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THE MACON TELEGRAPH. MACON. GA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER l‘>, 1894 iu*U Copjr, 5 Ce 11U l. Thinks the Government Should Back the Enterprise One Way or Another. PACIFIC COAST MEN FAVOR IT lutn Call Want, caba Tmd From ■pantali Rale— Kov.m.s) fox latex* fereaeela Japa*CltlBeee Wax —New Public Library. Washington, Dec. 10.—Senator Harris presided over ithe senate today fn the absence of tho vice-president. Senators Ctifey, H511 and JJtackbum wore In their scats today for ittie fiiwt .time this sess'on. Mr. Call (Democrat) of Florida of fered a resolution reciting tltait the In- ■ depeadouco of Cuba was an object of great importune© to tlio United States and requesting the pt\v) debt to open ncgoa"atcon8 with Spain for 43ie nego tiation of the lndependenco ofl *'tiiat (stand and for Ithe guarantee by ,tlio Unrlted Mates for 'the payment of si?ch a sum of money ns shall be agreed upoh.' On objection St uvent over. ' , Mr. OtiH also offered a resolution de claring “tflirut itho further prosecution of the war between China and Japan, to the dl9ittcer.it'. ooi of the unci cat gov ernment and nationality of China will not (bo advantageous Ito 'the pcnco and olvi'lizo.t'on of the naitions of title world and ttori.r progress in tho arts; and that the interests of Itho world require that all governments shall unite in nego tiating iwitli Japan and China for the tomnlmfon of the war and the scHtle- morit of their differences by arbitra tion on (terms just trad honorable to both nations and for such guarantees by the government of China, for the protection of T ves and property of the oif.zena and subjects of foreign govern- mon'tsas shall bo adequate for tills pur pose.” Referred tto the foreign rela- tiloca committee. Tho pres'dent pro tom announced (his signature 'to .the bill for tlie dedication of. ithe Ohiokamauga and duattanooga National Park. NEW NIOSHAOUA OAflJAL. Mr. ‘Morgan ealKed up the. Nicaragua canal bill mnd spoke fn Its support A ship cunal connecting tho Aitfcintlo and Pacific oceans, he said, Was necessary to the commerce of the world, and It could be constructed via die San Juan river at a cost which (would malm it ti • commercial success. Such a cantil, Uo declared, was necessary to tho naval and military power of itho.-United States. Ho contended that United Staites control of itho canal would in terfere with wo treaties of N'txuugua and Costa Rica with foreign govern ments; tot no foreign government had interposed nay objection to Ur's government's Interest In tho canal and that It was due to the citizens of the United States.'who had already ex pended money on -the canal, tltertt the francurso and control should not be al lowed to pass under foreign influence. After enumerating numerous other social and political reasons »hy the United States should guarantee the bon:'- of the Maritime Canal Compa ny. he desorlbed the seogripblc.il I na tures of the country and the engineer ing facility with whloh the canal could be constructed. Mr. Morgan aesrted that the Nicara gua canal would be comp'ementary to the Suez canal ond "ompiete k water way around the world, and predicted" that Its construction and control by the United States would redound to the Commercial and naval advantage of the country, as the Suez canal had done for Great Britain. Turning to the financial side of tho question. Mr. Morgan said that Chief Engineer Men oca I estimat’d tho entire cost of the canal at $65,084,176, while ft special board of experts appointed by the Marltlmo Canal Company, to ex amine and revise the estimates, fixed the figures at $87,790,570. It was gen erally agreed, he aald, that at the present time, owing to the lessened cost of. machinery, labor nnd living, tlie outside cost of building the conal would not exceed $70,000,000. As to whether the seventy millions needed to guarantee the bonds of the company should bo raised by popular subscrip tion' or by direct appropriation from tho treasury, that was a matter of detail Into which he did not propose to enter at this time. As to the objec tion mado that the United States should not enter Into partnership with a private corporation, Mr. Morgan said that If Great Britain could own stock . In the Suez canal, he did not see why the United States oould not own stock In the Nicaragua canal. He was a Democrat of Democrats, he declared, and it was his belief that the United States could do anything for eign governments could do. Govern ment ownership or partnership in tho canal would not bind the United States to send troops to the canal further than It had already done to protect a doctor in Panama, in whjch it was Interested. Government ownership woutd be the only means of protecting the Interests of United States citizens, except by force; and in case of war no treaty or ownership would prevent the. bel ligerents from attempting to close the canal to each other white not inter fering wlh Its use by neutral nations. In cocciu.ion he declared font the United Sta rs must act now or forever abandon the canal, and he did not th nk the American people were willing to aban don it. - Mr. Morgan held the attention of the - senate and galleries until 4 o'clock.,when he was followed by Mr Mitchell iRcpub- Ican) of Oregon, who briefly indorsed Iho remarks of Mr. Morgan nnd favored the canal as being In the Interest of the Pa cific states. His only doubt, no (aid. was R3 to the extent of Interest and ecu trot which the United States should man. Rest. i • Mr. Dolph (Bepubll-anl of Oregon se cured the floor, but yielded to a motion to go Into executive session. After a short executive session t'ue senate, at 4J0 p. ni. adjourned until tomorrow. THE HOUSE 8CSSIOV. The speaker laid before the house ser. eral executive communications, which •were referred. Today .being District of Columbia, day, tho house then went Into committee cf the whole on the' bill reported Iron, the ‘committee of the District of Columbia and which was pending wnen congress adjourned In August Inst, for the estab lishment of a free public and depart mental library In tho District of Co'um- bia. Tho bill was discussed for several hours and a few minor amendments t-tre adopted. By a vote of C7 to .16 It was then' reported to tho house with a recom mendation that It be referred to tho com mittee on public buildings and grounds. It was so referred. A bill was taken up to amend the law with respect to corporations In the Dis trict of Columbia so as to authorize them to renew their existence at the expiration of terms of twenty years, upon approval of the district commissioners, by a vote of tho stockholders. After a protracted discussion the bill was withdrawn. A joint resolution was agreed to author, lzing the r-nv-.nent of congressional sal aries for December on tho 2’*th of the ! month. The house then, at 4:20 p. m., ad journed. PRICE OF FARM PRODUCTS. How It-iey'Compare With Ithe Figures of LaDf Year. ‘Washington, Dec. 10.—The returns to tho statistical division) of the depart ment ot. ugriouBture for tihe month of Deoeimber relate principally to tho av erage Hanoi iprlcea otf (die various asvl- oulbuipal products bn She Unit day of nhe ir.xitu. By farm orloe is mewnt tile price of Use product on tlhe farm or at the nearest local gown or railway mar ked. In camparlsone of.rtiesh prices with com men-?rl auotulttoqs allowance must to matte tor the ociat of handling, traimportation, profits cf dealers, etc. The farm price af com averages 15.6 cents per bushel, wtitdh Is 9.1 cento higher than dhw corenpondteig .price last year. Th id price to 6.3 cents par ushel higher than the average price for t(he decade 18S0 'to 1889. aril to just 4 cents higher Khun "the average for (the four yeans 1890-93. The average price of .wheat Is 49..8 cents per buoihed. tlhe iowerit price in the pact twenlty-flve yeare. The average price df oe.ts as returned for December of Uhls year is 4.1 cents higher Mian for the corrcapodnlg date it,at year, being 32.9 cento .pur bushel. The average price of tobucco Is re turned at 6.7 cento per pound, against 7.8 cenlts lasra year, a difference ot 1.1 ejnr.B. The average farm price tn Ken- i'uc-ky, whijCt 1s the I Italic 0 f the largest production, to 6.6 C6rttn per pound., or 1.2 cents below tlhe average of the coun try. .Tho average price ot cotton alt plant ations. at. shown by the departmen t re- potjto. on December 1 was 4.90 cento per pauhli, Mrainek 6.99 for tho same date tael, year, and 8.4 cfmts In tee year 1892, a decline from nhe prices or these yearn ncupectively of 2.09 and 3.6 cents per pound. Tho condition of whea/t bn December 1 averaged 89. In the principal winter vhcait (itales the iper contnges are us follows: Ohio. 93: Mlchlgun, 92; Illinois, 91; Missouri. 92: Kanais. 73; Nebraska, 76: Californta. 92. The returim of correspondents of tho tl'.cke depot-mend make tlhe acreage of winter wheat Bowti last fall 103 per cent, of the final estimate ot area har vested In 1843. which 1 was 23,618,596 acres, a figure larger than the prelimi nary .cwtlmulto given out in. June last, wiftiioh, upim further fiwcsllK'a.iion, was found to be too Sow. This preliminary edJimulte, therefore, makes tlhe. area town for .the harvest of 1893 24(221,000 pjfem, " - INDICTMENT*”REGULAR. Getwgo Poarco Will Be Rcitunicd to Alabama. ■Washington, Deo. 10.—(Mr. George A. Pea roe, who is under arriwt 'n Texas upon a requisition by iho governor of Alabama, muat go baak fo ‘that nitric to answer to .tin-- inflkitnionlts against him. Ho was .’ndlcted for grand larcc- ay Jn Alabama nnd fled to Texas. Be ing arrested There and turned over -to the ageatl of tho state of Alabama, ho endeavored ito secure his rriltuse upon a .writ of habeas corpus upon the ground tli.i't the imllcnuent was (rattl'd. Tito oouri of criminal appeals of Texas, in ruling upon his pet! tlon, declined to pass upon iho validity of ‘the indict ment found in AhtUitmi bemuse it was not h conform;tiy w.th the practice and laws of Texas, and remanded him to this custody of die agent of Alabama. Tho case came fo flio supremo court of tho United States, and today Justice Fullter announced .that the Judgment, ot the court of criminal appeals of Texas was correct and muat bo affirmed. HIS SDNTBNDE COMMUTED. Washington, Dec. 10.—Th-o president has commuted Ithe sedtonee of John R. Roy, convicted Jn the mlddlo district of Alabama for counterfeiting TJnltc*! Snakes a Ivor certificates, to «iro> years' Imprisonment, on tho petition of tlie governor of Alabama ond others. Tho sentence was tnvc yeare and six months. NORTH CAROLINA BAPTISTS. Adjournment of the Convention at Charlotte Yesterday. Ohlarlottle, N. C., Dec. 10.—This was tho last day of tho Baptist state can. ventlon. A warm debate was preclpl taed in ho morning by tho failure of the committee on periodicals to recom mend the North Carolina Baptist, it new paper, as well ns the Biblical Re corder, for sixty years the organ ot the coraienltion. An amendment recom mending the Baptist was adopted, and ai committee was afterward appointed looking wo a unification of Baptist Journalistic Interests. Greensboro was clldeeu as the place ot the next meeting. The report of the committee an young people’s work was adopted, which recommended that defi nite organization be deferred until the meeting of the present provisional Bap tist young people's convention at Greensboro next year, along with tho saute convention. The convention has contributed $14.- 800 collectively and through individual nvembens Co special causes, outside of its regular diaaaela of giving. It has been marked alt along by a spirit of liberality and a spirit of missions. Over $4,000 of the above amount was contributed toward «upportlng a mis- skmary la Japan for flyo years. „ EMPLOYES DESTITUTE. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 10.-The total low resulting fleam (he burning of tho Rod Bank Cotton Factory, in Itexing- toa county. JaHO Saturday night, is about $50,000 above nil insurance. About 500 people for tho prcueut are teft dee.'tote by the fire. About 300 of those wttl have to remain ao through the winter, ns all other mills are crowded with employes. FLORIDA 8HOOTINGS. Leesburg, Fla., Dec. 10.—In a difficulty today about a woman, Lee Hogan shot Syd Howard three times, twl:e trrough the. left lung and once In the hand. How. ard will die- Hogan is under arrest. SIM III BOM Ml. A Negro Convict Killed at One of llio Bartow County Camps and Others Injured. TIMBERS CARRIED A MILE AWAY People Paralysed After the storm Had Failed Over—Ouggy Blown Five Hundred Yards—The storm lu Florida and Alabama, Atlanta, Dec. 16.—A cyclone and electric’ storm swept over Bartow county this morning. The storm cloud came from Dio southwest and the ralnfhirwns ter rific. Tho cyclone struck the county con vict camp, located one mile from Kings, ton. about 6 o’clock. The tents.were car ried up and some latided In the tree tops. One fell upon'a teat-in which eomo convicts Were chained, and Abe Thomp son, a negro prisoner, was killed. Three other negroes and two white mon were seriously Injured and some of thorn may die. : r - George Harris’ ham was blow away and five mules belonging to the county wore killed. Timbers from the barn were carried a mile. A large rafter etruck John Maguire's house half a mile away, tore off a corner and demolished the piazza. *»*• Dr. Goodwin's home at Stllesboro was so shaken that a stove was overturned and the house caught fire. Tho rain put out the fire and saved a part of 'the house. James Harrison, who was visit ing Dr, Goodwin, had left his buggy standing lu tho yard. Tho buggy was blown 609 yard*. An unexplained feature Is that many persons who lived In the track of the storm became partly paralyzed several hours after It had passed. ALABAMA CYCLQNF1. Several Butldtogu Demolished alt West Brocl'on. B rod ore, (AOai., Deo. 10.—A storm struck West Bloc ton at 2:30 tlhls morn ing. The Stores of W. Israel wus blown oft its pillars utvdi badly raimugeil. Tho entire front was blown from the store of H. C. & W. R. Reynold, and a dbao occupied by T. J. Vickery Was completely ddroJOUsivea. .Fences are blown down; tlhe roads letidtng out of West Blocton are all blockaded with fallen timber. Fortuirately no one, so <far as can be ascertained, iwos .hurt. T.he width, of the storm Was about Malt Oi .mite. It lasted about, ilullf cun hour. DAMAGE AT EUFAULA. Eufaula. Dee. 10.—A terrific cyclone, traveling in a northwesterly direction, passed within about two miles of here this morning at 7 o’clock. Its path was about halt a mile wide, and through the eectlon heard from great damage was done. . — ' \ Eight farnvnOnseifion-the plantation of F. M. Gay were blown down and four persons burled under the debris, one of whom was probably fatally lnju, Oil. Pieces of furniture, bed clothing, etc., wero fbund lodged In the tops of trees half a mile away. Largo trees were torn oft at their trunks llko broom straws nnd telegraph poles' and wires completely de- molished. It Is expected that a oyclono will yet be hearij from In other localities. RAINS IN ALABAMA. Birmingham, Dec. 10.—At 7 o’clock last night It began raining and by 4 o’clock this morning the entire surrounding country was deluged. At daylight tho wind was very high here, though no dam age was done ao far as heard from. DAMAGE' AT SELMA. Mon, AfU., Dec. 10.—The slortn wtricb passed over Dallas county early tlhls morning did considerable da'muige 40 property but no lilve swere lost. Several bouses were unrbofed and out- h'ouses and trees blown down. . OVER IN FLORIDA. Westville, Fki., Deo. 10.—A terrible cyclone passed four miles north of this place curly fib's morning. It struck tho farm of Mr. J. N. Skliraor, the rep- rcsoMtatlve-dteoc from Holmes county, and demolished every building In the plico. Every mamlbor of Mr. Skinner’s family wits injured nnd his ‘wounds, it Is thought, will prove fatal. It is Im possible to obtain informati'on ns to tho extent of the damage und how far tho storm extended. TH BAMERiCA’S CUP. All of Lord Dunraven’s Conditions Were Not Acceptable. Now York, Dec. 10.—The America's cup committee, who have absolute power from the New York Yacht Club to re ceive and act upon the letter and chal lenge sent by Lord Dunraven regartlng a race next year for the America's cup, held a. meeting today in tho office of ox- Commodore James Smith tn Broad street ant after a consultation lasting from noon until 4 o'clock they lcclded that they could not yield to all the points asked by Lord Dunraven In his communication, and to prevent further delay they cabled Lord Dunraven as follows: “Lord Dunraven, London: can agree to no conditions as to holding the cup. If the challenger will sign a receipt for tho cup, as provided In tho deed of 1S87, we will accept the challenge. We must adhere fo the ten months’ notice from December 6, but will advance dates later If possible. Think best to leave all other unaetted conditions until you arrive. (Signed) “Smith, Chairman.' Commodore Smith stated after giving tho abovo cable to the press that there would be no meeting of the New York Yacht Club, as the America's cup com. mlttee had full power to act and their decision was final In the matter. The committee Is composed of the following gentlemen, all of whom were present u the meeting today: Commodore James D. Smith, A. Cass Canfield. Gouverneur Korwright, Latham A. Fish. C. Oliver Iselln, Archibald Rogers and J. Fred Toms. GLASS WORKS TO RESUME. IMantln’a Ferry. O., Dec. 19.—The Buckeye Glass Works, tit this place, wlrkfh Jib's been Idle two years, will re name idh» ftret of the year nnd Ignore the Gliss Worker’s Union. The men will receive less pay per piece then formally, but ohe tan pro vet mraoXfi- ery, the owners oxy, will faaEitafie -their turning out a greater number of pieces and thus aiming as much. If not enoro. than under tho old system. By produc ing goods at a reduced. cost, the com pany expeot to eell Jtietr goods us fast us tl.vey .-l.J-'.-l. All a result they expect to k"p tt»e works in operation eleven months of the year. CAROLINA'S NEW IJAWB. No Pool Sell Ins «> Be Allowed—Metro politan Police' Uliv. Columbia, S. C., Ood. 10.—This has linen tin eminful day hi 'the South Car olina legislature, Eollowng Now York's load, liie liouso Ins passed a bill forbidding 'the selling of pools on 1 torso races In this state and prov ding a heavy penalty tortile v!..la.l!ou .if the law. A iblll ihtis been Introduced ad- riliig seduction 'to the 1st of crimes, making It a felony and sending a'man to the 'penf/tomiaTy for six nronitihs upon aanv etion. A bill Jus .been introduced and mill boouma n law providing for rho, cBnablldhineut Immediately of n state retondsWy. with school n.t- taclied. for attic .vouliiful crim mils .if the stnlte—iuho.40 Jindor ffl years of age. It mill be known.as.itho Stato Jttvenllo Reformatory. A mateopol'.tnh iialico hull twtas intro duced today in Jioth bouses filing the sfcnte power to toko control of tho po- ltce of a 11 ti ovns dm) cities of over 2,5(10 luhnly.tautu, appoint Ibounte of police comm'sslonntv. cite. Tills is done in vow of Hie alleged Impossibility hereitoforo of getting tiho o'ty .police to ce-opeiuito ml Hi Itho liquor constables in etvtordtxg tbt dispensary law. It Is a quedton whbfflior it (Will In-come a low or n it. A bill lias also been 'introduced, nvhtcji will pass, pro viding for tail- (Vdihlisteneut of a siiato school for Jilio, blind In Columbln. A now imiilltla bill, prepared as a re sult of the eornnrlenoo in the Darling ton, trouble, girt tig the governor control of itiic militia of tho state, mado Its n.p- potrauoo todayi i ( • DOHERTYS APPEAL. It Was Heard :' !n itho Now York Su premo Court. Now Yoric, Doc.' 10.—Tho appeal of ex-Pollce Captwh Mlolvael Doliorty nnd his onc-eime WsnVmen Hock and Moo- tun -from derision 09 tllio police board removpg tihran tor ncoeptaug a bribe from Mrs. Augusta Thurow, wns argued beforb the general itorm of fibo supremo court-today. AJbrah'am Farennne o.ppearcd for tho discharged ofliaers and, ex-Assislunt District Atlboniey ■JYeJVmnn for Iho po lice commlssloflieW* Mr. E ropfrrrJ;' chr' mod that lira offi cers’ rlglbl* lin'd bean '.nfrtngol when they .were tofiwjid an ndjourumemt and also when ■they.had been refused tho righit ito give rfasons for wlmtlng nn ndjournmont. if. was also claimed that Micro ihau been prejudloo ago'net tho discharged mio%. arul csperlnUy in tho ease ot Comndtliloncr Martin, who, it wtas aa'il, tftd 'tlirmtfomed to ‘'break" Oapt. Doherty, ’ lilr. WcllmAn claimed Hiiat tho find ing of the coromlssJonom wtis in nc- cord with iho evidence and that they noted withi n tlwr law. Tho court reserved lt« dooUr*on. sxBPitrofeoN on tjiiau The Fruit Eetlng Captain Charged With %Jl*ctlvlng Bribes. New YoAls IW..10.—Ex-Captain ot Po- wall trial this morning, la the court of^ oyCr ^ntUS terminer before Judffe InKrahnm. Capt. titopheuson was In command of the Leon ard street police station and also of the Church street station during portions of the year 1891. It Is alleKed that on va rious occasions Capt. Stephenson levied blackmail bn the fruit merchants in his district. A specific charge is made that In Sep. tember, 1891, ho accepted from Martin N. Edwards of No. 193 Duane street four bnBkets of peaches and one barrel of np- ples as a consideration for Allowing Mr. Edwards to violate tho law relating to the obstruction of Bldewalks. Mr. Edwards gave his testimony berore the Lexow committee and admitted that he had taken advantage of overtures made *by representatives of the captain, and had sent fruit to the home of the captain according to instructions received from. him. Capt. Stephenson was tried before the police commissioners and dis missed from the force on September 17, 1894. The evidence produced against him was practically the same as given before the Lexow committee and was furnished by business men of the west side. Some difficulty Is expected In the selection of a jury, which la now In progress, SOUTHERN HOTEL BURNED. Some of the Quests Made Extremely Nar row Escapes. Chattanooga, Dec. 10.—'Vho Southern hotel, one of the most elegantly furnish, ed hotels in Tennessee, caught fire at 12:45 o'clock this afternoon In the bare- ment near the engine. Tho fiames shot up the elevator shaft nnd spread to all parts of the building. All four stories on the south end of the long building were completely gutted and the two up per stories of tho north end. The total loss Is *132,225; tho Insurance 975,(60. Tho building was owned by the People’s Ho tel Company and tho landlord waa W. A. Camp, who had a three-years lease on tho building and who had succeeded in building up a large trade since his lease began last fall. Mr. Camp had formerly been manager of tho Anniston Inn. There were a number of narrow es. capes, but all the guests managed to save their lives. The only person Injured was C, S, Todd, who was severely burned. NEW TRAFFIC 'ASSOCIATION. Tho Defunct Now Orleans Concern to IBe Revived. INow Ohioan*, Dec. 10.—The Now Or* hens Traffic lAnsodwtion -wiH reorganize tcttiTorraw -morning. The members of fhe present detf-unoC body will meet nt Grunewa.ld hotel. Tho principal mat ter -to be VttjsCuss^d Ole different I il thiat nJhe Nomheastern railroad Is now allowed <to pay. A rate war has prevailed In thita place for some months, owing to the Infrac tion of 4fhe “BFandhord ewtard" by other roads -who -also payed a dlffei'esi* tlad drayage. Tomorrow tlhe Northeas tern -win (Agree to re-arbltratlon, pro* vtded -that eqi&liznrtton be not compre hended tn the effort. Offlctafiy, it In not known who twltt be selected to ar bitrate, but the dhincss are thAt Mr. B1 Orth aid will again be asked to ofil’ cfatjo In the difficulty. ITALIAN TAXES INCREASED. Rome, Dec. lO.—Baron Sonnlno, minis ter of finance, in the'chamber of deputies today, announced an Increase of the ta^es upon alcohol, sugar and cotton, and also In the tariff upon cereals. The aggregate tom expected to be realized from this Increase will yield 27.000.000 lire and he claimed that no foreign loan would be required If the government’s proposals wero approved by the chamber. The chamber voted approval of the scheme of Increased taxation outlined, the details of which will be debated upon later. :E8I ALL H THE SENATE ix>ine Strong Speeches Made on the Action of tho Judiciary Committee. SENATOR HARRIS’ STATEMENT. Speaker Fleming Defended by Senator Camming-Senator McGregor Still Hostile to (be Presiding Officer j ot the Lower House* Atlanta, Dec. 20.—(Special.)—-The sen ate monopolized Interest today. It natumily liad much of the most important legislation up before It, but tliero was another lively chapter In the thriee-cjoirjierejd fracas between, Speaker Fleming and Senators Venable ind McGregor, whloh grew out of tho seoaite oommltteo's action on tlie I'egis- tmthm MW last Friday. So far an Speaker Fleming and Presi dent Venable ar<? concerned, -tho con troversy is ended, and the white dovo of peace hovers over tlidm, but Sen ator McGregH>r and the speaker are still on hostile terms. Senator Nat Harris also took a hand today. 'He made a speech, rising to a question of personal privilege, .lu which ho not only ably defended the notion of his committee, but ulso used his tailent In rasping the report of the At lanta correspondent of tho Telegraph, on account of the criticism passed upon his coanmUtbeo in, tho report of tho con troversy between tho committee and tho house. Senator Harris was the flnrt to spring the registration bill Imbroglio on the senate, reading tho following from the Tdlegmpli as tJfo text of his remarks: THE OFFENSIVE ARTICLE. The sensation of the session, cropped out at ft meeting of the senate judicia ry committee 'this morning. Under pressure of the action of tho houBe yesterday afternoon in refusing to tako up the Venable Insurance bill until the senate should take up the registration bul. the judiciary committee was caliled together to consider tho Bl’tua- tlon. “In attempting to bulldoze he house the senate committee reaiUzeid that It had struck a big snag, and it did not take them very long to decide that Che befit thing to do was to take tho back track. They were In a bad hole, and th* only thing they OOUid do to help themselves out was to take up tho reg- Is-tmtkm bill 1 , trusting to luck *u> smooth the troubled wiatem. “Speaker F^em'ing was sent for and Invited to UddrtBB the committee*. But Instead of effecting peace, itho oltvo branch turned to qj oat o’ nine tails to scourge tho bulldlozlng senators. ‘lAfter submitting his argument, tlie apf/ikor set in ifio apply the lash. Ho said ho Intended to talk plainly, and, In justice to the house, lie w&nlted to BfcttiQ the reason why <the house had de- lortalnTHt-to-retail a te for the cetmnlU. tee’s action in tabling (tlie reglsratlon bill. “The Hponkun flhetoi declared fihtajt tho rqpoiit had boen current Sin the house t»hnjt jRrafNtaat Vendible of Whe senate and Senaitor McGregor, the Populist loader, hod entered Into an agrecmenit •to dcilin.it the ngtetraittan bffl anicl to pasa Wie Vewitolo Imsuna.uce bill. “Accoridmg li this rdpod;, Mr. Fleming salld, Senator (McGregor bad agreed to volte (the Populists of Uho house Solidly Cor the VonaMe bIM. thus Infeiurilig Its paeenge, and that In consideration for ■ubls PreisHdent VcaiUiblo was do haj/u the rog'iitralt^n iblll squelched tn tlhe com mittee. “The reuaiit of such a trade, which wa.9 glwni ooflor by the n«ctlon of h1« carrti-niJatee. iMHmlly linlre.nned t/lie house awl caused It to retaliate." The senaitor said this report was full of errors. He did not know where the rapoiUer tftlt hl» Informaliion, but it was n refledldon on hih committee) which ho felt compelled to ndtllce, ajupeturlng a« lit <Md lirn his homo paper. But he suld In t'hle course of his remarks, he knew tlho edi'Jtior of the TOlegnuph would sc-6 things righit when ho saw the Indus!Ice done. In justtfifiylug the Judiciary comml't- tooe’e tic til an. Mr. Harris mfXL: “When tho oommlldtce first considered the registration bWl It was agreed lo lay It on> ithe toftde. On earning out of the comimJiitoQ eoom I melt Pretsfdem VewalbK*. Jle promptly #utd eudh uotlon iihoiiM <rJdl ibe doas. t ! hUt It ought to be rqpf jpted hock to the senate. That Mine ovenlng I met Speaker FJomlng, unrl ho had hoard of ithe act ton of tho conwnlt- tee. Ho ai<ked to bo hoard, n/wl I premptly said ho should. I could not get Mho oommliUteo together Ichat even ing, (but I did tho next inorntng. Tho sixsaker was ihennd, and the committee •promptly agiv^ed to report It back to the mental*. ThU -whole mutter is a tan<X»t In a Iteajpot. I (bellevo ilia* eacta s^pato,jr won actuated 'by what wus bewt for the sCaite, inreflpoctlvo of what action the house commlatee had taken on the Ven able fruvuranoe bill.” DEFENDED MR/ FLEMING, After Mr. Harris had finished, Senator Gumming arose. Ho said he was not present on Saturday when Senator Mc Gregor delivered the speech which called forth Mr. Fleming's c^rd of this morn ing and ho said If Mr. MreGregor had heard what tho speaker really had said before the committee he would never have uttered that speech. Mr. Cuming spoke as the representative of Mr. Flem ing, who came from his district, he said. Ah a part at his remarks, ho endeavored to have Mr. Fleming's card read in the senate, but Mr. McGregor was imme diately upon bis feet and made objec tion. A spirited colloquy ensued, Mr. Cummlng finally withdrawing the card In deference to Mr. McGregor’s objec tion. Mr. Cuming then defended the speaker’s action In going before tne sen ate committee, which, he said, was In no wn.ie an Invasion and was perfectly right and proper. Like Senator Harris, Mr. Cuming also jumped on the newspaper reports of the registration bill controversy, objecting to 'some headlines which he saw In the Sa vannah News as a reflection on the sen ate. The headline said Mr. Fleming “scored" the senate committee to their faces. Mr. Cuming declared that the committee was not “scored" that he knew anything of. SENATOR M’OREGOR’8 REPLY. Senator McGregor replied to Mr. Cum ing. He repeated his charge that Speaker Fleming was guilty of a breach of cus tom by addressing the senate committee, saying such a proceeding was unprece dented in the annala of national or state legislation* As to the questions asked by 4he speak er lo his published card. Mr. McGregor said h- would gladly answer any ques tions put to him by the senators or a nervate committee, but he could mot answer an outsider. In discussing tho matter later In the secretary’s room, Mr. McGregor said he would not answer any nvan’a question when ho propounded it with a pistol shoved, under his nose. He claimed that ho had convicted tho speaker toy his own adm|ssion. . In regard to Mr. Fleming’s (statement that Mr. McGregor had offered to help tho exposition appropriation in return for adverse action on the registration -»ui by» the senate, .ho said ho had never con cealed his sentiments In that direction; that the end Justified the means, because the registration bill practically dlsfran- * chised many citizens In bis district. THE SENATE'S WORK. Th© most Importtanit business in tho legislature today was tninsootod in- the sen-ade. when tttr.it body tacked an amendment on to the appropriation bill friving $21,000 to tlhe emppont of fho mil itary. , a»hc friends of tlho soldiera *iy this ac tion asauree the approprlaltVoni gvyifiK through tile (house, ns. bdn-g art amend- menfr. It will not require a conetltu* ww tmtaiJotrMy to poets fit wtticn it goes back -there, buft only a majority of a quorum. They claim, tbalt a majority of these preceinlt nire in fajvor oif the appro priation and will vote for lit wihen It goca back. THo senate aleo* added to ttlhC aippro- p<r I Jail Vo n biill 110,000 for (be norwal col lege ait \AJthems, 83.000 far repairs to tha Unlveraaiy, anil added $300 to S'ate Bank lExamlnvir 'Harderntm’s expen so credi't. ’Itho Blind Academy appropria tion was increased from $16,000 to $20,- 000, and th® Deaf a*id Dumb Asylum was mule $21,000 InslteatiJ df $19,000. IN THE HOUSE. Th© bill of Mr. Harrison of Quitman to establish and' nvaJtotata a reformatory for t Juvenile offenders came up for finuil action In the house, bull o-wi/ng to tho hi'tenccs ot tlhe stwion and the fear Uliatt ®t -would rtot be aible to get through tho senate, it was ixw-ItjpcmeU and made tho special ordior for Iho flret day of tho nex>t st«slo-ri. An- Importoiniti reBolultlon from Mr. Grady of Catooat woe Introduced rml aabjTfted. l't provides for tho appoint ment of a Jo-idiiti cornmfioiee from tho house »md aenj.ifte bo reprfont Georgia att. th-o opening qjf t(ho Ohlfam'.ruga n-a- tlonoJ i>ark on tho 19th. 20th nnd 21st of September, 1895. Under the resolution n. committee af Itwenity-hwo from tho house amid eleven from thie senate fs to be appointed, Wie house committee, of ■wfojoh the speaker is to bo chairman, to toe aptpalnted by him. hwo from each oongretsaJonul dlatiUct, tml the senate cbmimlit'tee. of which the president is to bo chairman, to be ampotntod, one from each oonwncsrtloniail dJtotnlct. The commlfiitoe 1s ito pay all dxponaca flnourred In maJldng the vlsjlt, and on \a rdturii iwiill report as to tho odvlaftbilliy o»f anetotlng a momvmemt to the rxirk to cornmiomonafte tlhe vaflbr af Qsorgla'a BdMlem in that memomlbl* battle. Tho MU of Mr. Johnson from Hall to require of building and loan associations no llecenae tax ox«ept from tho county end city In which its homo offlco Is lo cated, was passed. A hot partisan fight occurred over a bill to abolish tho county court of Jack- son county. It was a Populist measure, and tho .committee reported adversely on It .but the Populists made such a hard fight that tho commltteo's report was overridden. Democrats of Jackson coun ty claim thkt tho Populists want tho court abolished for political reasons. Tho bill of Mr. Hodge of Pulaski, amending tho general road law, was postponed until next, session. The bill of Mr. Reagan of Henry, to prevent convicts from working at night or on Sunday, was taken up for final con sideration. • The blip of Mr. Johnson of IlaJl to til- low sheriffs to authorize bailiffs to col lect fl. fas. under $100 -was lost. •-.'-A big hatch of local bills were passed by the house. 17- Ths house tonight' passed thp bill to sell the Northoastern railroad, with nn amendment fixing tho Interest of the new issue of bonds at 3',& per cent. Instead of 4 per cent. IN THE COMMITTEES. The reglw0iiitlU.nl (bill and ttho VenaMo Insurance bill, which to<ave been giving tho senoJte atM Ihouaa a pawn a for the p«wfc tthree dkuya, -were advtancod one more step •Uhls olfternocm by »tho com mittee, uiLlfhough toe mown** com'mltiteo lays bohtod the iWouso. Tlhe laittor com* milittiee, toy ft vote of 19 to 8, agreed to report (the Vemuhle (bPll (fVworu/bly to morrow, <wtol r Jo (the senate oommlttoa nppcri-nit^d tv aub-ootmenltitee to draft rumeridmentfl ito tlhe rcgl»(tration bill and report at 9 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. It la rumored /that tlhe nemito committee will -aimwiki tlhe regl’aUni'Uon bill, so fh-at It Is Uoutot'ful If tho toousei will 'accept it. t THE BREACH WIDENS. 'l Tho House A<Rq»tiS n HMn«oivt Rulo lAlxmt Bonato Atnomlmontii. Aitilanita, Deo. 10.—(Spooial.)—UhIobs iito houso iroortlm from itlio position taken 4nnlj;ht, llhero '» a Mrong pjv>lja- blllty Hint nn extra stNslon will Imvo to bo held ito reconoilo dlfforoncm wlffi tho Kcmte. Til's now complication Is in tho form ot it. rcsoluMon requiring n constitu- ton.il nrajority of elKttty-oIplit votes to flta'OO Do a senate amendment to house bills. Tho rooohifon tvhicJi svas Initro- ditorij toy Mr. Ilarrlwn of Quitman was nntlxvoraWy reported toy tlhe oommlt. teo on rale*, btlt after detoate (too house toy u vote of e yfltty-eish t over-rodo t ho ropoi't of tJio oommTtctoe. Tlin sumo vote tomorrow when Win rcoolution oomos up for 0MBKO W1I pass 1L Speaker Fleming took 'tho floor In ojipoeWen to .tho resolution, but ni* tlhough ho mado n strong argument. Was voted down flor the first tlmo dur- ing tho wwlon. Wti'lc ho opposed tho adoption of suuh a rule nt tiffs tlmo on acooiin't of- tho Htato of legislation nrul .tho nlrrti/ly otmlnol rvJat'ons Iwtnvon ihe house and senate, the speaker said ho toel.oved In tho princlplo Inrolvi'd. If tho resolution pauses laomorio.v it moans rtoi.t itho military appropriation granted toy Wie eentite, as nvAl ns ailior amenijmonts iu> tho appropriation Will wh'oh a,ro iffstasteful tn tho house tout Which It whs HbougUt could too passeil toy a simple majority rote on concur rence, w.il too killed. Tito notion ot the house has esldchod .tho breach al ready toemveon ft and the seriate. DfjPLORABL/E TRGEDY. A For LWJlo Dwarf Found w?th His Head Crushed In Pieces. ■Darlington, H. C.. Dec. 10.—A deptora* tolo acctrtent or trsipxly cotm: to light hero or) Sunday morning. The body oC fMr. Lloyd IV, Gibson, a poor li. .Jo dwarf. -w.i« found on the roaabtde abou^ lenmil's from i>«rlln«U>i). and not far from W» btme. His skull was dlter- aliy cruHtiol to pleoe.r. and how It was done remain)* a movtcry. Mr. Glhson iwas 40 years of ar#e, w>t» only thirty inchin htgh and weighed iix:y pounds. (Ho t-. -'i ni an enemy In ilhe win Ul, and w.r.) esteemed by tin nol'ghhons. Saiur- dav aifloi'q.rm ho sold ntodo of conooo lu hihla town ami started for his home in bu little cart, drawn by a gout. Ills wftch and three dollars were on hts body when U wa« found. If ho was murdered. It. Is Imivuurtbl, to assign liny reason tar tho erfen.