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THE MACON
MACON. GA., TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1895
IS.
The Secretary of tlie Treasury
Speaks to 3,000 People.
AGAINSr FREE SILVER.
Ho Laid Down Iho Gronnds of Argu
ment Against the White
Meta 1 .
COIN TO TUB COUNTRY.
Iln Showed Where General Bankruptcy
Would Pollow the Enactment of
the Demands of the Sllverltes
and Used Figures to
Prove Assertions*
Cincinnati, O.' May 20.—(Alt Central
Garden, In Covington, tonight Secre
tary Carlisle received an ovation un-
parallelleU in the history of politics tn
that section of Kentucky. It was a
magnificent tribute to the high esteem
In which he Is held by political frleads
and foes alike. The 3.00 who
Jammed themselves Into a space hardly
large enough for two-thirds that many,
■were of all parties, classes and condi
tions. Women were there, too. Packed
In almost as tightly were many thou
sands more wiho could not get beyond
the gates, all prepared to give the tec-
rotary the most enthusiastic reception
lie has ever received at 'the hands of
those who have heard of him so often.
•When he appeared at the garden
there was wild cheering and a conerol
dm. It, however, was hardly moro
enthusiastic than that given at the
home of his friend, Mr. Queen, 3 few
monilin before. The parade of thou
sands from Covington, Newport end
the suburbs stretching up and down
the river was augmented by 800 from
Cincinnati, with bands and horns pass
ing In review before him.
The secretary was vociferously
oheered throughout his speech against
the free coinage of ellver. (His elabo
rate and eloquent argument was lis
tened to attentively, and at its conclu
sion the secretary was again cheered
most heartily. He spoke substantially
ns follows::
Mr. Carlisle began his speech by
saying that while he had been absent
from the state for a considerable time
he felt an Interest in all that con
certed the .people of the sate and his
old district. It was hard for him to
liallze .that he was not still their
representative. He thought the people
had a right to call upon him to bear
his share of responsibility for the
course of political events, and when
his presence seemed necessary In the
discussion of pending questions he felt
tha/t he should come to the state. His
Interest In the great financial question
was the same as that of any other
American citizen, and while his views
might bo erroneous they would frankly
stated. 'He therefore addressed his fel
low citizens with full confidence that
whatever might be their present opin
ions they were willing to rc-exaimlne
the basis of those opinions and if er
roneous change them.
"There has never been a time,” said
(Mr. Carlisle, "since the close of the
civil war and the sattlemnt of the
question growing out of it when pas
sion and prejudice exerted such a pow
erful Influence in controlling the action
of the people upon economic questions
os they have during the last two years.
A great wave of depression has swept
over the whole Industrial, commer-
c’sl and financial world,. more Inju
rious in its effects In some places than
In others, but entailing great loss and
distress nearly everywhere. It did not
begin twenty years ago, ns some of
our friends are In the haiblt of assort
ing. but less than five years ago. Its
first serious eft eats were, felt In Ar
gentina, where the people and the gov
ernment, notwithstanding the -warn
ing of experience In all ages, deter
mined to try again the experiment of
a cheap and Inflated currency. It
failed, of course, as it always has and
always will wherever tried, and Its
failure, by reason of the extensive
commercial and financial connections
'between that country and English cap
italists, produced a crisis which se
riously Involved many of the great
financial Institutions in -Europe and
had a depressing Influence In all the
money markets of other countries: for.
In these days of rapid communication
and close commercial relations, an In
jury to credit In any part of the globe
Is Immediately felt all around the
-world. Foreign holders of our securi
ties, In order to procure means to
meet their obligations at home and In
-Argentina, sent them here In large
amounts for redemption or sale, and,
consequently, the feeling of apprehen
sion and unceralnty, which already
existed to a considerable extent, -was
Intensified In all the great centres of
trade and finance. But If our own do
mestic affairs had been -steely and
economically conducted our people
would have soon recovered from the
effects of this foreign disturbance. We
possessed all the essential elements of
prosperity, except a sound and re
liable financial system, and that we
might have secured .within a reasona
ble time; or, at least, we might have
greatly Improved our condition in this
reaped. If political or party consid
erations had not Influenced our legts-
* la'.lon. It Is true that onr revenue laws
were not In a satisfactory condition,
but -they had been In force a long time
nnd the people had been compelled to
adjust their business to them, and.
after -the election of President Harri
son, did not expect any beneficial
change until another administration
should come In."
Going Into the flnancal history of
the past few years. Mr. Carlisle said
that at the end of Mr. Cleveland's first
administration the amount of free gold
In the treasury was 3193,689,614. and
sericulture and the other Industries
ct the coluntry .were reasonably
healthy anti prosperous. During the
Cleveland administration 334.448,449 hid
been paid on «h» pUblte debt and the
treasury balances including gold re
set ve at the close liras 3330,348,916.
When Harrison's administration went
out of office, through extravagance on
the pert of the Republicans,, the bal
ance Including the reserve had dwin
dled lo 3162,450.577, aud) the payments
during rile term amounted to 3105.000.-
000 less -than far 111- i-t-i-vl-'u- (our
years. The first two years of the Har
rison administration was mainly dis
tinguished for three things: Tho enact
ment of a law providing .or the pur
chase of 4,500.000 ounces 'of silver bull
ion each month nnd -the Issue of legal
tender treasury notes to pay for It; for
the passage of the (McKinley tariff
act. which Increased' taxation and di
minished revenues, and for tho inau
guration of the most wasteful system
of public exepndftures known to tho
country in time of peace.
The consequence of this was -hat
when the Democratic party again se
cured, possession of the government it
found financial affairs in a precarious
aand-Jtlon. Revenues had diminished
and expenses lavishly Increased by ap
propriations which the treasury was
bound to pay; the compulsory purchase
of stiver bullion, was still going on and
silver'was piling up la the treasury at
the rate of 154 tons n month. Distrust
of our ability to maintain the parity
of the two money metals caused the
withdrawal of 336,600,000 la gold from
the -treasury In return for treasury
notes presented, and not a dollar had
been' brought In. Unwise legislation
had had Its results. As -to the diction of
this administration, he was willing to
wait until Its Impartial history had
been -written.
The great question now was-whether
we shall continue to preserve our ex
isting monetary system, under which
all the dollars In use. Whether they be
gold.' silver,' or paper, possess equal
purchasing power In the markets, or
provide by law for the free and unlim
ited coinage of silver dollars contain
ing 413 1-3 grains of Standard silver,
and unlike them the units and meas
ures of value In the exchange of com
modities and tn the payment of debts.
The free coinage of silver and the
substitution of a new unit nnd meas
ure of value Is riot an experiment
which can be tried and abandoned in
a day. It Is, therefore, incumbent on
those who urge the adoption of the
policy that It will not be injurious and
that it will prove positively beneficial.
This oanuot be done through appeals
to passion arid prejudice and by at
tempts to array section against section,
or by -loose and extravagant statements
unsupported by facts and reasons. The
alleguiMon that a great crime was com
mitted In 1873, even if true, does not
prove tlial the free coinage of silver
at 16 to 1 would be beneficial to the
country under existing conditions. The
allegation that, bhe Uot of 1873 was
passed by stealth was untrue. The bill
whs pending In congress during five
sessions of that body. It was recom
mended by the director of the mint
and was printed and laid on the desks
of members thirteen different times
before a final vote was taken. It was
read'regularly before both houses, was
reported by committees seven times,
and the reports of discussions on It
filled I44~columns of the Congressional
Record. As first reported the bill did
not provide for tho coinage of dollars,
but of subsidiary coins alone. In that
shape the senate pissed It, and Sena
tors Davis and McCreary, Thurman
and Stewart and all the senators trom
tile Pacific elope voted for it, nnd Sen
ators Shei-man and Morrill and twelve
others orposed It. It went to the house
hut-was not. disposed of during that
congress. The.'fiext session it was In
troduced by Mr. Keeley, but did not
provide for the coinage of sliver dol
lars. but It was reported back from the
committee amended to provide for
coining a dollar containing 420 grains
of silver <0 be legal tender for amounts
of five dollars find less. No proposi
tion whs made, either In the house or
senaite, for the coinage of the old dol
lar" or to make any silver coin full le
gal tender In the payment of debts.
The plain truth Is, thalt this not of
1873, which has been the subject of so
much misapprehension and denuncia
tion, was simply a legal recognition of
a monetary condition which had ex
isted In fact tn this country for about
thirty-five years, or ever since a short
time outer the passage of the coinage
act of 1834. From about the year 1838
until utter idle passage of the Bland-
AlllBon act in 1878, when our active
circulation, outside of California nnd
fts neighboring territory, was all paper.
There was during the latter period
albout 325.000,000 In gold In circulation
on -tlhe ruefflo coast, and the United
Stones was collecting customs dues In
-gold and using It In the payment of
Interest on public debt, but there was
no silver In circulation nnyw-here in
this couoltry, not even in tho light
weigh'! subsidiary coins. The value of
the United States note or greenback
was always measured by gold and not
by sliver, and commodities had a gold
price and a paper price, but never a
silver price, because silver, except tho
half dollars, quarters and dimes
coined under the act of 1853 had been
out of use here for more ihan twonty
years before the commencement of the
war, and oven these subsidiary coins
had not been In use for eleven years
prior to 1873.
Our monetary history has already
furnished two striking Illustrations of
the operation of tho natural law under
-which coins over-valued by statute
always drive out of circulation coins
which are under-valued. Our first coin
age law. passed In 1792, provided for
full legal tender gold and silver coins
at a ratio of 15 to 1. It was a mistake
and ft was soon found that 15 pounds
of Oliver were not In part equal to 1
pound of gold. The result was that by
1812 gold had disappeared trom the
country. In 1895 -Mr.’ Jefferson stopped
the coinage of tile silver dollar and dur
ing th'irt-y yearn not a single standard
stiver dollar -was coined at United States
minus. Gold having disappeared from
circulation congress determined tn 1834
to bring It bock by changing the ratio
and It -was ranged to 16 to 1. The
makers of the law knew that this did
not represent-the (relative value of silver
and gold but they want to bring gold
again Into circulation. The result was
that rilver went out and gold came
in. The gold basis was established,
not by statute but by the practical oper
atlon of the statute, in both these two
experiments the ratios corresponded
very nearly to the real relative values
of gold and silver and yet both' fallerL
The effort of a small difference be
tween the real value and the ratio of
the metals has always been to dri-ve oujt
the undervalued metal and no parlia
ment or congress can repeal the law
of tra.de which governs this movement.
In 1S53 congress to preserve the value
of subeddfary coins—half doll are. quar
ters and dimes reduced the amount of
metal In them and they consequent
ly went Into circulation- and remained
until driven out by cheap paper cur
rency during the war. Not being full
legal tender they could not drive out
gold.
Tbs was the condition of our mone
tary system at the time of the act of
1873 was passed. Our leg*d p-v-ltloa wo*
bimetallic, but our actual -measure of
value was gold, and our actual circulat
ing-medium was paper, with a purchas
ing power measured by the gold
standard. We had no ellver and It had
v xqq#Uauel oq paso $4
GEORGIA’S PYIHIAN KNIGHTS
Atlanta Das Opened Her Anns to
Iteceire the Visiting
. Delegations.
TWELVE HUNDRED KNIGHTS.
Thocs Who Are. Not There Will Be 01
Hand Today And llie Grand Parade
Will Be a Noteworthy Display a
—Official Programmes
Atlanta. May M.—(Special.)—The city
is gaily decorated In red, yellow and
blue today In honor lof the Knights of
Pythias, who will be here 1,200 strong,
tomorrow -to attend the annual conclave
of the grand lodge of 'die state. With
the red, white and green of the railway
conductors who still -huid forth, the
town presents a most lively picture.
Hundreds of yands of burning has been
thrown to the breezes In honor of the
two big’ (convention. On Whitehall
street the retail stores are'' literally
^ovoredl wikh decorations, and the hotels
are flying the colors of the K. P.’s and
the conductors ride by side from ro
tunda to roof gardens.
Several large delegations of the uni
formed rank of the K. of P. arrived this
evening and the bulk of the crowd Is
not due until tomorrow, when the grand
lodge meets:
This afternoon Supreme Chancellor
W. B. Ritchie of Lima, Ohio, reached
the city, and tomorrow- will review the
street ipageant which -will be composed
of the unltormed rank, augmented by
all the local military.
•Lieu. (Sakterlee will be marshal of the
day. It nvas expected that Governor'
Atkinson would review the procession,
but he was obliged to leave the city
on Saturday and could not return In
t*me. /■
On Wednesday the uniformed rank
will hold a huge drill at Ponce de Leon
springs, and the conclave will conclude
with the exemplification of the rank
of knight at the Grand opera house.
The official programme for tomorrow
IS as follows:
10 a. m.—Parade of grand lodge and
First regiment of Uniform Rank of
G-eorgOi, escorted by the Flftht regiment
Georgia volunteers, Col. John 8. Cand
ler and staff commanding; also Govern
or's HJoubc Guards, Capt. James S. Do-
S ' w, commanding; Atlanta Artillery,
pt. J. F. Kempton, commanding; and
police batalllon. Capt. A.' B. Connolly,
command. AiarshaV t-tout. Charles B,
Ba-tteriec, United Satni aTmy, with fol
lowing aides: MaJ. William J. Ken
drick,. Fifth regiment shier of staff;
Col. James W. Austin, judge advocate
general, ei-atc Of Geo-rg.a; Lieut. Col.
G. T. E. -Hardeman, assistant quarter
master general, state of Georgia; Dr.
T. -H. (Huzza, pant chancellor Empire
lodge. Knights of (Pyhl»K; Lieut. Col.
Henry F. West, assistant commissary
generail, state of Georgia; Capt. 'Henry
C. Beeunan. Uniform Rank, Knights of
Pythias; Sergeant William J. Blalock,
medical department Georgia volunteers.
The aides of the marshall will assemble
mounted, in uniform with side amis,
promptly at 9:30 o'clock a. -m. May 21st,
in front of the Kimball house.
10:30 a. m.—-Exercises at Grand opera
house,- Hon. Hamilton Douglas, grhnd
chancellor, presiding. Address of wel
come, Horn Porter King, mayor. Re
sponse on behalf of visiting knlgths,
Hon. W. G. Brantley of Brunswick.
II a. in.—Meeting of grand lodge.
8 p. m.—lExemplIficnitlon of rank of
page and rank of esquire at the Grand
opera house.
Grand Master Douglass has received
tod accepted too. resignation of J. N.
Saunders of Columbus, grand inner
guard, Mr. Saunders gave no reason tor
his resignation. T. M. Owrirum/rf Now-
nan hois been appointed to the vacancy.
WBSTMORELAND-ROUNTREE.
Two Encounters Between the Belliger
ents In New York.
Atlanta, May 20.-(Speclal.)—The
town has been all a-gosslp today over
the collision between Dr. Willis F.
Weslnnoreland and Mr. Dan W. Roun
tree In New York. Tho first report
gave the details of the meeting at Ab
bey's Theatre last Friday night, when
Dr. WestmoreUnd slapped Mr. Roun
tree's fttce. Later, this afternoon, tho
repont was received that the two men
had had another meeting on Broad
way in which each fought the other
like a tiger, though It Is not yet known
how badly either was hurt. It is prob
able, however, that the damage was
not great.
Following the report of the second
encounter, there have been several ru-
more of a duel between the two, but
these rumors lack verification, c.ne p-
port had It that Dr. Westmoreland had
received a pistol shot wound from Mr.
Rountree In the duaff which occurred
down on Long Island.
Both gentlemen are prominent pro
fessionally and socially, and the dim*
cuRy between them is a sensation
here. The trouble dates back to two
years ago. It grew out of a business
transaction between them, followed by
the publication of newspaper cards of
a bitter, denunciatory character. To
prevent a shooting match between
them at that time, friends swore out
peace -warrants, and a bond of 35,000
wow Imposed upon Dr. Westmoreland
while 'Mr. Rountree was held under a
33,500 bond to keep the peace. They had
never met outside -,f tbs state until
ehey came together In New York. It Is
said that Dr. Westmoreland heard
that Mr. Rountree contemplated mak
ing a trip Etist. and in order to square
accounts, went there to wait for bis ar
rival.
GEORGIA. STATE BUILDING.
Dirt Was Broken Yesterday for the
iFbundat&m*.
Atlanta, (May Id.—(Special.)— Diet
was broken for the foundation of the
state building at tlw exposition grounds
today and t he work -will now be pushed.
The building, which Is to bo erected
by the exposition company on account
of the Inhibition In the state appropria
tion act, (will have one of the finest lo
cations on the whole grounds. It will
stand about a hundred yards to the
left of the main entrance, on the main
driveway to the government building
and a!) tne other principal buildings.
The "date building will have two floors
and a spacious gallery, the style of
archtvoture being colonial, with plenty
of room for handsome exhibits and so
situated as to give visitors a beautiful
view of tho entire grounds.
UR WILLIAMS I LED.
Tlie Old Mao Shot While Sleeping
on tlio Porch of His Son’s
■ Houso,
DEPUTY MARSDALS DID IT.
Tim Marshals Reported to Have Kept Up
tlie Firing After They Had Been
Ueagcd to Stop—A Done
After the Officer*.
(McRae, May 20.—(Special.)—A fearful
homicide was committed at Cobbvllle,
In this county, at 1 o'clock,today by
John Kelley, Ochoa and Bob Ckux-lsoiuv
deputy I’ll'lid Staten marshals.
There have been, for name time erlta-
limit changes against 1*. I*., John XI.
end Stephen 'Williams, rond'ug In tiro
federal vnffrt a-t -Mucon, growing out of
the fa-mous land ircublo of this aec-
ttctnt For 4 month MWttott-ons tfK,
setittomient of the land trouble* between
tho 'Dodge company and tlx* ‘Williams’
have been gilt*? ont UiWJ list Friday
tm am'oaMei ecMlomk’nit was effected
through Capt. John A. FLU lips, act-ling
ns the ropiosentattvo of Mr. Dodge.
Ojpt. -Phillip* met the Will Boms’ at
OobbvJlIe and a satisfactory settlement
was agreed on, after which the Wil
liams' told the Dodge people to go
ahead run) cut the timber 011 the land
la dispute. They -were assured by
Capt. Phillips thi-t the snttlcimcuit was
perfectly satisfactory amid that Mr.
Dodge had »» desire to prosecute or
molest 'them further, -hut, of course,
be had .no authority to (settle the erlm-
ilnl.il proceedings that had grown ouit of
the land trouble though ho wa.ro the
Will aims’ every reason to beilcve that
they would settle themselves after the
prluio cause of tho trouble was removed.
Act ling on t his assuramee they were
•willing to (jo to M.iooti ta answer th.o
crUwtalil charges ngiinst them, which
were (Hilly nod bo satflausr' since the
change of murder uga'-ubt them could
not be leg illy, sustained an limy -were
prepui'. il to prove am alibi, but ai largo
reward luid boon offered for their ar
rest uutl Kelley, Ooheo, Garrison tend
Bob GarrSotv l«ad determined To carry
-them to ji-toan rcgjrdlew of tho sotitlo-
memt of iho land troubles, aud at 1
o'clock today ihej wenU to the residence
of John -XI. Williams and without warri-
jjng or a. command to surrender they
shot lb. I/A Wiliam** through tho head
and Just-below tlie heart while lie lay
skirp.'iog on the frond pUosa. of his
son's house. They riddled Iho tmlse
with bullct-i and came nea r killing Airs.
John ’L. W-illiann, -who had Just risen
from it sick bed. One bullet passed
through the bed and dropped judo her
hind na aho was about lo raise her
little clfad from -ttuc floor. ShoImplored
the oil leers to slop shooting n-.-i no one
wanted to r.slst them, but they cow-
tamed to riddle the houso with Win-
chHntcr lulls, (t seems, as long os there
were any In -IStefr guns. John XI. and
Stephen Williams were umvstod, brmd-
cuffed amd caroled away, but L. L.
wriUams/Mva-s left for dead and will
probably die.
As the nows of the killing spread over
the country the lub.gnu'ttorv of tho .peo
ple Increased, and at. this tlmo there
Is much excitement. 1 Warrants hu.ro
been sworn out u-gitmt the marshals
and tii ,posse of determtart men will
uw.cutr'them If they cap bo found.
BROWN IS ON HAND.
Satterlee's Successor is Ready for HU
Now Duties.
Atlanta, (May 20.—(Special.)—Liclat. J.
Oscar iBrown of ithe Fifth cavalry. U.
S. A., who has been detailed to succeed
Lieut. Sat-terlee, as assistant adjutant
ami Inspector general of Georgia, ar
rived In the city ready to report to Gov
ernor AjUfliHon for duty today. Lieut.
Brown, who Is a Georgian, his family
residing at Athens, comes direct from
NcnvBIexico; where be has been on hard
and the change la a welcome one to
him. (He Is full of enthusiasm over
the -work before him, and will lake it
up where .Lieut. 6aMorieo leaves off.
determined to «co tho volunteer militia
of Georgia (the best In tho oountry be
fore ho gives it up.
Lieut. iSattenlco hols -been ordered to
remain in Georgia until July Uth at
the special request of Governor Atkin
son, who ma lota to aee him lea-ve until
after the state encampment on account
of his close familiarity with Its details.
JIE SOLD NEWSPAPERS.
Why Beeuman Attacked Young Murphy
on the Street,
Atlanta, May 20.-(Spectal.)-A sensa
tional street fight occurred at the cor
ner of Decatur and Broth.-ton slrecls
today, the belligerents being “Dick”
Murphy, the well known and popular
clertt at tho Kimball houne i-isjar stand
anil (Henry Beerman, proprietor of a
cigar and news stand on the comer of
Decatur and -Pro'fii'rree. The trouble
grew out of tho sale of p.-upere by Mr.
Murphy to neuMboys (Who Mr. Beerman
claimed Interfered with his business.
Mr. Beerman caught sight of Mr. Mure
|rhy nawi Ms place and ran out end
attacked hhn. Neither was badly hurt
hut a big crowd gathered and male
excitement hWl. Mr. Beerman eras
asaetod 310 and cents by the recorder
a few hours after the fight whfle Mr.
Murphy nras allowed to go free.
NKW TRIAL FOR BIER.
New Oreatw, May 20.—The attorneys
of Henry -Bier, the well known brewer
-who wa.s found guilty of perjury on
Friday night appeared this morning
before Judge iMolne and Med a motion
for a new trial. Next XIonday wrk
fixed as the day for she argumen of
tho motion. -Bier hoe been In the parish
Prison since tho verdict was rendered.
IN RECEIVER'S HANDS.
Atlanta, May 20.—James M. .Malone
was appointed temporary receiver of
the Piedmont Marble Company. A. J.
Robinson of New York, aho holdx a
mortgage aztanst It tor 3144.000 peti
tioned for the reeflvership which was
granted by Judge Newman of the Fed
eral court.
The General Assembly Ltavcs It to the
Session' of tho Church.
■Dallas, Tex., May 20.—The general
assembly of tlie Southern Presbyte
rians met at 9 a. m. Devotional exer
cise* were conducted by Rev. Messrs.
G. W. Grafton and J. J. Red. The
minutes were read and approved and
the assembly, under the h-tid of r<pt-rts
of the committees, hoirj the Judicial
commit tie's .partial rcp.et on the ap
peal case of DrJ Greer ef Texas. Trial
by commission V e agreed to by both
parties auil the cVtmittee -was named.
Rev. Dr. F. M. \ bods of West Vir
ginia was made cla^'rmun and In ac
cordance with the usual custom the
other members were named eo as to
give each synod representation. Dr.
Lefcvro of the committee of foreign
correspondence reported « recommenda
tion for a respectful nnd cordial an
swer to the communications from the
Franc-Amerloan commlttre of Paris.
France, which asked aid aud sym
pathy for Frenoh Huguenots. Tho In
ternational peace conference ami tho
committee having In charge the Mon
mouth Pilgrimage." They were
adopted. Dr. Graham, chairman or the
committee oil bills and overtures*, re
ported answers to several overtures,
only one of nvhlch was placed on tho
dochet, -the othem being unanimously
adopted. One of these overtures waa
from ifiicon, Oa.,-aml naked that tho
practice of hiring singers in the
churches be condemned by 'the as
sembly. The anawer called attention
■to the rule of the churoh, -placing these
iiw • uiu va mu v’uuivii) i|iiaviiiH
matters In the hands of 'the sessions
of the churches.
Another overlure mas from Norfolk
pcoebylcry. -asking that ’an amend
ment bo made -to 'the book of church
government, to the effect (hat unor-
ilalned lieraona of approved Character
and minlstorm of other denominations
bo permitted to -use pulpits off tho
Presbyterian church. The committee
recommended that -this nbtlon ho"not
-taken, •*
T»i permanent committee on tho
Sahoath rendered He report, deprecat
ing the growing desecration of the
S-ubbath nnd recommending united
notion by all Christian churches on
Ihlo subject. An effo.-t m-as made to
fix -the 'time and phico of next meet
ing this morning, but iw»» defeated.
This mnitter will -he determined tomor
row morning. Recessed until 8 p. m.
Tho committee on the Grerr cane
met Immediately atter tlie assembly
-took recesa In tho Tnhernacle ’Metho
dist ohurch, aud Wa» organized In the
usual manner; several of the members
feared their Inability to attend nil the
meetings of the committee, and It -was
agreed to excuse those whose duties
•were pressing elsewhere.
Two years ngo at the Macon general
assembly of fho Southefn Presbyterian
Church, Rev. A. P. Saunders, a mis
sionary returned from Greece and at
that time pastor of tho church at Frtd-
ertekaburg, Va„ addressed the assem
bly on the Importance of providing
some Institution wherein the children
of missionaries could be cared for
when sent to the country for dura
tion. He spoke of the movement of
which lie was the author to found
such an Institution, and arousod great
cnthaskuim for his cause.
In tin Interview with Your corre
spondent, Dr. 8. H. Cheater call that
the udditton to this institution of -he
missionary erhool will open next fan,
nnd .will bo In charge Of the principal.
Dr. Sampson, assisted by Mias Ellen
Emerson and Mrs. A. E. Randolph,
formerly of tho China mission, will! n
view to closer relations to tho great
foreign mission wprk of tlie church, it
wlH (five valuable training lo those
under npnolntment for fbrelgn fields nt
11 minimum cost, who would otbcrwlao
lrj.vo to seek their training in outal’Jo
Institutions or go to their work with
out preparation.
Dr. Chester expresses his hope that
this general assembly would tulri- such
action ,aa to give female nilsalonarv
appointees a right to recelvo help from
the cducvulomal fund of the chureh In
this Institution. Dr. G. D. Matthews,
secretary of tho Pan-Prcsbylerliin Al
liance of London, expressed great de
light In -tho Fredericksburg Institution
ns somethin gthot would meet a want
the church Ills tong felt.
OUMBERLAINlD PRE3SBYTHBDAIN13.
Proceedings of tho General Assembly
at Meridian.
'Meridian. Miss., May 20.—There m-as
no morning session of tbs assembly
held today, the time being used by tho
committees In preparing their report.
On the platform today -with the offi
cers of the assembly, and the reporters
appeared nev. Dr. Matthews of Lon
don. England, ivho 1s secretary of 'tlie
Presbyterian alliance. Ho avas Intro
duced by the moderator.
Hie caso of Mrs. Woolsey, the (wo
man preacher, was again before -the
assembly, the papers pertaining to It,
which enme from the Kentucky synod,
being referred to a committee, .'
The report of the commltiee on
systematic beneficence, which pro
vides that *1 ho request-si from «aeh
congregation -for the circulation of
systematic lHereture,' was referred to
the approplate commlllce.
• Dr. Blake, the state's clerk, rltlng io
a question of personal privilege, denied
any charge or Insinuation that -he had
brim unfaithful In -the matter of se
curing rates to the usaemlbly.
The report of the committee on Sun
day schools, whlcfi Is an elaborate pa
per, avas presented by Hon. II. H.
Buquo.
DR. HOPKINS RESIGNED,
Technological Sdhool Trustees Hope to
Induce Him to Remain.
Atlanta, Olay 20.—(Gpeclal.)—Dr. 1. 8.
Hopkins has tendered hte rodgnatlon as
president of the Georgia School of Tech
nology to take effeot at the close tit tho
present t«cn. The letter conveying the
resignation waa prc-scnlad to the boaitt
of trustees at their meeting laet Thurs
day, birt It was not ivx-epled and the
matter will come up -again for action
at tho meeting of tita hoard on June 2d.
Dr. lilopkltt’s reason tor tendering hl~
resignation as head of the tnsltutlon
where ho has (done a great work for ho
state. Is a desire to return to the active
ministry, m nvWch field lie labored
aucccwffugy for years prior tn the ac
ceptance of the presidency of the Tech
nological Softool, -which Wo has filled
for six years.
The board of trustees agreed to keep
Dr. Hopkins’ resignation from the poh-
1)3, hoping to b* sMS to Indooo Ma to
reconsider, but tho matter leaked out.
The board la still hopeful of aocomplloll
ing t'hlu end. but it M not yet apparent
that they will suooced.
CIIRGES AGAINST DANIEL.
Atlanta, Olay 20.—The Order of Roll-
wav Conductors la Investigating the
charges She ex-secretary and treasurer,
Daniel. whO-waw defeated for re-election
last week. He Is charged with using
hta postaon to push a aporjlatlve min
ing company. The conductors will rent
give out any ofllcial Informar.lon until
iYVMnoeday, *
The Supreme Court Knocks
Out the IncomeTaxAct
NOT CONSTITUTIONAL.
The Question Carefully Considered Be*
fore Iho Courl’s Decision
Was Reached. 1
JUDGE FULLER’S DECISION.
The Inroma Tax a Direct Levy ta the
Meaning nr tlte Conitllutfon— Judge
Jackson. Who Wac Absent
nt the Other Meeting,
tn tlte Minority,
lYadlilnKton', May 20.—The- supremo
oourt off tire -Unllttl States decided to-
duy -the Income tax to bo unconstAU-
Bo-nul, the oourt dividing 4M follows:
Against tho hw—Chief Justice- Fuller,
Justices Fold, Gray, (Bremer u-nkl SJi.U
ran.
For the laiw—Justices Haitao-, Brawn,
Jackson- oiml White.
I When- tho Justloca took their seats It
was observed that -the chief Justice had
on- umusuully lings bundle of manu
script lu Us hands, but atothlng mis
thought of Ih-'s, us ai score or more of
opjnilowi wore expoeted. But immedi
ately there wus to acntvitlo-n', for ilgnor-
liip? on- almost wholly unbroken rul\
which reserves the u-ntejuneomon-t of
opinions by tho chief justice to tho list,
Justice Fuller plunged at once- Imto Iho
lawsamo tax cases. In- dcllveittng tho
opinion tn- the tocome bax canes. OhXet
Justice Fuller said:
“In considering this question- wo
must mover forget that it Is -the comoft-
tuttoro we are exposing.
“As heretofore stated, -the consMIu-
ttoa divided forlnral tax-aittan: -'.Tito two
•rent clause*, the class of direct -luxe:
and the doss of duties, Un-post-s uiut
exdmfi and prescribed two rules wlfeh
qii-il'llllcd -the grant of power lo oich
cfatw. The pewor to lay direct laxe-v
npiponFonlqd om-ang tlie swcoi-1 stu les in
proportion to their i-cpresra-ta t-lvro-, J11
tbo .popular lira-nch of coisgreaK. a rep.
resentnl.ve biwri ->:« |- -inil.i.ll-.'-ii us ;n-
eertalmed by tho census, wus plqnory,
mud atatoluto; but to lay direct tuxes
nltholit appcv'Ltoirmont wus forbidden.
The power to lay duties, (imposts omd
excise* mils subject to tho qualification
Unit tho imposition must bo )uuilfo-rn]
throughout the OulMod Suites.
"Our -previous doef-toni avas ocmfl;: ,]
to tlte oonudenj-tlom of tho validity oil
the tax on Income from real citilo
and on tho Income from mnntolipal
bdnkls. The, question thus limited was
whuther such taxation was direct on
not. In tho manning of tho conBiluton.
and the oourt -went -no further as to
tho iii-x on-Income from real estate thare
to hold that Jt fell -wUHi-jn tho wi-mo
claw us the source nih ince the Income
wus divided, that (Is, -Ihut a tax upon-
the really nixl a tux upon the roee pH
therofrtm were aJtko direct, while :-*
to tho Income from municipal bonds,
that oauld not be taxed because of wont
of -power to tax the nouroe, n-nd no
ref'Tc'tiico tots made to tlie -nii-tui-c of
the tax as being direct, or fndiroct.
"We arc now permuted to broaden
the Held of Inqufy and to detenotnu
to which of the two great ckiaSe* a
tux upon a person-'* entire tnooaie,
wlK'tlwir derived from rents or produc
tion or otherwiie, or rail estate, or
from bonds, stocks or other forms ->C
P -rsaou-l property, belongs; and *vo are
unlj-hle lo conclude .that the enforoal
subtraction from the yield of all iho
owmir's roil or personal property u>
the nunzujr prescribed, Is s-> d Iterew.
from a tux upon- tlu? property Itself,
that it to not a direct, but cm indirect
tax, to -tlus manning of tho constltu-
tton.
*'We know of no raiton for hold ng
otharwtse than, tire words ‘direct taxes’
on tho one hand, and 'duties, Imposts
and excises’ on Iho other, used In, the
oonstUulton. io -theft: natural nnd obvi
ous Horbe; nor in nrrivlng n t *vhnt those
terms em-bruoe, do qvo percdiu ua.y
ground for endorsing them beyond, oe -
ujtrowing them wlriitu their natural
and obvious Import, that a t the time the
constitution -was framed, and pj.edng
from tho text, we regard the coaeluieon
roiclnd ns Inevitable, when the oiroum-
iv 1 ci>vt -which surrounded the ee-niv-ai-
tlon. and controlled Its action; and iho
views of those who framed and ih-»i
adopted the coualitut.on are oo.n«ld.
end. ’
"We do non rare*to relra-vol ground
already traww-sed, but some ob*-rv 1-
tlon* may bo added.’’
Tho chief. Justice then reviewed Iho
history -if tho struggl-- lu -,h* restitu
tion! convention as to th« power to t>«
granted by the government In tho met
ier of laying taxes, the views of oarlyi
constitutional writers and expounders,
and the early decisions of the court,
sad continued:
"Tlte constitution prohlbllts any dl*
root lax unless In porportion t 0 num
bers as aaeeiualned by the census, and
In the light of the circumstances to
■which we have referred It Is not an
evasion of that prohibition to hold
that a general unapportloned tax im
posed upon all property owners a* ai
body for or In respeot of their property
Is uot direct, In tho meaning of tho
constitution, but confined to tho in
come therefrom.
"Whatever the speculative views of
political economists or revenue vform-
ith in a y I--, can it 1-- properly held
(hat the constlit-utlon, taken tn lis pUlu
1 «a4 Phyjpua ocuaP. and as JUs tilts if'
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