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VOL. I.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
WORK OF THE FIFTY-FIRST
CONGRESS.
FROCEEDINUS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE
BRIEFED—DELIBERATIONS OVER MAT¬
TERS OF MOMENTOUS INTEREST TO OUR
COMMON COUNTRY.—NOTES.
lu the house, on Friday, Mr. granting Hill, of
Illinois, called up the bib
pension of $1,200 a year to Delia T. S.
Parnell, daughter of Admiral Charles
Stewart, with an amendment reducing
the pension to $50 a month. The
amendment was agreed amended, to, yeas 85, passed. nays
26, and the bill, as into committee was of
The house then went
the whole (Air. Payson, of Illinois, in the
chair) on the tariff bib. Air. Fitch, of
New York, opened the debate, beginning
his argument with inconsistency a charge against Mr. his
AIcKinley of between
speeches now and those of two years ago.
The bill, he said, was a make-shift to
meet the political situation. General
Wheeler closed the debate for the day.
In the senate, on Friday, the annual
pension appropriation bib was taken up,
the question being on the amendment
offered Friday by Air. Sherman, increas¬
ing the number of pension agents (salary It
$4,000) from eighteen to t wenty. The was bib
agreed to; ayes—25, nayes 19.
was then passed and the military academy
bill was taken up and passed, as was also
the army appropriation reported bib....Among from the
the amendments com¬
mittee on appropriations and agreed to
by the senate was a paragraph appropria¬
tion $100,000 for buildings at the mili¬
tary posts for libraries, gymnasiums, Discus¬
amusement rooms and canteens.
sion of this amendment became a discus-
siou of canteen system as against the post
tradership system, and of temperance in
the army, and occupied the remainder of
the day’s session. The senate then, at 5
p. m., adjourned till Saturday, leaving
Mr. Hale's amendment to the amendment
to the army bill, and Mr. Cockrell’s
amendment to the amendment pending.
After the reading of the journal committee the
house on Saturday went into
of the whole, Mr. Grosvenor in the chair,
for the futher consideration of the tariff
hill. Mr. Lanham, of Texas, especially
antagonized the feature of the bill which
places a duty on silver-lead ore, declar¬
ing that it would have the effect of de¬
stroying the sineljting industry of Texas
and neighboring states, and it would in¬
vite retaliation. Air. Barnes, of Georgia,
addressed the committee in opposition to
the protective system bill. He urged
that before the war no one contended for
protection except as an incident to
revenue; that the present high tariff sys-
tern was a mere measure, but had been
continued during a period of twenty-
five years of peace to the enrichment of
a few, and the impoverishment of the
great body of the people, and that under
its operations wealth was being couccn-
in the hands of the priviledged
el ass. This country ami especially the
tanners of the country, were crying out
for relief and more markets. The only
hope of the country was in a reduction
of taxation on the necessaries of life, the
imposition of an income tax
for pensions and an increase
of currency to au extent necessary for
business interests. Mr. Andrews, of
Massachusetts, opposed the bill. Air.
( mnmings, of New York, characterized
the present session of congress as a rag-
ing sea of ravenous legislation. The bill
struck at New York as though she were
of a viper her or an unclean reptile. On behalf
against millions of people he protested
the passage of this bill. Air.
Buckner, disappointment of Wisconsin, expressed hi?
at the bill. Instead of
it relieving distress and both.' correcting blunders,
greatly increased The commit-
lee then arose. The speaker announced
the following committee appointments:
•hi rules, Air. Blount, of Georgia: on ap¬
propriations, rania; Air. Aliichler, of Pennsyl-
( on of Ohio; banking and railways currency, and canals, Air.
Mr. ooper, on
marine Featherstone, of Arkansas; on merch-
ant and fisheries. Air. Springer, of
tnots. The house then, at 5:45 o’clock,
poit a recess until 8 o’clock. Air. Per-
Mus, of Kansas, presided over the even-
ri-. session of the house. The tariff dc-
r h J Mes 'e T\ Louisiana; Chi - P - man ’
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The house
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fid f Mr VoVkr, w‘nH nv a ° -"r r m idmCUt i UltlUy -r ^
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KNOXVILLE, CRAAVFORD CO.. GA., THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1890.
Tjiiorum, and with some doubts, he voted
aye. The bill was then passed. The
Senate bill authorizing the secretary Augustine. of
war to purchase a lot in St.
Fla., (the Hunt lot) for military purposes
was passed; also Senate United bill granting lands
right-of-way Augustine, across Fla. The States Senate then
in St.
took up the individual pension hills on
the calendar and passed all of them—185
—in a hour and a half. The Senate bill
for a public building than $140,000) at Tampa, Fla., passed. (not
to cost more was
After an executive session the Senate ad¬
journed. house, Monday morning,
in the on
Mr. McKinley moved that the general
debate on the tariff bill be limited to one
minutc. The motion was agreed to (after
two roll calls) and the house went into
committee of the whole (Mr. Payson, of
Illinois, in the chair), on the tariff bill,
No one desiring to occupy the one min-
ute, the clerk proceeded to read the bill
by paragraphs for amendment. Mr. An-
derson, of Kansas, offered an amendment
providing that the president important may sus¬
pend the rate of duty on any
article when, in his judgment, the pro¬
duction, manufacture or sale of such
article is monopolized, or attempted
to be monopolized or controlled by
any trust or combination. A wordy
war was indulged in by Mr. Alii Grosvenor and Mc¬ on
the one side and Messrs. Is
Millan on the other This cross firing
was brought about by Jilr. Grosvenor’e
declaration that two years ago the leader
of the greatest and most extortional trust
in the country came to the capitol, the
marched into the dark chamber of
ways and means committee, and figura¬
tively took the majority of that commit¬
tee by the head and shook free sugar out
of it. Air. Mills regretted that anything
of a personal character should have been
thrown into the debate. He had not
indended it. He had intended, and he
intended now, to discuss this question as
a question affecting the public policy of the
country. He did not intend to assail any
gentleman. He did not believe any gen¬
tleman of the majority of the ways and
meas committee had been attention improperly of the ap¬
proached. Finally the
house came back to Air. Anderson’s
amendment, and it was adopted—89
to 76.
In the Senate, on Alonday, Air. reported Hoar,
from the judiciary committee, anti-
back the house amendment to the
tru.st bill with an amendment. Alessrs.
Vest and Coke stated, as members of
committee, that they did not concur in
the report, and Air. recommended. Hoar explained The the
effect of the action
matter went over till Tuesday. The Sen-
ate proceeded to the consideration of the
bill authorizing the issue . of treasury notes
0 ?^t C P°j 1 ^ S slver bullion. Air. Jones,
°/ Nevada, who reported the bill from
the committee on finance addressed the
Senate in a lengthy speechm advocacy of
* le measure. After executive session the
Semite adjourned. uesday, after transact-
bouse, on I
ln . g some routine business, went into com-
mittee of the whole, Air. Payson, of lib¬
D0 / 9 > * n *be ' hair. After considering
thirteen of the 156 pages of the bill, the
committee rose, and the house, at^ 5:45,
‘"Ijourued until AV ednesday at 11 o clock,
In the senate on Tuesday Air. Davis,
from the committee on pensions, reported
back the house substitute for the senate
dependent pension bill, with a written
re l )ort and moved that the house substi-
> non-coneurred in and confer-
lute be a
cnee asked. Agreed to. Alessrs. Davis,
lawyer and Blodgett were appointed The
con T eie cs on part of the senate.
9enate at \ P- m., resumed consideration
the s ib r er bill, and Mr. Jones, of
Nevada, concluded the speech begun by
him Alonday. He concluded his speech
3:15, having occupied in all live and
a quarter hours. Mr. Jones, of Arkansas,
noxt addressed the senate in criticism of
the pending bill. The bill then went
°. ver I' 1 } to-morrow. The executive ses-
s ' on adjourned.
notes.
A series of hearings upon plans for tht
improvement of the Mississippi river was
beguu by the Senate committee Alonday.
The senate pensions committee, or
Tuesdav,submittedareportrecommcnd- do to the
ing that the senate not agree
amendments made by the house to the
senate dependent pension bib.
The sub-committee of the House elec-
tions committee, which visited Arkansas
to investigate the Clayton-Breckenridge
contest, has returned to Washington.
The c « mmi tt P e P^ormed something un
precedented - in the number of examina
- "to "mi
assistance in their power to facilitate the
investigation. They discovered nothing
bevond the fact that a bad state of feel-
ing between two political parties existed
in that State. No shadow of evidence
connecting Breckenridge with the murder
Jh, ot ‘WT"- ,t ° thaV ““'"f-
e
brought to his attention that citv councils
and boards of trade in certain cities have
appropriated money to aid their census
supervisors in the enumeration of the
population. He, therefore, instructs the
supervisors compensation, positively not to receive any
such nor countenance, for
one instant, the payment of any sum of
money whatever, by municipalities, cor¬
porations, associations, or persons, to the
enumerators. He says that any supervisor
of the census who is not content with the
remuneration allowed by law (which is
double the amount paid in 1880) should
at once resign. The eleventh census must
and shall be above suspicion. To toler¬
ate any action on the part of municipali¬
ties, associations, organizations or indi-
viduals, no matter how powerful they
may be, which has for its purpose the
debauching, or which would even throw
the slightest taint upon the truthfulness
of the returns, would in his opinion be
nothing short of a crime against the peo-
pie of the United States,
THE PROGRAM
WHICH WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT THE UN¬
VEILING OF GEN. LEE’S STATUE.
The following arc the details of the
ceremonies incident to the unveiling of
the equestrian statue of Gen. Robert E.
Lee, on May 29th: Gen. Fitzliugh Lee
will be John chief R. marshal Cooke, of chief parade, of staff. with
Gen.
Among the assistant marshals will be
Generals J. B. Kershaw, of South Caro¬
lina; P. AI. B. Young, of Georgia; Basil
W. Duke, of Kentucky; Scales, A. H. Colquitt,
of Georgia; A. AI. of North Caro¬
lina; Robert Ransom, Jr., of North Caro
lina; Cadmus AI. Wilcox, of Alabama;
Robert T. Hoke, of North Carolina; L.
L. Lomax, of Virginia; W. B.
Talirferro, of Virginia; R. Lindsay
Walker, of Virginia; Alat W. Ransom, of
North Carolina; d’hoinas L. Rosser, of
Virginia; W. R. Cox, of North Carolino:
Col. Hiliary P. Jones, of Virginia; McGuire, Drs, of
J. S. D. Cullen, and Hunter
Va.; Generals W. B. Bate, of Tennessee;
E. Ilunton, of Virginia; James li.
Lane, of Alabama; William II. Payne, o'
Virginia; William R. Terry, of Virginia;
R. L. T. Beale, of Virginia; WilliamMc-
Comb, of Tennessee; G. AI. Sorrell, of
Georgia; Thos. L. Alumford, of Virginia;
Thomas M. Logan, of South Carolina;
Colonel AV. H. Palmer, of Virginia; Carolina; Gen-
oral A. AI. Lewis, of South
General Harry Heth, of Virginia; the Dr. S.
A. Goodwin, of Alabama. At un-
veiling ceremonies Governor McKinney
w ill call the meeting to order, Dr.
Alinigerode will lead in prayer.. General
Jubal A. Early will be announced as
chairman, and the orator of the day will
be Colonel Wicher Anderson, of Rich¬
mond. The parade will be formed with
police at the head of column. Then will
follow the Stonewall band, marshals and
assistants, distinguished guests iu car¬
riages, veteran organizations, volunteer
troops, civic societies and fire depart¬
ment. General Joseph E. Johnston lias
consented to unveil the statue.
S1NGLUFF ONCE MORE.
THE NORRISTOWN, FA., WATER COMPANY
ONE OF HI8 VICTIMS.
A dispatch of Saturday from Norris¬
town, Pa., says: The Norristown AVater
company, of which AV. F. Singluff was
secretary and treasurer, is the latest
corporation to discover that it has suffer¬
ed through Singluff’s operations. It,was
deve oped that the company had lost
about $25,000 through Siingluff. The
manner in which he is said to have ap¬
propriated the funds of the water com¬
pany is stamped as a defalcution, pure
and simple, and there are threats of his
arre3t.
A BIG BLAZE.
THE LENOIR, TENN., MANUFACTURING COM
PANY BURNED OUT.
All of the Lenoir Manufacturing Com¬
pany’s warehouses and the depots de¬ at
Lenoir’s, Tenn., were completely
stroyed by fire Tuesday. The warehouses
and depots contained a vast amount of
grain, flour and cotton, none of which
was saved. Four carloads cf flour stand¬
ing on the track were also burned, The
company also earriqd a large stock of
goods which was also lost. The loss can¬
not be fully estimated, but it is supposed
it will not be less than $75,000; fully in¬
sured.
CAUGHT AT LAST.
arrest of a bank messenger who stole
$41,000 two years ago.
-
A Philadelphia dispatch says: Edmund
Sturgiss Crawford, charged with having
on May 4. 1888, w hile messenger of the
American Exchange National bank, of
New York, stole $41,000, which was
given him to be conveyed to the Adams
Express company's office in that city, was
arrested Saturday on arrival at this port
on the steamship Signe, from Ruatan Is¬
land. Honduras.
FARMERS’ ALLIANCE NOTES,
NEWS OF THE ORDER AND
ITS MEMBERS.
WHAT IS BEING DONE IN THE VARIOUS
SECTIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION.—LEGISLA¬
TION, NOTES, ETC.
True Albancemen make pledges to be
reformed and not to be broken. i
i
*• * said that
There are lots of rt- hings never
come to pass, and one of them was that
the Farmers’Alliance would die in six
months after organization .—Buchanan
Mossenqer
*** the Alii- ;
With stores and warehouses 1
ance will soon be on both sides of the
question. Perhaps it will change the
feeling to some eStent against the mcr-
chant and factor to know how it is them-
selves. j
* ?k Knights
The federation between the ot ,
Labor and the Farmers* Alliance is the
grandest union ever formed, and com-
mands three million votes. It is the heel
of the people on the head of the viper.—
Industrial West.
* sk
The farmer and retail merchant's inter
ests are identically the same, therefore no
retail man can afford to fight the Alliance
movement, neither can the Alliance af-
ford to fight the retail men. When they
get to understand each other thoroughly,
things will be different, and they can
work together for the best interests of
each other.
4c 4 k
We would warn our friends against neithei se
lecting for office men who have
said nor done anything for your cause. and
Men who are not afraid to speak out
who use their means for the good of the
farmers are the men you should select for
official honors. They will not desert you
or your meetings as soon as elected.—
Arkansas ( Searcy) Economist.
♦
Col. AV. J. Northen, of Georgia, has
excellent ideas on the subject of good organi¬
zation among farmers. "The re¬
sults, ” says the Colonel, 4 ‘already reached,
give sufficient evidence that there were
many evih to be corrected and new poli¬
cies to be inaugurated on the farm.
Although the Alliance has been in active
operation but little more than one year in
this state, great revolutions have been
wrought in the agricultural been interests,
while general busiuess has put upon
a more secure basis. The Alliance has
urged to rigid economy in expenditure; business
prudent management in all ar¬
rangements ; a close fellowship in general
interest; an intelligent study of all econ¬
omic questious and a faithful adherence
to any and every policy that seeks the
public good—Alabama Alliance Journal.
* + (Atlan-
The Southern Alliance Farmer
ta, Ga.) says: AVe regret to learn that
there are a few sub-Alliance* in Georgia
which Aave never taken women into their
ranks. Noloige is complete without
them. The Alliance is the great family
of agriculturalists which is organized moral, social for
the improvement of their
and financial conditions. How can there
be a social improvement without women?
The very idea is absurd. There are many
things connected with the Alliance which
would be dead failures without woman’s
assistance, and we hope none of the
brethren will fall into the error of ex¬
cluding from their lodges their wives and
daughters. AVoman is as necessary in
our Alliance as in our everyday life. The
order is for the good of the family and
the wives and daughters should have the
privilege of participating in the grand
work.
* * plainly
The Alliance of Georgia very of the
expresses its desire for a change
lystem of convict labor in this state. A
convict system should not only be one of
punishment, but of correction, and, when
possible, of reform. AVe cannot more
clearly express the demands of the order
on this than it is done by the executive
committee and president of the order.
Hear the forcible language which they
ose. Candidates should lie pledged: To
such changes in the penitentiary and system
as will ameliorate the condition treat¬
ment of the convicts, and as soon as pos-
sible the system be so changed as worked that all
able-bodied male convicts shall lie
on the public highways, and that special
provisions be made for work-houses foi
women and children. Don’t forget this
.rnportant part of your Alliance yard-
stick. The present system of convict
labor is a disgrace to Georgia’s high civ-
ilizaiion .—Southern Alliance Farmer.
EXTRACTS FROM ALLLANCE DECISIONS
HANDED DOWN BY THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE UP TO FEB., 1S90.
I. If a person be otherwise eligible to
membership in the Alliance, the owner¬
ship of bank stock can not, and should
not disqualify him. He has, perchance,
given us a lesson in savings.
NO. 18.
IT. A bank cashier is ineligible.
III. Persons owning or operating ware¬
houses for their own behoof are ineligi¬
ble. In the eye of the constitution they
are merchants.
IV. Agents for cotton see<l oil mills
not controlled by the Alliance are ineligi¬
ble. Their interests do not harmonize
with the objects of the order.
Any person who keeps a store—i. e., is
engaged in buying and selling goods foi
pecuniary gain—is a merchant and is in-
eligible. who . farmer and also
^ person is a a
ifiwyer—is he ineligible? If he be a prac-
ticing attorney he is ineligible, dues
The constitution requires that all
be paid quarterly in advance A mem.
her who does not pay in advance is in
arrears and not entitled to receive tha
new word.
Citizenship in Georgia is a pre-re¬
quisite to membership in the Alliance.
Residence does not constitute citizenship.
An unnaturalized person is therefore in-
eligible, buyer salesman is inelig-
I. A cotton or
ible.
Presidents of sub-alliances arc not ex-
officio ^ members of # the county alliance,
^ demit cannot be denied to a brother
w ho is clear of the books, and agaiust
whom no charge has is pending. nght to impeach
A sub-alliance the
its . president and expel him for cause.
A member who engages in the ■♦.•■rchase
and commission 93leof goods on another, his own renders account, him¬ or
on lor
self obnoxious to the constitution and
cannot remain in the order.
A member may carry a stock of sup¬
plies for the especial benefit and conve¬
nience of his hands on his farm, but if
he sell to other persons other than his
hands he becomes a merchant and in¬
eligible.
Under a strict construction of the na¬
tional constitution, nn alliance man can¬
not occupy the position of clerk in a
mercantile house.
Section one, article seven of the Na¬
tional constitution clearly seta forth the
prerequisites to membership in the Alli¬
ance.
An Alliance may designate and sell one or for more the
of its members to buy of the order.
order, under the supervision sell
An Alliance store cannot to persons
outside the order.
In originating a lodge the organizer
installs the officers, but at the first elec¬
tion, and thereafter, the retiring presi¬
dent installs the newly chosen officers.
If the then president be the re-elected
officer, the retiring vice-president will in¬
duct the former; thereupon the president in-
will install the other officials, The
stallments are annual.
Ii is competent for an Alliance to
adopt rules and regulations not iu con¬
flict with the state and national constitu¬
tion. and to enforce the same by ade¬
quate penalties. An Alliance may adopt
a resolution in favor of the exclusive use
of cotton bagging, or forbidding and partic- fix
ularly the use of jute bagging, from
and enforce a penalty for departure expulsion,
said rule; either suspension is temporarily or de¬
A suspended member is
barred the privileges of the order, but
still amenable to the law; for suspension
having been constitutionally removed, he
is restored to full membesship.
It is competent for a lodge to summon of the
a member suspended dues for on trial account charge
non-payment of on a
of conduct unbecoming an Allianceman.
Neither a railroad train hand, conduc¬
tor, brakernan or trackhand is eligible to
membership in the Alliance, nor is a real
estate agent eligible. is of the books when
A member clear
he has paid all dues required by the con¬
stitution, and all'assessments levied not
forbidden by that instrument.
If a secretary of a lodge be granted he a
demit upon his statement that was
clear of the books, and join another lodge,
and the fact mentioned be sub-Alliance developed it
becomes the duty of the
which the brother joined to deal with
him on the charge of conduct unbecom¬
ing an Allianceman.
It a demitted brother apply to, and is
rejected by, another lodge, an applica¬
tion Tor membersnip on Ms part cannot Da
filed by himself or entertained by any
lodge until six months from the date of
election shall have claps ud.
Under the State constitution of force
previous to the consolidation of the Alli¬
ance, the Wheel, etc., a minister of the
gospel was eligible without regard national to
place of residence. Under the
constitution "country ministers ef the
gospel” only are eligible.
Respectfully submitted,
AIartin Y. Calvin,
Chairman Judicial Committee.
BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE.
Passenger—Say, Captain, I’d like an
egg for breakfast.
Caplain—AA'hen the ship lays to I’ll
try Passenger—Oh, and get you one. if she
thanks. But
doesn't?
C aptain -Then you’ll have to wait till
f get the lay of the land.—[Rochester
Poet-Exprefie.