu to-day !
■aye that judging from Mr. Parnell's bluster
and deflanoe he intends to continue n* leader
of the Irih tarty even If has to become a
fenian. Tlie Ejepres. v is also of the opinion
that Mr. Parnell hae dropped constitutional
agitation and has become a Hire aepa: atlst.
Tho Freeman's Journal to-day remark*
that it was said that the cities only were
I'arnelhte in their sympathies, but it now
appears that the towns are also in sympa
thy with Mr. Parnell. Tho Journal add*
that Mr. Parnell's speech at Athlons yester
day was delivored in the true spirit of iudo
peudenoo and nationality.
A RIOTOUS SCENE.
Timothy D. Healy delivered a leolure
yesterday evening at Mullingar, and a riot
ous scene as tho result A strong force
of sympathisers with Mr. Parnell gathered
outside the hall during the course of the
leetu-e, and threats of violence towrvrl
Mr. Healy were freely uttered. When the
latter emerged from the hall he was
greeted with a storm of hoots and
yells, and n rush was made by the Parnell
ite# in his direction. Luckily, a number of
priests who had been present at the meet
ing interposed themselves between Mr.
Healy and the infuriated mob, and this
probably saved him from rough handling.
Parnell has published in the Freeman's
Journal the usual summons to the Irish
members of parliament asking the them to
attend the reopening of parliiiment.
From official sources it it learned that 000
tenants in Kilkenny wlm adopted the “plan
of campaign” have paid their rents since
the split in tho Irish paity, and that 30 per
cent, of the tenants are now auxious to
oome to terms with the landlords.
Belfast's bishop writhw.
Belfast. Jau. 20.— The Bishop of Belfast
has written a letter for publication, in
which he condemus Mr. Parnell anil praises
Thomas Buxton. The bishop ulso asks tho
national league members If they desire to
sec tory raombers of parliament represent
ing Belfast.
A MOB PLAYS EX BCUTIONBH.
Their Viotim a Negro Who Attacked
a White Woman.
Glasgow, Mo., Jan. 20.—Oliver Tbixon
(colored) was hanged by a mob one mile
north of Fayette early this morning. Last
Friday afternoou May Crows, a daughter of
a farmer living near Fayette, was attacked
while walking from the town to hor
home by a masked negro, Jwho, aftor robbing
her, attempted a criroinlnal assault. Htie
was accompanied by a little colored girl
who ran screaming down the road. Her
•creams frightened the negro and he es
caped. Thlxen was arrested, oharged with
tho crime, and both Miss Crows and the col
ored girl identified him. Early this morning
a tnob gathered at the jail, battered down
the door, overpowered the guards and
secured the prisoner. Bragging him to a
ravine near the scene of his crime the mob
hanged him to a limb of a tree. He pro
tested his innocence.
A Thaw in England.
London, Jan. 20.—A general thaw has
set in throughout England and Is a great
relief to those who have been heavy suf
ferers on aocount of the recent extraordin
arily severe weather whioh has prevailed in
Europe. Unhappily the effects of the thaw
for some time to come, at least, seem likely
to be as disastrous to many people as the
cold weathor they complained of.
Thanks to tho thaw, which now appears
to havo come to stay, thousands of unem
ployed people are resuming work, which
was interrupted by tho cold weather.
A REVIEW AT PINB RIDGE.
The Showing Made by the Troops Ex
pected to Overawe tbe Indians.
Pine Ridge, S. D., Jan. 20.—A great
military review was this evening ordered
by Gen. Miles to tak* place to-morrow.
Praotically all the troop* at the agency will
participate. There is a liellet that this
disolay will be the last feature of the cam
paign against the ghost dancers. It is ex
pected that the pageant will be witnessed
by tho ludians en mas ie, and that they will
be duly impressed with the numbers of the
soldiers available to supprets any uprisiug
against the government.
THE RENDEZVOL’B.
The troops will rendezvous on the banks
of Wolf creek, moving in that direction at
an early hour. The only command not In
cluded in the order is tne First infantry,
Col. Shatter, whioh will remain in position
near the agency buildings. Seventeen
companies or infantry and twenty-nine
troops of cavalry, besides Caeyoane and
Ogallalla scouts and a battery of artillery,
are to form in line of battle and manuever
under tho eye of Gen. Miles.
WAR ON THE OYSTSK PIRAIE3.
Elizabeth City Given a Set Back by
the New Law.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 20.—A dispatch to
tbe Sun from Norfolk, Va., says: “The
steamer Vesper, Capt. Wallaoe, left Eliza
beth City, N. C., this afternoon for Pamlico
Bound to clear out the oyster dredgers. She
has on board to enforce the law of the state
the Pasquotank Rifles, In command of Capt.
W. J. Griffin. The damage to Elizabeth
City by the passage of tho aot by the
North Carolina legislature preventing
resideuts as well as non-restdents
from dredging is immense, closing several
large canning factories and throwing out of
employment 1,200 to 1,500 men, women and
children. Everything was on a big boom,
but this Is a oomplete setback. Most of tho
citizens ore very indignant. Several of the
oyster boats which have been at work have
gone to Baltimore, and the captains of
others will leave this week.”
CHICAGO’S GAB TRUST.
It is to be Dissolved In Deference to
tho Law.
Chicago, Jan. 20.—President Billings is
given authority for the statement that the
Chicago Gas Company, known as the gas
trust, has decided to surrender its charter
and go out of business. Tho companies
composing it, however, continue their busi
ness as before. It may be some three
weeks before tbe dissolution of tbe trust is
consummated. Tbe resolution was reached
at a recent meeting of tbe directors and is
a result of recent decisons by tbe courts,
which forbid it from holding stock In other
companies.
Waylaid and Murdered.
Charleston, 3. C., Jan. 20.—Capt. John
Maxey was waylaid and murdered on the
road, about three miles ftom his home, in
Sumter county last night while returning
from the town of Sumter. Two negroes
have been arrested on suspicion.
Death of a Tobacco Dealer.
Danville, Va., Jan. 20.— Vf. N. Shelton,
perhaps tbe wealthiest leaf tobacco dealer
in this market, died in Philadelphia to-day,
aged G 5.
I DAILY. 810 A TEAK )
■{ SCENTS AOOPY, r
f WEEKLY, $1.29 A YEAR, I
LONDON’S BIG WAR SCARE
THE EXCITEMENT BASED ON AN
ERRONEOUS CABLEGRAM.
The Philadelphia Correspondent of the
London Times Represented the Fleet
In Bering Sea as Rapidly Approach
ing a War Footing-The Figure*
Quoted Inexcusably Wide of the
Truth.
Washington, Jan. 20.—Secretary Blaine
wns asked by a representative of the Asso
ciated Press to-day If the state department
had learned what was the cause of the “war”
excitemeut a fortnight since ia London. He
replied that be had just received a cony of
tbs London Times Of Jan. 6, in which he
found a dispatoh from its regular American
correspondent dated (Philadelphia, J.in. 5,
as follows: “Naval orders recently issued
indicate the gathering of a formidable
American fleet in the Pacific waters before
tbe Bering eea Ashing season opens. Eleven
warships and flvs revenue cutters are now,
or will soon, be there, having ninety
guns and 2,625 men. Seven
other steamers. It is rumored, will
also be chartered for revenue duty, thereby
increasing the fleet to twenty-three ships,
with 118 guns and 3,000 men. Including two
of tbe fasteat and most powerful of the new
cruisers, the San Frsnoisoo and Charleston.
All these can arrive at Port Townsend by
May. Six are at San Francisco, aud nine
others In the Pacific."
Tn* REPORT UNFOUNDED.
Secretary Blaine said that on boaring of
this unfounded and mlsohievous telegram
he had sent to the navy department and
had been Informed by Secretary Traoy that
there has boen thie winter a smaller naval
force on the Pactllo than at any other Uma
for the last ten years. Instead of a large
force, with 118 guns and 3,000 men, as
the Times' correspondent states, the
whole number of ships L five, guns
thirty-one, and the number of men 850. The
force Is not so great as it was in Jannary,
1800, and the force then was much smaller
than it was In January, 1880. Secretary
Blaine added that he thought tbe corre
spondent of the Times owed an explanation
to the American people. It is stated at the
navy department that any one making in
quiry could have received definite and
aocurate information, and that there was,
tborefore, no excuse whatever for trans
mitting erroneous statements to Europe.
THE CORRESPONDENT’S EXPLANATION.
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 30.—Joel Cook,
financial editor of the Ledger and corre
spondent of the London Times, says bis
dispatch, to whioh Secretary Blaine refers,
was a brief summarization of a long dis
patch that appeared in the New York Times
of tbe date of Jan. 6 from Annapolis, Md.,
giving In dutail the names of the vessels to
bo concentrated in Boring sea and tbe num
ber of guu and men they would carry,
CONDUCTORS TO STRUCT.
The Discharge of a Dispatcher at f2t
Bottom of the Trouble.
Chicago, Jan. 30.—The Chicago and
Erie railroad has a serious strike on ite
hands. Tbe strikers are conductors and
dispatcher*. The strike was planned to ex
tend along the road from Chioago to
Salamanca, N. Y. To-day a com
mittee of four, representing the
Order of Railway Conductors, arrived
from Huntington, Ind., and went Into con
ference here with the company’s officials.
Tbs results were unsatisfactory to the com
mittee. They departed, leaving an ulti
matum addressed to Genorul Manager A. M.
Tucker, which, in effect, was a notice of an
immediate strike. They ay: “Believing
that bail faith has been shown on tbe part
of tbe company in dismissing C. C. Scott
at the expiration of the term fop
which he was suspended, unless be
is reinstated before that time,, all
the members of the Order of Railway
Conductors and dispatchers in the employ
of this company will retire from work at 10
o’clock p. m.,Jan. 211” Kcott was a dis
patcher at Huntington, Ind., and about a
month ago, it is alleged, gave orders which,
if carried out, would have resulted In a
collision. Tbe mistake is said to hare been
discovered in time to prevent an accident,'
and Kcott was suspended, and, after aa
investigation, was dismissed.
STRUCK OIL IN ALABAMA.
Confident Citizens of Memphis Play la
Great Luck.
Memphis, Tenn. , Jan. 20. A great stroke
of fortune has come to several citizens of
Memphis, who have for fire months been
drilling for oil in North Alabama, enter-*
taining a belief that oil existed there.
They purchased fifty-one square miles,
comprising tbe whole of a mounts n valley,
and began work. At a depth of 1,590 feed
in Trenton strata a twentv-flve-barrel
well has been struck, producing a heavy
green oil 33 per cent, superior to the aver
age product of Pennsylvania. An analysis
of the oil brought from tho well gives tbe
following results:
Specific gravity 0.881
Klgellne, gasoline, benzine,etc 16 per cent.
Lubricating oil 12 per cent.
Residue oontains vaseline, paraffine and
heavy oils.
Preparations for drilling another well
have been commenced aud work will be
actively pursued.
CHILE’3 CLOSED PORTS,
One of the Immediate Effects Will Be
to Raise the Price of Nitrate.
New York, Jan. 20.—Flint & Cos. re
ceived tbo following cable to day from
their representative at Valparaiso, Chile i
“Blockade established at Iquique, Pisaqua
and Calteabuena. Exchange 20>£." The
three named ports are all nitrate ports, and
tbe immediate effect of the blockade will
be to raise the price of that article.
, FRANCE TO BE ON HAND.
Paris, Jan. ‘iO.— It la stated ia diplrw
matic circle* here that the French govern
ment has decided to order several French
men-of-war to rendezvous In Chilean
water*.
PROTESTS BY THE DIPLOMATS.
London, Jan. 20.—Representatives of the
foreign governments at Santiago de Chile
have entered formal protests against] the
blockade of Chilean ports by war vessels ia
possession of tbe insurgents.
WRECKED AT A SWITCH.
Narrow Escape from Heavy Lose of
Life In Virginia.
Staunton, Va., Jan. 20.—An expresa
train on tbe Chesapeake and Ohio railway
with a large number of passengers was de
layed six hours this morning. It ran into
an open switch at Winefred, W. Va, twelve
miles east of Charleston. Several cars were
demolished and the wreck took Are, destroy
ing tbo passenger engine. Engineer Ed
wards aud a fireman were seriously but not
fatally injured. None of the passengers
were hurt. Tbe switch was misplaced, it U
supposed for the purpose of robbery.
