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STEWART IN THE LURCH
TWO DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO SUP
PORT HIS SCHEME.
He Therefore Abandoned His Fro
posed Free Coinage Amendment to
the Pension Bill—He May Attempt to
Saddle It on the Consular and Diplo
matic Appropriation Bill.
Washington, Feb. s.—The fire ooinage
men m the Senate were obliged to abandon
to-day their scheme to put a free ooinage
amendment on the pension appropriation
bill by the discovery that some of the dem
terats, notably Senators Voorhees andTur
pie, who have a large number of pensioners
among their constituents, had come to the
conclusion, after thinking it over, that,
however much they might desire free coin
age, they could not afford to keep veterans
and widows and orphans waiting for their
pensions. Inasmuch as every democratic
vote was needed to overrule the decision
against the scheme which the Vioe Presi
dent would undoubtedly have rendered on
the point of order which Senator Aldrich
would undoubtedly have made against it,
under the rules, it was idle for Senator
i-tewart to press his amendment so far as
the pension appropriation bill was con
cerned. Senator Aldrich said to-day that
it was clearly out of order, under the rules,
and that a similar amendment would be out
of order to any appropriation bill. He said
he did not believe that any similar amend
ment would be supported by a majority of
the Senate. The otber free ooinage repub
licans slid to-day that Senator Stewart was
too precipitate in bringing in the amend
ment. They had not understood, they said,
that it had been definitely determined that
Senates Stewart should take this step. They
rather thought that all that had beeu de
termined was that the amendment waa to
be proposed to some appropriation bill.
ACTED AS A BOOMERANG.
They think that Senator Stewart made a
mistake in presenting the amendment yes
terday and wish he he bad not done it,since,
they think, as things have turned out to
day, it has acted as a boomerang and hurt
them and their cause. Still they may get
together and unitedly press a similar
amendment to soire other important appro
priation bill, which would have no senti
mental ramifications. Senator Stewart says
lie will do it. He is very angry
at those of bis free coinage col
leagues who, as he says, “weakened”
on him to-day and compelled him to
■withdraw his amendment to the pension
bill. It is the hopelessness of the free coin
age men as to the chances of getting the
free coinage bill oat of the House coinage
committee which drives them to this rad
ical effort to ciroumvent Speaker Reed
and embarrass the President. It is under
stood that they at first thought of the legis
lative apuropriation bill as the one on which
they would place their "rider,” bnt, reflect
ing that this would tie up their
own salaries, they changed their minds. The
consular and diplomatic apDropriation bill
is mentioned now as the one they will try
to tack it on to. Senator Aldrich said to
day that the anti- free coinage republicans
would rejoice at the opportunity of such a
course. If successful iu the two houses, it
would give the President a chance to smite
the free coinage cause with a double fatal
wound.
REED DEPENDENT ON PAYSON.
It is a trifle inconvenient for Speaker
Reed to have to make bis adverse decision
on the Bland amendment through Mr. Pay
son of Illinois, who is now chairman of the
committee of the whole. Mr. Payson is
more or le6B of a silver man and inclined
toward free coinage. Speaker Reed would
not have put him in the chair if he had
anticipated Mr. Bland’s offering
such an amendment. Nevertheless, Sneaker
Reed expects to find a way to make Mr.
Puyson decide the point of order as he
(Reed) would decide it if he were sitting in
the chair himself. However, the free coin
age men are banking a good deal uoon the
fact that Mr. Paysou’s sympathies are with
them. If Mr. Payson should disappoint
Speaker Reed there would "be an interesting
state of things.
BLAND’S AMENDMENT.
When Mr. Bland heard that Mr. Stewart
had withdrawn hig free coinage amendment
from the pension appropriation bill he de
termined to put one right in on the appro
priation bill pending in the House, the great
sundry civil bill, which carries all the mis
cellaneous appropriations of the govern
ment. Accordingly he presented the
lre ‘\ coinage bill as au amend
ment. Mr, Dingley at once made the
point of order, which Speaker Reed under
the rules will probably decide in the morn
mg against the amendment. Then Mr.
Bland will appeal. Unless Speaker Reed
refuses to entertain the appeal the free
coinage men will probably carry the day.
~ j? n C6 f tain, though, for while there is
undoubtedly a majority for free coinage,
there may not be a majority for
an infraction of the rules. If the
speaker is overruled the amendment will be
adopted It will go to the President, who
, veto *t- The failure of the sundry
ml mil would be embarrassing, as it
ould require the calling of an extra ses
on. it contains the appropriations for
ine government printing office, ooast
urvey, lighthouse establishment, revenue
marine, geological survey, etc.
SESSION OP THS SENATE.
Ingalls Explains Hia Action on the
Force Bill.
Washington, Feb - s.— After Mr. Ingalls
had made a personal statement with regard
obis pair against the cloture rule the Sen
ate this morning took up the pension appro,
pnation bill.
ffieiw JSRft rising to a personal state-
Sa * tbat be ba d been absent from the
weeks' *s* p enate during the past two
t.i? „ la^, w bich interval action had been
m/ n 2£ t i? e c^otur6 and the elections bills.
on both of those had been the
BnimS ot c °mment, of censure and of
animadversion. On the day of his depart
consultation with Mr. Allison,
in tlo,n be had been accustomed to lean
W i,u e 7 r ® r y hour of need, he had left
ni.- {' ase y (who had charge of the
vot/ 0t at)B ® Dtees ). a note saying: "I should
BnH.r *bo proposed cnange of rules,
sti O‘M vote for a motion to proceed to
elßntP 0n * I A rat '* on ot any other than the
win, a ll bill; and am paired accordingly
v<„‘Senator Ablson, who is at liberty to
°te to make a quorum. ”
HIS OPPOSITION.
o Jb* been opposed, he said, unalterably
irlv 8 ™ *° tb9 adoption of cloture for
ui sufficient and satisfactory to
kn.fflu were those present who
r,vi„ 7?*® many months ago, while oocu-
Iv D j “ 8 chair in the absence of the Vioe
*• be resisted many urgent impor
nnitiei and strenuous solicitation*
co-operate in that direction
T methods that he then believed, and now
1 , vet l were revolutionary and sub
versive of the fundamental principles
f constitutional government. He had
Since 86011 any occasion to
oange or modify bis convictions He was
ow and had always been in favor of a just
iUofmn®
and impartial law, directed alike against
force and fraud, non-partisan and applioa"
ble equally to all parte of the nation. The
measure under consideration, however, did
not, in many of its details, receive the
sanction of his judgment.
OCSCUR* AND INTRICATE.
It appeared to him to be obscure and in
tricate in many of its provisions aud diffi
cult of application. It subordinated the
judiciary to political control, and opened
the treasury to indefinite expenditure, with
out the requisite supervision and in viola
tion. in his judgment, of the spirit, if not of
the letter of the provision of "the eonatitu
ti-n that declared that no money shall he
drawn out of the treasury except in conse
quence of an appropriation made br
law. In order to guard against the
enactment of such a measure into a Ihw In
his absence, and without amendments
which he regarded as essential to prevent
dangers not less distinct than those which
it was intended to obviate, he had reserved
the right to vote, in his abeeoce, with those
republicans who favored consideration of
other important measures, unless these mod
ifications were made.
NO AGREEMENT.
He had no arrangement, agreement or
understanding, express or implied, direct or
indirect, remote or contingent, to have his
vote oounted against the passage of the
election bill; and in that statement be was
convinced that he would be confirmed and
corroborated by the senator from lowa. He
was as ready now as he had al ways been to
proceed with its consideration and (with
modifications which he cad always believed
essential) to support it to the end.
Mr. Allison deemed it due to himeelf to
say that, on every occasion when he had an
opportunity, he bad stated distinctly that
he had no pair with Mr. Ingalls on the
votes respecting the elections bill.
MONEY FOR PENSIONS.
The pension appropriation bill was taken
up. It appropriates for pensions for the
year $133,173,085; for the fees and expenses
of examining surgeons $1,500,000; for the
salaries of eighteen pension aieats 173,000,
and for clerk hire 1300,000. The latter item
is increased by the amendment of the
committee on appropriations to $400,000.
Another amendment reported from the
committee strikes out the proviso limiting
to $3 the compensation of a pension
attorney and inserts in lieu of it a proviso
limiting such oompeusation to $5. The
latter amendments gave rise to
a very long discussion. In the
course of the discussion Mr. McPherson
inquired of Mr. Allison whether the amount
appropriated in the bill would be sufficient
for the year. Mr. Allison believed that it
would be, but admitted that there might be
a deficiency of five, six, eight or ten
millions. On the other hand, there might
be a surplus, but he thought it more likely
that there would be a deficiency.
LAST YEAR’S APPLICATIONS.
Mr. McPherson asked how many applica
tions had been made under the aot of last
year.
Mr. Allison gave the number up to Janu
ary as 539,000, of which only 8,000 or 9,000
had bean yet allowed.
Mr. Quay moved to amend the provision
as to feus by a proviso that It shall not
apply to any oase now pending where there
is an existing lawful contract, and Mr.
Cockrell moved to add to Mr. Quav’s
amendment the words: “In writing on file
in the department.”
Mr. Cockrell’s amendment was disagreed
to, and Mr. Quay’s was agreed to. Mr.
Cockrell offered an amendment providing
that hereafter no pension shaii ba allowed
or paid to any officer, non-commissioned
officer or private in the army, navy or ma
rine corps, either on the aotive or retired
list. This was agreed to without division.
STEWART’S AMENDMENT NOT OFFERED.
All the committee amendments having
been agreed to, the bill was passed, Mr.
Btewai t not offering the amendment, of
which he had given notice, to insert the
free coinage bin as part of the pension ap
propriation bill.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Blair,
took up the House bill to provide for an ad
justment of the accounts of laborers, work
men and mechanics arising under the eight
hour law.
Mr. Blair explained the circumstances
which formed the basis of the bill, and said
it had been estimated that it would re
quire W,300,000 to pay these olaims, but his
own opinion was that it would require a
larger amount.
Mr. Dawes gave notice of an amendment
in the way of a substitute, requiring pay
ment for over-time notwithstanding any
agreement to the contrary.
The bill was then laid aside and a number
of others were taken from the calendar and
passed, among them the Senate bill to
establish a marine board for the advance
ment of the interests of the merchant ma
rine.
After a short executive session the Senate
adjourned,
RUSSIA AND THE JEWS.
A Resolution fro m the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
Washington, Feb. s. —The House com
mittee on foreign affairs to-day directed
Chairman Hitt to report to the House a
substitute resolution for that offered by Mr.
Cummings of Now York, expressing sym
pathy with the Jews in Russia. Tne text
is as follows:
Resolved, That the members of the House of
Representatives of the United States have heard
with profound sorrow the reports of the suffer
ings of the Jews in Russia, and this sorrow is
intensified by the fact that such occurrences
should happen in a country which lias so long
been a friend of the United States, and which
emancipated millions of its people
from serfdom, and which defended
helpless Christians in the east from
persecution for their religion. And we earn
estly hope that the humane and enlightened
spirit ttiat then was so strikingly shown by his
imperial majesty will now be manifested in
checking and mitigating the severe measures
directed against the men of the Jewish re
ligion.
Chairman Hitt subsequently reported the
resolution to the House. The committee
recommends its adoption.
PROGRAMME OF THE SENATE.
The Republicans Decide on an Order
of Business.
Washington, Feb. s.—Tha republican
senators held a harmonious caucus to-night.
The purpose was the arrangement of an
order of business for the remainder of the
session, and the outcome was the selection
of the following measures to be con
sidered as far as practicable in the
order named: The eight-hour-day bill, copy
right bill, Nicaragua bill. Paddock pure
food bill and Conger lard bill (which may
be discussed in connection, although prefer
ence in order was assigned to the pure food
bill), land court bill, bankruptcy bill, inter
state commeroe bill and Pacific railroad re
funding bilL The appropriation bills
and conference reports are to
have the privilege of consideration
at any time. Nothing was said about the
elections bill or silver legislation. It was
understood that the order of business above
given was to be supported by all the repub
lican senators. If, however, anv measure
named arouses a strength of opposition that
threatens to result in the consumption of an
unreasonable length of time, k may be
passed over for the next measure.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1891.
OCR TRADE WITH BRAZIL
AN AGREEMENT REACHED UNDER
THE NEW TARIFF LAW.
The Articles Signed by the Represent
atives of the Two Governments at
Washingto i and a Proclamation
Issued by President Harrison—A List
of the Products Favored.
Washington, Feb. 6.— The Pott aa
noimced this morning that the negotiations
which have been in progress between the
United States and Brasil resulted last Satur
day la the signing of an agreement, under
the reciprocity clause of the new tariff law,
by Secretary Blaine and Senor Mendonoa,
the Brasilian minister. The agreement has
been approved by President Harrison, and
a proclamation announcing the fact
was made this afternoon. The agree
ment will go into effect on Jan. 1
next. The Font adds that it is understood
that similar agreements with Cuba aud
Veuezuela are being negotiated.
THE PROCLAMATION.
The proclamation Issued by the President
says:
Whereas, Pursuant to the section of the act
of congress approved Oct. 1, 1890, entitled "An
act to reduce the revenue and equalize duties
on imports, and for other purposes" (the
McKinL y tariff bill), the Becretary or State of
the United States of America communicate to
the government of the United States of Brazil
the action of the congress of
the United States of America, with a view
to secure reciprocal trade ui declaring the arti
cles enumerated In said section 8, to wit : Cigars
molasses, ooffee and hides to be exempt, from
duty upon their importation into the United
Stales of America; and whereas the envoy ex
traordinary and mi lister plenipotentiary of
Brazil at Washington lias communicated to
the Secretary of State the fact that in due rec
iprocity for and consideration of the admission
into the United States of America free of all
duty of the articles enumerated in section 3 of
said act, the government of Brazil has, by legal
enactment, authorized the admission from and
after April 1, 1891, into all established ports of
entry of Brazil free of all duty, whetuer na
tional, state or municipal, the articles or mer
chandise named in the following schedule, pro
vided that the same be the product and manu
facture of the United Btates of America:
Wheat, corn, rye, buckwheat and barley, and
manufactures from them; potatoes, beans,
peas, hay, oats, pork and bacon, except hams;
cured flsh, cotton seed oil, coal, naval stores;
agricultural, mining, manufacturing and me
chanical tools and machinery, except sewing
machines; scientific books and instruments, and
railway construction material and equipment;
and that the government of Brazil lias, by
legal enactment, further authorized the
admission into all established ports of
entry of Brazil, with a reduction of 25 pier cent.
of the duty designated oa the respective articles
in the tariff now iq force, or which may here
after be adopted in the United States of Brazil,
whether national, state or municipal, of the
articles or merchandise named in the following
schedule, provided that the same be the product
or manufacture of the United States of
America: Lard, and substitutes therefor;
bacon, tiaras; butter and cheese; canned and
preserved meat, flsh, fruits and vegetables; man
ufactures of cotton, including cotton clothing;
manufactures of iron and si eel, single or mixed,
not included in the foregoing free schfriple;
leather and manufactures thereof, except doom
and shoes; lumber, timber and manufactures of
wood, including cooperage, furniture of all
kinds, wagons, carts and carriages; manufact
ures of rubber; and that the government of
Brazil has further provided that the laws and
regulations adopted to protect its revenue and
prevent fraud iu declarations and
proof that the articles named in
the foregoing schedules are the product
or manufacture of the United States of
America, shall place no undue restrictions on
the importer, nor impose any additional
charges or fees therefor on the articles im
ported. And.
Whereas, The Secretary of State has, by my
direction, given assurance to the envoy extraor
dinary and minister plenipotentiary of Brazil at.
Washington that this action of the government
of Brazil in granting exemption of
duties to products and manufactures
of the United States of America,
Is accepted os due reciprocity for the action of
congress as set forth iu section 3 of said act.
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Benjamin
Harrison. President of the United Stares of
America, have caused the above-stated modifica
tions of the tariff law of Brazil to be made pub
lic for the information of tlie citizens of the
United States of America.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at, the city of Wash
ington. this sth day of Feburary, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety one, and of the inde
pendence of the United Btates of America the
one hundred and fifteenth.
Benjamin Harrison.
By the President:
James G. Blaine, Secretary of State.
pauncefote’s denial.
He Made No Comments on tbe Su
preme Court Decision.
Washington, Feb. s.— Tbe ngent of the
Associated Press called upon tbe British
minister. Sir Julian Pauncefote, this morn
ing and drew his attention to the statement
issued by Dalzoll’s News Agency asserting
the authenticity of an alleged interview
with the minister on the supreme court de
cision on the Sayward case, which was
cabled to the London Times, and to the text
of the alleged interview itself as reproduced
to-day' in New York. Sir Julian read ail
carefully, and after some conversation be,
at the request of the agent, reduced to writ
ing what he had taid, as follows:
British Legation, I
Washington. Feb. 5, 1891. )
Drab Mr. McKee—l absolutely deny having
used any of the lancuagi attributed to me in
the alleged Interview puoiiihed in the London
Times and republished in the Wold of to-day.
A man accosted me in a public car and asked
me whether I had heard of the decision of the
supreme court given that day in the Sayward
case. On my replying in the negative,
he informed me that leave had
just been given to file the
petition. We exchanged a tew common place
remarks about the agitation which the ease had
excited, and which I said I was gla i to think
had subsided. Tue conversation had not lasted
more than two minutes when I alighted from
tbe car. I had not the least idea that I was
being interviewed. Tne above, however, is all
that passed. I am. dear Mr. McKee, yours very
truly, Julian Pauncefote.
To David R. McKee, Washington Agent Asso
ciated Press.
After writing this letter the minister
summoned his secretary, had a copy of tbe
letter made and directed that it be addressed
to Lord Salisbury and cabled at once in
cipher to him.
RESTRICTIONS ON SUFFRAGE.
Tbe Judiciary Committee Misinter
prets the Caswell Resolution.
Washington, Feb, s.—The House com
mittee on the judiciary to-day declined to
adopt the report mado by Mr. Caswell from
tbe sub-oommittee that an inrestigation be
held by the committee in the cases of oer
tain states of tbe union, whine constitutions
contain provisions which are practically
denial of tbe right of suffrage. The objec
tion to the proposed inquiry was based-on
the ground that the committee had no
means of ascertaining who were de
prived of their right to vote. Mr.
Caswell said subsequently that tbe purport
of tbe resolution was misunderstood; that it
was intended to ascertain whether the con
stitutions of the states contained provisions
concerning tbe suffrage in conflict with the
fourteentn amendment to tbe constitution,
the material for which tbe committee could
easily acquire. He will therefore call up
the report again to-morrow for reconsidera
tion.
A NSW ALU A NOB SCHEME.
Vessels Carrying Cut Agricultural
Products to Be Given • Concession.
Washington, Feb. s.—The Council of
Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
this afternoon adopted a resolution looking
to the betterment of agricultural and com
mercial industries of the country. The
resolution is as follows:
Whereas, Of the three great Industries of
the United States, agricultural, commercial and
manufacturing, the first two are in a most de
pressed suite. therefore, with a view to the
betterment of tneir condition, belt
Resolved, That the legislative committee of
the National Farmers’ Alliance and In
dustrial Union be requested to pre
pare a bill for presentation to the
present or following oongr-ss, containing
provisions that all vessels built, owned and
manned by citizens of the United States that
carry full outgoing cargoes, to be determined
by the tonnage of the veseel, two-thirds of
which, at leazt, shall oonsisVof home agricult
ural products, shall be allowed to eater and
discharge their returning cargoes, provided
tnat said cargoes shall consist of manufactured
products, at any port of the United States free
of all customs duty. That we are persuaded
that suoh a measure, properly carried out in de
tail, will Dot only build up the shipping inter
ests of the oountry, but result In cresting a
foreign market for the surplus agricultural
products of the United Btates.
T. 8. Adams, president of the state alli
ance of Louisiana, introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, urging congress to
enaot a law in accordance with the memo
rial adopted by tbs Ocala conference in op
position to the Louisiana state lottery.
to organises bt districts.
The report of the committee on plans was
also submitted to-day. In addition to the
various alliance organizations already in
existence it contemplates the formation of
congressional district alliances in each state
and territory where alliance organizations
flourish. Each congressional district is to
have a leoturer. The state legislative com
mittee is hereafter to be composed of the
state president, state executive board, state
lecturer aud the lecturers of each con
gressional district. The congressional legis
lative committee is to consist of the presi
dent of the congressional district alliance,
its leoturer and the president of each oounty
alliance. The oouuty legislative council is
to tie composed of tlie county president of
each subordinate alliance.
BILLS FOR CONGRESS.
The committee on plans also reported a
resolution, which was passed, instructing
the president of the council to appoint a
national legislative subcommittee "of three
members to formulate bills to be presented
to congress in accordance with the demands
of the Ocala meeting. These demands in
clude the sub-treasury proposition, land
loan proposition, free ooinage of
silver and a bill with respect to
the Louisiana lottery. This subcommittee
of three it to be a standing committee, and
its action will be regarded as the action of
the whole oouncil. The committee has not
yet been appointed. Congress will he urged
to take action upon the sub-treasury bill at
its present session. One hundred thousand
copies of each hill agreed upon by the sub
committee are to be printed for distribution
among the alllauoe organizations through
out the country.
INGALLS’ PHILIPPIC.
His Speech Intended to Pay Off a Few
Old Scores.
Washington, Fete s.—" Senator Ingalls
must have declined the invitation to his
colleague’s love feast,” said a democratic
senator to-day after Senator Ingalls bad
finished one of the most dramatic speeches
he over made, which was addressed to
Senators Hoar, Edmunds, Spooner, Aldrich
and the rest the cloture and force bill repub
licans who have been saying publicly or
privately disagreeable things about the
eight republican “traitors” in general, and
Senator Ingalls in particular. Senator
Ingalls has, of oourso, seen or heard every
one of them, aud fond though he is of say
ing such things hiuiself, he does not at all
relish them when said by others.
READ HIB CRITICS A LESRON.
Consequently he proceeded to read his
critics a lesson which they did not take
kindly. They wore all there and they all
listened as in his most impressive way he
slowly and forcibly delivered the significant
sentences which he had carefully prepared.
The chamber was perfectly still, save for
his voice, throughout, and every word he
said was heard by the deafest senator.
There was no applause and no reply except
the conscious bluster of the men who had
been especially severe in their comments,
and who now regretted having shaken his
hand so cordially yesterday.
HARRISON NOT FORGOTTEN.
Senator Ingalls has heard of some re
marks said to have been made by President
Harrison to a republican senator in the
nature of congratulations on the defeat of
Senator Ingalls, and Senator Ingalls in
tended his speech for the white house as
well as for the Senate. Nor wj he unmind
ful of the savage criticism he received from
one of the Kansas republicans in the House,
but he expects to retain power euough in
Kansas to punish them in the future. Sen
ator Ingalls is like an Indian in the remem
brance of injuries.
WORK, OF THK PENSION OFFICE.
The Applications During the Past
Seven Months Number 072,717.
Washington, Feb. s.— Gen.Raum. com
missioner of pensions, has written a letter
to Secretary Noble, calling his attention to
the business of the pet sion office during the
pant seven months-. There have been re
ceived to Jan. 31, 1891, .555,878 applica
tions for pensions under the act
of June 27, 1890, and 11(5,839 under
former laws. The total number of claims
pending is 102,390. During the same period
110,276 certificates have been issued to pen
sioners. The number of original claims
allowed last year was 66,687. The
first payment on these claims was
$32,478,341, the averago payment being
$485. The number of original claims under
the old laws that will be allowed this year
will probably not exceed 50,000. with an
average first payment of $342 and a total
payment of $17,100,000. This will show a
falling off this year as compared with last
of $15,40.,000 iu the first payments on old
original claims.
CLAIMS UNDER THK NEW LAW.
The commissioner estimates that there
will be 80,000 claims allowed under the new
law during the fiscal year, and that the
total first payments on these claims will be
$5,000,000, making $22,100,000 as the first
payment upon all claims allowed during
the first lineal year; being a
reduction of $10,000,000 on the first pay
ments for the flsosl year as compared with
the last fiscal year. From these figures the
commissioner makes the deduction that the
fears of a deficiency in the pension appro
priation will not be realized. The commis
sioner declares that the practical operation
of the aot of June 37. 185 X), as shown by the
work thus far in the office, will be to mate
rially reduce the annual value of pensions.
Pennsylvania and the Foroe Bill.
Washington, Feb. s.—Notwithstanding
the veto of Gov. Pattison, a copy of the
resolution favoring the passage of the foroe
hill, which passer! the two houses of the
Pennsylvania legislature, was sent to Sen
ator Cameron, who presented it to the Sen
ate this morning.
DILLON THE NEW LEADER
THE SPLIT AMONG THE IRISH ON
THE POINT OF ADJUSTMENT.
Both Parne 1 and McCarthy to Retire—
Gladstone Said to Have Given the
Assurances Demanded by Parnell—
McCarthy Publicly Announo s That a
Trues Will Soon be Proclaimed.
London. Feb. s.— ln receiving a deputa
tion of Irishmen at Leiceeter yesterday, Mr.
McCarthy, in addition to inforinating them
that he had summoned a meeting of his fol
lowers for Ksb. 13, said that the Irish
parliamentary party would probably hear
on that date the terms which had been made
between the two sections, that the party
might meet again as in the good old times,
and, standing together like friends and
brothers, fight against the common enemy.
DILLON TO BE LEADER.
A prominent Irish deputy says that
Messrs. Parnell aud MoCarthy will retire
from the leadership of their respective fac
tious in favor of Mr. Dillon, whom all will
obey.
William O’Brien, in a letter to the Times,
says that the plan of campaign would have
ended ia 1887 if the laud aot of that year
bad not vindictively excluded tenants who
had resorted to the plan of campaign front
the benefits aocorded to othecs.
A MOTION or CENSURE.
Mr. Morlev gave notioe in tbe House of
Common* to-night of a motion to ceniure
the Irish executive for ite action iu the Tip
perary prosecutions, such action being cal -
culated to bring the law into contempt and
being a violation of the rights of citizens.
GLADSTONE’S ASSURANCES.
Paris, Feb. s,— According to a dispatch
to the Temps from ite Ixmdon correspond
ent, the latter affects to know that Mr.
Gladstone has given the required assurance
justifying Mr. Parnell in retiring from the
leadership of his section of tbe Irish parlia
mentary party. Mr. Dillon, the corre
spondent adds, will replace Mr. McCarthy
as leader of the McCarthyite seotiou, and
will be selected as tbe leader of the reunited
party.
reorganization of the league.
Dublin, Feb. s.—The national league
committee in Dublin has sent circulars to
the various brandies of tbe league urging
that a reorganization be effected, in view of
the general election, Timothy Harriugton
has issued a similar appeal in Cork.
GERMANY AND AFKIJA.
The Chancellor Explains tbe Govern
ment’s Polio?.
Berlin? Feb. 5. Chanoellor von Coprivi,
in the Keiohstag to-day, in defending the
African policy of the government said that
it had followed tbe lines laid down by
Prince Bismarck, who once declared that
Lord Salisbury’s friendship was worth more
than the ontire coast uorth of Witu.
Emin Pasha and Maj. Wissmann, he added,
can remain in the service of Germany if
they so dee re. The chancellor's speech was
applauded even by the left. The passage
crediting the emperor with the initiative in
the colonial policy, and that recalling
Princd Blunarck’s estimate of the value of
England’s good will contributed especially
toward strengthening the position of the
government, and enabling ft to meet the
attacks of the colonial enthusiasts.
THE AGREEMENT.
Chancellor von Caprivi stated that it was
the emperor himself who instructed the
chancellor on May 21, 1890, to arrange an
agreement with England with reference to
colonial affairs. The emperor fully
explained all the points in
volved. The basis of tho negotiations,
he said, centered in East Africa. The in
terior was to bo abandoned, aud Zanzibar,
whore England’s claims were paramount,
was to be surrendered iu return for English
recognition of Germany’s claim to tbe East
African ooast.
CHILE’S UPRISING.
The Trouble Due to Violence on tbe
Pert of tbe Regular?.
Paris, Feb. A—A dispatch to the Oauloit
from Buenos Ayres say* that tbe Chilean
rising waa due to violence on the part of the
Chilean regular*. The rising occurred at
Castro. The battle between the regulars
and insurgents lasted three hours.
Seventeen of the former and 180 of
the latter were killed. Profiting by tbe
revolt, hostile suctions of the Chilean regu
lars attacked one another with knivee to
settle an old quarrel, and the insurgents
around tbe city joined in tbe fighting, which
lasted two days. The Lyoeum and hospital
suffered severely. The number of persons
killed is not known exactly, but is large.
Ancud is now quiet. The har
bor is patrolled by volunteers
who are partisans of tho presi
dent, assisted by 2,000 sailors. The revolt
appears to be reduoed to the principal
harbors. Beaten on all sides, the insurgents
intend to retreat to the mountains, assume
tbe defensive and march toward Santiago,
which is now denuded of troops. Friends
advise the president to convoke oongress,
which would settle the quarrel.
VON WALDBRSEB’A RSTIRSMBNT.
Two Prominent Officers Now Men
tioned as His Successor.
Berlin, Feb. 5. Count Alfred von
Schlieffen.who 1* expected to succeed Count
von Waleersee as chief the general staff, is
regarded as one of the most able officers on
that staff. Count von Waldersee
took formal leave of the staff attachea
to-day. In a speech in which be
showed deep emotion, he said: “Theemperor
has ordered me elsewhere. The soldier
obeys without nskiug reason*.” It is also
announced that Gen. von Wittich will suc
ceed Count von Waldersee as chief of the
general staff.
FBANCS’B TARIFF.
Ferry Against an Attitude of Bconomic
Isolation.
Paris, Feb. A— M. Ferry, on taking the
ohair as president of tho Senate customs
committee, to-day made a speech in which
he declared that the idea of France's main
taining an attitude of economic isolation
was utopian, and if carried out would prove
disastrous. “Tariff changes,” he said,
“must not be based upon revolutionary
methods. Let us be prudent, not impetu
ous.”
Socialism in Belgium’s Army.
Paris, Feb. 6.—The Figaro to-day says
that the socialist propaganda in tbe Belgian
army has beeu most active for some time
p';§(. The Figaro adds that tbe truth con
cerning the origin or basis of the recent acts
of insubordination upon the Dart of Belgian
soluiers has not been made public, thereby
intimating that socialism is at tbe bottom
of the military disturbances.
Italy’s Military Expenses.
Home, Feb. s. —The king is consulting
with Gen. Cosenz, chief of staff, in regard
to military retrenchments.
GENDARMES FIB3 ON A CROWD.
The Officer In Chars# Lost Bis Head
end Feared a Revolution.
Barcelona, Feb. s.—The revolutionary
spirit smoldsriug throughout Spain
nearly buret into flame in this city to-day.
There was a peaceful demonstration, in
which a parade and speech-making were the
main features, going ou in favor of the re
publican leader, Don Nicolas Sal
uierony, and Alton zo Herlllos, co
workers in the propagation of
republican ideas, and naturally
the crowds which were attracted by the
procession became somewhat excited. Tbie
attitude of the populace seems to have
alarmed the officer in charge of a troop of
mounted gendarmes, who had been dotailed
to maintain order, and, in case of such an
emergency arising, to suppress any revolu
tionary proceeding.
AN ATTACK ON THE CROWD.
In any case the oflioer seems to have lost
his bead and to have ordered the gendarmes
to oharge the orowd. They did so. and fired
with pbtol* and carbines right and left. The
result was that several persons were
wounded. A number of bullets from the
weapons of the gendarmes flattened around
the balcony and windows of tbe hotel from
which Senor S&lmorony was speaking. The
action of tbe gendarmes deeply enraged the
people, but the orowd seems to
have dispersed without any open
act of retaliation. It is underatoid
that tbe government will be asked
to order an inquiry into the conduot of the
officer in oharge of tho gendarmes. Manor
Balmerouy’s friends claim that the bullet
marks around tbe window from which be
was speaking show that the gendarmes
tried to shoot him.
OPOKTO’S PRISONERS.
Oporto, Feb. 6.—The insurgents who
have been arrested for participating in the
recent revolt against tbe authority of the
government will be tried bv court-martial
on Monday next on board the man-of-war
now lying in the roadstead. Volga, the
civilian leader of the insurrectiou, has es
caped from his hiding plaoe in this city, and
is understood to have tound refuge in
England.
TRYING TO BRLITTLE IT.
Madrid, Feb. 5. —The Kpoca endeavors
to minimise tbe importance of the affair in
Barcelona to-day. It says that a few police
dispersed an unauthorized meeting of re
publicans and that the published accounts
of the affair are exaggerated.
Dispatches report rioting in a number of
towns this evening. A liberal-Carlist riot
oonurred at Lngrotio. At Haro the Carlist
olub was wrecked. There was serious riot
ing at Banto Domingo and Calsud, where
many persons were injured.
WAR OF THB DOCK LAEORBRS.
The Big Strike in England Under Full
Headway.
London, Feb. 6.— Tbe conflict between
the London dock laborers and shipowners,
which recommenced yesterday in conse
quence of the shipowners taking hostile
legal action, whihfe led to gbn London docks
joint committee abandoning the discharg
ing of ships, continues to-duy. The Furness
and Johnstou lines are discharging their
own vessels and are employing in tbat work
union men from outside docks.
OUT AT CARDIFF.
Cardiff, Feb, 5.—A general strike has
been declared here am.ng tbe dock labor
ers. The trouble seems to be of a serious
nature, and is likely to result in another
long struggle between capital and labor.
As it is, every coal tip in Cardiff is idle,
and strikers’ pickets are guarding tho
entrances to all the docks. Tbo entire police
force of Cardiff is on duty, and steps are
being taken to swear in a large number of
special constables.
CHILDREN CREMATED.
Nine Little Ones Loae Their Life by
the Burning of An Asylum.
Moscow, Feb. 5.—A terrible Are oooured
in an orphan asylum last night. The build
ing was burned to the ground and a most
horrible scene was witnessed as the youth
ful Inmates were being rescued. Niue chil
dren were burned to death and a number of
Others were so seriously injured that their
lives are despaired of.
Pope Leo and tbe Republlo.
Rome, Feb. s.—The Pope, in replv to ear
nest requests on the sebject, has been com
pelled to decline to make an official com
munication to the French bishops on tbe
attitude which they are to assume towaid
the republic.
A 3 rHi A MBit'S ROUGH PASSAGE.
The Rotterdam Beaches New York
After a Long Trip.
New York, Feb. s.—The Dutch steam
ship Rotterdam, from Rotterdam eighteen
days ago, about which there was some anx
iety among those interested, arrived at
quarantine at 0:45 o’clock this morning.
She experienced a succession of westaouth
west to northnorthweet gales with terrific
high eeas each and every day throughout
her passage, but no damage was done to
either the ship or her passenger*. The
Rotterdam reports that on Feb. 1, in lati
tude 2” 81' norr.h and longitude 50” 4b' west,
she passed the National Line steamer Den
mark bound west.
The oaptiln of the Rotterdam states that
the Denmark was too far distant for him
to signal her. She appeared to be all right.
A PANIC ON A STEAMER
The Vessel Blown Ashore, But No
One Injured.
Cairo, 111., Feb. s.—The Cairo and
Memphis steel packet, Cherokee, en route
south, was blown on the Missouri shore, a
mile below Point Pleasant, eight miles be
low here, and barely escaped destruction.
Her wheel was unshipped and badly broken,
he.' rudder displaced, aud other damage
done, which necessitates the vessel being
towed to Bt. Louis and hauled out on the
ways. She had a large passenger list, and
for a time a panic prevailed, but no one
was hurt.
LAW MAKERS WITHOUT LUCRE.
No Money on Hand In Arkansas to
Pay tha Legislators.
Little Rock, Ark., Feb, s.—ln conse
quence of the ehortage in the Arkansas
state treasury, there to no money to pay the
members of the legislature. Col. Morrow,
the new treasurer, has firmly refused to
pay the legislators on account of there being
no funds “available-” for that purpose.
Gov. Eagle has sent a special request to all
the county collectors to send in at once all
the state money on band to meet the neces
sities of the general assembly.
Three Postmasters Appointed.
Washington, Feb. s.—The President to
day ended the controversy over the Cincin
nati postmastersbip by the nomination of
John Zumstein. Other postmasters were
nominated as follows: Frank Woodman
see, at New Decatur, Ala.; Welch Fairies,
at Trenton, Tenn.
I DAILY, $lO A TEAR. ,
1 5 CENTS AOOPT. '
\ WEEKLY, $1.25 A YEAR, ,
ABUSES IK THE COURTS.
CASES TROMPED DP IN ORDER TO
BCCOP IN THE FEES.
The Salary Bystem Preferred to That
Now in Vogue—Suspension of the
Execution of Sentences also Criti
cised—Lax Methods in the Adminis
tration of the Naturalization Laws
Alleged.
Washington, Feb. s.—The subcommit
tee of the Honse judiciary c mmittee,
which, during the last session, made exten
sive investigations in regard to the prac
tices at various courts of the United States,
to-day submitted to the foil committee a
voluminous report, prepared
lu part by Mr. Thompaon of Ohio and in
part by Mr. Oatea of Alabama The read
ing of the report was not finished to-day,
and the committee will meet again to-mor
row to consider it. Tha report criticises the
practices at various courts, but generally in
an impersonal and not harsh manner.
CASES MADE tO GET FEES.
It finds that a great many abuses have
sprung up in the administration of justice
and that there is a wide-spread disposition
on the part of the United States commis
sioners, court officers, marshals and others,
to make cates largely for the purpose of
reaping the accruing fees. The sovereign
remedy for this olass of abusss, the report
says, is in the adoption of a salary instead
of a fee system, but it is pointed out that in
the administration of the law at it stands
at preaent there is great room for improve
ments.
SUSPENSION OF SENTENCES.
The practices of judges nod other court
officers in Alabama, Georgia. West Vir
ginia, Massaobussotts and Louisiana ere
criticised. Especial attention is called to
tha abuse by judges of the power to suspend
execu ion of sentence, and a bill is sub
mitted to take away from the judges the
right to exercise clemency in this manner
and to require tlmt they shall seutsnoe men
convicted and leave thoir pardon, if proper,
to the right officers of the government.
naturalization abubes.
The lax methods in which tha naturaliza
tion laws are administered are also severely
commented on. Naturalization, the report
says, has become, in many courts, a mere
matter of form, and the judges have per
mitted this fuuctlon to be exercised by their
clerks. The adoption, with some few
changes, of the naturalization bill hereto
fore introduced by Mr. Oatea is earnestly
recommended.
A RAILROAD OONFRRBMCB.
Tha Adoption of a Tariff Shaat Ita
Object.
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. s.—There was
a meeting here to-day of the presidents and
general managers of nearly every southern
trunk line, aa wall as their tributaries. Ths
northwestern roads were represented in the
conference, as they aro directly interested.
At the conclusion of the general mana
gers’ meeting, the general freight agents
and traffic managers will convene and put
into practical operation the outcome of
their deliberations.
SOME OF those present.
Tha importance of this meeting is evinoed
by the distinguished railroad men who have
come to attend it. Already the city is
crowded with magnates who say that they
are here for business. Following is a partial
list of those now here: President D. J.
Mucltay of the Maokay system;
R. L. Brookeabrough, general freight, and
0. L. Htono, general passenger agent for
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad;
George W. Saul, general manager of the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad: G. J.
Grammar, traffic manager for the Maokay
system; General Mauager Harrihan of
the Louisville, Now Orleans and
Texas; M. C. Markham, assistant
traffic manager of the Illinois Central:
George E. Leary, general freight agent of
the Cairo Short Line; J. M. Culp, general
freight agent, and Stuart R. Knott, traffic
manager for the Louisville and Nash
ville: D. Miller, traffic mauager, and
R. A. Ryan, general fi eight agent
of the Cincinnati Southern; J. T
Poe, general freight agent of the Mobile
and Onto. James C. Clark of Mobile, presi
dent and general manager of the Mobile
and Ohio railroad; T. S. Uavant general,
freight agent, and Edwin Fitzgerald, traffic
manager of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia are expected.
OBJECT OF THE MEETING.
The purpose of the meeting was not made
known nntil it was called to order by Presi
dent Clark cf the Mobile and Ohio railroad,
who presided over the meeting. It is for
the purpose of forming, if possible,
an association for the maintenance of
rates and an amicable adjustment of the
differences of various kinds that are
continually coming up. The officials re
mained to session with closed doors from 10
o’clock to 1 o’clock, when they adjourned
for inneb. It developed during the morn
ing, which was wholly consumed in discus
sion of the proposition, that there was con
siderable opposition to forming an associa
tion. It is understood that at the time of
the adjournment the formation of various
committees to draft contracts, etc., was in
progress.
INDIANA DOWN ON TRUSTS.
The Senate Passes a Sweeping Bill for
Their Suppression.
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. s.—The Senate
this morning passed the most sweeping
measure that was ever enacted against
trusts in this state. The bill provides
that all trusts, pools, contracts, combi
nations, arrangements or corporations
which attempt to decrease outputs, control
prices or limit production, shall be
considered conspiracies to defraud
the people and any person be
ing a member of such organization shall be
subject to a fine of from $l,OOO to $5,000
and Imprisonment from two to live years.
This provision is made to apply to any
stockholders or any person in any way in
terested in it In cases where a company is
organized under the Indiana law the char
ter is to be forfeited in addition to the pun;
ishment prescribed in the penal section of
the bill. In another section it is provided
that any person who is injured by the
operations of the trust or pool may sue and
recover damages in double the sum of the
injury which his business has suffered.
A KANdkS BAXK CLOSED.
Its Assets Believed to be Double Ita
Liabilities.
Kansas City, Mo., Feh. 5.—A special to
the Afar from Wichita, Kan., says: "Just
before the hour for opening, the following
notioe was posted ou the door of the First
Arkansas Valley Bank here: ‘Toour deposi
tors: Payment is temporarily suspended,
owing to the impossib:lty of making collec
tions, and inability to procure funds at
the present time from the correspondents,
owing the great stringency now prevail
ing.’ The assets of the bank are said to be
more than twice suffl dent to pay all liabili
ties, which are about si&>,ooo. The bank
was the oldest in Southwestern Kansas.”
