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A SCRAMBLE IN CONGRESS
e?ery member TRYING TO GET A
pax MEASURE THROUGH.
Tha Corridors Full of Lobbyists-But
Few of tha Crowd in the Galleries
Able to Tell What is Going On-
Th* Total of tie Appropriations
Enormous.
Washington, March 3.—Thcrs is th©
uiuai scramble to get measures through be
fore it is forever too late, which keeps the
senators and representatives in their plaoee
and which keeps the corridors full of lobby
ist*, but otherwise the closing of this con
gress is interesting only to those who
know what is going on, as most of the peo
ple in tbe crowded galleries don’t. The most
interesting thing of all, the eager effort of
the discredited and expiring congress
to get more money cut cf the treasury,
which it has already bankrupted, is only
half appreciated by the gallery lookers. They
sec one scheme after another going through
independently or getting on to appear
under the head of miscellaneous items, but
they do see that they are adding $10,000,000
or $20,000,000, no one knowe just how much,
to the’*3o,ooo.ooo deficit which Chairman
Cannon confessed to on the floor of the
House yesterday. The schemers in
the two houses keep 000 l among
all the excitement, and o guide
their schemes through the whirlpool
successfully. They are determined and
earnest about them, however, for they feel
that this is tbeir last chance for years. They
are not concerning themselves about the
taxation by which the treasury will have to
be refilled; each man is grabbing as much
as possible of what is left,' so he can get the
rest to agree to what he shall have, without
tbe slightest regard to the grand total. Five
hundred millions may possibly prove to be
the difference in the appropriations of the
last congress and the appropriations of
this.
THE DAY IN TH* SENATE.
(Bti the Associated Press.)
Washington, March 3. —A score or more
senators who had remained industriously at
•work until the close of yesterday’s session
found when they left the capital at 2 o’clock
this morning the ground covered with snow
and those who were in attendance
when to-day’s session began had
made their way to the capltol
through a snowstorm, As soon
as the morning prayer was offered by the
chaplain and the journal of yesterday had
been read by the secretary the galleries
were cleared and the doors were closed for
an executive session. The doors were re
opened at 10:15 o’clock, when the general
deficiency appropriation bill was taken up
and all tho amendments that had been
agreed to In committee of the whole last
night were agreed to in bulk by the Senate,
except as to four that were reserved, In
cluding tbe French spoliation claims and
Pacific railroad claims.
RELIEF FOR OKLAHOMA!' •
Mr. Plumb offered au amendment, up re
printing $50,100 for the relief of the citizens
of Oklahoma who have been rendered desti
tute by the unexampled drought of tho past
season. The amendment was agreed to.
The first of tho reserved amendments, as
to payment to Pacifio railroads, was agreed
to without division.
The next reserved amendment was that
for the payment of the French spoliation
claims. Mr. Edmunds made a point of
order that every one of them was purely a
private claim and had no business on an
appropriation bill. The point was over
ruled by the Vice-President.
Then followed discussion of the merits of
claims, in which a dozen or more senators
participated, and which lasted so long that
finally Mr. Gorman appealed to the sena
tors to stop the dismission and pass the bill
before It was too late.
THE FRENCH CLAIMS WIN.
A vote was taken, and the French spolia
tion claims amendment was agreed to—yeas
41, nays 14.
The last reserved amendment was that
striking out of the House bill the paragraph
Riving a month’s extra pay to the officers
and employes of the Senate and House,
borne on the annual or session rolls.
The amendment was disagreed to, and the
paragraph was retained—yeas 24, nays 3a
Mr. Faulkner moved to add to the para
graph the words "and official reporters of
the Senate and House.”
~ Ah"- Hale—And I move to add the words
*^ ors - and representatives in congress.”
If the business of congress be to add contin-
Jj a hy to the compensation of officials of both
bodies there is no reason why that of tho
senators and representatives should not be
added to it.
Subsequently Mr. Hale withdrew his
amendment, with a remark that he had not
Intended it seriously.
, o Mr. Faulkner’s amendment was agreed
REPAYING WAR EXPENDITURES.
• r ‘ Stewart offered an amendment to re
imburse to the states of California, Oregon
and .Nevada the moneys expended by them
Sr, 6 oppression of the civil war. *2,436.-
to California, *224,526 to Oregon and
*404,040 to Nevada. The amendment was
agreed to without division.
Mr. Carlisle offered an amendment to the
j 8 mon *'h’s pay paragraph so as to in
clude employes in the law department of
congressional library. It was agreed
Mr. Daniel moved to insert a paragraph
irecting the Secretary of the Treasury to
re-settle and pay the claims of the states of
' ew York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Vir-
Kinia and South Carolina and the city of
uattimore on account of advances made in
eoo 7 ar *Bl2, aQ d appropriating *2,500,-
tor that purpose. The motion was
agreed to—yeas 2, nays 22.
the bill was then passed and sent to the
Mouse with the Senate amendments.
THE PENSION DISAGREEMENT.
Another conference disagreement was re
ported on the pension appropriation bill and
another conference was ordered. The dis
agreement was over an amendment adopted
ny the Senate that the provision limiting
tbe iees of pension attorneys to *2 (in oases
°f increased appropriations) should not
a PP-y to existing or valid contract#. The
Senate insisted upon its amendment.
ihe conference report on the sundry civil
rt jriati° n ’ bill presented last night, was
The disagreeing conference report on the
copyright bill was presented. The points In
dispute were stated to be the Sherman
amendment allowing, on the payment of
the tariff duties, the importation of foreign
copies of copyright books, and Mr. Ingalls’
amendment allowing the importation
of newspapers and magazine*. Mr. Platt
moved that the Senate recede from both
amendments. After a long discussion the
motion was divided, and a vote was
taken first on receding from the Sherman
amendment, The motion was defeated—
yeas 28, nays 38. So the Sherman amend
ment was retained. Mr. Ingalls’ amend
ment was retained without division, and
further conference was ordered.
§flhc Jffitofnina ffrtoS.
HOUSE PENSION BILLS.
The Senate than proceeded to the consid
eration of the House pension bills on tbe
calendar. After passing about sixty such
bills that business was laid aside tempo
rarily.
A resolution was reported and disagreed
to directing the committee on finance to as
certain iu every practical way and to re
port from time to time the effect of the tar
iff laws upon imports and exports; growth,
development and production, and prices
of agricultural and manufactured articles
at borne and abroad; and upon wages, do
mestic and foreign; with authority to sit at
such times aud places as the committee
may deem advisable.
On motion of Mr. Colquitt the House bill
to create anew division in the Northern
judicial district of Georgia, and to create
the Eastern division of the Northern federal
judicial district of Oe >rgia, were taken from
the calender and passed.
A message from the Houso announcing
the appointment of tbe House conferees on
the agricultural bill was laid before the
Senate. It was complicated with an order
of the House that its conferees should not
agree to the Senate amendments
extending until Jan. 1, 1892, tho
time for tbe collection of
statistics on irrigation, and appropriating
*20,000 therefor. This order was objected
to as uuusual and embarrassing, and a
proposition was made that the Senate de
cline a conference on such conditions.
Finally, however, It was agreed that the
Senate conferees should meet those of the
House.
The Senate, on motion of Mr. Cameron,
went Into executive session. The doors
were opened at 5 o’clock. The Senate
passed about fifteen House pension hills,
and at 6 o’clock took a recess until 8 o’clock.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
When the Senate met again, at 8 o’clock,
the passage of the House pension bills on
the calendar was continued.
A conference was ordered on the defi
ciency bill.
The Senate Insisted on the Hawaiian cable
amendment to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, and agreed to further
conference.
All the Houso pension bills that were on
to-day’s calendar were passed. Between
those disposed of before the recess and those
disposed of after the recess*, in all 160 of
them, were passed,, their passage not occu
pying much more than an hour.
Mr. Gray moved to take up the House
bill for the transfer of the revenue cutter
service from the treasury department to the
naval establishment. The motion was
agreed—yeas 35, nays 23—aud the bill was
taken up for consideration.
CONFERCNCE REPORTS AGREED TO.
The debate was suspended and the con
ference reports were presented and agreed
to on the Indian and postofflee appropria
tions bill. Than tbe conference report on the
copyright bill was presented and Mr. Platt
explained it. He said that if the report was
not agreed to it would be equivalent to de
feat of the bill. If the report was agreed
to it would provide that books which
were on the free list under the McKinley
bill (two copies) could bo imported free of
duty. It left out Mr. Sherman’s amend
ment. It left every one at liberty to Import
two oopies of a foreign book bv paying
the duty on them, and it left newspapers
and magazines to be imported provided
they did not contain. copyright matter.
That was all there was to the agreement;
and it took the place of all that
the Senate had been quarreling about.
As the conference changes iu the bill do
not carry out either the Sherman or the
Ingalls a nendments the report was assailed
by Mr. Sherman, and even the composition
of the committee was questioned by him as
at variance with parliamentary usage,
which requires a majority to be in favor of
the action of the body which it represents.
Mr. Gray charged the defeat of the bill,
if it bo defeated, to the greed of tne pub
lishers, who would not, he said, yield an iota
of their demands.
WOLCOTT’S BREEZY STYLE.
The young senator from Colorado, Mr.
Wolcott, in his breezy, impetuous style,
made au Impassioned appeal in favor of the
rights of too authors. Messrs. Evarts, Al
drich and Daniel followed.
There were not more than a score of sen
ators listening to the debate, and tbe gal
lery, wiiich had been closely packed all the
evening, was gradually being abandoned by
tbe spectators.
While Mr. Carlisle was speaking Mr. Al
lison eutered the chamber with the confer
ence report on the pension appropriation
bill, and Mr. Carlisle yielded the floor to
Mr. Allison, who then presented that report.
It was agreed to, and discussion oa the
copyr ght conference report was ooutiuued.
Finally a vote was taken, and the confer
ence report on the copyright bill was agreed
to—veas 27, nays 19.
The Senate then went into executive ses
sion, and when the doors were reopened the
bill was passed providing for the refunding
of *3,900,000 of tho debt of tbe District of
Columbia coming due July, 1891, and July,
1892, by anew issue of 3>£ per cent, ten
year bonds.
PASCO MOVES TO RECONSIDER.
Washington, March 4, 3a. m.— At 2:25
o’clock Mr. Pasco moved to reconsider the
vote agreeing to the conference report on
the copyright bill, and also moved that the
House be requested to return the bill to the
Senate.
A RAILROAD CONVENTION.
State Commissioners, Accounting Offl
cerß and Others in Attendance.
Washington, March 3. —The first session
of the second annual convention of the
state railroad commissioners, accounting
officers and others similarly interested in
railroad matters was to-day held in the
rooms of the interstate commerce commis
sion. There were about twenty-five mem
bers at the opening of the session. Judge
Cooley, chairman of the interstate com
merce commission, was elected chnirman of
the convention, Commissioner George G.
Crocker of Massachusetts vioe president,
and E. A. Mosely secretary,
and M. S. Decker, assistant secretary
of the interstate commerce commission,
were respectively elected secretary and as
sistant secretary of the convention. Judge
Cooley, as chairman of the last convention,
reed his annual address. It was devoted to
indicating what "the railroad problem” is,
without attempting to indicate its solution.
Questions of uniformity in the adoption of
automatic coupler and steam brakes, and
discriminations for the use of private cars
of shippers occupied the attention of the
convention after Judge Cooley’s address.
MONEY FOR AGRICULTURE.
The Appropriation BiU as Agreed to
in Congress.
Washington, March 3.— As agreed upon
in conference the agricultural appropria
tion bill contains the Senate amendment
allowing sorghum sugar makers to use
spirits free of tax, and the Stewart irriga
tion amendment, with a reduction
of the appropriation from 120,000 to
SIO,OOO. The Senate conferees receded from
the amendment appropriating $20,000 for
silk culture, this clause going out of the bill
altogether. The House managers agreed to
an appropriation of $130,000 for the dis
tribution of saeds?to destitot > citizens, and of
$45.00- for additional agricultural experi
ment stations,
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1891.
REED'S VOTE OF THANKS.
NONE OF T3B DEMOCRATS WILD
VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT.
It Will be Proposed by Mr. McKinley.
Mr. Mills Will Make a Dignified Ex
planation of tbe Inability of the
Democrats to Indorse It—Reed Won’t
Have to Count a Quorum.
Washington, March There will be
an unusual scene lu tbe House to-morrow,
just before noon. Representative McKin
ley, chairman of the ways and means com
mute, and titular leader of the republican
side, will rise to perform tbe duty usually
performed by the leaders of tho opposition
in offering a resolution thanking
Speaker Reed for his able and im
partial administration of the office
of speaker. Then Mr. Mills of Texas
as the leader of the democratic side, will
rise and will set forth tbs reasons why the
democrats cannot vote for the resolution.
At an informal meeting of tbe democratic
leaders to-day It was agreed that it would
be better to hare the democratic objection
to the vote of thanks presented in this way
rather thau by offering a substitute for tue
McKinley resolution, such as had already
bean prepared by several democrats. The
statement made by Mr. Mills, if the present
purpose is adhered to, will be dignified,
temperate and just. It will express
regret that the democrats cannot follow
the usual oustom In expressing thanks to
tne speaker, and will set forth briefly and
dispassionately tbe reason why they cannot
do so. Afterward tho democrats will vote
against the resolution, wnioh they expect to
see carried by tbe republican votes,although
they expect to see some republicans refu-e
to vote for It. They do not expect to see
any democratic support The proposition
that the democrats should refrain from
voting and so compel Speaker Reed to
count a quorum in oider to pass the resolu
tion of thanks to himself was not seriously
considered by the leaders. They expect
Speaker Reed to Indulge In sarcasm aimed
at the democrats in acoepting the vote of
thanks which his followers will give him.
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, March 3. —When the
House met after the recess, it found that
the wear and tear of tbe heavy work of the
last few days hod told heavily upon the read
ing clerks, and their voioes, as they read the
various measures sent to them, were almost
inaudible.
A BOARD or MANAGERS INCREASED.
Mr. Cutcbeon of Mississippi submitted
the conference report on the bill to increase
tne number of the board of managers of
the national home for disabled volunteers.
As agreed to, the bill provides for eleven
members, and names tbe following in addi
tion to those already appoiuted: Messrs.
Edmunds, Morrill, Allred L. Pearson, Will
iam B. Franklin, John C. Black, George W.
Steele, James Bennett, J. H. Bonebrake and
Francis Fessenden. The report was agreed
to—yeas 124, nays 123, the speaker casting
tbe deciding vote.
Mr. Butterworth presented the conference
report on the legislative bill. An agreement
is reached on all questions except tbe Senate
amendment maxing senators’ clerks annual
employes. Tie report was adopted and
further conference ordered.
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The House voted to nonconcur in the
amendments to the agricultural appropria
tion hill, and a conference w as ordered.
Mr. Cannon then offered a resolution di
recting the House conferees not to agree to
tbe Senate amendment appropriating
*20,000 to enable the Secretary of Agricult
ure to oolleot and publish information as to
the best methods of irrigating the region
between the 97° of longitude and the east
ern foothills of the Rocky mountains. The
resolution was adopted.
The Senate amendments to the deficiency
bill were non-ooncurred in, and a confer
ence was asked for.
The disagreeing conference report on the
pension appropriation bill was presented,
and anew conference ordered.
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE.
Mr. Hitt submitted tbe conference report
on the diplomatic aud consular appropria
tion bill. The only subject which bad been
in dispute was the Senate amendment rela
tive to the Hawaiian cable. Upon this
subject the conferees had compromised.
The House conferees bad yielded
to retention of the amend
ment after the amount of the
appropriation bad been reduced from
$3,000,009 to *2,250,000 ad some additional
restrictive features had been added. After
a long discussion the conference report was
rejected —ytas 86, nays 136.
Mr. McCreary then offered a resolution
instructing the conferees on the part of tho
House to Insist op their disagreemeut to the
Hawaiian cable proposition. The resolu
tion was agreed to.
Mr. Cannon presented the conference re
port on the sundry civil bill, ana it was
agreed to.
The House then took a recess until 8:30
o’clock.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
In spite of the inclemency of tbe weather
the galleries of the House were packed to
their utmost capacity to-ni"ht, and hun
dreds of persons unable to obtain ingress
surged through the corridors.
Tbe speaker laid before the House the
Senate joint resolution amending the act
establishing circuit courts of appeals by
providing that such courts shall hold their
first session on the third Tuesday in June,
1891.
Mr. Caswell of Wisconsin offered an
amendment providing that nothing in the
original act shall be held or construed iu
any way to impair the jurisdiction of tbe
supreme court or any cirouit court of tho
United States in any case now pending
before it, in respect to any cause wherein a
writ of error or an appeal snail have hewn
issued out of, or taken to said court before
July 1, 1891.
A SESSION OF CONFUSION.
Mr. McMillin of Tennessee took occasion
to call attention to the tact that every im
portant measure passed under the present
rules to "expedite business” had to be
amended by subsequent joint resolution.
This House had opened iu confusion; had
continued in confusion, and it looke i as if
it would end in confusion. There was but
one solution, and that was that to-morrow
the country would say, “The Lord giveth
and the Lord taketh away; blessed tie the
name of the Lord.” [Laughter and ap
plause.]
The amendment was agreed to. and the
joint resolution was passed as ameuded.
POSTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The conference report on the postofflos
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to. The Senate amendment in
creasing the appropriation for the foreign
mail service 8109,000, to meet the require
ments of the postal subsidy bill just passed,
was accepted by tbe Houso conferees.
Tbe disagreeing report on tbe agricult
ural appropriation bill was presented. The
committee reported that they were tram
meled by the House instructions, and after
a noisy debate these instructions were re
scinded, and another conference ordered.
This removed the difficulty about the
*30,000 irrigating fond.
The conference rei>ort on the pension
appropriation bill was presented aud agreed
to. The agreement provide* that hereafter
no pension attorney shall receive a fee of
more than $3 on any claim for an increase
of pension. No fee sbell be allowed for se
curing a special act of congress granting
a pension or au inaiease of pani >u
in any case that has been pre
sented at the pension office or
it allowable under tbe general pension law.
These provisions, it is declared, stall not
apply to cases now tending where there is
au existing lawful contract, "express or
implied.” Hereafter pensions are to be
paid quarterly, but the country Is to be
divided into three groups and the quarterly
period arranged successively, so ihat, ap
proximately, one-third of the pension pay
ments shall fall due each month. These
were the only points at iseue.
THR LIQUOR TRAFFIC,
J. D. Taylor of Ohio moved to suspend
the rules and pas* the bill to provide t r a
commission of five persons ou tho subject of
the alcoholic liquor traffic. Mr. Spinola
demanded a second, and Messrs. Taylor ami
Spinola were appointed as tellers and
provod to be very Incompetent. On the
first trial the tellers failed entirely to
couDt tho negative vote, and the vote had
to be taken again. Bat this trial proved
hut little better, aud as the members passed
between the tellers thoy were indiscrimin
ately announced as Toting in th* affirmative
or negative. A orowd of member* sur
rounded the tellers and Indulged
in (ocular remarks, and turned
the House into a bedlam'
Tbe speaker was indignant, and with gavel
in hand attempted to restore order, but in
vain, uutil he was finally obliged to out tho
Gordian knot by declaring the motion car
ried by a vote of 60 to 54.
A motion to suspend tbe rules and pass
the bill was defeated—yeas. 97; nays, 139.
NOISE IN THE GALLERIES.
The noise in the galleries was so great
that at 11 o’clock the speaker instructed tbs
doorkeepers to prevent th' admission of
any additional spectators. .They ware in
structed to close the doors land open them
only for egress. This is a very unusual pro
ceeding. There is an entire ahsenos of tho
excitement which generally attends the lost
night's session of congress. The members
in attendance appear to be tired out, and
waiting only to pass necessary legislation.
The conference report oa the Indian ap
propria’ion bill was agreed to. The House
then took up the conference report on the
copyright bill, and after a long debate
agreed to it, 127 to 77. [Applause In tho
galleries.] The bill now goes to the Presi
dent.
BARRUNDIA’S WIDOW’S DEMAND.
The United Stateß Asked to Give Her
$ 1,000,000 on Acoount of tbe Killing.
Washington, March 3.—TransitoHurito,
widow of Hon. J. Martin Barrundia, In her
own namo and as representative of her six
minor daughters, and Ramoa Bogoechea, as
representative of his wife. Teroasa Barrun
dhs de Bcngoechoa, have filed with
tho Secretary of State a claim
against the United States for *1,000,009
for having surrendered Gen. Barrundia to
tbe Guatemalan authorities, at whose bands
he lost his life. The claim, the petitioners
say, is based on oxplicit and precise declara
tions of the President of the United States
in his lost annual message to congress that
Minister Mizner, in issuing his order
for the surrender of Gen. Barrundia, ex
ceeded the bounds of his authority aud
acted iu violation of precedents established
in similar cases, for which reason tho
United Btates government disavowed his
act aud recalled him from his poet.
ARGUMENT OF THE PETITIONERS.
The petitioners argue that "Minister
Miizner acted in every thing he did as
United States minister and as legal repre
sentative of his nation, aud it seems evi
dent, according to the unanimous opinion
of all authorities, that if he is reiponsible
to his government, that tbe government is
responsible to us, in that it is bound to in
demnify for that injury that was caused to
us by its representative throug.i his viola
tion in the person cf Gen. Barrundia of the
guarantees' furnished iu such cases
by international law, and even by
tbe principles of humanity.” In closing
the petitioners say: “Wo asked that tbe
sum of *1,900,000 be paid to us, which wo
hope will be granted, so that tbe United
States government may act consistently
with the declarations made in tbs Presi
dent’s messuge to wnich we have referred,
aud may repair su far as possible the injury
that has been caused to us by its representa
tive, for whose acts it is responsible.”
A FATAL FL AW IN THE CLAIM.
There is a defect in this claim which, in
the opinion of the state department officials,
will prove fatal to It, and tha; is the fact
that it is made by citizens of a foreign
country without tbe knowledge aud
consent of that country. It is
said there that it Is a well established prin
ciple iu this country, as well as nearly ail
ottiers, that the claims of citizens of oue
country against another are recognized only
when presented In the name of the country
of which claimant is a citizon.
DEFECTIVE STEEL CASTINGS.
Two Attempts to Palm Off Inferior
Articles on the Government.
Washington, March 3. —Secretary Tracy
to-night sent to the Senate, in response to a
resolution, the result ot an investigation
made into alleged defects in the steel cast
ings furnished the government by the
Standard Steel Company of Thurlow, Fa.
The investigation showed that a number of
castings furnished were defective and flaws
in tho steel concealed, apparoudy to defraud
the steel inspectors. The secretary also sent
to tie Senate a report of the board ap
pointed to investigate the false stamping of
the steel test pieces for naval vessels made
by the Lindeu Steel Company of Pittsburg,
which shows that a counterfeit stamp hind
been nsed by an employe of the company,
and that the compauy had no knowledge of
the fraud practiced on tbe government.
TRKABURY OPERATIONS.
A Net Decrease of $7,316,902 in the
Circulation During Last Month.
Washington, March B.—The treasury
department to-day paid out *9,500,000 for
pensions, completing the *30,000,000 re
quired ou that acoount for tbe quarter end
ing to-morrow. The treasury surplus has
accordingly been reduced to *15,000,000. A
statement prepared at the treasury depart
ment shows that there was a net decrease of
*7,316,932 in the circulation during the
month of February and a net increase of
*3,969,082 in the money and bullion in tbe
treasury during the same period.
Cbickamauga Park.
Washington, March 3.—The Secretary
of War, oocovnpaiod by a number of sena
tors and representatives, will leave here for
Chattanooga on the evening of March 9 for
the purpose of looking over tbe ground to
be set aside for the Chickamauga national
park.
New Buildings for Georgia.
Washington, March 3.—Senator Col
auitt got the Columbus and Athens public
building bills through to-day.
NEGROES RAID A SALOON
TBE PROPRIETOR AND HIS WIFE
FATALLY WOUNDED.
The Barroom Til'. Robbed of s3oo—The
Black Thugs Escape in the Darkness-
Detectives on tho Trail—Cno Negro
Fractures Another’s Fkullat Athens.
Athens, Ga., March 3.—Particulars of a
bloody tragedy that oocurred four miles
from Athens reached here to-nigbt. The
scene was at Saulter’s bar, which is situated
just over the borders of the Clarke county i
line in Madison county. At 11 o’clock last
night two burly negroes entered the bar,
ostensibly for tbe purpose of buying
liquor. Both appeared to be 1 under
the influence of liquor and were
very noisy and boisterous in
their condnot. One approached Haul ter,
tha proprietor ot the bar, and asked him In
an insulting tone for some whisky. Haulter
drew tho required amount and handed it to
him. The negro said: “What if I haven’t
the money to pay for HP’ “Well, I will
take the whisky back,’’ responded Haulier.
BENT ON CACHING TROUBLE.
"I’ll have the whisky, and I’ll be if
you shall have a cent,” the negro returned,
Mr. Baulter made an effort to regain pos
session of th# liquor, when the ruffian drew
a pistol and shot, the ball entering Haulter’s
neck and infringing on the jugular vein,
making an ugly and probably serious
wound. The negroes then fled out of the
door, but stopped some yards from the
house and began using very insulting lan
guage and swearing that thoy intended re
turning end finishing the job.
A WIFE’S FATAL BRAVERY.
Mrs. Saulter, alarmed by the report of
th# pistol, hurried to the scone, and, advanc
ing through the barroom, eti od in tbe
door, a bold tirget for tbe balls from tho
deadly pistols. Again the report rang out,
and llrs. Haulter fell to the ground In a
pool of blood, with her arm
fractured and bleeding profusely. The
negroes now dashed into the bar,
aud, both taking deliberate aim at Haulter,
who was holpless and unarmed, opened ud
a lively fusillade aud emptied four more
barrels Into their victim. Oue entered the
flashy portion of the thigh, while two en
tered his left side aud one fraotured his
shoulder blade. The two scoundrels now
proceeded to rob the bar and secured *3OO.
They tied under cover of the night and
escaped. Baultor will die and his wife’*
condition is precarious. Dotectivds are on
the trail, aud if tho scoundrels are appre
hended they will be summarily dealt with.
A SKULL FRACTURED.
A frightful and bloody difficulty occurred
here last night between two negroes named
Parrott ana Lee. The bone of contention
was tho refusal of Lee to bo shoved about
playfolly, and in retaliation he struck Par
rott over the he'd, fracturing bis skull and
otherwise Injuring him. Parrott will die
and Lee is being pursued by the sleuth
hounds of justice.
ENGLAND'S EutOTOBAL LAW.
Hon. James fctanfleld Moves Its
Amendment.
London, March 3.—ln the House of
Commons to-night the Hon. James Btan
fleld, mentbsr for Halifax, in moving that
the House amend the electoral law by onact
iug that nobody can vote in more than one
electoral area, that the term qualifying the
person to vote be reduced to three months,
and that tho act of registration be simpli
fied, argued that the present system is en
tirely out of date, for as tho law now stood
a man could vote In every county and every
borough where be held a bouse. These out
voters often turned an election agninst tho
wishes of a majority of the resident
electors.
Mr. Howorth, conservative, member for
South Salford, submitted an amendment
that any alteration in tho law was inex
pedient, unless providing that the different
parts of Great Britain aud Ireland should
be represented in parliament in proportion
to their population. “Ireland,” added Mr.
Howorth, "is grossly over-represontea. It
is absurd that one small Irish town has
eight ttmos as much electoral powsr as a
city like Dundee. It is in Ireland that re
form is necessary, if anywhere.” [Cheers,]
GLADSTONE’S ARGUMENT.
Mr. Gladstone bold that the amendment
virtually admitted the necessity of amend
ing the registration and acceptance of the
principle of "one man one vote." The con
servatives, he said, ought not to prevent the
removal of a confessed grievance, but when
the resolution becomes embodied In the bill,
they should exclude wbat wai deemed dan
gerous in committee. The country would
not long tolerate a plural vote
when convinced that it enabled the
upper classes to throw their weight
i 1 gainst the Judgment of the working
classes. The possession of the plural vote
was objectionable because it had no con
nection with virtue, wisdom, character or
public services. Property was notenti'led
to extra representation. He was unable to
see that the convictions of tho groat mass
of the people were less sound than those of
the higher classes. The amendment was
not legitimately connected with the motion.
It was refusing to remove one grievance
until another ceased to exist
enoland’s monopoly.
If Ireland had eighteen members more them
it was entitled to on a strictly numerical
basis, how long had this been! How long
had England boen greatly over-represented
compared with other nations? England
still held two-thirds of the voting
power and insisted that the whole
business of the national firm should
b transacted at her own fireside.
[Hear.] England certainly had no right to
complain, looking at the vast power she
possessed aud the use she made of it, regu
lating affairs iu other portions of the king
dom, not by their sentiments, but by her
own. If there existed a grievance it was not
hers. [Cheers.]
Mr. Chamberlain said that sooner or
later there must be uniformity in the suf
frage, but it was perfectly legitimate to
meet the proposal for an Incomplete settle
ment by an amendment demanding a com
plete settlement.
Mr. Htansfield’s motion was rejected by a
vote of 291 to 189. The largeness of the
majority was due to the absenoe of the
Irish members.
Strike of the Dockers.
London, March 3.— The dockers’ union
has secede!from the Federal Labor Union,
owing.it is claimed, to the needless ob
sdnaoy and look cf discretion shown by the
Seamen and Firemen's Union. The dockers
argue that if a general strike is ordered
they will be compelled to support their
men from funds already depleted, and as 70
per cent, of tbe seamen and firemen are al
ways at sea tbe yoke would, therefore, be
absurdly unequal.
French Pictures in Germany.
Paris, March 3.—Most of tho French
artists who, owing to the clamor of the
people, refused to send their works to the
art exhibition in Berlin, are now exhibiting
their paintings at au exhibition in Stutt
gart.
LEAGUE QUARTERS RAIDED
Henry Harrison Seises tbs Documents
land Money at Belfast.
Bsefaht, March B.— Henry Harrison,
member of parliament for Middle Tipper
ary, visited the offices of the Belfast branch
of the national league yesterday and seised
all the money and documents he oould lay
his hands on. Tbe members of tbe league
were hastily summoned, and a fiery discus
sion followed. Tbe members denounced
Mr. Harrison in more vigorous than
polite language, and repudiated
the authority of the central league.
A number of Mr. Harrison’s friends arrived
upon the scene while tbe discussion was go
ing on, and declared that the Dublin or neu
tral brauch of the league had authorized
the seizure made by Mr. Harrison, owing to
the disorganised stand and disloyalty of tbe
Belfast branch toward Mr. l’arnell, Mr.
Harrison and his friends then declared tho
brauch dissolved. A free fight followed
between Mr. Harrison's friends and tbeir
opponents of the Belfast league- fists, sticks
and obalrs being freely used. Finally the
polloo appeared in force and cleared the
league buildings. Klnl meetings, com
posed of supporters and Opponents of Mr.
Parpsll, were subsequently held, at which
it was resolved to support Mr. Parnell and
Mr. McCarthy respectively.
At a meeting of the Parnell leadership
committee to-day there was a renewal of
the violent scenes until the McCarthyite*
were ejected from tbe ball.
A VOTE AGAINST PARNELL.
Dublin, Match B.—Delegatus from the
league branches in Mouth Londonderry met
Id Magherfclt to-day, aud decided against
Mr. Parnell.
EUROPE’S LITTLE BREEZE
Rumors of Diplomatic Changes Still
beard.
Paris, March B.— That the dleturbance
caused by the visit of tbe Empress Fred,
eriok to tills city has not entirely subsided
is shown by the fact that the air is full of
rumors ef ohanges of a diplomatic nature.
It is reported that in the event of aucb
changes being made M. Horbette, ths pres
ent French aiubaasabor at Berlin, upon
whose shoulders s considerable amount of
blame for the unpleasautneea has been
thrown, will be seut to London. On ths
other hand, rumor has It that Harr
von Radowitz, the German ambassador at
Constantinople, will suooeed Count von
Munster as German ambassador at Paris.
Ktill, according to these political reports,
Gen. Vi'D Waldersee, ex-chief of the gen
eral staff of the German army, will rtplaoe
l'rince von Hohenlohe-MchiUingsfurst ns
governor of Alsace-Lorraine. Tbe latter,
it la announced, will resigu the important
position he now hold*.
A sami-oftl'lal denial Is given to the state
ment that ths ex-Empross Frederick wrote
Count von Munster and Emperor William
her thanks tor tbe reoeptlon she bad met
with in Paris. Nor is it true that Emperor
William sent a similar letter of thanks to
Count von'.Munster. Tbe German embassy
here stales that through passengers lor
Munich do not require vised passports.
A LEGACY FOrt Mfta. o’.SHEA.
In Attempt to Break tbe Will Meets
With a Backset.
London, March B.— lt was announoed
Feb. 24 that an attempt would be made to
break the will of tbe late Mrs. Wood, aunt
of Mrs. O’Shea, who b?queathed the lutter
a largo fortune. Publio allusions to Mr.
Parnell’s possible intorost in this
fortune Induced Mrs Woods’ brothers
to bring action to have tbe
will declared invalid on the ground of un
due influence, and on tbe day mentioned ap
plication was made to Ju-rloe Jo ins for an
order to see documents, which Mrs. O’Shea
does not want to produce. The documents
included the diaries of Mrs. Wood, which,
it iH thought, would show that lady’s men
tal condition to be such as to render her in
capable of making a will. The applica
tion, which was made in the name of
Charles and Sir Evylin Wood, was to-day
refused by the court.
RANK OF THE ARTILLERY.
Tbe Kaiser Bays It is tbe Backbone
and Marrow of tbe Battle.
Berlin, March 3.—The emperor yester
day was present at lunoh with the officers of
the artillery of the guard. In reply to a
toast the emperor rod that in view of ths
ii provemonts recently made in field and
siege guns, and ths experience of war, the
artillery must be regarded as “the back
bone and marrow of battle.”
Gan. von Waldersee, who seems entirely
restored to the emperor’s favor, was present
at ths lunch.
ARGENTINE BANKS.
Tbe Tax on Deposits to Be Repealed if
They Aid the Government.
Buenos Ayres, March 3.—Dr. Charles
Pelligrinl, president of the Argentine Re
public, has summoned the managers of
private banks to hli presence In order to so
licit financial assistance for tbe govern
ment. It is believed here that the 3 per
cent, tax, now levied on bank deposits, will
be repealed if the bankers come to tbe gov
ernment’s assistance.
LIBERTY OF THU PHE3B.
Writers Cannot Be Compelled to Blgn
Ibelr Articles.
London, Match 3.—William Henry
Smith, first lord of the treasury, In the
House of Commons to-day, replying to a
question on the subject, said that be could
not give facilities to pass the bill compelling
writers of articles in newspapers to attach
their name to such artio.es, as any action in
this direction would tend to restrist the
liberty of the press.
Chilean Troops Revolt.
London, Maroh 3.—A dispatch from
Chile, by way of Buenos Ayres, to-day
states that three battalions of infantry and
the entire Fourth regiment, all forming
part of the Chilean government troops,
stationed in the neighborhood of Plsaqua,
have shot their officers, aud declared tnein
selrea in favor of the revolutionists.
A French Banin Falls.
Paris, March 3. The announcement
yesterday that one of the leading banks of
Beroy had suspended payment turn* out to
have bean correct. The firm is that of
Uayette & Dulard. The liabilities are
estimated at 6,000,000 francs. No reason is
given for the suspension.
Not Jack the Ripper.
London, March B.—Sadler, the steam
ship fireman under arrest on suspicion of
being Jick the Ripper, has been discharged,
the police being uuable to secure evidence
against him.
Galway Laborers Strifes.
Dublin. March 3.—The laborers who
were employed upon tbe relief railroad
works at Chiton, Galway, have struck for
an increase of wages.
I DAILY. $lO A TBAR, x
i 5 CENT# A OOPT, t
i WEEKLY, s!.* A YEAR. |
SITE OF THE STATE CAMP,
THE OBJECTORS APPEAR kZTG HJ|
THE GOVERNOR
Tbs Governor Demands Tt-4fr
Widespread Dissatisfaction KSlats
Before He Takes Action-He Can
Only Call tho Board Together—What
the Future Has In Store.
Atlanta, Ga., March a— The delegation
of objectors who came here to protest
against the methods of the advisory board
in awarding tbe permanent encampment to
Maocn, left tbe oity this afternoon without
accomplishing anything. They are ex
peoted, however, “to cut and come again,’'
aud that pretty speedily. Lively tiroes are
no doubt ahead. The delegates have appar
ently retired only to form their line of
attack. They called upon tbe governor
this morning, and there was an interview
of some length. They olaimed that the
“kick” against the action of the advisory
board was widespread, and that the ditoon
taot was liable to damage the state military
In general.
DEMAND* OF TK* GOVERNOR.
The governor declined to exert himself
without proof that suoh a state of affairs
existed. His demands were exacting and
the delegates ware not prepared to meet
them fully on the spur of the moment, but
they are confident that they will be able to
do so. Provided they do so, it seems likely
that the advisory board will be called to
gether by the executive. Gov. Northen did
not examine tbe act providing for the per
manent encampment yesterday, as has been
stated, but did so to-day. He finds that the
selection of the site was left wholly with the
advisory boatd, and that the governor has
nothing to do with tbe matter, but the
executive is empowered under the laws to
convene the board for the consideration of
any question alfesting the general welfare
of tbe militia of the state.
HIS PROBABLE COURSE.
Should it be shown to him that tbe mili
tary at! Augusta,nt Washington and at other
non bidding points mentioned by the gen
tleman who conferred with to-day are dis
satisfied to s serious extent, he will consid
er such general dissatisfaction hazardous to
the welfare of tbe state militia and issue tbe
convening order. Then be will state the
facts to the board and call their attention to
the propriety of taking appropriate action,
which may or may not stop short of reopen
ing tho location question. Perhaps publica
tion of ths board's minutes might prove suf
ficient to quiet the general objection, if
auoh exists.
LOOKS LIKE A MISTAKE.
At present it looks as If the board mnde a
mistake in withholding the details of so im
portant a meeting from tbe public. That
all the disappointed bidders will unite in ths
protest originating with those of North
Georgia oan scarcely be doubted. Bruns
wick this afternoon telegraphed her objec
tion directly to the governor, and tbe feel
ing at Orlllin Is reported at very strong.
FAVOR A COUNTRY SITE.
Auoueta, Ga. March 3.— The o(Bears of
the First battalion met in Augusta to night,
and decided to protest against tbe selection
of Macon as the site of tbe permanent state
encampment. The objeotion is not to
Maoon, but to the selection of any city. It
is contended that the distracting influences
of the oity will prevent the best roiults from
the encampment, and the First battalion
favors some plaoe In the mountains or oa
the saaooost removed from any town of
considerable size.
brunbwick’s objection.
Brunswick, Ga., March 3.— Brunswick
has added her protest to those already made
against the advisory board’s aotion In re
gard to selecting Maoon for the permanent
encampment, and to-day a committee from
the board of trade sent this telegram:
Jo Uov. Northen, Atlanta, Oa.:
We respectfully protest against the condi
tional acceptance of Macon's old as unfair, dis
criminating against other bidders.
W. K. Kay,
J. S. Thomas,
U. Dart.
Committees
INMAN TO BE PRESIDENT.
Tbe Report Confirmed at the Offices of
tbe Terminal.
New York, Mnroh B.—A dispateh re
ceived in this oity to-day from Atlanta,
Ga., said that Hugh T. Inman is to be made
president of the Oential Railroad and Bank
ing Company, at a salary of $20,000a year.
At the office of the Richmond Terminal
road this report was confirmed, though it
was said that the change in the manage
ment of the Georgia Banking Company
would be delayed, because of the death of
John H. Hall.
COOKE IN A CELL.
He Goes to a Saloon When He Should
Have Gone to Court
Charleston, S. C., March 81—H. P.
Cooke of Savannah, who some time ago
caused the arrest of a saloonkeeper here on
the charge of having drugged hlin and
robbed him of 1100, is now in jail. He
failed to appear at court to prove tbe charge,
but returned here yesteiaay, went to tne
saloon and threatened the keeper’s life. He
was arretted and lodgod in jail. His friends
iu Savannah were telegraphed to furnish
bond, but failed to show up.
Wedded to a Marquis.
PARIS, March 3.—Marquis de Brutiel and
Miss Lita Garner, were married to day at
Pau. All of the nobility of tbe Basque
province were preeent at Vie wedding. The
Marquis de Brutiel is a widower nearly
fifty years of age. Hs is a well known ad
herent of the French royalist oause. The
bride is tbe oldest daughter of the late
William Garner of New York, who was at
one time vice-commodore of the New York
Yacht Club.
Franco-Belgian Commerce.
Brussels, March 3. —In the Chamber of
Representatives to-day M. de Pruyn. minis
ter of agriculture and industry, stated that.
In view of the French prohibitory tariff,
there was no loDger any chance of nego
tiating a commercial treaty with France.
At the same time Belgium would not retali
ate. Commercial liberty would always re
main tbe law of Belgium.
Anglo-German Negotiations*
Berlin, March 3.—lt is asserted in this
oity that Lord Salisbury, the British prem
mier, and Count von Haltzfeldt.the German
embassador to Great Britain, are treating
with a view to reapproachmeut on various
question, including that of Ep-ypt, wherein
France’s interest conflict with those of
England.
Demands of Germany’s Minora.
Berlin. March S.—The department of
mines will refuse the demand of the men
employed in the coal mines who asked for
an eight hour shift and for' an Increase fa
the minimum wages paid to the miners.
A French Notary Absconds.
Paris, March. 3.—M. Dssoroque, notary
of Monsense, has absconded, leaving un
covered debts to the amount of 650,000
francs.
