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FREE COINAGE HELD UP.
THE OPPONENTS OF THE BILL
MAKE A LIVELY FIGHT.
Speaker Crisp Saved the Measure
From Final Postponement by Cast-
Ins? His Vote to Make a Tie—Chair
man Bland Consents to an Adjourn
ment After Fighting: Till After Mid
night.
Washington, March 34. —The anti-frea
coinage men developed surprising strength
in the House to-day. It was no less sur
prising to them than to the rest of the
House. All they had hoped to do was to
postpone final action on the bill. They were
astonished when they come within one vote
of killing it, when in fact they had tabled it
by one majority, and the motion was only
defeated by the vote of Speaker Crisp, who
when the poll tally clerk handed him the
•lip bearing the yeas 148 to 147
bad his name called and tied
*ite vote with his quiet “no"
amid the excitement of that exciting hour.
It was the absent unpaired democrats who
bad been counted on to make the twenty
five majority for the bill who made this
•u cess so nearly possible for the anti-free
eoinage men. They had yielded to the
arguments of Messrs. Williams, Harter,
Hayner and the others, who in the debate
bo far excelled the free coinage men. This
momentary success gave the anti-free
coinage men great hope of permanent suc
cess and they fought as with new vigor.
DETAILS OF THE lIiTTI.E.
By the Associated Brest.
Washington, March 24. —The last legis
lative day of the silver debate opened with
crowded galleries aDd a full attendance of
members of the House. The greatest dili
gence has been exerted by the leaders of
both sides for the past three days to secure
tile presence of every member who is not
absent from the city when the hour of
the final vote arrives, and so well have
they succeeded in their efforts that
only the gbntlemeu who had been
granted leave by the House were absent
■when the gavel fell to-day and those are so
equally divided upon the question that
(neither side derived any advantage from
their non-attendance.
HOUR or THE CRISIS.
Under the notice of Chairman Bland yes
terday that he would at 12 o’clock this noon
move the previous question on the bill and
its amendments, two hours yet re-
Imained before the programme, of
opposition and delay, the contem
plated by Mr. Tracey and his col
leagues could be inaugurated against a final
•vote on the passage of the bill. That such
A programme would be carried out no one
doubted for a moment. Indeed Mr. Tracey
nimself lias frankly avowed for the past
three days that his faction would avail
themselves of every.' resource afforded by
the rules to filibuster against the passage
ot the bill, and be this morning stated that
be would persist in his filibustering tactics
until he secured a vote substitue bill,
Cor an international monetary congress and,
until the committee on rales were finally
compelled to bring in a rule supressing fili
busters by naming the (lay and hour when
nothing would be In order but the vote on
the passage of the hill.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the time of the general debate was
extended three hours by the announcement
of Mr. Blaud that be would postpone his
motion for the previous question until 5
o'clock in order to give opportunity for
greater debate. Representative Williams
of Illinois, a democratic member of the com
mittee on ooinage, opened the debate in
favor of the bill.
IN FAVOR OF A SOUND CURRENCY.
“I am in favor of a sound currency,” said
be, “but one of sufficient volume to conduct
with ease all tbe exchanges desired by the
people. I believe that the volume of our
money should increase as the volume of
exchangeable products Increases, The unit
of value is a creature of the law, and the
power of declaring wbat shall constitute
tbe unit of value in tbe United .States is
vested in congress alone. [Applause.]
Gentlemen talk about 30 cents flat in the
present silver dollar. I reply that we are
increasing our currency to-day with paper
dollars that have 100 cents of flat. If
France was able for over sixty years
to maintain a parity between gold’ and sil
ver, I say that the United States, with her
65,000,000 of people, with her vast resources,
is able to restore to silver coin that confi
dence of the people which existed before
this government itself destroyed it.” He
criticised the present administration for
working agair-Bt this bill, and said that if it
passed tbe House he had no doubt that tbe
administration would exert all its mighty
influence to force gold to a premium and
create a feeling of trepidation to preveut
he passage of the bill by the Senate. If
vre are to use gold and silver as money we
Relieve we should have a fixed ratio, but
that oould never be done while one was
used as money and the other as a com
■nodity. Tne only fixed value gold has is
Its coin value. Its relative value changes
juit as often as an overproduction or under
production of commodities changes its pur
chasing value.
WIKK ASKS A QUESTION.
“Does my colleague hold," inquired Mr.
Wike of Illinois, "that the passage of this
•fill and the adoption of free ooinage in this
country will have an equal effect upon
bullion throughout the world without a
monetary conference’s agreement between
fche nations of the earth?”
“I say it will have no effect upon the sil
ver bullion owners of the world, and I sav
that of the entire product of the world loss
than $100,000,000 worth would come to our
mints. I say that the silver coin of Europe
Is already ut par with gold.” [Applause.]
“But bullion is not,” persisted Mr. YVlke.
“But the United (States is capable of tak
ing care of tbe bullion yet uncoined.” [Ap
plause.]
In concluding, Mr. Williams warned the
republicans that, althought the democrats
might be now somewhat divided upon this
question, they would be united in Novem
ber on the great issue of the tariff reform
and success would again crown their efforts
in the next campaign. [Applause.]
COCKRAN OPPOSES THE BILL.
In opening his speech in opposition to tho
bill, Mr. Cockran said that this questiou
was not a sectional one, it was not a ques
tion of the city against the country,of the
banker against the farmer. [Applause.]
He was thankful that the party to which
he belonged could contain in its ranks all
men who believed in the constitutional sys
tem of government, framed by our
fathers, however, they might differ
upon economic or other questions of mi nor
importance. The gentleman complimented
Chairman Bland’s report and tho eloquence
of his opening speech. He had no patience
with Mr. Harter, who bad said, “I credit
him (Mr. Blaud) with gross ignorauce as
the only excuse for his attitude.’’ Mr.
Cockran said that while disputing the con
clusions of Mr. Bland he also aesired to
dispute the statement of Mr. Harter. If
there has lieen ignorance displayed
upon this floor, it has not been
displayed by the gentleman from
Missouri. [Applause.] Mr. Cockran de
•ired to state in opening that he did not be
lieve in the monometal system. He did
not believe a corporal’s guard could be
found in tbe House in favor of a mono- 4
metallic standard in tbe oouutry. But his
tory had always shown that when two
metals were in circulation of different
values, the good motal wa* always driven
out of circulation by the bail. He recited
tbe history of ooinage in England and
Europe to show that thi* had always been
the case. (Stranger* always brought In a
cheajinr utetal, exchanged it for tho dearer
metal and carried gold away to a f roign
clime, lie >l;d not believe that If we had a
■liver landaid tbu country would at once
*9 Into ruin, but h did believe that if we
bo i * silver standard *u4 these two luetilv
Cause nut at once to l polity the uim who
received his pay in the inferior metal for a
pre-existing debt will be swindled by tha
operation of tbe government just in the ratio
of the depreciation of the value of the coin
whioh the law omoels him to receive. The
effect would be to create distrust of the
commercial honor of the uatiou whioh pays
its debts with a bludgeon. [Applause.]
“What do you say," Interrupted Mr.
Bland, "to the law of 1873 that from that
day t > this has robbed the debtors and peo
ple of this country of the differsnoe between
gold and silver!” [Applause.]
"That is a question wnich should be
answered,” said Mr. Cockran. “but if the
geutleman cannot provide for an extension
of my time I cannot stop to auswer it.
[Laigbter.] But I want to ask the gentle
man from Missouri whether he calls this
pending bill a free coinage measure?”
"The gentleman may designate it as he
choeee,” said Mr. Bland, “but I say it is the
tree coinage measure for gold and silver
that we always had until 1373.” [Ap
plause.j
“ With all respect to the gentleman from
Miss >uri." said Mr. Cockran, “I desire to
say that this bill does not provide for the
ooinage of gold and silver as it existed prior
to 1873. More than that, I say that it flies
into the face of the constitutional pro
visions, which are the basis of the platform
and faith of the Democratic party. It pro
vides for the launching of this coun
try Into the banking business and
making of the treasury an influence which
can upset trade and commerce at the pleas
ure of the officials In charge of it. [Ap
plause.] It provides for the deposit of bul
lion and the issuing of treasury notes which
will themselves be debased and degraded
below the value of .greenbacks." [Applause.]
CUMMINGS AGAINST IT.
Mr. Cummings of New York spoke
briefly, saying that his constituents were
opposed to the pending hill and he wns not
one who felt at liberty to cross the desires
of their constituents. He would therefore,
us the representative of the people of his
district, cast his vote against the bilk
Mr. Dingley of Maine also spoke in oppo
stion to the bill. Baying that its effect would
be to give to the silver mine owners of this
nation {21,000,000 annually more than they
are now receiving for their product. In ad
dition to this, our mints would be flooded
by silver imported from abroad.
Mr. Bunn of North Carolina was in favor
of the bill as being a response to the de
mands of the people.
Mr. Loud of California said the first and
mast potent reason wny he should vote
against the bill was that in the platform of
the Republican party there was engrafted
a plank against the free coinage of silver.
THE LEADER OF REPUBLICAN SILVER MEN,
Mr. Bartine of Nevada, leader of the
republican free ooinage men, made an able
and carefully prepared speech, In which he
reviewed the fiscal policy of this country
and Europe on the sliver question during
the past century. He showed the benefits
to be derived from free ooinage and com
batted the arguments made against it.
Mr. Hatoh of Missouri made a strong
party speech in favor of the bill, announc
ing that he was in favor of making the bill
a matter of party fealty. He told Mr.
Williams of Massachusetts that be did not
know the first principles of democracy, and
when Mr. Williams asxed if he was readiug
him out of the party Mr. Hatch retorted
that Mr. Williams said the time was com
ing when the Democratic party would have
to choose between the democrats of New
York and the alliance of the south. He
(Mr. Uatob) was willing to make the
choioe if necessary, and would swap the
barefooted statesman from Kansas (Mr.
Simpson) for the gentlemau from Massa
chusetts, and if another swap were wanted
be would take in the erring young demo
crat from Georgia (Mr. Watson) and throw
over another Massachusetts mugwump.
TAYLOR’S SURPRISE.
Mr. Taylor of Ohio was surprised to see
the geutleman from Missouri stand here
aud say the repeal of the law of 1873 was
the greatest Infamy of this country, and
that it was done by the Republican party,
by a republican oongress and a republican
President, And yet the geutleman knew
that not a single democrat voted against
that measure in the Uuited States Senate,
that Allen G. Thurman voted for it. that
Thomas F. Bayard voted for it, and that
the only votes east against it were cast by
republicans, and yet these silver men were
here condemning the Republican party for
it. He asked If that were fair.
Mr. Castle of Minnesota denied the right
of any of the democrats on the floor of the
House to pronounce a policy for the party
in advanoe of the party platforms. They
could Bi>eak for their own states, but he ob
jected to their speaking for his state or for
the party when it had never pronounced on
it. Ho represented people who had been
democrats in ana out of season. His people,
he said, were opposed to this bill because it
proposed to make fiat money pure and
simple.
ENGLISH’S OPPOSITION.
Thomas Dunn English of New Jersey ad
dressed the House, standing tn front of the
speaker’s desk aud facing the members, who
gathered around him. He said he occupied
a different position from either side of the
House. He had no fear of an influx of for
eign silver, but he was opDosod to the bill
because it was a bill to throw more ragged
notes upon the country, to pile up silver in
the treasury and not to place it in the
bands of the people. His strongest reason
for opposing it was that it was a subsidy to
the silver kings ot the west, and as a demo
crat he was opposed to any subsidy, sugar
coat the bill as you would. Ho also opposed
tho bill in behalf of the planters of the south
and the farmers of the west, to whom it
would bring disaster and financial ruin. In
conclusion, Mr. English said he was the
oldest man but one in the House and a
demoorat for fifty-three years, and now in
his old ago he found himself read out of the
party by a gentleman (Mr. Hatch) wh i had
gono dallying with the farmers’ alliance.
ABNER TAYLOR TRIES TO Bg FUNNY.
Abner Taylor of Illinois was reoognized
aud sent up to the clerk’s desk aud had read
a proposed substitute measure intended to
ridicule the pending bill. After the laughter
which greeted its reading was concluded
Mr. Wheeler of Alabama arose and said it
was very fuuny, but that it was because it
was proposed that any man who owed
$2,000 Bhouid pay to his creditors, $3,000
that the Democratic party was here recog
nizing the people and endeavoring to change
the conditions which hud brought about so
muoh misery.
Mr. Lind of Minnesota said this bill
should not be made a party question, but
inasmuch as it had been made a party and
sectional question, be doubted whethor It
would be wholesome to pass such a measure.
Mr. Sweet of Idaho auuouuced himself iu
favor of free coinage aud the bill.
Mr. l’attorson of Tennessee said he should
support the bill, but he dissented from the
remarks of Mr. Hatch and of reading men
out of tho party. He recognized the demo
cratic movement in Now England as the
harbinger of victory in November next.
[Applause.] He desired to say ;that when
the Chicago convention met the great ques
tion whioh would be put before the Ameri
can people would be that of unjust, unequal,
unlawful, u (constitutional and oppressive
taxation. | Renewed applause.]
Mr. Smith (republican] of Illinois depre
precated consideration of the measure from
a party standpoint. We had an ora of pros
perlty satisfactory to tho people. Ho should
vote against tho bill.
TIM* FOR TUB VOTE.
It was now one minuto to 5 o’clock, and
Mr. Butler of lowa closed the debate by
saying that when the act of 1873 bad brought
the farmers of the country nit i a condition
of suffering, the gentleman from Illinois
(Mr. Taylor), a millionaire, arose, and, with
a comical substU ile for the bill, aided in
■ult to Injury, aud mocked tho farmers in
their suffering.
As Mr. Ilutlef sat down, Mr. Bland, tbe
iwraltteut advocate of the bill, was recog
nized by th • speaker, and, in a quiet tone of
voice and an absence of the nervousness
winch was evident In the subdued, indis
tinguishable,but all pervading noise arouul
him, demanded tbe previous question on the
poi.di ig hill,
Ui. Burrows, like half tho member* of the
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1892.
House, was on bis feet, but he was there not
from anxiety but as bis party's spokesman.
The chair recognised him, and Mr. Bur
rows in a calm, deliberate manner moved
to lay the pending bill on tbs table. He said
that the motion took precedence of the mo
tion of the gentleman from Missouri iMr.
Blandi .and demanded the yeas and nays on
his motion.
Tbs chair (Mr. Crisp; without denying or
conceding the assumption of Mr. Burrows
that bis motion bad precedence said: “The
chair will hear the gentleman on the ques
tion whether or not that motion takes pre
cedence.”
Mr. Burrows was prepared for the Inquiry
and read from rule 16 clause 4, giving tne
order In which motions might be made.
THE CALLING OF THE ROLL.
The chairman on reading the rule im
mediately decidel in favor of Mr. Burrows,
and then amid Intense excitement the clerk
began to call the roll on Mr. Burrows'
motion, which brought the questiou to a
square test vote. The excitement became
intense as the call progressed and the
members plainly showed it in the restless
manner with which they moved about
and crowded to the space in
front of the speaker’s desk. Private in
formation given out that the vote stood
yeas 148, uavs 147, excited every member
and the aisles were thronged as the clerk
proceeded to recapitulate the vote. The re
capitulation being oompleted, the speaker
rose from his chair to announce the result,
but before doing so directed the clerk to
call his name. The clerk called “Mr. Crisp
of Georgia,” and “Mr. Crisp of Georgia,"
availing himself of bis right as a represent
ative, cast his vote In the negative amid the
deafening applause of the advocates of the
measure.
Mr. Bland of Missouri, not aware that
this vote saved hiß measure from immediate
annihilation, changed his vote from the
negative to the affirmative in order that he
might have an opportunity to move recon
sideration, but being advised in a momeut
that the motion was defeated by a tie vote
again changed to the negatlva
Mr. Enloe of Tennessee, with his hat on,
hastily strode into the House and said he
desired to have his vote recorded.
The Speaker—Was the gentleman in the
House during the roll call and failed to hear
his name called?
Mr. Edlob was compelled to respond in
the negative.
The speaker was inexorable, and said the
gentleman could not vota
ilr. Enloe yelled an announcement that
he had just come in from an investigating
committee.
Mr. Herbert ot Alabama next asked the
same privilege of being recorded and re
plied In the affirmative to that part of the
inquiry as to whether or not he was in the
hall of the House during the vote, but when
the speaker a second time inquired if the
gentleman failed to hear bis name called,
Mr. Herbert was fain to reply: "I could
not say that.” and accordingly the speaker
refused to permit him to vote.
The motion was lost by a tie vote of yeas
148, nays 148.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL
The following Is the vote in detail:
Yeas— Messrs. Ainerman, Andrew, Atkinson,
Bacon, Itarwig, Belden, Belknap, Beltzhoover,
Hensley, Bergen, Bingham, Boutelle, Bowman,
Brawloy, Buckner, Brosius, Brunner, Buchanan
of New Jersey. Bunting, Burrows, BushnelJ,
Cable, Cadmus, Caldwell, Castle, Cousey,
Chapin, Chipman, Clancv, Cobb of Missouri,
Coburn, Cockrau, Cogswell, Coolidge. Coombs,
Covert, Cox of New York, Craig of Pennsylva
nia, Crosby, Cummings. Curtis, Cutting. Dal
sell, Daniel, DeForest, Dingley, Doan, Dolliver,
Dunphy, English, Fellows, Fitch, Flick, (Jeary,
Oeissenheimer, Gillespie, Greenleaf, Gris
wold, Grout, Hall. Hallowell, Hamil
ton, Harrner, Harter, Haugen, Hayes
of Georgia, Haynes of Ohio, Hen
derson or lowa, Hitt, Hoar, Hooker
of New York, Hopkins of Pennsylvania, Hop
kins of Illinois, Houk of Tennessee, Huff, Hull,
Johnson of Indiana, Johnson of Maryland, Ket
cham, Krebbs, Logan, Lapham. Lind, Little,
Lockwood, Lodge, Loud, Lynch, Magner. Mc-
Aleer, McDonald, McCann, McKaig, McKenna,
McKinney, Meyer, Miller, Millikan, Mitchell,
Mutcbler, Newberry, O'Donnell, O’Neill of
Massachusetts, O’Neill of Pennsylvania, Outh
waite. Page of • Rhode Island, Page of
Maryland, Pattison of Ohio. Payne,
Perklas, Post, Powers, Quackenbush,
Rains. Randall, Kay, Rayner, Reed, Keyburn,
Rife. Robinson of Pennsylvania, Russell, Scull,
Seerley, Sbonk, Smith, Sperry. Stephenson,
Stevens, C. A. Stoue. Storer, Stout, Stump,
Taylor of Illinois. J. I>. Taylor, Tracey, Walker,
Warner, Waugh. Weaver, Wheeler of Michigan,
Wi'Jcox, Williams of Massachusetts, Wilson of
Kentucky, Wilson of Washington, Wilson of
West Virginia, Walverton and Wright —l4B.
Nays Messrs, Abbott, Alderson, Alexander,
Allen, Arnold, Babbitt, Bailey, Baker, Hank
bead, Bartine, Bee-nan, Blanchard, Bland,
Blount, Bowers. Branch, Breckinridge of
Arkansas, Breckinridge of Kentucky, Bretz,
Broderick, Brookshire, Bryan, Buchanan of
Virginia. Bullock, Bunn. Busey, Butler. Bynum,
Byms, Caminetti, Capehart, Caruth, Cate.
Clark of Wyoming, Clark of Alabama, Cobb of
Alabama, Cowles, Cox of Tennessee, Crain of
Texas, Crawford. Culberson. Davis, Dearraond,
Dickerson, Dixon, Dockery, Dungan, Edmunds,
Ellis, Eppes, Everett, Fithiau, Forney, Fowler,
Funstan, Fyan, Gantz, Goodnight,
Gorman, Grady, Galvorsen, Hare,
Harries, Hatch, Heard, Hemphill,
Henderson of Nortu Carolina, Herman, Hol
man, Houk of Ohio, Johnson of Ohio, Jolley,
Kem, Kilgore, Kyle, Lane, Lanbam, Lawson of
Virginia, Lawson of Georgia, Layton, Lester of
Georgia, Lewis, Liviugiton, Long. Mallory.
Mansur, Martip, McClellan, McCreary, Me
Keighan, McMilten, Mcßae. Mendlth, Mills,
Montgomery, Moore, Moses, Norton, O'Fer
rall, O'Neill of Maine, Otis, Owens,
Parrett, Patterson of Tennessee, Patton.
Paynter, Pearson, Pendleton, Pickier, Pierce,
Price, Reilly, Kiobardson, Robertson of Louisi
ana, Rockwell, Sayres, Scott, Bhlvely, Simpson,
Snodgrass, Snow, Stackhouse, Stewart of Illi
nois, Stewart of Texas, Stoekdala. Stone of Ken
tucky, Sweet. of Virginia, Taylor. Terry, Till
man, Townsend, Tucker. Turner, Turpie, War
wick, Washington, Watson, Weadock, Wheeler
of Alabama, White. Whiting, Williams of North
Carolina, Williams of Illinois, Wilson of Mis
souri, Winn, Wise, Youmansand the Speaker
-148.
ADJOURNMENT MOVED.
Mr. OutbVaite of Ohio at once moved to
adjourn.
The motion temporarily left the members
at sea os to their course.
Mr. Bland, rising to a parliamentary in
quiry, asked if the effect of an adjournment
would be to make another special order
necessary to call up the bill.
The speaker said It would.
The vote on adjournment was in no sense
a party one, or one indicating on which
side of the silver question the voters stood.
Many of the most pronounced anti-sllver
ites voted in opposition and the motion was
declared lost by a vote of 99 yeas to 193
nays.
Then Mr. Johnson of Ohio took a hand in
the tight with a motion to reconsider the
vote by which the House refused to table
the bill, and Mr. Bland parried his foil with
a motion to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky moved to
take a recess until 10 o’clock to-morrow,
but such a chorus of opposition came from
all parts of the floor that he withdrew it.
Johnson’s motion rejected.
The question then recurred on the motion
to table the motion to reconsider, aud it
was rejected by a vota of 145 yeas to 149
nays.
Then it was the turn of the auti-silver
men to upplaud, and they did so with vim
and enthusiasm,
Tho speaker stated that tbe vote recurred
on the motion to reconsider, and Mr. Reed
of Maine sprang to his feot and demanded
tbe yeas and nuys.
Mr. Bland, discouraged ot the last vote,
moved an adjournment, but his motion be
ing receive-1 with cries of "no filibustering”
he withdrew it, and the roll was called on
the motion to reconsider. After a scene
which rivaled the stormiest times of the
Fifty-first congress the motion to reconsider
was carried by a vote of 150 to 148.
bqieakrr Crisp announced that tho motion
to reconsider had been lost by a tie vote of
148 to 148, but several anti-froo silver men
demanded a recapitulation. The result of
the recapitulation was to add two votes to
the allirmative side nml make the voto 150
to 148.
The chair stated that the queition, then,
was on the motion to lay upon tho table the
pending bill.
Mr. Burrows—Tli* motion I made was to
lay the bill on the table?
Tee chair replied adirmaUvely, and after
a Urn* order restored aud the roll call
pro-ceded. After another Clio of tre
lueu lous excitement uud dlsjfduf the vote
was announced as 145 yeas to 148 Days, and
a vota was then taken n the motion of Mr.
Pitch to adjourn in order to cot off a vote
on tha Blaud biU.
Mr. Pitch's motion to adjourn was lost
by a vote of 80 to 202. The anti-free silver
m*n, under the lead of Messrs. Tracey and
Warner of New York, and Mr. Rayner of
Maryland, then began filibustering, and at
11:13 o’clock that was still in progress.
THE BILL CROWDED ABIDE.
Washington, March 25, 1:30 a.m.—A
vote taken shortly before midnight upon
the motion to reconsider the vota by which
the motion to adjourn until Saturday was
defeated developed 10 quorum, and at mid
night exactly a call of the House was or
dered. Two hundred and eleven members
responded to their names, and then Mr.
Bland, stating that it was evident that
no fair vote could be taken
upon the silver question to-night, moved an
adjournment, which motion was carried at
12:35 o'clock. The sliver bill now goes upon
the calendar, but it is probable that the
committee on rules will, at an early day,
report a resolution for its further consldera
tion.
SEBSION OF THU SENATE.
A Resolution to Inquire Into the Con
dition of the Public Buildings
Washington, March 24.—1n the Senate
to-day Mr. Carey offered a resolution In
structing the committee on public buildings
and grounds to Inquire and report as to the
condition of the publio buildings in
the city of Washington and as to what
additional buildings are needed for the use
of the general government. The resolution
was agreed to.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Woloott was taken up, discussed, amended
and agreed to. It directs the heads of the
several departments and of the other
branches of the public servioe in the city of
Washington to transmit to the Senate lists
of all their subordinates, stating their
names, legal residences, compensation and
duties, who were, on March 1, employed in
Washington not aa laborers or workmen or
printers, nor as members of the classified
civil service and were not specifically au
thorized or appropriated for by law, but
were appointed or employed according to
the discretion of the official appointing or
employing them, and paid from some gen
eral or special fund subject to his control;
and that accompanying cuch lists shall be
transmitted like lists of all persons em
ployed or paid as laborers or workmen who
have performed cler oal or other higher
duty. The Senate then, at 1:05 o’clock,
went into executive session.
At 5 o’clock the doors were reoponed and
the Senate adjourned until to-morrow. The
Hearat eulogies were postponed till to-mor
row.
SUNDRY CIVIL EXPENSES.
The Appropriation Bill Reported to
the House.
Washington, March 24.—The sundry
civil appropriation bill was reported to the
House this afternoon. The whole amount
carried by the bfli Is {25,157,787. being
110,026,168 less than the estimate. The
sundry civil appropriation bill for 1893 car
ried an appropriation of {38,395,308. Among
the interesting items of appropriation are
the following:
For the Chickamauga and Chattanooga
National park, $150,000, $50,000 lees than
last year and {275,000 less than the esti
mates.
For the construction of nubile buildings,
{1,375,500, -against $8,875,212 last year and
$2,419,729 estimated.
For the publio printing and binding,
$2,500,000, SIIO,OOO ISB than last year and
$564,064 below tbe estimAtos.
For river and harbor work authorized by
law, $814,000, against $1,951,200 last year.
The items of which this aggregate was mode
up have heretofore been published.
For the expenses of the Uuited States
courts to $3,330,600, against $8,739,100 last
year, and $4,022,000 estimated.
The committee did not include in the bill
anytbiug for the eleventh census, for which
$1,000,000 was estimated, os it will treat
that matter in a separate bill.
In connection with the appropriation for
the establishing of life-saving sta
tions, it is provided that no part of it
shall be used for erecting life-saving stations
on the grounds of the world’s Columbian
exposition at Chicago.
CHICKAMAUGA park.
With reference to the Chickamauga
park it is provided that the Secretary of
Wnr may lease the lands of the park at his
discretion either to the former owners or
other persons for agricultural purposes, the
proceeds to be applied by the Secretary
of War to the repair of the roads
and care of the park. The Secretary
of War and Secretary of the Navy
are authorized to deliver to the commis
sioners of tbe Cblckamaugua and Chatta
nooga National Military park, at the park,
such number of condemned cannons and
cannon balls as their judgment may ap
prove, for the purpose of their work of in
dication and marking locations on the
Dattlefie'(l9 of (Jfclckamaugua, Missionary
ridge and Lookout mountain.
The world’s fair provision, making a
balance of $1,500,000 available, allots $95,
500 to the Columbian commission, which is
to give $36,000 cf it to the board of lady
managers.
Hon. T. C. Sherwood, state banking com
missioner, has been authorized by tbe world's
fair board to prepare an exhibit of Michigan
banking for tbe world's fair.
SYRUP OF FIGS
ONI3 ENJOYS
Both tbe method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
aud refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver aud Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers aud cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is tbe
only remedy of its kiud ever pro
duced, pleasing to tbe taste aud ac
ceptable to tbe stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and SI bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
VAN MA/tCISCO. CAL,
LOULhVLUL, Kt. At IV VQr,K, N t.
CAROLINA BTRAIGHTOUTS.
A Full State Ticket Put In Nomina
tion by Their Convention.
Columbia. 8. G, March 24.—A state
convention of tbe "stralghtout” democracy
of South Carolina, those opposed to the
administration of Gov. Tillman, was held
In this olty to-night. Every county in the
state, save two, sent fall delegations, and
the assembly Is conceded to have been one
of the most thoroughly representative po
litical bodies that ever met in South Caro
lina. Conspicuous among the delegates was
Geo. Wade Hamptou. The following state
ticket was nominated:
For Governor—John C. Shepard of Edge
field.
For Lieutenant Governor—J ames L. Orr
of Greenville.
For Secretary of State—Lawrence You
mans of Barnwell.
For Attorney General—F. W. Perry.
For Controller General—J, B. Humbert
of Laurens.
For Treasurer—E. R. Mclver of Darling
ton.
For Superintendent of Education— D. W.
Hioti of Anderson.
For Adjutant and Inspector General—
Woodward W. Dixon of York.
The ticket Is a compromise, combining
men from every portion of tbe state, and
harmonizing In its material every class of
citizens.
A conspicuous feature of tbe ticket is that
a number of those nominated are young
men who have Dever before sought office.
A vigorous campaign will be inaugurated
Immediately.
Nominated by tbe President.
Washington, Maroh 24.—The President
to-day sent to the Senate the following
nominations: Stanton J. I'eele of Indiana,
judge of the court of claims, vice G. W.
Soofleid; to be United States district
judges, William K. Townsend for the
district of Connecticut, John 11, Reotor for
the ;Northern district of Texes, John H.
Baker for tbe district of Indiana.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
I respectfully beg to Inform the trade that I
am now prepared to supply them with
BOTTLED BEEP.
In convenient shape for bar ute only.
These bottles are not sold, otity loaned, and are
branded with my name and the trade
mark of tbe
ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASSOCIA
TION.
And any one found using them except through
my establishment will bo prosecuted.
I will pay a handsome reward for evidence to
convict auy one other than my delivery-wagons
offering for sale.
We are now putting in heavy additional
steam power, and for the season of 1892
THE FAMOUS FAUST BEER
Will be served In better style than ever before.
A share of business respectfully solicited.
GEORGE MEYER,
Wholesale Dealer.
EXQUISITE PERFUMERY,
DELETTREZ FINE EXTRACTS
THF. FINEST PERFUMERY
Ever imported into this city; also an assort
ment of his Soaps.
SOLOMONS & 00.,
169 Oongress Street and 92 Bull Street.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Ail persons are cautioned against jmrchaelne
that tract of land in Chatham County, Georgia,
Immediately south of the extended limits of
the city of Savannah, known as the BRANCH
TRACT, containing One Hundred and Seven
Acres, more or lea*, bounded on the north by
Estill Avenue, east by Waters Road, south by
lands of Barstow, and west by lands of Gen. A.
R. LawtoD, as I have made a contract for tbe
purchase thereof, and intend to apply to the
courts for a specific performance of the con
tract. J, H. ESTILJ.
Savannah, Aug. 30, 18S8.
LIGHTNING VALENTINE BEANS.
For Sale Cheap
—AT—
T. A. MULLRYNE & CO.’S DRUG STORE
West Broad and Waldburg Streets.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
REDUCED
—IN—
PRICE, BUT NOT IN QUALITY,
ARNAUD’S BONBONS.
One pound boxes 80c.
Half pound boxes 40c.
CHOCOLATES.
One pound boxes 80c,
Half pound boxes 40c.
—AT—
LIVINGSTON’S PHARMACY.
Try a bottle of Butler’s F. C. Cologne.
MEDICAL.
Like a sead Fisk
I had terrible ECZEMA 'or 18 years—
was in bed six months at a time—body
and limbs swollen and scaly like a dead
fish. The itching waa terrible, and
FINALLY LOST MY SIGHT.
After treatment bv five physicians, and
other remedies without relief, I took
8. 8. S. and it cured me. My skin is
wft and smooth, and the terrible trouble
is all gone— R. N. Mitchell, Macon, Ga.
I know the above statement to be true.
8. 8. Harmon, Macon, Ga.
Send for oar book oa the Blood.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Oa.
FUNERAL ijvvitatiobts.
PURSE.—The friends and acquaintance of
j* r - Mra w - c - f >urß9 and of Mr. and Mrs.
D. B. Morgan are invited to attend the funeral
services of Mrs W. (1 Purse from tbe Baptist
church. Chippawa square, THIS AFTERNOON
at 3:30 o'clock.
STCDSTILL—Tbe relatives and friends of
Mrs. J. W. Studstill and of Mrs. S. P. Crawford
are Invited to Attend the funeral of R. L. Stud
still from bis late residence. No. 248 Lincoln
street. THIS AFTERNOON at S o'clock.
' IN MEMORIAM.
To our Beloved Mother,
MARY ELIZABETH HULL.
Who died Dec. 29th, IS9I.
A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in our home.
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his life has given.
And though the body molaers here,
The soul is safe in heaven.
Thy gentle voice is hushed.
Thy warm, true heart is still,
And on thy calm and peaceful brow
Is resting death’s cold chill.
Thy hands are clasped upon thy heart,
We have kissed thy peaceful brow,
And in our aching hearts we know
We have no mother now.,
Hull, Fla.. March 22, 1892.
.meetings.
8I V*NNAIfSOAP WORK*'
A meeting of the stockholders of the Savan
nah Soap Works will be held at the works,
corner PiDe and Lumber streets, on SATUR
DAY, 2flth inst., at 11 o’clock a. m.
D. B. MORGAN, President.
B. H. Levy, Secretary.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
On and after Feb 1, 1890, the basts ot meas
urement of all advertising in tbe MorninoNbws
will be agate, or at the rate of $1 40 an looh for
the first Insertion. No Special Notice Inserted
for tees than $1 00.
TO THE LADIES.
We desire to say that we have received an
elegant line of
CHILDREN’S KILTS AND JERSEYS,
Also a full line of
BOYS’ SUITS——
All new and nice, at our usual low prices,
APPEL A 80HAUL,
One Price Clothiers.——
Agents for Dr. Jaeger's Sadtary Underwear
for ladies, men and children.
FOOT BALL BY WIRE.
0. L. A vs. MERCER UNIVERSITY.
Full particulars of game at Catholic Library
Hall SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Game starts
at 3:45 o’clock.
Admission 25c.
NOTICE,
City and Suburban Railway, I
Savannah, March 25, 1892. f
The coupons of the first mortgage bonds of
this company, in default February Ist last, will
be paid on and after MONDAY. 23th last., as
usual, at the Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany. E. SCHMITT,
Treasurer.
THE TITLE GUARANTEE AND LOAN
COMPANY OF SAVANNAH,
135 Congress Street.
INSURES TITLES TO REAL ESTATE.
LOANB MONEY AND ERECTS HOUSES.
PAY INTEREST ON DEPOSITS.
Invests capital in first-class real estate secu
rities.
This company loans money on the “monthly
payment" plan at 8 per cent, per annum for
fixed periods.
It guaarntees titles to real estate, protecting
purchasers against all loss by reason of defects
or incumbrance*
OFFICE 135 OONGRESS STREET.
GEORGE H. STONE, President.
E. L. HACKETT, Treasurer.
ISAAC BECKETT, Secretary and Solicitor.
R. R. RICHARDS. Advisory Counsel.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
HORSES.
Just arrived from Kentucky
CARLOAD OF FANCY DRIVING HORSES.
YOUNGLOVE & GOODMAN,
Broughton and West Broad Streets.
FOR SALE.
EIGHT OR NINE HEAD OF LARGE MARE
MULES.
APPLY TO
DENIS J. MURPHY.
GENUINE BAY RUM,
Imported and Domestic,
In ounce up to quart bottles. We are making a
run on this, and will sell it cheap.
SOUTH SIDE PHARMACY.
SULLIVAN’S RESTAURANT,
110 AND 112 BRYAN STREET.
WOODCOCK. SNIPE, QUAIL, DOVES, TEAL,
SUMMER AND ENGLISH DUCKS,
POMPANOS AND SPANISH
MACKEREL.
Families supplied. Telephone 043.
PRESCRIPTIONS OF
BUTLER'S PHARMACY
ARE ONLY REFILLED BY
ROWUNBKL PHARMACIST.
Broughton and Drayton Sts. Telephone 465.
NOTICE.
I take pleasure in announcing that I am now
located with Messrs. SOLOMONS A CO. at
their BULL STREET BRANCH STORE, where
I will be glad to serve my friend*
JAMES M, KREEQEB.
WALK UPRIGHT THROUGH LIFE.
Buy a pair of Shoulder Braces, tf they don’t
keen you straight money refunded.
I hare a large new line of these goods for
men, women and children. Prices range from
75 cents to $2
K. C. McCALL, Druggist, •
Corner Congress and Whitaker Street*.
Roach Bait kills ’em and their first co isms
< Water huge- by the peck Caiupboiette makes
* ' lien" ,f inotlu *n4 y our woolen goods are
left uudistui bed
BANKS.
B. A. DENMARK. MHxTinLAN?'
Vice
GEO. C FREEMAN. Cashier.
Tiia Citizens Ban!
OF
SAVANNAH,
CAPITAL $500,000,
Will open on Maroh 81*1, 1892, a Savings Depart,
ment to be maintained in connection with its
general banking business at its Banking House
comer of Drayton and Bryan streets, Savannah’
Ga. *
Deposit* of One Dollar and upward will be re
cetved. Interest at 4 per cent, per annum com.
pounded on the first day of July, October. Janu.
ary and April will be allowed Deposit* mad „
within the first five days of any month will
draw Interest from the first day of that month,
and be paid or compounded at the beginning of
the next quarter. Call or send for rules and
regulations oa and after March Ist.
DIRECTORS.
B A Denmark, Mills B. Lane,
William Rogers, H. M. Comer,
J. H. Estill, W. G. Cooper.
John R. Young, Raymond Judge
Henry D. Stevens, Wm. B Stillwell,
Edward F. Lovell, Andrew Hanlet,
C. D. Baldwin.
J. E. Wadlky, Cashier South Georgia Bank.
Waycross, Ga. ‘
E. A Groover, Cashier Bank of Quitman
Quitman, Ga. *
A H. Lane. Cashier Merchants' and Traders’
Bank, Brunswick, Ga.
STOVEs!
C-. ... A tj,'. ~\comA<4M/
UK’S ALL I-tIGr-HT,
For his upper story is covered well. It's not
the latest stylo of headgear, yet it tends to call
your attention to the fact that wa ate prepared
to put the best covering on your house. We
have the best material an l the best workmen,
and. in fact, anything we furnish for your
house, such as Furnaces, B!ate or Wood Man
tels, Gas Fixtures or Tiling, can be depended on
as first-class.
NORTON IT ANIaEY
York, President and Whitaker Streets.
GOODS.
W. B. MELL&CO.;
Sales, Briis, Harness.
LEATHER COLLARS.
Harness and Traces for Mill
and Turpentine Manufactur
ers.
Ruler & Leaner Bel!
RUBBER AND OTHER PACKINGS,
TRUNKS, SACfIELS, Etc.
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
BEFORE BUYING
Get Our Prices on
ORANGES,
GEORGIA BYRUP.
I'LAIN HAMS,
OANVABED HAMS,
DRY SALT BELLIES,
DRY SALT BUTTS.
ALL KINDS OF CIDERS;
Send for Price Last.
A. EHRLICH k BRO.,
Wholesale Gbocerb and Liquor Dealers,
153 AND 155 BAY STREET.
PRINTERS AND BOOKBINDERS.
GEO. W. UCHOLS,
PRINTING,
BINdING,
SLUNK BOOKS.
S3A- Bay St. Savannah.
SHED POT’AT OHS.
PEASE.
Black Eye, Clay, Speckled
and Mixed Pease.
Potatoes, Onions, Apples,
Oranges Lemons, Peanuts,
Etc., Hay, Grain and Feed,
Cotton Seed Meal, Etc.
W. D. SIMKINS.
PIN Ii LIN Pi OF
GAS FIXTURES AND GLOBES
L. A. MCCARTHY’S,
4.U DRAYTON
