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. ESTABLISHED lefrJ INCORPORATED 1888. -
| J. H. ESi'ILL, President. 1
bootelle bad as bland.
The Member From Maine Sow Asks
That Willis Be Recalled.
Bland Gives Up His Fight to Force
the House to Fix a Time for the
Closing' of tlfe Debate on His Coin
age Bill—The House Thereupon Goes
Into Committee of the Whole-Pence
Makes the Fur Fly in an Attack on
the Doubtful Silver Men.
Washington, Feb. 26.—1n the House to
day Mr. Hatch, dem., of Missouri, moved
that his anti-option bill be taken from the
committee on ways and meuns and re
ferred to his committee, that on agri
culture.
Mr. Hopkins, rep., of Illinois—Under
the rules of the House, does not that bill
belong to the committee on ways and
means, affecting the revenues of the gov
ernment? —"
Mr. Hatch— That is a question for the
House to determine.
The Speaker—The speaker referred it
to the commitiee on ways and means, and
the gentleman from Missouri, Mr. Hatch,
now desires the reference changed.
The motion to change the reference was
carried on a division by a vote of 88 to 47,
but Mr. Coombs, dem., of New York,
made the point of no quorum, and the
yeas and nays were ordered.
The c ote resulted: Yeas 167, nays 53.
So the change of reference was ordered.
WANTS WILLIS RECALLED.
Mr. Boutelle, rep., of Maine, offered
the following resolution as a matter of
The government of the United
States would not lolera e the presence at its
capital of any foreign Diplomatic rcpresenta
live Who had engaged in any movement, or
performed any act in derogation of its au
thority or calculated to disturb or destroy its
administration; and. .. .. ,
Whereas, he government or tho united
States has repeatedly refused to entertain
foreign diplomatic representatives who have
even in the slightest degree seemed to haie
been interfering in our domestic affairs, or
acting in a manner prejudicial to the dignity
and interest of this government auu Us pun
ciples; and,
Whereas, It has been the time honored
policy of the United Slates to extend to all
other governments,who.her humble or great,
the same honorable dealing and good faith
that we demand for ourselves as a natiou;
and
Whereas, No civilized government can be
expected to regard with favor a diplomatic
representative of another nation who has en
gagea in secret conference with its enemies,
and who has openly and form illy demanded
of said government that it surrender its au
thority to said enemies; and
Whereas, The ex raordinary and most
praiseworthy forbearance of the government
of tae Hawaiian Islan, a in relation to the
active and aggressive efforts of the present
United States minister to secure its over
throw, strongly attests the desire of that gov
ernment to preserve arnica le relations with
the people of the United states in the face of
continued provocation, and.
Whereas, he peop.e of the United States
ha,e a ueculiar interest in ths good govern
ment o. the Hawaiian islands, and have for
more than half a century asserted the pri
ority of American influence therein, based on
the ties of kinship with those who havu ruilt
up there a C hristian civilization, and upon
our commercial and geographical relations
with those Islands; therefore,
Resolved. i hat it is the sense of the House
that the most sacred obligations of good faith,
the highest mutual interest of the United
States and the friendly government of Hawaii,
the plainest dictates of international comity,
and the imperative duty of avoiding further
risk of complicity In the incitement of disor
der and possltde bloodshed in Hawaii, re ,uire
that the present United states minister to
the provisional government of the Hawaiian
islands be Immediately recalled ands per
ceded by the appointment of another minist r,
who will he unhampered oy the lnmenta. lo
lncidi nts of the recent past, and who will be
able and willing to represent the "sincere de
sire" of the people of the United States "to
cultivate to the fullest extent the friendship
which has so long sm sisted between us," and
to "constantly endeavor lo advance the inter
est and prosperity of both governments."
WHY HE CLAIMED IT PRIVILEGED.
The speaker asked upon what ground
Mr. Boutelle claimed the resolution to be
privileged.
Mr. Boutelle said that the resolution
was one of privilege for the reason that it
related to the exercise of the war power
and matter referred to congress by the
President.
Mr. McCreary, dem., of Kentucky, made
the point of order that it was not privi
leged, and the speaker held the point well
taken.
Mr. Boutelle said he was not very clear
on the subject himseif, but inasmuch as
the resolution was a concensus of public
opinion, both of the press and both parties
in congress, he asked unanimous consent
for its immediate passage.
Mr. McCreary objected, and the resolu
tion was referred to the committee on for
eign affairs.
Mr. Boutelle requested that the com
mittee be a little more prompt and active
in the consideration of the resolution
than it has been on other papers on the
same subject.
Mr. Bland moved that 1 tie House re
solve itself into committee of the
whoie on ths seigniorage bill, the general
debate to close at 4 o'clock to-morrow
afternoon and the bill to be further con
sidered under the live-minute rule, and
on the motion demanded the previous
question.
Without division the yeas and nays
"ere ordered on the previous question,
resulting: yeas 163; nays 5.
f'his was eleven less than a quorum and
Mr Bland moved a call of the House.
I he call showed 273 mem tiers present, and
further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
bland changes fbont.
Mr. Bland then out the gordian knot of
the situation by unexpectedly withdraw
ing the pending motion and making one to
go into committee of the whole on the
bill.
1 he Chair—Without limitation of de
bate*
Mr. Bland— Yes, sir.
’J he motion prevailed by a vote of 119 to
0. and Mr. Hatch took the chair. Thus,
quietly and almost without the knowledge
en the members of the House, the strug-
Kmoftho |iast ten days was ended, and
the House entered upon anew course of
business.
ihe chair recognized Mr. Pence, pop ,
or Colorado, as entitled to the floor, ami
the member from the Centennial state
at once secured the attention of the House
by a series of sarcastic pictures of tho at
lltdde of some membersof the Republican
and Democratic parties toward this ques
tion. He said that if the scenes that have
transpired here the past ten days could
have been foreseeu by the voters of Col
orado not a single republican vote would
have been cast in that state. Ihe repub-
Ihans in congress, be said, were support
ers of the democratic administration on
unani iai questions The President's
chief lieutenant in the atb r end oi lh >
lApi.ul was a republican Senator Id In r
•*
man—as was the eminent and able gentle
man from Maine, Mr. Reed, in the House.
Mr. Pence excepted from the force of bis
strictures Kepresentatius Sweet, Hart
man, Bowers and Brodere k. who. he said,
voted their own convictions, and rose su
perior to the dictates of leadership and
the party lash.
PATTERSON GIVEN PITS.
Turning to the democrats. Mr. Pence
singled out Mr> Patterson, of Tennessee,
who, he said, last summer had turned his
back upon tho convictions and utterances
of fifteen years and voted against the sil
ver interest of the country.
“And I have no doubt," he continued,
“that he secured full and untrammeled
control of the patronage of his distriot, if
not of his state.”
Mr. Patterson was just then talking
with Mr. Culbertson, of Texas, and ap
parently was paying no attention to Mr.
Pence, who raised his usually piercing
voice to even a higher pitch as he con
tinued, “the gentleman from Tennessee
in a gentlemanly manner declines to lis
ten to my suggestion. I think I will pat
his attention in a minute or two.”
At this Mr. Patterson broke of his con
versation with Mr. Culbertson and took a
seat several feet closer to the speaker,
and pave him the most earnest hearing.
“And now I am informed that after his
action lastvsummer, in the democratic
caucus of Feb. 19 he suddenly appeared as
the most rampant silver leader, even
going so far as to propose a resolution
that any democrat who refused to vote on
the pending question to make a quorum
should be fined SSO for his failure. As
the gentleman from Kansas, Mr. Simpson,
said the other day, the vote on the pend
ing biil is being used as a cover for the
retreat from the position of last summer.
“VVhen the gentleman returns home,”
continued Mr. Pence, “and stands up be
fore his people to give an account of his
new leadership on the silver question
with liis eloquence and his hightened
color, it will be a question whether a
torchlight procession is before them, a
prairie lire raging, or a removal of the
aurora boreaiis to the state of Tennes
see.”
OTHERS WHO WANT TO TURN ABOUT.
Messrs. Bynum and Cooper of Indiana,
and Oates 'of Alabama, were named by
iyir. Pence as among those democrats who
wanted to make anew record on tho sil
ver question, and concluding this portion
of his speech, Mr. Pence said: “One
Sunday evening, not loug ago, I attended
the service at Convention hall ”
Mr. Kilgore, dem. of Texas—Oh, what
are you giting us?
Mr. Pence—Where 1 saw the gentleman
from Texas, who now asks me what 1 am
giving the House. The text ou that oc
casion was. “Be not deceived. God is
not mocked. Whatsoever a man sowetb
that shall he also reap.”
A PARAPHRASE.
“I came away from tho services with
out any especial impression; but within
the past ten days I have been impressed
with the force of a paraphrase of that
text, which members of the dominant
parties might weil take to heart: “Be
not deceived. The people are not mocked.
That which a party sows it shall also
reap.” I may be mistaken in this. The
same game has been pi lyed upon the peo
ple many times, and especially upon the
people of the south. [Republican laugh
ter. J
Mr. Pence proceeded for a short time to
dis uss the merits of the bill, in the
course of which he said that it was his
opinion that Mint Director Preston was
the power in the treasury department,
not Secretary Carlisle. ‘'Mr. ( reston
has been there through many administra
tions—too many administrations.”
The action of the republican represen
tatives in failing to vote for the bill under
tee leadership and at the dictation of tho
gentleman from Maine, Mr. Reed,‘was re
ferred to at some length by Mr. Pence,
who said that the minority had devel
oped some of the most accomplished, well
rounded and slippery dodges any legisla
tive body had ever seen.
THE NEXT ELECTION.
Mr. Pence said that, assuming the
right of a prophet for the first time, he
would state that the next President
would be elected by the House of Repre
sentatives in the Fifty-fifth congress, and
when that occurs he warned ihe gentle
man from Maine (Mr. Reed), who is now
measuring up on all occasions against
Maj. McKinley as a candidate for Presi
dent in 1896, that he would then rue tho
past fifteen days in this House. “VVhen
the roll is called then the vote of
Colorado will count as many as the
vote of New York; the vote of Montana
as many as that of Pennsylvania. Why
could not he keep his hands oil of Mr.
Pickier of North Dakota and off of Mr.
Ellis of Oregon?” continued Mr. Pence.
“Why was it necessary for them to wire
in and xvire out, be made to appear and
disappear at the command of Mr. Reed.
Whatever others may do, we do not in
tend to be quiet either here or elsewhere
regarding the absolute and unqualified in
famy of such hypocrites as the republi
cans upon this question.”
THE TWO TOMS.
Referring to the proceedings of last
Friday, when the House came within two
of securing a quorum upon Mr. Bland’s
motion, Mr. Pence gave a humorous de
scription of the conference Detween Mr.
Reed and the Gen. Tom Thumb of the de
mocracy, who, to prevent a mistake, he
would sav hailed from Albany, calling
them the two Toms of the House, after
which the republican leader induced sev
eral of the nine republicans who voted on
that ballot to grab their hats and disap
pear.
The picture seemed, ho said, to amuse
the gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Hop ;ins,
but if witnesses were necessary to estab
lish the truth of it he should call upon
him to testify.
THE MUGWUMP.
Mr. Pence was led to discuss the term
mugwump, and gave his definition 6f the
term, which was a cross between a repub
can cuckoo and a democratic cuckoo. If
there were no cuckoos, there would be
no mugwumps. | Laughter. J
In i onclusion, Mr. Penie said he was
convinced more than ever that wtiat tie
said last August was true—that the pro
ducers of the west and southwest would
unite and be represented before and after
Tsovember by the same men, and in his
judgment the best results to both sections
would ho secured under the teudship of
tue People's party.
PATTI'.ItSON REPLIES.
Mr. Patterson, dem., of Tennessee said
that he should pay but slight regard to
the personal references to hires If by tho
gentleman from Colorado. Personal criti
cism. in his opinion, were out of place on
the floor of the House, and but rarely did
harm unless they were bated upon the
truth "if there is anything in tuo oo
servation of my friend,” said Mr. Patter
son. “it is that i made a speech last sun -
nier in favor of tho repeal of the purchase
clause of ihe Sherman law m l against
tho froe and unlimited coin ace of silver,
lie thinks now 1 nave seen the error of
my way *•**'ause I urn in .avor of *h
bI!L I occupy thr same post ion now that
I itnl when the Wilson bid was ui 11 r con
sideration. iam still opposed to the now
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27,1894.
and unlimitel coinage of silver and
against such a bill would now vote. But
l declared last summer that I was in
favor of the coinage of the bullion in the
treasury and I* am for this bill
now, because it is in exact align
ment with m.v position then.
Again, the gentleman says that
in a democratic caucus I offered
a resolution to tine members who refused
to vote on this bill. This is a mistake,
for no such resolution was offered oy me.
But 1 will sa.v, speaking for myself alone,
that I think it the duty of a representa
tive in this House to vote on all occa
sions ; and it is because that is my idea of
duty that I always vote on every proposi
tion submitted to the House. If the gen
tleman had said that I was opposed to
filibustering, he would have represented
me truly. If I h3d my way, whenever
any member refused to vote on
a question, and the fact of
his presence being called to the
attention of the chair, he should be
counted, if necessary to make a quorum.
[Cheers on tho republican side. | lam
not one of those who would go back on
the tenth commandment, or the Lord’s
prayer, simply because either of them
has the indorsement of the gentleman
from Maine, Mr. Reed.”
Mr. Patterson proceeded briefly to dis
cuss the biil, saying he was in favor of it
for two reasons: First, that it would give
more money to the country, and. second,
that he wanted to get tne bullion out of
the treasury.
BLAND TAKES THE FLOOR.
Mr. Bland took the floor, and explained
why he hud insisted on an understanding
as to the limitation of the debate on the
bill. He considered it more important
than any other that would come after it,
because it was essential to the putting of
money in the treasury by which the ap
propriations passed by congress should be
made available. Every filibustering mo
tion made ou the bill was a movement.
Mr. Bland declared, to strike from labor’s
mouth the bread for which it is suffer
ing. [Cries of "Oh. no.”] “Gentlemen
say, ‘Oh, no,”' said Mr. Bland; “but the
laboring people will say, yes, all the
time. Tncy know the situation here. In
the name of the suffering thousands in
the land, I appeal to the patriotism of the
gentlemen in the House to pass this biil
and provide means by which employment
may be given to them.”
As to the second section of the bill, to
which objection had beeu made, Mr.
Bland said it was necessary to tbe best
interest of the laboring people, and he
would never consent to drop it under
coorcion.
TO KEEP THE BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE.
Mr. Bland said the bill would be kept
before the House until it had been voted
up, or voted down, in accordance with
the decree of the democratic caucus, and
the gentlemen who were obstructing the
consideration of the appropriation bills
and other measures might as well realize
their responsibility—it was not upon him.
In the further course of the debate Mr.
Hepburn, rep., of towa, took occasion to
■fay that the assault upon certain asso
ciates of the speaker by the gentleman
from Colorado, to-day for their attitude
upon this bill was wholly unwarranted,
for they had constantly beeu present de
manding to be counted. At this point
Mr. Pickier, rep., of North Dakota, and
Mr. Ellis, rep., of Oregon, rose
and asserted that Mr. Pence
had told them that he enjoyed seeing
the democrats in a hole as much as
they did. And Mr. Pi. kler further as
serted that Mr. Pence had told him that
he himself intended to refrain from voting
on a certain roil call, and wanted to see
the bill fail.
TfTE HOUSE IN UPROAR.
The republicans laughed at this ap
parent exposure of the Colorado populist,
and Mr. Pence leaped to bis feet demand
ing to be heard. Instantly the House was
a scene of confusion which the vigorous
hammering of Mr. Hatch aid not repress
Mr. Pence appealed to Mr. Hepburn for
a couple of minutes, which were granted
him. In an impassioned manner, and at
the highest pitch of his voice, he de
nounced tho statement of “the gentleman
from South Dakota, or North Dakota, or
wherever he comes from.” and of the gen
tleman from Oregon, “whose windings in
and windings out on this question no
man can follow,” as untrue and
utterly without foundation.” And the
size of tho gentlemen, (both being
considerably larger than himself) made
no difference to him. he said. (Murmurs of
of disapprobation were heard from the re
publican side). He further stated that if
the gentleman from lowa would yield him
five minutes, or either Mr. Pickier or Mr.
Ellis make a personal explanation that
he could respond, lie would detail to the
House what he had seen and every one
heard going on for the past five days.
PICKLER GETS EXCITED.
"The gentleman cannot shield them
selves behind the gentleman from lowa,
in his time.”
“Shield themselves from what?”
shouted Mr, Pickier at the top of his
voice and shaking his finger across a
segment of the House circles at Mr.
Pence, “I was making a fight for silver
long 1 efore you came to the House.”
“I have here in my hand,” shouted Mr.
Pence in return, "seventeen pages of tabs
kept upon the windings in and out of the
gentleman upon thi6 question.”
Ihe tumult was momentarily lulled,
and Mr. Hepburn concluded his speech.
Mr. Reed moved that the committee
rise, taking occasion, he said, to respond
to the statement of the gentleman from
Missouri that in his opinion the bill
would have been disposed of long ago if it
had been properly managed. And it took
a good deal of. courage, he said, for a
member to assert the contrary and en
deavor lo place upon his opponents the
responsibility for the results of his own
mismanagement.
BLAND APPEALS TO REED.
While he was saying this Messrs. Mc-
Millin and Springer were standing behind
Mr. Bland, and the latter asked Mr.
Heed when he would agree to close the
debate.
•‘When we get through,” answered Mr.
Reed, “the gentleman does not seem to
know that the rule is for the House to de
bate a subject until it is exhausted and
then vote. It does not depend upon meor
the gent,cman from Missouri when that
shall be done. But,” continued Mr. Reed,
••I wish tbe gentleman would give his at
tention to the sirens who are singing be
hind him and ask the questions they evi
dentl; want him to ask. I hate to see so
much pantomime going on.”
But the question was not asked and the
committee arose.
Immediately Mr. Pence took the floor to
mako a personal explanation There was
the uimott fossible silence throughout
the hall as ho rose, and, despite the sen
sational character of the subsequent pro
ceedings, there war, no disorder apparent.
In tile beginning ho recited tin- state
ments made in • oinmitte* of the whole by
Messrs. 'lck.er and Ellis, attributing to
them olutiy the statement that he
Pence) had aid that he would be glad to
see the (lending bill defeated
Poi Ids Mr Hlils ox. opted, as be had
not made that assertion.
PENCK GROWS MOEE SAVAOK.
Mr. Pence accepted the correction, arid
added: “I do not ielievc that the gen
tleman from Ore .'On, Mr. Ellis, has made
a statement, taken any act ion, or cast a
vote on his own hook since congress met
last August.”
Mr. Hainer, rep* of Nebraska, called
Mr. Pence to order, and he sat down.
The words being road Speaker Crisp
rulod that they were out of order; and on
motion of Mr. Bailey, dem., of Texas. Mr.
Pence was permitted to explain
The Colorado member said that what
he meant and what he would continue to
moan by the words "on his own hook.”
was that the member had not acted upon
what he honestly and individually be
lieved.
Mr. Hainer again called the speaker to
order, saying the explanation but added
insult to the original statement
Speaker Crisp, however. ruled that the
explanation had proceeded far enough for
tho chair or the House to decide that it
was unparliamentary.
HAINES FULL OF BEER.
“I don't know that a gentleman who
lives as far east as Mr. Hainer knows
just what the expression means out in our
country. But having explained the mean
ing as with us, I will explain it in English,
as understood in the district of tho gen
tleman from Nebraska, in the district of
the gentleman from Oregon, in tho dis
trict of the gentleman from Illinois (Can
non), from whom I borrowed it originally.
The phrase means that a man throws out
his own hook, with his own bait, lo catch
his own fish, without domination from the
gentleman from Maine, or any one else.
And now I am ready to proceed with the
statement I was making when called to
order by the gentleman from Nebraska,
Mr. Hainer, who is fuller of beer than
comprehension of my ideas.”
Many members jumped to their feet at
this expression, and several of them called
the speaker to order.
The chair said it was for the House to
determine whether or not Mr. Pence
should proceed.
On the viva voco vote the chair stated
that tho ayes seemed to have it.
Mr. Reed—l doubt it. and call for a divi
sion. If the House approves that sort of
language, if it thinks that is gentlemanly
and decent, we ought to know it.
A division showed thirty in favor of
allowing Mr. Pence to pro, eed and sixty
against; so he was compelled to take his
seat.
And then, at 5:25 o’clock the House ad
journed.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
An Early Adjournment In the Interest
of a Caucus.
Washington, Feb. 26.—The necessity or
the anxiety of the democratic senators to
arrive at some definite agreement on the
subject of the tariff bill led to an early
adjournment of the Senate to-day, the re
mainder of the afternnoon being
spent in a democratic caucus, as
a portion of the morning had been.
During the forty minutes that the
public session lasted there was pre
sented, in compliance with a resolution
adopted last week, a copy of the corre
spondence between >,u.' treasury depart
ment and the department of justice as to
whether silver certificates issued undor
the Bland-Allisou act of Feb. 28, 1878, are
"lawful money'’ under certain statutes.
The opinion of the department of Justiee,
as given to the treasury department, is
that these silver certificates "are just
what they purport to be,” that they are
only lawful money to the extent that t hey
are received for customs, taxos and other
public dues, and that they are not lawful
money within the meaning of the statutes
cl ted.
The opinions of the committee on for
eign relations in regard to the Hawaiian
question were presented by the chairman,
Mr. Morgan, dem., of Alabama, and no
tice was given by Mr. Frye, rep., of
Maine, a member of the committee, that
he would address the Senate on the sub
ject next Wednesday morning. The Sen
ate at 1:15 o’clock adjourned.
FINES FOR ABSENTEEISM.
Representative Catchlngs Offers a
Resolution on the Subject.
Washington. Feb. 26.—Representative
Catchings, of Mississippi, offered in tho
House to-day the following resolution
proposing a change in the rules of the
House.
Resolved, that whenever, fn pursuance of
section 5. of article i.of the Const.ta lon of
the United ritates. tho tlOi.se of Representa
tives at the roquest of onefifth of Us mem
I ers present, shall order the seas and navs of
Its memt ers on any question to I centered on
its journal and It upon a call of the roil of Us
members for that purpose a quorum thereof
shall fall lo vote, it shall no tho duty of the
clerk to ee.tlfy to the sergeant at arms of the
House the names of such mom ers pres
ent as railed lo vote and the sergeant al arms
shall dodu. t from the compensation of such
members as failed to vote, the sum of <: lank)
dollais. ihe salary of mem; ers shall i.e as
now allowed by law. less such amounts as
may be deducted therefrom as herein pro
vided. and as mav now be orovid and nv law
Representative Catchings is the lead
ing member of the rule3 committee.
PLANING MILL BURNED.
The Loss Estimated at 925,000 With
915,000 Insurance.
Washington, Feb. 26.—Fire at the Hil
ton steam saw and planing mills, owned
by W. S. Parsley, destroyed the planing
mill, dry kiln, six box cars, offices, a
large quantity of dressed lumber, and a
sash and blind factory to-day. The
ioss is estimated at about $25,000” with in
surance of SIS,<XX). The saw mill was not
damaged.
Howard’s Case Carried Up.
Washington, Feb 21.—8. A. Howard,
convicted last October in the circuit
court of the United States for the west
ern district of Tennessee, for violation
of the postal laws, has appealed to the
supreme court oi the United States, the
cast- being aocketed to-day. Howard is
charged with an extensive series of
swindles as attorney for the claimants to
mythical i.tiglisb e-tates. which he was
constantly bringing to the attention of
his victims Ex-Minister Lincoln and ex-
Consul General Now were witnesses for
the government in the cans.
Counterfeiters Oauehf.
Washington. Feb. 2t* — Tuo treasury
department is informed that secret ser
vice officers hate arrested at Opelika,
Ala.. more of the gang of thirteen persons
for counterfeiting. Their preliminary
bear! lg will take place to-day at Ma. on,
Ga.
Charleston's Court of Sessions
Charleston, 8. C . Feb. 36.—Ibe court
of s< salons lonvened here with Judge
Townsend presiding to-day. One hun
dred and forty five criminal cases are to
he disiosed of, forty-si* of which ere
brought under the dispensary law. The
and sjK nsary cates will not oe funded to
the gland jury, however, till U Uu a flu
tailed its other business
THE PITS OVERTHROW.
Three Reports Submitted by the
Senate Committee.
The Majority Report Disagrees With
the Conclusions Formed by Com
missioner Blount—The Republican
Members of the Committee Concur
in Most of the Report, but Differ on
Five Points—The Minority Report
Takes Exception to Minister Ste
vens' Part in the Revolution.
Washington, Feb. 26.—A volume
of nearly 800 printed pages, ex
clusive of maps, was laid before
tho Senate to-da.v, reprisont
ing the testimony taken by the Senate
committee on foreign relations and their
findings of fact thereon, under the reso
lution directing them to inquire whether
any, ami if so, what irregularities have
occurred in the diplomatic intercourse be
tween the United States and Hawaii in
relation to the recent revolution.
The report of the majority of the com
mitteo was prepared by Chairman
Morgan, of Alabama. it exhaust
ively reviews the facts, laws
and precedents; justifies Minister
Stevens’ actions, except in proclaiming a
protectorate, and finds nothing irregular
in the appointment of Commiss.oner
Blount, but in effect says the evidence
taken by the committee under more
favorable circumstances leads the com
mittee to different conclusions than
those which he formed.
This report is concurred in as to all its
essential findings by tho republican mem
bers of the committee—Senators Sher
man, Frye, Dolph and Davis. They
characterize it as an exceedingly able
document but they dissent on five points:
1. They condemn the appointment of
Commissioner Blount as unconstitutional.
2. They say the executive orders plac
ing the navy in the harbor of Honolulu,
under tho orders of Commissioner Blount
and Minister Willis were without author
ity of the law.
3. That the order of Commissioner
Blount to Admiral Skerritt to lower the
flag was unlawful and susceptible of be
ing construed as unfriendly to the pro
visional government, and they regard the
inter. ourse of Commissioner Blount and
Minister Willis with the deposed queen
as violative of international law and un
warranted.
4. They consider that the president
had no right to reopen to the predeter
mined question as io the legality of the
provisional government.
5. They regard discussion of personal
intentions or good faith of either Com
mission Blount or Mr. Willis as immater
ial, inasmuch as what they did in regard
to the reinstatement of the queen, was
simply in performance of a task plainly
commanded of them by the administra
tion.
REPORT OF THE MINORITT.
The report of the minority signed by
Senators Butler, Turpie, Daniel and
Gray, without denying or conceding tho
correctness of other portions of tho re
|iort. dissents from that portion of it
which declares that the only substantial
irregularity in the conduct of Minister
Stevens, the late minister, was his declara
tion of a protectorate by tho United
States over Hawaii. While exempting
from censure Capt Wiltz of the Boston
and his officers because their position
was one of extreme delicacy and diffi
culty, and "wo appreciate
their anxiety to afford pro'.e tion
to the lives and property of American
citizens,” they add, “we cannot avoid the
conviction that the inopportune zeal of
Minister Stevens in the project of the an
nexation of the Sandwich Islands to the
United States caused him to exceed the
proper limits of liis official duty and his
dip.omatic relations to the government
of these islands. His conduct as a public
representative of this government was di
rectly conducive to bringing about the
condition of affairs which resulted in the
overthrow of tho queen and the estab
lishment of the provisional government;
tho landing of United States troops, and
the attempted scheme of annexation ; and
upon this conclusion his conduct is seri
ously reprehensible and deserving of pub
lic censure.”
Senators Butler and Turpie file a sup
plemental report, in which they say that
while the question of annexation was not
submitted to the committee, except inci
dentally. they think it not iinpr .per to
say they are heartily in favor of the
acquisition of these islands by the United
States in a proper manner, but not by
taking advantage of internal dissensions
for which they believe tho United States
in some manner responsible.
The views laid down by tho majority of
the committee are exactly on tho lines
foreshadowed in these dispatches.
BLACK THUGS ROUTED.
A Negro Restaurant Keeper of Lyons
Puts Them to Flight.
Lyons. Ga., Feb. 26. —Late Saturday
evening two negro sports' came here from
up the road and stopped at the house of
General Dunlap, a respected colored man
of this flare who ki eps a restaurant.
He came in shortly and found them
gambling. He ordered them out but
they refused to go. He undertook to
eject them by force, whi h started a
tight, during which he got his pistol
and commenced firing. They bol ed
for the door. lie ran after
one of them and the other after him, and
his wife after the hindmost one with an
aze. As they all got pretty well strung
out on tho street a friend of Dunlap. John
Flint, ran up and struck tbeone who was
after Dunlap on the jaw with a brick,
which is reported to have broken the
bone. The other one is also said to bo
wounded in the hip b.y a ball from Dun
lap's pistol.
Wiman Pleads Not Guilty.
New York. Feb. 26.—Erastus Wiman,
indicted for forgery in the second degree
on two indictments, pleaded not guilty to
day before Judge Martme. in the court
of general sessions tbe defendant did
notutier a word when arrainged at the
bar of the court. Gen. Ben.amin T. Tracy,
bis counsel, who stood beside Wiman,
pleaded not guilty.
Bonding of the Augusta Southern.
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 33. The Augusta
Southern railroad was to-day bonded to
the New dork Central Trust Company
for $740,009 in first preference Hen bonds
and first consolidated mortgage bonds.
The money will be used in paying for the
pur ha-e of the propert at the reeent re
ceiver's sale and tor improving the road
A Schooner in Peril.
Beaufort, N. C., Feb. 86. - A large three
masted, unknown s hoouer is anchored
aoout four miles off shore it is blowing
it *aie from the southwest, a heavy sea is
r >nn.ng and the vessel is dragging to
wards Lookout shoals.
A LAW MADE A DEAD LETTER.
The Inter-State Commerce Act Vir
tually Made Inoperative.
Chicago, 111., Fob. 26.—Judge Groscup
rendered a decision in tho United States
distriot court which will mako tho inter
state commerce law practically inopera
tive, lor the reason that it will, in tho fu
ture, bo impossible to convict any one
for in ts violating its provisions. Tho
court hold that General Freight Agent
James, of the lutke Shore
road, and Gordon Melkjod, agent
of tho Merchants' Dlsnatch
Freight Line, the witnesses who refused
to answer questions put to them by tho
grand Jury, were right in tho position
which they look and that they cannot ho
compelled to answer. James and McLeod
wore asked questions which were in
tended to draw out information as to ille
gal cuts in rates made by the companies
which they represent. Both refused lo
answer ou tho grouud that the fifth
amendment to tho constitution of tho
United States gives every man the right
to refuse to make disclosures which will
criminate himself.
MILCHKtST EXPRESSES SURPRISE
District Attorney Milchrist expressed
surprise at the decision. Tho effect of it,
he said, would be to put a bar to prose
cution undor the law in this
district. He said: “We now have no
way to compel witnesses to furnish in
formation. When James and McLeod
were called as witnesses, the grand jury
was investigating the rate cutting of
last November and December in eastern
freights. The case was technical against
the Lake Shore, and the Meronants Dis
patch but in reality the
grand jury was after all
eastern lines. Tho case will bo dropped.
The grand jury was ordered to reconvene
to-morrow, and when it does tho inter
state cases will simply be allowed to re
main untouched and tho grand Jury will
turn to other business.
APPLIES TO ONLY ONE DISTRICT.
Judge Groseup's decision applies abso
lutely to any case in the district, but it
does not necessarily govern in any other
district. That it will carry weight in the
other districts, however, is very certain.
The only hope for the interstate com
mission now is to raise the same ques
tion in some other district, ootaiti a
decision the opposite to the ono rendered
to-da.v and thus compel the railroad to
appeal to tho supreme court. From
Judge Groseup’s decision, the government
cannot appeal and the railroads will not.
It is likely that the law will be repealed
in so far as it relates to shippers.
Attorney A. G. Kafford, who represents
the interstate commission, was greatly
disappointed when tho decision was an
nounced He acknowledged that the de
cision cripples the commission, in so far
as prosecutions are concerned. “The
cases here,” said lie, “will be dropped,
but what the committee will do I cannot
say.”
VIEWS OF TWO COMMISSIONERS.
Washington, Feb 26.—Interstate Com
missioner Morrison was inter"! ved upon
Judge Groseup's decision to night. He
was not fully apprised of the sweeping
character of tho decision, but he thought
it will probably render it impossible,
under tho existing law, to convict one
man by the testimony of an ac
complice, unless tho latter is willing
to testify. “The doeisioti affects the in
terstate commerce commission to tho ex
tent that it will make it more difficult to
secure convictions. It will have no other
effect, for, of course, it will still bo possi
ble to secure evidence outside of tho
parties directly implicated If the de
cision slands it will put us back in the
same position where we were before tho
amendment to the law was adoptod.”
Commissioner Voasy expressed views
similar to those of Mr. Morrison.
BUSINESS REVIVING.
Encouraging Report* Received by the
Tradesman.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 26.—Reports
to the Tradesman from all sections of the
south show a decided revival in business
throughout the south, in industrial lines,
and the resumption of large mills all
through the southern states. The manu
facturing outlook in the south, as re
ported to tho Tradesman, is much
brighter than for twelve months past.
Among the plants that have resumed,
or are proposing to resume operations, in
Ibo past ten days, in the southern states,
are the following: Blast furnace at
Cowan. Term. ; the Gallatin Manufactur
ing Company, manufacturers of spokes, at
Gallatin, Tenn.; tho Westmoreland Stave
Company, Gallatin, Tenn.; the Bear
Springs blast furnace, in Stewart
county, Tenn.; two furnaces of
the Dayton Coal and Iron Company.
Dayton, Tenn.; tho Concord Woolen Mills,
Nickajack, Ga.; the East Birmingham
F'urniture Company, Birmingham; the
Fitisign Car Works, Huntington, W. Va.;
Kyle Lumber Company, Gadsden, Ala.;
Union City Ploning Mills, Union City,
Tetyi.; Bridgeport. Ala., Lumber Corn
pany; The Yellow l*lne Lumber Com
pany, Ashland, K,y.; The Tennessee Lum
ber tiompany, Loudon. Tenn.; Tho Enter
prise, Miss. Knitting Mills. The
Ceattanooga Tool and Hoe Company are
preparing to resume after being idle over
four years.
The lumber mills of the Iking Manu
facturing Company, Beaumont, Texas;
the Cumberland Iron Works, Dover
Tenn ; the J oal (mines of tile Beaver
Creek and Cumberland River Mining and
Coa! Company, Somerset, Ky.; tho North
Athens Cotton Mills, Athens, Term.; the
Bottling works, Bridgeport, Aia. ; the
Keys .one and Acme Mines, Acme, W.
Va.. have resumed also.
In all portions of the south, saw mills
are resuming operations, and tho lumber
business is much more active and tho out
look much more encouraging.
A RESUMPTION AT GALLATIX.
Gallatin, Tenn., Feb. 26.—Tho Gallatin
Manufacturing Company, the largest
spo.,e and ax-liand.e manufacturing com
pany in the south, resumed operations to
day after art enforced idleness of six
months The concern will run on full
time and will give employment to about
200 men.
LOSS OF THE KEARSAKOE.
The Court Martial’s Inquiry Opened
at Brooklyn.
Brooklyn. Feb. 26.—Tho court of in
quiry lo investicate the grounding of the
United .States corvette Kcarsargo on
lioneador reef, on Feb. 2. convened in tbe
navy yard here at noon to-day. Comman
dant Cherardi. Capt. Miller and Capt.
Cane comprise tbe court, and Lieut. J. D.
F . Kellar is the Judge advocate. Rear
Admiral Stanton. Capt. Heyeman, who
commanded the wrecked ship, and Lieut.
Lyman, the navigator, were present.
In the Hands of a Receiver.
Waco. Tex . Fob 26 The Waco Elec
tric Railway and Light Company was to
day placed In tbe hands of a receiver
Ita assets are HAM,UUu and its liabilities
•MI UjM.
I DAILY. JlO A YEAR,
J SCENTS A COPY
(WEEKLY, 11 2'. A YEAR.
TREATY OF THE TRADERS.
Tlie Reichstag Begins the Debate on
tiie Proposals.
Count Von MirbacFi Opens the Fight
Against Them With a Vehement De
nunciation -The Treaty Declared Un
fair to Austria—The Government
Claims That Political Considerations
Should Cut no Figure in the Matter*
Berlin, Fob 26 -To-day’s sitting of ths
Reichstag opened with a full attendance
of members, and the galleries were
crowded to suffocation with visitors.
All of tho cabinet ministers were
present. Contrary to expectations,
built upon too previous announce
ments, neither Chancellor von Ca
pri vi nor Marshal von Bieberstein
opened the debate on the Russian treaty.
Count Von Mirba h made a powerful
speech against the treaty, bis utterances
being the first vehement denunciation of
the measure. Russia, lio declared, had
long beeu a menace to Germany politi
cally. l)iJ the government, he asked,
suppose that this treaty would modify
Russian hostility f If this was tbe idea
Unit influenced them in submitting tho
treaty and pressing its passage they were
making a great mistake.
UNFAIR TO AUSTRIA.
It was a grave error to afford assist
ance to a country which was unfriendly
to Germany, while Germany's real ally,
Austria, lost all the advantages she justly
expected to obtain from a commercial
convention, it was deplorable to see
German industry fall upon its knees be
fore “Holy Russia.'l The ultimate re
sult of the concessions granted to Russia,
though commercial enterprise might be
tenqioraHl.v bcnofltted, would be disas
trous to German interests, as a whole.
Count von Mirbaeh concluded by propos
ing to refer the treaty to a committee of
twenty-eight.
MARSHAL HEIBERSTEIN 4 DEFENDS TAB
TREATY.
Von Boiberstein, minister of state for
foreign affairs, said that German indus
tries, although prospering under tiie
economic order of things in other coun
tries, could not renounce the Russian
market. He contended that the prices of
grain would not be so much ultered by
tho reduction of the tariff on Rus
sian corn as to materially injure
German agricultural interests. Marshal
vou Biebersteiu said tiie treaty was a
characteristic mark of tho present Eu
ropean commercial iKilic.v. The govern
ment desired the Reichstag to examine
tho treaty only from nn economic point of
view. The conservative*, lie declared,
were wrong in bringing political motives
into tho discussion.
VON MOLTKE AOAINST IT.
Count von Moitke, free conservative,
spoke at length against the treaty, and
Herr Rickcrt, loader of the radical uuion,
answered him
Herr von Kardoff, free conservative
ami agrarian, suggested that the bouse
consider at tho same time with tne treaty
the exjiedieney of a sliding scale in the
tariff on grains.
This suggestion was accopted by tha
deputies.
LOOKS BAD FOR M’KANE.
Unless He Secures a Stay He Will Go
to Sing Slag To-day.
Brooklyn, Feb. 26.—John Y. McKane
got another set back this morning in bis
fight for liberty, when Justice E. M. Cul
len, silDng in tho court of oyer and
terminer, denied iiis application for a
stay till the court of appeals can pass
on his conviction. This meuns that un
less his lawyers ran find some Judge in
the state who will grant a .stay at onco
McKano will have to go to Sing Sing in
twenty four hours.
Tho defense hoped to get a favorable
decision 011 the ground that MoKaae, not
being nn election inspector, could not be
properly convicted under the election law,
which was the statute his indictment was
based upon. Slioriff Buttling refuses to
state on what t rain he will take McKane
to King Sing. McKune's lawyers refused
to say after the decision was rendered
what they would do next.
A WOMAN FELLS TWO BRUTES.
Aided by Her Dog and a Shovel She
Vanquishes Two Ravishcrs.
Brenbam, Tex., Feb 26.—Mesdames
Ivlina Behrens and Artoiia Mohril were
returning from Berlin this afternoon,
they having gone tliere to clean up tha
family burying ground. About two
miles from town two negroes sprang
out of the woods. One seized and held
their horse, while the other attempted to
get into the buggy. Seizing a shovel, Mrs.
Behren’s felled the brute to the ground.
Getting out of tho buggy, tbe plucky
woman continued to beat him with tho
shovel until he was unconscious. Mean
time, a dog they had was engaged in
mortal combat with the other negro.
The faithful boast was getting tho
worst of tho battle, when Mrs. Behrens
went to the rescue, and with her trusty
spade, felled the n gro to the earth. She
administered to him also a fearful beat
ing, but not wishing to kill them, drove
them to town She says the first negro
cannot possinly live. Officers have gone
to bring the brutes in.
RACING AT NEW ORLEANS.
A Summary of the Day’s Events on
the Orescent City Track.
New Orleans, Feb. 26.—Following is a
summary of today’s races here:
F irst Rice— ?SNiO. selling seven-eighths of a
mile. London .smoke. 1 to 2, won with Pom
fret to I. second and Barrel's Billet. 10 to 1,
third. Time, I:4Sq.
.second Race—Purse 1200. setting one mils.
Primrose, bto 1. won, with Sight Draft sec
ond mid 1 edge rose third. Time, 2:01(4-
Third lla.e Purse tzno selling live eighths
of a mile. Moilte V. Z to I. won with Ver
bena second und Silverdp third TlinJ 1:11.
fourth Usee Purse WOO handicap, six sad
one halt furlougs. Kancocas. Vto 2, won. with
Tenny Jr. second and Wedgetleld third,
dime.
F nth Usee—Purse S2BO, selling, fifteen six
teenths of a mile. Marie 1., 1 to 2 won. with
Moses aotouiun second and bhlloh third.
Time, l.nOq.
A SANITARIUM BURNED.
A Woman Burned to Death—lncen
diarism Suspected.
Han Antonio, Tex., F’ob. 86.—Fire broke
out in Dr. I'oebles' sanitarium, West End,
at 3 o'clock this morning, destroying four
buildings. Mrs. N. L. Thompson, a par
alytic, aged 63, waa unable to escape and
was burned to death A little girl named
Duval jumped from the atsood atory and
broke a wrist. The loss 1* tkU.fiOtl and the
insurance #I2,<UU. 'I be lire la auppoeed to
have been of incendiary origin.