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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GJU TUESDAY APRIL 6 1886 Proceedings of the Two Houses Last Week. .. With the President and His Ad visers—General. News. The sensation of the week in congress Is the debate on the labor bill.. The bill passed ths house but is a mere sop thrown by politicians to workingmen. It means nothing and will effect nothing. Senator Vance made a ring ing speech against the sham' of 1 civil service and demanded that democrats be put on guard In the democratic camp., ; The substance of the week’s session is fonnd below. The Senate In Secret Session. Washington, March 31.—The senate this evening rejected the nomination of the new post master at Webster City, Iowa. All the republicans and all bnt two or three demr. crats voted against him.' The report of the committee that he secured the appointment partly by representation that his predecessor was an offensive partisan, and that he him self, since his appointment, has been even more active in these things , which constitute offensive partisanship than the man he sup planted, having been an aetlTe man in the man- 2 ement of a democratic newspaper, and in ditionhaving fonnd time logo about the country making democratic speeches. The democrats fonnd nothing poltlvely objection- able in this, bnt voted for rejection on the ground that the candidate had not been at. tending to his business. A considerable number of postmasters, whoso predecessors were suspended, were reported upon favorably. This was done upon the theory in some cases that as tho nominations bad been a long time before the committee, and nothing adverse to the nominee bad been heard, it was safe to assume that neither the suspended man nor his neighbors cared to bo heard, and in other cases positive Information has been received that the nominee wa, all right, and that tho outgoing official had no -ievance. The cases of the threo Ohio collectors of in terns! revenue woro discussed in a group. Sen ator Sherman medo a statement that their predecessors were soldiers with excellent war records, and that they had been efficient col. lectors. The nominees were also good men, and no ono wanted to voto agatnst them, but they were not soldiers. Ho referred to the J resident’s message, to the letter of Secrotary fanning, and scouted the idea that the good of the service "could rc juirc” the removal of •uch men. Senator Logan made an indirect but strong argument for open cessions and public discussion. In respect to tho case which stood on exactly similar grounds ho had boon singled out as tho target for newspaper criti cism,because ho had,as it was said,gone against a soldier. The aenatois knew that there- was no better friend to the aoldiera than himself, bnt with the public shot oat misrepresents- tlons were inevitable. While deprecating the removals of theae Ohio aoldiera, such was the fate of war and politics, and he was ready to vote with the finance committee for confirma tion upon their atetement that there was noth ing against the records of the outgoing men. Put bo did not want to bo singled out again is especially opposed to soldiers. The Home. Washington, April 1.—Chairman Miller, of die house commltteo os banking and careen- iy, has been Instructed to report fcvorably his >111 providing for the issue of $25,000,009 in diver certificates of the denomination of ono iollar, and $50,000,000 in certificates of two- lollar denomination. Mr. Crisp today introduced a bill In relation ! to tho evidence to quiet titles,.which was , favorably reported by the Judiciary commltteo of tho last houso, but waa not acted on. In many eases titles are in peril, because by war, accidents and lapse of time tho records of tho doinga and acts of public officers of the United States have been lost, and cannot be fonnd and proved in evidence. This is especially tho case in many of the southern states where the records of the courts of tho United States where, by accidents of war, lost and dcatroyed so that persons claiming fights tinder deeds and records which otherwise might have been easily established, are in danger of losing their property, for tho want * roper proofs and copies of such records. _r. Oneill, of Pennsylvania, introduced a resolution calling on the secretary of tho treasury for a statement of, the diapoaitlon of money loaned by the United Statea to the World’s industrial cotton. centennial exposi tion held at New Orleans, and for information aa to whether any of that lean has boon repsid. Washington, April 1.—Mr. Heed’s proposod constitutional amendment forbidding oltitcns to bo deprived of the right to yoto on account of sex, received three vote* only in the house judiciary committee this morning, and only ooo of the three persons casting,.a, favorable vote has pronounced in favor of woman’s suffrage. Mr. Belmont, of New York, offered the foi sted 10pay the Chinese government 1 n considera tion of losses unhappily sustained by certain Chi nese subjects by mob violence at Rock Springs, Wyoming, on September 2, 1885, said sum being intended for distribution among :the sufferer! and their legal representativee in the discretion of too Chinese government. ' , The Tariff- HUH, Mr. Morrison said to night that the wtye and meant committee would make Hewitt's customs administration bill tho body of tho tariff bill which they hoped to report to the home soon. Appended to the Hewitt bill is a short free Hat,which will be about alt the tariff legislation that will bo attempted. Wool, talk lumber and a few drugs are the principal articles on the proposed freo list. Mr. Hewitt'a bill is in the nature of an instruction to collectors, giving a long and in tricate serlca of definitions which they shall be guided in collecting the easterns. Mr. Horrisan said the iron schedule would go nn- tonched, and remsrked: "Yon see wo must necessarily go slow; wo cannot hone to accomplish everything at 0DC6.” When asked what Mr. Randall’s attitude to ward such a bill as lio had outlined would probably be, he said Mr. Randall had not indi cated what he would do, and that no dofinite conclusion conld be drawn from thoeonferenco between Rendall end tho democrats of .the ways and meana committee. Mr. Morrison hsa evidently modified his views as to what should be attempted in the way of tariff legislation, end i mow chiefly concerned to get through some bill, no matter how atlght its reductions may be. It id admitted now that Morrison’s origins! bill will never come cut of committee. All the leading tariff re formers ere adopting conciliatory tactics. Washington, April 1.—[Special.]—A place on the weya and means—the most important committee in the house—is seldom given to a new member. 8peaker Carlisle, however, in making np this committee at a-time when it Waa to face an unnsnaUy complicated tariff iune, chose two new men, Harris, of Georgia, and Breckenridge, of Kentucky. For the se lection of both there were reasons which were at once recognised and respected. Mr. Carlisle's idea of tho proper constitution of this commit tee in the last congress and in this was that it should have a decided majori ty pledged to the reform of tho tariff, a work which ho and Mr. Morrison hold as THE OREAT HUSTON of the democratic party at this time. Aeoord- ingly.he appointed only such democrats as sympathized with the views held by that wing of the party of which Mr. Morrison is the ac knowledged leader and the speaker himself •be ablest champion. lir. Randall made an apt reply to some re cent overtone which looked to the eoneflia- hon of the conservative tariff democrats,when he said that the way to have saenrad real is- Wtanee from them in the preparation of a bill and real co-operation in pairing It, would hare teen to pot a representative of their viesreon the committee. The Georgia,member of the committee is. perhaps, the most conservative of ita democrats. He has devoted' himself elocely to the' trdnons labors incident to the preparation of a general tariff bill srhleh does not propose to take a “horizontal" short eut through all surrounding difficulties. I asked him how the ways and means committee wa* progresring with ita work. He replied: “We are working day and night trying to frame a good bill, one which all the democrats will support. I think we will be ready to report it to the house within the next ten days." led?" 1 ** rcdoetion probably bo prepo- , “I.think present duties can be reduced twenty-five or thirty millions,” “But can yon make to great a reduction in demoert F0U * M> ^* *° *“* mou ’ ie the ’’ Yes, a bill eenid be arranged to make that red notion and not drive away any democratic support, except perhaps a very fow votes which would be lost by reeson of the free wool cltnte. The abolition of the duty on wool makes a great redaction in tho total of onr import duties, and it is a redaction which will bo felt by tho masses on whom the hardens of taxation are most severe. Anything that will make clothing and blankets cheaper will strengthen, rather than injure the bill. This big redaction will enable ns to tench very lightly other and larger interest* which eqjoy the benefits of incidental protection without imposing a bur den so general and to onerous as that of the wool tariff.” “What do yon think of the prospect forjany tariff legislation by this congress?" "I believe a carefully drawn tariff bill can be passed by the honso. How the senate would treat it I cannot imagine. That is none of onr business. The demoerats are responsible for what the house does. Wo are pledged to a revision of the tariff, and wo should do all that wo can to make that pledge good.” "One of tho best things wo conld do,” con tinued Mr. Harris, "would bo to impose an income tax. Tho great wealth of tho country is hoarded in bond* and non-taxablo securities, while the burden of governmont falls upon the poorer classes. 1 don't think congress conld pass a more righteous act than one which would impose an income tax sad thus lighten the exactions of the tariff. I have mentioned this subject to a number of members and I find that they are generally well dis posed toward it." Several other members of tho ways and means committee share the belief expressed by Mr. Harris that some tariff bill will pass the house. While I deter to their snperior wisdom and to their hotter Judgment of the temper of the honso, I will say that such Indications u can bo seen from tho cor respondent's gallery do not appear to me to point in that direction. General Logan Wants a Bigger Army. •Washington, March 29.—After rontino morning business Mr. Logan's army bill was placed before the senate. Mr. Logan sent to tho desk and bad read a letter from General Sheridan favoring the proposod increase. Messrs. Plumb, Hoar, Hawes and Tellerwero the principal opponents of the bill. In reply to remarks made by somo of these gontlemen in the course of debate, Mr. Logan said it waa an unwarrantable assumption for any senator to intimate or insinuate that thta blit was now introduced with a view to any impending diffi culty between capital and labor. Why this In sinuation that there was a desire to nso tho army against tho people? It seemed that to some men any statement that would injure another was as a sweet morsol. It was an un founded and unworthy insinuation. -Referring to the suggestion that increase of tho army was wanted for show, “for a circus,” Mr. Login repelled it. Tho peoplo, he said, did not want any show about it. They had show and circna enough in tho senate [laugh- ter] and while the senatorial circus was on hand he did not know any more active per- formera than the senators who were opposed to this bilk [Renewed laughter.] Mr. Logan reviewed the efforts making to fortify tho coasts, manufacture guns, build the nayy, etc., and inquired what all these ex- ' preparations meant if not in peace tc # . for war. There was undoubtedly no immediate danger, bnt waa that an argument against putting onr affairs in a condition to enable ns to prepare properly whenever danger should come. Wo have had ware before and should doubtless have again. In the last report by the secretary of war to congress, that officer called the especial attention of congress to the disturbances of the put year with the Indians. But even if there were no Indian difficulties, there ml •till reason enough why wo- ibonld have this increase; not to got a largo army, bnt to pnt cent v, Kieincr, nanoer, ijinnam. r-awion, no- fevre, Lowry, Lyman, Mahoney, Mauon, lUybnry, McMillan, Merrliuau. Miller. Moffett, Morrison. Nccce. Ontbwalt, Perkins, Phelps, Randall, Rea gan, Reed of Maine, Richardson, Robertson, Rowell, Ryan, Bayers, Scott, Scranton, Boner. Sey mour, Shaw. Bowden, Spooner, Springer. Steele, Stewart, of Texa^sWTof New;York. Btoneof Missouri, Storm, Street, Strape, Tarsney, Ike H- » 1 %?;Ohlo.th«nu of Wiaoonilo, Throckmor ton, Tillman. Tucker, Van Eaton, Wakefield, Warner of Ohio, Weaver of Nebraska, Wellborn, White of Minnesota. Wilkinson, Wilson, Win an* and Worthington—110. . Farqnhar, >r. Koran, Forney, Gallinger, Gay. Gibson of -- — Virginia, Glass, Goff, Green of North Caro lina, Grant. Gucnthcn, HaUell Hammond, Harrlt, Hayden, Hares. Hemphill, Henderson of Iowa, Hendemm or Illinois, Henderson of North Caro lina. Henley, Herbert, Herman, Hire*, Hitt, Ilouk, Irion, Jackron, James, Johnson of New York, T_1 r -Carolina, IIII.IYMV, llVk IU (UK m ItUfrU WIU^. UU« IU |IUI onr present army In a condition of pronor or. ranlntion, to keep it reasonably efficient. Hr. Logan believed in the American idea of tho Monroe doctrine. He would build np American industries and American influ ences and power. The republic should bo able to protect itself. European monarchies were jealous of tho United States. Why? Because of the ideas of republicanism and patriotism which tho example of tho United States afforded to the people of tho world. Republicanism waa becoming tho power of the world over, and the United States should bo prepared to say to tho first Enn that attempts to gain a foothold "Lay on HacDuff, and damned bo he who lint cries, ‘bold, enough!”’ [Appiauso in tho gilleriu. Washington, March 30.—In the honso on motion of Mr. Logan, the bill to increase the efficiency of the army wu taken tip, and ita consideration wu proceeded with. Mr. Logan took the floor and contlnned his remarks in support of the bill, and in contravention of tho arguments presented against the bill by tho senators opposing it. After further dobato by Senators Logan and Teller, tho bill wu laid uido, and tho Wuh- ington territosy bill wu token np, Senator Platt taking the floor in its support. Mr. Voorhecs introduced a bill for the ad- minion of the territory of Montana, in place of tho bill originally introduced by him. Tho bill now introduced, Mr. Voorheeasaid, was an enabling act, while the first bill provided for the immediate admlnion of the territory. The Educational Bill. OTON, March 29.— friends of the educational bill markable and somewhat surprising victory in the home this morning. It wu tho result of enthmUttlo work ana concerted action. As agreed on atSaturday’s conference, Mr.Willis, of Kentncky, when his state wu called, intro duced the bill which hu passed the senate, and moved its reference to tho coinmittoeon labor, decided majority of which is known to favorable to the bill. Mr. Miller, of Tezu, moved to refer the bill to the commit tee on education, which hu already bottled it, with the Intention of never reporting It to the home. Mr. Miller’s motion wu defeated by eighteen votu, and then the bill wu recorded to tho committee on labor by a majority of twenty-five. Ail tho Georgia members voted in favor of this reference, except Mr. Blonnt. The complexion of tho several commit tees wu carefully ascertained before this iune wu made, and it wu that the committee on labor wu the most decidedly in favor of the bill, and it wu therefore selected. Since tho hitch occurred over reporting this bill, the house hu been flooded with petitions from all pares of the country uking favorable action oslt. Geor gia tent more than any state in tho union. They came from almost every county. By Mr. Willis, of Kentncky: To aid in the establishment and temporary support of com mon schools. Mr. Willis moved to refer to the committee on labor. In reply to a question by Mr. Randall, Mr. Willis stated that the measure wu identical with the Blair bill. , Mr. Randall uked if a reasonable time would not bo allowed for debate in order to afford an opportunity for explanation of rea sons for tho proposed change of reference, but there were cries ef “Regular order!” Miller’s amendment wu lost—yeas, 110, nays 134. The following U the detailed vote: SBSxfe SMK gi^.SS^o’SS.Tfl York. Cannon, Ckrietoo, CUrtf. tertoo, Curtin, Dargan, Daren]— 1 kMVnn- \lot No-.7 IVde, LWr, Cnl- , Dawoo, Dogk- SS2SMK O’Donnell, O'Hara, O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, O'Neill or Mo ¥ Owen, Peel, Perry, Peters, PetUbone, Pllcer, Plumb, Price, Reid or North Oaroliiu, Reese, Rogers, Romeis, Sadler, Sawyer, Singleton, Smalls, Snyder, St. Martin, Swinburne, Taulbce, E. B. Taylor of Ohio, J.M. Taylor of Tennessee, Zsch Taylor or Tennessee, Thompson, Trigg, Turner, Wadsworth, Walt, Ward or Indiana, Warner or Missouri, Weber, West, Wheeler, White or Pennsylvania, Whiting, Willis, Wise, Wolford and Woodbnm—Rti. Defending the Postmaster-General. Mr. J. M. Taylor, of Tennessee, defended the postmuter general from the criticisms made noon him by Mr. Barrows, of Michigan, for not increasing the salaries of tho fourth and fifth class postal clerks, and quoted from the Record to show that this subject of in crease had been left by congress to the dis cretion of tho postmutar-general. Mr. Blount, of Georgia, also defended the action of tho postmaster gonorai in re- feting to use tho $109,000 ap propriated by tho kill of lut year to compensate American vessels for for eign mail service. This subject, ho slid, had been considered at the cabinet mooting, and whatever of error or crime attached not only to the postmaster gonorai bnt to tho president and his cabinet. Bnt, he argued, tho post master general had committed no error, but bad only exerclaedaJust and wlso discretion. Ho Instanced the sums paid to the American steamship companies to show that the amounts allowed for carrying the malls were vutly In exceu of the compensation which would be re quired by such companies for carrying oqnal weight of freight or —‘ " had stood hore for yean men fighting the senate and the executive. Bnt now, ho thanked God, thore waa an ad ministration which did not understand this modo of building up American shipping. Vllu had been dcnonuced on this floor for failure to use this fend. Gontlemen might Indulge In this denunciation on this floor in a hired press, or every stamp and on very point that human oar could catch human ac cent, and when their voices hadgrown hxirso, theywonld bear lond and swelling voices throughout this land, praising this postmaster general who had the ability anil courago to do his duty in spite of all those exocrationa and lo remain true to tho great principles of his party. Mr. Houk, of Tennessee, criticised tho ad ministration, and declared tho president hail assumed an attitudo before tho country which would not he tolerated in any but two other countries in the world. Russia or Persia might tolerate his coarse, but neither tho sultan o( Turkey nor tho queen of Eogland would havo occupied their positions twenty-fear Iionrt after having taken the attitude which tho S resident had assumod. He then went on to ononnee the action of tho first assistant post master general in removing the postoffioes in Teunesseo from tho villages in which they had been sltnstod for yaar», and locating them in niney regions, becauio bo conld not And any democrat in tho villages to taka chargo of tho offices. This action, ho denominated, as tho most outrageous, infamous action whioh had ever boon perpetrated upon any community. Ho did not know from what in fluence this came, unless it came from a man who bad paid himself a salary out of the chil dren'* school fend two year* alter he wont out of offleo. Mr. McMlllin—To whom doo* the gentleman refer. Mr. Honk—Yon know just as well as any body wlso on earth. I have tho record, If yon come round privately. jin—I insist that when a roan goes ing a system of Pocksnlffian wisdom and Pharisaism. To show some of the characteristics, Mr V*nco mentioned the instance of some Mew York soldiers who lately devoted their pen sions to the support of some poor crippled con federates who bad fought against them. Ha also related an snoedote told of the battlo of FCnteroy, that the English officers rosototho front, and Invited the French army to fire first, to which the gallant French officer re plied: "Not so. Hcasienn, tho gentlemen of the Freneh guard never give but receive tho first fire." For tho want of political parties, Mr. Vanea said, Russia had nihilism: for the want of constitutional par- . ties France slept on communistic fires, and Germany had to maintain enormous armies. Mr. Vance proceeded to discuss the question of offleo holding from tho point of viow of the constitution. Ho maintains that every citizen of tho United States was qualified to hold office except as the constitatlon limits the right. That was ono of tho proud est and most distinctive featurre of tho dem ocratic government. By this civil service law, only citizens of certain age, residents of certain states, and those who submit to cer tain examinations were eligible. This, Mr. Vance said, would not do. Tho millions were entitled to aeek office and tako their chances. They got no chances under this law. Too mnch was made to depend and on the condition of tho Commissioner’s liver, his appetite for dinner, or the Allure of his morniog bitters. The establishment of a special class that should do all the office holding waa like tho act of the Jews of old in consecratlng.the family of Levi to the hon ors of the priesthood, leaving to the other tribes hardships and responsibilities of war. The civil servico commission waa a board of censors to watch the president and make him walk a chalked line; to supervise aonatora and representatives. President Garfield had truthfellv aald that the doctrines of Hamilton were waxing while those of Jefferson were waning. If the chief magistrate conld prop erly hold offleo for only four years, why should tho clerk hold for life? It uras said the clerk became more com petent by long terms of office. Why dll not tho same argument apply to the president, and to senators and representatives? Why shonld a clerk be endowed with official im mortality ? We were told the English system waa good, and that civil servico did not there change ita personnel on tho change of parties, Well, tho executive power of Eogland was a hereditary power, and the perpetuity ofofflce- holdingwas characteristic of a monarohy. It was not so of a democracy. There were some peoplo among ns, Mr. Vance continued, who hated tho turmoil and straggle of freedom, In which they were compelled to jostle against thoso whom they did not suppose to bo tholr social eqnala. The English view seemed to flourish among that class. Hr. Vance asked who waa responsible for the conduct of an officer appointed under this law? Not tho president, boranao ho had only mada tho ap pointment selected for him, not tho head of a department, for tho tame reason; not oven tho civil servico commissioners themselves, foe they only selected the man with the most marks. Nobody was responsible. What, thou, became of the presidents responsibility for tho proper conduct of tho governmont. The act, in Mr. Vanoo’s opin ion, wu wholly unconstitutional, and in voluntarily submitting to Its provisions, the Mr. Mclill . to assassinate character—and this is unmiti gated assassination—he should bare tho bold ness to do it like a man. Mr. Houk—I havo the boldness to toll yon privately, or to get it in any other way. Mr. HcMillln—No man ought to attempt to do (hat indirectly which ho hu not the boldness to do directly .1 undertake to uy that the man he to attempting to reach is the oqnal of any man he can bout of know ing ; ana I will not, under tho rales of this bouse, say how far he la tho auporlor of this individual (Hook) in all that constitutes man hood, Mr. Honk suggested that there were plenty of men on Pennsylvania avenue who wore the •upeiiore of his oolleague. Mr. MoMUIon would express the opinion—if it were parliamentary—that there were man in penitentiary who were the superiors of his colleague. Mr. Honk had no donbt that his colleague's superior had been banged in prison. After this exchange of compliments, tbo matter dropped, and the committee rose. Senator Vance on Civil Service. Speaking on the civil servico dobato. Sena tor Vance uld that all tbo present difficul ties bttween the president ana the senate wu due to the act falsely called "an act to regu late and improve the civil urvice of tho United States.” lie bad introduced the bill which his present remarks were intended to support, fo: tbo purpose of repealing that act. Mr. Vana created much laughter by reading a supposi tious conversation between an imaginary “old democrat” and an equally h tentative of tho government, democrat, bearing In mind ail tbo years of democratic exile, confidently approaches the representative of the govern ment, expresses his joy at “onr vicloiy,” ana uya he hu come to got a place. The representative of the government receives him rather cooiy, and aatores him he is too old, When the old democrat’s din; has been sufficiently expressed, he recom mends his ton, who is young and active, bnt the government representative, with many "ahems,” explains tho working of tho civil service system and when the old democrat inqniru whether all the republicans in offloe had got in under the civil urvice system, and bad been subjected to the necessary examina tion, the government representative replies that he is troublesome, that he should not ask Impertinent questions, and shows him to the door saying, "away with yon.” Mr. Vance uid this wu no fancy pic ture. There were thousands and thousands of men llko that old democrat, and they were the strength of th* democratic party. They had been ita rtfege in the pest Mr. Vince wu not quite sure that they would be ita champions in the fetere. They would not fight to win democratic victoria for republi can benefit They believed that if a man were raised to the place of his ambition by his friends, he shonld give his friends preference over his enemies. No did Mr. Vance. They also believed that a man found wanting in gratitude might llkewiu bo fonnd wanting in other kindred and cardinal virtue*. Mr. pplanded * remarks. In the broadest and most comprehensive tense, Mr. Vance announced himself a party man. He believed parties indispensable to liberty, and that government by party wu the only way in which there conld be a gov ernment by the people. Madison had said that parties were the natural preservers of liberty. Any attempt to govern in a free country without party, Mr. Vance characterized u a sentimental Sunday school, goody two-shore arrangement. It nun attempt to destroy the manhood of Anglo Saxon statesmanship. It sru substituting for truth and square deal- rhange of officers In this republic, bnt their will bid not been respected. The president hod hound himself, not only by tho law itself, hot by tho extra legal promises to oxtond tho spirit of the Iswto office* nevor contemplat ed by it. Tho result wu that political enemies and spies surrounded every adminlstratlvoofflccr. This wu trying to serve tho Lord, with tho devil for an active partner. The wnolo thing was a humbug, ana in partial proof ho read an ad vertisement offering, fog ton cents, to supply a • tr| re qfexstataatlfn Questions, which would anybody to pdas civil service exsmlns- Tho civil service lawwu an attempt of tho republican party to mako npfer the expos ures of the many corruptions of that party. It should not have been callod "an act to reg ulate and improve tho civil servico,” hot “lut will and testament of the republican party.” Mr. Vance wu the only sorry that tho demo cratic president had become its executor In stead of administrator do bonis non. Roforring to the share of offloe* given to the south by tho republican party, Mr. Vance said tint out of over 7,000 offices in Washington, only 253 were registered from tho south, and the civil service commislonor* had declined to remedy this Inequality. In tho presldont'o tender and touching fare well to the putative parent of civil sorvios re form, Commissioner Eaton, ho spoke of thoso who opposed this law M tho worst elements of both parties. There wu no earthly donbt that a great majority of tbo democratic party were opposed tq that law. If then tho “worst elements” of tho domooratio party were in the majority tho party wu Indeed in S had way. Almost every utterance on this subject that hu been heard in either honso of congress since the session began hu boon more or loss severe on tho-pnsont system. Tho latest shot wu fired by Senator Vance, of North Carolina, who is, perhaps, the extromest antl-dviljurvleo man in congress. In the course of his speech Senator Vance aroused the ire of the mug wumps by the following allusion: Sala Horace Walpole: I bareamaxlm—that tho extinction of patty is the gorernment to tako the giant corporations by the throat and tell them they most yield to arbitration; that the government oonla not have the condition of attain that today pre vailed throughout five statu of tho union, practical revolution. Mr. Borrows, of Michigan, inqntred what would be the effect of one of tho parties of arbitration declining to stand by tho decision of tbo arbitrator*. Mr.O'Neill replied that public opinion would compel compliance with the decision. Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, uld that he would voto for tho hill, bnt u that wu hia purpose he wanted to uy to tho workingmen of Use country that itwu a trick On their credulity and a frond. Conld there be any ad judication between Jay Gonid andthottrtkors on hia road u long u Jay Gonid did not assent thereto? Mr. O’Neill conld only answer by stating that In Ltringstone’s works it wu uld that in the interior or Africa could bo fonnd tho most intensely critical people on earth in regard to mechanism who could not pnt tho simplest pieco of machinery together. Why did not Kelley, as the father of tho Jiouso, propose something instead of tearing down. There wu a great dul of interest taken In thodobate, and tho members crowding around tbo speakers created so much confusion u to call from Hr. Willis, of Kentucky, the sug gestion that the house wu on a strike. Mr.Foran,of Ohlo.wss no more opposed to tho pending bill then he wu to drinking o glass of inter. Both were harmless. Bnt it could accomplish no good. There wu no more arbi tration in this bill than flesh on a doctor's skeleton. Tho labor problem could not be settled by ar bitration or by legislation. It wont beyond legislation. The idea that congreu could in one day solve a problem which had boon be fore tho civilized world for agu and ages, wu nonsense. It oould not bo done. Tho diffi culty wu in the unjust distribution of wulth. If, bylaw, wealth conld be distributed, some thing conld bo done; bnt nothing could bo dono by pasting arbitration laws. Just u soon as men of wealth ware made to under stand that their intonate demanded that their neighbors should bo u happy and contented u themselves, when they learned that fact tho problem would be solved, not before. Tho only war tho problem could be solved sras for tho wealthy mon to conse crate their lives to bettering the condition of tho workingmen. Mr. Hammond, owned and never Intend: stock in any transportation company, and had no Interest In the matter except that which wu common to every man in tho United States. Ho sru opposed to the pending bill. It had been characterised on tho other sido u fraud. It proponed that when peo- 8 1c desired they might arbitrate, and lie United Statu would pay tho expense. Tbo laboring men of the country wore too Intelligent to bo deceived by such a measure. Congress wu uked to logislate to pay tha ex penses of a tribunal, which tribunal conld havo no Judgment or force, except through public opinion. Thtsstatamont made thq propoaltlon ridiculous. To crowd such a bill through the house without thought or dobato, wu potter ing with ono or the grandret subjects that ever engaged the attention of tho house. It had been said that onion thta bill sucoeed- cd there would bo compulsory legislation by tho United States. When oomputaoiy legisla tion wu enacted to compel corporations to do their duty to their employee, there must also be provisions requiriog tabor to do Ita duty to corporation*. Mr. Woavor, of loirs, wu opposod to ail legislation on tho question, because it conld not, bo effective. Ills remedy wonid be the regulation of interstate commerce, and more currency. Thta labof question wu purely and simply a question or money. There were three robbort in tlio country sucking np tho lut blood of honest toll, the land monopoly, tho railroad monop oly and money monopoly. Ho would uy to tho laboring. men “strike not against Jay GouJd, but against thou congressmen who are dnmb to your interest when they come to tho hcose.” The remedy wu through tho ballot box. Mr. Daniel, of Virginia, eritioised tha bill. It wu u well to attempt to enre tho hurt disease by putting a pieco of black sticking I floater on tho top of a bald bead, u to remedy abor troubles by tbo posaago of thta measure. : tint tended towards arbitration wu hg, but according to tho assertion of tho public press, tho present controversy in the west wu a controversy arising out of a breach of ubltratlon, Ho aid not srant to pass a law which gave free trade in quarreling. Tho bill sras discussed by Mr.Glbson.of West Virginia; Mr. Grain, of Tons; Mr. Dunn, of Arksniu; Mr. Buchanan, of Now Jersey; Mr. Worthington, of Illinois,- Mr. Fsrsaey, of Michigan; Mr. Anderson, of Kansu; Hr. Os born, of Pennsylvania; Hr. Long, of Massa chusetts; Mr. Bound, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, and others. In cluing the debate, Mr. O'Ntlll, of Mis souri, said that every compulsory law plaoed on tbo statute books of any country had proven a failure. The desired remit conld only ho seenred by Conciliation. When pnbllo opinion wu behind a measure it sras powerful. Mr. Lowry, of Indiana, denied tho assertion that the bill sru a trick and a frond, or that it infringed upon any prortaloii of the consti tution. Ho conceived that the commltteo bad proceeded with the utmost caution and eir- cnmeucctlon In framing tho moMoro. Tho effect of tbo bill would bo to crystalize pnbllo opinion. In htajudgmont, u sure u truth sras omnipotent. Just so sure wonid corporate bodies be compelled to yield to tho demands wss aaeed.the growth of which would hero- filer giro tho country’ trouble. It* Was tho brsicning of a now jurisprudence. It was :bo foundation of a now and indefinite ai.d dangerous Jurisdiction. Itwu the crea- !“? "J» novel, uncertain and indefinite tribu. uai. It seemed to him that before congreu “ (rave a Hep,more consideration should “* F#,0 ? # ’ h ® du not believe unhallowed . Every step in that direction renewed tho too common disposition of mankind to seek a remedy for ail uimente in legislation. Instead of finding some philosophic solution of tho problems. He pleadod for a nobior manhood, ampler liberty than that which wu found within the statute book. In the name of la bor. he protested against thta interference with progress, and, deopoT than this, ho pro tested against class legislation. Thore wu no tabor, u a class, in this country. Lot not con gress make this classification. Lot it not di vide all Americans Into capital and labor; lot It not draw a dividing line between follow citizens. In the namo of all laboring men he protested against the bill. The prob lem sresheing solved day by day, hour by hour. Tho time wu coming when capital ana labor would And in tho participation of profit the trite solution. Lot congress dtatribnte tho burdens of onr civilization felly between la bor and capital. Let it mako capital pay its shsrc, Lot taxation bo reduced. “Thore are no party tactics in thta bill,” he uld. “They for whom yon took to logtalato will turn to rend you when they take thta blU up, and find that In fetnre it will proride a means by which strikes can bo made pnntahablo by ar rest, for voluntary arbitration will give place to Involuntary arbitration. Involuntary arbi tration will give place to federal jurisdiction, and federal jnrtadlction will be held by capi tal. They will find ont that It hu been a nan tnd a sham worso than a sham, because it hu been a delusion and a disaster. I want to pnt on record that I stood here for true la bor, the manhood of labor, tho dignity of la bor, that only atki for a living ckanco in the great battle of life.” [Applause.] Mr. Hewitt, of New York, ula that arbitra tion had of recent years been doveiopod u a means for tho eqnltablo distribution or the pro ceeds of labor, so u to reward evoiy man ac cording to his deserts. Hta objection to th« bill was that It would arrest the healthy progreu which had been golngon. The profit- sharing system, he said, sras tho final solution of thta great question. Profit-sharing bad coma into esteem In Great Britain, and wu rapidly extending, and if we allowed our workmen and cmployo* to como together in tho same spirit, profit-sharing wonid occupy field of 1 * lnstry, and aftor between capital hoard of. to profit-sharing ion on tho part of now, for the first PHNUVwnllmental, Bandar school, "soody two. shoes” party which appears desirous of ruling tho i world not u God hu made it, but u they would havo it. Under the fair gntae of liberty, moderation, and public Integrity, ita tendency, Ir not ita purpose, la to destroy (be manhood, the omq^^ogu»^te^^^^umnsuttemun. I'harbti- virtuc of humility, and which like all other hybrids, ilini tics wbtt cant is to pis to tbo divine vt ultimately prove, Ian unhappy ralitei • of each parent. ■ Hhns term of tbi* diluted political ethic* forget that MdjMkextreme part|u|||taa courage, tlio nc iiffivv atiuu uauuur. ken sentiment, tho mam: thectgerand zealous d*. hu Infused, nHh all its rounbness, a spirit a a >y into our political warfare. Wo know other. Wo know where we may expect to And our selves and onr opponents. We can calculate of each other that, whatever or evil there may be, there will he no deception, no hypocrisy, no pro- Tho Labor Question. , Mr. O’Nelli, of Utaaonri, reported a bill pro viding for tbo settlement of diffenneu be tween common carriers engaged In intorjitate comratree and their employee. Tha bill pro vided that in such differences each party •honld select and arbitrator and tha two so chosen shonld select a third. LTbeso three shonld havo power to hear and determine the matters bronght, their award to bo final u to the matter in controversy. In opening the debate Mr. O’Neill said that for the past two months, the oommitteo on labor hu been engaged in draining every avenue where there was any reasonable hope of securing information u to some feuiolo method consistent with the constitution and the laws, that would provide a mode of settle ment of the disastrous dispute dbetween capital and labor. Tha committee bad decided that the pending measure wu tbs beat. It area simple arbitration. He know that thta wu dtaappointing to many members; that than sru a feeling in tha breast of many that this was not wbat wu expected, but if they would reflect they wonid realize that the first thing to consider sras how far they conld reg ulate disputes by an appeal to public opin ion. If this method tailed, then he conld saa lut ono other, and that wu tho strong am of 4. m. man, Tha Regulator and Controller of Low Prices. Will mall samples of all claraea of Dry Goods, and payexprearega on all orders above; 110.00. Yon will save aunty and get hotter variety to select pom by writing os about what yoo srant and get ting our sample*. Thslaigret stock in Atlanta and the acknowledged lowest pries*. 48 and 41 White- ..it street. Atlanta. Ga. direction; it sras a response to tho cry tre*«; It wu a “ahlp ahoy" to sinking sailor*. Let congress pnt this sign In tho hoavans u a token to labor that it wonid not be alirayi distressed, and that It wonid not always bs subject to tho exactions of monopoly. Mr. Foren, of Ohio, offered an amendment to the first section, pro riding that if, on tbo written proposition of either party to tbo con troversy to submit tha difference to arbitra tion, tha other party shall refuse, tbo party submitting th# propoaltlon may reqnsst tho Judgooftno United States district court to ap point an arbitrator. He regarded tho bill In Ita present shape u an entering svadga for tha en actment of snch legislation In too fetnre as would crush ont organized labor. Mr. Willta, of Kentncky, expected to vote for the bill. Its opponents agreed that it wu a harmless measure, and then proceeded to poor ont the vials of their wrath upon it. They dononnoed It, they epltheted it, they eallcd it a Troian horse, they callod ita fraud and a trick. He believed that tha bill bad soma meat in it. Ho tavorod It, not berenso it wu harm lore, bat because It took a forward step in settling the greatest problem of tho ago. It wu a problem of tho ages, on which had boon founded the Freneh revolutions which bad disturbed England and every country of the Thta'hall bad bean callod th* andlsnoajiall of tho nation. Ho had teen all tha monopolies of th* country here, and when this organization of Knights of labor came, though their voice bo bnt a whisper, u this bill ins, for ono, he would listen to and hoed it. A few years ago tha tonnage of the rivers and feneta and lakes of th* country had bean twclvo million tons. Today four man in tho onion held in their grasp and controlled four timet that amount of tonnage. Thoso fear men conld redact tho wage* of fifty thousand men. Thau fear men engaged In their own In terest coold control an aggregate capital amounting to $200,000,000. Mr. O'Neill, of Missouri, declared that tho Knights of Labor wen in tavor of arbitration, lie stood bore appealing for law, tor justice and for right, for today the country sras al- on the verge of a volcano. The peoplo standing idle and suffering for food in tbo west on account of th* strike, white con stitutional cranks stood quibbling on tbo floor of tht bouse. He appealed to the members to strike ont ss much of tho gives the board of arbitration nosrar to admin ister oaths, etc. Ho said the effect of hta mo tion wonid bate make tbs bill leas objectiona ble on constitutional grounds. H* protested against the pamageof the bill, believing that it wu a grava, and might be dangerous mis take. It sru the corner stone of s toper- structure which wu to be erected upon It. It the whole field that no more and labor wt But arbitration conld only como of tho workmon, and , time, understood that thoy must perfect tholr organization. Tbo grand muter of tho Knights of labor had recently Issued a circa, tar to bis subordinates, informing them that ther were not to organise more assemblies until they conld make those already organised understand their rights and dutfos. What workmen required sru a perfect understand. Ing. Mr. Lawless, of Illinois, declared that with out wishing to bscomo communtatfo In his ut terances, he wu freo to uy that if Jay Gonid wu hung to a lamp-post in NowYorir,it would be a blessing to the commnnity known - u the United States. [Langbtor.1 The action of Jay Gonid might cost hundreds and thou- sands of live* throughout tho western state*. The death of a man llko thta wu nothing compared with what might occur If the diffi- cullies were not settled In thoso states. Thera was no sentimental basis in thta matter. It wu Justice to tho workman. There wu no harm in thta hill, and tho dtaensaion of it had had a hoaithy effect upon tho coohtry. It wu an honost bill, anu if there wu anything wrong with it congress could repeal it at any time. Mr. Farqnhar, of New York, spoko u a rep resentative of skilled la’,>or. Ho oould not aco how akillcd unions wore in any sray interest ed in thta bllL The membership of trades an ions, Knights of Labor and labor unions, u near as ho could learn, amounted a year ago to 800,000, Probably half of then belonged to the great organized trades anions, twenty-ono In number. Thta bill did net deal with that clua of trades unions at all. It simply dealt with the employes of tho rail- reads and railroad corporations. But it wu not for men like tha gentleman from Ohio (Foren) and himself, who bad born* the brant of battle of trade unionists, to put a straw In the way of this bill. Mr. Warner, of Mlisccrl, offered an amend ment providing that members of tho tribunal of arbitration shall receive tho compensation of $10 per day for th* time actually employed; Mr. Browne, of Indiana, offered an amend ment to Warner’s amendment requiring the br. Tillman, of South Carolina, offered an amendment to Mr. Warner’s amendment pro- onto! of the treasury to darray the expenses of single arbitration. If thta lam body, he •OUJ, a thousand mitre away from the strikers, war* afraid of them, what eould bo expoctcd of three arbitrators in the presence of tha strikers. They wonid summon ovary wit-' ness the strikers suggested, and tho strikers, when they got tired of work wonid get ups circa* at government [pens*. Mr. Hewitt, of New York, moved to recom mit the bill, with instruction to the commit tee on labor, to report la lien thereof a con current resolution exprresivc of the sense of thta congress, that to tar as practicable all con troversies between employer and employes shonld U subject to arbitration, either hr voluntary agreement cr In accordance with law. The motion wu lost—30,70, and the bill was named—yeas, 195; nays, 29. Following Is the ncimtlvc vote: Allan, of Mississippi; Barnes, Belmont, Bennett, Breckinridge, of Kcntnoky; Crisp, erosion, Da vidson, of Alabama; Daniel Foren, Corey, Glover, : laic, Hammond, Harris, Hemphill. MIL Hut' — Irion, Jones, of All' HfT, Retan, and Tucker. The Fan Klactrlo Investigation. Washington, March 31.—Senator Harris, of Tennessee, took the witness stand when the tele phone Investigating committee inst today. Is* wu allowed to make bis statement In his own man- '‘Senator,” inquired the chairman, WasiuNOTCN, April 3.—Indian Commis sioner Atkina wu placed on the wftncM stand when tho tolo* phono investigating commltteo mot today. Ilia story wu similar to that of Senator Har ris yesterday. Of tha government suit against the Hell company ho knew nothing beyond what ha had scan in the papers, and had never opened hia month daring tho pat- dency of proceedings before tbs Interior de partment, or th* department of Justice, to any ont of the officers of thou departments to say anything about tho telephone. Mr. Oates—Did yon have anything to do with securing the government counsel? "No, sir," replied thtwttnere emphatically, “I want tossy right here that I asked Young, wh ol uw appearing In th* cast baton the in terior dcpartmsnt, who b* appeared for. Said I, do yon appear tor tha l’an Electric; ii that company before thta department? He uld, ‘No, sir/ Bald I, who do yon appear for? Ho mid, ‘be appeared for some gentleman of Lontelana and Hemphta,’ and ho rather defi antly remarked that he hsd a right, u an American citizen, to petition tha gorernment to bring init or cometUng of that kind.” “ '. Eden Inquired if tho witness had ever hta official connection to farther the In- to rests of th* Pan-Electric eo. "None on fare of God Almighty’s earth,” [CoQUrmed on rum e IHDISTIHCT PRINT