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About The Conyers weekly. (Conyers, Ga.) 18??-1888 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1887)
he CONYERS WEEKLY. X- abuts message. L SUGGESTED TO CURE EW MSTRSSi Kcditce .ho p, ,| forte- ptsri mi.'th Tor fi - The senate and meeting, to await tho bessaeo- [dock senate re assembled and the tors read. U the'United States: Yott of threshold of your legislative J ' s of the national finances, and care ofthB people! ftte institutions guaranteps to every may be LrfTthe government cafeful and which economical pio the exaction of it is plain that tho i3 indefensible extortion and a cul i 0 r American fairness and just.ee. dieted iraon (hose who bear the bur ,1 taxation, like other wrongs multi ,f evil consequences, The public treas kould only exist as a conduit eonvey h tribute to its legitimate object oi [becomes a hoarding place for money Ithdrawn ter trade and tire people s Ljjng L-'s development, oil! national preventing energies, suspend- invest altivc (Sierprise, threatening linanciai L,j inviting schemes of altogether public plunder. new, ■ deurtn usury is not bre than once of 1 itc been submitted te Srepresentntives remedy; and In yet. the tile congress situation who still Wy a aggravated incidents; mote than ith and widespread w financial convulsion till not do to neglect this situation be jers are not now palpably imminent f They exist none the less certainly, :eunforeseen and unexpected occasion, by they will be precipitated upon us, iday of June, 1885, the excess of rev public expenditures, after complying mil is,SI; rei uirement of the sinking fund, during the year ended Juno 30, i; -S amounted to $49,405,545.20; and ar ended June 30, 1187, it reached the |7,84«,M. contribution to the sinking fund dnr u L years above specified, amounting, in feto $138,058,320.94, and deducted from Es E staled, were made by calling in io outstanding three per cent bonds oi lent. J, During the six months prior to (he fuiplus revenue had grown so bted accumulations, and it was feared sal of this gieat sum of money needed It, would so affect the business of the i the sum oi $79,851,100 of such surplus tothe i ayment of the principal and inter r per cent bonds still outstanding, the and then payable at the option of gov ius condition 0 ; financial affairs among mil I needing relief, immediately after of Jnne. 1887, tne remainder of the Inf ben;!.- :! en outstanding, amounting plam! |in and applied interest to the the sinking sum of fluid $18,s7/,500, to contri p current fixed upon. Notwithstanding Isoi the treasury department, repre k distress :n business circles not only pt li tiii-ie increased, circumstances and absolute the peril contribution seemed tefaiid forthe current fiscal year was at (fed Dy the expenditure oi $27,6(1,283.55 pseof Kuna four government and a halt bonds, per not cent interest, yet due, Ij ft,,' pant r >>b\ hereon Ion lera averaging 1! u erg-lit about per cent twenty- for linsdduion to ; tins . tnu interest accruing fcurreut nrc.u.year upon the outstand a miidhte insos ol the government ecxien , anticipated, and banks select ^wot poMtemottyy I < l e 0Slls were "’ipe permitted the expe- to .5S? ? release ! l to the people the L-Sni.lo nc™ knf^h ,i pusr<!venues 1 , 15 ' serve<i t0 1,ave , avert con im ’ - itiiw™‘h,. t rt,f ex f es '' i i 0 f, tD0 , >i resent bfthhsim sTnhiinii 1 i’ i L at V‘ " nor hich nc datu ,'L UI ?, u ,l a ls well ' the t a-ury to $140, iereseems m h , th!, t "?T ouf S.« ’ B be*i eopie’s . circuiat - rfuture re ’ mS hfp, u tau P ed t “la V le UUy same ma tilstress X , not ’ was w produtecl 1 samenmw "m le J he fitonaUonal ftsw S-^ n U1 K b 1, f ® w believe .aadwhile l entilwu d!tI011 ?V ould .he hv i ent re dweionneetion with nessi minp' ’ y >\P^oraon WM ffly holds y '' se ussIy EU ?‘ ii KfeeKthatiStl'rie the channels of ,, - seems to levieedbyffieeov^rnm^ withoutrestore, ^' la i , mea ? in s tiwgency sp4cc , arnon tbenlnidp ffirA SilnCC,SUuh wiidoni,ted y arises S.-.p no „ ■ , the Redemption excentr 1 ,hrpP?, e ' ei D' 110 1 of ' re parable attheomfoo 1 , ® 1 >onds , '«e,lA means of P tS I ,,, 11 ' K0V T rn ; Jired “four revem™ but hmfa! lit!o ,^ ! ds ei i r'* t vc of and which' thei-p are “e nn hive! li r a pt |t'0Mribution of lint ,y.°oni° 7* - ' ns ’ tn the »•••«.*»«ttatsss sawysssft a f: tytsion a taraie of 0 laWlmnmvffie fprem“umto i fS^PP ®^S lmcnt 011 - knved is fuund in Vn‘i 1 it?s uc r ‘sa - * 9 l " ,oweI ”, 1 j®‘hat of stare a-o- and h b ct ^ 12 s a PPl»»lion, it was intended Mtem^ nfmnf'n' r al,d thscretion and att'hwitv° instead f »S?™ ? a which would justify c ,?i d i' 01 l jl'hgie ottieial—noon ' y the ,® ® ra,lt o! -tonithhoidfrom^r reirai m - d m ,ho‘ f '* s People, in to ^ ^ - an uinmn-ti ***** ? tlle the country ami JL if 'it i. U ' ?l ‘ e secretrrv of ’tho " V se present juncture J lhe to t i ij, e rospousi ElyWaySS‘1 ji such purci-as” ° these bonds I eld ’ is vff ma A that *^o”«toh ..St dlf i««re belween naa,U ' ; AmS* Wifelv of ’iheh.,Pi'p’ «Vr, 1 1 ar ol ?V It- 1 ’ m P*8“cnt "^de b ^v >, . ^ . ! t' °i ?» SUo •>« th°e' toe’? e " Y 01 ' 11 '■ d 111 re s lh I i -“the“to n' more " m, It;® t.K, V ’j'd“etCn able npitr' c C! i,‘,“ 'he ! •Ufllrv ■o e^» t c “ n ? ,-VA l e :.i I a -e • Lee , , et fast rin'jjbo, 1 ' ae WiUaem ^iv^en- CONYERS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1887. Of course it is not expected that unnecessary aiid extravagant appropriations will be made for the pur¬ pose of avoid!ug Such exrendituie, the accumulation of an excess ol revenue. beside the demoraliza¬ tion o' all stinuilahi just conceptions habit of public duty which it entails, a df with reckless improvidence licit in the least consistent the ttl s’ion of otr Moi ls o- ti.S lijgl) Hml .bene.'ipe.lit purposes duty of our governmfeiit, I liafe deemed it nly to tiiu$ bring ti the knowledge of my coiinttyiiien, as well as to tlie tile attention of tlig representatives legislative charged relief) frith responsibility of iitjaneiiil . tiiia failure fi'ivity of the out rigrflis ,heretofore situation; tti The ’ c ^ provide against the danger which it:was quite cvv dent the very nature of the difficulty must neces¬ sarily produce, caused a condition of financial dis¬ tress which and apprehension, since your authority last adjournment, tuxert to the utmost all tne ana ex¬ pedients witbm exhausted. executive control; If disaster and result these ap pcar now to be from the continued inaction of congress; tho responsibil¬ ity most rest where it belongs. considered T mush the situa tibti thus far is fraught With danger which . Should be ftilly realized) the and people, though well It presents features wrong 10 rS as peril io the coun¬ try, it is blit a result growing constantly Out of a perfejily reproducing pal¬ pable the saific and alnhniug appafent circumstances—a cause, congested na¬ tional the treasufy business and of d the dfeplethd Uionqtary It hred condition hardly be in that country. stated while the present s,t latfou demands a remedy, in the.future, we can only be saved removal from of a its like predica¬ Our scheme ment by the cause. need¬ pf taxation,.by means of which this into; less surplus is- taken from- the people and put the public treasury, ec 1 ; si sts of a tariff or duty levied upon the importations from abrjad and internal revenue taxes levied upon the consumption oi to baeco and spirituous and m lit liquors. REVISION OF THE TARIFF. t must bo conceded that none of the things sub jetted to internal revenue taxation are, strictly speaking, necessaries; there appears to be no just complaint of this taxation by tho consumers of these articles, and there seems to be nothing so well able to bear the burden without hardship to any portion of the people. But our present tariff laws, the vicious, inequitable and illogii ai source of un¬ necessary taxation ought to be at once revised and amended. These laws in their primary and plain effect raise tire price to consumers of all articles Im¬ ported and subject duties. to duty by precisely the the sum of paid the for such Thus amount duly measures the tax paid articles. by those who purchase of for use those imported raised of manufactured Many in these things, h however, and are the duties levied our for¬ ow country, now protection upon eign goods and products are called to tiiese home manufactures, because they render it possible for make those these of taxed our people articles who and are sell manufac¬ them turer, to for a price equal to that demanded for the imported goods that have paid custom's duty. So it happens that while comparatively bur‘people, few use these imported and articles, millions of who net er use never saw any of the foreign products, purchase and ■ use tiling;’, of the same kind made iu this country aiul jay therefor nearly, or quite, the same enhanced price which the duty adds to the imported articles. Those who tuy im¬ ports pay the duty charged majority thereon into citians the public who treasur y, but the great of our buy domestic articles, of tile same class, pay a sum at leqst approximately equal to the duty to the home manufacturer, 'ihis reference to the operation of our tariff laws is not made by way of instruction, but in order that we may be con¬ stantly remind© 1 of the manner in which they im¬ pose a burden upon those who consume domestic products as well us those who consume all imported people. ar¬ ticles, and thus create a tax upon our It is not proposed to entirely relieve 1/ the continued country of this taxation. It must be extensivi as the source of the government’s income: and in a readjustment of our tariff the inteiesis of A nericau labor engaged in well manufacture preservation should be carefully considered, as as the oi on.- manu¬ factures. It may be called protection, or by any other name, but relief from the hardships ami dan¬ gers of our present tariff laws should be devised with especial precaution against imj;erilling but tuis the existence of our manufacturing interests; which, without existence regard should notmean a condition to the public welfare, or a national exigency, must always insure the realization of immense pro its in stead of moderately profitable returns. As the vol ume and diversity of our national activities in crease, new recruits are added to those who desire a continuation of the advantages taxation which directly they conceive affords the present system of tariff them-. Stubbornly, have all efforts to reform the present f condition been resisted by those of dur fel ovr citizens (thus engaged, entertained that they to can asceitain hardly complain of the suspicion combintaion all that there exists an organized their advantage. along; tire line to maintain We are inti* midst of centennial celebrations, American and with becoming pride we rejoice in skill and ingenuity; in American energy and en terpri-e, and in the wonderful natural advantages a 1K j resources developed by a century’s natural growth. Scheme Yet when «n attempt is be made laid to justify a which permits a tax to upon every consumer in the land for the benefit of our manu facturers, quite beyond a reasonable demand for governmental regard, it suits tiie pur pc sus ofadvd eacy to call our manufacturers infant industries, of still needing the highest and greater degree avor S°af„ r illSCarethat CJD U ' vrun 3 from federal n ice of do It is also said that the increase in the pr. mestic manufactures, resulting from the present larlff> is nece ssar.v in order that higher wages may b e paid to our workingmen, employed called in the man afac tories than is paid for what is pauper labor of Europe. All will acknowledge the force of an argument which Involves the welfare and liberal compensation of car laboring people. Our labor is honorable in the eyes of every Amcnean development citizen; and as it lies at the foundation of our and progress, it is entitled, without affectation or hypocrisy ouFfeborer to the utmost regard. The standard oi should not be measured by that of any other country less favored, and they are entitled to their Ml shire of all our advantages, made that of By the last census it was to appear the 17,392.099 of our population engaged m all kinds of industries professional 7,670,493 are and employed personal in scrvit agriculture, e, (2,933, S76ofwhom 4,074,2.» in domestic servants an 1 laborers,) are and while 1,810,256 are employed in trade ti anspor tation and 3,837.112 are classed as employed in man ufaeturing P^e” and mining. however, the , last , , number F()r 1 purposes, V ithout. ate given should be considerably reduced. tempting to enumerate all.it will be conceded that there should be deducted fr om those which it m s^ai8^3»aswj?ss.“' SgXSSST&JSUSf&Wt e “8 ajateaw change. There should be no disiiosilmn to answer suchiuggestfous by the allegation tlrat and, lhey are in a minority among those who labor, therefore, low >*ottld forego an advantage in the interest of prices for the majority; their c.mtpensa ion, as it may be affected by the operation of tariff laws should at ail times be scrupulously kept m vie*; and yet, with slight reflection, they will not overlook the fact that they are consumers with the rest; hat Biey. too, have their own wants and those ol their lamiiies to theVecess.ries supply from their of earn life, mgs, and well tliat as the the irfoes of will regulate att the maasuie oi amount of tueir wages, the reduction oi iaxa their welfare and comlort, but tion demanded should be so measured as not to ne f or tlle sacrifice of the interests ol ms employ®,, sa-ara«- jsrrw lail to «. is claimed tn be n«es-ary to a low the payment of remunerative v ages, it ceriamly results oir Which iS r ;h,^t"StlSs He'iwrefvcs a^thrTdesk'of his 'em plover? his* wages, U,e b!ft manufacture nolltlnw who nav tne increase 1 price which the tarii i'imposes upon ever.' bis,“mi- ngncMuM amlfolr I^B lement, Dug! ?^ ’•heaimi^dertlmt f hMoT^iXth the pnee of thc-ir ^ wool roa^fe: m Sd^pureha^^Xdny'aM ‘o jafa e W to his ^owdartoer w«den as well goods »4o tribute tion made of the fart timMlie sheen owners'them senes and their households , n t wear elotn.n. and use other articles mauujaetmed from the wool they Mil at larift rirfoes and thus, increa--ed ss consumers, to must return their share of this assumed price tbe tradesman. J think_it mav be fairly duty on the grade KniYI of 111110 ted S'^' wool ^r^rhii.'h 'vhKh tiicot t c'y ofTh^rty if 01 the 1 WW’ value of twelve® thirty cents. cents more than eich*ffippp\lfe^TlmVY?foRnn ®. a y ,;, e ^ c j t ’ e Smat 11 ?* hottiVmkei, U 'urauld 'he*?Viv'or eiSty-ttVd Sason^ofthrduty cents, rl aim mav 0 %bt£m he better j*ken wo.dTlU ,.«th-Mit TA! " ,T dolb r, 'andIhhly t; 0 do]L?s4hm'fr“m\ l he If upon ite sale the femcrreceivts {tag^a 14»|tan« profit, the wool leaves lus hands ,u4,g. vyt.bP' cisely that sum which .s all its charges vyli hdhtr . Whan When 1 *’fnaJfJifertntid manufactured imi® into doth cloth and and other ot ^ material for use, its cost is not only increased to the ..tent of the farmers’ tariff profit, but a further sum .vasbeeu added for the beneat of the manufacturer u.ider the operation of other tariff laws. In t i e oeantiffle, the day arrives when the farmer finds it eseasfirjr to purchase W xilen clothes and matena o clothe hum Cl I and family for the winter. VYrnn he filers the tradesman for that puiposc, lie nis covers that he is obliged not only to return, in tno way of increased prices*, hag tariff 1 baht on the \v 001 ;.e sold and tired which then, perhaps, that lie h fe s uefore adn nnn coi. w. .1 mantifift form, but must a - siderabie sum th^retodo meet a further increase j cost caused by a tarin uy *y .bn the manuracturt\ Thus, iu , the end,', lie -s aroused io he fact that hj paid upon a moderate puynase ns. a result of the tariff scheme, which when he salt? i-. is wont seemed so probable, an increase in price more than suffieimt «p. sweep aw&vallthe tarin:p - P'-oceived upon tne wt?si farmers , rtt j 8 ‘. and ingls the compared”with small proportion all the of population in is the consider- country ed; when it is made apparent that iu the case oi a large part of those who own sheep the benefit of the present tariff tn wool is illuswy; and above an ^fnU iv l ie “ J h V 1 0 bu°rden J n, i st L wVh Hiiphn. modemfe tariff, means, and the poor, the employed and unemploy ed, the Sick and well, and the young and old, and that it Constitutes a tax which, with relentless grasp, is fastened upon tile clothing of every man, woman and child itt the land, reasons are suggested should be why the retnoval dr reduction of this dtity ncluded in a revision Of Oiir tariff laws-in speak ingot'the incie.isedcost to the Consumer of our home ir.ftnufac'.ures .resulting from a dtity laid up n impo.t-'d articles of the same description. The fact is Hot overlooked that competition the effect among ot our domestic producers Sometimes ha§ hel ping the price df their products bfelow the high est. limit allowed by such duty. competition ... . too , , But it is notoriou i that the is strongly, by combinations quite prevalent at this time, and frequently called trusts, supply which and have, ? or their objects the regulation And sold of the members ot puce the of commodities made hardly by hope for combination. consideration The in the people operation can of these selfish any schemes. If, however, in the absence of such com¬ bination a healthy and free competition reduces the price of any particular dutiable article ot home pro¬ duction, below the limit which it might otherwise reach under our tariff laws, and if with such reduced price, its manufacture continues to thrive, it is entirely evident that one tiling has been discovered which should be fully scrutinized iu an ellort to reduce taxation. The necessity of a emit i ml ion to maintn n t lie price of u commodity to the tariff point furnisnes proof that some one is willing to ac -ept lower prices for such commodity, and that pri es are remunerative and lower prices j reduced by competition prove the same tiling. Thus, where e ther of these conditions exist, u case would seem to be considerations presented for an which easy reduction of taxation. The have been presented to enforcing tariff laws are in¬ tended only to surplus enforce an earnest recommendation of the gov¬ that the revenues ernment be prevenle 1 by the reduction of our customs duties and at the same time to em¬ phasize a suggestion that iu accomplishing this people pur¬ pose, we may discharge a double duly to our by granting to them a me. sure of relief from tariff taxation in quarters where it is most needed and from .sources wherein can be most fairly and justly such accorded, nor can the presentations made of considerations be With any degree of fairness re¬ garded as evidence of unfriendliness toward our manufacturers’ interests or of any lack of appre¬ ciation of their value and importance. These indu tries constitute a leading and most sub¬ stantial eminent of our national greatness and fur¬ nish the proud proof ot our country’s progress. But if, in tne emergency that presses upon us, our manufacturers are asked to surrender something for the public good and to avert disaster, their patriot¬ ism, as well as a grateful I, should recognition lead them of the willing advan¬ tages aheadallbrde to should co-operation. No demand is made that they forego all the benefits of admonished governmental of regard; taeirduty, but they cannot fail to be as well ns their tnlightened self-interest and safetv, when they are reminded of the ‘ that financial panic and collapse, fact affords to which the present session tends, no greater shelter or protection to our manufacturers than to cur other important interprises. Opportunity for safe, careful and deliberate reform is now offered, and none of us skoal! be unmindful of atime when our abused and irritated people, heedless of those who have resisted radical timely and sweeping reasonable rectification relief, may of insist unon * anu their wrongs. attending and fair revision of The difficulty a wise our tariff laws‘is not under-estimated. It will re¬ quire on tiie i art of the congress, great labor and Care, and esjieclally a broad and rationaleontempla tion of and the su selfish >jcct,‘aud claims a patriotic unreasonable disregard of such and local as are reckless of tne welfare of the entire country. Under our j,resent laws more than four thousand these articles do in are subject compete to with duly. Many of not, and any way, hardly worth cur own manufactures many are atten¬ tion as subjects of revenue. A consideratlj reduc¬ tion cap be.made in the aggregate by adding them to tne free list, rile taxation of luxuries presents no features of hardship; but the necessaries of life, used and consumed by all the people, the duty upon which adds to the cost of living in every home, should bv greatly cheapened. Tiie radical reduc¬ tion of lhe duties imposed upon raw material used in manutac.ufos, or Us Pee impo rtatiou, is, of course; an the important these fi actor in any effort to reduce price of nects.aries. would not only release them from the increased cost caused by the tariff on such material, but tiie manufactured product laid being thus such cheapened, products that part of tiie tariff now upon as a compensation to our manufacturers for the present price of iaw material could be accordingly modified. Such reductions, redv or free the importations, It would is serve beside lo largely change ec re venue. have injurious not ap I arent how such a can any effect upon -ur manufacturers; on the contrary it wou d appear to give them a belter chance infor e gn markets with the manut; eturers of other eouu tr.es who cheajxm their wares by free material. Tims, o ir people ruirht have the opportunity of extending tueir sales beyond the limits of home consumption—save them from the depression, in¬ terruption in business affording and loss caused employes by a glutted domestic market and their more certain and steady ut.’ labor, The question with its thus resulting imperatively quiet and conten’.m should presented for gelation bo approached in a spirit higher Ilian party anxiety, and considered in the 1 giit of ti.a: regard for patriotic those duly interested which shoul l characterize the aetion of with the wo al of a c-Untiding p<eople. policy and Bu the obiigat on to declared jarty principle is u >l wanting to uigo political piompt and effec¬ tive action. Both of the great parties now represented iu tiie government condemned have, by repeated and autiior.ilive declaration, the ccn dition of our laws, which permit wrongs upon t..e people ol uunece sary revenue and have iu tiie most solemn manner promised its correction—and neither. :;s citizens nor partisans of our country, made a move to condone the deiibcr. te violation of these pledges. toward wise conclusion will not be our proxie s a improved by dwelling on tficorics.of protection and free .e trade. |i!.is much oi bandying itS i. S .» condition which confronts us, not a pr.^as Tide.i f fiom tins cundit.on may im a H p.trelacth-n or the advant ■« wl.i eluplated. lhe ouestiou,/freetreUcla absolute. 'people uom nnjOM ail »n«s«ry taxatfon are schemes of so-csllci rcetrader b mischievous and lar re in .‘i,’™ w’"iehwc »!we tiieplv/de r* o to a in to lhe no osar.v expenses of ;Ik wldehonrUr op ..RLmc. - .rumiv n-d.and«nh ,or icmuner.,the heneh. labor, io e and u.creasu.g mu • thk. staTK of thf cnion. - ih e coust.tiUion provides that the the (resident -shall. ,.Ration fr«n time to nme, give to congress m of the state oi the union. Is ns'-b-ecn ,„ e pi .worn ol Use executive > bailee with sSSlSSlsf .... ^ r?) CQu fne. operations of the different sliS executive depart- ion • it would he estveciallv agreeable to follow ^ na , f2 iei JJ dSim the£”L! ve ^fr but I am so much subject impressed which with the communice- paramount importance of the to this tionhas thus far been devoted, that 1 shall forego £*>n£ tndTr* genenS" “Son °upon f^efeports will of the heads of the departments, explicit yjhich ',i he submitted, contain full and . form „ t . ;0 n touching the transaction of the busi ness fofjru'sfed legislation to them arid sdeh recommendations re ],itive to fn the public interest as they deem advisable. j as j. tor these reports and rdcaihmctxdations, the deliberate examination and action of the legisla tive branches of the government There arc other SU bjects not embraced in the de j nrtmental reports demanding legislative consider a tj them, 011 a nd however, which I should have been be glad to submit. presented Some in ol previous and them earnestly I beg leave messages to to repeat pvior recommendations. p le j aw makes no provisions for any report tiausaCtions j- ora ^ 1C department of state, a brief history of the of that important department, together wl th other matters which it may hereafter be deemed essential to commend to the attention of the c . 011 ,_.ress. may furnish the occasion for a future com* m , ;u ; (f ttion. UuovKlt Cleveland, Washington, H. C., BecemberCth, 1887. Immediately afte* the reading of the presi dent’s message was concluded, at half past one o’clock, the senate adjourned without trail* act ng any business. The president’s message was listened to with cp-eat attention ill the house, and at the con c | U sion of the reading, which consumed forty minutes, was greeted with applause. The house then, at 1:50, adjourned until Thnrs u-n. CONOR ESS IONA I.. The opening day of Congress was not attended witii any incidents of note. The galleries of both houses were early throilged with visitors, and by nOoa were crowded to their Utmost capacity. In the Senate a particularly brilliant au¬ dience was gathered, the-e being, besides a well-filled diplomatic gallery, Airs. Cleveland and her lady guests from New York. It was expected that contest the Senate would present an interesting over (lie seating of some of the Democratic senators, but, contrary to public quietly. expec¬ tation, everything passed off Ilearst, of Blodgett, of New Turpie, Jersey; Indiana, California, and of objection, were and allowed their seats without the only one kept out was Faulkner, of West Virginia. The reason for that, as given out by the Republicans and in¬ dorsed by the Democrats, is that Turpie and the others had prima facie evidence in support of their seats, and there were no contestants present, while in Faulk¬ ner’s case there was a contestant who held better prima facie evidence than he did. So Faulkner’s case was referred to the committee, with the request that it be immediately acted upon, which was promised. Lucas, the contestant from West Virginia, was not seated. The' Republicans say that the right of investi¬ Turpie and others to their seats will be gated later on. the Senate, Mr, In¬ The President of galls, took the chair and called the Sen¬ ate to order. He placed before the Sen¬ ate certificates of election, certificates of appointment and other papers received since adjournment. The Senate chamber wore a fresh and tasteful appearance The floors and galleries were newly carpeted and desks glistened of which in their coat of varnish, the odor and mingled faintly with that of which bouquets gorgeous floral devices en livened the picture. The senator most 1 favored in the matter of flowers was Mr. Daniel, of Virginia. The devices were all of mammoth proportions and covered not only his desk and chair, but over¬ lapped upon the desks of his neighbors. A huge horseshoe, a ladder of a half dozen rounds, and a shield comprising chief the coat-of-arms the of Virginia, was among pieces. members of On the call of the roll 313, the House answered to their names, and the clerk announced that more than a quorum being present, the next business in order was the election of speaker. John G. Carlisle was put in nomination by Mr. Cox, of New York, and Thomas B. Reed by Mr. Cannon, of Illinois. At the request Of the clerk, Randall, Mills, Long and McKinley took their places at the clerk’s desk to act as tally keepers and the roll was again called. The vote resulted as follows: Total num¬ ber of votes cast 313: for Car- ; lisle, 163; for Reed, 148; for , Brumm of Pennsylvania, 2. Of the four independents Anderson, of Iowa, voted ; for Carlisle; Niche Is, of North Carolina, and while Smith, Hopkins, of Wisconsin, of Virginia, for did Brum, not j j vote. The clerk thereupon declared Mr. Carlisle duly elected speaker, and that , gentleman was escorted to the speaker’s j desk by Messrs. Cox and Reed, amid j loud applause, the oath of office having j been administered by Mr. Kelley, of : Pennsylvania. Air. Carlisle delivered an | .address, after which the House ad- ! journed. AUAIN8T THEATERS AM> CIRCUSES. The South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in session at Columbia, adopted the follow ing resolutions: ‘‘Resolved, That the attitude of the conference is in harnionv • with the often expressed . by . lhe views so chief pastors of our church in their jms fond addresses. Tliat an attendance upon the theater or circus, or any professional exhibition, or amateur dramatic or impersonating is inconsistent av ith tiie obii gatioiu of a Chnsfimi itrolossion lo re-; nounee the World, the flesh amt the devil. 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