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THE CLEVELAND PROGRESS.
»> JOE II. l!l'FEE. DEVOTED TO THE MLNING, AQlilCULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTY AND NORTH-EAST aEOltOIA. TERMS■ t |. m nr r««
VOL. V. CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTY. GA„ FRIDAY, MAY 8,IsSG. No71»"
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LAST OF THK OLYMPIC.
lluilding, Furniture, Ktc. of the Club
to He Sold.
The Olympic Club nt New Orleans,
which was at one time the greatest
athlefic and pugilistic organization in
the country, will spoil be a thing of
the past. It has been unable to stand
the tide of adversity, has thrown up
the sponge and been counted out by
the referee. The club’s furniture,
arena and all its belongings will be
sold at sheriff’s sale in a week or so.
In the Olympic arena Bob Fitzsim
mons got his first start by defeating
Jack Dempsey, the “nonpareil,” for
the middle-weight championship in
thirteen rounds.
It was in the Olympic arena that tho
great Champion, John L. Sullivan,
was laid low by James J. Corbett.
In its arena also occurred tho long
est fight ou record. It lasted 110
rounds and ended in a draw, the con
test being between Andy Bowen and
Jack Burke.
Tho law against prize fighting first
started tho club on its downward
course. It went from bad to worse,
and finally was knocked out by its in
ability to pay its debts.
TilK WORLD’S METHODISTS
Gather at Cleveland to Settle Impor
tant Questions.
Friday morning the twenty-second
quadrennial conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal church convened in
Cleveland, O. Five hundred and
thirty-seven delegates coming from the
four quarters of the earth will enact
legislation for tho denominations which
they represent.
The questions to be settled during
the next thirty days are of vast im
portance to members of this denomi
nation. The question of -women hav
ing a right to assist in making laws of
the church will be settled. Another
proposition before the conference will
be the removal of the time linlit reg-
ulatirg the length of a preacher’s
stay in charge of one church. Many
city pastors have opposed the present
5-year limit, and will seek to have it
extended. Still another interesting
question is the proposed elimination
from tho churoh of tho rules against
popular amusements. It is thought
that existing rules touching amuso-
menta will bo revised.
Summary of Hills anil Resolutions
Presented ami Acted Upou.
THE HOUSE.
In tho houso, Thursday, Mr. McCall,
of Massaohusects, chairman, reported
from elections oommittoo No. 2 tho
resolutions agreed upon by tho oom-
niitteo in the contents of John A.
Brown versus John M. Allen, from tho
first Mississippi district; of W. P.
Rudcliffo versus John J3. Williams,
from the fifth Mississippi district, and
of A. M. Newman versus J. G. Spen
cer, from iho seventh Mississippi dis
trict, doclaring tho contostoes—Allen,
Williams and Spsncar—entitled to the
soats severally oooupiod by them. Tho
resolutions were agreed to without dis
cussion or division.
The ground of contest in oaoli case
wns that ft certain section of the Mis
sissippi constitnt.iou relating to elec
tions contravened tho law of congress
providing for tho representation of
Mississippi in the house, and that no
valia election was or could hnvo been
held under that section. It was thought
best and right to confirm tho titles of
tho sitting members to their soats.
Fivo hours woro devoted to a further
consideration of tho bankruptcy bill,
duriug which timo tho general dobato
was closed. Tho discussion devolopod
(he fact that tho house was practically
unanimous iu favor of a bill providing
for voluntary bankruptcy, tho differ
ences of opinion woro as to tho incor
poration of the involuntary foaturo.
At 5:40 tho house adjourned until
Friday.
Tho houso eommittoo on immigra
tion Friday authorised favorable re
ports on bills introduced by Repre
sentative Corliss, of Michigan, and
Mahany, of Now York. Mr. Corliss’
bill was drawn for tho purpose of pre
venting porsons residing in a foreign
country from competing with laborers
in this country. It is cspooially aimed
at Canadian labor. Amendments
adopted except from tho provisions of
tho bill persons who come to tench
now arts or industries and sailors and
employes of vessels navigating tho
grent lakes.
Mahnny’s bill provides a compre
hensive set of rules for tho restriction
of immigration and was reported with
several minor amendments.
Tho house also, by a voto of 00 to
41, refused to pass a bill to givo Alaska
a delegate iu congross. It passed a
bill to authorize tho froo importation
of foreign exhibits for the Nashville
Centennial exposition.
After a debate continuing for over
four dnys, tho house. Hatnrday, by a
vote of 157 to 81, passed tho bank
ruptcy bill, roported by General Har
rison from tho committee on judiciary,
and managed by him throughout tho
debate.
It is substantially what is known ub
tho Torroy bill. Although tho debate
was supposed to bo under tho five-
minute rule, upon amondmonts, tho
houso indulged several membors be
yond that limit while they expressed
their views upon tho measnro. TIicho
were notably Mr. Hepburn, who op
posed tho bill, and Mr. Grosvenor, Mr.
Bartlett and Mr. Dingloy, who advo
cated its passage.
Action upon the bill wur confined
altogether to tho second section, which
defined the acts of bankruptcy.
Pending the consideration of tho
bankrucy bill, Mr. Hitt, of Illinois,
chairman of tho eommittoo on
foreign nffairs called up and the house
passed without a division, tho bill
passed by the senate appropriating
$75,000 to defray tho expenses of the
committee to be appointed under tho
recent treaty with Great Britain to de
termine tho claims for damages by the
seizure of alleged Behring sea poach
ers.
The house at 5:15 o’olock adjourned.
Monday was suspension day in the
houso under tho rules, and a number
of privato imnsion bills and other hills
of local character were passed.
The contested election case of J. C.
Kirby versus Jo Abbott,from tho sixth
district of Texas, was reported from tho
elections committee No. 3, declaring
Abbott, democrat, the sitting member,
entitled to the seat, and it was agreed
to.
Mr. Boutelle, of Maine,called up the
naval appropriation bill and asked that
the house non-concur in the senate
amendments and agree to the confer
ence.
In the course of the consideration of
this matter there was something of a
scene. Mr. Quigg, of New York, call
ing Mr. Boutelle to order on the
ground that he was reflecting upou
tho senate’s action by his comments.
An animated colloquy followed be
tween tho speaker and Mr. Boutelle,
tho former explaining tho philosophy
and necessity of tho rule, and the lat
ter contending that ho had not vio
lated it.
Mr. Sayers, of Texas, moved to con
cur in the senate amendment, reducing
the number of battleships from four to
two, and, with tho amendment pend
ing, the matter went over until Tues
day by unanimous consent.
A bill was passed under suspension
of the rules for the proteotien of Amer
ican ynoht owners aud shipbuilders.
THE SENATE.
Immediately after tho routine busi
ness in tiro senate Thursday tho naval
appropriations bill was taken up, the
pending question being tho amendment
offered by Mr. Gormau Wednesday re
ducing tiro number of battleships pro
vided for iu tho bill from four to two,
and tho amendment to that amend
ment by Mr. Quay to inoreaso the
number to six.
Tho naval bill bad tho undivided at
tention of tho senato but when
tho session closed no progress had boon
made upon it beyond the exolusion,
on a point of order of Mr. Quay’s
amendment to increaso tho number of
battleships from four to Bix. Mr,
Gorman’s amendment to reduce tho
numbor to two hold its place before
the senato Rt adjournment.
Tho spoeohos woro made by Mr.
White, of California, in fnvor of const
defenses rather than of nn inoreaso of
the navy; by Mr. Allen, of Nebraska,
predicting the oellapse of tho demo
cratic nml republican parties, the for
mer within three months and tho lnt-
tor by tho 4th of March, 11)01 ; and by
Mr. Gorman, of Maryland, in inforeo-
mont of his views ns to tho necessity
of moro economy in appropriations.
Tho senate, at G o’olock p. in., ad
journed until Friday.
Bon Tillman and Dave Hill crossed
swoards iu tho senate Friday to the
great amusement of the senators and
galleries. Sonntor Tillman took the
floor | onrly iu tho day and ohnnkad
that brick ho had beon carrying in his
pocket for Sonntor Hill. Indeed ho
chunked n pocket full of brieks nt tho
Now Yorker, nml Mr. Hill responded
with vigor. Tho fight laotod nonrly
four hours and was altogether tha fun
niest display seen in tho sonata this
season. Whilo stiugiug Words woro
oxohnngod, both men kopt in good tom-
por.
Tho mon washed ovor nil tho soiled
linen of tha democratic party to tho
groat nmusomont of the republicans.
After nil it was a displayof buffoon-
ory, which was dragged out so long
and wns so thoroughly undignified
that the outiro senato was diegustod
with tho performance.
Mr. Tillman declarod that if tho
democratic platform in Chicago was
not made to suit his views, he would
tnko his hat and got out of tho party.
He did not know where ho would go.
Ho could not go intotho populist party,
but ho would got out of tho democratic
party, for such action would mean that
it wns dead.
Hill replied that he would bo found
in tho democratic party whatever bo
its platform, and that ho would hold
Mr. Tillman to his promise not to go
into tho populist party.
“If yon koep on tho way you nro go
ing,” iutorrnpted Mr. Tillman, “you’ll
soon land in the republican pnrty.’’
Whilo Mr. Hill wns replying, tho
silvory-hoaded Btewurt, of Nevada,
whispered somothing to Tillman. Mr.
Hill pointed at thorn scornfully and
announced that Mr. Tillman was al
ready receiving instructions from a
populist.
“Do yon wish ns to understand that
yon whispered ail of that to tho sena
tor from South Carolina?” asked Mr.
Hill, with n suporcilions smile, and
again tho sennto roared.
Mr. Btowart arose mightily in his
wrath to explain what lie had whisper
ed to tho Boulh Carolinian. Mr. Hill
at first refused to allow him an in
terruption, but Mr. Stewart exhibited
much wrath, aud tho New Yorker smil
ingly yielded. Mr. Stewart made a
five-minutes’ speech on tho tariff, the
silver question and a littlo of every
thing ho knew without once referring
to what he had said to Mr. Tillman.
His earnostnoss caused senators and
spectators much amusement, and be
fore he had concluded overybody, in
cluding Mr. Hill and Mr. Tillman,
woro convulsed with laughtor. Final
ly he sat down.
Mr. Hill continued for two hours
speaking ou every subject of a politi
cal nature that haB been discussed in
years, every few minutes being inter
rupted by Mr. Tillman, who, in one of
his interruptions, when Mr. Hill was
defending Mr. Cleveland, declared
that since Mr. Cleveland had beon in
tho white house tho Now York senator
had had no moro power than a boot-
black; that Cleveland had appropriated
all tho power of tho government.
Mr. Hill doelared himself against
silver, but said ho was a democrat
above all things, and condemned
Carlisle severely for preventing tho
election of Senator Blackburn in Ken
tucky.
As Mr. Hill concluded he turned to
Mr. Tillman and asked :
“Will you bo satisfied with a repe
tition of tho platform of 1802.”
"No,” responded Mr. Tillman,”
jumping to his feet, “I want 1G to 1
or bust.”
Mr. Tillman went on to contrast the
two democratic leaders, Calhoun and
Cleveland, and said that Calhoun stood
up for the people at large, while Cleve
land was tho exemplar and tool of the
money classes and represented only
the almighty dollar. Ho sneered at
Mr. Cleveland’s veto of small pension
bills, whilo he turned over $10,000,000
to one Jew. (Laughter.)
Mr. Tillman declarod that Mr.
Cleveland liaH no financial policy ex
cept that of Senator Sherman, and Baid
that Secretary Carlisle and Senator
Sherman hnd oxactly the same notions.
Whenever ho mentioned Carlisle he
meant Shorman, for they woro inter
changeable, exoept that tho ono was
houoBt to his frionds, the bankers,
whilo the other had proved treaolier-
ous to his party.
“If silver ooinago wore established
by oongress," ho said, whon ho got on
another stack, “there would bo an ef
fort by tho shyloclts to forccloso their
mortgages and thus reap tho fruits of
their roguery. They are now swallow
ing us by degrees and I would prefer
to bo swallowed all at ouco, liko Jonah,
aud bo donu with it.” (Laughter.)
“The senator from Now York,” Mr,
Tillman continued, “asked mo what I
was going to do with South Carolina
at Chicago. I will say this to him. I
expoct to do my lovel best ns n demo
crat to koep my pnrty back ont of tho
woods of republicanism, and to throw
off all tho slough aud rottenness that it
has accumulated during the last three
years. But if boodle is to win at Chi
cago, then I am willing to take my hat'
and bid the sonator from Now York
and all liko him n long farewell.”
This eontonco wns doelared in such a
ludiorous manner ns to provoke a gon-
ernl laugh throughout the chnrahor.
Tho debate oamo about whilo Can
dler’s torpedo boat amendment was
under discussion. Dovoting only a
few sentences to tho amendment, thou
leaving tho question of ships, Mr. Till
man said ho would follow tho prece
dents sot in tho disoasBion and talk of
tho financial question “in answer to
various spoeohos mado at various times
and places, by various mon, some sen
ators and somo not.” Ho proceeded
to critioiso ono of tho spoeohos made
some timo ago by Mr. Hill in defense
of tho administration in issuing bonds,
and oharaotorizod Mr. Hill’s argument
on that point us tho “tyrant’s plea for
necessity."
Tho naval appropriation bill, which
has boon under consideration iu tho
sonato during tho outiro woolr, was
passed Saturday and now it will bo for
a conferenco eommittoo to reconcile
tho disagreement between tho two
houses.
The chief of those disngreoraouts is
tho reduction of tho number of battle-
ships providod for. The liouso fixed
the numbor at four, the senate ut two.
The ships aro each to cost #3,750,000,
exolusivo of armament.
Tho discussion during the day was
over an amendment offered by Mr.
Ohandlor, appropriating $4,000,000
for twenty additional torpedo boats.
Speeches woro mado iu support of tho
amendment by Senators Hawley and
Lodge, nnd against it by Senators
Woloott and Gorman.
Whon the voto was takon tho amend-
mont waB defeated by a voto of 30 to
23. Tho further amondmonts mado by
tho eommittoo to the provisions for
tho increaso of tho navy woro agreed
to. Tho bill was finally reported from
tho eommittoo of tho wholo to tho sen
ate, wlioro all tho amondmonts woro
agrood to in bulk, except thoso special
ly reserved.
Mr. Halo offered an amendment
which was agrood to, directing tho soc-
rotary of the navy to oxamina claims
against the government for damages
sustained by contractors in building
war ships since the 1st of Jannarv,
1891, ou account of tho dolays that
wore not tho fault of tho contractors,
but were duo to tho action of tho gov
ernment, nnd to report at tho next ses
sion of congress. Tho bill was then
passed without division.
At 5:58 p. m. tho senato adjournod
until Monday.
Two yea and nay votes woro hnd iu
the sonato Monday, tho result of which
was significant os an indication that
there is not to be nny undue haHto in
passing appropriation bills and forcing
an early adjournment of congress.
The first voto was on a motion made
by Mr. Turpie, of Indiana, to pro
ceed to the consideration of tho Du
pont election case.
Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, who, as
chairman of tho eommittoo on privi
leges and elections, has parliament
ary charge of tho subject, pro
tested against this notion on tho
part of Mr. Turpie ns discourteous to
the committee, and ns somothing un
precedented in his sorvicG in tho sen
ate. Opposition was also mado to Mr.
Turpie’s motion ns an obstacle to tho
pnssago of appropriation bills; but
nevertheless tho motion was carriod
by n majority of one—thirty-two to
thirty-one—aud tho Dupont enso was
taken up. It was, however, laid
aside soon afterward, under tho terms
of a compromise previously arranged.
Tho river and harbor bill was then
taken up, but it had agniu to give away
to Mr. Poffor’s bond resolution. Tho
latter was laid beforo the senato at 2
o’clock p. m. as tho unfinished busi
ness and Mr. Frye, having charge of
tho river and harbor bill, movod that
tho Bonnte proceed to tho considera
tion of that bill. Tho motion was de
feated by eleven votoB—twenty-eight
to thirty-nine—and tho bond resolu
tion was proccodod with. Mr. Hill
speaking ngainst it until 5 o’clook p.
m., when tho senato adjournod until
Tuesday.
In Russia ihe principals in a duel par
take of breakfast before fighting.
UNDERTAKERS BUSY
DEATH DEALT BY A GASOLINE
EXPLOSION.
A Building Full ot Pooplo Blown to
Atom* In Cincinnati.
At 7:45 o’olook Monday evening n
torriflo explosion ooonrrod in Adolph
Draoh’s saloon, ou Walnut street, bo-
tweeu Fourth and Fifth streets, and
immediately opposite the Gibson
house, Cincinnati.
Tho building, a five-story brick, was
shattered to splinters.
The explosion shook largo buildings
for squares, whilo hundrods of win
dows in the Gibson house wore broken
and plato glnss windows ou both sides
of Walnut stroet, the entiro lougth of
the square, were Hhattored.
Scores of pedestrians were knocked
from their feet, whilo there wore dozens
of run-away teams in the vioiuity.
Several elootric cars were blown
from the track, aud not less than twen
ty lady passongors ou different cars
fainted away and wore oarried into tho
Gibson bouse aud adjoining places.
The eleotrio light, telegroph, tolo-
pbono and trolly wiros ou tho square
woro torn down and, of course, the ex
plosion was followed immediately by
darkness. A general alarm of fire
brought tho police und fire department
to tho scene. Flash lights woro rigged
up across tho stroet and tho rays
thrown on tho ruins. A oloud of
' smoko onvoloped tho busiest night dis
trict of tho oity, provouting tho flro-
mcn and polioo from working for somo
timo.
The building was occupied on tho
ground floor by two saloons. Adolph
Draoh’s on tho south, Louis Fey’s on
the north. Tho upper floors wero liv
ing rooms. Tho building was twenty-
five foot front and ran back sixty foot.
Tho explosion tore tho entire struc
ture from botwoon tho adjoining build
ings on either sido uh neatly as it could
havo boon accomplished by workmen.
All that is now loft is a mass of brick,
mortar and torn timber, over which
tho roof rests in a slanting position.
Tho explosion of a gas machine
enusod it. Only a fow days ago Foy
had a machiuo placed in a roar room
and mado his own gns.
Death Dealt by tho Wholesale.
It soems impossible to bolievo that
any ono was in any part of tho build
ing at tho time is now olive, but stories
differ os to tho number of men who
woro in Drach’s saloon.
William Caplis, a Now York travel
ing man, loft Drach’s five minutes be
fore tho explosion. At that timo ho
soyH fully thirty people wero in tho
placo. In Fey’s saloon there wero tun
or ilftoou moro. Both saloons were
first-class roBorts and patronized by
beer drinkers. They woro always
crowded, especially at tho hour when
tho explosion occurred. That forty
pooplo woro killed is not considered a
wild estimate. Should it exceed that
numbor considerably would surpriso
nono.
On tho second floor ovor Drach’s
saloon Drach’s family livod. Drach
himself had been ill and only a few
days ago brought his wife and ono
child in from a suburb to live. Unless
they woro out at the timo, they wero
all cortaiuly killod. Foy lives iu a
suburb anil it is said is at homo,
although ho has not been beard from.
Above his saloon woro rooms occupied
by bis employes, and no ono in any
ono of them escaped.
Barre’s barber-shop, immediately
adjoining Foy’s ou tho north, was
badly damagod, and customers wero
cut ou tho hands and faces by flying
glass.
Tboodore Fncare’s saloon, immedi
ately adjoining Drach’s, on the south,
was also badly damaged and numer
ous customers were cut by glass aud
injured by tho shock.
It Was a Weak Building.
Tho building was birt a slight struc
ture and not calculated to stand a
heavy strain. It had no independent
Hido walls, tho rafters for the different
floors being supported by tho walls of
tho buildings on either side. Whon
tho crash came these timbers wore toru
from their mooringB and crashed down
ward. Neither of tho sido walls, which
supported these floors, was materially
injured.
The roof was supportod by these
same walls. It too fell through, cov
ering the mass of dead and injured
und drowning secret agonies tiiat will
over remain untold. Gn tho top floor,
ovor tho Fey saloon, on tho north sido
were still hanging, after tho concussion
and crash, pictures of thoso whoso
forms lay below in tho ruins.
Various estimates are mado upou tho
loss of life, all of them moro or less
vogue, because of tho fact that tho
work of exhuming tho bodies is neces
sarily slow. It is almost oertain that
at least twenty porsons woro kilied. A
fair estimate places the numbor caught
iu tho falling building at from sixty
to seventy-five. At least twenty-livo
pooplo, and porhaps more, tho exact
number may never be known, were
mangled, crushed, burned and scalded
to death.
Womy and tho grave digger get on
well together.
TRADE CONDITIONS.
Brndstrcet’g Review of Business for
tho Fast Week.
Bradstreot’s review of tho condition
and prospects of trade issued for tho
post weok says:
“There is relatively loss improve
ment in general trade this weok, the
present partaking of a betwoen-Beasons
ohoraotor. Wholesale merchants in
staplo linos in many instances look
ahead with confidence to tho autumn,
and in snob departments as agricultu
ral implements, building materials
and liordwaro thero is reported a mod
erate revival iu demand. More fa
vorable roports are reooivod from
Pittsburg, whore merchants have
hod tho largest week’s trade thus
far this season; Buffalo, where the
feeling is ono of more confidence, and
from Atlanta and New Orleans, where
request in wholesale lines is more act
ive. At Baltimore wholesalers announce
only a fair business and that interior
dealers havo not disposed of stocks as
rapidly os anticipated. The movement
of goods from Galveston is not active,
but iu view of the large Texas acreage
of cotton, moro confidence is felt that
fall trado will meet expectations.
Bullish speculation in the Now York
stock market is chocked by the renewal
of gold shipments and the halt in tho
London market eousod by evonts in
South Africa.
Quotations for southorn pig iron have
been out, as aro those for the fow sales
of Bessomer pig aud billets made by
middlo mon. In addition to changes
in prices of iron aud steel, higher quo
tations aro annouuoed for ooffee, cot
ton, petrolcnm and anthracite coal,
whilo print cloths and lumber are
practioally unchanged. Cotton goods
aro depressed, notwithstanding tho
strength of cotton. Lower prices are
noted for wheat, flour, oorn, oats, pork,
lard and sugar. The roaction In quo
tations for shoes hns brought prices
down to tho level of 1894, at whioli
the faotorios u" fairly busy, and have
rather moro oonfidouoo. Total bank
olenriugs amouut to #982,000,000 this
wook, a doorcase from last week of not
quito 3 per cent, and a falling off as
compared with the corresponding week
of last year of 10 per cent. April*-
bank clearings reflect continusd quiet
in business aud speculation, the gain
being only nine-tenths of 1 per cent
over April 1894.
“Wookly totals of business failures
throughout tho United Stales,'While
averaging fewer than in weeks during
tho first quarter of the year, still at
tract attention. Tho total numbor re
ported is 254 this woek, against 240
last woek and 20G in tho last wook of
April, 1895.
CONVICT GOODS
Mado the Subject of a Bill In Con>
gross by Representative Gardner.
Representative Gardner, of New
Jersey, from the committee on labor,
hue submitted to the house a favorable
report on tho Southwick bill to protect
froo labor and tho industries in which
it is employed from tho “injurious ef
fects of oouvict labor” by confining
the salo of goods manufactured by
conviots to the state in whioh they are
produced.
An amendment was adopted exempt
ing manufactured agricultural pro
ducts from tho restrictions imposed.
There is no disputing the faot, the re
port says, that tho question of the em
ployment of 50,000 oonviots in the sev
eral prisons and penitentiaries in tho
United States is one of great impor
tance, and that its satisfactory solu
tion requires tho exorcise of tho sound
est judgment and tho wisest oounselon
tho part of those whose duty it is to
legislate on tho subject.
“ It is not designated by this bill,”
tho roport says: “to attempt to inter
fere in tho slightest degreo with tho
right of each state to employ its con
victs and to dispose of tho produots of
their labor in any manner, by nny sys
tem or plan that may appear wisest
and best to its citizens. All it seeks
to accomplish is to confine tho remit*
of tho operations of such system, so
far ns possible, within tho state limits
and to prevent resulting evils, whether
necossary or otherwise, from extend
ing to nnd injuriously affecting the
citizens of thoso other states which
which olect to make different dispo
sition of the time and labor of their
prisoners.
“Somo states havo in a groat meas
ure protected their own enterprise
from tho unequal competition of thoir
prisoners, nnd sond traveling agents
of their penitentiaries into other
states to disposo of convict-made goods
at prices that uttorly defy competition
from those who omplov free labor. It
is evident that this is a wrong which
should not bo permitted to oontiuuo if
a romody oan be applied.”
Tho report asserts that nothing less
than the onactment of such national
legislation as will effectually prohibit
tho interstate transportation of prison
made goods will be found efficacious.
Tho committee believes that the bill
roported will bo found snoh remedy
for tho wrongs complained of as is
within tho power of congress to apply
and is desired aliko by all capital and
labor.
In If 39, by an act of Parliament,
tho use of dogs in London to dray
carts us bousts of burden was abolished*