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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»" THE 54TII CONGRESS. PIEDMONT AIR LINE. ROUTINE OF HOUSK AND SRNATK HR1KFLY CHRONICLED. CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF PASSENGER TRAINS, Northbound. October 0, 1895. Lv. A tlanta C. T. " Atlanta E. T. “ Norcross 44 Buford “ Gainesville... " Lula “ Cornelia 14 Mt. Airy. 44 Toccoa “ Westminster. " Seneca. “ Central “ Greenvlllo.... " Spartanburg. 44 Gafl'neys " Blacksburg... ” Klug’s Mt 44 Gastonia Ar. Charlotte Ar. Danville Ar. Richmond.. Ar. Washington. " Bal’m’elrRH 44 Philadelphia “ New York Southbound. Lv N. Y. V R R ... 44 Philadelphia 44 Baltimore " Washington . Richmond.. 44 Danville 44 Charlotte 44 Gastonia 44 King's Mt 44 Blacksburg ... 44 Gaffneys 44 Spar tail burg. 14 Greenville 44 Central 44 Seneca 44 Westminster 44 Toccoa 44 Mt. 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Nos. 37 and 38—Washington and Southwestern Vestlbuled Limited, Through Pullman Sleeper* between New York and New Orleans, via Wash ington, Atlanta and Montgomery, and also be tween New York and Memphis, via Washington, Atlanta and Birmingham. Dining Cars. Nos. 35 and 3G United States Fast Mail, Pullman Bleeping Cars between Atlanta, New Orleans and New York. Nos. 31 and 32, Exposition Flyer, Through Pull man Sleepers between New York and Atlanta via ■Washington. On Tuesdays and Thursdays con nection Will be made from Richmond with No. 81, and on these dates Pullman Sleeping Car will be operated between Richmond and Atlanta. On Wednesday!! and Saturdays connection from At lanta to Richmond with through sleeping car will be to leave Atlanta by train No. 32. Non. 11 and 12, Pullman Sleeping Car betwee* Richmond, Danville and Greensboro. W. A. TURK, 8. H. HARDWICK, Gen'l Pais. Ag’t, Ass’t Geu’l Pass. Ag’t, Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Qa. W. B. RYDER, Superintendent, CHaelotts, North Carolina. H. GREEN, Gen'l Supt., Washington, D. C. J. M. CULP, Traffic M’g’r, Washington, D. 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*