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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: DECEMBER 13, 1894
FOR I (ML.
Ilie Government Should Back
,l, e Enterprise One Way or
Another.
] C COAST MEN FAVOR IT
CftU Wfitil* Cuba Freed From
a t*ti liulr—Movement for Inter-
ftr , n c« in Japo-Chlnese War
»\ew Public Library.
UaCton, Dec. 10.-Sena.tor Harris
„i over irtie senate today fn the
of fee y!ce-pr»*!d»nit. Kiywitnr*
Hill nnd Blackburn were In
jails today for the first time this
L
fall (Democrat) of Florida of-
i resolution reciting thsut too In-
jsnee of Cuba was an object of
imports uoo to the United States
guesting the pres'dealt to open
(nions with Spain for the nego-
i of ttoo Independence of that
and for (the guarantee by the
1 states for the payment of su<h
of monoy as shall be ngreed upon,
ijodtlon It went over.
Oil also ottered u resolution de-
'that the further prosecution of
a r between Chino and Japan, to
ntegraidon of the .orient gov-
at and oatlonaHty of China will
advantageous (to the peace nnd
(ton of the nations of the world
air progress in the arts; and that
greats of the world requre that
itermaeilW shall unite In nego-
n-ith Japan and China for the
n on of the war and the setttle-
A their differences by orbltm-
| terms Just and lioaomMo to
onions and for such guarantees
it giwerament of China for the
it , 0 of i vrs end property of the
e jad subjects of foreign govern-
as shall be adequate for this pur-
K fetTcd tto the foreign relfl-
romnilttee.
;,:rs dent pro tern announced his
imv to .the bill for the dedication
t/tiiokanutiga and Chattanooga
nl Park.
mV N1CSKAOUA OA'NIAL.
Morgan called up tlie Nicaragua
bill and spoke .'n its support A
uiul connecting tho Aittantic and
ooeans, he said, whs necessary
onnmorce of the world, and it
be oonstruoted via tho San Juan
it a cost which would make it a
ttrial success. Such a canal, ho
ml, was ncoessary to the naval
nHitary power of tho United
He contended that United
control of the oanstl irould In-
wUCi no treuiT.es of N cntugua
eat a Klca with foreign govorn-
; tot no foreign fjtvermnont
tterpesod any objection to to *
intent's interest in the canal mul
t was due to the citizens of the
i Staten, who had ulrendy ex-
rj ]U>nqy on tttp canal, thait the
ia> niKl (vmtrol should not be al
ba pjss under foreign Influence,
enumerating numerous 'other
and political reasons why th.
States should guarantee the
of tihe MuriMime Canal Comp.1-
tescrlhed the geogrva'ilcal leit-
tf the country and th. engineer-
rtUty With which the canal could
litructed.
Morgan aserted that the Nlcara-
ml would be comp'ementary to
jn canal end template n water-
round the world, and predicted
la construction and control by the
States would redound to the
Trial and naval advantage of
entry, ns the Sues canal had
for (.real Britain.
tilng to the financial side of tho
a. Mr. Morgan said that Chief
cr Monocal estimat'd the entire
f the canal at $65,084,178, while a
board of expert, appointed by
aritime Canal Company, to ex-
! and revise the esttmltea, flxed
lure, at $87,799,570. It was . gen-
agreed, he said that at the
lime, owing t« the lessened
*( machinery, labor and living,
Wide cost of building the renal
not exceed $70,000,000. A. to
»r the seventy million, needed to
See the bonds of the company
I ho raised by popular subscrip-
•f by direct appropriation from
ttasury, that was a matter of
' Into which be did not propose
T at this time. As to the objec
tive xhat the United States
' not enter into partnership with
te corporation, Mr. Morgan said
* Great Britain could own stock
< Suex canal, he did not see why
°»cd Slates could not own stock
* Nicaragua canal.
»as a Democrat of Democrats, he
' d. and It was bis belief that the
State, could do anything for-
f'vnmments could do. Govern-
osnenship or partnership In the
would not bind the United States
troop, xo the canal further than
I already done to protect a doctor
“ma, in which It teas Interacted,
tunvnt ownership would be the
*eans of protecting tlie Interests
•ted States citizens, except by
and In rase of war no treaty
15 rsh(p would prevent the bel-
•l* from attempting to cloae the
to each other while not loter-
*lh tt« uae by neutral nations,
rwjclju •" hs declared that tbs
I8tacs must act now cr forever
** the eanal, and he dl l not th nk
•<rt;an people were willing ro shsn-
h'lrgan held the attention of II e
J*"d rallerles until 4 o’clock, when
•followed hr Mr Mitchell innpub.
« Oregon, who briefly Indorsed the
o of Mr. Morgan and favored the
u being la the Interest of tho Ps-
■•tea His only doubt, no said,
•to the extent of Interest nr.d cen-
■kh the United States should man-
hoiph (Republltan) of Oregin *c-
th' floor, but yielded to a motion
too executive session. After n
*«*cutl»e cession the senate, at 4J0
MJuurnsd 'until toirorrow.
THE HOUSE SCS8LOV.
•Peiker raid l-efore the house »r.
rsecutiv. communications, which
'rferred.
» .being District of Columbia day.
to" then went Into committee cf
-oln on th. bill reported fron. th.
of the District of t.'ol.nnbfs
' S1 ‘b was pending when congress
”1 In August lant. for the .-stab-
°f n free public and denart-
library In the District of Co'um-
hlh wan discussed for severs)
•id a few minor amcndnirms wrre
ft r.y a vote of C7 to '4 It was
Juried to the house with a recom-
H »u that It be referred to tho com.
mlttee 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 authorise thrm
to renew their existence at the expiration
Of term* Of twenty vaaca unAH «i»-*»i*Av«*t
of the district commissioners, by "a vote
of tho stockholder. After a protracted
discussion the bill was withdrawn.
A Joint resolution was agreed to author.
Ding the payment 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 They Compare with Ithe Figures af
Last Year.
Washington. Dec. 10.—The returns to
the stajjucucil division of the depart
ment of ngDcuHturo for the month of
Deoeimber ielate principally to'the ov
erage term prices of fee various agri
cultural produdta on (the flr.ee dav of to*
montin. By Harm price in meant tile
price of tbe product on tihe farm or at
the nearest local town or railway mar
ket. In oempartaona of these prices
with commercial quotoltlaou allowance
must to matte l’or the cost of handling,
transportation, profits of dealers, etc.
The farm price of corn averages 45.8
cents per bushel, which la 9.1 cents
Mgher than too coreacondtag price l ist
year. This price Us 6.3 cents par uahei
higher than the average price for the
decade 1880 to 1889. and is Just 4 cents
WghCr than the average for the four
yeans 1890-93.
The average price of wheat Is 49.8
cents per bushel, toe lowed: price in the
post twenfly-llve yeans.
The avtruge price of arts as returned
for December of this year Is 4.1 cents
higher than for the correapodnlg date
IhM year, being 32.9 cento pur bushel.
The average price of tobacco Is re
turned at 6.7 cents per pound, against
7.8 cents lam year, a difference of' 1.1
eenm The average farm price Jn Ken
tucky, whlJh Is tthe dtalte of the largest
production. Is 6.5 cents per pound, or
1.2 cents beltw flhe average of the coun
try.
Tho average price of cotton alt plant
ations, at shown by tihe department re-
pods, on December 1 was 4.90 cents per
pot:r.»t, ngalntlt 6.99 for the isaxne date
k'rtt year, and 8.4 cents In the year 1892.
A /)to*|{n* Arniii wrtests Atsg* ymmTg
reupeottvely of 2.09 ntii 3*5 cents per
pound.
The condition of whea/t tm December l
Av&cugeu 63. In tihe principal winter
Wheait mates the g»r cemtnges are us
follows: Ohio. 93; Michigan, 92; Illinois.
91; Missouri, 92; Kansas, 73; Nebraska.
76; California. 92.
The returns of correspondents of the
flMfoe depetment make tihe acreage of
winter wheat sown last fall 102 per
cent, of the final estimate of area har
vested in 1893. which was 23,618.596
acres, a flguro larger than the prelimi
nary estlrmltc given out Im June last,
which, upon further Investigation, was
found to be too low. This preliminary
edibnafte, therefore, makes toe area
sown for the harvest of 1895 24,221.000
I'.VDIIOTXtDNT REGULAR.
Goorgo Pearco Will Bo Ratumod to
Alabama.
Washington, Dec. 10.-*Mr. George A.
Peuroe, who is under arrest .‘n Texas
upon a requ'.siUon by the govonwr of
Alabama, must go back to that state
to answer to the Imllotmenlts Against
him. He wna 'ndlctcd for grand larce
ny in Alabama and fled to Texas. Be
ing arrested There and turned over to
the :iiton" of tbe state of Alabama, he
endeavored to secure h'.s release upon
a writ of habeas corpus upon tbe ground
tbvt the tndlctmemt m-as Invul d. The
court of criminal appeals of Texas, in
ruling upon tils petition, declined to
pass upon ‘tho validity of tbe Indict
ment found in Alabama because it was
not 'n conformity witb the practice and
laws of Texas, and remanded him to
rtXB custody of tiio agent of Alabama.
The case came to tho supreme court
af tho United States, and today Justice
Fifflw announced thu the joditneot of
the court of criminal appeals of Texas
was correct nnd uniat bo affirmed.
HIS SBNTDNOE COMMUTED.
Waefc’ngton. Dec. 10.—Tho president
has commuted the aenftence of John R.
Ray, convicted In the middle dlstriot
of Alabama for counterfeiting United
Sitatos olvor contiflaites, to fltvo years'
Imprisonment, on tbe petition of tho
governor of Alabama nnd others. The
sentence was tow years nnd six
months.
Rosy-checked, pulpy, Juicy, delicious.
The peaches of 1894 are the rarest of
the century. With Dr. Price’s Cream
Baking Powder 'they make the richest
shorOoake ever prepared.
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTISTS.
Adjournment of the Convention at
Charlotte Yesterday.
Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 10—This was
tho last day of the Baptist state con
vention. A warm debate was preclpi-
taed In he morning by the failure of
the committee on periodicals to recent-
hxeod the North Canute* Baptist, a
new paper, ss well at the Biblical Re
corder. for sixty years the organ of
tbe convention. An amendment recom
mending tbe Baptist was adopted, aud
* commute.' wus afterward appoint'd
looking to .i unification of Baptist
Journalistic Interests.
Greensboro was chosen ns the pace
of the next meeting. The report of the
committee on young people's work was
adopted, which recommended that defi
nite organization be deferred until the
meeting of the present provisional Bap-
dat young people's convention at
Greensboro next ytur, along with the
state convention.
The convention has contributed $14.-
660 collectively and through individual
members to special causes, outside of
Ita regular channels of giving. It has
been marked all along by a spirit of
liberality und a spirit of missions.
Over $4,000 of the above amount was
contributed toward supporting a mis
sionary in Japan for five years.
GLASS WORKS TO RE8UJ4E.
'MarUn's Ferry, O.. Doc. 10.—The
Buckeye Glass Works, tvt ibis place,
whkth ih'aa been idle two yean, will re
sume too first of the year njid Ignore
tihe Glass Worker's Unton. The men
will receive less pay per piece tout
formerly, but ohc Improved itncITihi-
ery. the owners say. will faclitt'aite their
turning out a greater number of pieoas
and thus earning as much. If not more,
than under the old system. By produc
ing goods at a reduced cost, the com
pany expect to sell ttoeir goods as fast
as alley aae produced. As * result they
expect to keop flhe works In operation
eleven months of tbe year.
BMULOYDS DESTITUTE.
Columbia. S. C., Dec. 10.—Tbe total
lotw rerttiltlng from the burning o« the
Rrtl Rink Cktttoa Factory. In Lexing
ton county, liao Saturday night, is
about $50,000 above all Insurance.
About 500 people for toe proi-ont arq
left dust into by Oho lire. About 300
of those will hove to remain (*> through
the winter, as oil other mills ara
crowded with employes.
FLORIDA SHOOTINGS.
Leesburg. Fla., Dee. 10.-In i difficulty
today about a woman. Lee Hogan shot
Byd Howard three time*, twite trrmigh
tne left lung and once In the hand. How.
a rd will dla. Hogan la under arreit.
Ill
A Negro Convict Killed at One of thn
Barlow County Camps and
Others Injured.
TIMBERS CARRIED A MILE AWAY
People Paralyaed After the Storm Had
Failed Over—Buggy Blown Five
Hundred Yards—The Storm
In Florida and Alabnmn.
Atlanta, Dec. 10.—A cyclone and electric
aterm ewept over Bartow county thia
morning. The storm cloud came from
the aouthweat and the rainfall wai ter
rific. Tho cyclone atruck the county con
vict comp, located one mile from Kings,
ton, about 6 o'clock. The tents were car
ried up and aome landed in the tree
tope. One fell upon a tent In which some
convicts were chained, and Abo Thomp
son. a negro prisoner, was killed. Three
other negroes and two white men were
•erlously Injured and aome of them may
die.
George Harris’ barn was blow away
and live mules belonging to the county
were killed. Timbers from the barn were
carried a mile. A large rafter struck
John Maguire's house halt a mile away,
tore off a corner and demolished the
piazza..
Dr. Goodwin's home at Stllesboro was
to shaken that a etove was overturned
and the house caught Are. The rain put
out the fire and saved a part of the
house. James Harrison, who was visit
ing Dr. Goodwin, bad left his buggy
standing In the yard. The buggy was
blown 600 yards.
An unexplained feature Is that many
persons who lived In the track of the
•torru UmuhI portly poroi/oou ae.viiu
hours after It ha;', passed.
ALABAMA CYCLONE.
Several Buildings Demolished alt :Wewt
Brocton. \
Broototk ACa., Dec. 10.—A storm
etruck West Blocton ot 2:30 Uhls morn
ing. Tbe stores of W. Israel wus
blown oft Its pillars and badly ramogeu.
The entire front wan blown from the
store of H. C. & W. R. Reynold, and
a dhcip occupied by T. J. Vickery -was
completely detmWtshod. 'Fences are
blown down; flhe roads tedding out of
West Blooton are all blockaded with
fallen timber.
Ftartunaltely no one, so far as can be
ascertained, was hurt. The width of
the storm was about 'half oi mile. It
lasted about half am hour.
DAMAGE AT EUFAULA.
Eufaula, Dec. 10.—A terrific cyclone,
traveling In a northwesterly direction,
passed within about two miles of hers
this morning at 7 o’clock. Its path was
about half a mile wide, and through the
section heard from great damage was
done. 1
Eight farm houses on the plantation of
F. SI. Gay were blown down and four
persons burled under the debris, one ot
whom was probably fatally Injured.
Pieces of furniture, bed clothing, etc.,
were found lodged In the tops of trees
half a mile away. Large trees were torn
ofr at their trunks like broom straws and
telegraph poles and wires completely de
molished. It Is expected that a cyclone
will yet be heard from In other localities.
RAINS IN ALA'BASIA.
Birmingham, Dec. 10.—At 7 o’clock last
night It began raining and by 4 o'clock
this morning the entire surrounding
country *«« deluged. At daylight the
wind was very high here, though no dam
age was done so far as heard from.
DAMAGE AT 9ELMA.
Selma. A r .U„ Dec. 10.—The storm
which passed ovefi Dallas county early
AMs morning did considerable dam.Vsc
to property but no lJve mrero lost.
Several houses were unroofed and out-
houacs and trees blown down.
OVER IN FIXIRIDA.
ttMrille, Fla., Dec. 10.—A terrible
cyclone passed four miles north of this
place Atrl.v tbs morning. It struck
tho farm of Mr. J. N. Skinner, the rep-
roflCHtatlve-fJoot from Holmes county,
and demolished every building in the
plice. Every member of Mr. Skinner's
family wax njttvd and bis wounds, it
is thought, will prove fatal. It is Im
possible to obtain Informan on as to
the extent of flhe damage nnd bow far
the storm extended.
No up-to-date housekeeper can af
ford to use any other baking powder
than Dr. Price’s.
th eamerica'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 tho Now York Yacht Club to re
ceive and act upon the letter and chal
lenge sent by Lord Dunraven recalling
a race next year for the America's cup,
held a meeting today In tho office of ex-
CommodOra James Smith In Broad street
an! after a consultation lasting from
noon until 4 o'clock they tedded 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 aa follows;
"Lord Dunraven, London: Can agree
to no condition! aa to holding the cup.
If the challenger will algn a receipt tor
the cup, as provided In the deed of 1887.
we will accept the challenge. Wo must
adhere To tho ten months' notice from
December 4. but will advance dates later
If possible. Think best to leave all otber
uniettod conditions until you arrive.
(Signed) "Smith. Chairman.”
Commodore 8mtth stated after giving
the above cable to tho preee that there
would be no meeting of the New York
Yacht Club, ae the America's cup com
mittee had full power to ect and their
decision wae fln.il In tho metter. The
committee Is composed of tho foPawIng
gentlemen, all of whom were present at
the meeting today: Commodore Jtmes
D. Smith. A. Case Canfield, Ooqverneur
Korwrtght, Latham A. Fish. C. Oliver
Iselln. Archibald Rogers and J. Fred
Tams.
NEW TRAFFIC 'ASSOCIATION.
Now Orleans, Dec. 10.—The Now Or
leans Traillc Association will reorganize
tomorrow morning. The members of
Abe present defunct body will meet at
Orunewild hotel. Tho principal mat
ter to be tdlscusseid is «be differential
that 'toe Northeastern railroad Is none
allowed to pay.
A rate war has prevailed In (hts place
tor aome months, owing to th* Infrac
tion of the "Bhndhurd sward" by
other rends Who also payed a differen
tial dravage. Tomorrow the Northeas
tern wIB agree to re-arbitration, pro
vided that equblination be not compre
hended in the effort. OffictaCty, It Is
not known who will be selected to ar
bitrate. but the chances are th/vt Mr.
Blanchard will agrnln be asked to offl-
cfc *ln fee difficulty.
CAROLINA'S NEW LAWS.
No Pool Selling to Be AHaTved-iMe.ro-
po'llau rotlce Lnv.
ryjnmhu, S 0, Do?. 10.—lisle fees
been on evonttftil day in 'the South Car
ol.ms legislcbturi'. Follow ng Now
York's lead, tihe house has passed a
bill forb‘tiding the soiling of pools on
horse races in this state uud prov ding
a hottvy ponnJty tor the violation of the
law. A (bill ten been introduced ad
ding ned'jotlon to tbe 1 st of crimes,
making R a feteny and send.ng a man
to tho penitentiary for six months upon
aonv ctlon. A bill has been imroduood
and 'n'lll boeom.’ a law providing for
tho otstabliaitinieut Immediately of a
stole reformatory, with school at
tached. for tho youthful crirn nals of
tho caatto—(those' under 21 years of nge.
It will bo known ns .the State Juvenile
Reformatory.
A uidHopor.tan police bill iotas intro
duced 'today In both houses g ving the
stute power to toko coat tel of the po
lice of all towns and cities of over 2,500
inhabitants, appoint boards of police
comm salonars, eta
This is done in vow of the alleged
Impossibility heretofore of getting the
city police to co-operaitc with the liquor
constables in enforcing the dispensary
laav. lit is a quest on whether it will
become a low or not. A bill has also
been 'introduced, which will pass, pro
viding for Abe establishment of <t state
school for fee hi nd in Columbia.
A now militia bill, prepared as a re
sult of Olio experience In the Darling
ton trotfble, giv ng the governor control
of the mill tin of tho state, made Its ap
pearance today. 1 (
DOHERTY'S APPEAL. ' !'
It Was Heard 'n the New York Su
preme Court.
New York, Doc. 10.—The appeal of
ex-Police Captain Michael Doherty and
Ms one-Alme Wardmen Hock and Mee
han from tthe decision of the police
board romovng Ahem for accepting a
bribe, from Mrs. Aujiumu TTrorotv, -**■
argued before the general itenn of the
supreme court today.
Abraham Fremmc appeared for the
discharged officers and ex-Asslsttint
District Attorney Wellman for the po
lice commlssioneim.
Mr. Fromnte chu rned that ttho offi
cers' rights and 'boon infringed when
they were refused an adjournment and
also when they bad been refused the
right to give reasons for Wanting an
adjournment. U was also claimed thnt
there haa been prejudice ag.r nst the
discharged awn, and especially in the
case of Commissioner Martin, who, R
was «t'd, had threatened to “break”
Cn.pt. Doherty.
iMr. WdDman claimed that tho find
ing ot the commissioners was in ac
cord with the evidence and Allot they
acted with a tbe taw.
The court reserved i ts dccls'on.
Stephenson on trial.
The Fruit Eating Captain Charged With
Receiving Bribes.
New York, Dec. 10.—Ex-C’aptaln of Po
lice John Stephenxon was nlaccd on trial
this morning In tbe court ot oyer and
terminer before Judge Ingraham. Capt.
Stephenson was In command of the Leon
ard street police station and also t f tho
Church street station during portions of
tho year 1891. It Is alleged that on va
rious occasions Capt. Stephenson levied
blackmail on tho fruit merchants In his
district.
A specific charge la made that In Sep
tember, 1891. he accepted from Martin N.
Edwards of No. IM Duane street four
baakets of peaches and one barrel of ap
ples aa a. consideration for allowing Mr.
Edwards to violate the lanr relating to
the obetructlon ot sidewalk*.
Mr. Edwards gave hla testimony before
the Lexow committee and admitted that
be had taken advantage of overtures
made by representatives of the captain,
and had tent 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 thn force on September 17,
1894.
The evidence produced against him
was practically the same aa given before
the Lexow committee and was furnished
by business -men of tbe west side. Some
difficulty Is expected In the selection of
a Jury, which Is now In progress.
All teats have Shown tbe superiority
of Dr. Price's Baking Powder In
leavening strength and purity,
southern hotel burned.
Some of the Guests Made Extremely Nar
row Escapes.
Chattanooga, Dec. 10.—Tho Southern
hotel, one of the most elegantly furnish-
ed hotels In Tennessee, caueht lire at
11:45 o'clock this afternoon In the bare-
ment near the engine. The flamei shot
up the elevator abaft and spread to oil
parts of the building. All four stories
on the south end of the long bull.llng
were completely gutted and the two up
per storlei of the north end. The total
loss la $132,23; tho insurance $75.f(0. The
building wai owned by the People's Ho
tel Company and the landlord wss W.
A. Camp, who had a three-years lease
on the building and who bad succeeded
In building up a large trade since his
lease began last fall. Mr. Camp bad
formerly been manager of the Anniston
Inn.
There were a number of narrow es
capes. but all the guests managed to
save their llvea. The only pereon Injured
wai C. 8. Todd, who was severely
burned.
THE BREACH WIDENS.
Tho House Adopts a Stringent Rule
About Senate Amendments,
At la Din, Dee. 10.—(Rpeosl.)—Unlexs
(be bouse recedes (ram tho positop
token tonight, there a n strong proba
bility that an extra session will have
b> be held to rccono.le differences with
the xetnte.
Th s now complication I* in tho form
of a resolution requiring a const.ta-
tosal majority of eighty-eight rotes to
agree on a senate nmetxlment to house
bills. The resdut on which was Intro
duced by Mr. Harrison of Quitman avas
unfavorably reported hr Abe commit
tee on rules, but after doba,to the bouse
by a vote of e ighty-eight over-rode the
report of the oomnfiTtee. The pj me
,-ofe tomorrow when fee rveolution
oosnes up for pi usage wll pasa It
Speaker Fleming took tho floor In
0|»i*jB.:te& bo the resolution, but Al
though he made n Htrong argument,
wax voted down for the Oral time dur
ing the seasion. Wh le he opposed the
adoption of *ueh a rule at this time on
aorount of the state of legislation nnd
tho nli'Mdy strained relat’oas between
the house and senate, feo speaker said
he bel oved in the principle Involved.
If the resolution passes tomorrow t
doin' that the military appropriation
granted by fee senate, as well ns other
amendments to the appropriation bill
wh 'th ore nixt.iMMful to the house but
which It »Us thought could be passed
In m cimple majority vote on concur
renoe w.ll be killed. The action of
the bouse has widened she breach al
ready between it and the senate
ram in in
lfte/lra 4»s r
Krtrnd Sfrnnrr SnAMhM* if
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Action of the Judiciary
Committee,
SENATOR HARRIS’ STATEMENT.
Speaker Fleming Defended by Sen&tor
Camming—SenatorSloUregor SHU
Hostile to tho Presiding Officer
of the Isowrr Home.
Atlanta, Dec. 10.—(Special.)—The »en-
ute monopolized interest today.
It iHtturaiiy iiad much of tiie moot
Important legislation up before It, but
there was another lively chapter In
the three-cornered fracas between
Speaker Fleming and Senators Venable
ind McGregor, which grew out of the
senaite committee's action on the regis
tration bill last Friday.
So far as Speaker Fleming and Presi
dent Venable are concerned, tho con
troversy is ended, and the whit* dove
of peace hovers over them, but Sen
ator McGregor and tho speaker are still
on hostile terras.
Senator Nat Harris also took a hand
today. He made a speech, rwlng to n
question of personal privilege, in which
be not only ably defended the action
of his committee, but also used his
talent In rasping the report of the At
lanta correspondent of the Telegraph,
on account of the criticism passed upon
hla committee in the report of the con
troversy between the committee and
the house.
Senator Harris was the first to spring
the registration bill Imbroglio on the
senate, reading the following from the
Telegraph as tlfe text of hts remarks:
THE OFFENSIVE ARTICLE.
“The sensatton cf the cession cropped
out at a meeting of the senate Judicia
ry committee this morning. Under
pressure of the action of the house
yesterday afternoon in refusing to take
up the Venable insurance bill until the
senate should take up the registration
bill, the Judiciary committee was
called together to consider tlie situa
tion.
“In attempting to bulldoze he house
the senate committee neuClsed that It
had struck a big snag, nnd it did not
toko them very long to decide that the
best thing to do was to take tbe back
track. They were In a bud hole, and
the only thing they oould do to help
themselves out was to take up the reg
istration bill, trusting to luck to smooth
the troubled watere.
"Speaker Fjemlng was sent for and
invited to uddrtss the committee. But
Instead of effecting peace, the olive
branch turned to a cat o' nine tails to
scourge the bulldozing senators.
‘(After submitting bis argument, the
speaker set In to apply the lash. He
s.ild he Intended to talk plainly, and,
In Justice to the house, he wanted to
state the reason why the house had de
termined to retaliate for the commit
tee’* action in tabling the regisratlon
bill.
"Tlie speaker (then declared tlhoit the
report hud been current in the home
thait FresOdont Venable of flhe senate
and Senator McGregor . tbe Populist
leader, had entered Into nn agreement
do dofiut the ngist ration bin and to pass
the Veil 11,1 e inwutance bill.
"According ll thlsnoort. Mr. Fleming
sate. Senator McGrttzor had agreed to
vote ithe Populists ot the lienee? roHdly
tor tbe Ven-aWe bill, thus insuring Its
peerage, and that In comlderar.lon for
Uhls ProsHent Venable wax rt) have the
retgkltraltfcm bill squelched in tihe com
mittee.
"The reoodt of such a trade, which
■was given odor by the action of hts
oonttnl’Jtee. ntiiturally Iracemed fee house
and caused It to retaliate."
The senator said this report wxs full
of errors. He dhl not know where the
reporter gU! hla informant n, but It wan
a reflection on Ms committee which he
felt compelled to notice, appearing as
It dVl In .hts homo paper. But he sakl
In tbs course of Ms remarks, he knew
flhe editor of tbe Telegraph would set
tilings right when he sow the Injustice
done.
in justtfylug the Judiciary oommlt-
toee's action, Air. Harris naM:
"When the committee Ural considered
the raglstrsitlon bill It wus agreed to
lay it on fee tolbie. On coming out of
the commi t, e room I met President
Venable. He promptly «td such notion
Should ni t: he done, tihrtt It ought to be
rapurted 'back to the senate. That mine
evening I met Speaker Fleming, nod hs
had heard of Ithe act Don of the commit
tee. He naked to be (Kurd, and 1
promptly told he should. I could not
get Uhe committee together that even
ing, but I did the next morning. The
speaker wax heard, and the oammittce
promptly agreed to report It back (o 'he
senate. This whole mutter is s tsmpwt
In a teapot. I believe than each senator
wus actuated by what was brat for the
s ute, torrerpectlve cf what action the
house committee had taken on the Ven
able Insurance bill."
DEFENDED MR. FLEMING.
After Mr. Harris had flnlshed. Senator
Cummlng arose. Ho said he was not
present on Saturday when Senator Mc
Gregor delivered tho speech which called
forth Mr. Fleming's card of this morn
ing und he said If Mr. MreGregor had
heard what tho speaker really had said
before the committee he would neyer
have uttered that speech. Mr. Cuming
■poke as the representative of Mr. Flem
ing. who came from hls district, ho said.
A* e part of hla remarks, ho endeavored
to have Mr. Fleming’s card reed In the
•enete, but Mr. McGregor wee Imme
diately upon hls foot and mad* objec
tion. A spirited colloquy ensued, Mr.
Cummlng Anally withdrawing the card
In deference to Mr. McOregoFe objec
tion. Mr. Cuming then defended the
•peaker'i action In going before the sen
ate committee, which, he said, was tn
no senae an Invasion and was perfectly
right and proper.
Like Senator Harris, Mr. Cuming alto
Jumped on the newepeper reports of the
registration bill controversy, objecting to
some headlines which he eaw In the Sa
vannah News aa a reflection on the sen.
ate. The headline said Mr. Fleming
"scored" th* senate committee to their
faces. Mr. Cuming declared that the
committee was not "eeored” that He
knew anything of.
SENATOR M'OREGOR'S REPLY.
Senator McGregor replied to Mr. Cum
ing. He repeated bis 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 annals of national or itate
lectsUtioQs
As to tho questions asked by She speak
er In hla published card, Mr. McGregor
said he would gladly answer any ques
tions put to him by the senators or a
senate committee, but he could not
answer *n outsider.
In discussing the matter later In tbe
secretary's loom. Mr. McGregor said hs
would not answer any man’s question
when he propounded H with a pistol
•hovsd under hls nos*. He claimed that
he had convlotsd tho speaker by hls own
admission.
In regard to Mr. Fleming's statement
that Mr. McGregor had offered lo help
the exposition appropriation In return for
adverse action on the registration -oil by
tho aenale. he said ho had never con
cealed his sentiments in that direction:
that tho end Justified tho means l because
the registration bill practically dlsfran.
cblsed many citizens In hls district.
THE SENATE'S WORK.
Tho most important bushtem in the
teffto.a/ure^toduy wan tninsaotcd in the
SWtV W..C..1 *«Mi( body lacxed on
nmeridmenit on to nhe appropriation WH
riving $21,000 to fee support of tits mil-
itary.
The friends of fee soldiers sny this ac-
tlon nrourto the appropriation gotoR
through fee bouse, aa being an unend-
menlr. It will not require a ctwk-.i: u-
t:onri motJortty to roes It when K goes
back there. t>uft only a majority of a
quorum. They claim that a majority of
these pr^ra* are In favor of the appro-
pnatfon and will vote for it when it
Kora buck.
Tho senate also added to the appro-
prliYtlon bill $10,000 for die norwtu col-
lege at Athene. $3.000 for repolra lo thn
University, and added $300 to 9'ate
jHardemun'B expense
credit. The Blind Acafckecny a-ppropriu-
Uon waa from $16,000 to $20.-
000. .ind the Dcat and D-imb Asylum
■svas zrXite $21,000 iuaiead at jiy.wu.
IN THE HOUSE.
. Th f Mr. Harrison of Quitman
to establish and maintain a refoitmtbry
for Juvenile offenders came up for itnttil
aotlon In the house, but owin?? to the
teenass of flue session and the fear that
it would nut be Able to g^t through tho fc
senate. It wxs poskipotted and made the
special order foe the first day of the
next; station.
An important resolution from Mr.
Grady of Catoam was Introduced end
adapted. It provides for the appoint
ment of a Jc..nt committee from the
house and senate to represent Georgia
at fee opening of (the OhlcnmU'iiga na
tional park on fee 19th. 20th and 21»t of
September, 1695. Under the n-folutlon
a committee af twen/ty-tlwo from the
house arid eleven from flhe senate is to
be appointed, fee house committee, ot
whtah fee speaker is to be chairman,
to he appointed by him. two from each
congressional dlrtrtct. and the senate
chmmlriee, of which the president Is to
be chairman, to be appohitod, one from
each oongmtwrional d wtrlct.
The committee Is to pay til expenses
Incurred tat making fee visit, and on ‘»s
return wttl report as to fee edvioabimy
of erecting a monument in flhe park to
commamoralte flhe voter of GeorriVa
eokflem In Chat mmu,rnlble battle.
The bill of Mr. Johnson from Hall to
rtqulro of building and loan asaoclationn
no llecense tax except from the county
nnd city In which Its homo office Is lo
cated, was passed.
A hot partisan fight occurred over a
bill to abolish the county court of Jack-
son county. It was a Populist measure,
and tho commltteo reported adversely on
It .but the Populists made such a hard
fight that the committee’s report was
overridden. Democrats of Jackaon coun
ty claim that the Populists want tho
court abolished for political reasons.
The bill of Mr. Hodge of Pulaski,
amending the 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 Anal con
sideration.
The bill of Mr. Johnson of Hall to til.
low sheriffs to authorize bailiffs to col
lect II. fan under $100 was lost.
A big batch of local bills were passed
by the house.
Tho house tonight passed the bill to
sell tho Northeastern railroad, with an
amendment fixing the Intereet of the new
(■sue of bonds at per cent. Initead
of 4 per cent.
IN THE COMMITTEES.
The registration bill and the Ven itrln
insurance bill, which hove been giving
the senaite und house spasms for lira
past three dtiys, were advanced nhe
more step 4h1s atttemooo by tho com
mittee, although Mm senate committee
lays bob wad the ih'ouse. The latter com
mittee, by a vote of 19 to 8, agreed to
report flhe Venable bRl favorably to
morrow, white the senate oaunmlttea
appointed a suh-canunlttee to draft
amendments to th* registration bill
and report at 9 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. It Is rumored feat the senate
committee will a&nend the regtsttwaon
hill, so feat It Is doubtful If tho house
will accept It.
DEPLORABLE TRGDDY.
DarHnffton, S. C.. Dec. 10.—A detptorn-
*>le aocWem or tragedy caxne to light
here on Sunday mov.Unc. The body of
(Mr, Lloyd VV. Gibson, a poor little
dwarf, who found on the roadivide about
tenxnfles from Darlington, and not fur
from Otis hesne. Hla skull was dlter-
alljr crushed to piece* and how It was
done remain* n mystery. Mr. Glheon
tv is 40 yeur* of age, we* only thirty
Inchra hfcrh and weighed rixty pounds.
•He hnd not an enemy In fee world, and
was esteemed by hi* neighbors, rtaiur-
div afternoon he sold nJbale of cotton tn
mils flown and started for his home in
Us little cart, drawn by a nout. HI*
Wjltrh arid three dollars were on hi*
body when It wna found. If he wn*
murdered. It la tmpusflble to assign tiny
reason for fee crime.
ITALIAN TAXES INCREASED.
Rome, Dec. 10.—Baron Sonnlno, minis
ter of finance, tn the chamber of deputies
today, announced an Increase ot the
taxes upon alcohol, sugar and cotton,
nnd also In the tariff upon cereals. The
aggregate sum expected to be resitted
from this Increase will yield 27.000,000 lira
and he claimed that no foreign loan
would bo required If the government's
proposals were approved by the thambor.
Th* chamber voted approval of thn
scheme of Increased taxation outlined,
the details of which will be debated upon
later.
MYSTERIES!
The Nervous System the Seat
of Life and Mind. Recent
Wonderful Discoveries.
Ifo my t'srj has ever compared with that of
human lire* It has t*en th® leading «ub)®c»
of profoMdonal research ami stud/ tn all agoa.
But notwithstanding this fact It U not gener
ally known
that the neat
of life U loca
ted In the up
per part of th®
apJnal cord,
near tho base
of tho brain.
thu tiNOk t)t :i
nee*! hi will
cau.Mi lastuut
Recent discoveries have demonstrated tbs*
*lliheorzan»of tbo body are under the con
trol i.f the nerve cooler* located In or near
t ha base ot the brain, nnd that when time are
jMdTre^d^M^W
T.^Utr 8 ,
MiomVriMl
cord Will
tbs Injured point, because tbe nerve force la I
prevented by tho InJurjrfromreaehlngihn
paralyzed portion. It will be understood bow
the derangement of the nerve centers will
cause the derangement of the various organ*
"TwttwSfiT^rente “K'sIS'J're duo to
the Imncvtoex action of the nervo center. >t
not from a deran.-e-
oegan rather th in the nerve
are the cause of tho trouble,
|
dlacortrlea In connection with It, chief among
them being tho facta contained In th®
statement, and that tbe o^inary rnutjio-l^ of
treatment aro wrong. All headache, dig-
5El2&£a.
bottles'for W. sxpreto'prepai i. It tXtacVaa
neither opiatf* nor dangerous uru« i%