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i THE KOKNING NEWS, 1
J Established PSO. Incorporated 1888. V
j J. H. ESTILL, President. )
CAROLINA'S BIG CIRCUS.
Butler and Tillfcau Make the Fur Fly
at Qamden.
The Governor Boasts That His Foes
Have Not Found Even a Louse in
Sifting' His Record—He Wants to Use
His Pitchfork in Cleveland’s Old Fat
Ribs -Senator Butler Ridicules the
Governor’s Alleged Fear of Assas
sination—He Says the Governor Has
Reduced the Campaign to a Dog
Fight—The Senator Not Afraid to
Have His Record Aired.
Charleston, S. C., J une 23.—The fifth of
the series of campaign meetings was held
at Camden to-day. The crowd was small
and reasonably well-behaved. The inter
est of the campaign centers in the sena
torial race, Senator Butler and Gov.
Tillman being the chief attractions of the
circus. At Camden to-day Gov. Tillman
had the opening and Senator Butler the
close.
Gov. Tillman was very tame and Sun
day-school like, in his introductory re
marits, but warmed up as he went along.
He spoke of his unusual experience in
this campaign, and protested against the
policy of conducting thy meetings on the
line of personal abuse. Speaking of the
way he had responded at Lancaster
to the attack made upon him by
Senator Butler, he said: “When I got
to Lancaster I pulled off his shirt and
lifted the hide and put some salt and pep
per under it. We Edgefield fellows know
how to use pepper. He may have some
more pepper aud I’ll give him all the time
he wants, as I will only take twenty
minutes. Senator Butler’s charges that I
am a liar and thief and a coward do no
good.”
BEADS HIS TITLES CLEAR.
The governor said ho was willing to
discuss public issues if permitted to do
so. or if it were preferred that he should
pitch rocks, he promised to pitch two
rocks to Senator Butler's one. There was
nothing to hide in his public record. His
private life was open to the most careful
scrutiny. He had lived for the last five
years under a calcium light, and if any
thing could have been found against him
it would have been discovered by this
time. Here there was a vigorous
outburst of applause for Gov.
Tillman, and in response to this
he cried out: “They burnt the woods
and sifted the ashes, and have not found
a louse.” He challenged Senator Butler
to bring out anything he bud against his
private or public record. He intimated
that there might be something in Sena
tor Butler's record, but that he did not
fight that way. But if Senator Butler
wanted it that way, he could give him
more than he sent two to one.
BLTLEIi’s REQUEST FOR A PRIMARY.
Senator Butler had been asking for a
primary for the senatorship at every
point. It made no-difference to him, for
he was sure to get the senatorship. but lie
saw no necessity for a primary when the
members of the legislature who elected
the senator were diroctly choseu by the
people. He charged his fol'owers to be
very careful who they elected. Senator
Butler was the friend of the corporations
and their candidate. Mr. Cleveland
would rather see Senator Butler in the
Senate than to have Ben Tillman go
there. “If Igo there, I promise that I
will use that pitchfork in his old fat
ribs.”
Ho intended to call Senator Butler
“Coxev” Butler from this time on, and
could plaster that name on his forehead
at every meeting in the state.
Gov. Tillman spoke for only about fif
teen minutes and wound up with an ap
peal for peace.
The ]>eople of the state needed peace
and he was for peace and unity in every
sense of the word. In his peroration he
declared that he wanted to go to the
Senate to see what he could do aeainst
the Wall street influence. Wall street
owned congress and the Senate, and the
President and all the rest of them were
under the influence of Wall street.
A POLITICAL noo FIGHT.
Senator Butler was received with great
applause and made a telling speech. If
no other good had been done by his lam
basting of Gov. Tillman, it had at least
taught him a lesson in decency. When
Gov. Tillman made tho proposition to dis
cuss publio issues he willingly met him
more than half way, but at the first op
portunity Gov. Tillman indulged in a line
of speaking which reduced the campaign
to the line of a dog fight almost. He again
denounced as untrue any statement that he
had or knew of a campaign fund raised in
his interest. He made a telling point
against Gov. Tillman by dubbing him
“New-bold” Tillman, in honor of the
Texas detective by that name who has
been employed by Gov. Tillman.
“I don’t send to Texas for detectives,
and 1 do not pay $l5O every month out of
the taxes of the people to import a detec
tive to follow me uround and guard mo.”
SOT IN DANGER OF DEATH.
Senator Butler then devoted some time
to tht* idle talk about the assassination of
Gov. Tillman, and walking up to him,
'v>th outstretched arms, said : “I’ll guard
him myself, and in heaven’s name let him
stop that penny game of demagogy.
What is he doing it for. oxcept to excite
,'our sympathy: I think that by the time
1 got through with him, that is if I have
strength to get through, he won't be
worth killing. It’s all nonsense about his
being killed. It is all buncomb. He has
played that card for the last time, and I
promise I’ll guard him all the time if he’ll
just quit talking aoout being killed.”
Senator Butler then talked about the
Darlington matter and said it was a
ridiculous idea of the governor to speak
of being wanted in Darlington so that he
might be killed. What had he done?
Think of it. The idea of the governor of
a commonwealth being afraid to go among
bis people for fear of being killed. W’hat
had he done for anybody to kill him?
There was some attempt at this point
b.V Gov. Tillman’s friends to interrupt
Senator Butler's speech, but the senator
said to the chairman of the meeting that
these men must shut their mouths, that
there were not enough men in the county
to intimidate him and they need not think
they could frighten him. And they kept
quiet.
Senator Butler said he heard of this
howling down business that had so dis
graced the state in recent years, aud he
noticed that when a man blistered Gov.
nUman’g back his friends began to howl
bim down. He did not propose to be
howled down.
the attack on his bbcokp.
In reply to Gov. Tillman be said: “He
* inclined to attack my record, about
which he keeps talking, and I'd have
•ouch more respect for Him if ho came
fP)t IftetriitQ ffeto£
out and said what he wanted to and did
not keep on intimating things. He said
something about what it meant to give the |
lie over in Edgefield. What he said is
so, but I’ll tell you they don’t
come back and say you are an
other. They act. Now I commend
him for not resenting what he regarded
as an insult because he is governor, but
because he is governor is no reason why
he should offer insults and then hide be
hind that fact. That's his way. Now if
he hides behind his being governor he has
no right to whine. That's the baby act
and it won’t do him any pood. I want
him and every one to understand that he
is at absolute liberty to attack mj char
acter. private or public. When he and I
get to comparing records if he does not
come out behind I’ll be tho most mistaken
man alive.”
Senator Butler said he heard that de
tectives had been sent to Washington to
hunt up his record and play the spy on
him, but that they had come back with
their fingers on their mouths.
Senator Butler made a determined at
tack on the dispensary, characterized it
as a political machine built up in Gov.
Tillman’s interest, said it had not been
conducted according to law and generally
riddled it with holes.
His speech made a lasting impression
and was received with much enthusiasm
by the Butler following, of whom there
were many in the crowd.
The day passed off without trouble.
The meeting to-morrow will be held at
Sumter.
PULLMANS MAY BE BOYCOTTED.
The American Railway Union Makes
the Threat.
Chicago, June 22. —Unless the Pullman
Palace Car Company consents within
five days to arbitrate its differences with
its late employes, now on a strike at
Pullman, a boycott will be declared by
the American Railway Union on every
Pullman car on railroads where the
union has an organisation.
This assertion was made last night by
President Debs and Vice President How
ard, of the union. This action was de
cided on at the late session of the officers
who have the matter of procedure en
trusted to them. It was resolved by the
union In the convention to levy an assess
ment of 5 cents a week on all
members of the union for the
relief of the Pullman strikers. Reports
of great destitution in the town were re
ceived. President Debs said that the
Monon and Illinois Central roads
would gladly cut off all the
Pullman cars, and that all the large
cities of the states west of the Allegha
nies and east of the Rockies would join
in the boycott.
All of the officers of the union were re
elected, from President Debs to the board .
of directors. There are two vacancies
among the directors yet to be filled.
Between ballots the convention unani
mously adopted a resolution declaring for
silver coinage on the basis of 16 to 1, and
insisting that the United States govern
ment should act on the currency question
free and independent of foreign countries
or international agreement.
A FIGHT ON MALLORY.
W. D. Ohipley Nominated for State
Senator From Escambia.
Pensacola, Fla., June 22. —W. D. Chip-'
ley was to-day nominated by primary as
the democratic candidate for the state
Senate by 1,500 majority in the city and a
clean sweep in the country precincts.
The significant feature, putting the mat
ter outside of local interest, is the fact
that the Chipley party eagerly op
poses the ronomiuation of S. R. Mal
lory, the present congressman. The
lines were sharply drawn, and
as this is Mr. Mallory's home county, his
friends made a vigorous fight. In Pensa
cola anti-Mallory delegates to the county
convention were elected by an aggregate
majority of 1,549. The antis claim all
the county precincts except possibly
three, which will put 39 out of 42 in the
county convention against Mr. Mallory
and lose him his own county, which will
cast one-sixth of the total vote of the con
gressional convention.
MORGAN'S SLAYER FREED.
The Accused Oonvicted of Murder on
the First Trial.
Memphis, Tenn., June 22.—At Water
Valley, Miss , this morning the jury in
case of Henry Foster, charged with the
murder of ex-Congressman John Bright
Morgan, returned a verdict of not guilty.
This was the second tri-l of the case.
The jury in the first instance found the
defendant guilty of murder in the first
degree. The supreme court on appeal
granted anew trial on the ground that
the entire court did not view the locality
of tho homicide, viz., the railroad car in
which the killing occurred. The killing
was done on an Illinois Central train
three years ago, and grew out of a beat
ing inflicted upon Foster by Morgan at
Hernaudo, Miss., where both lived.
IDA WELLS SAT UPON.
Teachers of Her Own Color Refuse to
Indorse Her Speeches.
Augusta, Ga., June 22.—At the session
of the Colored Teachers Association of
Georgia, which has been in session three
days, resolutions indorsing the course of
Ida B. Wells, the negro woman lecturing
in England on the south, and rillifying
white women of this section, were
squelched by President Wright with the
approval of the great majority of the dele
gates. , . _
Resolutions indorsing tho Atlanta Cot
ton States and International Exposition
were unanimously passed.
A Negro Ravisher Lynched.
Memphis, June 22.—Henry Cahus, a
negro charged with attempting to crim
inally assault a white woman near Mag
nolia, was captured near the Louisiana
state line yesterday and taken back to
the scene of his crime and lynched. He
was an old offender.
Japanese Troops in Oorea.
Shanghai, June 22.—A strong.force of
Japanese troops has tieen landed in Corea,
which action is greatly straining the re
lations between China and Japan. Tele
graphic communication with Corea is in
terrupted.
Populists of Texas.
Waco, Tex , June 22.—'Tho populists in
convention yesterday, nominated T. L.
Nugent for governor. The platform
adopted is In line with the Omaha docu
ment, but nothing is said of equal suf
frage. ■
Archbishop Tache Dead.
Montreal, Quebec, June 22.—A special
from Winnipeg, Man . says: “Archbishop
Tache suffered a relapse during the night,
aud died at <S.WI o’clock this murniug.’
SAVANNAH, GA., SATUUDAY, JUNE 2J, 18D4.
ANTI-OPTION BILL PASSED.
The Vote On the Measure in the
Honse 150 to 86.
Messrs. Livingston. Maddox, Moses
and Tate Vote in the Affirmative.
Messrs. Black, Lester, Turner, Gaba
niss and Russell Vote Against It.
Mr. Lawson Fails to Vote—Maj.
Black Looks Upon the Bill as Uncon
stitutional.
Washington, June 22.—The Hatch anti
option bill passed the House to-day by a
vote of 150 to 86. The closing speech was
made by its author, in which ho scored
most viciously Messrs. Twigg of New
York and Harter of Ohio. He referred
to Tom Watson of Georgia, once in the
course of his remarks. He said he would
rather be a bed fellow of the veriest popu
list crank: he would rather lie sido-by side
with Tom Watson even than stand along
side of Mr. Harter in his damnable politi
cal plays.
The Georgia delegation voted as it did
on the repeal of the Sherman purchasing
clause. Messrs. Livingston, Maddox,
Tate and Moses voted for the bill, while
Messrs. Black, Lester, Turner, Cabaniss
and Russell voted against it.
Before the final vote was taken Maj.
Black moved to commit the bill to the
judiciary committee with instructions to
report a bill to prohibit interstate dealing
in what is known as futures, and which
has been held by the courts to be gambling
contracts. It would have been well to
have accepted his motion, but it was voted
down.
POSITION OF THE MEMBERS.
The position held by the members of
the delegation who voted against it, is
about that stated in an interview had
with Major Black after his vote was
registered in the negative.
“I do not think the present bill consti
tutional with its present provisions,” he
said. “I think it an unwarranted and un
constitutional interference with trans
actions that are recognized as legal
by all the states aud all the laws.
The bill deals with transactions which are
not gambling. I think the bill in its
present form entirely contrary in princi
ple to the position I held on the state
bank tax, and I have seen no reason to
change. While I favor legislation to pro
hibit these gambling transactions.} this
bill goes much further, and with my
views I could not support it without
stultifying myself, which of course I
would not do.”
Judge Lawson was quoted qs present,
but did not vote on the bill at all.
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
B.V the Southern Associated Press.
Washington, June 22.—At 4:45 o’clock
this afternoon the anti-option bill passed
the House by a vote announced to be yeas
150, nays 87; present and not voting, 1.
This result was reached after two hours'
consideration of the amendment to the
bill, under the five-minute rule, and an
hour’s speech by Mr. Hatch, the author
of the bill, summing up the arguments in
its favor.
In committee of the whole, an amend
ment offered by Mr. Boatner of Louisiana
providing that the bill should not apply
to transactions where delivery of the ar
ticles traded in was intended, and which
arose in due course of business, failed of
1 adoption by a fie vote.
An amendment offered by Mr. Aldrich,
rep., of Illinois, to include trading in flour
within the provisions of the bill, and an
amendment offered by Mr. Cox, of Tennes
see, amended on motion of Mr. Lacey,
rep., of lowa, exempting from the provis
ions of the bill sales for future delivery
by the owner of the article, or his duly
authorized agents, and relieving the seller
from liability where failure to deliver
the article sold was due to failure in
transportation or other fault of a common
carrier beyond the seller’s control, were
agreed to in committee of the whole. But
in the House the latter amendment was
rejected, so that the bill as finally passed
was the bill that came from the com
mittee on agriculture, with the single ad
dition of flour to the list of articles which
may not be traded in.
„ THE VOTE.
The vote in detail is as follows:
YEAS.
Democrats—Messrs. Abbott, Anderson, Al
exander. Allen. Arnold. Bankhead, Power of
North Carolina. Branch, Bretz. Brickner,
Brookshire. Brown. Burnt. Camlneltl, Cannon
of California. Cspebart, C larke of Missouri.
Cobb of Alabama. Cockrell, Colleen, Conn,
Cornish, Cox, Crawford, DeArmond. Denson.
Dlnsmore, Dockery, English of California,
Enloe, Epes, Flthian. Forman, Fyan, Gor
man, Grady, Hall of Missouri, Hammond.
Hare. hatch. Heard, Henderson of
North Carolina, Hines, Holman, Hooker,
of Mississippi: Hunter, ikert. Krlbbs,
Kyle, Dane. Latimer, Lawson, Livingston,
Maddox. Mallory, Marlin of Indiana, Me
i rear.v, McC.ullock, McDannold. McDearmon,
MeKalg. McLacrtn, MeNagne.v. Mcßae.
Money, Montgomery, Morgan, Moses. Neill.
Ogden, Pa.vnter, Pearson, Pendleton of West
Virginia, Richardson of Michigan Richard
son of Tennessee, Robbins. Sayers, shell,
Sibley, Snodgrass, Sorg, Stallings. Stockdaie.
Talbert, Tate, 1 aylor of Indiana. Terry, Tur
pin, Tyler. Wheeler of Alabama. Williams of
Mississippi, Wise and Woodward—93.
Republicans—Messrs. Ailken, Bowers of
California, Ilrodcrick. Hundy, Burrows,
ohlokerlng, Cooper of Wisconsin. Cousins.
Curtis of Kansas. DoUtver, Doolittle. Fun
ston, Gear, Grow, llagen. Ilalner, Haugen,
Henderson of Illinois. Henderson of lowa,
Herman, Hitt, Hopkins of Illinois, Houk,
Hulick, Hull. Johnson of Indiana Lacey.
Linton. Luoas, Marsh. Mllliken. Murray, Per
kins. Pickier, Smith, C. W. Stone of Pennsyl
vania, Strong, Sweet, Tawney, Thomas. Up
degrafT. Wanger Waugh Wheeler of Illinois.
Wilson of Ohio, Woomer, and Wright of
Pennsylvania—#7.
Populists—Messrs. Baker of Kansas. Bell
of Colorado, Boen, Davis, Harris, Hudson.
-.em, McKelghan, Pence and Simpson—lo.
nays:
Democrats—Messrs Baldwin, Bartlett, Bar
wig, Bell of Texas, Black of Georgia. Hoat
ner. Bynum, Cabanlsa. Cadmus, Clancy,
Clarke of Alabama. Cobb of Missouri,
Coombs, Cooper of Florida, Cooper of Texas,
Covert. Clan. Cummings. Do Forest,
Dunn. English of New Jersey. Erd
man. Everett, Geissenhalnsr. Goldzler •Gra
ham. Grinin, Haines. Ball of Minnesota. Har
ter, Hendrix, Lupham. Lester i.ynch, Magner,
Maguire. McAleer. McKttrick. MGan. Me-
Miiltn, Meyer,O'Neil]of Massachusetts, Page.
Puschal. Patierson. Pendlelrm of Texas,
Plgott Price, Ritchie, Kus-01l of Georgia,
Ryan. Soiners. hperry. Springer. Tarsney,
Tracey. Turner of Georgia. Warner, Washing
ton. Weadook and Wolverton f l.
Republicans -Messrs. Adams of Ken
tucky, Aldrich Usher of New Hamp
shire. Harlboldt, Cogswell. Daizeli.
Draper. Fletcher. Funk, Gardner, Hart
man. Johnson of North Dakota. Loud. Ixjud
enslaver Mercor, (Julg*. Reed. Rayburn.
Kusaell of Couiioctlcui Shaw, Stephenson
W A. Stone of Petinsylvan a '- torcr. Wads
worth, Walker, and Wright of Massachusetts
—26.
The general deficiency bill for the year
ending June 80, 1894, was made the order
of business for tc-morrow, and the Houso
took a reeess until 8 o’clock, the evening
session being for the consideration of pri
vate pensions bills and relief hills
Notwithstanding Speaker Crisp's ex
pectation of yesterday, he was still una
ble this morning to come to the capitol.
Instead he sent the usual lotter appoint
ing Mr. Bailey to perform the duties of
the chair.
The House, in committee of the wholo
to-night considered fifteen private pen
sion bills, and. at 10:80o'clock, adjourned.
heavy loss of gold.
The Treasury Reserve Now Out Down
to 961,902.746.
Washington, June 22.—The treasury
gold reserve at the close of business to
day stood at $61,903,746. This heavy re
duction since yesterday was caused by the
withdrawal of $2,:>80.000 in gold from the
New York subtreasury to-day for Europ
ean export to-morrow. Of the more than
$5,000,(XX) of gold taken for export within
the past three days, only $500,000 has
been returned to the treasury by the New
York city banks, though it is still said
by treasury officials that the banks will
make the treasury loss of gold good.
THE BANKS TO TIIE RESCUE.
New York, June 22. -It is announced
to night that the banks have finally de
cided positively to reimburse the treas
ury for the gold exported tills week.
These exports amount to $7,750,000. Of
this amount the banks have already paid
$1,006,000, and the remainder will be in
the subtreasury vaults by to-morrow
night The banks will contribute toward
the total amount, it is understood, in pro
portion to their holdings of specie. The
definite conclusion to aid the treasury in
this manner was reached only at a lato
hour this afternoon.
SUGAR TRUST WITNESSES.
Senator Gray Appaars Before the
Grand Jury.
Washington, June 22,—Senator Gray,
chairman of tho sugar trust investigating
committee, appeared before the grand
jury to-day. and testified to the refusal
of E. R. Chapman, of the stock brokerage
firm of Moore Schley, to answer ques
tions asked by the committee with a view
of having Mr. Chapman indicted as a
contumacious witness, Messrs, Sell rivet
and Edwards, correspondents, have not
yet been indicted for their refusal to
answer the committee's questions. *
Vice President Stevenson this after
noon certified to the district attorney the
eases of H. O. Havemeyer, president, and
John G. Searles, secretary and treasurer
of the American Sugar Refining Company,
who refused to give the sugar trust inves
tigating committee the details of the
company's contributions for political pur
poses. in doing Ohis, the Vice President
overruled Senators Gray and Lindsay
and sustained the two republicans and
the populist on the committee, who rec
ommended that criminal prosecution
should be had with reference to Messrs.
Havemeyer and Searjes. as was done in
the cases of the other recalcitrant wit
nesses.
STATESMANSHIP IN SOCKS.
Call Fulls Off Hia Boots and Airs His
Feet During a Debate.
Washington, June 22.—Senator Call
broke through tho traditions of tho Sen
ate with a vengeance this morning, and
horrified every mortlber of that dignified
body. It was while Senator Kyle, the
populist, was making a speech on the in
come tax. Senator Call became rcßtless
and looked tired. He finally bent over,
pulled off his boots, threw himself back
in his chair, and put his stocking
feet on the desk immediately in frout of
him. Senator Kyle, who was only stand
ing a little ways from him, looked sur
prised for a moment and moved his place
of speaking. The Florida senator, unem
barrassed, retained his posture, and kept
his blue stockings in full view of the
Senate and the gallery. It is useless to
add that theincident, repeated again dur
ing the day's session, caused considerable
comment.
A GIRL BRUTALLY MURDERED.
Her Uncle Suspected of Outraging and
Killing Her.
Washington, June 22.—A special from
Raleigh, N. C., says: “George Mills, a
white man, and his niece, Miss Wimberly,
left the girl’s home at Apex last evening
Intending to go to a neighbor's, a mile dis
tant, for some flowers. Mills returned at
midnight and said they were attacked
by two men who assaulted the girl and
ordered him to leave, which he did. A
search was begun at once, but without
success, until about daylight this morn
ing, when she was found in an unoccu
pied house with her head badly cut and
her skull fractured in several places.
She was still alive at last accounts, but
unconscious. Suspicion is directed to
ward Mills, from tho fact that he did
not inform the girl's parents what hap
pened until several hours had elapsed.
The last reports from Apex says blood
spots had been found on Mills’ shirt.”
FUNBTON TO BE OUSTED.
The House Committee on Elections
Decides Against Him.
Washington, June 22.—A quorum of the
members of the House committee on elec
tions wore present at the meeting to-day
and by a vote of 5 to 3 the committee
voted to recommend that Mr, Moore,
dem., be seated from the Second Kansas
district in place of Mr. Funston. rep., the
sitting member. The report will not be
made until Mr. McCall, who made the re
port in favor of Mr. Funston, returns
irom Massachusetts.
John W. Hall Dead.
Washington. June 22.—John W. Hall,
treasurer of tho Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company and recently elected
treasurer of the New Southern Railway
Company, died suddenly at his residence
on Rhode Island avenue in thhs city tills
morning at 5:60 o'clock. The cause of his
death is thought to have beon heart dis
ease. Hall came here from Richmond.
Va. He was widely known throughout
the south from his long connection with
railroad matters.
Walsh a Candidate.
Washington, June 22.—1 t is understood
■here that Senator Walsh is a candidate
for the long senatorial term. In fact, he
has so notified his friends. It is expected
tiiat a formal announcement will be made
by him at no very distant day. It is said
he has received a good many letters from
friends in different parts of the state who
encourage bim to make the race. Ho is
undoubtedly tryiug to make himself ac
ceptable to tho i coploof Georgia as a can
didate.
HOT STUFF INTHESENATE.
Two Maiden Speeches and a Clash
Between Hill and Harris.
The Incoma Tax Their Theme—Patton
Holds That the Bill is Sectional and
Urges Southern Senators to Listen
to tho Voles of the New South He
Pays a Tribute to the Late Henry W.
Qrady—Jarvis Makes a Good Im
pression-Hill Has an Acrimonious
Tilt With Harris.
Washington, June 29.—1n the morning
half hour, the Seuato passed a Senate bill
to incorporate tho supreme lodge of the
Knights of Pythias. Also the Senate bill
making tho first Monday in September of
every year (Labor day) a legal holiday.
At 10:80 o’clock the tariff bill was taken
up, the question being on the income tax
sections. An argument in favor of the
principle of an income tax was made by
Mr, Kyle, pop., of South Dakota.
Mr. Vest, on behalf of the finance com
mittee, presented a substitute for the
amendments heretofore offered in relation
to mutual insurance and boneflt associa
tions. Also an amendment reducing the
exemption from $4,000 to $3,000 a your.
Also un amendment for the reduction iti
the assessments of banks, railroads and
other corporations of the “actual oper
ating expenses," interest on bonded debts
and losses. The amendments were
offered to bo printed, and thou Mr. Teller
made an argument in defense of the prin
ciple of an income tax.
Slf HUMAN AGAINST TIIE HIM,.
Mr. Sherman addressed tho Senate in
an argument against the income tax. He
believed it to be a fair and just inode of
raising revenue, but did not think that it
was wise now, as there was no necessity
for it.
Mr. Patton, rep., tho new senator from
Michigan, appointed in place of the late
Senator Stockbridge, entered into the
debate for the first time and made a
speech in opposition to the pending tariff
bill. He read it from printed slips, very
rapidly and with no attempt at the
graces of oratory: but he had a very re
spectful attention on tho republican side
of the chamber, on the part of the disen
gaged senators, who remained in their
seats to hear him Mr Patton opposed
the income tax, and called upon tho com
mittee to exempt the policy holders In
mutual life insurance companies, as it had
fraternal orders. “An income tax,” said
he, "grasps at a portion of that fund,
which, in too many Instances, is all that
is left to the family for support in the
severest trial which conies to humanity.
Should humanity have no place in our
system? Such apian of taxation confis
cates not only the widow’s mite, but It
greedily reaches for a portion of the earn
ings of savings banks.”
AN APPEAL TO TIIE SOUTH.
Replying .to the speeches of Senators
Walsh and Blanchard, Mr. Patton denied
that they had refuted the charge of sec
tionalism made against the hill. Mr.
Patton devoted some of his time to an el
oquent appeal to the south, in which ha
said: “Lot me say to these senators, If
they would listen to the voices from the
new south; if they would point to the
smoke signals which have waved in the
sky from Atlanta and Birmingham and
Sheffield, if they would come out
of the mists and fogs of the
past and denounce the mumbling over
dead issues, and get away from the doc
trine of free trade, which was tho corner
stone of that confederate constitution
which was shot to death by the armies of
the union, and pol ished at Appomattox,
their resources will not remain undevel
oped. Lot them listen to the voice of the
new south, which is surely coming with
the triumph of protection already her
alded by the ground swell of popular ap
proval at every opportunity the people
have had to apologize for the great mis
take of 1892.
"The doctrine this side of our chamber
advocatos is as broud as our country. It
will do for Alabama, tho Virginias, Lou
isiana and Georgia what it has already
done for Ohio and Michigan.
“Let them denounce and disclaim the
Gen. Rossers and Rev. Oaves, who aro
still falsifying history and fanning the
almost extinct embers of past bitterness,
and welcome the northern immigrant into
great states, which only require the
rrngio touch of capitol aud labor to be
come hives of industry, surrounded by a
people enjoying comforts and luxuries of
life inseparable from the high wages the
protected American workman has hereto
fore received.”
A TRIBUTE TO ORADT.
Before leaving this subject, Mr. Patton
spoke eloquently of tho late Henry \V.
Grady, “whose grave was still crownod
with the imtportelles of our affectionate
admiration.” “In his brief life,” contin
ued Mr. Patton, “he accomplished great
things for his country, and was as elo
quent in speech as he was great souled
and tender-hearted. A true lover of his
country, he saw the future with un
clouded vision. He believed in protection
and fought to build up his section. He
turned his back on the bitterness and
mistake of the sad past, and with beauti
ful word-pictures painted a future of in
dustrial development for the states of the
south which is an inspiration to bettor
things. Ho had an all-embracing patriot
ism. which reaoheil out the hand of
friendship to the north, and has done
fuuch to bring us all together.”
Mr. Allen, pop., of Nebraska, advocated
tho income tax provisions of tbe bill, and
defended the Populist party from the
charge that it proposed to override prop
erty righW. He declared that the insin
uations or statements that his party de
sired to destroy the rights of property
were entirely unwarranted. There was
no dcsiro on its part to impair an
honestly acquired fortune, nor to check
any man in acquiring a fortune by honest
means. But there was a strong desire on
the part of tho Populist party that
a man's fortune should bo the result
of honest labor, aud that no man
should be permitted, through vicious leg
islation. to reap the fruits of other men’s
labor, or to amass a fortune by fraudu
lent and dishonest conduct. If that was
wrong, the populist party was wrong. As
to tho Income lax being unjust, inquisito
rial and populistic, Mr. Allen denied that
it was a measure of the populist party.
He wished it were. But it was both a
republican and democratic measure, and
was the only respectable inheritance
which the Populist party received from
the past.
JARVIS’ FIHST SIT.ECn.
Mr. Jarvis, tho successor of the late
Senator Vance, made his first speech in
the Senate, and it was in advocacy of tbe
income tax Tall, of commanding pres
ence, with a fine voice and splendid de
livery, his debut was quite triumphant.
He commenced by saying that since the
days of Horace it hud been sung in poe
try ami told in prose that It is
sweet to die for one's country. Pane
gyrics had boen pronounced on those I
who died for their country: monuments
had beon erected to them, and their
memory held sacred; but be hnd never
vet heard it said or sung by anybody that
it was sweet to be taxed for one’s coun
try [ Laughtetj. It seemed to be a duty
which men felt liberty to evade, if
possible. Men would go to war at their
country's call and risk and sacrifice their
lives: but when It came to meet their
duty und obligations of taxation, they
and their property were ready
to hide away. Tills question was
purely a question of taxation. There
was a certain amount of money to bo
rnlsod for the support of the national gov
ernment, and the question was, where
ami how that money was to be raised.
Tim senator from Ohio [Mr. Sherman]
said. “Put tho burden on sugar;” the sen
ators from New England said, “Put it on
manufactured roodsand the senators
from Now York said, “Put it on the col
lars and cuffs that tho poor people wear.”
[Laughter, j His idea was that in impos
ing the burdens on taxation the heaviest
portions should bo put upon those best
able to bear them, and tho lightest on
those least aUe to boar them.
HILL’S PREDICTION.
Referring to Mr. Hill's prediction that
the passage of an income tax would sound
tho death knell of the Democratic party,
Mr. Jarvis said: "if the Democratic
party has no higher mission than to bow
at the footstool and worship at the shrine
of the accumulated wealth of the coun
try, the sooner it dies, the better. [Ap
plause in the galleries. ] As 1 understand
democracy, it means sympathy with the
struggling people of the country. It
moans, while it protects property, to go
into tho highways and byways to take in
its great arms the laboring people and to
lift them up into a higher and better life.
1 for ono, thank God that tho
Democratic party Is to-day in
the hands of those who have
the courage to take some of the burdens
from tho people and put them on the ac
cumulated wealth of the country. In
stead of this bill sounding the
death-knell. I believe that it is
the first step onward to a higher
prosperity and a more glori
ous career for the Democratic
party. And if it will only have the cour
age to move forward on the lines that
have been selected, I believe that instead
of our republican friends In 1897, seeing
a republican President inaugurated, the
standard of democracy will he advanced
still higher, and our banner will
again float over the Senate, tho
House of Representatives and the
white house. | Applause in the
galleries.] Mr. Jarvis resumed his seat
at 6:10 o'clock.
HILL CLASHES WITH. HAKRIS.
Mr. Hill took the floor, aud suggested
that, as be desired to reply at some
length, the Senate should now adjourn.
Mr. Harris, who Ir In parliamentary
charge of the bill, spoke of the little
progress made to-day, and of tho great
anxiety of the country to know what the
import duties wore to be, and insisted ou
a longer session.
Thereupon Mr. Chandler suggested the
absence of a quorum, but, the roll being
called, forty-three answered—Just a
quorum—and Mr. Hill was again recog
nized. He resented the discourtesy of
Mr. Harris in not yielding to an adjourn
ment, and suggested that possibly he
(Hill) was held responsible for the delay
which the hill had encountered. He de
clined. however, to accept tho responsi
bility for it. He supposed that the |>oint
was made against him because he had
seen fit to antagonize the position of the
democratic scheme—the-ineomo tax. And
now the senator from Tennessee wanted
to crowd him in replying to half a dozen
speeches made to-day against him and his
state.
Mr. Harris said that he did not quite
see why the senator from New York as
sumed that the declining of a motion to
adjourn was aimed at him.
Mr. Hill said he assumed 1t inferen
tially. The senator from Tennessee had
said that the day had boen wasted.
“It has been,” Mr. Harris interposed.
A STORM IN THE AIR.
“There are some senators,” said Mr.
Hill sarcastically, “who think that when
they themselves do not participate in the
debate, all the time is wasted. I say that
the time has not been wasted. The
Senate was ready yesterday to vote for a
$4,000 exemption. 1 made that provision
in iny speech. A change has come
over the spirit of their dream. The
clouds aro breaking; aud to-day an
amendment has been offered by the
finance committee to make the exemption
$3,000. Who can tell what changes may
bo made to-morrow? We are making
progress. We are making great
progress.” He added that the action of
the senator from Tcnnessoe under tho cir
cumstances. was cruel and unjust, and
unworthy of that senator.
“The senator from Tennessee,” said
Mr. Harris, “takes tho responsibility
most cheerfully and gladly.”
“Because he cannot avoid it,” Mr. Hill
snapped.
“Because he chooses to do it,” Mr.
Harris said.
“I will put some other responsibility on
the senator,” Mr. Hill threatened.
“Proceed,” Mr. Harris said defiantly;
and the republican senators laughed.
“.I will,” said Mr. Hill, “but Ido not
intend to be ordered around. 1 will not
have plantation manners exhibited here.
1 intend to take my time.”
“That,” Mr. Harris retortod with bit
terness, “is the manners of the slums of
New York.”
“It may be,” Mr. Hill replied with
equal asperity, “but they are better than
the manners of the plantations of Ten
nessee.”
PETITIONS FROM NEW YORK.
Mr. Hill then, in a calmer tone, pre
sented petitions from the city of New
York against an income tax. At the end
of the first petition was the name of Wil
liam 1). Hornblower; and to the other one
were signed such names as Gov. Hoadley,
formerly of Ohio ; Clarence A. Seward,
Judge Dillon, and “Last, but not least,”
Wheeler H. Poekham. | I>auguter.] Then
as if to show . to Mr. Harris that
he was not to be spurred on
to any unusual speed he went on to
talk of his efforts to hove the rules
amended so as to allow a closure. When
be had discussed that subject for nearly
half an hour Mr. Aldrich suggested that
be might reserve the rest or his speech
till to morrow, and that some of the
formal amendments to the income tax
provision might be disposed of to-night.
He assented to that proposition, and of
fered an amendment to make the income
tax provision go into effect ou Jan. 1, 1896,
instead of Jan. 1. 1805.
As the committee amendments had
precedence, a vote was taken on the first
of them (merely verbal), and it resulted
yeas 42, nays none. As there was no
quorum voting the roll was called and a
still smaller number answered.
Then Mr. Harris, yielding to the inevi
table, moved an adjournment, but gave
notice that he would not consent to an
adjournment to-morrow till the bill was
reported back to the Senate. The Senate
then adjourned till to-morrow at 10 a. m.
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SENT SCURRILOUS SUREEDS
The Kaiser’s Chamberlain Under Ar
rest as the Author.
Infamous Accusations and Dir*
Threats Contained in the Letter*.
Exalted Personage* in the German
Capital Annoyed by the Receipt of
the Epistles for Some Time Past—A
Claim That the Chamberlain Is In
sane.
Berlin, Juno 22.—For some time pas*
some of the exalted personages in Berlin
have been receiving anonymous letter*
containing most infamous accusation*
and conveying dire threats. The emperor
interested himself in detecting th#
author of these scandalous letters,
and as a result of his investigation
has personally caused the arrest of
his own chamberlain, von Kotze, whom
ho charges with the offense. Gen. von
Hahuke, chief of the emperor’s military
staff, made tho arrest, driving to tho
chamberlain's resiuence, in Drake street,
in a state carriage for that purpose. Th*
prisoner was put into tho carriage and
driven to the military prison In Linden
strasse.
AN ENOHMOUB SENSATION.
The arrest has created an enormous
sensation. Von Kotze Is one of the mas
ters of ceremonies at state functions.
Many of tho leaders of Berlin society
have, for the past four years, been per
secuted with anonymous letters, making
ail sorts of shameful accusations against
ttieir characters. All attempts to trace
the origin of these letters have hitherto
been fruitless. The exact time of
the arrest is not yet known, but there is
reason to believe that von Kotze returned
to Berlin from Seliriebershau on Satur
day, to be present at tho ceremony of lay
ing the corner stono of tho new cathedral
at Lustgarten, and was at once taken
into custody. The friends of the dis
graced official maintain that he is insane.
A PLOT TO KILL THE OZAR.
Hines Found Under a Railroad Over
Which He W as to Pass.
Rt. Petersburg, June 22.—The polic*
hare discovered mines undor the tracks
of the Orel and Witebsk railway, over •
which tho czar will puss in going to at
tend the inaugural ceremonies of the
chapel erected in commemoration of the
railway disaster at Borkic. His majesty
would also take this route in going to th#
military maneuvers. A rigid investiga
tion will be made.
Tho czar bus postponed his journey to
Borkie. Tho reason announced for th#
change in his plans is the czarina’s re
turn from the Caucasus. It is surmised,
however, that the discovery of the rail
way over which lie was to travel to
Borkie had boen mined is the real reason.
Pope Leo’s Encyolioal.
Rome, June 38.—The pope’s encyclical
letter, which is intended to lie his politi
cal testament, was issued to-day. It is
addressed to all princes and peers, and is
substantially the same us the advance re
port of it made public two days ago.
POWERS’ SUCCESSOR.
The Governor Overrun With Applica
tions for the Appointment.
Atlanta, Ga., June 22.—Gov. Northen
has been overrun with applications for
tho vacant place on the railroad commis
sion caused by the death of Judge Rowers.
A number of applications have been mads
in person or by friends of the applicant,
while many have come by mall aud tele
graph, together with volumes of Indorse
ments. Judge Powers’ successor, who
will hold office until October, 1895, must
be a railroad roan, and on that account tha
applications are ail from men either now
actually engaged in railroading or who
have had experience in the business.
The name* presented cover every section
of the state, all the principal cities being
represented by from one to a half dozen
applicants. Tho salary of the office is
$2,500 per year.
MENDENHALL RESIGNS.
He Claims That Hie Bureau Has Been
Robbed of Its Efficiency. •
Washington, June 22.—Prof. Menden
hall, in charge of tho coast and geodetio
survey, has tendered his resignation to
the President, and it is said by a gentle
man who knows that the professor, in his
letter to the President puts his action on
the ground that the Secretary of tho
Treasury has interfered with the work
ing of the bureau by the retirement of
experts and substitution of inefficient
men, to such an extent that it is no longer
possible to conduct the business of the
bureau on a scientific basis.
FIRED AT BY A LUNATIC.
An Atlanta Negress Opens Fire on a
Man Up a Tree.
Atlanta, Ga., Juno 22.—Jane Gatea, a
mulatto woman, who is a lunatic, emptied
a revolver at Harry Hardy, who she said
had conjured her child to death. Hardy
was engagod trimming trees in front ot
the Gates woman’s house. He was up a
tree when she began firing at him. He
scrambled to the ground in a groat hurry
and ran off. As he ran the woman winged
him twice, but neither wound is serious.
The Gates woman is demented and will
be sent to tbe asylum.
TO TALK TO THE TIGERS.
Members of Congress Accept Invita
tions for July 4.
Washington, June 22.—Representatives
Bailey of Texas, Williams of Mississippi,
Goldzier of Illinois, Hayes of lowa, Sena-'
tor Walsh of Georgia and Gov. Hogg
of Texas, have accepted invitations to
speak at the Tammany hail celebration
on July 4. Others have been invited, but
have not replied.
A Nsw Fast Train.
Washington, June 22.—Commencing
Sunday, June 24, the Seaboard Air Line
will put in service their new fast schedule
between Npw York and New Orleans,
with a solid Pullman vestibule train from
Washington to Atlunln. Ga. Tbe train
leaves New York at 3:20 o’clock p. m. and
Washington at 8:80 o'clock p. m., arriving
at Atlanta the next afternoon at 4:09
o'clock und New Orleans the following
morning at 7:50 o'clock.
A Cottage In Flames.
sOcalo, Fin., June 23. —Fire this morn
ing, at Marti City, destroyed J. ( auto's
cottage. The contents were saved.