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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION’. ATLANTA, GA-, TUESDAY MARCH 30 1886
Proceedings of the Two Houses
Last Week.
With the President and His Ad
visers—General News.
Tie senate hu pissed a bill which pnts it in
opposition to the president. He refuse*
famish papers on whieh he removed republi
cans. They will decline to confirm his ap
pointments, provided thev can reach every
republican senator, with; the party lash. The
president will whip the fight. That is what
he Is there for. Oor correspondent reports a
conference between the democrats on Moral-
con's tarrlff bill, and a* failure to reach a com
promise. The details of this and the debate on
the president’s bflj will be found below.
Tits Senate.
Waebinoton, March 23.—The senste com
mittee on conference today decided to report
favorably upon the nominations of several in
ternal revenue collectors, in respect to whose
S redecessors Mr. Manning says no charges re-
ecting upon their official or moral character
are pending.
Mr. Logan submitted, the following resolu
tion, and asked that it -might be printed and
lie over, saying he would call it up on some
fbture day, and submit some remarks on it:
Besolved, That the sessions of the senate, com
monly known sa executive sessions, so tar as they
apply to nominations, confirmations or rejection
The resolution was ordered printed and to
lie over. - •
Among the bills (htrodneed was one by Mr.
Hoar, providing Arinquettts under national
authority. Mr. Hoar Said the bill was sug
gested by the reports of the recent occurrences
at Carrollton, Mias. The senate hid'had no
information in regard-to those occurrences;
but the news papers of both political parties
seemed to sgroo >■ about thorn.
According to these reports, a wanton
and unprovoked crimo bad been committed,
resulting in the death of large numbers of cit-
iaens, in which all th* victims were of one
race, and he presumed, of oho political party,
and all the murderers of another. Such occur
rence?, unfortunately, had been of frequent
occurrence, but when investigated were apt to
takes political turn. Tho persons doing or
apologizing for them saw they bad no political
significance. Still the fact remained that it
was the opponents of the democratic party
that were killed, and thst the sdhoronts of
that party were the murderers. This bill was
to supply a method of Inquiry, which would
lie removed from ’ politics. Beferrod to the
judiciary committee.
The House.
Wabbihoton, March 23.—Mr. Bosgan, of
Texas, from the] committee on commorce. re
ported back the senste bill to establish a
national live stock highway, and to promoto
commerce in live stock between tho states.
House calendar.
In the morning hour Mr. Bichsrdson, of
Tennessee, on behalf of the committee on war
claims, called up and the house passed the
fourth of July claims bill. The amount in
volved in the bill Is $233,200.
The house immediately went Into commit
tee of the wholo on the peat office appropria
tion bill. Mr. Blount, of Georgia, chairman of
the committee on post offices and post roads,
briefly explained the provisions of the bill.
It appropriated, he said, $51,323,583,as against
an estimate of $51,080,ICti and an appropria-
tion of $53,700,900 for the current year. Tho
largest proportion of this increase over the
proprist ions for the current year occurred
the item for railway mall transportation, the
increaso in this item amounting to $1,585,000.
- This was a largo increaso, and was duo to tho
1 fact that tho appropriation for this service for
, the current year was far below the needs of
tbe service. The bill contained but two legls-
. latlvo provisions. Oee related to special mail
facilities, which bad'been in tho bill for tho
past ten years, and the other to tho mail mes
senger service.
The senate commltteo on the Dlitrlrt of
Colnabis hu decided, by a tie vote, not to
advise and consent to tho nomination of 3. C.
Matthews, of Albany, to bo recorder of deeds
for tbe District of Columbia, and Mr. Black
burn, was tharsfore,-authorized to report tho
nomination adversely. Ills understood that
the votei In fkvor of confirmation were cast by
Ingalls, Pike, Palmer and Brown, and thoso
in tho negative by Blackbnrn, Vance, Hurls
and Blddltbarger. •
Mr. Oates haa reported faVorahly jo tho Ju
diciary committee the bill which was referred
to him as a inb-commilteo to remove the bar
of limitations on tho claim of Samuel Noble,of
Anniiton, for eight hundred, bales of cotton
appropriated by the United States government.
Mr. Cnlbcrson, of Texas, haa a bill before
tho commltteo, which is favorably reeelvad,re-
moving the bar from a number of otherclalnu
of like character. The supremo court has de
cided that it doc* not require proof of loyalty
to recover property of the class alluded to.
Tho Fight on the President.
At 2 o’clock the Judleiary committee resolu
tion declaring that the proeldent must furnish
' the senate tho papers on whieh he removed
republican offleo holders, came up, and
Mr. Colqnitt took tbs floor In opposition to tho
majority report.
If there ever was a question, Mr. Colqnitt
- uid, that should bo settled, it sras tho qua*.
I tion involved hero. It had been settled by the
, constitution and by tho first congress, and had
remained settled for forty yean, and when,
then, it was questioned, it was again settled
and had remained settled natlll this
day - “Offensive partisanship,’’ contin
ued Mr. Colqnitt was not a now discovery-
with this administration. He read tho circu
lar of President Hayes, prohibiting tho par
ticipation of officeholders in political - can- ■
cues, ate., to show what official partisanship
was. Colqnitt read a letter addressed by an
officeholder to the secretary of ths treasury,
without giving the name of the writer or the
place that he had held. Having been charged
with want of dllligence in Ms office, tho office
holder wrote boldly that ha had been nomina
ted to tho offleo without his knowledge; that
hit appointment had heed taado looking to
political operations in ths then approaching
political campaign of . 1681; that with
a view of Increasing his usefulness hs accepted
the office; that in accepting ltha little thought
of-seclndlng himself in it, for such a conns
would have conflicted with the entire pro
gramme of hla friends who had had him
appointed; that be bad gene to Washington
and remained there t«M months doing political
work; that the action was sanctioned by the
secretary of the treasury at the time, who well
understood the object•( hla visit to Washing- -
ten. To the avenge-ucpnbllean, the writer
aid, a letter from Washington was more
effective than one from any other place, lienee
he carried on a very Inge correspondence
from Washington with citizens in ths stats of
his residence, and although not n delegate
to the republican oonyentloe, be went
to Chicago, and had had much to do srith se
curing the tsrenty-fonr votes of bis state for
Arthur. Mr. Colqnitt read from the report as
to another office holder, showing that he was
found short over $500 in hit money order do-
pertment, and bad not one cent wherewith to
make good this shortage. This deficiency had
arisen from the ose of government ftands in
the private bnsinea of the office holder. He
had also exchanged pottage stamps for mer-
ebsndine.
Ur* Login inquired if that office bolder bed
been impended.
MWyaiUCUe
Mr. Cotqultt said no, but that ha would bo
suspended “ifyou will give aamsenee that his
sutatUuta for him will lie udMumed."
Mr. Logan inquired if the paper Colqnitt bad
read from was on record.
Mr. Colquitt—Yes. ’
Mr. Logan asked whether it was from the
peatotBeedepartment. - 'Uisvffi
, Mr. OalqaKt answered UtaHhwsa. and that
» w»a open to any saoxtee .applying t« see it.
Mr. Logan was struck, be said, with the
itiaLge fact that the records conld bo fur-
sishid against individuals for lomo senators
to make speechea from, and could not be far-
night d when celled for in a resolution of the
senate. [Laughter In the galleries.]
Mr. Colquitt assured Logan that he conld
have any records in the postoffice department
if he would apply for them. They had nevar
been refuted.
Mr. Hoar Mid he (Hoar) was a member of
tho committee that had been refused.
Mr. Colqnitt admitted the trnth of Mr
Hoar’s statement. A demand was made
** a matter of right, hs aald, thst
the papers should be sent to ths senate-
papers or a very different character from
these that he had scad here, and
thatdemandhad been refined.
NrXogan Mid there were some senators who
would like to see the papors, bat who did not
go to the departments. He wm of that num
ber. He did not go to tho department to sue
papers. He never had done so, and did not
expect to, but he would like to see tho
papers.
Mr. Colqnitt Mid he had merely read the
papers to show that, in tbe cate of offensive
partisanship, the adminiatration should use
its authority, and should suspend or remove
men of the character indicated.
The intention was, by the passage of these
resolutions, to prodnoe, if pomible, all the
moral effect of impeachment. This was an
act unworthy of the senate, and would simply
have the effect of shewing that the senate had
notgot beyond the limits of a political junta.
Mr. Colqnitt did not moan to insinuate any
lack of sincerity in these resolutions. He
would not impugn auy body’s motives, but he
would compare the senate’s action In the pres
ent care with its action when a rephblloni
secretary of the treMury (Sherman) was the
officer on whom the call wm made.
Mr. Colquitt then read the letter alretdy
read by Mr, Keans, addressed-by Mr. Sher
man, when secretary of the treasury, to the
committee on commerce of the senate, as to
paper* relating to the suspension of the col
lector of the port of New York. In this letter
Mr. Sherman states that to comply with the
request of the committee would require him
“todltcIOMpspereofa confidential character
Hied tn his department." Mr.
Colqnitt believed he had heard somebody
in this debate chantcterize the word “filed'’ m
indicating something very solemn, something
cenreersted to the general good. Ho Inquired
If we were “pitying at politic!” in this chain-
her. Were wo like children—setting up cird
Ionics in older to pull them down again? Was
this floor to be made the aeons of partisan con
flict!, With the view of elevating one man and
thisatoerlminstion?
pulling down anotherTWhy tl
Why condemn the democratic'attori
etal and president when no censure
boon-
found for the republican seoretary of the
treMury or president? Oh, foT the sense of
tigld Justice—for one weight and one measure
for all. That was the rale of the honest
trader, and should be the rnio of an honest
renatr. Mr. Colqnitt could sanely believe
lhat among well-tempered, moderate men of
age and influence on tho republican side,
enough votcawonld he fonndtopassthoso reso
lutions. However, he Mid, the people were
not going to be gulled in any OMO. They un
derstand the situation. These wsrethe expir
ing agonies of a political party In the throes
of dlcselntion. How it clutched! How it glared!
IIow it roved! Ho would take no delight
In tho dcmocratio triumph that merely
brought humiliation to others. If it were a
cace of personal misfortune or bereavoment,
no man wonid ho readier to offer sympathy,
bnt this was not such a case. He wished ho
could soothe the feelings of the repnbltosu
senators. He recommended to them, as apt to
_ - 0 ^ #)g
x tor’s
Mr. Jackson fallowed Mr. Colqnitt, also in
~iit!on to the majority report. Hebelierod
Ight of tbe removal of officers to be
wholly in the president. So fisr tho sots of
congrees made removals dependent on the con
sent of the senate, these acts were an en
croachment on the constitutional rights and
powers et ths president.
Tho object of th<£proient controversy, Mr,
Jackson said, wm the waging of political war
fare against President Cleveland.
Hr. Jackson in concluding his remarks
said: "I mo nothing in this but an attempt to
encroach on the functions and rights of the
executive, and of obstructing him and his ad
ministration in tbeir efforts at reform. No
president for the past half century hM ever
acted with mare moderation; none with a
more conscientious regard for the public in
terests, and, yet, at the very outset of his ad
ministration, he is to bo obstructed in this
way on grounds wholly unwarranted. Hs
may appeal from this senate to the country,
for the country will sustain him In his no
tion.”
Mr. George followed, also in apposition to
the majority report. The American senate,
Mr. George Hid, was today, engaged In the
consideration of* question of groat, moment.
It wm a claim, on the part or th* astute, of
supremacy over a co-ordinate and independent
deportment of the government. The aaaa'
he Mid, was the moat arlatocratio feature
our government, and the least responsible to
the people, receiving its authority, not from
the people, bat at aeoand-hand. It tree hot
part of the legislative department of the gov
ernment. Tbe various functions of the
government bad been divided between
three departments.. No part of the
scheme of the constitution htd been
deemed of more importance, or more essential,
than this separation of power between equal
and Independent departments, and the
reservation of the eqdality of each of tbeso
apartments from encroachment or usurpation
by the other*.
Mr. Mitchell concurred in the report of tho
majority of th* committee, in so far as it as
serted that it wm the duty of the executive
officer* to furnish, when called npen by ths
senate, tba papers relating to tho administra
tion of an offioa by a suspended olBelai. He
would not be disposed to insist, howavar, that
the presence of anch papers in the Mnate wm
absolutely necessary to tho discharge, by tho
Mnate, or its constitutional duty In advising
and consenting to proposed removals
from office. So far u hla vote. If
X’i ^erwh^afolTeo’
aatume that his denial conld not bn met. The
repulicans, of Kansas, olio believed, and
Ingalls believed that no republican coaid hold
punifoofflee under* democratic administration,
without cittu-r sacrificing his convictions or
foifeiting his self-respect. Accordingly when
the new administration sras inaugurated, those
who held office in that ttate began with one
consent to make caneea for retiring to private
life. They did not stand on the order of their
going, they trampled on eaeb other tn tnmnl-
tut-us and indecent baste to get
out of office. [ laughter.] There
waa no craving there for mercy, no mercenary
straggler went for zbelter to tho bomb proof
i-f the Injure ef office act, and no antler crawl
ed behind the fragile breast work* of civil ser
vice reform. (Laughter.] He (Ingalls) was
net one of thoee who believed in a non-par
titanship in polities, Political parties were In-
dltpensable to freo government He had no
patience with the men who believed it a badge
of virtue net to belong to a political organiza
tion, or that It reflected glory on a statesman
to affect independence of bis patty
[I.anghter.1 The neuter gender, In
galls said, sras not popular, either
in natnie or in science. “Male and
female created he them." Bnt there sras a
third sex, if that could “aex” be called,
which of sex had none, reuniting sometimes
from a cruel caprice of nature, at others from
accident or malevolent design, possessing the
vices of both and the virtues of neither,
[laughter], unable either to beget or to bear,
possetsing neither fecundity nor vitality, en
dowed with contempt or men and deri
sion of women, doomed to sterility, isolation
and extlnnatlon. [Laughter.] “But,” sold
Mr. Ingalls, “they have two functions, they
•lug Toilette [great laughter], and they are
usually selected as the guardians of the
ios of Oriental despots. [Benewed
cr.] To come from figure to {set, ho
ued, this third party had dlatingulahod
itself by singing in the blaetto phrases of
civil service reform, and had been selected as
the guardian of conscience of the national gov
ernment. • • e * • Mr.
Ingalls referred to the removals of fourth clam
postmasters and calculated that these had been
made at the rate of four an hour dnring the
calendar year.
Mr. Cockrell Inquired how many fourth
data poatmuters there were In the country.
Mr. Ingalls did not know.
Hr. Cockrell said there were 60,000, and of
these only mbont 8,000 had been removed.
“ Well,” said Mr. Ingalls, “ the administra
tion did the beat It conld; angels conld do no
more. [Laughter.] He suggested that Cock
rell curb hi* impatience and impetuosity.
Tbe postmaster general would ’get there’ in
time. One for every fifteen minute* was not
ao bad. How many do yon expect?" Mr,
Ingalls read from the Boston Herald an in
terview with tbe president, whieh represents
the president u raying, among other things,
that the senate bad not called on him for the
r»pcrs. "That complaint,” Mr, Ingalls comtnsn-
d, “no longer exists.” [Uproaioui laughter.]
After referring to Mr. Wilson'e application
of the word “protoplaimtc” to the democratic
tarty, and Mr. Voorhccs’s criticism of it, Mr.
npalto raid; "Geologist) havo found In rocks
illustrations of a being that occurred tn tho
tramltlon from fish to bird. There is nn ex
tinct creature called by geologists ‘pterodso
tlouable resolution wm included,hla vote must
he considered merely perfunctory, and under
decided protest, and no would
consider himself to bo permitted
farther on, to apply hla own construction to
that reiolntion, when a nomination earn* to
bo considered. He would reserve the right to
exrrebe his inditidn-l judgment as to sash
nominations. Mr. Mitchell believed that the
administration had committed its very worst
blunder in declining to furoish the papery
hut he wm unwilling to make that error on
tbe part of an executive, who wm striving,
perhaps, to give the a —'
ntlon, the excuse for
roren tbe part of the Mnate.
Mr. Hoar declared similar Independence to
that of Hr. Mitchell in regard to the action
npon each Individual case os presented. If
ntisfied that hepessessed the theta In the case,
refitted or no refusal, he wonid bo inclined to
act on it. Mr. Hoar raid hs believed threo-
feurths of the republicans in the senate asroe
precisely with the constitutional views as to
ths power of re moral that have been express
ed with to much paint and so much repetition
by the gentleman on the other aide.
Mr. Voorhees heartily Indorsed Cleveland’s
action in making removals, ao far as action
had been had, and he wonid heartily Indone
the president's action in the aamo direction if
It went a thousand leagues Author. Oat of
3,CC0 peiiona employed in the interior depart-
meat,[Mr. Vooibeee raid,only 400 change* had
been made under the present administration,
including tbe able and (hithfol secretary of
the Interior himself, and the principal posi
tions next to him. There eras still In that de
partment a solid republican corps of 3,200 par
lour, sympathizing with the efforts of their
own psrtv, and desiring and laboring for tbe
overthrow of the democratic party.
Mr. Ingalls said he would take up the qnee-
tion where the opposition left It. Ho would
login where they cloaed. He. conceded all
the democratic senator* demanded M to the
constitutional power of the excretive
M to appointments to offiem Unless
feme senator should now, while tho debate
sras going on, M^aomatU^ In oaport of Out
w*l gomg OB, HM
statement, which Ur.
feathers on Its tail. It appears to me that tho
political system that illustrates in its practical
operations tho appointment by the same ad
ministration of Eugono Higgins and Dorman
B. Eaton can properly be regarded Min tbe
transition epoch, and characterized as ‘ptero
dactyl’ In politics. [Great laughter.] Like
that animal, It is equally adapted
to waddling and dabbling In tho slime
and mnd of partisan polite*, and soaring aloft
with load cries into the glittering and opt-
Incrnt empyrean of civil service reform.”
'(■'rest laughter and applanso on the floor and
n tto galleries.]
Mr. Ingalls wm followed by Mr. Htrrlson,
Logan and Edmunds, In set speeches, with oc
casional interruptions by the democratic sena
tor*.
Mr. Ilarrl*having demanded a separate vote
upon tbe resolutions, tho first resolution
adopting the report of the committee on Ju
diciary, was adopted—yeas 32, navs 20.
Tbe second resolution, condemning the re
fusal of the attorney general to Mnd copies of
papers called far by the mnate, was adopted—
yeas 32. nays 25.
Mr. Morgan, inferring from some remarks
.of Ur. Edmnnda that he held the
senate to havo the right to Imprison
the attorney-general for refining to answer
the demand made on him in this resolution,
inquired of Mr, Edmunds whethor that infer
ence wm correct.
Mr. Edmnnda replied that he was bound to
ray, for thsjtrogrec* of constitutional liberty
and law, that if any officer of the United 8t*tee
except the president, about which he would
go into no discussion now, wm lawfully bound
to answer th* demand'of either house of con
gress, and that if ho failed be conld ha pun-
Tilled for contempt.
Mr. Morgan—The senator has stated In hla
resolution that the attorney general is lawfully
bonnd to obey this order.
Mr. Edmunds—Most undoubtedly,
Mr, Morgan Hid that Mr. Edmund* evi
dently meant to ray that tho senate had tha
right to call him before it on this kune and
imprison him for contempt If he did not pro
duce tbe papers. That wm the doctrine that
tho senate now proposed to assert, though it
had been eareftiliy concealed,
Mr, Gny'a appeal wm laid on the table.
Mr. Brawn moved to ametd by striking out
the third resolution altogether. The motion
wm not agreed to.
Tho vote being taken on the third resolu
tion, it wu agreed to, Yom30, nays 29.
Mcmi*. Mitchell, of Oregon, Blddiebergor and
VanWyck voted with the democrats.
Thejfourth resolution, condemning the dis
charge of ex-nulon soldiers, and th* potting
in their plscM of men who had rendered no
military service for tho government; woe
then voted on and agreed to. Yens 50, Nays 1,
(Morgan.)
Before the resolution came to a vote, Mr.
Better said if he had time he could demon
strate that tho repnhlican party had violated
the law relating to aoldter* ten time* while
tbapraent adminiatration '.1n4.pot. d«»rt«d
from It once. 1
Mr. Morgan offered a resolution declaring
that nothing in the resolutions already adopt
ed wm to bo construed as declaring that tha
conduct of the attorney general rendered him
liable to impeachment, and that ths Mnate
disclaims the right or power to punish him by
Imprisonment or otherwise, other than by im
peachment, for the offense charged against
him in the resolutions.
On Mr. Edmonds's motion, this resolution
wu laid on tho table. Yeas 33; nays 26.
Tho Tariff Debate.
Waibibotox, March 23.—[8peclal.]—A con
ference of the democratic membere of the
ways and means committee waa held last night
at the noma of Mr. Mills, of Texas. Its ob
ject was to ao amend tho Morrison bill, if pos
sible, u to secure solid dcmocratio support in
the house. After a general Interchange of
views It wu agreed that tho most dangerous
points in the bill were its redaction of the
tariffon iron, anger and rice. An informal
resolution wu bad to restore the Iron schedule
to shoot present figure*, and to rednao tho
tariff on rice and sugar about half a*
ranch as 1* proposed in the bill.
Mr. Bandall bad been invited
to ho present, bnt declined on the ground that
if tha committee had really desired his views
they should have asked for them when the
hill wu being formnlated. As they bad not
dons ao, he Mid he wonid wait until the bill
cam* into th* house. Today Hr. Breckanridge,
of Kentucky, endeavored to bring about a
conference between the representative* of
both winga of the party on tha tariff question,
and succeeded in inducing Mr. Bsndall to
agree to attend another meeting at the room*
of Mr. Mills tonignt. Mr. Bandall
Mr. Warnor, of Ohio. They met Mr. Moral
con, end ell the other democratic members of
the ways and means committee. Ths citnv
tion wu fully and frankly discussed. Mori-
ton and Mills urged tbe neoeestty of passing
toms tariff bill at tbit session, and expressed
the hope that tome compromise conld be effec
ted, which would unito the democrats. Bsn
dall and Warner said little, bnt that littio was
to express the hope that some bill could be
framed which wonid reform tbe tariff without
Injuring American industries or dopresdng
American trade. No conclusions wore reaobud,
and none were attempted, u tbo meeting was
merely for tbe interchange of views. Bsndall
and Warner took a copy of the Morrison bill,
with tlie amendments agreed on at tha con
ference of the previous night, and arid they
would carefully consider it. Thu hill in this
shapo will only be antagonized by the Ohio
democrats, as it pul* wool on the free
list, bnt its framers hopo that the
changes favnmblo to iron, rice and
sugar will gain them sufficient strength from
New York, Pennsylvania West Virginia and
the sontbent states to pull their altered bill
through. Mr, Bandall may not reach any con
clusion u to his eonrae for several days to
come, but the prospect of compromise are de
cidedly improved to night,
Wasbikotok, March 24.—[Special.]—All
efforts to conciliate the conflicting views of the
democratic membere of the boose on the tariff,
and the niceulty for tariff legislation at this
time, may be considered as at an end. Today
Mr. Bandall has carefully considered the Mor
rison bill, with tho chsngee nropased at tho
conference, which he had with the democratic
membere of tbe wtye and means commute i on
Tuesday night. Today he announced to soaio
of tl-e members who werast that conference
thst be c-nld not support tho bill, and thit
any further effort to patch up that meuaro, ao
followere have accepted this oa Kendall's do.
claration of hostility to any bill they may pre
sent, and will now prepare one which
nil), at tout, please themselves.
The changes proposed at the oonferenoo of
Monday nigbr, making concessions to the
Iron, rice and sugar interests, wore merely
tentative, and tho bill will be reported about
as it stood before this bait wu hu ng on t. Con
cerning its fate little donht is entertained; it
will bo defeated. That forty democratic votes
will bo cut against it in tbe house, if it comee
in tbe expected form, is a low estimate. The
refusal of twenty-five democrats to support it
would inanre its defeat. Tho dlscuMion on
tho bill will, In all probabilities, be as spirited
at the famous tariff debate two years ago.
Mr. Bandall is expected to make a speech
sitting forth fnlly the views of that wing of
the party which will oppeae the MU.
Blvers and Harbors.
Washington, March 27.—{Special.]—The
river and harbor bill was completed by
the committee today and will be reported to
tbe bouse on Monday. It esnled a total of
$15,104,200, which will probably be raised to
$10,000,000 by amendments In the house and
senate. This Is the second largest river and
harbor bill on record, bnt It must be remem
bered that it covet* *n appropriation for two
year*,u the MU failed at the Ucttoeailon.
Washington, D. 0-. March 27.—Tho river
and harbor appropriation bill, sajcomplcted by
the house committee, makes a total appropria
tion of $15,184,200, whieh will baeome avail
able immediately npon the nassogo of tbe bill.
As there was no appropriation made for river
and barber Improvements lost session the
present appropriation virtually covors a period
of nearly two years. Among tho Items far
the southern states are the fallowing:
North Carolina—Harbors—Beaufort, (15,001);
Menton Bay, nan-, between Newborn and Beau
fort, 110,000; lttvon—Cape Fear, 1120,000; Cun-
tcntnla Creek, S5,000; Currituck Hound, Cocnjok
Bay and North river bar, *10,000; Neuts river, * 0.-
000; Pamlico sod Tar, 18,000; llosnoko, $10,00);
only one vote against the bill passed early this
session giving Mrs. Grant five thousand dol
lar* a year, and that wu cast by Mr, Price, of
Wisconsin.
WASdiHOTOic, March 22.—Tha supremo
court hu rendered a decision in the Maokin-
Gallagher cases. The erimes charged against
the defendants are tnffimons within ths mean
ing of tho constitution, and the defendant*
cannot he held to answer In courts of the
United Slates otherwise than by presentment
of an indictment by a grand Jury. Tho effect
of the decision la to send the cats back to the
lower court, to be prooeeded with by the grand
Jury indictment, instead of by information.
Washington, March 24.—The aocro-
tare of the interior 3>as (rendered a de
cision in tbe case of the Atlantle and Paoifle
railroad company, in which he holds that it
hu no legal claim to land along tho lino of
road from Ban Buenaventura on the Pacific
ocean In California, to San Francisco, a distance
of 384 miles, and directs the commissioner
cf the general land office to restore tho isms
to tho public domain. Tbe fact that this lino
hu been mortgaged, and money raised on Ita
credit, Is, tho secretary adds, the mlsfortnne
of tho mortgagees, In that they took a mort
gage on that to which the mortgagers had no
legal right. Tills decision restores to tho pub
lic domain 2,451,200 acres.
Washington, March 24.—Ex-Senator Brace
and ex-Congresaman Lynch, of Mississippi,
called on the president today and appealed to
him for moral support in suppressing the out
rage* npon colored people in the aonth. The
president promised to comply with their re
quest.
Now that the Edmnnda resolutions are fi
nally disposed of, the prevailing impression
among senators of both parties la that pending
nomination) will * ' ‘
and disposed
taken
iff™
/, Cumberland.
South Forkod
~ 'Tenncrscc—(Above Chattanooga,)
Trnncuco, (below Chattanooga), *t»u,v>
Virginia— Harbors, Norfolk. 1100,000; Norfolk aj
io.no.
000; BMaUaponl, i
1,000.
J ap-
Klvcra—Appomattox, #.#,-
#4,000;
NOfr iiiWi n>,w>,
took. #20,000; Staunton,
Pimunkr. 16,000; Rappahanook. #20,000;
110,000: York. #25,000; Danville, #10,000. .
South Carolina—Harbor*, Charleston, Including
Sullivan** island. #'200.000; Georgetown, #5,000.
River*—Aablev, 91.000: Edlsto, #3,006; Great Pedee,
§20,000; Balkehatchee, fJJ.OQO; Santee, #20,000;
Waccsmaw. #11,000; Wapporcut, #5.000.
Georgia harbors-Brunswick, #30,000; Cumber*
lind *ound, #150,000: Savannah, #125,000; river*,
Altsmaha, 121.000: Chattahoochee, #J0,000; Oooaa,
MO.00C’.Flint,DOO4OOO; Ocmnltea.367,00; Oooneo,
19,100; itnmlcymaisb, #14,000; Savannah, below
ShiSl^OorfcMotSh^^
Choctawatchce, #11,000; Escambia and Concents
KBMSSSloteb«»bM
000; Hnwtnee. (B.000; Valmta bar, $7,500; Wlthto-
tfisMtslMil—iilloii hay, (12500. Rivals—Big
"20,000; rsarTi
isichee, l»,W
2,100; Yazoo,
The Educational mil.
A large number of congressmen mat today
for an informal conference on tbe educational
bill. It wu agreed, after a general exchange
of views, thst Mr. WlUli, of Kentucky, should,
on next Monday, introduce the Blair bill. Just
u it passed th* senate, and more Ha reference
to a select committee. This will precipitate
the eonteat between the frlands and anemias
of the bill. Under the present rules, it will
be difficult for ita friends to get it out of tbe
fatal ctntehaa of the committee on education,
hut they are going to make a determined offiart
in that direction.
Th* Civil Ssrvico Bill.
Hr. Clamant) today submitted a minority
report, u a member of thscommlttt* on civil
service reform. In which he emphatically dia-
6enty of Ohio, to abolish the present civil ear*
vice system. He present* a strong argument
against the theory of tbe system, and than
proceeds to show now It perpetuates inequality
In tbo distribution of patronage among tbe
various states, while It pretend) to Inanre
the efficiency of a few clerks to be appointed,
u vacancies slowly eocnr, confirms the tenure
of tha thousands who ware placed in office by
ptitiian favoritism. When ths Cox bill,
amending the present law, comes np, Mr.
Clements may amplify ths paints of his report
inaipsaehtotha henae. Mr. Stone, of Mis
souri, also submit* a minority report, declaring
bis opposition to the civil service system.
Washington Gossip. ,
Waubikotox, March 22.—In his opening
the senate to reject any nomination simply
and solely because papers on fils may be re
fined. Leading republican senators in the
closing debate declared that notirithatandlng
tho resolutions they would consider thom-
aelvcs free to consider nominations to take tha
place of suspended republicans upon the merits
or demerits of the eases, respectively.
It teams to he understood that
the senate will not persist In de
manding papers relating tocaaea of suspension.
In case* where a suspended official hu com-
lalntd tbatho hu reason to believe charges
isve been made against him, the simple state
ment of a senator that no such charges exist
will betaken usufficIentThesenato will begin
catly next week, perhaps on Monday, to hold
executive scsalous quite regularly, and the
calendar of nominations will be cleared up
pretty rapidly. Brpnbllcaa senators, gener
ally, want to punuo this policy. . “
Secretary Manning Seriously III.
Wasbibhtok, March 23,-M3ecretary Man
ning had a slight attack of vertigo late this
afternoon, ana sprained hla ankle In trying to
rave himself from falling, no hail walked
over from the cabinet meeting at the white
home, and walked np itatra. At the head of
the accond flight ho became dlzay. Ho was
tsktn homo in a carriage, and tonight is rest
ing comfortably, Hla accident was witnessed
by several persons and htstakiug home by
many more, and aevaral alarming rumors about
him resulted. Bnt hla phystelsn says tonight
that his condition is favorabio. Ho had gone
without lnnch, and it wu then near hit din
ner hoar, and tho cxrrelte bad been too much
for him on an empty ttomaeb.
At eleven o’clock tonight^ the physicians in
attendance npon Seoretary Manning, stated
that his condition wu substantially unchang
ed, although he moves himself iu bad with
rather more ease than he did this morning,
and appears more eomfortahle. Hie face con
tinues flushed, however, and hla breathing
labored. Dr. Lincoln, in response to a ques
tion, uid: “It will be several days yot before
all danger is passed, and soveral weeks before
he can ufely resume work.
Wasuuioton. March 25.—[8p*elal.]— 1 There
Is no longer a donht that Secretary Manning’)
condition 1* very precarious, ills attack of
last Tuesday was nothing lea* than a stroko of
apoplexy, and hi* pbyaicUns now fear another
•treke. They are anxlona to get him to Flor
ida, and will more him M soon u he can stand
[the trip. Orave apprehensions are expressed
by Mr. Manning’s friends u to tho nsull of
this attack.. He will not be able for a long
time to resume his official dutlos, if Indood, iia
ever recovers sufficiently to do ao.
“Hit pulse Is rather variable,” said Dr.
Hamilton, “bat not quite so much so u yes
terday,” “Ueisnotontofdanger, understand
me,” said Dr. Lincoln, “and will not be tor
some time yet, bnt we feel encouraged u time
goes by, time slone can solve the problem,”
“I am living in a neighborhood surrounded
with diphtheria and was attacked with ulcer
ated tor* throat. I at once commenced to ode
Darby’s Fropbyladtlo Fluid, diluted abont ooo
halfu a gargle, when great clots of hard mem
brane and mucous 'earns from my throatand the
attack passed off, I am Mtlsfled of Ita eflloaoy
u a preventive and cure fur Diphtheria, W. I’.
Woodard, Frankfind, Pa."
may talk of the elfas oi«
abnSsBB
he sign of an early cprini
At Key West, tho ((naker guns of the navy
spoke ont with no uncertain sound.
Consumption Cared.
An old physician, retired from practice, hav
ing had placed in Ms hand* by an East India
missionary tho formula of a timpio vegetable
remedy for the apeedy and permanent cure of
consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, and
all throat and Inng affections, also a positive
and radical cure for nervous debility and all
nervous complaints, after having tested ita
wonderful curative power* In thmuandi of
cue*, hu felt it hi* duty to mako it known to
hli suffering fellow*. Actuated by this motivo
and a desire to relieve human anfforiug, I will
aend free of charge to all who desire it, this re
ceipt In German, French and English, withfhil
directions for preparing and nalng. Sent by
mall by addrearing with stamp, naming thu
fa gwrn p#w » r ’*
OUR OWN COLUMN.
Short Talks With Our Readers
on Matters of Interest.
A Handsome Colored Poster,
Wk have a large handsome pester, printed In
red and bine, for every one of onr agents. It
la tho banner of Tax Constitution and pvery
agent ought to have ono or two pnt np tn tho
peat office or neighborhood' store. It helps
wonderfully. Havo you one? If not, send at
ones and wo will mail you one. If yon have
one and conld ttae another one well, send for It.
We want every agent tfthave one of oar illum
inated posters.
Please Renew Tour subscription before your
time Is ont. This prevents your miming a single
number. The printed slip on year paper tail)
when the Urns Is ont. Benew at least one Week
ahead, and bring a new enbacriber with yon.
Men Who Know.
This paper may be sent yon as a sample copy.
You may like ita looks, bnt want to know more
about it before yon take it. That is right.
Now, who are the beat men to tell yon about
it? Clearly, those who hare been reading It,
and who know what it Is every week and
every year. Here is the unsolicited opinion of
half a dozen anbacrlbere. Bead what they ray,
and If It convinces yon, send us your aubaorip-
w. H. Smith, Swamp, Ala,: Thanks for apcclmen
copies sent me. I like yourpaner very much, and
will tend j°u those (I) subscribers by next Saiur.
W. L. Pettis: The Coasn-nmou has been com,
Mr. O. IV. Cox, of Clough’s
Sample conies received and d._,
smiTioN It acknowledged hare
best paper In the renlh. Everybody want) it and
say they are going tohav*It. Ayoung manasys:
“I want It.hore la tba money- I would not take $3
for Beley Uamillon't tetlciz a year, to ray nothing
of the other good and useful tilings tn the napar.
I think 1 will have to heve a espy cash for my
family, every one wants to read It at once. Ono
wants ioaee Talmage'a sermon, another to hear
from Sam Jones, and th* llttlo fellows are fretting -
and lajInr-Fapa, read Betty Hamilton,while tho
father is Hying to see wbal that good and scnalblo
man Bill Arp has to uy." "Why,air."says another,
“Bill Arp'e letter* I* worth five dollars * year. {
will send yon a largo number al subscribers next
week.’’ ,
P. B. Bird, Dntton, Fla.: As long u The Cox-
siiTtnux Is a paper, count ms In.
Far Over Two Years.
The meets* otTnzCoNsmtrnox Waterbary watch
lx razzing. By th* hundreds they have gone Into
every state. Why notf A good watch, aoourata
timekeeper, fbr 82.60 to a miracle.
Bnt does It tost? That to tbs qnestlon often naked
Here to sa answer from on* who hu tried It:
m writes:
.. Tn* Con-
all to be tho
L.& B. S.M. H.
J. SI. HIGH,
The Regulator and Controller of Row rrtoae.
Will mall sample* of aR churn* of Dry Goods, and
pay expnamgt on all order* above: $10.00. Too
will save money and get better variety to acted
pea by writing ua abont what yea want and cat
ting oor (ample*. Tbe largest stock In Atlanta and
the acknowledged lowest prices, a and a White
hall sued. Atlanta. G*. Mention this paper.
[tbtfr, no mailer bow we.namal
it money to never converted IniofWftMMNi
■cease* to balk* pander of oor liiata.and lifts na
above the level of the animal: lifting into
hearts tomufiy at&rtllon*, making ns kindly with
oor kind, patio* t to God’s law) and reverent to oor-
^taiStXyJSaM d’STor^:
or chips, or with wheat or stocks or earn or eouoa.
Deliver ns from th* Influence and power of the
robbers, wko, retiring tbeir victim* to the boards
of trad* and Hock exchange* and backet shot*,
name their predict* of plunder, "(hearing the
tomb*.” Enlighten oar btalligane* with Thy
trotb;tweeten and deepen oor hnmanlty with Thy
love; qffleken oor piety with Thy spirit, and may
Jeans Christ bason* more and more Master and
rotor of oor llyre end charades* and thought*,
we prey throuth Hla hallowed name; Amen."
On motion of Mr. Bntterworth, of Ohio,
seconded by Hr. Weaver, of Iowa, it waa or
dered printed In th* record.
The vote on the bffi^frantlng a pension of
$2,000 a year to the i
General Eton-
five were cast by democrat*. FriemofWto-
Georgia members.'Haas*. Blount, Crisp and
Tnrnar, voted in the negative. There wu
100
PIANOS.
ORGANS.
To be closed oat Regardless
of Cost Our Annual Closing
Ont Sale, Preparatory to Inven
tory. Liston to tbo Story.
Slock Taking b the time for Bargralns.
Then we dear oat generally, and start
new* 200 Pianos and Organs too many
on band. Must part with them.
Some used a few months only; Some a
year or so; Home fire yean; Some ten
year*.
AU In prime order, and many of them
Repolished, Renovated, Rcstrung and
made nice as new.
Each and all are real bargains, sneli M
comes along hot once a year. SPOT
CASH bnjs cheapest, but wo give Very
Rasy Terms, if needed.
WRITE for CLOSING OUT SALE CIR
CULARS, and MENTION this ADVER*
nunn.
LUDDEN & BATES,
Southern Music House,
SAVANNAH, HA.
perfect catltfaction. if neve, hu (topped a
snd kept perfect time. 1 certainly rccoi
these watches to your readers, a D. Dfi
fVSSSF" 1
Atlanta! a*., formerly Franlngtou, O*.
Here to plain tntlmony. For over two yean this
llttls Watcrtmry hu not stepped a minute. Not a
eent hu bean spent on repairing It, though In tha
nn. lima Mr. Ball (pent $36 getting hla wife's gold
watch repaired. At the end of two years iMr. Bell
•ays: "1 wouldn’t taka $20 for my Waterbary If I
couldn’t replace lb”
Onr Waterbary to ths beat Investment you can
make. Yon ought to havo one. Your wife ought
to have one. Your aon ought to havo one. Only
I, 25 fbr the watoh, chain; charm and Tun Oo*.
•nruTtox one year. What* can yon beat that? Or
$2.60 for tho watoh snd chain and charm alone.
Send at one* and get one.
Our SIX Gun.
Tbo twelve dollar donblo-barroled breech-
loading shotgun thst we pnt on onr premium
Bat n fow weeks ago bus caught tho public,
and eecmi to bo getting almost tut popular as
Tax Constitution, Wo havo gold aeorea of
them, and tho universal verdict Is that It 1*
tbe beat gun ever offered for tho money. Hera
to ono of tbo tunny lottorn which ouch tlny'e
mall brings ns. Bond what Mr. Blrors says,
and then decide for yourself:
II. 8. Hirer*, Falrburn,Ga.: This eertlflea that I
purchased one of yonr $12 guna a fow weeks ago.
IhaveusudltbMitioaStOitun, and find It equally
as good. It glass satisfaction In every rcapocL
Tbe Gun end Wmxlt Ooxsmtinox one year
$1$; dun alone $12.
A Perfect Tl in ..piece.
N. A. Christopher, Toney Greek, Anderson
iry watcl
to a'pericet timekeeper.
Bow to Sava Thirty Dollars.
Th* Merit mi nil In* monopolist) are howl
ing and rubbing their sore spots bocaiuo Tug
Constitution la soiling for $18 with the
paper thrown In, a better machine than the
Singer, whieh is sold for $45.
Lost year ws sold about 2,000 Constitution
machines. Each mnchlno wu sent out with
this guarantee: "Take onr machine, put it
alongside of any mnchlno that cost $15; work
them for ten days. If ours la not better, In
looks and work than tho $15 machine, we will
refund your money.” Under this guarantee
only ono of tho 2,000 machines waa returned
and we hear that ono camo back froma sewing
machino agent. Wo are selling more now
than ever.
If yon want to uve (30, boy onr machine.
If yon havo $30 to throw away, pay $45 for one
not aa good u curs. See what those who havo
tried otu machine uy about It:
Wert Point, Miss.: My wlfb hu
of you for two
r>. wu find* it cqunlto
also equal to any sbo
r, Irlc, Bullo
sewing mach
_ Jleek county, Oa,
ri,bbrawhohav.^«.^WHr
mads an investment that pleased me as wall.
Via. M. F, Ferry, Knoxville, Oa,, March 25,
1$M: Tbsaewlngmiehme that wo ordered of you
some weeks back bos been thoroughly tested on
loth light and heavy work and nil glrea ou
tlie satlifactlon. 1 am well pleased with both ma
chine and paper.
hour new.UoxsTiTt
any machino, let it
Ilf tinder many oLl
ting iuch a wr vice able
uadi of our pocketbook,
Giants arc always sorrowful men. -They am al«
wajs troubling peoplu with their slze^
LEMON EtjXIB.
A Cara rrora Cuthbert, Oa.
This fa to certify that I used Dr. Mosley’s Lemon
Elixir for neuralgia of the head and eyes with tho
mast marked benefit to my general health. I
would gladly have paid #500 for tho relief It baf
given mo at tbe cost of two or three dollars.
II. A. Beall.
Ci'k Superior Court Randolph County.
Lemon Hot Drops*
Lemon Elixir and Lemon Hot Drops sold by an
leading druggists. Prepared by H* Mosley, M* D.,
Atlanta, Ua. wk
kind#, rub with Salvation Oil*
Price 25 cents : . .
Dr. J. A. Sherman Is In St* Lonlf* .
We doubt not that many of our readers will bo
pleased to learn that Dr. Sherman, the great rup
ture cure speclaDst, is now a; his fit. Louis offleo,
prepared to receive and treat patients by his meth
od of radical cure. Hla extensive experience and
wonderful success during tbe thirty years la tbo
best assurance of ability, and without ability those
afflicted with confirmed rapture are doomed to en
dure the torment even unto death. o do not hes*
ttate to recommend those who have heretofore
failed in seeking relief to the
fully believing they will real!
realise all they desire.