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- ~ wixxsboko. s. c., Wednesday, February 1894. so. 20V ()L. JVL. \ jtll. ? ?? ? I PASSED BY THE HOUSFT] THE INCOME TAX GOtS THROUGH! AS AN AMENDMENT i TotheTiirrlJ Zill? M*ny Ainendmerts to | the Internal Kivstu? General De- j bate Closed Yesierday, Washington, Jan. 30.?The House j very promptly went into committee of i m the whole to consider the tariff bill this j morning on motion of Richardson cf j Tennessee, having dispensed with the ! call of commiiteas for reports. | The consider 4 ion of the ineome tax j bill whs resunrcd acd Cover': (Dem) of I New York, took up the thread cf his armament againsi. iH> declared that j tbe oil! extremely sectional in if3 | provisions and would . bear with par-1 tir?in<ar cpror-i'v on North and Ease. j Cox (Deta.) of Tennessee, spoke ia I defense or the income tax. ^ Bartleti (Dem.) of X??w York, in dep nouDCing tne bin, said it was pruposed I by a branch of the Democratic party I wbich affiliated with tbe Populist party and demanded the free coinage oil both gold and silver at the present ratio. Lafe Pence, the Populist member from Colorado, delivered a stirring and ringing speech in favor of the income tax. Tbe preceding speaker had characterized tne bill as a Populist measure. He admitted that in tbe Omaha convention the Populist party had de r clared ror a graduated income tax, and inline with that platform be proposed to offer an amendment to that end when the bill was up for amendment. He favored a graded tax, beginning with l per cent, ou incomes of 82,500 and running ud to 5 per cent, on incomes of S100.000 or mov*. ? Pendleton of West Virginia, delivered aD earnest appeal in the interest of harmony in the Democratic partv It had been claimed on the other side ?^ ? rT?~~ ?i>nt a-QQ Ui. me xiuusr cuao wcic ?vwv?.v? in the ranks of the West Virginia delegation, buthe positively affirmed that whiie the Wilson bill bore somewhat heavily on the products of his State, all tte representatives of West Virginia, ?<4m as well as of Virginia, would stand shoulder to shoulder in support of the Wilson bill. And as those States hacs swallowed the free lumber, free coal and free iron pills, the Xew York Democrats shoulu swallow the income tax medicine and help the bill through its final passage. He predicted that when the rime came for a final vote, not a single Southern Democrat would be found lurking in the camp of the enemy. (Democratic applause.) Johnson of Ohio, devoted himself to ^ an elaboration of his free trade and single tax theories, the latter presenting, he said, the only solution to the labor question. He would vote for the income tax, but he should do it under protest and as the lesser of the two evus. Simpson (Pop) of Kansas, said that ^ the income tax bad been sneered at as a Populist measure, but while the memajgpfc bers of that party on the floor were a& few and were despised on the Demoggkratic side and despised on the liepubHTiatcr, the li my wo aid cume wnenj ^ihe doctrine of the Populists would be j advocated, because they were right.! I a he announced tha" he of an income tax lirst, be time, whether it was a smocratic or Kepublican democratic applause.) em.) of New York, an ope income tax, was recog-1 nticipatlon of hearing y ds of people llocked to, d the galleries were tilled, objections to an income! y and varied. It would j ion, and as such a blow leniai principle on whicb j iect was founded. Iti uisitoiial, and hence ini-! believed rich men fav-j hey would thereby ulti-! a "larger control of the I *>?-? ?-* fV??iTT cj-n i ri f Artav ' .lx^J ivwwj i ggi Democratic authority HHHH^HHOTrcposKi >-->. and ;:racng Hrltx. II. Stephens, of Geori;; I an internal revenue tax Sr. this country. Any k;r-id of revenue ^fckran: A". < k?r,d. iJ'in: L'vOS lie gentleman from By York advocate new and :;ere ?Re I S MPal of all interna' revtDiw taxes ? ! |K'cckr?D: If that p opesitiou v.v*-e ^Kei-->re the House I would not h*-s)t.ar.e SWTto say yes?Dot a rr.tjcent. (L>tn ;< fflr cratic applause."i I \v.uid be g!ao to see ewry gauger ;?r-d internal revenue collector in the cour tn turned out of office. I have alwajs believed tnat the duty of this people is to support i:s government by a tariff levied for revenue only. On that position I nave stood on"tnis iloor, and I continue to stand. 1 have vet to discover the man ?a son of Georgia?who is going to declare that the Teaching of Alexander j II. Stephens is heresy. What gentle-1 m?n i?t ooii.17 in definre that we have outlivtd the leadership or Bayard. Thurman and Jk fTersi.ii V Are we to have new iea-.lers in tb?- persons of the gentleman from Tennessee (MeMiIlii.), itur gentleman from Illinois (Fit.liao) and tut- gentleman trom Georgia (Livingston)? Are these to be our new apostles? Are we to go before tne pJe and say: "Behold our j.rogres-o 6ee bow the Democratic party has grown" (Laughttr and applause.) Are we to have a new gos. tl preachtU and to say that we have imbibed oiher doctrines ;rom the lights or the Democratic parry V "Iprottst agamst tnat treason. I ask no privileges for any class. 1 object to them ail. 1 demand for even citizen of the country equality betcfe ilie law. As I believe in equality of salvation and in the love of the Heavenly Father, so I stand here now for one policy, <me country, one law, oLe God, one Democratic faitn, one general prosperity fur all the people, without distinction of class, ot wraith, of race. (Loud and general applause, which was t\wcr repealed.) When order was restored, Bryan (Dem.) of Nebraska, rose to reply, "lie complimented the eloquence 7 f Cochran, but said that the David pc bies of truth would be more effective than the Goliath javelin of error. Continuing, nesaia: ine oojeciioiis urgeuagainst j the Income tax are more numerous than weighty, S:>me have denied the constitutionality of the income tax,but I the Supreme Court Lnd settled the question beyond controversy in the bpriDger case. A very lew have denied tne justice of an income tax. The principle is endorsed by nearly all writers on political economy and commends itself to every unprejudiced mind. A Xew York paper coutained a few days a sketch oi the richest | woman in the UuUed States with pro-1 perty worth Stk>,000,000 and an income of probably more than 83,000,000. She lives in a cheap boarding house and brings her living txptnses within >500 or Sol-0. Who will say that it is just that she should pay the same amount of tax to support the federal government that is paid by a family with an income of 8500 or 8000. While this is an extreme case, it is nevertheless true that a tax upon consumption bears much more heavily upon the poor than, upon the rich ia proportion to their means. The main objection which has been urged against this bill is that it is inexpedient. It is accused of being inquisitorial, but It is no more so than customs taxes, interna! revenue taxes | and State taxes. The personal prop-1 erty taxes collected in nearly all the j States are far more inquisitorial than j the ircorne tax. It is said that it in- j vit<s perjury. This government has j tco much important business on hand | j to lose time looking after the morals of men whose veracity is not worth j j two cents on the dollar. The fact that j some may escape the tax is no objec-1 kion to the law. It is objected tnat j this tax will endanger the tariff bill. 11 am not afraid that any Democratic member will refuse to relieve the c^mj mon people of the heavy burdens : placed upon them by the McKlnley , bill for iear he wili iajpose a light bur! tfen by means of an income lax upon those who are amply able to bear it. The nf rtrvar.'s speech was the ! signal for vociferous aDplause, cries of "vote, vote" and chf>erlDg. Immediately after, without waiting fDr the hour of 5:30 to come, the committee rose and the House took a recess until 8 o'clock tonight. the last day. Washington, Jan. 31.?This was the last day of general debate on the tariff bill. It opened in the House with a f:?ir attendance in the galleries and rather a slim attendance on the floor. After the committees being called for reports, the House went into a committee of the whol8 to consider the tariff bill. Tate, of Georgia, offered the first amendment to the internal revenue bill. It proposes to strike out the last three sections of the bill which includes a tax of 51 a gallon on distilled spirits, and also the clauses referring to bonding of distilled spirits and their withdrawal from warehouses. This would leave the existing law as to spirits in force. Ourhwaite offered the following amendment: That on and after the passage of this act there shall be levied and collected a tax on all distilled spirits produced In the United States *on which a tax is not paid before that day, per proof gallon, or wine, when J below proof, 90 cents if paid within five days after date of distillation or entry into bond; SI if paid after five days and within one year, $1.10 if paid after one year and within two years, $1.20 if paid after two years and within three years, and SI.30 if paid after four years. Outhwaite's substitute for the whisfepv sections of :he revenue bill was de feated?yeas 12, nays 87. Bland offered a substitute to permit distillers at the expiration of the bonded period to pay into the Treasury the cost of exportation and importation of liquor under the present regulations, the product to remain in this country. This was defeated without opposition. Dingley, (Rep.) of Maine, offered an amendment striking out of the original text of the bill the ligure 6 where they occurred, as the time for regauging, and insert the figure 3 in each case. This would leave the law practically as it exists at present. r Plogley's amendment was carried? SI yeas to 75 nav3. Tellers were asked for and on this vote the amendment was again carried?105 in the affirmative and 86 in the negative. This is the first and only amendment, which the Republicans have succeeded in incorporating in the bill. The amendment offered by Tate, striking cut the last three sections of the bill, thus leaving the law as to spirits as at present, as amended by Dingley's amendment, was I voted on, after the chairman had, with some difficulty,made the question clear to the House. It appealed that should the amendment be adopted it would leave the period of bond at three years while raising a tax from 90 cents to SI. The amendment was lost. A number of amendments were rap[ idly offered, some in the nature of subi stitutes, and a bad parliamentary tangle resulted. When this was straightened out cnly one of the amendments had gone through to adoption?extending the operations of the law to the dis-; tilled spiriis in bend at the time the law should go into effect. Tucker, of "Virginia, offered, an amendment to the income tax section of the bill, excluding trom its opera i tion charitable institutions ana corpo! rations and organizations doing busi! uf-ss in the States not for profit. The amendment was agreed to. WhitiDg, Democrat, of Michigan, offered one amendment to the wine schedule of the tariff oili proper, fixing the duty on stilled wines at 30 cents per gallon when below 14 per cent, alcohol and at 50 cents when above. Also exempting the bottles or jugs fron? duty/ Agreed to. liynum, Democrat, of Indiana, offered a committee amendment deducting from the calculated income of farmers and stock raisers the amount expended in the purchase or production of such product or production, which was ag.eed to. Springer, Democrat, of Illinois,offered an amendment providing that inheritances or' property should be subjected to the provisions of the income tax. Bynum, Democrat, of Indiana, offered an amendment to this amendment including in the enumeration of incomes everything received by gift, devised or inheritance. After some discussion both amendmehta were adopted. Among the tiocd of amendments that failtd or adoption was one offered bv Msguire of California, striking out all ih? provisions of the bill relating to iaxrs oa inromes, and in llet* thereof pr vidiug for a direct iax of $31,311,125 of apportionment among the States anu aisj for a direct tax on land values. The following were the only members who voted for it: John3on of Ohio. Maeuire, of California, Warner, ot New York, Harter of Ohio, and Simpson of Kansas. The Internal avenue bill was then agreed to as an amendment to the tariff bill by a vote of 175 to 56. Among the Kepubiicans who voted in favor of tae amendment were White of OS 10, JBowers of California, Taylor of Tenner s.-e, Bartholdt of Missouri and Bucdy of Ohio. Tne entire New York delation voted solidly against it. Great cheering and applause greeted the result. Wilson of West Virgin ia then oj'ered an amendment to increase the tariff on barley trom 2G per cent, to 25 per cent, and on barley malt from 30 per cent, to 35 per cent. Several amendments were offered to Wiison's amendment, and the liiibusterir.g which was started late last Saturday aturnoon on the same question, was renewed. The opponents of a higher duty on barley were able to till buster away the ten or hfteen min uica w iiitu irjuniuca uavic uuc ictcoo. V/ilson iinaliy moved that debate be closed, and a "vote was finally taken on this last motion, but although the Republicans and some of the Democrats rushed to get between the tellers, the hour of 5^3u arrived before a quorum had voted, and the House went into recess, and the barley schedule again weot over. Mr. Talbert of South Carolina was j one of the speakers at the evening sesl sion last night, but the reporters accl dentally omitted to state the fact. Talbert made an earnest appeal to the committee to vote for the 'income tax amendment, his remarks, though brief, were strong and forcible, lit was for the masses, as against the classes. Dt a'tiTUrough a K s-, Susquehanna, Pa., Jan. 30.?Au affectionate kiss, imprinted upon the rosy cheek of a beautiful tlaxeu hiried grandchild, has suddenly terminated ti.s festivities cf a golden wedoiog. Tbe aged grandfather is r:o more, and Ik; widow, overcome with grief, is not likely to recover. It was a joyou3 company of }oun<r, middle asred and ased people who con J _ L." "?t If. 1 gregmeu nt tue uuiue ?n ^xu. uuv. *111?. Samuel Larkia cq Thursday. They met in honor of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of their host aod hostess, who cad vassed their allotted threescore years au 1 ten, and were still in the ?uju; men* of perfect health. Several sweet faced, lau?hia? grandchildren were present to contribute their share of sunshine to the occasiou. Little 5-year-old Mary id wards, with her bright blue eyes and light tresses, was there. A''ter kissing her grandmother affectionately, she sprang up in her grandfather's lap, exclaiming, "Grandpa. I have lots of kisses and a bear hus for you." Then the old man pressed the 3weet face of his favorite grandchild to his, fervently remarking: "God bless you, Llary; no company would he complete without you; you are the embodiment of sunshine itself, and I trust vou wil grow to be a noble woman.'' "Tell me how much you love me, granpa." said the child, "and then I will give you the kissvs and the bear hug." "I cannot tell you how much I love you, child" answered the old man, "but I can assure you it is a big lot." Then Grandfather Larkia imprinted kips alter kiss upon ice ruoy cuee^s. and the child, delighted dt the manifestation of affection, returned the compliment, and throwing her little arms about the old man's neck, gave, the promised "bear hu^." She then crawled down from Grandpa's lap, and busied hersell for a time among the others of the company. An hour later, and just before the joyous party were about to partake of dinner, tbe same little Mary approached her grandfather, remarking: "Grandpa. I want to give you one more kiss before dinner, and then I want you to sit by me at the table." The old man Bmiled and lifted the little girl in his arm3. TVo minutes later he felt a tickliog sensation in his throat, and realized that in returning tbe last kiss a hair had caught in his mouth and been sucked into his windpipe. This immediately produced, bard fits of coughing and before relief could be ob tained a blood vessel was rupiured, and death resulted instantly. Consternation reigned for a time, and the aged partner of the unfortunate teptua^enarian, overcome with grief, fell m a swoon. She rallied an hour later, but it is though, ber ?reat grief will cause her dc-atti in a short lic:e. Caused by Speculation. Ellayille, Ga., Jan. 31.?The shock to the people of Ellaville was great when it was announced on Monday morning that the Planters 13ank had been burglarized and robbed of all its money, but it was nothing in comparison to the effect upon them when it was generally known at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon that Cashier J. E. Clark, who was esteemed so highly by all the people,was most probably the perpetrator of the crime. Early this morninar, he went to the nearest'drug store and procured half an cunce of laudanum, pretending that he wanted it for toothache which he swallowed as soon as he reached hi? room. He was shortly afterward intervewed by three prominent bank officials, to whom he confessed that he had taken the money, and that moo fob-an with CniAlrl^l OLiU ^auuau UUl UUO IC*?IV<U mvu WU>V*uvm intent. An emetic was at once auministered and the poison promptly expelled. Detective Jone3 from A'tlanta, has been here for the past two days work ing the case up, and within less than four hours after he arrived, he pointed out Cashier Clark as the robber oi: the bank. About 10 o'clock yesterday morning a bag of silver was found among a pile of rubbish in the back part of the i>nsuk | ! building and showed do signs of having oeun burned by any kind of ex- j 'plosive. The six steel plugs which pro- j ject into the soilid wall of the safe wneu fastened were uninjured,norwasthesafe harmed in any respect except that the door was blown from its hinges. These facts led to the conclusion that Casher Clark had removed the money, tilled the powder, placed his fuse in position closed but not fastened the door and then applied the match, which conclusions are thought to be true by Clark confessing. The holes drilled into the outer door of the vault and into tli-sai'e door were put there as a blind. The tools used were found at Clark's direction in the bottom of an old wrll neer the depot. Something over 84, OuO has been fuunn 83,600 of which was in Clark's pocket and trunk. Speculation in cotton futures, ClarK claims caused him to make way withabout 83,500 aud he adopted this plan to coital it. His parentsiive in Americas, Gh. Alter Mr. Carlisle. WAsnixeTON, Jan. 29.?General Master Sovereign and General Secretary Hayes of tne Koights of Liborwili Monday morning flie their bill in equity against Secretary Carlisle. It is a bill for in;unction, sued out by Sovereign for himself and the Knights of Labor, praying that the secretary ana his confederates may be required to make answer under oath upon what basis of the status of necessity' they claim the right to issue bonds specified in the recent treasury circular and to specifically aDswer whether such bonds are to be made payable in United SUtes sold coin or otherwise anu why the necessities, if any existing, should not be met oy the coinage of silver now in possession of defendant, and especially why it Is proposed to sell bonds to a greater amount than is required to make up the deticit in the hundred million geld reserve. Tnev ask for a preliminary injunction to restrain the selling of the bonds, and, after hearing the case, that the injunction be made perpetual. Peiuloa 7hl?t Caughr, Chattanooga, Tean., Jan.30.?Rev C. W.Lewis, colored, wich maay aliassj was jailed today by Special Pension Examiner Fitzpatrick, and the most gigantic pension frauds ever known in the South have been unearthed, which will lead to the arrest or p ubably a hundred negroes implicated with Lewis in swindling the Government. Lewis himself drew a fat pension, and on evidence of his own manufacture secured pensions for others. He appeared as a witness in numberless cases, and stole a notary's seals and for^-d the names of notaries to false affidavits. He has operated here, in Kansas City, New Orleans and other points. There I are twenty-seven charges against him I up to this'time, and more are coming ! ~ DEMOCRACY'S DAY! AFTER MANY YEARS THE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR WILLThe \V.l4uu iilll !*<<?*ed?II Is Carried by a Vote f f 'JO I te / lO-Lobblfn aDd Gal* le;j:s J<uim;(t-L't(li?n Crowd the I'ioor. Washington, Fob. i.?As the hour the meeting oi too House approached to-day, the galleries were crowded to the doors, the aisles were used as scats, the doors presented the appcarauce of living pyramids, aDd. back of them was a solid mass of humaaiiy, hoping against hope that they might yyvae time gei within seeing and hearng distance of the closing of the yrca: tarill' debate. The elevators ran to Uie gallery noor neavuy iaueu miu humeri freight, but no one waa able to i^ct exit from them through the liviuii wall of struggling, pushing men and women that were packed solidly to the elevator fence. Even the members of the press were, in many cases, unable to gain access to the gallery lobby reserved for them, and as there was no possibility of getting up by wav of the elevators, the only way by which they could make any headway ai all was by going up the stairway and lighting their way through ihe crowd by brute force. The scene on the floor of Lhe House was iust as exciting as m the galleries, and there was an air of eager expectancy on the face* of the members as they moved about the floor and gathered in icuots to discuss the all-important question ji the day. The Speaker's table was oranameDted with a magnitlcient bunch oi long stemmed Maiechal Neil roses. Immediately atter the reading of yesterday's journal, Lock wood (Dem.) of Xew York, made the point ot no quorum, and the roll wa3 called, disclosiug the presence of 221 members. Dur ing the progress ot ttie can toe nouse was several times disturbed by noise in the gallery, uutil finally the Speaker bad to order the roll call suspended wbile he ad'nonished the galleries to preserve order, and directed the doorkeepers to clear the spaces about the doers. In pursuance ot this order a policeman entered the public gallery direcily opposite the Speaker and behind the big clock, but for some time was unable to get the crowd out or to get out himself. Finally, after a noisy struggle, he managed to escape himself, leaving the crowd in poi3essIcn. The House then weat into committee of the whole, and^ook up the question pending when the House adjourned yesterday. Wilson's motion to close debate on the barley amendmeat, and the House divided. Wilson and Warner (Dem.) o( New York then took their places as tellers, and the motion was agreed to?179 io the affirmative and u.<ne in negative. The question " then recurred oo the amendments to the barley schedule ollered late yesterday afternoon. These were, an amendment by Wilson, raising the duty on barley from 20 per cent, to 25 per cent., and on barley malt from 25 per cent, to 30 per cent., and several other amendments amending Wilson's omdnnm?nf.. More wftrfi fiddfid. which were defeated a3 fast as votes could be taken. The House was dividing upon one of them when the hour of 12 arrvied, and, iu accordance with tbe special order, the committee rose, and the chairman, (Richardson of Tennessee,) re ported to the Speaker that the House had hsd under consideration House Bill 4,8G4, to reduce taxation and had adopted several amendments. The Speaker then annousced that uuder the special order three hoars would be allowed for debate. By thi3 time the jam in the corridors had becornc so great that progress through them was diincult and wellnigh impossible. The diplomatic and executive galleries filled up under the pressure for seals by others than those for whom they are generally reserved, and the demands upon Speaker Crisp by members for the admission ot their wives and daughters weli-nigh drove him franco. Finally by tacit consent, the floor was opened io the visitors, and they took their place3 in the lobby ben-ad in the hall back to the sides ot the chamber in the gallery, there was { oank'e-.' a mass oi Humanity utterly unable to move and almost unable to oreathe. Comfortable respiration was ! *a impossibility. [ The Speaker recognised lleed, (Rep.) of Maiue. This was the signal for a spontaneous outburst of applause, which the Speaker made an etfcortto check. Cbeers and applause rang out over the ual-eries, which continued lor some time. Few speakers In the House have ever had a grander audience hanging upon their words. There was not a vacant space to be seen in the House, and here and there throughout the hall were seen "oi-.s of color iniicating the presence of Udies. Several members ot the Senate came over to witness tne scenes in the Lower House, while among the distinguished visitors in the galleries was Cardinal J^ibbons, easily iecosdlzed by bis flauiiug red skullcap and neck-cloth; auu ou the floor was Sishop Newman. Speeches were made by Rted, the Speaker and Wilson, the author cf the bill, wqo closed the deba!eAt the conclusion of Mr. Wilson's sp.-tch, there wa3 enacted a scene of wild enthusiasm, such as has never before been witnessed in the House with in the memory ot the oldest memoer. The applause which broke out at frequent in', ervals during thespeech overleaped ail bounds when Wilson tried to f?ke his seat. Cheer after cheer rang out again and ayain, men threw their hats and papers in the air and women waved their handkerchiefs; Breckenridge of Arkansas embraced the speaker and a crowd of demonstrative admirers headed by Bryan of Nebraska and Tucker of Virginia, raised Wllsun on their shoulders and carried him i!i triumph out of the hall and to his committee room. Amid the din and confusion of the House, the Speaker announced that deoate vvaj closed and that, pursuant to : the special order, the House wouid vote upon the amendments. Pending this, Mr. Burrows called attention to the fact that the House could not transact any business while the House was in such an uproar, and he assed that the iloor be cleared. This was accordingly ordered, and in ten minutes after the completion of Wilson's speech tLt- House was cleared of its visitors and had subsided to its usual state of comparative trauq-amty. The Speaker annouoced that the vote would lirst be taken on Tawney's amendment, raising tbe duty on barley Irom 20 per cent, to 22 cents per | bushel, ar.-<! on malt from 30 per cent. | to 32 cents per bushel. The yeas and i nays were ordered on Tawney's amend ment and it was defeated, yeas 120, nays 197. Wilson's amendment raisins the duty on barley frcm 20 per cent*, to 25 per cent, ad valorem, and on barley malt from 30 per cent, to 33 per cenr,., whs then voted on and agreed to: Ye^s204; nays 114. Separate votes were demanded on the following amendments, adopted in committee of the whole. By Johnson (Dem.) of Ohio, on '.he amendment providing that the wool paragraph should take eifest August 2, 1894; by Charles \V. Stone (Ilep.) of Pennsylvania, on the amendment striking out the reciprocity clause of the ~ n/>V>A/-l HIA A n /) K*T peuiuicuui soucuuic, auu uj Ljcrciai New York Democrats uu the income tax amendment. Xhe other amendments (inclnding the two important amendments to the sugar schedule, and those repealing the bounty on sugar and putting refined sugar on the free list) were agn.vd to, on a viva voce vote. There was a difference of opinion as to which amendment to the wool schedule should be voted on. Johnson's (Democrat of Ohio) provided that the wool schedule shouid take effect immediately after the bill is passed. This was agreed to In committee of the whole, but subsequently the committee at Mr. Wilson's instance, adopted another amendment striking out all after the first three words of the Jc'inson amendment and inserting August 2. 1894, for raw wool, and December 2, 1891, for woollen manufacturers. The Johnson amendment was agreed to. The vote was then taken on Wilson's Srst amendment, and it was also carried on a standing vote of 205 ayes to 47 nays. The second amendment was also carried on a rising vote, ayes 19'3, nays 42. The effect is to Gx tne date of the wool schedule at August 2, and of the woollen schedule at Ddcemb.-r 2. The amendment striking off the provision regarding reciprocity on petroleum was also agreed to on a standing vote, ayes 170, nays 44. On the internal revenue amendment, Cockran asked if the propositions could be divided and a separate vote taken on the income tax feature, but the Speaker held that it could not. Cockran then called for the yeas and nays on the entire amendment, and it was carried amid applause, yeas 1>>2, nays 50. The Democrats who voted against the internal revenue bill (with the income tax feature) were: liartlett of New York, Beltzhoover of Pennsylvania, Brawlev of South Carolina, Campbell of New'York, Causey of Delawre, Cl?ucy of New York, Cockran of New York, Compton of MarylaDd, Coombs of New York, Covert of New York, Cummings oi; New York. Davey of Louisiana, Da Forest of Connecticut, Dunn of New Jersey, Dunphy of New York. English of New Jersey. Everett of Massachusetts, Fielder of New Jersey, Geisacnhatner of New Jersey, Hain?s of New York, llarter of Ohio, Hendrtx of New i'ork, Lapt T"> I ? ~ ~ ^ T nam us. xvuuuo xaicmu, uuv/a?vuu uc New York, Magner of New York, McAleer of Pennsylvania, McKaic: of Pennsylvania, Mayer of Louisiana, Mutchler of Pennsylvania, O'Neill of Massachusetts^m&e of F'.ode Island, Price of Lou?ontAjr; rtayrror of Maryland, TifiiUy o?. Vnnsvivaiiia, Itusk of Maryland, Ityan of New York, Schermerhorn of New York,Sicki*;s of New York, Sperry of Connecticut, Stevens of Massachusetts, Talbott of Maryland, Warner of New York, Wolverton of Pennsylvania. The Ptepublicans who voted for the internal revenue bill were: Bowers of California, Fletcher of Minnesota, Ilartman of Montana, March of Illinois, Pickler of South Dakota, .Sweet of Idaho, White of Ohio. With the exception of these votes and those of McCall of Massachusetts, Powers of Yermont and Scranton of Pennsylvania, who voted azainst the the internal revenue amendment", the Republicans refrained from voting on this proposition. The amendments in committee having all been agreed to in the House the question was upon the eu^rossing and third reading of the bill and it was agreed to. Covert (Dem.) of New York, offered a resolution of recommittal; and on this demanded the previous question. Covert demanded the yeas and nays, but this demand was voted downayes 36, noes 227?not one-iifth seconding the demand. The motion to recommnn Hion /-? of O'J {?1,-1 hp C} Vrtfa tlf 1 (13 Hil 0 WOO LUtU .\S\JL KJJ w. ?www to 177, the announcement ot the vote being greeted with loud applause. The Speaker theu put the question, "Shall the bill pass?1' and, the yeas and nays being demanded on this, t^e roll was called amid the mos?t iatenso interest on the floor and in the galleries. As the names of the doubtful Democrats were reached, and they voted "aye" or "no," applause, cheers and sometimes good-natured bantering following their votes. The greatest applause followed Cockran's vote of "aye," ana also Cummings's negative vote, and the aflirmative vote of Everett of Massachusetts, Geissenhainer of New Jersey, Lockwood of New York, Magner, McAleer, Tracy, Beltzhoover, Warner, JJlanchard j and boatner. And Republican applause greeted the votes in the negative of Campbell, Covert, Cummings. Duvey of Louisiana, Geary of California, Ilaines of New York, Ilendrix of New Jersey, Price of Louisiana, Robertson of Louisiana, Schermerhorn of New York, j Sibley of Pennsylvania, tickles of New | York and Sperry of ' onnecticut. When the names of Wilson and me Speaker were called, great cheers greeted their answers of "aje." The Populists all voted lor the bill, except Newlands of Nevada. The vote was announced at 5.55 o'clock as follows : Yeas 203; nays UO; so the bill was declared passed, with a wild shout from the floor' and the galleries. A later and more careful examination of the vote showed that 204 had voted for the bill, including the Speaker. The announcement was greeted with cheeriDg and applause in the galleries and ontbello:>r, which continued until the House adjourned. The usual motion to reconsider and to lay on the table were made by Wilson and were carried, and the House then, at 5.*), adjourned till tomorrow at 12 o'clock. The following is the detailed vote on I the passage of the bill: Yeas?Abbotr, Alderson. Alexander, Allen, Arnold, Baile, Baker, Baldwin, Bankhead, Barnes, Barwig, Bell or' Colorado, Bell of Texas, Beltzhoover, Berry, Black of Georgia, Black of Illinois, Blanchard, Boatner, Boen, Bower oi North Carolina, Branch, Brawlev, Breckenridge of Arkansas, Breckenridge of Kentucky, Bretz, Brickner, Brookshire, Brown, Bryan, Bunn, Burnes, Bynum, Cabaniss, Caminetti, Cannon of California, Capehart, Carutb, Catchings, Causey, Clancy, Clark of Missouri, Clark of Alabama, Cobb of Alabama, Cobb of Missouri, Cockran, Cockreli, Coffeeo, Compton, Conn, Coombs, Cooper of Florida. Cooper of I Indiana, Cooper of Texas, Cornish, Cox, | ^raia, urawioru, cujyruuu, x/a?io ?,-a i Kansas. Dearmond, De Forrest, DeosoD, Densmore, Dockery, Donovan, Duqd, DuDphy, Diirborro^v, Edmunds, Ellis of Kentucky, English, Enloe, Epes, Erdman, Everetr, Fielder", Fithiao, Forman,Fyan,Geissenhainer, Goldzier, i Goodnight, Gorman, Grady, Greshim, j Griffin, Hall of Minnesota, Hall of Missouri, Hammond, Hare, Harris, Ilarter, Hatch, Hayes, Heard, Henderson of North Carolina, Hin'es, Holman, Hooker of Mississippi, Houk of Ohio, Hudson, Hunter. IIutchesoD, Ikirt, Johnson of Ohio, Jones, Kern. Kilgore, Kribbs, Kyle, Lane, Laphan, Latimer, Lawsou,Layton, Lester, l^isie, Livingston, Lock wood, Lynch, Maddox, Magner, McGuire, " tallorv, Marshall, Martin of Indiana, McAleer, McCrearv of Kentucky, McCulloch, McDannold, McDearmon, McEttrick, McGann, McKaig, MeKeighan, McLaurin, McMillin, Mcllae, McNagny, Meredith, Money. Montgomery, Morgan, Moses, Mutchler, Xeill, Gates, O'Neill of Massachusetts, Outhwaite, Paschal, Patterson, Paynter, PearsoD, Pence. Pendleton of Texas, Pendleton of West Virginia, Pigot, Uayner, Reillv, Richardson of Ohio, Richardson of Michigan, Richardson of Tennessee, Ritchie, Robbies, Rusk, Russell of Georgia, Ryan, Sayers, Shell, Simpson, Snodgrass, Somers, Springer, Staliings, Stockdale. Stone of Kentucky, Strait, Swanson, Talbert of South Carolina, Talbott of Maryland. Tarsney, Tate, Taylor of Indiana, Terry, Tracey, Tucker, rn : ? /-vm turner, xuryiu, ?yiKi, namci, tfasuington, We'adcck, Wells. Wheeler of Alabama, Whiting, Williams of Illinois, Williams of Mississippi, Wilson of West Virgina, Wise, Wolverton, Woodward and Charles F. Crisp, Speaker?204. Nays?Adams of Kentucky, Adams of Pennsylvania, Aitken, Aldrich, Apsley, Avery, Bibcock, Baker cf New Hampshire, Bartheldt, Bartlett, Bslden, Bingham, Blair, Boutelle, Bowers of California, Broderick, Brosius, Bundy, Burrows, Cadmus, Caldwell, Campbell, Cannon of Illinois, Chickering, Childs, Cogswell, Copper of Wisconsin, Cousins, Covert, Cummings, Curtis of New York. Dalzell, Daniels, Davey of Louisiana, Dingley, Dolliver, Doolittle, Draper, Fllis of Oregon, Fletcher, Funk, Funsfon, Gardner, Gear, Geary, Gillet of New York, Gillett of Massachusetts, Grosvenor, Grout, Hager, Hainer of Nebraska, Haines, Harmer, Ilartman, Haugen, Heiner of Fennsylvania, Henderson of Illinois, Henderson of Iowa, Hendrix, Hepburn, Herman, Ilicks, Ililborn, Hitt, Hooker of New York, Hopkins of Illinois, Hulick, Hull, Johnson of Indiana, Johnson of North Dakota, Joy. Keifer, Lacev, Lefeyer, Linton, Loudenslager, Lucas, Mahon, March, Maryin of New York, McCall, McCieary of Minnesota, McDowell, Meikeljohn. Mercer, Meyer, Moon, Morse, Murray, Newlands, Northway, PageJ Payne, Perkins, Phillips, Pickler, Post, Powers, Price, liandall, liav, Peed, lieyburn, llobertsyi of Louisiana, Kobinson of Pennsylvania, Ptussell of Connecticut,Schermerhorn,Scranton, Settle, Shaw, Sherman, Sibley, Sickles, Smith, Sperry, Stephenson, Charles W. Stone, William A.Stone, Storer, Strong Tawney, Tavlor of Tennessee, Thomas Updegralf, Van Voorhis of 2^w York, Van voorhis or unio, w^u3wortn, Walker, Wagner,* TCaug* Wever. Wheeler of Illinois,. White, Wilson of Ohio, Wilson of Washington, Woomer, Wright of Massachusetts, Wright of Pennsylvania?140. The absentees on this vote numbered 13, of whom Hopkins of Pennsylvania and Sweet of Idaho had been in attendance during trie day, but were compelled to leave before the roll call. A physician was picscut Willi Hopkins. Stevens, a member of the committee on ways and means, did not vote. A. Singular Case. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 21.?The features of the Harry Hill trial today were the statements of the defendant and the examinations of his aunt Mrs. Casey ana his ex-partner and lawyer, Eshols. Hili, in his statement which he read, declared that Mrs. Porter had given him money on various occasions. The first that she ever gave him was S100, which she handed to him in the Dairy Kitchen, Xew York, where they were lunching. That was in 1886. The following Christmas, she made him a present of 8lu0. The next year, 1887, she gave him 8750. Of this she handed him 6500 at her own heme in Atlanta and the otter 8250 she put in his pocket during a carriage drive. In 1889, H 111 said he accompanied her part of the way to Macon. On parting she handed him an envelope which upon opening he found contained 8300. In 1890, he received a letter from Mrs. Porter, containing 8859 and later in the year she ?ent him $400 by express. In 1891, Mrs. Porter made the iirst note which 01 onn tt;h Wria JLUi J. uio JJLlli UiOUV?? UUCU, Iliil proceeded fo detail the a:d which Mrs. Porter had rendered nim from time totim^-; how she became a member of th3 Wilson AVmskey Company, unknown to her husband aDd brother. This company was a bad invesement aad cost Mrs. Porter heavily, as neither of the other members of the concern had anything to put in it. Probably ten notes were made. Ilill declared that in each instance Mrs. Porter either signed them or he signed them in her presence with her consent. Hill asserted dramatically that he never forged her name to a single note and protested his innocence of the charge. Airs. Casey, the defendant's aunt testified that she was an intimate friend of Mrs. L'orter's. The witness had declined to invest her money in the Wilson Whiskey Company and advised Mrs 1'orter not to do so without informing her family. "I said to her that it would be discovered some day aud that then her's would be the saddest home in Atlanta." Echols described the scene when he informed Mrs. Porter that Kiil had forged her name to notes. Mrs. Casey was prtSsnt. Mrs. Porter was deeply moved. During the trial, a sharp personal passage occurred between Charley Hill the prosecuting attorney for the State, and his own brother, Ben Hil), one of the counsel for the defense. Judge Clark had to call them to order. Harry ilill, the defendant, is a cousin of his lawyer and his prosecutor. Throughout the trial, the court room has been crowded by spectators who have waited expecting something to crop out which would have bearing on the scauHa'-knc nimnra htihinf) itll this Tee evidence will be concluded" tomorrow. Voted 15 Down. Yokktiile, Jan. 28.?The question whether or not a dispensary should be establisned in this town was voted on yesterday and the vote said in an emphatic way that no dispensary w;is wanted. There were 71 votes for and 144 against its establishment. There was a considerable amount of electioneering doar on both sides. We hope now that Tortvllle has said so emphatically that she wants no State bar room that the authorities will not only cease to try to for?e one upon her, but will use their power to throttle the blind tiger. Saved. .New York. Jan. 27.?The steamer France, from London, arrived today, qaviog on board the captain and crew of seventeen men of the lumber laden Norwegian bark Havelock, from Fensacol for Calais, abandoned, waterlogged, in mid-ocean, thirty-nine days out. The rescue was a hazardous one, but no casualties occurred. The crew were in the rigging when the France hove in sight. A BIG WAR HISTORY; The Story of tha Late War to be Fialsbcd Soon. Washington, D. C., Jan. 21.?The biggest literary work ever undertaken in America is the military history now being produced by Uncle" Sam, under the litle of "War of the Rebellion,a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies." It Is the largest history ever published in the world. It was begun just twen ty years ago and will be practically hnished at the end of the next liseal year. The whole work when completed will embrace 120 huge royal octavo volumes of 1,000 pages each, and a gigantic atlas, and the ultimate cost wili be something like ?2,500,000. Each separate book in a set is three inches thicK and weighs from 50 to GO ounces, and the combined weight of an entire set will be 520 pounds, while the volumes, if set up in a row on a single shelf of on;-'d library, would extend a distance of 30 feet. Eleven thousand copies wili be printed, so that the edition will comprise 1,320,000 books of 1,000 printed pages, aggregating 1,320,000,000 pages of matter, exclusive of the atlas. Up to this date 89 serial volumes ha\e been published and about Sl>800,000 has been spent in all branches of the work, or about 820,000 per volume. The printing and binding alone cost 810,000 per volume, while the previous preparation of each volume for the orinte^'s hands cost an equal sum of 810,000. The completed work will embrace four series. The first deals in regular chronological orderjwith all the military operations in the field; the second with ofncial correspondence and reports on both sides relating to prisoners of war; the third will cover matters not specially related to the subjects treated in toe nrac< ana secuiiu, wui:e uie luunu will exhibit the correspondence, orders, reports and returns of the Confederate authorities in the same lins as those of the Union officials set forth in the third series. The method of treatment pursued throughout is altogether impartial and non-partisan. Nothing is printed in 1 the volumes exc&pt duly authenticated contemporaneous records of the war, and newspaper accounts and private : reports are rigidly exclude i. The story of this story of the war? the most extraordinary history of the most extraordinary war on record?is full of interest. The manner of its publication is in many respects unique, and some of the methods employed are peculiar to itself. The first definite step to execute the gigantic work were taken in 1874, when Congress passed a law providing the necessary means to enable the Secretary of War to begin ; publication; but some essential preliminaries were gone through with ten years before that date. Since then the work has passed through many interesting stages; but it has all been so carefully done as to be perfectly harmonious and complete. Every available source of first-hand information has bsen ransacked, and contributions of official papers that do not hapnen to be on file in the department are being recovered in all parts of the country. Many of these papers are autograph messages and reports written by the offleers in command of the various armies and divisions engaged in the struggle, and altogether they form a priceless collection. The distribution of the printed volumes as they come out is conductcd on an unusual plan in accordance with a law of the 47th Congress, passed in 1882. Of the 11,000 copies ordered to be printed 1,000 are set aside for the various executive departments; 1,000 are reserved for distribution by the Secretary of War among army officers and contributors to the work; 8,300 copies are being sent to such libraries, prists, organizations and individuals as were designated to receive them by Senators, Representatives and delegates of the 47th Congress, and the 700 copies over are for sale at the war department, (with a possible 500 more, owing to the death of original beneticiaries.) at 10 per cent above the bare cost ot printing, the proceeds to be covered into the treasury. The book3 can be had at the department by purchase at from 50 to So cents per volume, if bound in black clotb, and 81 extra per volume if bound in half Turkey. Xone can be had tree on application. The 89 serial parts already published can be got for ?56.10 in cloth. The atlas, when complete, will cost 812, or 40 cents a part, there being 39 parts. Supplemental to this vasi mass of war records, now nearing completion, will he ''Naval Records of the Rebellion," which i3 about to be b^gun on a plan similar to that of the araiy record?, though on a much smaller scale. liant; UIlu. Raleigh. Jan. 2T.?The daughter of George M. Pearson has committed suicide in Burke county. Her father did not clothe her sufficiently, refused to give her sufficient food and made her ao a man's work. The child only 15 years old, complained that she was t'red, hungry and sick all the time, and that she was tired of life. She went into the woods and hanged herself with a small shawl. Pearsons is now under indictment for instigating his son to poison a man who stood between him and a neighbors wife with whom he was infatuated. He estranged the affections of the man's wife and wishing to be ucdistuibed in his possession it is charged that he told his son to drop in wat.pr2.nd frivfi it to this man when he came from the field to his dinner. The plan would have been successful had not the boy weakened at the last moment and confessed what he was about to do. Gen .Gordon's Lacturo. Washington Jan. 27.?General John P. Gordon delivered his famous lecture, "The Last Days of the Confederacy," at Convention Ilall, before an audience of 1,000 persons. General Scholieid commander-in-chief of the United States Army presided and half a hundred men of prominece, consisting of Union Generals, Confederate Generals Senators and Representatives Republican and Democratic acted as vice presidents. Old war tiages of both armies were placed on the stage and heartily applauded. The lecturer was in good voice and his description of the closing scensat Appamattox were listened to with the closest attention. The proeeed of the lecture which will net a handsome sum are to be turned over to Encampment Xo. 69, Union Veterans Legion and the Confederate Veteran Association of the District, evenly aud be distributed amongthe needy members. Bought lor Gold. Vancouver, Jan. 29.?A goldenhaired half-breed Indian girl known as T.nr>v Harrv. was soid to William Dei den, of Tore. Moody, iast \reek for $150 cash. Tbe affair has caused great excitement here. Lucy is famous through out the coast for her beauty. Her guardian reared her with the intention of selling her. The girl's father .fas a .<axon of light complexion and her mother a fullolooded Sivrash. Her cllve complexion, carriage and form are perfect'and her golden hair frames a face of rare beauty. The authorities hav e interfered. FULL OF FIGHT. I THE LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE MEANS BUSINESS. Its Jnckaon villa Agent Instructed to Spare Xo Expense In Endeavoring to Bring the Coxbatt-Mjtcbell Crowd to Punishment Jacksonville, Fia., Jan. 29.?The law and order league has resolved to make it lively for the princpals and the aiders and abettors ia the Corbettllitchell priza light. To-night Iiev. W. X. Connoly, local agent of the league, called on the Southern Associated press correspondent and asked that the following statement be made: "In the matter of the prize light, we hold the in junction granted by Judge /v-tli ?/,?. ?;u-J t. wu wda au cvduiuu ui. pieaciueu. auiuutes, and if tne State i authorites do not very soon bring the matter up for review in the Supreme Court the league will do so. I have heard that the Governor has instructed the Attorney General to follow this line of action." "What provisions have been made to prosecute this matter?" "The International League has placed ample funds at the disposal of its local agents for this purpose and has given instructions for che suit to ba pushed for ward at the first si2nof weakening on the part ot the State. "Ihe ieague is determined that such an exhibition as took place in this city Thursday shall not be repeated in the country if means can be found to prevent it. It was called a glove contest, but Mitchell was rendered entirley unconscious from the terrfic force of a blow and that it would end in this manner, in favor of one or the other fighter, was fullv foreseen as I understand that a finish fight means a fight until one of the men is unable to respond when time is called." Mr. Bowden, manager of the Duval Athletic Club, denies emphatically that he has left the Duval Athletie Club. "And," says he, "there is not a word of truth in the statement that the club has disbanded. It hasn't disbanded. I haven't left and I haven't heard any complaint from the other members with the possible exception of one of my management. We have found that priza fights are not against the laws and after all this trouble and expense it would be foolish for me to pull out. Tnis club owns rights, which are valuable. One of them is a lease on a part of the fair grounds. I'm not going to throw that up." Will the club'offered a purse for Fitzsimmons and Creendon? "As it now stands it will not." "Will it offer purses for any other 6Y6HtS "Xone that I know of yet. We don't know exactly what we are going to do. Rnt: vera henron'r " An Honest 3Ian. Washington, Jan. 29.?Several diys ago Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania resigned his seat in the Honse. He was not in sympathy with the tariff bill. He felt that he could not consisleatly support it, and he thought it better to retire from public life and permit his constituents to elect a successor who would more properly represent their wishes. The resignation met with a storm of protests from many of the leading members of his party. Sibley went over to Harrisburg Saturday and had a conference with Governor Pattison. The Governor urged him to reconsider his resignation, his argument being that his withdrawal from Congress at this time would work more injury to the party organization than any action which Sibley might take regarding the tariff bill. Sibley received a number of telegrams today from his constituents urging him to withdraw his resignation and serve out his term. In compliance with these requests Sibley has desided to remain, but this decision will not affect his action upon the tariff bill. He is still unalteredly opposed to that measure, and will vote against it. Long Delayed Letters. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 30.?Three letters have been found in the Augusta Hotel which should have beep posted several years ago. They w>re dated April 6, 1887, and wero sealed and stamped, but for some ro tson did not go to their destination. The writer of ?- " rt VUorrrr tJnffAn LUCLUL WtivS a uiau uauicu liauj uuuwu and had penned the epistles on what purported to be the eve of -iis self-de- ^ struction. The letters were all directed to Baltimore?one to his i'ath8r, another to a friend and another to a relative. They all expressed tbsdeepest contrition and in the first and last named he asked forgiveness, tfhile in 4 the other he held himself up in the light of a warning *o his friecu. The * records show the nam? of ho sutfi s^t* cide In this city and it is supposed that either he decided to linger in this vale of tears i little longer or that his purpose was accomplished in some other place. K?lled by Bandits. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 29.?Frank Howell, a ranchman, of Pecos county, , arrived here and brings news of the silling of a prominent young Amarican, named Henry W. Carew, by a band of Mexican outlaws, supposed to be rernants of Santa Perez's so-called revolutionary forces. Mr Carew came to southwest Texas a few months ago from Chattanooga, Tenn., and was prospecting in I'ecos county with a view of going into the sheep rasing business there on an extensive scale. He left the ranch of Mr. Howell la3t Tuesday for a trip into Mexico. He was traveling alone and had hardly crossed the border when he was attactand killed. His Dockets were rifled of a considerable sum of money and his horse stolen. Tae body of the murdered man was not found until Friday. The trial of the bandits has been followed into the mountains 'oelcw the Big bend of the liio Grande- river in Mexico. Nat Alraltl of Small Things. St. Louis, Jan. 20.?Dr. George F. IIalbert engaged a contractor named Lane to build a house for him. Lane refused him possession of the house until he paid him for his work and put a man named McGuire in the house to keep the doctor out. The doctor swore out a warrant against McGuire for forcible and unlawful entry and detainer. Deputy Sheriff Geimer went to the house with a warrant. McGuire threatened to shoot him if he attempted to enter. Geimer did not mind the threats and broke open the door. McGuire drew a revolver. Geimer knocked it out of his hand and arrested him. Terrors ot tbe Earthquake. Sax Fkaxcisco, Jan. 2 8.?Additional -j?/ >?<? hu thp steamer Tirfcic from China announces the complete annihilation by earthquake of the town of Kuchac, Persia. Twelve thousand persons were killed in the awful disaster. Ten thousand corpses hare been recovered to date. The once importaat and beautiful city of 20,000 people is now only a scene of death, desolation and terror. Fifty thousand cattle were destroyed at the same time. -II :?*