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the house. —un
■« ^■S'crf^oiirYoWaspen- T ,.; Shively moved CD *-i to so.peod
l.» rules d ?!’ to “ r pass Jr th?’tin plate nd which bill Mr. was
)ilZel \ seC o refus
rdered-lS* 0 the republicans f breaking a
t0 Lu b bope debate, 0 which
rg ««“ — .Y houris pveent
,„nruni. flowed, devoid of f 1Dter • fQ , ^;. oef £
fhen was r
Mr. McMiUm, in su PP° »
_
T referred to the ocCun h , e a Q ^® d
£ tead. These occurrences, instead of >
the present tariff
the wages of tabor, as ggd
n<r by the republican.,
laimed Did any T) a lzell S
heffl Pennsylvania, . mos P
if ,| McMillm again declared that the .
e d it.
supple- r,
reatleman did n sr“ d the
..... f e
rentleman substan ro me atofprnpnt and
Prick to 1a ’ d
dded that it was g? wb o j d
tknow wha ^ talking about.
w undertook to
fhLse b b that the nothin^ unfortunate do with affair the at
: rend had to
question Mr. McMillin retorted
a ges huu fulfilled
rm 7 as
iublican^ «hown and the re
“as were sensitive when the failure
“ commented Pennsylvania upon. desired If the gentleman maintain
to
5 hftithe Dromise had been fulfilled, why
Z he not got up and done so when he
an opportunity to talk? Dr. Dalzell
enlied that he had not done so because he
md believed that there was not a man so
nean as to gloat 0 over the dying men at
Homestead. McMillin retorted that any
tan who accused another of gloating
ver the affair at Homestead could be
truthfully accused of falsehood. This
dialogue did not last over half a minute,
but it was half a minute of a good deal
of Em excitement, and at its conclusion the
Ls plate bill was passed—yeas, Michigan, 207;
5G. Mr. Whiting, of
Loved L to suspend the rules and pass tho
a aud ore bill. After all re
■ources Kmtedby for delay had been ex
the republicians, under the
lead of Messrs. Burrows and Reed, the
■motion Las to suspend rules and pass the bill
feted agreed to—yeas, 165; nays, 62. Mf.
Lotion immediately rose to his feet with a
10 adjourn, but the speaker rec
wgnizsd Mr. Whiting for amotion to sus
toend the rules and pass the bill limiting
To $100 the value of wearing apparel
vfh'ch may be admitted free of duty. The
peaker then recognized Mr. Reed to
jovean adjournment. Lost—veas 20;
.nays, [the 181, and the motion to suspend
fwithout rules and pass the bill Was agreed to
[piaure. a division, amid general ap
In the meantime the hour
of 5 o’clock had arrived and
[the point was raised on the re
‘publicau side that under the rules the
speaker must declare the usual Friday re
cess until 8 o’clock p. m. The speakor
said that the house had adopted an or
der substituting today as suspension day
instead of Monday, July 4th, and he did
not think it within his power to declare
recess. However, he submitted the
aestion to a vote of the house. The
Souse decided, by a laTge majority, that
he should not and motions to suspend
the rules and pass bills continued,
Other bills passed were: The railroad
land grant forfeiture, and the bill grant
ins the Territory of Utah self-<revern
ment. °
the Saturday.—O n motion of Mr. Blouut
its house, on Saturday, further insisted
■on meats disagreement to the senate amend
to the diplomatic and consular ap
ptopriation bill, and another conference
was ordered. Mr. Bland, from the com
mittee on coinage, weights and measures,
reported the Stewart free silver bill
placed upon the calendar. Mr. Tracey
xsked leave that the minority committee
ue permitted to have its views d .- ted,
o the
majority and the views of the minority
oe printed • together. To the
atter part of the request Mr.
result “land’objected, in fearing that it might
U £ ^ h delay of action on the mea
e ' Was A> s intention, he said, to
* nke the .
hi earliest opportunity to have the
considered. He had no objection to
J e minority filing its views at any time,
°Qsent was therefore given to the mi
a ° T -ty to file its views. Mr. Herbert
Presented the conference report on the
a &val appropriation bills.
Monday.— In the house, Monday, on
lotion of Mr. Bullock,' of Florida, -a
^ an Was act passed for the extending immediate the provisions
bon ofdutiable transporta
jmndina. Fl goods to the port of Fer
Herbert, a . The .speaker appointed
Lawson of Virginia, and Dolli
er as conferees on thp %avsl appropria
J®"* ‘ erence biil - Mr. Wheeler military nubimtted academy a
a appropriation report on
bill. On motion of Mr.
New York, a bill was passed
^ PPropnating of $250,000 for the publica
inI the eleventh census.
C T AY '-° a raotlon f)f Mr. Catch
-=■' the committee on rules, a
r avf y >J he was adopted setting apart
QD cofisideration of bills called
6 com ^ttee on the election of a
eQt ’ vice P res ident and membsrs of
eono ■ r On motion .ho
ot Mr. Smut,
senate bill was passed granting to tbe
Mexican, Gulf, Pacific and Puget Sound
railroad the right of way through the
public lands in Florida, Alabama, Mis¬
sissippi and Tennessee. Mr. Dockery
submitted the District of Colum¬
bia appropriation bill. The re¬
port as agreed to appropriates
$90,000 to meet the expenses of the G. A.
R. encampment in Washington, the ap¬
propriation to the be paid entirely of' out of the
revenues of D'strict Columbia.
The report was agreed to, yeas 150,
nay9 77. Mr. Chapman, in demanding
the regular order, called up under the
direction of the committee on t^e elec¬
tion of president, etc., a joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendment for
the election of senators by a popular
vote.
Wednesday. —It was just noon when
General Catchings, from the committee
on rules, called up the resolutions in the
house providing for the consideration of
the silver bill. The galleries were crowd
ed, and of the 330 living members of the
house. 294 were present and voted. Be
fore General Catchings had time to say
anything in explanation, ex-Speaker
Reed cried out the motion to (able the
ri solution, but tbe speaker ruled that
Genera[ Catchings wa8 entitled to the
»” d m hour’s debaters in
gave notice that he would move to amend
the resolution from the comnrittee ou
rules to close debate and provide fora
d j rec t vote on the passage of the bill !at
2 o’clock. Mr, Clarke, of Alabama, read
a little speech he had prepared in ad
m free coinage, but nothing couldbew
complished by the passage of this bill
now He would therefore vote against’
two
ot ber converts to the side of the antis,
made similar speeches. Then Tom Reed
came with one of his characteristic
speeches, deluging the democrats with
Irony. He was opposed to the resolution
claimed the credit for tbe republicans
for making the fight for honest money.
Reed was followed by Judge Culberson,
of Texas, who declared that free coinage
was the great question of the day. It
was a contest between the moneyed in—
terests and the people. His speech was
greatly applauded. Mr. Pierce, of Ten
nessee, followed in a severe criticism of
bis colleague, Colonel Patterson, for de
sertiDg the cause of free coinage, and
expressed the opinion that his constit
uents might be able to find a free coinage
man to represent tnem next time This
ended the hour of debate. General
Catchings then called for the previous
question on the_ resolution. Mr. Bland
announced that if it was voted down the
resolution could be amended so as to
provide for a vote on the bill
proper at 2 o clock | Thursday, and
that under the amendment he woul
offer no filibustering would be in order.
Thus, it was for the free silver men to
defeat the motion for the previous^ques
tion. As the roll call coinmencea, the
excitement was intense, but it had not
progressed very long before the tree
coinage leaders realized they were vvmp
P e( L Some of the opposition were
against it on the ground that they were
opposed to the adoption of an order torc
luff the house to vote on a measure at a
specified time, or in the term of the day
opposed to “cloture.” Others because
they wanted to defeat the bill. The pre
vious vote was ordered, the vote standing
163 to 129. Then tbe question came to the
adoption of the resolution providing for
the consideration of the Stewart bill. This
was the question to settle the contest. All
realized that its adoption meant the pass
age of the bill, or its defeat,the death of all
chances of free coinage for this session,
While the democratic anti silver men felt
that they had the fight whipped, still
: they were nervous. The silver men had
but little hope of success, but were
working and bolding all their men in the
intensely warm hall. The roll cal1
veb'ped the fact that about one hundred
democrats voted with the republicans, voted
; while less than a dozen republicans resolution
for free coinage. The was
defeated by eighteen majority, and
although Speaker Crisp again voted wl th
the free coinage people, the vote stood
136 to 154 against the resolutions. Thus
ended the contest. Silver was defeated,
and the house proceeded to the cansider
atjon of other business, the majority of
the members retiring—some in disgust,
others in high glee.
the senate.
Friday. —In the senate Friday, Mr.
j Hill introduced a bill changing the date
! for the dedication of buildings of tbe
! world’s Columbian exposition from the
12th to the 21st of October, 1892, and
after a statement by him as to the reasons
for the bill, and one from Mr. Cullom
assenting to it, the bill was discussion passed. Mr. of
Quay said that, in the
Thursday on the troubles at Homestead,
j Pa., severe reflections bad been made on
i the Carnegie Iron and Steel Compa
nv. He held in his hand a
communication from Mr. Frick, mana
I £er of-the Carnegie wgtRs, w ic
should thought, be in printed fairness m The to ^the Record, company, and he
asked that consent be piven to have it so
printed. Mr. Peffer objected, and Mr
Quay sent to the clerk s desk and had
read the Associated Pre=s interview-with
Mr. Frick. By this means 1
part of the proceedings of the senate and
was entitled to publication in Th ® Rec
ord. Mr. Quay said, however that he
! would telegraph for a statement ou the
! pare of tire workingUKon ln
counteract the effect ofFnck a statement
Mr. Peffer sen o . lb ii hed in
had Friday read morning a communication *r^nlThe ,v, riTe Tf ^
j of F. % ‘ “ lahor
-• ' = Si f
| . '1 tnX . es -n.
ordered on the diplomatic md consular
bill. Consideration of the sundry cm I
bili was resumed.
Monday —Mr. Butler, according to
notice heretofore given, moved that the
ser.ate take up the bill to transfer the
revenue marine service to the navy de¬
partment. The bill was laid before the
senate by yeas 35, nays 24. Mr. Allison
moved that the bill be laid aside and con¬
sideration of the sundry civil appropria¬
tion bill be resumed. After discussion
the bill was laid aside informally.
Tuesday.—I n the senate, Mr. Palmer
sent to the clerk’s desk and had read a
communication leceived by him from the
director of the mint in response to ques¬
tions submitted by him in regard t«Jhe
amount of silver in the treasury. «r.
Morgan objected to the printing of the
correspondence in the Record. It was,
he said, an argument on the silver ques¬
tion concerted between the senator from
Illinois and the secretsry of the treasury
—an unfair argument, and he did not
wish it to go to the country without an
explanation. After further remarks Mr.
Allison objected to the discussion
and the matter weDt over. Mr.
bherman offered a resolution calling
on the secretary of the treasury for a
statement, of several, shipments of rum
from Boston to Africa-with the names
of the consignors—during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 189-. Objection Hawley was
made by Messrs. Chandler and
to confining the inquiry to Boston, and
the resolution was changed so as to and, app y
to all ports of the United States, so
modified, was agreed to. Mr. Dolpb,
from the committee on foreign relations
repore a u amen a ory 0
£ 55 Mr«?‘
credible white witness,” and to insert
m lieu thereof the words “one credi
. yzstsnsii . ., . Sr ^ • „„„ Tw™ „„„„„„ „
protested against the proposed amend
ment as contrary to the spirit of the
a " e * The original bill, he said, wa^
barbarious in itself; but the propose
amend ment was adding to its barbarism,
Mr. Allison, seeing that the lull-was
going to lead to a debate objectedd to
question jeing t e Quay .
.
quiring the Co urn an
Chicago, to be closea on Sunday. Debate Debate the
was turnpoi anly interrupted to allow
presentation o Columbia ie on bill, d , ., w
the District of
Mr. WaabJa naoved that ihe anti-op
tion bill should take the P ace o t e
silk culture bill as “unfinished business.”
A vote was taken, and resulted: Yeas,
33-, nays, 15. Afterward Hawley, who
was recorded as voting “nay,” said
that he had voted, or had
tended to vote, “yea.” So the a
option bill was taken up, and became
“unfinished business,” to be taken up
each day at 2 o’clock. It was, however,
immediately laid aside on motioa of Mr.
Allison, and consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill was proceeded amend
with. TheQuy Sunday closing
ment was discussed until after 5 o’clock,
Unanimous consent was then given exposi
have debate Wednesday on the
tion section continue under the
minute rule.
Wednesday —Immediately after
reading of the journal in the senate,
without any morning business, the
dry civil appropriation bill was taken up,
the pending question being Mr,
Sunday closing amendment to the
tion providing for the issue of 10,000,000
souvenir half dollars in aid of the Colum¬
bian exposition, speeches to be
to five minutes. The amendment
then agreed to without division. Mr.
Peffer offered an amendment to add to
the section a provision prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors on the
sition gound, except for medical,
mechanical or scientific purposes.
a brief debate this amendment
also agreed to—yeas, 28; nays, 26.
Mr. Allison moved an
was agreed to—limiting gross services,
tures tor medals, clerical etc.,
to $500,000. The exposition amendment
was agreed to. This action, however,
was in the committee of the whole, and
will be subject to change when the bill
is reported back to the senate. There
will certainly be an effort to defeat,
least, Mr. Peffer’s amendment. The only
other question that provoked much dis¬
cussion on the sundry civil regard appropriation
bill was an amendment in to a
for the government printing office in
Washington. Discussion upon it was not
half concluded when the senate adjourn¬
ed, but there was a unanimous consent
given that after 3 o’clock Thursday all
debate on the bill and amendments
be conducted under the five-minutes
rule.
NOTES.
The house committee to investigate
Pinkertons, left Washington for
Monday night. Oate9, Bynum and
ner are the democratic members of
committee. Taylor and Broderick
republicans.
Before congress adjourns the advocates
and opponents of the subtreasury bill
have an opportunity to give full vent
their views on this question. In order
satisfy the demand of the farmers of
country the committee on ways and
means will perhaps report the bill to the
house adversely within a few days. A
given for its discussion _
day will then be
and the opponents of the measure will
have full opportunity to express
views -
The English Elections.
A cable dispatch from London, says:
At 2 o’clock Monday afternoon the total
returns received showed, the election
194 conservatives, 163 liberals, 2< liberal
unionists. 27 anti Parnellites, 5
aad 4 Parne lites.
THE SOUTH IN BRIEF
T&* Rets of Her Progress Portrayei in
Pithy and Pointed Paragraphs
AND A COMPLETE EPITOME OP HAPPEN¬
INGS OP GENERAL INTEREST PROM DAY
TO DAY WITHIN HER BORDERS.
A Montgomery, Ala., dispatch says:
In the circuit court of the United iStates
Tuesday, before Judae Bruc ■, H. M. Co¬
mer Central was appointed sole receiver of the
Railroad and Banking Company
of Georgia, at the suit of the Central
Railroad vs. the Farmers’ Loan and Trust
Company of New York.
A fierce fire raged in Louisville, Ky.,
for several hours Sunday morning in the
tannery of Wedding & Bros., involving
a l° ss of $200,000. Three men fell Irom
the fourth story window, overcome by
heat and smoke, just as a rescue was at
hand, and were seriously injured. Fifty
thousand dollars was the insurance
0 n account of Georgia having one
" f
more reprcsentative in c sil ce the
state has been redistricted, Georgia will
g(t more money fof ber 8oldiora thig year
f r0 m the general government than ever
before . Governor Northen, on Monday,
receive(i a c ; rcular from the war depart
meat eive saying that Georgia would this year
reC $11,331.07 instead of $11,057.16
wbich she rece i ve d i a3t yea r
A Bimingham> Ala<> dispatch of Mon .
day says: The present '»'■»-»?»*>•*. flood in the Big
“ “Se'dtSe'ns
. ,, , °
have called Governor ~ Jones T for , aid .,
on
« “c h ira ifiTc^mLToUrs’^ourts ,o r ,ke h ? p
e d * Q f in
^ sey ral C()unties to acfc in such cmer ..
gencu-s, but offers to issue a general pro
clamation calling on the people of the
whole state. He declines to call on con
g * ress _
The monthly Cfop report of North
from nearly one thousand three hundred
correspondents, J and shows the percentage ow"
of coudition / to be foll :
Wheat 99 _ 0;Us 95 corn 99> cottoa 8i>
Irish potatoes P 103, peanuts 85, tobacco
8w eet potatoes SO rghum We 01. li- rye
93 ' grapes 90, bay 94. is
App rr } es 55 - peaches 1 52,* ’ and that on stock
shows cattle to be 95, sheep 91, swine
100, horses and mules 97. The condition
and supply of labor is put down as 88.
Suit has been filed , at West . Point, 1 Miss, ....
against the Georgia Pacific division of
the Richmond and Danville for $i5 000
for being taxes for the years 1880, 1887,
1888, 1889 The petition ask & for taxes
for the state of Mississippi an pj for the
counties of Lowndes Clay, Webster,
Montgomery Oktibbeha, Carro l Leflore,
Sunflower, Washington and Tallehatchie,
the total amount being $75,560, 1800
1891 and 1892 When the road was first,
proposed all the counties subscribed sums
ranging from $30,000 to $150,000.with
the understanding operation that the commenced. road mould It
pay taxes when
is understood that the road will deny this
and claim that it was to be exempt from
taxes for a csrtain number of years.
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
Devastation and Distress on All
—Fearful Losses.
Dispatches of Wednesday from West
Point, Miss., bring terrible news of the
devastation wrought in the overflowed
districts. The Tom Bigbee has left its
bauks and the country is flooded, des¬
troying thousands of acres of fine cot¬
ton and corn and sweeping away all
bridges erected sinCi the April floods.
Nearly all the cotton in that section is
a total loss. The damage will not fall
short of four hundred thousand dollars.
Hundreds of families are on the verge of
starvation and appeals for help are being has
sent out hourly. An urgent appeal of
come from Waverly where 4,000 acres
crops are under water, houses washed
away and the negroes starving Clay
county will suffer almost a a total lOM Ot
crops this year. In Nobubee county the
crops were finer than known in years,
but the destruction there is almost tota .
Between Brooksville and Scooba, seventy
five miles, and for miles on each side of
the Mobile and Ohio railroad, cotton is
entirely drowned out and only tbe tops
of the corn can be seen. Appeals for
help from the starving people satisfied. come in
and the demand canuot be
That part of the country never has
known such des'ruction and want as now
prevail and is growing worse instead of
better. Help must soon be asked from
the outside world.
_____
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
greeted as the Place to Notify Cleve
land and Stevenson.
^ ne .. u "," r ,r rt.'o rowntion
”
comm: . ct-e 11 1 to receive the Doti
ttee of the . , a
hcation comm
^ onal C “ ^Idnesday
y 1 with the subcom
- committee
, , ‘ m.Hfieatinn jtl
memV of , t:he , notfficati . jfi ,- comm
I he *rs
™ nly PP |J ! in ‘ b!ic
n ^ jveQ
place but heartily endorsed it. After
the adjournment sibcommittee of the subcommitte the
local held a meeting. It
was onnouoced that they had secured tbe
re usal of Madison Square garden in
which to make the notification. It was
decided to accept the garden and to hold
the meeting at night.
QUIET AT HOMESTEAD.
Echoes from the Battle Field—No Far¬
ther Trouble Feared.
Thursday’s dispatches from Homestead
report that quiet pervades the place.
The leaders in Wednesday fight are con¬
sidering what will be the next step. The
men are bathing their wounds or making
preparations the to bury their dead. Except
for large crowds of sightseers the
town would be more than normally still.
The leaders of the men propose at once
to have the fence on the Carnegie prop¬
erty rebuilt, and also to repair all other
damage caused by the riot. This will be
done so as to prevent any suits for dam¬
age from the company. The old guards
were secured by the men and placed on
duty to again look after the company’s
interest.
There is much surprise over the re¬
ported guards. release by When the sheriff the of agreed the Pink¬
erton men not
to kill the guards it was with the under¬
standing that the guards should be
placed murder in could jail until the informations against them. for
be sworn out
The report of their release excited much
angry discussion at first, but this was
quieted when it was remembered that if
the men appeared as witnesses they would
themselves be liable to prosecution for
riot. Several of the leaders expressed
relief over the release, and it is believed
no legal complications will arise.
REFAIRING THE DAMAGE DONE.
The call of the sheriff for a posse was
received here with good-natured derison.
The men are confident that the sympathy
of the citizens is evidently bo much with
them that no good men would volunteer.
As an evidence of their sincerity a com¬
mittee of three went through the works
at an early hour Thursday morning coil¬
ed up ropes aud hose and took down all
the barricades, and removed so far as
possible all evidence of the conflict.
The mill yard was absolutely deserted*
when the Associated Press representative
visited it. A few flattened bullets, a
smouldering post on the river bank aud a
barrow half full of bolts and broken pig
iron, to have boen used in the cannon,'
were the only vestiges of the combat.
The barges of the Pinkerton men,
after having been looted and set’
on fire, were shoved from tho river bauks
and the charred hulks floated down the
river, pursued only by camera fiends.
The men are confident of their power,
and while they are determined to pre¬
serve the peace, locally, they will brook
no outside interference. They look upon
the dead as a covenant obliging them to
hold the Homestead mill for Homestead
Twenty-seven of the Pinkerton’s were
wounded and were sent to the West
Pennsylvania hospital. They, one and
all, refused to make any statement or to
be interviewed. The course of Gover
nor Pattison in declining to order the
national guard to Homestead until
Sheriff MeCleary had exhausted all the
means in his power to preserve order, is
generally commended.
The prevailing opinion is that had the
militia appeared on the scene the blood¬
shed would have been much greater. The
advent of the armed and uniformed men
of the state troops to guard the Carnegie
works and to act as protectors of non¬
union men would have excited
the strikers to all possible resist
ance. These men at Homestead are
so well organized, aro under such
perfect control, and are so great in num¬
ber that a conflict between them and the
militia might be long aud would certain¬
ly be a bloody one. Under these circum¬
stances the governor’s careful survey ot
the state of affairs and his conservative
call for unqualified approval from
all sides.
THE killed and injured.
Tbe list of killed and injured is atlasft
complete. Four were killed outright by
the Pinkerton bullets and two others
died injured, in the six evening. of whom Eleven die. were Twen¬ boflj^
may
ty-five others were slightly injured.
Three Pinkertons were kiUed.
UNFORTUNATE ST. JOHNS.
The Losses Estimated at Fifteen Mill¬
ion Dollars.
Diapatc he8 of Tuesday from St. Johns,
Newfoundland, state that every lawyer’s
doctor , s resi( jence and office and
^ p ro testant clergyman’s residence was
blirned and every daily newspaper and
ey printing office destroyed and there
, g nQ . pa per or ink remaining in the
f or a single poster. Several house
' hive died since the fire in
, es per80n8 ',
CODS qu e CC e of fright and exposure. Most
G f tbe people are now temporarily housed
sbeds and tents, but provisions and
c j otb j n „ ar e needed and relief should
ta ke these forms. The insurance agents
beld g meet j ng Tuesday. Their reports
8howed thatt he losses covered by insur
ance placed in agencies there amounted to
$4,250,000. The estimated total of looses
is about fiftem mil ion do 1 r -.
Nine are Dead,
A Peoria, III., dispatch of Wednesday
says: NeversincetheOha'sworthholo
caust of four years ago has there been
such excitement in Peoria and Pekin as
OTe r the disastrous result of Tuesday
night’s cyclone. The pleasure-wrecked
steamer, Fr.nkie Folsom, is in sight not
very ^ far from the shore, and nine persons ‘
ar known t0 be d ,. ad . 3ixt8en peraon s
are yet to be beard from. There were
nine smaller pleasure boats out on the
river at the time the storm came up. Of
these five turned u p safely.
The French introduced a guillotine in
Anuam, lighted the China, and the first execution de¬
natives. They consider the hor¬
rors of a criminal death lessened.