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i THE MORNING NEWS. 1
- ESTABLISIIEDISSO. INCORPOKATEDISBB V
I J. H. ESTILL. President. )
CONGRESS AGAIN AT WORK.
Both Houses Give Close Attention to
the Annual Message.
The Reference to Affairs in Hawaii
Attracts the Most Interest-Senator
Dolph Gives Notice That He Will
Make a Few Remarks Concerning It.
The House to Appoint a Committee
to Look Into the Lehigh Valley
Strike.
Washington, Dec. 4.—At the outset of
the proceedings to-day tho new leaders of
the Senate, in the changed relations of the
parties, came immediately to the front.
The chaplain’s '‘amen” had scarcely
died away before Mr. Cockrell, chairman
ot the committee of appropriations, was
on his feet to move the customary resolu
tion to notify the House that tho Senate
was ready for business.
Mr. Sherman took the lead on the other
side of the chamber by suggesting that a
call of the roll was first in order.
This point being admitted to be well
taken, the clerk called the roll and fifty
six answered to their names. Three other
senators subsequently entered the cham
ber, making fifty-nine present out of a
total of eigiit.v-five, with three vacancies.
Messrs. McPherson and Sherman were
designated as members of a joint commit
tee of the Senate and House to wait upon
the President and notify him of the or
ganization of both bodies.
Then, upon motion of Mr. Harris, the
Senate took a recess of one hour.
At 1:10 o’clock the Senate resumed its
session, but the message from the Presi
dent not having been received, a further
recess of twenty minutes was taken.
When the Senate again resumed its ses
sion, Mr. McPherson announced the in
tention of the President to immediately
communicate to both houses of congress
“a message in writing.”
Assistant Private Secretary Pruden
emerged from the cloak-room, where he
had been in seclusion for nearly ten min
utes, and a doorkeeper announced "a
message from tho President of the United
States.”
Secretary Cox immediately entered
upon its reading. There was a general
air of respectful attention manifested on
both sides of the Senate. As the reading
ot the message proceeded, and it was
found to be so far different from what,
high-strung expectation had anticipated,
the interest manifested in its contents
perceptibly diminished.
THE HAWAIIAN MATTER SKIPPED.
The reading progressed uninterruptedly
until the end, but then Mr. Dolph in
quired whether the copies of the mes
sage which had been laid upon the desks
of the senators were the same as that
from which the secretary had read. He
was prompted to do this because lie
noticed in the reading no reference was
made to Hawaiian affairs or to any of
the matter upon page nine of the printed
message.
The omission having thus been called to
the attention of the Senate, the Vice
President directed the secretary to read
the page, which was done. Tho point of
Mr. Dolph's inquiry was made clear then,
lor he immediately gave notice that to
morrow after the morning hour ho should
ask tlie Senate to indulge him in a few re
marks on that point of the message which
referred to Hawuii.
A number of reports were read and a
large number of bills and resolutions were
introduced and referred to tho appropri
ate committees.
A message was received from the House
announcing the death of Charles O'Neill
and William Lilly, late representatives
from Pennsylvania.
Mr. Cameron offered a resolution ex
pressive of the sorrow of the Senate,
"hich were adopted, and as a further
mark of respect the Senate at 3:55 o'clock
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House was called to order promptly
a ’ noon, and 342 members answered to
their names.
Luring a roll call a message was re
ceived from tho Senate announcing the
organization of that body.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, of West Vir
ginia, the following committee was ap
pointed to wait upon the President:
-Messrs. Wilson, of West Virginia, Outh
waite and Burrows.
Various executive documents were
read by title and referred to committees.
-Mr. Sayers offered a joint resolution
Providing for the appointment and pay
ment of a sufficient number of deputy col
•octors of internal revenue to carry into
cHevt the Chinese exclusion act. Mr.
layers had read a letter from the com
missioner of internal revenue, stating
uuit no appropriation had been made for
this purpose, and that additional deputies
were necessary to adequately enforce the
law. The amount necessary for the pur
pose was placed at *50,000. The resolu
tion went over under objection.
tub t.ehigh vaelet strike'.
Mr. llines, dem., of Pennsylvania, of
jt'ivii a resolution asking that a coinrnit
*®®°f live members of the House be ap-
Pomted to investigate the existing strike
upon the Lehigh Valley railroad, the al
‘'’ged employment of incompetent work-
JJJjrmen and the failure to promptly trans
®tt the United States mails. Objee
[ '(on was made to its present considera
; tion
i , Iho ohjection being withdrawn to the
,omt resolution offered by Mr. Sayers
Providing for additional deputy collectors
11 internal revenue, it was passed with
out a division.
Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, offered a
hin 0 i i° n providing that hereafter no
l us shall be engrossed untii passed by
'■ House, which led to considerable dis
oussion and final objection.
f o'clock the House took a recess
rjif’een minutes, but no attempt was
(; i , to resume business until the com
'l ~ appointed to wait upon the presi
rit made its appearance.
THE PRESIDE XT’S MESSAGE.
I he clock indicated 1:25 when Mr. Wil
; * on behalf of the committee reported
t|.„, the President had iuformeil them
a ho would communicate with the
friivJ S L, ln wr fting. It was 1:85 o'clock be
taxocutive Clerk Pruden appeared
}i 1 the President’s message. The
, olerk at once began reading the
to i li uent ’ w kich was attentively listened
w! “.‘tmusually large number of mem
thr', • hero was an entire absence of
noise and confusion which ordinarily
•j, s the reading of an official paper.
W, ilsst ‘mblage in the galleries had
t., 1 me wearied with tho extended recess
, "t I'ttle more than an average audi
k„ot spectators lV.ened to the mes-
Kerr read the entire message
\o i ni'ttnh or interruption. His voice
A,,', r ( ln and strong, penetrating the
in ’op with perfect distinctness, 'i’he
Hied attention of tho members was
held until the end. There was no demon
stration approaching applause, and the
various paragraphs were received with
out any indications of cither approval or
censure.
HAWAII ATTRACTS ATTENTION.
Especial atteution was given to the sen
tences bearing upon the Hawaiian situa
tion. and a few members whispered to
their neighbors when that portion of the
document was concluded. Even those
portions of the message which give a
synopsis of the various reports made by
I the cabinet officers were listened to with
j quiet atteution.
The time occupied in the reading was
j one hour and twenty minutes.
The usual order regarding reference
j and printing was entered.
Mr. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, then
announced the death of his late col
leagues. Charles O Neill and William
Lilly, and offered the customary resolu
tions of regret, and for tho appointment
of a committee to attend the funeral of
Mr. Lilly, who died last Friday. The
resolutions were agreed to, and the House
adjourned.
A CAUCUS OF REPUBLICANS.
The Senators to Name a Steering
Committee of Thirteen.
Washington, Dec. 4. —The republican
members of the Senate held a brief cau
cus in the republican conference room after
adjournment to-day, for the purpose of tak
ing into consideration the appointing of
an advisory committee. The subject had
been discussed in caucus during the extra
session, but it had then been decided, on
account of some opposition, to allow the
matter to go over until the regular ses
sion. The caucus to-day developed no op
position. and the chairman was author
ized to select a committee of thirteen. It
is understood that this committee will he
expected to take charge of all strictly
party questions in tho Senate, and to act
in many respects as a steering committee.
Tho committee has not yet been chosen,
hut it is said that it will be named in a
few days. Senator Sherman presided as
chairman of the caucus and Senator Du
bois was secretary.
CHANGES IN THE TARIFF.
Part of the Comparative Statement
Laid Before the Committee.
Washington, Dec. 4.—There was a full
meeting of the ways and means committee
this morning. The chairman laid before
the members a comparative statement
showing tho changes in the present rates
made by the new bill as far as ttie metals
schedule. The remainder of the state
ment will be finished to-morrow.
Chairman Wilson says a number of days
may elapse before the internal revenue
schedules will be agreed upon by the
democratic majority of the committee.
The indications now are, he added, that
the tariff schedules will be reported to
tlie House within the next ten days and
that the internal revenue features will be
reported separately and at a later date;
commencing with to-day the committee
will hold daily sessions until they have
completed their consideration of the
measure.
A SNUG BERTH AT STAKE.
Many Candidates for Assistant Reg
ister of the Treasury.
Washington, Dec. 4.—There are a num
ber of candidates for the office of as
sistant register of the treasury, now held
by H. H. Smith, a republican, whose
successor, it is said at the treasury de
partment, is likely to be appointed during
the coming week. The place is worth
$2,500 a year.
The candidates who have their applica
tion on file at the department are: L.
Wilber Reid, of Virginia, W. B. It. Faber,
of New York, WilliamE. Ryan, of New
York, Daniel L. Thomas, of Maryland,
Edwin K. Harris, of Tennessee, a son of
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, Charles 11.
Turner, of New York, C. C. Johnson, of
Illinois, Richard M. Johnson, of Indiana,
Jobe I\ Salyer, of Kentucky, ,!. G. Mc-
Henry, of Georgia, W. A. Milliken, of
Tennessee, John W. Casseldine, of Geor
gia, Judson S. Farrar, of Michigan.
MONEY FOR LIGHTHOUSES.
Estimates Made by the Board and
Submitted to Congress.
Washington, Dec. 4.—The report of the
lighthouse board, submitted to congress
to-day, submits estimates for special ap
! propriations as follows:
i Alligator river light and fog signal,
i North Carolina, $‘30,000; Cape Fear.
! North Carolina, $70,000; Cape Lookout
j shoals, North Carolina, $70,000; depot for
I Sixth lighthouse district, Charleston,
i S. 0.. $155,000: electric communication
i with light vessels, *550,000: Hillsboro fil
let, Fla., $90,000: Hog Island, Va., *95,-
(XX); Mount Cornelia, Fla., $125,000; Pork
Point, N. C.. $20,000: Portsmouth light
house depot, Virginia. $40,000; Punta
Gorda, Fla., $40,000; St. Joseph Point,
Fla., $25,000.
FLORIDA’S FAST MAIL.
A Gain of a Day Made By Way of the
Wilson Cut Off.
Washington, Dec. 4.—The fast mail
service between New York and
all points in Florida will be shorten
ed by the running of all mail
trains of tlie Atlantic coast line over
the Wilson "cut off” in North Carolina
instead of by way of Wilmington as here
totorc. This announcement was made
to-ria.v at the postofflce department. A
gain of one day in all Florida mails will
be effected by this arrangement.
PRESIDENTIAL PO3TMA3TERS.
Five Hundred Nominations to be Sent
In During This Month.
Washington, Deo. 4.—lt is expected that
fully 500 nominations of Presidential
postmasters will be sent to the Senate
during the present month, and about 30(1
during January. In all of these cases,
the postmasters have either resigned or
tlieir commissions have expired. The
first batch will likely be sent to the Pres
ident for his final action to-morrow or
Wednesday.
Messages for Willis.
Washington, Dec. 4.—Treasury officials
refused to either deny or confirm the re
port that the revenue cutter Corwin, now
at San Francisco, has been ordered to
prepare for u trip to Hawaii. The be
lief. however, is general that the Corwin
will start for Honolulu with government
messuges to Minister Willis by Wednes
day.
A Nebraska Bank Closed.
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 4.—The Citizens’
National Bank of Grand Island, Neb.,
closed its doors this morning.
SAVANNAH, CIA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1893.
RULINGS FROM THE BENCH.
I The Alien Contract Labor Law Held
Valid By the Supreme Court.
An Attempt to Enjoin County Super
visors From Issuing Bonds in Pay
ment of a Subscription to a Railroad
Fails—A Murderer Given a New
Chance For Life—The Court of Ap
peals of the District of Columbia
Hands Down a Ruling in the Ford’s
Theater Horror.
Washington, Dec. 4.—The court of ap
peals of the District of Columbia has
fixed Jan. 4,1894, as the day upon which
it will hear argument on behalf of the
government in support of its appeal in
the "Palmetto” whisky trade mark case.
A decision upon the merits of tho alien
contract labor law was rendered in tho
supreme court of the United States to-day
by Justice Brewer. In the United States
court for the eastern district of Pennsyl
vania John S. and Joseph I .cos wero
fined SI,OOO for violation of the law and
appealed, attacking the constitutional
ity of the act, and the jurisdiction of the
court. Justice Brewer announced that
the supreme court found the law to be
constitutional, and that the district court
had jurisdiction. The proceeding against
the Lees being criminal in its nature
the court below erred in compelling the
defendants to give testimony in favor of
the government. This error was suffi
cient to warrant a reversal of tho judg
ment, and to remand the case for anew
trial.
A BOND CASE.
Unless Messrs Powell et. al., of Bruns
wick county, Virginia, can find somo
other means of relief than through the
assistance of the supreme court of the
United States, they have to bear tlieir
proportion of the taxes necessary to meet
the payment of bonds voted to tho Atlan
tic and Danville Railroad Company, by
that county. From the record in the
case, it appears that tho supervisors of
Brunswick county made a subscription
to the stock of tlie Atlantic and Danville
Railroad Company, to be paid for in bonds
of the county at the rate of $5,000 a mile.
Powell and a dozen others asso
ciated with him, brought suit to en
join the supervisors and the railroad
company from selling any bonds is
sued for that purpose, or from making
subscription to tlie stock of the corpora
tion. The state courts, both district and
supreme,ion appeal decided against Pow
et, al.. and they tried to have the su
preme court of the United State over
rule the state court. But Justice Fuller,
for the tribunal, announced to-day that it
could see no reason for taking tho case
under consideration and dismissed the
appeal.
A.MUHDEBEB GtVEN A NEW CHANCE.
Because of the tenor of an instruction
by Judge Parker, of the United States
court for the western district of Arkan
sas, respecting the law of self-de
fense the supreme court, to-day, in an
opinion read by Chief Justice Fuller, gave
a convicted murderer another chance for
his life. The case was unusual and in
teresting from the fact that tho defend
ant, Alexander Alien, was an Indian hoy
only 14 years of age, and his victim,
Philip Henson, a white youth aged 18.
They lived in the Indian Terri
tory qnd had a quarrel two
or three days previous to the date in
which the killing occurred.
Allen pleaded,self defense, and to the in
structions of the court upon the subject
his attorneys accepted. The supreme
court decided that tlie instruction as to
the definition given by the court of the
term "self defense” was of such a char
acter as tend to draw the minds of the
jurymen away from a consideration of the
facts in the case and confuse them witli
abstract propositions. The judgment of
the court below was therefore overruled
and the Case remanded for anew trial.
A DISSENTING OPINION.
To this decision of the court Justice
Brewer, for himself and Justice Brown,
entered a most vigorous dissent. He
stated that the case was similar to the
one in which ho was compelled to file a
dissenting opinion last Monday. Tne por
tion of tlie charge to which counsel ob
jected. he said, covered hut one proposi
tion of law, but comprised a page and a
half of the record. The law, as laid down
by the judge, was not assailed by the su
preme court,'but because it was prefaced
by a melaphysicial statement of tlie
processes that pass through the mind of a
man confronted with the question of seif
defense, the supreme court had
decied that it was in er
ror. The accuracy of tlie statements
made by the judge below, he said, was not
impugned, as he understood, by the de
cision of this court, and the error there
fore must lie in the fact that the jury
were so ignorant as rot, to understand it.
"1 know no rule of law,” said Justice
Brewer, "that justifies this court in as
suming such a condition of ignorance on
the part of the jury, and 1, therefore,
dissent most earnestly from tho de
cision just announced."
THE FORD’S THEATER HORROR.
The district court of appeals this after
noon sustained the demurrer in the ease
of Col. Ainsworth, chief of tlie bureau of
pensiou records of tlie war department,
and three other persons, engineers and
contractors, indicted with him for man
slaughter in causing tho collapse of the
Ford's theater building on Juno 9 last,
by which twenty-one clerks lost their
lives and a dumber of others were
more or less seriously injured.
The court, in brief, held that the
indictment was fatally defective because
it did not show facts sufficient to enable
tiie court to determine, by legal construc
tion. whether there was a joint duty
created qnd imposed on all the defend
ants. Whether or not tho district attor
ney will attempt to frame another indict
ment seems to be iu doubt. It, is stated,
however, that such is his intention.
COST OF GOVERNMENT.
Secretary Carlisle’s Estimates Call on
Congress for $411,879,041.
Washington, Dee. 4.—The official esti
mates sent to congress to-day by Secre
tary Carlisle ask for $411,879,041 for the
fiscal year 1895, as against $421,012,215 for
1894, and again5t5432,456,827 appropriated
for 1893. In detail, the estimates show:
Executive $ 7.9U8.72S
Legislative —•* 203.230
Stale Department 1,xf>3,38
Treasury Department 120.455,080
War Department 56.277,490
Navy Department 28 *><*.774
Interior Department 180 25).‘.2i
J ostoHc t: Department 8.807 806
Department of Agriculture 2,233.813
Department of Lilhor IXl*7O
Department ol Justice 6 27! 315
GEORGIA’S DELEGATION.
Every Member in His Seat When the
Message Was Read.
Washington, Dec. 4.—Every Georgia
member, with the exception of Repre
sentative Lester, of Savannah, was in tlie
House this morning when tlie gavel fell.
Col. Lester has been sick for several days,
but came in time to hear the President’s
message read.
The Georgia members refuse to be in
terviewed on the subject of tlie message.
There are the same caustic criticisms and
words of praise (Hissed on the message
as on all others of the kind.
Maj. Black is sorry that a specific state
ment was not made in regard to tlie re
peal of the 10 per cent, tax on state
banks. Indeed nearly ull tlie southern
members bewail this omission on the
part of the President.
CABANASS AND SILVER.
Roprerentative Cabaniss is complaining
that nothing more was said regarding
silver. He was the only member of the
Georgia delegation who voted during tlie
extraordinary session, against tlie silver
amendments, and did so, he said, on tlie
belief that iu this message Mr. Cleveland
would recommend further silver legisla
tion.
Commissioner Blount's (tolicy is une
quivocally indorsed, and the dusky queen
must be put back on her throne. ’ These
are tho salient features which interest
the south.
The message is no better, nor aqy worse,
than all such generul messages. They
are usually uninteresting, and it will
lie from special messages that the legisla
tion of this administration will be shaped.
THE BANK TAX.
If the President favors the repeal of the
ten per cent, tax he would hardly have
said so in his general message, and in all
probability this matter will be the basis of
a special message later on. Maj. Black, the
Georgia member on the bunking and cur
rency committee, and who luis already
begun to organize the repealers of this
tax into a body, hopes that this recom
mendation will come later on.
Speaker Crisp, with Maj. Black, has an
engagement with President Cleveland to
morrow at 10 o’clock, when ho will again
urge upon tlie President the invitation of
tiie southern people to attend tlie exposi
tion and state fair at Augusta.
Senator Colquitt was not present at tlie
opening of tho Senato this morning. Ho
is expected iu a few’ days. Senator Gor
don was on hand.
J. B. Sparks, of Conyers, was to-dfiy
appointed to a post in the treasury de
partment.
THE TRADE MARK RULING.
Words of Cbmmon Use Can Not Be
Protected Under the Law.
Washington, Deo. 4.—An interesting
application of the trademark law was
made by tho United States supreme
court to-day in the case of the Columbia
Mill company, of Columbia, Pa., against
W. W. Alcorn, in which the circuit court
for eastern Philadelphia refused
to pi\>tect the former in its
to exclusive proprietorship of tlie
word "Columbia” as a trade
mark on flour. This court by Justice
Jackson sustains that ruling. It says
that in order to sustain exclusive use to a
name, device or symbol, it must be one
which will identify origin or ownership
and cannot consist of words of common
use as designating a locality. The decis
ion of the lower court is affirmed.
THE LAW OF TRADE MAHKS.
Justice Jackson said that by a long line
of decisions in the supreme court the law
of trade marks was well settled. Those
decisions, lie said, established the follow
ing propositions:
1. That to acquire the right to tlie lex
elusive use of a name. device or symbol,
as a trade mark, it must appear that it
was adopted for the purpose of identify
ing the origin or ownership of the article
to which it is attached, or that such
trade mark must point distinctively,
either by itself or by association to the
origin, manufacture or ownership of tlm
article on which it is stamped, it must be
designed, as its primary object ami pur
pose, to indicate tlie owner or producer of
the commodity uud to distinguish it
from Jikc articles manufactuied by
others.
2. if the device, mark or symbol was
adopted or placed iijiou the article for tlie
purpose of identifying its class, grade,
style or quality, or for any purpose other
than a reference to, or indication of its
ownership, it cannot, be sustained as a
valid trade mark.
2, That the exclusive right to tlie use
of a mark or device claimed as a trade
mark is founded upon priority of appro
priation.
4. Such trade mark cannot consist of
words in common use as designating lo
cality, section, or region of country.
MRS. POTTER PALMER’S FOE.
Mies Phoebe Coußins Coming to Write
Up Georgia Industries.
Washingtov, Dec. 4.—Miss Phoebe
,Cousins, who made things lively for Mrs.
Potter l’aliner when she was a member
of the board of lady managers of the
world’s lair, will leave Washington this
week to write up the industries of the
south iu a series of syndicate letters. Her
first (mint of interest is Augusta. Mr.
Crisp pave her letters of introduction to
Mr. Walsh at her request this morning.
Frmn Augusta she will visit Savannah,
Columbus and Atlanta.
A Big- Fire at Corsicana.
Corsicana, Tex., Dee. 4. -A grain ele
vator. containing 25,000 bushels of wheat,
two livery stables, thirty-five horses’
three freight cars, an electric plant and
six other buildings were destroyed by
fire last night. The loss is estimated at
$160,000, insured for one half.
Fredericksburg's Now Monument.
Fredericksburg, Va,, Dec. 4.—Tho un
veiling of the Mary Washington monu
ment will not take place the first week in
December, as orteiuully intended, hut
will occur in April or May. The shaft
will be here next week.
A Murderer Electrocuted
Sing Sing., Dee. 4 John Delifino was
killed by electricity, in Sing King prison,
this morning at 11:43 o'clock, ltelfino
stiot and killed Mrs. Catharine Gussel,
an Italian woman, a year ago in a tene
ment house in Brooklyn.
Another Uprising in Cuba.
New York. Dee. 4.-A special to the
Herald from Key West, Fla., says: -An
other small uprising is to be expected in
Cuba, it will probably take place on or
soon after Dec. 20.
A North Dakota Bank Fails.
Minot. N. I).. Deo. 4. Tlie Citizens’
Bank lias gone into voluntary liquidation.
Tlie bank is mainly owned by George H.
Lewis, of New York.
LAWMAKERS OF THE STATE
The Registration Bill up Before the
Committee To-day.
Senator Wright Will Not Oppose the
Bill but Will Endeavor to Have
Several of Its Objectionable Fea
tures Eliminated- Guano Men Just
Too Late The House as Cold as an
Ice House Posting of Lands and
Protection of Fish Discussed.
Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 4.—Tho Chatham
county registration hill will be taken up
by the judiciary committee of the Senato
to-morrow. Senator Wright will not op
pose the bill, but says that several feat
ures now objected to will be eliminated.
The amendments, which he says will ho
made, change the time of registration,
making it earlier, and strike out
the section making the exhibition of
one year’s tax receipts prima facie evi
dence that the holder is entitled to reg
ister. Maj. liyals came in to-day, and is
preparing to mako a tight against
the whole hill to-morrow. He will pro
pose that if tho Chatham delegation is
determined to take the registration out of
the hands of the county commissioners
that the authority to appoint a registrar bo
vested in the judge of the superior court.
The point made by Maj. Ryals is that tho
registration should not be superintended
by any man whose office is elective, and
who depends upon tho votes of those who
register before him for his office. He
quotes Capt. Dillon as being more than
willing to give up the registration if it is
put entirely out of the control of politi
cians.
ANALYSIS OP GUANO REPORTS.
Messrs. Baldwin, Wilcox and Huger, of
Savannah, appeared before the agri
cultural committee of tho Senate this
afternoon in opposition to tho bill of Mr.
West, of Hancock, which requires guano
manufacturers to give a quantitative as
well as qualitative analysis of their
goods. The hill went through the House
before tlie guano men were
aware of its provisions. They are
opposed to it because they claim that it
will work a hardship upon them, and
finally prove a burden to tlie farmers thein
selvasj as an increase in the expense of
manufacture would mean an increase in
the price of the guano.
Mr. Osborne's bill authorizing counties
to exercise the right of eminent domain
in condemning land for drainage pur
poses, passed tho Senate to-day, and is
uow ready for the governor's signature.
The hill to establish a board of road
commissioners lor Bryan county ulso
passed.
The bills to establish a registration law
for the county of Liberty, aud to require
tlie county commissioners of Liberty
county to publish their minutes were
passed by the Senate.
The Senate has passed tlie bill author
izing the appointment of a physician to
every coroner in the state.
FORECLOSURE OP MORTGAGES.
The bill introduced by Mr. Hatcher, to
hasten the foreclosure of mortgages on
real estate by requiring the sheriff to at
once put the purchaser in possession, met
with opposition. Senator Humphries op
posed tlie bill. He thought the present
law just as merciful, and ho did not want
it changed. Mr. Hatcher said his object
iu introducing the bill was to allow the
land owner to better be able to use his
land as collateral. He thought the bill
would do no borrower any injustice, but
only require him to stand up to his con
tract.
Mr. Corput moved to table tlie hill for
tho present, aud the bill took that
course.
The House bill exempting agents at
depots who sell accident insurance
tickets,' from paying the insurance agent's
tax. was killed.
The committee to investigate the treas
ury are still at work. They hare found
that the Columbus hank bas on hand $301.-
450, the Let; range hunk 8159,733, and the
Atlanta bank $107,886. out of a total de
posit of SBBO,OOO. The Milieu bank has
¥672, some others under 91,500, and somo
as high as $89,000. The committee are
now investigating how some banks happen
to have so rnueli more than others.
The Senate in executive session con
firmed Judge W. H. Fish as trustee of tho
University of Georgia iu place of B. I*.
Hollis, deceased, and Howell Cobh in
place of Andrew Cobb.
A COLD DAT IN THE HOUSE.
in tlie House to-da.V it was so cold that
the speaker ivos forced to have hot
bricks set to his feet. When first put iu
the bricks were so hot that tlie elotii
they were enveloped caught fire and to
prevent a catastrophe, a porter was sum
moned and hastily bore tiie smoking bun
dle into the lobby. After wrestling with
it for u time tlie bricks cooled off and were
again carried to tlie stand and placed at t ho
speaker's feet. There were not enough
bricks to accommodate all the members,
so they huddled around the two grates in
the hall, or sat muffled up in their over
coats until tlie end of the session.
The Gill of Mr. Jones, of Decatur, mak
ing it a misdemeanor to huntonany unin
elosed land that had been posted, was
killed by the House this morning
It was championed by Mr. Hall, of
Thomas, who said it was a bill to protect
land owners from unprincipled scoun
drels. who hunted because they were too
lazy to work.
Mr. West, of led tlie fight
against tlie bill and asked Mr. Thomas
if ho meant to call every man who hunted
on unclosed land ( an unprincipled scoun
drel.
Mr. Thomas replied that ho meant
nothing of the sort, as lie knew there
were a mini tier of gentlemen who were
good men who hunted, but they could
easily got permission to hunt on these
lauds.
The House seemed to agree with Mr.
West that this bill was a dangerous one
and killed it.
Mr. Hall gave notice of a motion to re
consider to-morrow.
There was more fish talk to-day over
tlie bill of Mr. Br.van, of Floyd, to pro
hibit emptying or depositing gas tar,
coal tar, or other poisonous substances in
sewers or running streams.
Mr. Worrell, of Muscogee, said it would
he a great hardship on tlie factories of t ho
state.
Mr. Bryan spoke in behalf of his bill
and of the fish.
Mr. Harrison, of Quitman, spoke against
tlie hill and Mr. Smith, of Gwinnett,
spoke in favor of the fish, of which he is
very fond.
Mr. Felton, of Macon, chairman of the
committee on general agriculture, being
entitled to twenty minutes In closing,
yin led his time to Mr Bryan, the author
of the bill, who spoke for the bill.
The’,vote resulted ayes 47, nays 50, and
bill was lost.
Mr. Bryan gave r.otice of a motion to
reconsider.
Among the bills of importance passed
was one of Mr. DeKalb to authorize tho
judges of the city courts lo practice law
in other courts than tlieir own.'
THE AUGUSTA CANAL PAM.
The night session of the House to-night
was taken up with tho report of Col. Bill
Smith on tlie Augusta canal dam and tho
obstruction to the free passage of fish
caused thereby. The member from Gwin
nett has made several attempts to have
his report brought up.but only to-night met
with success. The North Georgia mem
ber spread himself un the rights of tHo
people of the upper counties to the luxury
of shad ami said it was only Justiee that
they should be protected, notwithstand
ing the importance of Augusta's manu
facturing industries
The committee which visited the girl's
normal and industrial school made Its
report to-day through its chair
man. Mr. King, of Fulton. The
report is in the highest re
spect laudatory of tlie work
done at the school, both by teachers aud
pupils. To the pretty appearance of the
latter the report pu,\s the highest tribute.
The school stands at the head of the
state's educational institutions iu popu
larity with tlie law makers.
The fertilizer bill introduced by Mr
West, of Hancock, was referred to a
sub-committee. It will hardly see the
light of day again.
ITALY’S NEW CABINET.
An Impression Out That It Will Not
Retain Office Long.
Rome, Dec. 4.—The cabinet, partly
formed by Signor Zanardelli was made up
as follows:
Premiership and Interior—Giuseppe
Zanardelli.
Finance -Paolo Bosselli.
Public Works—Alessandro Fortis.
Treasury—Pietro Vnechelli.
Education—Niceolo Gallo. Agle Fransco,
Coccu-Ortu, or Guiuo Buccelli.
Posts and Telegraphs—Signor Blasoo.
Justice—Caloedbuio, or Ingilleri.
This leaves the ministries of war and
marine ami foreign affairs still vacant.
Gen. Barratlerl is prominently mcn
tined for tho foreign ministry.
OTHER PROBABLE MEMBERS.
Admiral Rncchia will probably bn min
ister of marine, and Gen. Marsino minis
ter of war.
The official announcement of the new
cabinet was delayed by Signor Boseili’s
hesitation about accepting tlie finance
portfolio.
Strong pressure was used to persuade
him to enter the cabinet but at the last
moment he withdrew unconditionally
from further negotiations with Signor
Zanardelli. The ministry of finance was
then intrusted provisionally to Pietro
Vacclielli, tho new minister of the treas
ury, and a cabinet meeting was called for
this evening.
THE rUBLIO DISSATISFIED.
Kig. Boselli's declination of the office
lias made a painful Impression upon the
public mind. Besides being suspicious as
regards his reasons for deserting Slg.
Zanardelli, fears that some iniin of Hmull
financial knowledge may be summoned to
solve the grave financial problems of the
present crisis, have greatly shaken confi
dence in the stability of tlie new cabinet.
Most politicians are predicting that Sig.
Zanardelli will not obtain a majority in
the chamber, despite tlie evident medioc
rity of his ministry. Several members are
already exciting distrust and opposition.
FEATURES OF THE BUDGET.
It is reported that tlie principal fea
tures of the budget will be plans for
saving 30,000,IPX) lire by retrenchment, for
introducing an alcohol monopoly, for dis
tributing the uncultivated lands of the
state nmwng tlie peasants and for admin
istrative reforms of civil service which
are expected to abolish sinecures in all
departments. AH these changes are said
to promise 150,000.000 lire more to the
government's credit than could have been
obtained under tlie old system.
SCOTLAND’S BIG STRIKE.
A New Call Will Bring the Total
Number of Miners Out Up to
117,000.
Glasgow, Dec. 4.-—Delegates represent
ing the striking Scotch coal miners met
here to-day and made an offer to tiie
masters to hold a conference witli a view
to ending tlie strike. The masters de
clined to entertain the proposal and the
delegates, therefore, decided to rail out
from the mines 17.000 men who have been
working since the strike began. This
makes a total of 117,<XX) idle miners iu
Scotland.
A FRANCO-ITALIAN WAR FAKE.
An Alarmist Letter Published In the
Reforma at Rome.
Rome. Dee. 4. -An alarmist letter to
the Reforma newspaper says that 40,(XX)
French troops are now posted between
Nice and Barcelonnette, in the Basses
Alps, and that large advance guards have
been placed close to the Italian frontier,
towards which the main force is march
ing Tlie letter has caused some excite
ment, although generally the story is be
lieved to have been concocted for |>o!iU
cal ends.
A ttUICJK TRIP FROM PORT ROYAL.
The Steamer Madrileno Beats Her
Previous Record by Three Days.
Port Royal, S. 0., Dec. 4.—The Spanish
steamship Madrileno cabled from Liver
pool tiiis morning that she made the trip
over In three days less time than she ever
did before, which is claimed to be due to
the superior coal of the Tennessee Coni
and iron Company furnished by the Port
Ro.val Company.
The Louisville and Nashville directors
reached here this evening, iu charge of
Patrick Calhoun, to inspect tiie property
and liarlior of Port Royal.
Killed by An Explosion.
Cisco, Tex., Dec. 4. A freight engine
standing on the siding here to-day was
allowed to go dry, it is supiiosed, and
blew up. parts of the heavy machinery
falling iXI or 4(1 feet away. Three inen
were killed by the explosion.
Bishop Power Dead.
St. Johns. N. F., Dec. 4.—The most
Rev. Dr. Thomas Joseph Power, Roman
Catholic bishop of St. Johns, died to-day,
aged 63 lie died almost, suddenly, hav
ing been taken sick only yesterday.
Prendergast’s Trial.
Chicago. Dec. 4.—The trial of Pronder
gast for tiie murder of Mayor Carter
Harrison, was again postponed to-duy un
til Wednesday.
Hon. D. 8. Pierce Dead.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 4—A special to
the Dispatch from WytheviUe, Va , an
nounces the death of Hon. D. S. Pierce,
of that town.
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FRANCE’S NEW MINISTRY.
A Narrow Escape From a Defeat on
the First Vote.
It Was on a Motion to Extend Am.
nesty to all Political, Press and
Strike Offenders, and Stood 257 to
226 The Policy of the New Ministry
Outlined Many Reforms Promised
Received With Applause—A Bou
lanarlst Makes a Hostile Demonstrs*
tion.
Paris, Dec. 4.—The most intense inter
est was manifested to-day in tlie Chamber
of Deputies regarding the declarations of
the new government. Nearly all the mem
bers were in their seats aud the gallcried
were packed with an eager audience, in
cluding many fashionably dressed ladies.
Among tho latter was Mme. Cashnir
Perier, wife of the new prime minister.
Thero were also present in the diplomatic*
gallery the German ambassador, theAus
tria-Hungarian ambassador, and tho
Italian ambassador, tho representatives
of the triple alliance.
Francois do Mahy acted as president
of thechamber. After tlie usual formali
ties of opening tho chamber had been
gone through with M do Mahy read a let
ter from M. Casimir-Perier, resigning ths
presidency of tho chamber.
THE MINISTERIAL POLICY.
Immediately afterward M. Casimir-
Perier ascended tho tribune and read tho
ministerial declaration. The reading
occupied only six minutes, including’
tlie time occupied in interruptions
and applause. The prime minister said
the result of tiie recent general elections
proved the inalienable attachmont of tho
people to the republic, tho country’s aver
sion to reaction and aversion to the so
cialists, who seek to overthrow tlie prin
ciples of the fir* revolution, including
liberty of tho individual and property
rights.
TO COMBAT SOCIALISM.
The government, he said, intended to
combat socialism by real reforms and tho
amelioration of tho condition of the work
ing classes. Tho prime minister an
nounced that a radical reform would be
effected in tlie system of direct taxation,
which should be on a more just basis.
This statement was received with cheers
on all sides. Continuing, M. Casimir-
Perier said that tho land laws would bo
recast and a pension fund established for
tho beuefit of old and dinablod workmen.
The government would organize agri
cultural credit and Insurance, it would
oppose tho separation of church and stute,
aud a revision of the constitution. Tho
home and foreign policy of the govern
ment would lie inspired by the dignity of
u great nation able to defend its rights by
pacific means.
AMNESTY MOVED.
Directly tho cheers that greoted tho
prime minister upon his concluding had
subsided M. Paschal Groussotte, so
cialist, proposed that general amnosty
should be granted to nil political, press,
and strike offenders. The chamber
agreed to an immediate discussion of tho
proposal and M. Groussotte spoke warmly
in favor of tho exiled Boulangists.
Many persons guiltier thau they,
lie said, were now sitting
in the house. He appealed to the gov
ernment to forgive the miners and others
who had been condemned during excite
able strike periods.
M. Groussotte was constantly inter
rupted by members on tho conservative
and opportunists’ benches.
M. Groussotte declared that the Bou
langer conspiracy would never have been
undertaken had the republic done its
duty.
Al. Haynal, minister of the interior,
spoke in opposition to the amnesty pro
posal. Tlie government, lie said, did not
believe that the hour had come to pass a
sponge over tlie crime of treason to tho
fatherland.
A SOCIALIST CAUSES UPROAR.
At this point M. Mery, socialist, sprang
to his feet, screaming, "You are a miser
able wretch.”
An uproar followed amid which were
heard cries for censure unless the of
fender withdrew his expression. M.
Mery declined to withdraw unless M.
Haynal would withdraw his imputation
that the Boulangists were traitors. As
he, M. Mery, was formerly a Boulangist,
he said, lie considered M. Uayiml's re
marks personal. He denied that the
Boulangists wero anti-patriots. They
rather, lie said, had sought to infuse pa
triotism into French politics. Since the
chamber had permitted him to mako this
explanation, he would withdraw the epi
thet "miserable wretch.”
After this digression M. Ka.vnal re
sumed his remarks. Ho said he was
willing to leave history to Judge whether
the Boulangists merited to be called anti
patriots
Applause at this |*iint from the oppor
tunists caused an uproar among the
BoulangistH.
When it had subsided M. Kayual de
clared that he was not in favor ot grant
ing amnesty for tiie reason that it would
override the action of justice and re
habilitate criminals. The government
might pardon some political offenders,
hut it ought to firmly oppose general
amnesty.
a journalist’s plea.
Ernest Roche, a writer on the In
transigeant M. Rochefort’s paper, pa
thetically pleaded thut though amnesty
might lie. wrong from a Judicial point of
view, from which point M. Haynal looked
at the subject, it would be an act of hu
manity. It would neal old quar
rels. It was a minister of
clemency that universal suffrago
demanded, although it ought to have
been promised by the majority instead of
by the socialistic minority in the cham
ber. He concluded b.y declaring that the
sentiments of the opponents of amnesty
were anti-French anil anti-republican, anil
were animated by class rancor.
lie warned the government to beware
of the rejection of the amnesty proposal,
it would, he declared, renew old strifes.
M Groussette’s proposal was rejected
by a vote of 357 to 220.
According to the gossip in the lobbies
of the house, this vote, in which the gov
ernment had a majority of only 81, is con
sidered a moral defeat of the cabinet, and
this, too, on the very first vote taken
since the ministry went into office.
The election of a president of the cham
ber to succeed M. Casshnir Perler will
take place to-morrow. The odds against
M. Brisson for the office are lessening.
M. Spuller. minister of education, read
the government declaration in the Sen
ate which, after transacting a little
formal business, adjourned. In the lob
bies of ’.he Senate tiie declamation is con
sidered to be too vague.