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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. P TUESDAY -JUNE 22 I88U
CONGRESS.
Proceedings of the Two -Houses
Last Week.
With the President and His Ad*
visers—General News.
The Senate.
On motion of Mr. Dolph, the Xorthorn Pa
cific forfehore hill was taken up, and Mr.
Geerge resumed Mis remarks on the bill.
Mr. George entered on an elaborate legal ar-
gument fco show that the company was.not en
titled to any lands not earned strictly within
the terms of the grant. Mr. George finally
contended that nnderthe granting act the
power of congress was ample, and its dnty
plain, to take possession of the Northern Pa
cific railroad company and either sell it or do
with It as congress might otherwise see fit, in
order to complete the line of the road for the
building of which tho land was originally
granted.
The amendment of Mr. Van Wyck was then
brought fo a voto. That amendment declares
forfeited lands coterminous with a portion of
the Cascade branch not completed at the pu
dge of the pending hill.
The amendment waa agreed to—yeas 21
nays 18.
Of the affirmative vote, nino were republi
cans—Aldrich, Chase, Cullom, Harrison, Lo
gan, Spooner, Teller, Van Wyck, and Wilson,
of Iowa.
Of the negative votes three were democrats—
Brown, Payne'and Pugh.
Otherwise than as just noted, the afiirmative
Totes were democratic, and the negative
votei republican.
Mr. Van Wyck offered an amendment, re
pealing the clause of the granting act which
made the right of war exempt from taxation
in territories. He said that under all circum
stances he thought a road should bear its share
of the taxation.
The amendment' was agreed to—yeas 2-1,
nays so.
The bill was brought to vote and was
passed: yeas 42, nays 1—Mr. Blair.
Mr. Dawes presented a memorial of tho
Massachusetts legislature, which was real.
The memorial recites that the “general court”
of Massachusetts views with deep concern the
recent interference of tho government of Can
ada with the rights of fishermen of the United
States, and urges congress to secure immediate
relief for that class of citizens. "
Mr. Vance’s bill to repeal the civil service
law was, on mot Ion of Mr. Hawley,indefinitely
postponed—33 to 6.
Senators voting In the negative were Messrs.
Berry, Call, Enstis, Harris, Jones of Nevada,
and Vance.
Among the Mils passod were the following:
Houso bill reducing from 8 cents to 5 cents
the fee on domestic money orders, for sums
not exceeding $5.
The bill prohibiting the”publlcation of lot
tery advertisen\ents in tho district of Colum
bia and territories.
The bill for the oncouragemeut of tho Amer
ican merchant marine, and to promote tho
postal and commercial relations with foreign
countries.
[This is tho Frye bill providing for the
S ymenftof fifty cents per mile for carrying
e foreign mails of tho United States. The
substance of the bill has been already attach -
cd as a senate amendment to tho postoflice ap
propriation bill.1
The bill to increase the efficiency of tho
army of the United States. [This is Logan's
amended bill ]
The original bill provided for an increase of
the army, and this provision gave rise to a
protracted delate in the senate some weoks
ago. In Its new form that foaturs of tho orig
inal bill has been omitted from the amendod
bill.
Amendments to tho rivor and harbor bill
were submitted by Mr. Call, for tho improve
ment of reace creek, $5,000. Also providing
that $2,000 of tho snm appropriated for Appa*
lachicola bay may be expended in the improve
ment of tho mouth of Crooked river and for
the survey of the Catooaehstchlo river from
Its mouth to Okehocheo lake and of Homoses
river.
The joint resolution introduced by Mr. In
galls, providing for submission to tho so verst
states of a constitutional amendment extend
ing the period of the president’* term and the
session of the fiftieth congress until the 30th
of April, 1880, and substituting the 30th of
April for the 4th of March as tho commence
ment in ihtnre of the psesidential and con
gressional terms, was passed.
The measure now goes to the house of rep
resentative* for concnrrence.
Tli* House*
Following is the text of the resolution offer
ed in the house today by Representative Hew
itt to preecribe for the celebration of the anni
versary of the foundation of the government:
Whereas, The centennial anniversary of tho or-
;, will occur on the 30th day of April, A. D.
iwj: and
Whereas, It is proper that the anniversary of
this great event should be proi*rljr celebrated;
Whereat, The chamber of commerce of the city
of New York have already taken action looking to
the celebration in that city, where federal govern-
conaUUnfof three senators, to be named by the
presiding officer of the senato and five representa
tives to be named by the speaker or the house, be
constituted, whose duty It shall l>c to consider in
what manner the ccntennary anniversary of the
Inauguration o! the government shall be celebrated
eo as to preserve the succeeding generation's mem
ory of the wisdom end patriotism of the fathers of
the republic in framing the constitution which has
secured to their descendants the blessings of liber
ty, under which the perpetuity of the federal gov
ernment has been firmly established, throuchan
Indissoluble union of sovereign states, capable of
indefinite expansion without imnairing the right
of local self-government fur which other people
had struggled in vain.
Beeolution was referred to the committee on
rules.
At its evening session the house made some
progress in the work of clearing the privste
calendar of a number of measures, passing
twenty-five tills of a private character, among
them being tie senate bill granting the frank
ing privilege to the widow of General U. 8.
Grant, and the honse bill for the relief of the
survivors of the exploring.steamer Jeannette
and the widows and children of those who
perished in the retreat from the wreck of that
vessel in the arctic seat.
Among the measures parsed was a bill to
pay the representative of the government of
Great Britain $15,500 to enable that govern
ment to indemnify the owners of the British
bark Chance, for abandoning their whaling
voyage in the Arctic ocean in 1871, and reecn-
t*i»j inety-six American seamen from ship
wreck in the ice. The honse bill grant
ing an annnal leave of absence of two weeks
with pay to employes of the government
printing office. The house bill authorizing
the construction of a road
to the national cemetery at Natchez,
Mississippi. The honse bill authorizing the
transfer ot the United State* barracks at Baton
Bonge, La., to the Louisiana State university
at that place. The house bill appropriating
SI50.GCO for additional barracks at the soldiers*
homes at Hampton, Milwaukee and Leaven
worth. The bill providing for the construction
of a new wharf at Fort Monroe, Va. The
bill to authorize the construction of a road to
the national cemetery at Knoxville, Tenn.
Bills for public building at Ashville, N. C., an
appropriation of $80,000 and Savannah, Gs.,
an appropriation of $200,000. The bill for the
construction of a military telegraph line from
Sanford, Fla., to Point Jupiter.
Fla., and the establishment of
a signal station. The bill to promote
the political progress and commercial
Sty of American nations. This is Mr. Frye’s
t ill authorizing the nresideat of tho United
States to invite on behalf ef the people of the
United States the delegates from Mexico and
Central and South America to meet in Wash
ington, October 1st, 1887, to meet delegates ou
tho part of the United States to consider such
a uestions and recommend such measures as
tall bo to the mutual interest
and common welfare of the Ameri
can states. One hundred thousand
dollars is appropriated for the incidental ex
penses of the conference. Delegates of the
United States are to be twenty-four in number
and are to servo without compensation,
The Stanton debate was continued by Mr.
Hepburn, of lows, who severely criticiso-l Mr.
Wheeler’s speech upon the late secrotary of
war, and declared that he could not tamely
submit to have men who were embal nod in
the hearts of their couutrymen, aud whose
memory? was revered/derided by such as the
gentleman from Alabama. He then yielded
to Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, who rea l an
other letter, written by Mr. Stauton to Rev. H
Dyer, under date of November 18,18(12.
The Tariff BUI.
Washington, June 17.—[Special.]— 1 The
scene in the house of representatives today
was in striking contrast to that presented two
years ago when the horizontal tariff bill was
beaten. That measure was taken up by a ma
jority of two votes and after a brilliant de<
bate which continued for three weeks, had its
enacting clause knocked out by four votes on
the fullest call known in the house for years.
On both occasions when
fate of the horizontal bill trembled
in the balance the house was in a state of
nervous excitement, and the packed galleries
awaited the result in breathless suspense.
Then the announcement of the result created
a feterm which continued for several minutos.
Today there was only a moderate burst of
applause over the announcement of a result
which had been clearly foreseen. The galler
ies were thinly filled, for it was known that
there could be uo debate, aud evory newsboy
in Washington was crying at sunrise this
morning the impending defeat of tho bill. It
had been spread that the vote shfiuld be taken
at half-past one.
Just as the clock between the two bronze
sentinels over the main entrance to the hall
marked that hour, Mr. Morrison arose and cut
off some dilatory motion by proposing that
the bouse should go into ermmittea of the
whole to consider the bill. At that moment
the bouse was not one-third fall, but scores of
members wbo bad been lounging in the cloak
rooms and talking in the corridors, at onco
filed down the aisles, and soon tho semi-circles
widening out from the speaker, showed an al
most unbroken array of faces. Mr.
Morrisop, the champion
sat only two scats from Mr. Randall, the man
who was working its defeat, as he had accom
plished the defeat of the horizontal bill two
years ago. Mr. Wise, of Virginia, and Mr.
Gibson, of Maryland, sat between the leaders
of the two wings of democracy. Mr. Holman,
wbo sits just in front of Mr. Morrisop, was
conspicuous for his absence.
Ti e roll call proceeded with little interest
until Mr. Holman’s name was reached. His
shrill voice was heard proclaiming “aye,” as
the Indiana veteran, with a duster over his
aim, hurried down the aisle to his seat. He
had arrived from Indiana, whero ho
bad been to sco his congressional
convention, At tho very moment the bill was
called up, leaping into a cab at the station, he
bad urged tbo driver to his best, and reached
the hall just as his namo was called. His
expected arrival and eager response caused
the chief sensation of the day. Nearly
all the democratic side broke into applause
and twenty members were around Mr. Hol
man before be could be seated, congratulating
him on his return, and on his re-nomiuatiou.
When order was restored, tbo roll call con
tinued and went to a finish without furthor
interruption.
As Mr. Henley, of (.ulifornta, who sits next
to Mr. Hammond, voted against the bill,
tbo Georgian struck him across
the breast with a gesture of impatience
which caused a ripple of laughter on the dem-
ociatic. side. Neither Mr. Morrison nor Mr.
Randall kept a tally, but there were ^dozen
pencils recording tne vote near by them.
As the lest namo on the second call was
sounded Mr. Mills, of Texas, whispered some
thing to Mr. Morrison. Mr. Randall leaned
over and asked:
“How is it?”
“You have beaten ua seventeen votes,” said
the Illinois statesman.
When the votes was announced tho repub
Beans applauded with some vehemence end a
faint demonstration was made in the galleries.
Not one of the democrats who voted agsinst
tbe bill, applauded the result. It had hardly
been called from tho desk when Mr. Morrison
was on his feet. Ho said, with remarkablo
coolness:
* I give notice that I shall renew this motion
on next Tuesday.”
This announcement was n general surprise,
and elicited an enthusiastic response from tho
friends of the bill.
“I guess we will be here,” cried Mr. Mc
Kinley, of Ohio.
While the defeat of the bill was a foregone
ooncluslon, the majority of seventeen was un
expectedly large. Fourteen was all tho oppo
nents of the bill claimed this morning.
Speaker Carlisle not only voted for the bill,
but from 1) o’clock until the meeting of tho
house was busy in appealing to democrats who
he had understood to be in doubt to stand by
the meaauie. Mr. Morrison appeared today
aa ho has for eome weeks past,
remarkably indifferent to the fete of tho bill*
He said to some friends this afternoon that ho
meant to call np the bill next Tuesday to glvo
the house one more chance to consider it, and
that then ho would feel that bo had dono all
he could to secure tariff legislation. It was
lumored that he would offor a milder bill next
Tuesday in the hope of capturing some votes
from the west and south, which went against
him today. This is not true. The issue will
be made on tho same bill, and It will be de
feated next Tnesday as badly, if not worse,
than it was today.
Washington, June 17.—In anticipation of
the tariff bill coming to the su-iface of legisla
tive tea this morning there was an unusually
large number of members present when tbo
house wee called Lp order. The gentlemen
having charge of (lairs on the respective aides
of the bouse were kept busily at work and
the chief, indeed the only, topic of conversa
tion upon the floor was the probable coming
fate or tho motion to consider the Morrison
bill.
The Iowa bill was not reached when the hour
of 1.30 arrived, and then Mr. Morrison moved
that tbe honse go into committee of the whole
on revenue bills.
On this motion be demanded the yeas and
nays and Mr. McKinley, on behalf ot the op
ponents of the bill, joined in the demand.
The motion was defeated—yeas 140; nays
157, ss follows
Yeaa-Carllsle
MUsbaippl. Ant ^ ,
KarktCitie, Barnes. Barry, Beach. Belmont. Ben
nett, Blanchard, Bland, Blount, Beckenrtdge of
Arkema*. Brcckenrldge of Kentucky, Baras, By
num, Cabell, Calwell, Campbell of New
York, Candler. Carleton, Catching*, Clardy, Clem
ent*. Cobb, Cole of Maryland. Compton, Comstock,
Cowles of North Carolina, Craia, Crisp, Croxton.
m) be non. Daniel, Dargan. Davidson of
North Carolina. Davidson of Florida,
Dawion, Dibble, Dougherty, Dunn. Fisher. Ford,
Forney, Gibson of Maryland. Gibaon of West Vir
ginia, Glam, Glover. Green of North
Carolina. Hale, Haisell, Hammond, Harris. Heard,
Hemphill. Henderson of North Carolina, Herbert,
Hewitt, Hill, Holman, Howard, Hudd, Hultoo,
Jamer, Johnston of North Carolina, Jones o;
Texas. King. Kleiner, Lsffiron, Landes, Lanham.
Lore, J.overidr, Loweij. Mahoney, Mataon, May-
bury. McCreary, McMillan, McRae; Miller, Mill*,
MUifcell, Morgan, Morrison, Neal,
Niece, Nell son, Norwood, Oates, O* Fer
rell, o'Nell of Missouri. Outh trail.
Feel, Perry, Reagan. Reese Richardson, Riggs,
RobertM>t>, Rogers, Sedlcr, Sayers, Scott, Seymour,
», Stone ot Kentucky, Hume of
Mb-curl, Storm, btrelt, Swope. Tarsnay, Tanlbee,
J. M. Tsyloriof Tennessee, Tbrockmorten, Till-
“ ■ * ■ “‘ticker, Tomer, Van
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J. M. HIGH,
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Iowa, Weifborn, Wheeler. Willis, Wilson, Winans,
Wise, Wolford and Worthington—l«o.
Nays—Adams of Illinois, Allen of Massachusetts
And err on of Kansas, Arnot. Atkinson, Baker,
Bayne, Bingham. Blim, Bound, BouteUo, Boyle,
Brady, Browne of Indiana, Browne of Ohio, Brown
of Pennsylvania, Rrumm, Buchanan, Buck, Bur
rows, Butterworth. Campbell of Pennsylvania,
Campbell of Ohio, Timothy J. CampbeUof
York, Cannon, Conger, Cooper, Curtin, Cotct
Davenport, Davis. Dingier, Dorsey, Dowdnay,
hsm, EUsberry, Ely, Ermentrout, Evans, Ever .
Farqnhar, Felton, Findlay, Fleecer, Koran. Fuller.
Fuoston. Dellinger, Gey, Geddes, ollflllan, Goff,
Gteen of New Jersey, Grosvenor, Grout, Guenther,
Hamer, Harden, Henderson of low*, Heimeraon
of Illinois, Henley. Hepburn, Herman, Hires, His-
cock, Holmes, Hopkins, Irion. Jackeon, Johnson
of New York, Johnston of Indiana. Kelley, Ket-
chum, Lafollette. Laird. Law Is r, Lefevre, Lehlbaok,
Llbbey, I.indsley, Little. Long, .Laattlt,
Lyman, Markham, Martin. McAdoo
McCumas. McKenna, McKinley, Mar-
rimau. Millard. Millikan, MotVattt. Morrill.
Morrow, Muller, Negley.O’Donnel. O’Hara, O NeLl
Plumb. Price, Randall. Ranner. Reed or Maine.
Rice, Rockwell, Romels, Rowell, Ryan, Sawyer,
of OhtofL Taylor of Tenneasee.ThomM of IlllnqU,
Thomas of Wisconsin, Thompson, Viete. Wade,
Wadsworth. Walt. Wallace, Ward of Illinois,
Warner of Ohio, Warner of Missouri. Weaver of
Nebraska, Weber, West, Whiting, Wilkins aud
Woodbura—167*
Messrs. Bragg and Jones of Alabama,
Aiken, Reed, HaU and White of Minnesota,
Eldridge, Dockery, Cox, Collins, Murpbr,
Eden and Hatch, who wonld have voted in
favor of .the motion, were paired with Messrs.
Pierce, Burleigh. Hanback, Van Schatok, Bun
nell, Heistand, Houk, White of Pennsylvania,
Haynes, Stevenson, Hitt, Pettibone and Cas
well, who would have voted against it.
The roll call was watched with great Inter
est both on the floor and in the galleries, aud
an unusual silence prevailed ai the clear tones
of the clerk enunciated each name. Tho onlv
break In the silence occurred when Mr. Hof-
man, who had just returned on an afternoon
train from a visit to his district, responded in
the affirmative when his name waa called. He
was greeted with a round of applause, which
broke out afresh when Speaker Carlisle, di
recting the clerk to call his name, cast his vote
in favor of t]ie motion.
When the reault of the vote waa announced
there waa a atom of applause from the repub
lican aide, which democrats returned with a
hearty good will—when Mr. Morriaon arose
and gave notice that he would renew his mo
tion on Tuesday next, and Mr. McKinley gave
notice that the opponents of tho bill wonld try
to be present on that day.
Washington, Jane 17.—Mr. Morrison seoms
to accept, philosophically. his defeat on the
tariff bill today. He said he was not disap-
n ‘ sted in the result, and that ho had foresoen
or many months, but this was a thing to
which the part/ and administration were
pledged, and he had to make the fight, hit or
miss. When asked why he intended to again
attempt to call np tho bill on Tuesday next,
he said, with a smile:
“ I will give thorn a chance to repent.” But
ho declined to express any opinion as to
whether he expected a change in today’s re
sult.
An analysis of the vote on Mr. Morrison’s
motion to go into committee of the whole for
the purpose of considering the tariff bill
shows that of the 140 affirmative votes, 13(1 were
cast by democrats and four by republicans.
Three of the republicans are from the atato of
Minnesota-Nelson, Strait and Wakefield.
Tho fourth—James—is one of tho New York
representatives. Of the 130 democratic votes,
122 were cast by representatives from the
south and west, and fourteen by representa
tives from the eastern and middle states.
Ohio democrats voting for the bill were An
derson, Hill and Onthwaite. New York dem
ocrats—Adams, Berth, Bclmost, Follx Camp
bell, Hewitt and Mahone/. Pennsylvania
democrats—Scott, Storm and Swope.
Of tho 167 negative votes, 122 word cut by
republicans and thirty-five by democrats. Of
tbe thirty-five democrats voting iu tho nega
tive, six came from southern states as follows:
Maryland, Findlay£Lonlsisn*, Gay, Irion, St.
Martin and Wallace; Alabama, Martin. Tho
western states contributed eleven negative
votes, as follows: California, Henley, Illinois,
Lawler and Waid; Ohio, Campbell, Eilebsrry.
Foran, Geddes, Lefevre, Seney, Warner and
Wilkins. The remaining democratic negative
votes were cast by members from New York,
Pennsylvania ana New Jersey, as follows:
Arnot, Bliss, T. J. Campbell, Dowdner. Merri-
roan, Muller. Pindar, Spriggs, Staulnacker
and Veil*. New Jersey, Green, McAdoor and
Pidcock; Pennsylvania, Boyles, Curtin, Er
mentrout, Randall and Sowaer.
Of tho gentlemen paired, Mr. Aikin of
South Carolina, has never taken the oath of
office, having been ill since tho beginning of
tho session. Tbo only member absent and
unpaired waa Frederick, of Colorado, who was
confined to his home by illness.
Harris and Ilrownlow,
Washington, Juno 17.—'The bill intro
duced a few days since by Senator Isham G. Harris,
of Tennessee, for the relief of tho widow of Parson
Brownlow, is the sequel to an Interesting story of
the war.
Tho unrelenting denunciations of Governor
Harris by Andrew Johnson and Mr. Brownlow
when tbe questions of union and secession were
under discussion in their state, form a prominent
feature in the history of those times. In tho first
days of tbe confederacy Harris was one of its most
noted war governors-ln energy, one of the Mor
tons, or Broughs, or Curtins for the south. When
the union forces entered Tennessee he waa driven
out amid the anathemas of the loyalists, hurled at
him with renewed vigor by Brownlow aud Johnson.
The war progressed. Brownlow was governor,
and bad a legislature that followed him Implicitly,
finally a price was put on tho head of Hams by
ibUtlve enactment, and Brownlow Issued a
reclamation offering I6.0C0 for the capture of
Jsrris. With this hanging over him whenthere-
belllon collapsed, Hems made haste for Mexico,
end upon the failure or the French empire sailed
for Europe. Meantime his family was without
means or comfortable support. Governor Brown
low. softening much toward Harris, and becoming
convinced in his own mind that In some .of his
former charges and denunciations he had done
Governor Harris injustice, sent for one of the re
ceivers whom he had appointed to take charge of
a state railroad, and told him to quietly appoint a
relative of Governor Harris to a position which
would enable him to support the family. This was
done.
When Harris returned from Europe he went di
rectly to Nashville and called on the governor, by
whom he was received with unexpected cordiality.
Harris explained that he bed come to surrender
I proclan _
Harris fuslsted that as tha'Unlted Mtates marshal
had a warrant for his arrest he would prefer to
-— - .. tmtofU
__ he met
bis family he desired, If possible, it should be In
paste The governor told him to go home atonoc,
and be would arrange tbe matter with tbe mar
shal. This be did by Uo lining a bondsman for Har
ris' appearance when wanted.
The night of Harris arrival at hla home one of
the unionists of the piece telegraphed the gover
nor that Harris had returned, and suggested
prompt and quiet measures for bu arrest (Governor
Brownlow replied that he was fully Informed of
Harris' movements, end that he was on a bond for
bis appearance.
In U>e chime, of time and politic., Harris, upon
hoi. bc.d . price hid been pat by Brownlow for
treosoo, cine to reprewnt his Hilt la tbo Matte,
and Governor Brownlow’. family »u In . position
where Ua member, needed * chmnc. to prortdo
ropport. The moment that It cum within hi.
power to do M>, he rued hi. Inlluene* to keep a rel
ative of hi. old utugonlrt, bat Uter friend, la
pl.ee, And . few day. alnce he mid. farther op-
arlnnlty to repay well remembered klndoMM. by
lUbtll providing forth. payment of . claim of
In. Brownlow of MO rot (OTcmment advertising
i Brownlow’. Whig. .
Thu. these two men, whoon tbo rorf.ee aecmed
M bitterly arrayed against eacn other, wire cn-
gsged In turn for year. In helping by act. or
kindness, toamooth tbe way of the other, when
for each thoae way. bid otherwtae been dark In-
Wuhlngton Gossip,
WAsniJfoTox, Judo 1-5.—Prince Auguste
Leopold and officer! of tbo Brazilian frigate
Baraaao.wko accompanied him to Waablnglon,
were formally prearnted to tho preaidont at
11:30 o'clock to-day. They were accompanied
by tbe Brazilian mini-tier. All wore tbe fall
dreM uniform of their rank. Tbo preaidont
extendod them a cordial Invitation to attend
tboatat. reception at tho whit. bona, tbia
•veoing, which they accepted. From tb.
whit. bona. tb. party paid an Informal «Mt
it
to tb. navy department.
Tb. whit. bona, new prearnted a
brilliant " ' “
occasion
iPKtacle than tonight, an tbo
of a. Ant official reception
bo decormtiona were on tho name grand
•calaaaattho presidents wedding, with tbe
exception that there were more tropical
plants and ferns and leea flowers. The
walls of tbo east room were bidden by
plants. Garlands of smllax and evergreens
were festooned from chandeliers and cornices.
The mantels were banked with rare exotics
and tbe window reeeeeee Oiled with palmi.
The decorations of tho other parlon wore of a
•imilar description.
Tbo econo when tho reception was at its
height, with tbe rich toilets of ladles, tho
splendor of tho costumes worn by tome of tho
diplomats, and the bright uniforms
of tho officer! wee most brilliant.
Ibe guests began to arrlro shortly
before nine o’clock and soon tho house
was crowded with ladies and gentlemen
awaiting the coming of the receiving party.
The elgnal that the president and Hre. clove*
lend were ready waa given promptly on tlmo
end tho Marine band, which was stationed in
the main vestibule,strode up tho air, "Hail to
tbe Chief." The receiving party then do*
sccvdcd from the upper portion or the houso
to the bine parlor in tho following order:
Tho pmldent and Mrs. Cleveland; Secre
tary and Mrs. Kndlcott; Secretary and Mrs.
Whitney; Postmastor general and Mrs. Vilas;
Colonel end Mrs. Lamont.
They ranged themselves In a aomi-elrole in
the bine parlor, with tho president Ant; then
Mn. Cleveland nnd Mrs. Endloott; Mrs. Whit
ney and Mrs. Vilas, in the order named.
Hre. Cleveland wm attired in her wedding
dree., an ivory satin. Her anly ornaments
were a diamond necklaea, the wedding gift of
tho preeident and a magnifloent bouquet of
white rase., worn at her corsage. Her man
ner charmed everyone.
The diplomatic corps were first to be pro
moted, ltd by tho dean, Mr. Preston, minister
of Haytl, and Hre. l’reston. All the logatioos
were represented by their mlnlstan or at
taches, The minister of Ecuador and Bolivia
came on from New York expressly to psy
their nipecte to tho now mistress of the white
honse. Brazilian Princo Lcopeldo and olfl.
cere of tho Brasllllan frigate Baroaso, aeoom-
panted tho membera of the Brssilllan
legation. Judge Porter, flrat as-
eistant secretary of etate and Chief
Clerk Brown presented the gentlemen and la
dles of tbe corpi. A general reception of all
other invided guests tbon fallowed without
cry particular order of precedenoo. Colonel
Wilson, of the army, mads presentations to
tbo president end Lieutenant DoWall, of the
navy, presentations to Mrs. Cleveland. Toe
clergy wee represented by Dr. Bnnderland,
the minister who officiated i t tho president's
wedding, and Dr.Mllburn, toe blind ohaplaln
of the hones of representative!, and the jtidl-
clary by Justices Harlan and Brailey of the
United States supreme court
Congress wu well represented—the senate
by Senators Sherman, Conger, Bsnsom, Harrl-
•on, Gibson, Aldrich, Coke, Cole, Cameron,
Cockrell, Dolph, Hawley, Ingalls, Payne and
Taller; and the house by Speaker Carlisle and
Bepreaentatlves Morrison, Barrows, Buchanan,
McComa, Findley,Andenon of Kansas, Bel
mont, Bennett, Gloea, Beach, Bliss, Blount,
Henderson of Illinois, Wolford, Williams,
Bynum, Wheeler, Keegan, Taylor, Cuteheon,
Byrnes, Kelly, Lefevre, Dunn, Gibson,of West
Virginia, nnd many other*. The army and
navy were also represented. Prominent
ameng the general onlcere were Lieutenant
General Sheridan, Admiral Porter, Vioe
Admiral Rowan, Admirals Stevona,
Wells and Jonklns. Generali Drum,
Parks, Bonnet and Hasen, Acting Secretary
and Mrs. Falrchleld wore among tho early
callers and wore invited to remain with the
receiving party. Hr. nnd Mrs. Frederick
Douglass were among thou who called to ex
tend their congratulation! to tho president
and hla bride Tho reception was ono of the
largeit ever given at the whlto houso, there
being not lees than 2.000 guests preunt.
The reception closed about a quarter
before - eleven end tho president and
Hr*. Qltveland after a promenade through
tho various roome retired, accompanied
by cabinet officers and their wives, to pnrtako
of* collation spread In one of tho private
apartments of tho mansion. At clou of presi
dent’s reception, the Murine band proceeded
to tho bold and lerenadod tho Brazilian
prince.
WAeniifOTOia, June 10.—Tho etatietieal bu
reau of tho treasury department hu prepared
tablet In regard to ine valno of recent imports
and exports by which it is shown there was an
increue of $30,302,511 in tho valno of imports
dating tbe nino months ending March 31,
18£fl, aa compared with the value of Import,
during the eorreipondtng period of tho pre
ceding year, Ain that imports have decreas
ed in vnlue In the following particulars:
“Coder, $2,872,310; eeede, not medicinal, $1,-
458,000; manufacture, of silks, $1,270,703.
The value of domeatle exports during tho
■ins nine months shorn a falling olT or $74,-
» , compared with tho corresponding po
ut year. There was an inereau of
$3,700,000 In tho value of corn exporta, $1,-
000.000 In tbe vnlno of luf tobacco exports.
Wash Wotow, Jane 17.—A number of Wash
ington gentlemen have organised a company,
under lbs nemo of the long Fibre Cotton Olneoos-
^ to boffin an enterpriro at Wood lawn, naar
n.bsm, Ala. Ex-Congressman J. K. Dozen
dorr, or Virginia, la president. The capital stock
la 11,000,000. The charter of th.oompa.ny wasob-
lalntd in West Virginia, but the principal office
will bo In tbia city. The process whlen will be
nred by Ibis company I* an invention or Colonel
Prank Montgomery, and la said to bau Innovation
upon tho ordinary methods or tho cotton gin.
Colonel Montgomery and Mr. Evans, gen.nl an-
perlntendcnt of the compamy, will letvo tomorrow
to locate and boffin the construction of mills.
Wasiiinotow, Juuo 18,—The president'!
reception tonight wu attended by the largMt
crowd that ever flocked to the white home
on inch an occasion. Everybody wu Invited
and the general cariosity to see Mrs. Cleve
land, carried the multitude regardless of color
or condition. A more democratic maw of
humanity can hardly bo Imagined. Tho pro
cession extended eoveral hundred yards out
side u tho people slowly entered tbe portals
of tbe mansion and filed through tho out
room Into tho ldueroom whore tho preaidont
end Mrs. Cleveland stood, entiling alike on
high and lowu they entered. Most of the
crowd Hught tho privilege of shaking hands,
which wu cheerfully granted by both the
S tesident and hla wlfo to several
rauiand of their fellow cltluns. Tho presi
dent had Just returned from a visit to tho
Bchnetzen feast, where bawu accorded an
enthusiastic reception by the German popnla-
tlon. Mrs. Cleveland wore bar wadding areal,
bot tbe rich lac. and ambroidary had bun
taken off to make it accord better with tbo
■Implictly of this reception. She aeemed to
enter thoroughly into the spirit of tho oeca-
lion, and stood tho revere teat admirably. The
great lawn In front of tbo white horns swarm
ed with people from nine to elovan o’clock. It
la estimated that fifteen thousand people
gained admission, nnd that at leant five thous
and failed to get In, Jmt u tho recaption
MOUNTAIN MEADOW.
ONE OF THE ATROCIOUS CRIMES
OF THE WB8T.
A story Thrllllatly iUtoW-Nrarly On# Hundred
Smlzraots Slaughtered and 170,000 Worth ot
Propony .toIan-Th* Sodlsa Horri
bly Mutilated nun, ■«., Etc.
wa. doling t P'ocuaf.n of nearly a thonaand
people cento In from Bchuetaeo park, and
lurched to tho white honsa.
The bill appropriating $200,000 for n post-
office and courthouse at Savannah hu pissed
the aenate and now only neffils tho preeldant’a
*1 mature to become a law.
The bill appropriating $150,000 for n public
building at Augusta pawed the senate eoveral
months ago and is now In * fin* position on
tho hone* calendar. Ur. Dibble, chairman of
tho honre committee on public onildinga and
grounds, thinks the Augusta bill will surely
ptuattbis
A Prominent Horseman's Testimony.
CHlCAfio. III., Nov 1,1883.
Helen. Lawrence, Williams A Co.:—Last
spring I wrote yon regarding Gombslt’e
fanatic Balaam, which l need on my mark
Kate Allen, I got nervous at the tlmo and
wu very retry I aver nred Iu Bat it did its
work splendidly, and I have reeommtadsd it
In many cares. Everybody who has need It
wu more than pleased with the remit*. I re
gard it the moat w.ndarfal liniment I oversaw
or nred. John Kelly hu Jut goo. out after a
bottle to ore on Bobbin. J. L. Day.
Mr. Day la one of tho loading horseman of
Chicago sad owner of the fut-pacing mire
’’Kate Allen;" ha la also correspondent for
_ome of the leading hone pspma, signing him-
relf "On the Boad.’’
Gombanlt'a Caustic Balua is for ula la At
lanta by Brad field * War., 2d Whitehall
afreet
In n work relating to Indian history, by J,
P. Dunn, Jr., recently publiahed by tho Har
per*, the author gtye. a vivid and anthentio
sketch of the antrocious Mountain Meadow
masuore, the thought of which excites burn
ing indignation today, although nearly thirty
years have pateed since thte dark stain on
American annals. As illustrating the savage
spirit which incited this horrible crime, tho
writer quotes from a sermon or Brigham
Young, published in the DesertetN'ewejnitprl
or to tho wholesale murders. Young tells
hie congrgatlon: "I could refer you to lots of
inetencee whore men have been righteously
•lain in order to atono for their sine. I have
■sen scores and hundreds of people for whom
then wonld have been * chance (in the Iut
reauroctlon there will be) if their lives had
been taken and their blood spilled on tho
ground u a smoking incense to tho Almighty,
but who are now angels to tho devil until our
older brother, Jeaui Christ, raises them up,
conquers death, hell and the gravo. It Is true
that the blood of the Son of God wu shed for
our sine, bat men commit sine which it esn
nover remit.”
It wu daring the zeal which Young thus
wrought among his fanatics that the massacre
occurred. During the matrass of 1837 Cap
tain Fancher’a train, numbering fifty-six men
and sixty-two women and children, most of
whom were from northern counties of Arkrot-
u, attempted to crou the mountains on route
to California, At Salt Lake City the train wu
joined by several disaffected Mormons, In the
train were thirty good wagons, u many mules
and honse and flOO cattle. Their route lay
through aouthweitern Utah, where tbe Moun
tain Meadows are located. In them meadows
they camped on the 4th of September. Here
Is the national divide. They were on tho
edge of the Pacific elope. They (net began to
realize their hope., for they could almost look
over Into California, their “promised land.”
On Monday morning, September 7, u they
were gathered about the camp fires, a volley of
mueketry bland from tho gulloy through
which ran the stream that watered tho moad-
owe. Seven of tho expectant travelers were
■lain end sixteen wounded at the first fire.
The men had been frontlermen too long to
BXCOUKPA If IC-STltK’KEN.
The women nnd children hurried to cover
and the men returned tho fire, much to the
mrpriee of the muklng assailants, who bad
expected to enjoy an nreslstlng mauacro. Tho
aauilants were made np of Mormons mukod
u Indians of Pah. Utter, Upper Pi-Eads and
Lower l’l-Eads. and all led by John D. Loo, a
Mormon elder. Tbe response that the bloody
wretches received to their fire drove them
back and they unt after reinforcements, and
while waiting for tho uma amused themselves
by pitching uuoite, end occulonly shooting tho
rattle and firing upon the wagons, which the
travelen had to draw around them u a barri
cade and defense. On Wednesday a young
man named Aden, a eon of a Kentucky physi
cian, together with a companion, succeeded in
eluding the vigilance of the muked savages
and getting out of the meadows on their w«y
to Cedar City, whero they hoped to uenro aid.
At Richards'springs they met thrao Coder
City men, William O'. Stewart, Joel White and
Benjamin Arthur. As they stopped to water
their bonce, Stewart
SHOT AND Kir.I.KD ADKN,
and Whlto attempted to kill the companion,
hut succeeded only in wounding him, when bo
escaped and mad. his way back to camp. Ills
report filled tho emlgrants with despair. Aden's
father wu knownto have uved tbe lire of
a Mormon blehop, aud yet hie son had bun as-
saealnatcd by a Mormon. Already they had
pierced the masks worn by meny of their as-
eallante to discover that they were white men
—were indeed Mormons, fifty-four In number.
The Indians numbered 200. Tho besieged
prepared a statement or their desperate condi
tion, giving u their bel lef that the Mormons
were their real besiegers, directing it to He-
eons, Odd Fellowa and leading rellgloue de
nominations. With this statement they dis
patched three of their beet scouts, directing
them to California. Tho scouts did not encoeod
in eluding the vigilance of the murderers.
They wen ran down by Ira Hatch, a Mormon
and a loader of a band of Indians, In tho Santa
Clara mountain*
TWO or T1IRM WKBE MURDERED
u they slept and tbe third wu wounded, nnd
* few days afterward assassinated.
While tha Mormons ware awaiting reinforce
ments they knelt and formed a prayer circle
end asked for dlvina auldanoo. After prayer
one of their leaders, Mayor High**, said: "I
have tb* ovidanea of God'a approval of our
million. It it God'e will thnt wo carry out onr
instructions to tbo letter."
In cnrryingouttbcM instruction*they found
it necssary to make use of tbe basest treach
ery. This they did by meant of t white lag
born by Lee and William Bateman. “Tnsy
represented to tbe beaoiged that tbo Indiana
were terribly excited and thirsted for revenge
because of the lose of some of their cattle, and
they promised protection to tha emigrants if
they would unconditionally enrrendar. There
wu no alternative. The enppllu of the omi-
giants ware giving ont, nnd Inasmuch u Mor
mons were tho only white pcoplo in Utah,
then wu no hops for mtrey from any other
fonree., The terms were accepted, and on tho
morning of Friday, Hoptombar 11, they gave
np all their gone and ammunition, and than
placed themulvM wholly in the power of thoao
whoeo appetite for bloodshed bad but Inst bean
whetted. They marched ont from behind
TIIKIR nARRII.’ADXS.
The scene that followed it thnt described by
Mr. Dnnn.
"It Is Just afternoon and the day is bright
and clear. Tramp, tramp, tramp, they march
down from tha camping place. The men reach
tha militia and glv* three hurty cheers u
they take their places, murderer and victim,
lid* by eid*. Tramp, tramp, tramp. They
■re rounding the point of tho rldg* which hu
eerved u a screen for tbo Mormons and Indian*
for the pest week. A raven files over them
creaking. What called him theret Does he
foreee* that be eball peck at tb* eyes of brave
non and gent!* women who are looking at
him? Tha wagons with tha wounded and
children me passing tha biding pise* of the
Indians. How quietly they It. among tha
gnarly oak bnabe.1 But their ay w glisten nnd
their necks itrstch ont to at* how soon their
prey will reach them. Tb* woman are nuriy
a qoarltr of a all* behind tbs wagons, nnd
the men are much further behind the women,
A half-dozen Mormon horsemen bring np the
rear. Tramp, tramp, tramp! The wagons
have Jost panted out of sight over tb* dlvlda.
The man are entering n little ravine. The
women are
orrosrn tiie Indian*.
They have regained confidence, and uraral
are expreming Joy at Neaping from thair aav*
ago foes Hu that man on the dlvlda. It la
Blgbte. H* maku a motion with hi. .rm
and riionte something which thou nearest
him understand to be'do your duty.' In an
Inatsnt the militiamen wheal and sack shoots
tho man nearest him. Tha Indiana epring
from their ambntb and rush upon the woman;
from between the wagons tho rill* of John
D.Lm creche, and a wounded woman in the
fore nut wagon falls of tbe seat. Swiftly tha
work of death goes on. Lu la amlatod In
shcoting and braining tb* wonndad by tb*
teamsters, Knight tad McCnrdy, and u tho
latter rtieu his rill* to hi* shoulder h. cries:
*0 1-ord, my God, receive their spirits; It la for
Thy kingdom that I do this.'” The toma
hawk, and blndgeon. and knlfs soon complet
ed tke bloody work begun by the ballet, and
inn few minute, alter Ultbee'a signal not a
man cr woman wu left a lire. Two girl* ware
missing, and were eoen found concealed In
■cm. neighboring hoebu. Two of the Mor
mons—and Leo wu one of them—dragged tho
trembling and
•HAIV DEAD DIXIE
from their place of concealment and ravished
them, then Lu ordered tbm killed by the
Indians. An Indian chief ob}e-*ted, uying
kill: l«t us savo
* thla objection wu being made
Lee held one of tho girls on his lap.' Bh.
ker arms around hie neck and Implored
„ kt f 'lie promielng she would lovo him *1-
he bat would let her live. Hie ans-
her head back with ono hand,
knBA 1 other hand cluplng a bowie-
•Pino! * m b ‘ r wh ts ncck through to tho
,h « elsughter as awful as were
lilt™ JSLTF™' T t° h" 114 *. horribly mn-1
wliVm.rL'.f'k 1 IS®? ‘he meadowe a prey for -
wolvez and buzzards for ireekt, and it was not
until tome months bad elapsed that the whiten*
ril bouse wort gathered to gather and buried,
hlitcen or seventeen children, renting In are
from a faw month* to eight years, were dlvld-
ed np among the Mormons, aud so wu $70,000
in •’i»perty which tha emigrants posiemed. •
The lliUe children were- subsequently secured
by Gentiles and restored to Arkansas, but the
strongpireutal government” hu never com
pelled tho cut-throats to disgorge tho $70,000
and restore it to tho
st'anvoaa nr tur massacre,
"horn have always boon in desperate
A strange eeqnenco to the awful maeuero la
the fact that Mountain Meadows, from being
a verdant epot in 1857, Inviting the fatal halt
and rest of tha emigrants, hu becomo steril.
and barren, literally tho abode or desolation.
Tbo only atonement ever offered for tho
crime wu tho shooting of John D. Lee at tho
scene or the masucre on March 23,1877, near
ly twenty yean after the crime wu commit
ted, and after he hail confessed that on that
bloody occasion he himself took five llvee.
The responsibility for tbe crime laid at every
Mormon officltl’s door, snd Brigham Yoiing
wss their chief. They ought to have all
Mrungforit. President John Taylor. George
Q. Cannon and other Mormon leaders onght
now to bo arrested and tried, not for polyga*
iny.hu t for tbe Mountain Meadow massacre, and
onght to be hnng. They conld all be convict
ed of being accessory, not only after, but be
fore tho fact. _____
DURING THE WEEK.
Tuesday, Jun. 1B.-AI Pekin, Ohio, Urn Noah
Mou Holder attempted to aare the lifts or her liule
child, which had wandered on the rail rout track
before on approaching train, and both were In-
stonily kilted TheMrike .mong coal miner, in
New River region, West Virginia, u over .. Fred
Berman, into director or the city Infirmary at Cin
cinnati. wu wntenred io tbe penitentiary for
twelvo yean Tor misappropriation of fundi Tho
socialists of fit. Louis continue to hold thelrmeet- 1
logs, despite the action of the city authorities pro
hibiting them.
In viik City,—Watermelons and peaches hav.
putln their appearance Bids for the construc
tion of the new United states barrack* have been
lorwardtd to Wubioffiou The vacant barrooms
In soma quarters of the city are being converted
Into soda water fountains A number of Atlanta
drummers are preparing to attend Ibe rommeniial
tonrista' convention In Baltimore Colonel Baum
promises water from theartctlan well by the istof
July.
Wednesday. June lit.—Two well cleaners wore
killed by fire damp at Fori Wayne, Ind., white
cleaning out a well A freight train on the Kan
sas City railroad was wrecked near Memphis, de
molishing fifteen car. and crushing to death sev
eral tramps who were atettlog a ride....coventor
Hill, of New York, hu veloed tho bill recently
passed by tbo legislature providing for spring
municipal elcclions In New York and for tho eleo-
lion or fourteen aldermen upon tbe general ticket.
In Tint Ctrv.-The Xetlonel Kcteoltn Medical
tuiorlsiion convened In regular annual session In
tbe Iclecllo Medical college Governor McDan
iel pardoned Cal Varnetloe, who killed Aabury
Whitehead on Ibe lath or December, 1(83. The
llcemei or thirty barroom* have expired elnoe tha
prohibition election, leaving sixty-nine to be tolled 1
ootof existence on tho night ot IheSOlh Inst—
"Unci." Zion Brldwtll,who work, on Tim Weekly
Constitution, celebrated bis sixty-eighth birthday
yesterday, and wu pit-rented wllh a handsomo
walking cane by ble fellow-workmen,
Tliiir.dsy, Juno IT—Tho Vermont republican
stale convention nominated Lieutenant ifovernor
Ormihy for gortrnor Hon. William 8. Holman,
of Indiaos, wu renominated fbr congress A
furious wind storm, accompanied by rain, blew
down a circus tent at lluahnell, III, Injuring about
thirty persons, screral dangerously The first
wheat or the crop ol this year wu offered on
'change In Baltimore A dynamite factory hu
been put in o;ieration near Chattanooga, Tenn,
In Tits City.—Two companies of the Second
Artillery, wbo have bean stationed at Fort Baran-
css. Fla., will arrive In Atlanta about tho 10th of
July, and will spend Iht summer here Eb Will
iams a drayman, broke bis leg yesterday whllo
unloading lumber One hundred and serenty-
five dollars of the ffiOO reward for Iho eaptnreol
Tobe Jackson, the alleged Cartersvlllo dynamiter,
bu been given lo H. F. Amonetl, of Waco, Tax is,
and Iho remaining $J5 to H. 0. Harrison, of Car-
terivllle.ee.
Friday, Jana 18.—Burner Hill dey wsi cele
brated in Boston First Comptroller Dunham
wu married to Mn. Margaret L. Carter, of Ken
tucky A socialist leader at The Hague wu eon-
lencrd to one yeer'e miliary confinement tpr In-
Milling the king In outrageous publication... Ilia
Mated tbet If tne French senate passes the expul
sion bill M. Waddluffion will resign the ambassa
dorship at London, and other French ambaseadon
will do likewise Tbo North Carolina State Pram
usoclallon met in annual session at Morebead
City, N. C.
In the City.—Belgian blocks are being put down
on Whitehall street Walter McLean lost ono
finger while working with a boss uw A great
many strangere have been In Atlanta this week
A large party of students from tbe asylum Her tbo
deaf and dumb, at Car. Spring, visited Atlanta
yolerddy.
Saturday, June lu.-There were 144 business
failures Id tb. I'olted State, .ml 11 In Csnada
during tbe put week The .hope of the Missouri
Car and Foundry company, at St. Louis, ware de
stroyed by fir*, the loss .mounting to about $30;-
000 Tha Italian chamber of deputies has unani
mously declared against tha auction of Cipriani,
III. loctallst, wbo la now undergoing servitude....
The government of Greece hu sent a not* to Tor-
key, complaining of the manner In which eha hu
permitted Greek prlronen In her custody to b*
treated, and reminding Turkey that such conduct
cannot be easily forgotten.
IN tub City.—Four carloads ot wstenn.lon*
from tomb Georgia pasaffil through Atlanta fbt
Chicago and other northwestern cities....June*
H. Field, an employe on the Btcbmond and Dan
ville railroad, white untwisting a brake fell be
tween two cue, and his left toot wu caught under
tb. wbeste and badly muhad Tb. convention
or Ibe National Eoltctlo Medical uoetatlonad
Journcd. ________
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