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IT IS UNCONDITIONAL BEPEAL. (PURCHASE OF SILVER STOPPED. The Houhh Concur* In the Action of the Senate anil the Ulli Is Promptly Approved by President Cleveland. ? ?ill to the Atlanta Constitution. Washington, Nov. 1.?The Houso made quick work of the repeul bill to day. My 3 o'clock it mill been passed and by 4 o'clock it was in the hunds of the President, who immediately at tached his signature. Tfrere was out little debate, though that was of a decidedly spectacular na ture. Immediately after the reading of the journal Mr. Wilson moved that the Homo concur in the Senate atnond inunt. He then asked Mr. Bland to agree upon a time for debate, which Mr. Bland decllnod to do. After a brief attempt to reach an agreement, Mr. Wilson moved the prat vlous question. Then Mr. Snodgrass, of Tennessee and Mr. Bryan, of Ne braska, attempted to filibuster. They had but, about twenty-five men with them. Even with these, howevor, hoy could have continued it all day had they known about tho rules. Mr. Snodgrass attempted to assume the leadership, and if thore is anybody in the Houso who knows less about the rules than Mr. Snodgrass ho is not known. He did not know how to put motions, though ho attempted them. Boing dictatod to by Mr. Bailoy, of Texas, who sat at his side, ho suc ceeded for a whilo, but when Mr. Bailey moved off for a inong^nt Mr. Snodgrass was holpless, and altor tho filibustering had boon going on for half an hour and Mr. Snodgrass was appealing to somo of his colleagues to snow him how to continue tho business, the Speaker put tho motion on the pro vious?quo8tion without waiting on Mr. Snodgrass. Before the Tennesseean could jump to his feet the motion had been put. Though hovelled, "Mr. Spoakor, Mr. Speaker !" it was too late. Tho vote was taken and the previous question ordered. Then, under the rules, thirty minutes was allowed for debate. Mr. Bland consumed ton of tho fif teen minutes allowed to his sido. Then ho yielded three minutes to Mr. Bryan, of Nebraska, who mado a strong aud eloquont spoeeh. Gonoral Wheoler, of Alabama, consumed the remaining two minutes, which expired before ho was well under way. On the other sido the majority of tho timo was consumod by Mr. Springor. Mr. Wilson, howevor, made a brief statoment and then yiolded two min utes to General Tracy, of Now York. General Tracy is one of the very small , members of tho House who considers himself the Napoleon of the silver fight. He consumod his two minutes in thanking the House for the gallant support it had givon him in his fight for the passage of this bill. As Kir. Tracy's principal talk heretofore has been to " read a piece " at a night ses sion and in newspaper interviews, this was tho first notice the Houso had had that he had been a leader in the great light. His seriousness and manner brought forth much laughter from his colloagues, and as he resumed his seat aftor a ten seconds' tribute to Mr. Cleveland's victory an irreverent Re publican who evidently could not np fireoiate greatness when it stood out in )old relief before him, cuckooed loudly and the Houso roared. The first vote taken was on Mr. Bland's motion to recommit, which was lost by 109 yeas to 175 nays. When tho vote was announced " Pri vate'' John Allen, of Mississippi, got tho floor for a moment and afforded ?reat amusoment to the House by tho elivery of a parody upon Tracy's speech, in which ho said ho wanted to thank the members of tho Houso and tho other Houso for tho gallant sup port they had given him in his opposi tion to this bill ; that he had mado a great light, everybody knew ho had made a groat fight, and though he had gone down, ho would make tho best of it, because the country knew ho had make a great fight and ho was a great leader. THE STORY OF ITS FINAL PASSAGE. Silver purchases by the government coased to-day. Thojjmrposo for which Mr. Cleveland called Congress In ex traordinary session was accomplished at 4.2? o'clock this afternoon, when he affixed his signature to the bill to repeal unconditionally the purchasing clause of the Shorman law. Tho strugglo In tho House was short. Only twenty seven men could bo rallied for tho last stand by tho silver loaders. Bland and his colleagues, knowing that further opposition was futilo, preferred to sac rifice tho opportunity for a few hours' debate offered by Mr. Wilson, in order to force the majority to bring in tho eloturo and concur in tho Senate amendment by duress. But oven in this they failed. Their small following might have succeeded, had they boon led by experienced and skillful parlia mentary tacticians. Neither Mr. Bryan nor Mr. Snodgrass, his lieuten ant, is woll versed in parliamentary procedure, and, when thrown off their guard by a momentary distraction, they oxposod their flank by failing to follow ono filibustering ;iiotion with another. Spoaker Crisp overwhelmed them by putting tho ponding motion to order the previous question. It was carried with a roar. Tho flli busterers had boon caught napping, and nothing remained for them to do except submit. For thirty minutes, under the rule, followed tho rattle of oratory amind the greatest confusion and-oxeitoment. At its conclusion the 1 vote was taken on Mr. Bland's free coinago Substitut?. Tho majority against it was 73. Thon camo the final vote on concurring in the Senate amendments. The voto stood 103 for concurrence and 0-1 against. Whon tho original bill passed tho houso, Au gust 28th, tho vote stood 201 to 100, so that, although tho total voto to-day wus smaller, the proportion waa practically the same. The final voto was taken at 2:50 o'clock p. in. Tho bill was on grossed immediately, and twenty minutes later, at 3:10 o'clock, tho formal announcement was made to the Senato that its amendment had been agreed to by tho Houso. Tho bill was hurriedly enrolled by Chairman Poar fson, from tho committee on enrolled bills, and, at 3:30 o'clock, was present ed to Speaker Crisp for his signature. A lleetz-fouotod messenger carried it to tho Senato, where It was signed two minutes later by Vi?b President Stevenson. Chairman Pearson, with tho under his arm, entered a carriage waiting for him on tho plaza In front of tho eapltol and drovo rapidly to the White House. The Pronldont had been kept duly advised of tho progross of events. Tndoed, ho manifested so much in terest in the voto in the Houso that, at his request, a duplioato of the names of those who had voted for and against the concurrence waa made soon after the roll call waa comploted, and this list was* lying on his desk when Mr. Pearson arrived with tho bill. Secretary Carlisle, Attorney Gonoral Olney and Prlvato Secretary Thurbor were present. After felicitating with ?ach other for & few momenta over the victory that had been achieved, the I'resident took up the engrossed copy IT IS UNCONDITIONAL BEPEAL. (PURCHASE OF SILVER STOPPED. The Houhh Concur* In the Action of the Senate anil the Ulli Is Promptly Approved by President Cleveland. ? ?ill to the Atlanta Constitution. Washington, Nov. 1.?The Houso made quick work of the repeul bill to day. My 3 o'clock it mill been passed and by 4 o'clock it was in the hunds of the President, who immediately at tached his signature. Tfrere was out little debate, though that was of a decidedly spectacular na ture. Immediately after the reading of the journal Mr. Wilson moved that the Homo concur in the Senate atnond inunt. He then asked Mr. Bland to agree upon a time for debate, which Mr. Bland decllnod to do. After a brief attempt to reach an agreement, Mr. Wilson moved the prat vlous question. Then Mr. Snodgrass, of Tennessee and Mr. Bryan, of Ne braska, attempted to filibuster. They had but, about twenty-five men with them. Even with these, howevor, hoy could have continued it all day had they known about tho rules. Mr. Snodgrass attempted to assume the leadership, and if thore is anybody in the Houso who knows less about the rules than Mr. Snodgrass ho is not known. He did not know how to put motions, though ho attempted them. Boing dictatod to by Mr. Bailoy, of Texas, who sat at his side, ho suc ceeded for a whilo, but when Mr. Bailey moved off for a inong^nt Mr. Snodgrass was holpless, and altor tho filibustering had boon going on for half an hour and Mr. Snodgrass was appealing to somo of his colleagues to snow him how to continue tho business, the Speaker put tho motion on the pro vious?quo8tion without waiting on Mr. Snodgrass. Before the Tennesseean could jump to his feet the motion had been put. Though hovelled, "Mr. Spoakor, Mr. Speaker !" it was too late. Tho vote was taken and the previous question ordered. Then, under the rules, thirty minutes was allowed for debate. Mr. Bland consumed ton of tho fif teen minutes allowed to his sido. Then ho yielded three minutes to Mr. Bryan, of Nebraska, who mado a strong aud eloquont spoeeh. Gonoral Wheoler, of Alabama, consumed the remaining two minutes, which expired before ho was well under way. On the other sido the majority of tho timo was consumod by Mr. Springor. Mr. Wilson, howevor, made a brief statoment and then yiolded two min utes to General Tracy, of Now York. General Tracy is one of the very small , members of tho House who considers himself the Napoleon of the silver fight. He consumod his two minutes in thanking the House for the gallant support it had givon him in his fight for the passage of this bill. As Kir. Tracy's principal talk heretofore has been to " read a piece " at a night ses sion and in newspaper interviews, this was tho first notice the Houso had had that he had been a leader in the great light. His seriousness and manner brought forth much laughter from his colloagues, and as he resumed his seat aftor a ten seconds' tribute to Mr. Cleveland's victory an irreverent Re publican who evidently could not np fireoiate greatness when it stood out in )old relief before him, cuckooed loudly and the Houso roared. The first vote taken was on Mr. Bland's motion to recommit, which was lost by 109 yeas to 175 nays. When tho vote was announced " Pri vate'' John Allen, of Mississippi, got tho floor for a moment and afforded ?reat amusoment to the House by tho elivery of a parody upon Tracy's speech, in which ho said ho wanted to thank the members of tho Houso and tho other Houso for tho gallant sup port they had given him in his opposi tion to this bill ; that he had mado a great light, everybody knew ho had made a groat fight, and though he had gone down, ho would make tho best of it, because the country knew ho had make a great fight and ho was a great leader. THE STORY OF ITS FINAL PASSAGE. Silver purchases by the government coased to-day. Thojjmrposo for which Mr. Cleveland called Congress In ex traordinary session was accomplished at 4.2? o'clock this afternoon, when he affixed his signature to the bill to repeal unconditionally the purchasing clause of the Shorman law. Tho strugglo In tho House was short. Only twenty seven men could bo rallied for tho last stand by tho silver loaders. Bland and his colleagues, knowing that further opposition was futilo, preferred to sac rifice tho opportunity for a few hours' debate offered by Mr. Wilson, in order to force the majority to bring in tho eloturo and concur in tho Senate amendment by duress. But oven in this they failed. Their small following might have succeeded, had they boon led by experienced and skillful parlia mentary tacticians. Neither Mr. Bryan nor Mr. Snodgrass, his lieuten ant, is woll versed in parliamentary procedure, and, when thrown off their guard by a momentary distraction, they oxposod their flank by failing to follow ono filibustering ;iiotion with another. Spoaker Crisp overwhelmed them by putting tho ponding motion to order the previous question. It was carried with a roar. Tho flli busterers had boon caught napping, and nothing remained for them to do except submit. For thirty minutes, under the rule, followed tho rattle of oratory amind the greatest confusion and-oxeitoment. At its conclusion the 1 vote was taken on Mr. Bland's free coinago Substitut?. Tho majority against it was 73. Thon camo the final vote on concurring in the Senate amendments. The voto stood 103 for concurrence and 0-1 against. Whon tho original bill passed tho houso, Au gust 28th, tho vote stood 201 to 100, so that, although tho total voto to-day wus smaller, the proportion waa practically the same. The final voto was taken at 2:50 o'clock p. in. Tho bill was on grossed immediately, and twenty minutes later, at 3:10 o'clock, tho formal announcement was made to the Senato that its amendment had been agreed to by tho Houso. Tho bill was hurriedly enrolled by Chairman Poar fson, from tho committee on enrolled bills, and, at 3:30 o'clock, was present ed to Speaker Crisp for his signature. A lleetz-fouotod messenger carried it to tho Senato, where It was signed two minutes later by Vi?b President Stevenson. Chairman Pearson, with tho under his arm, entered a carriage waiting for him on tho plaza In front of tho eapltol and drovo rapidly to the White House. The Pronldont had been kept duly advised of tho progross of events. Tndoed, ho manifested so much in terest in the voto in the Houso that, at his request, a duplioato of the names of those who had voted for and against the concurrence waa made soon after the roll call waa comploted, and this list was* lying on his desk when Mr. Pearson arrived with tho bill. Secretary Carlisle, Attorney Gonoral Olney and Prlvato Secretary Thurbor were present. After felicitating with ?ach other for & few momenta over the victory that had been achieved, the I'resident took up the engrossed copy of the bill and r?ad it aloud. Then, picking up a quill pen. he affixed his autograph at 4:25 o'clock. And thus, sixty-five days, four hours and twenty-five minutes after the ex traordinary seasion convened, the remedy of tho financial distress which Mr. Cleveland demanded In his mess ago was applied. The analysis, of the vote shows that 134 Democrats. 08 Republicans and one Populist ^Mr. Cannon of California) voted for concurrence, and 70 Demo crats, 15 Republicans and 9 Populists against the motion. The Day'* Proceeding* in Detail. Washington, November 1.?The following is a more detailed account of tho proceedings in the House : There was a largo attendance both on the floor and the galleries. -The I opening prayer waa made by tho pro- I speotive Chuplain, Rev. E. 13. Bagby, of Washington, aud the first uct of tlio House after tho reading of the journal was the adoption of a resolution electing him as chaplain, and he immediately took the oath of ofllce. The sllvor purchasd^poal bill with the Senate amondment was laid beforo tho House, and the Senate substitute was road. Wilsou, who had charge of the bill, movod to concur in tho Senate amend ment and on that motion he moved tho previous question. Ho assurod tho friends of silver that ho had no desire to press for a voto Immediately after tho lapsoof tho half hour which would bo allowed for debate on tho seconding of the previous question. If tho pre vious question could bo considered as seconded he was perfectly wllliug that the half hour might be oxtendod to such reasonable time to-day au might bo desired for debate?say to 3 or 3:30 o'clock. Bland, who loads the opposition, said that he had no disposition to dolay tho final voto on tho bill. He hoped, however, that its friends would permit it to como up in rogular order and to bo debated in a regular way. The gentleman in charge of the bill and a majority with him could under the rules of the House move the pre vious quostion at any time. He did not see tho necessity of his~dTJnianding the previous question on this oc casion. It seemed to him that the gentleman from West Virginia should let the debate go on and when he thought, or when tho House thought, that the debate had gone far onough, he could movo the previous question. Wilson said that the parliamentary difficulty in the way was that if he did not movo tho previous quostion ho would lose control of the bill, and the dobato would go on with opportunities for the olfering of all sorts of amend ments. Livingston of Goorgia sug gested that the previous quostion bo considered ordored, and that five minute speeches be allowed to members to expiain their votes up to 4 o'clock this afternoon. Ho did not dosiro that Wilson should lose control of the bill. Stockdalo (Dom.) of Mississippi com pialnod that the membors wero in the Hands of tho member from West Vir ginia and had to get his permission oven to make an inquiry. Wilson said that ho had no objection to an inquiry. StockUalo asked whether there were no rights for members of tho House except for thoso who controlled the bill ? Had mombors to ask any man for tho precious privilege of exorcis ing their rights as American represen tatives? Livingston assured Wilson that the friends of silver did not Intend to obstruct tho passage of tho bill. They wore just as anxious to got it out of tho way and to go home as tho others wore. They wanted tho Democratic party to be harmonized again if possible. [Laughter.] But at tho same time the silver men wanted au opportunity to give reasons for their votes, and that could be done before 4 o'clock. Wilson said ho had practically mado that proposition. Livingston : As the chairman of tho Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures (Bland) does not accept that proposition, I will accept it. [Laughtor.j Bryan of Nobraska asked Wilson whether tho object of tho previous question was to prevent tho House from having tho chance to voto on amendments that might be offered. Wilson : That is one reason, yes. Bryan: I want tho record to show that thoso who are in charge of tho bill are not willing to have amend ments voted on. Wilson: Tho Houao has already voted on all amendments that wore ottered on that side. Livingston : I understood tho gentle man from West Virginia to agree that amendments might bo offered. A chorus of members : Oh, no, noth ing of tho sort. Wilson : I mado no agreemont about that. I do not understand whether the gentleman from Missouri, speak ing for his sido of tho question, has accepted my proposition or not. Bland : I accept no proposition except tho bill shall como up in tho rogular way. Tho Spoakor : Objection is mado and now tho quostion is on seconding the previous quostion. [Cries of " voto, voto."j As tho Spoakor put tho question on Wilson's motion, Bryan began a sorios of obstructive motions, tho first boing one to adjourn. That was voted down, I 20 to 180. Then came a motion for a recess till 3 p. m.i which was killod, 1 21 to 191. Thon in rapid succossion (yeas and nays boing rofusod, aud tellers being also rofused) camo motions to adjourn till Friday, and till Saturday, and motions to tako a recess till various hours named. The obstruc tive motions wore treated good-humor odly by tho House, and tho Speaker counted tho votes on each occasion and announced them with as much seriousness und regularity as if the motions wore important onos. After somo dozen of thorn had been mado an'd disposed of, W?lls of Wis consin caused general laughtor by in quiring whether tho committeo on rules had not mado some ready rulo that would operate in this case. Soon afterwards a motion was made by Henderson that thoHouso tako a recess of fivo minutos in ordor that tho com mittee on rules might bring on a cloturo rulo, but tho Spoakor said that ho doclined to put the motion. Hen dorson's motion was ropeated within fivo minutos by Morso of Massaehu sotts, and Reed remarked that tho committee on rulos hud the right to aot. " Tho Chair did not considor tho mo tion of tho gentleman of Massaohuaolts as serious," said the Speakor. "I supposod ho was," said Rood, and there was a laugh. Finally in the confusion of obstruc tive motions, the Spoakor suddenly put tho question and doolared (amid much handclapping and exultation) that tho previous quostion was ordered. Wilson then took tho floor and yloldod ton minutos to Bland. Bland sent to tho Clerk's desk and had road an amendment which ho had intended to offer, reviving aud re-onactlug the law of 1837 for the unlimited coinage of silver, and wound up his brief speech of protest by saying that tho whom thing was a stock jobbing operation. Bland yielded three minutes of his time to Bryan and two minutes to Wheeler of Alabama. Both of these gentlemen spoke against the bill. Three minutes wero given by Wilson to Springer to state his views in sup port of It. Livingston having had two minutes granted to him. declared his reasons for voting against the bill. One of them was that Its passage would en chance the value of money and deprsss tho price of products. Another was that It left the financial system of tho country to be determined by interna tional agreement and to that he was unyieldingly opposed. After brief speeches by Reed and Tracy of Now York, both of whom favored the bill, Wilson olosed the dis cussion. The argument, he said, hud ended; and judgment had been re corded with an emphasis which could not bo misunderstood. Nothing which could be said now could olther strong then or woakon tho position of tho mousure. He had recognizod from tho beginning of tho contest thut thoro had been au honest difference of opiuiouon tho measure?that thoso who had op posed It and those who favored it wore nonest, sincere and patriotic. Which sido was right, the future alono would iudicato. If tho passage of tho bill should bring about a small part of thoso blessings to the country which its friends propose; if it would restore confidence and enterprise, and bring prosperity to tho people, then tho judgment of its friends would bo justi fied and its opponents would stand boforo history as men of honest, patriotic, but mistaken judgment. If, on the other hand, it should bring but one tenth part of the evils whioti its onoinie8 prophesied, then tho judg ment of Its opponents would bo just, snd its friends would stand before his tory as honest, patriotic, but mistaken men. [Applause.] Bland movod to recommit tho bill with instructions to report back tho amendment which ho had Indicated (reviving tho free coinage Act of 1837). Rejected. The question was thon taken on con cur ring In tho Senate substitute and it was concurred in. The rosolt was an nounced and hoard without any demon stration. CAROLINA AT THK CAPITAL.. Harry Hammond, Suggested for As slsuuit Secretary ol' Agriculture? The Fight Over tho Darlington Post Office. Special to Tho News und Courier. Washington, November 2.?Repre sentatives Sholl and Brawley called on tho Secretary of Agriculture to-day to press the appointment of Major Harry Hammond ub assistant Secretary ol Agriculture. They called tho atton tontion of Mr. Morton to the peculiar fitnoss of Major Hammond for the place. It Is very desiaable that this appointment should go to some one from tho cotton States familiar with their great staple, and it is doubtful if thoro is any man from the South who has so many qualifications for this ollice. The following fourth-class postmas ters were to-day appointed in South Carolina : E. C. Clark, Inman, Sp'ar tanburg; J. E. McCliutock, Ora, Ljaurons, and Miss L. E. Kingman, Ridgevillo, Colieton. J. M. Waddoll has been appointed postmaster at Darlington. Tho nomi nation was sent to tho Senato late this afternoon, accompanied by tho appoint ment of V. M. Emanuel to a similar position at Beunottsvillo. Tho latter selection occasioned' no surprise, as Mr. Emanuel is a personal friend and neighbor of Representative McLauriu, and it is customary to permit tho Con gressman to name tho postmaster at his own homo. In tho naming of Mr. Waddoll for tho Darlington office the President has surprised tho Conserva tive element in the South Carolina colony, who expected Mrs. Law to bo roappointed. This estimable lady held tho ofilco under Mr. Cleveland s previous Administration and sho was strongly urged for reappointmont by Gen. Vvado Hampton, Ex-Govornor Hugh S. Thompson and many other prominent Conservative Domocrats. Senator Butler is said to havo boon one of her original ondorsors, but now tho friends of Mr. Waddoll assert that both of tho Sout'i Carolina Senaten havo sanctioned his appointment. Representative McLaurin enthusiasti cally claims that Waddoll's appoint ment is a personal Victory for him. Mr. "Waddoll is at presont ono of the doorkeepers in tho House of Repro sontativos and ho was brought forward as a substitute for J. P. Kirvon, win was tho original choice of Mr. Mc Laurin. As is well known thoro has boon a long and bitter contest ovor this office, and uccording to Repre sentative McLaurin several street fights grow out of tho controversy. Chargos against tho personal character of Kirvon wore mado to tho President and Postmaster General Bissoll, which necessitated the withdrawal of his nomination. Mr. McLaurin had an Interview with tho President on tho subject, and tho latter positively de clined to appoint Kirvon. Tho friends of Mrs. Law urged hor claims per sistently, but it seems that their efforts woro of no avail. When Mr. McLaurin learned that his first choico could not win ho asked permission to name another man, hence Waddoll was chosen. Tho latter will immediately relinquish his appointment under tho doorkeopor of tho House of Represen tatives, and tho vacancy will be given to T. A. Early, of Darlington. Paper Manufacture.?Paper can bo manufactured out of almost anyth ing that can bo pounded into pulp. Ovor fifty kinds of bark uro said to bo uued, and banana skins, bean stalks, poa vinos, cocoanut fibro, clovor and timothy hay, straw, sea and fresh water weeds, and many kinds of grass aro.all applicable. It.has also been made from hair, fur and wool, from asbestos, which furnishes un article indestruct ible by firo; from hop plants, from husks of any and every kind of grain. Loaves make a good strong papor, whilo tho husks und stoms of Indian corn havo also beon tried, and almost overy kind of moss can bo mado into papor. Thoro aro patents for making paper from sawdust and shnvings, from thlstlos and thistledown, from tobacco stalks and tanbark. It is said that thoro uro ovor two thousand patonts in this country covering tho manu facture of papor.?'-Philadelphia Ledg ei>' <mm i ^ ?Ex?Mlnl8ter Robert T. Lincoln says that thoro is not a word of truth In tho story that has been widely circulated that Abraham Lincoln, his father, was a spiritualist, or that ho is ono himself, nor any foundation for tho aocomnnny lng assortion that Mr. Lincoln nad a modium living in tho White House while ho was President, and that among tho measures inspired.by this means was tho emancipation proclama tion. l>ORK VERSUS COTTON. Which Is the Dost Money Crop??No. Country Can Prosper by the Growth of a Specialty Alone. Rowland Black in Yorkvllle Enquirer. It is usually the case, when you are reasoning with a Southern farmer and trying to show that cotton, at present prices, does not pay, that he replies by asking the question, " What else can I raise that will give me ready money in the fall ?" When it requires practical ly all that he gets for his cotton to produce it, it is certainly a poor money crop. We have, in several articles, urged the advisability of a change in our system of almost total dependence upon cotton, and a resort to a system of com bined stock-raising and cotton farming, whereby a larger yield of cotton may be produced upon a smaller area, by using larger quantities of manure, made from the keeping of stock, ana at much less cost per pound. To say that there ia no profit in stock-raising in this country ; that wo cannot compote, so far as tho supply ing of our homo domand is concerned, with the rich virgin corn lands of tho Wost, is u mero assertion and is not true. As well, and perhaps with moro truth, might wo say, that with tho present rate of production per acre, that we cannot compote, in the raising of cotton, with tho rich lands of tho Mississippi bottoms and tho fertile prairies of Texas. Tho United States census shows that tho average yield of cotton in this Stato is about 150 pounds of lint por aero : that is, threo acres are required to produco one balo of cotton. At pres ent prices, this gives a gross income, including tho sale of tho seed, of $12.70 per aero. After deducting feed of the horse* labor, tools and fertilizers, this must necessarily leave very littlo, if any, ready monev. Twenty-five acres of land, wo bolievo, is considered a one-horse crop of cotton. To each horse will bo required at least two good hands to properly cultivate this number of acres. A simplo calculation will show that there will bo but littlo left for the farmor after all expenses are paid. The eight bales of cotton, now re quiring twenty-fivo acres for its pro duction, should be grown upon eight acres to bo profitable. It is of no U60 to say it cannot bo done. It has been done, and it can be done again, if you will bring your lands up to a proper state of fertility by tho mixed system of stock raising and cotton. We assert, without fear of successful contradiction, that there Is more profit to-day in raising pork thorois in cotton. Let us suppose, for instance, that any of our farmers should devote twonty llvo acres?a one-horse crop?to raising hogs, and should set ten acres in clover and grass, and tho remaining fifteon acres in corn and peas, or better still, in corn and soja beans. Wo know from personal exporionco that one acre of land set In clover?and that nono of tho best?will maintain five hogs in full growth, without any othor feed, from the 1st of April to the 1st of September. So that the ten aores of clovor will support fifty pigs for six months of their life, and the llftoen acres of corn und peas will fatten them. Wo bolievo that tho labor of one man and one horse will grow and fatten fifty hogs per year upon this plan, that should avorago 200 pounds each, and worth at present prices $800 : a sum of money equal to twenty-six bales of cotton at present prices, as against eight bales of cotton as at present grown upon twenty-five acres. Here is a wide maryin for any over estimation I may have mado. The brood sowsto raise this numborof pigs, as wo also know from exporionco, may bo wintered upon turnips, beets and potatoes, and kept in better condition than on grain. In fact, their keop will cost very littlo, as thoy are good scavengers and will oat much that othorwiso would go to waste on the farm. Wo hope our farmers will think seriously about this stock question, with a view to making it a part of thoir farming operations, and not dis miss tho wholo thing from thoir minds as unprofitable, without giving it that consideration which any proposition that purposes to bring about, an im provement in tho present system, de serves. You cannot point to a single country or section, eitht in the present or past history of the world?and this is cover ing a good deal of space and timo? whore tho farmers havo been perman ently prosperous when engaged in tho growing of a special crop. Tho ono crop idea has, sooner or later, resulted in disaster, either from over-produc tion, followod by low prices, or from a gradual impoverishment of tho soil which necessarily follows, when no rotation of crops or stock raising is practiced. In proof of this fact, wo may cite you to tho present condition of our Southern cotton farmers, tho tobacco I regions of North Carolina and Vir ginia, and to the wheat growers of tho great Northwest, whore, from over production, the pries of wheat has fallen lowor this season than over be fore in tho history of this country. "Where Are The Farming Tools? Now th.it field work is about over, wo should give tho tools which havo been in use all summer some attontion. Remember that tho sun and rain will BO?n ruin any tool, no matter whether made of wood or iron, if exposed to thoir action any length of timo. So stow away all tho tools in a good dry shod, and as soon as possible go over them all and ropair all breaks and ro paint when it is needed. This will not cost much, and it will save a groat deal of worry ami time next spring. Tho mould boards of the plows should all havo a good coat of coal tar, to pre vent thorn from rusting. Tho culti vators should bo cleaned, and all tho working parts well oiled, so they will work freely and not rust during tho winter. Remember that if you put your tools away covered with mud and in need of ropair, you will find them in this same condition next spring when you commonco work again, and thon you will have no timo to ropair them. It is in this way that so many tools arc ruined. As soon as a part of a tool breaks, havo it fixed whether it bo a hoe or tho sulky plow. Ono, very often, in passing through tho country/ soes tho plows whore thoy woro used last, and tho harrow at tho end of tho last hold harrowed with It. This not only looks bad, but it is a costly and shiftloss inothod of farm ing, and wo are sorry to aay It Is prac ticed by a majority of our farmers. Do not think of buying new and im proved tools until you learn to tako care of the ones you have already.? Yorkvllle Enquiror. ?President Patrick Walsh, of the Augusta Exposition, and tho committee of directors left Augusta last week for Washington to oxtood an invitation to President Clovoland, Vlco President Stevenson and tho Cabinet officers to attend tho Augusta Exposition, which will open on November 14 and close on December 14. ANOTHER DISPENSARY DECISION. Judge Wallace Holds?o the Act to be Constitutional and Finds a Punish ment ibr LlqttOI1 Selling. special to the Columbia Register. Anderson, S. C, Nov. 1.?Judge Wallace has jubt delivered an oral opinion from the bench, upholding the constitutionality of the Dispensary Act. The case was an indictment against John O'Donnell for selling liquor and keeping a place for selling liquor. O'Donnell was represented by Messrs. Murray & Watklns, Tribble & Prince, Bleaso ?Sc Blease, and Whitnor & Simpson. The State was represent ed by Solicitor Ansel and Mr. J. E. Breazeale. When the case was called yesterday afternoon the defense Interposed a de murrer- to quash the indictment on three grounds: first, that tho selling of liquor was no offense under tho Dis pensary Act; second, that If It was an offenso, no punishment was provided : and third, that tho Act was an Act to raise rovonuo and was unconstitu tional. Long and strong arguments were mado to sustain these grounds by Messrs Prince, Tribble, Cole Bleaso, Murray and Whitnor. Thoy made ex tensive use of Judge Hudson's Columbia decision and argued thoir sido learned ly and well. Against them camo arguments by Mr. Broazoalo and Mr. Ansel, which woro clear and brlof and confined strictly to the law. Tho arguments on both sides occupied the ovoning session yesterday and part of this aftornoon. Judge Wullace at once delivered orally a carefully propured and unmis takable decision, overruling tho de murrer and su&taining tho Dispensary Act as clearly unconstitutional. Ho hold that selling liquor, except as provided in the Dispensary Act, is an offense against tho law. Second, that tho Act makes such an offense a misdemeanor and that tho court can inllict a penalty therefor, under Sec tion 2?53 of tho Statutes. Third, that the Act is cloarly constitutional. In deciding the third point, he was very einphatie that the purpose of tho Legislature in passing tho Act was to restrict tho sale of liquor. Ho oppos ed Judge Hudson's viow that tho pur poso was to raiso revenue and hold that the raising of revonuo was only in cidental. Ho hold that the Act was ono to regulate and restrict the traffic In liquors for the public good and was without doubt a proper exercise of tho polioe power of tho State. He said that most of tho objections to it wore as to the question 01 tho wisdom or tho unwisdom of the Act,-with which the courts have nothing to do; that was for tho people, who by tho ballot-box can correct mistakes in legislation, if they think thero are mistakes. As for him, ho was clearly of the opinion that tho Act was honestly in tended to diminish drunkenness and the other ovils arising from the liquor traffic, and ho was bound to say that from his own observation it was ac complishing its purpose Tho motion was overuled, notice of Intention to appeal was given, and on motion, tho case was continued to await the decision of tho Supreme Coirt. | A QUEER EIjOPEMENT. A Bachelor in Hpurtauhurg County Carries OfF a Woman and leaves His Property Behind. Tho Piedmont Headlight says that Calhoun Turner, a son of the late Ran dolph Turner, of tho Wellford neigh borhood, olopod recently with tho wife of J. Van Kirby, who left three little ehildron at home. Turner wont to Spartanburg, and there bought tickets for Augusta, staying all night at Min Tinsloy's. The next morning Turner purchased somo new clothes in the city, leaving his old ones at Cudd Bros.' stable, where he also hired horse and drove to Bccca, and at that point caught tho train for Augusta. Turner is about forty years of age, is quite wealthy, und owns a large mill and a big body of land. Ho bad be tween $700 and $1,000 on his person at the time of the elopement. Mrs. Kirby is about .10 years old and not by any means handsome. The children are two, four and six years of age. Kirby, the wronged husband, was running Tumor's mill. Turner has been drink ing heavily for the past twelve months, and hung around Kirby's houso must of tho time. Tho morning tho couple loft Kirby had a fuss with his wife, when sho went up tho road, Turner fol lowing her. The pair then got in wagon and drovo to Spartanburg, whore Turner put his team up at the Palmetto stables. Kirby is an honest, straight-forward man,' and being cripple, working in a mill was his only way of making a support for himself and family. Turner was ono of thi best businoss men in that purt of tin country, and was always considered an honest, upright man. In April last there was a good deal of talk about Turner and Mrs. Kirby, and some partios one night placed a bunch of hickories on tho stops of Mr. Kirby's houso as a warning, and it is said that had Turner been there when tho regulators camo that both he and Mrs. Kirby would havo been flogged. Turner loft his homo with no ono to attend to buoineda. IIu has about one- hundred bales of cotton ginned and fifty moro in the field, with no ono to pick it out Ho also left twelve head of horses and twenty-fivo eattlo, with no one to feed or look after them, as ho is a bachelor. -Senator Butler has introduced a bill in tho Senate which has for its object tho establishment of a govern ment system of telegraph lines. Tho bill directs the organization of a board to consist of tho Secretary of State, Secrotary of War, and the Postmaster General, to arrange a system of trunk lino telegraphs connecting the various sections of tho country with tho city of Washington, with connections along theso lines at such cities as shall best subserve the public good. This system is to be carried on as apart of the postal system of tho country and discrimina tion in rStes is prohibited, except that a lower rato is allowed for pross mes sages tlinn for current business. The carrying on of tho telogranh businoss by Individuals or corporations is not prohibited. Tho bill is voluminous and deals largely with the details of how tho linos shall be constructed. An appropriation of $f>,000,000 is made to begin the work. ? ??sa * > ? - ?It is stated that a secret troaty be tween the United States and Brazil has boon signed. This troaty is said to bo In addition to tho commorclal troaty of 1801, and passed to enable tho United States to oupport Brazil If the latter country wishes for such support. It is also understood the United States is pledged to support tho Brazilian government in an offort being made to restoro tho monarchy. Tho rebel movomont at Bahia Is believed to havo boon Influenced by tho monarchists, with whom Admiral Mello might ultimately ioln lasuo. in this coso it Is sold the intervention of the United States would be justified. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE. General Hampton Announce* His K( Klin,-- to Organize National Democratlo Clubs Throughout tiie State. Mr. N. G. Gonzales, the editor of the State, has received the following let ter from Gen. Wade Hampton : / Washington, D. C, Oct. 31, 193. My Dear Sir : Some days ago you called attention through your paier to the fact that I was \ ioe-PresidJnt of the Nationr.l Association of demo cratic Clubs, and since then ?;' have seen in several of our Democratic pa pers inference made to your stapmunt. asked why uo action had beaf taken by myself. I have waited to ascertain he views of tho Democratic press of Scpth Caro lina, for these papers represent, in my opinion, tho only true Democratic, sentiment of tho State, am this sen timent should bo exprossid by what aro called tho Conservative papers. My own judgment in clovr, that tho time has come when tho line should bo drawn between those who stand on the Ocala platform andithoso who stand on that of the Natbnal Democ racy. No man who upholistho former can claim properly to be a Democrat, and unless our people ehr?se to support tho fallacies of the Ocala adherents or to be led into tho Populst party, the true Domocrats of the State should organize to maintain tie principles of tho Democratic party is set forth in the Chicago platform. If my Democratic fellow-citizens agree with mo that thi) is the true pol icy to bo adopted. 1 stall at once pro ceed to organize National Democratic Clubs throughout theState, and 1 shall exert my utmost efforts to keep the State, where it propefly belongs, in the great Democratic column. I believe that thi* can be done, for our people will scarcely now, in tho hour of victory, for Jake tho flag they followed so steadfastly and so faithfully when that Hag went down in dofeat. Unscrupulous demagogues have, by false promises, misled many of out most honest men. and they have brought shams upon our proud State. 1 still have abiding faith in the mon who followed the starry cross through trials and carnage : who bore, with the heroism of mart/rs, the sufferings of tho reconstruction era, and who, with a devotion and pluck never surpassed, rescued tho State in '70. Thoso men cannot forgot tho past, nor can they forsake the lannor under which the victory of !7g vns won. If I can oice more give aid to my State I shall gladly enlist in her sor vico, and I shall rejoice to join those who seek to maintain her welfare, to protect her lonor and to save her from shame and lisgrncc. I an very truly yours, Wade Hampton. FIGURES FROM THE FAIR. The Worid's Columbian Exposition a GrjHid Financial Success. Chicago, Oct. 31.?With the grand total of 21.147.212 paid admissions, the World's Fair was ofllcially closod last night. Though these figures repre sent the paid admissions during the time allotted by Congress in which the exposition should be keut open, yet it is calculated that 1,000,000 more tickets will be purchased before the beautiful White City is dismantled and levelled to the ground. When the fair closed Sunday night, the total paid admis sions up to that time were 21,209,030. When the receipts were counted hn>t night tho total was 21.477,212. The total number of admissions on passes was 2,or>2,188, making a grand total of 23.520,400. After the dobtof the World's Fair has been paid, there will remain at least $1,000,000, and perhaps more to bo distributed umong tho stock holders. Since its organization, to yesterday morning, the exposition has paid out $30,558,840.01, or three times the amount that the managers expected to spend when they commenced building the fail*. The gate receipts during the exposition period proper were a little over $10,000,000. To yesterday $3,300, 000 had been collected from concession aires by Mr. Blaeknmr's department, and nearly $700,000 were paid before ho took hold. Tho returns from con cessionaire's was one of tho big sur prises of the fair. Nobody was reck less enough to predict that that sum would be realized. The Paris exposi tion got but $800,000 from that source, while the Centennial managers, being hotter traders than tho Frenchman, got $1.200,000. The executive committee of tho board of directors of the World's Fair will meet at Jackson Park to determine how much longer, and under what con ditions, the fair may be continued open. Their action will depend large ly on the state of the weather when tho meeting is called, and the crowd in attendance upon the ground. Cotton Seed.?A statistical osti mate recently published makes tho annual value of tho product from cot ton seed about $30,000,000. The New Orleans Picayune calls attention to tho rapid advance in t he value of cotton sop-1 j;_ <'.., iaavke*'np!of the present cotton crop commenced. When tin season opened two months ago, cotton seod was worth $11 per short ton, ami sineo that time tho price has advanc ed steadily, until now it is work $10 per ton. This improvement represents a substantial gain to the Southern planter and also indicates either an unusually heavy demand for cotton good or an uncommonly short prospec tive supply. When it is remembered that it is but a comparatively short time since cotton seed had no market value at all, the present price of $10 per ton proves what a tremendous advance has been made towards utiliz ing all the products of the cotton plant and what a considerable-portion of his profits tho cotton producer formerly lost. '" In this connection." says the Picayune, "it would be well to remem ber that tho price of picking the crop has been very much reduced this year, and this saving, added to Mio enhanced price of tho seed, has greatly increased tho profits of tho producers, some authorities claiming that from the two causes full two cents per pound has boon nddeil to the price of cotton com pared to tho pricos ruling during the Biff crop year two seasons ago."?Balti more Sun. ?Rev. Edward B. Bagby, the now chaplain of tho lTouso of Representa tives, was bom in King and Queen County, Va., graduated in classical and theological courses at the Kentucky Unlvorsity and received tho degree of baohelor of divinity at Yale University. His first oharge was in tho mountains of West Virginia, whero he preaohed for three small churches. Ho was statlonod for a short time at Newport News, Va., and was engaged in evange listic work for moro than a year. In this lie was very successful, securing a laroro number of converts to the. churches ho visited. Ho is now pastor of the Vormont Avenue Christian Church in Washington. OUSTING TUB NOTARIES. Governor Tillinan Declares Void tho < "ininI-. .i.m- of Notaries Public. One of the lutest surprises to which Governor Tillman has treated the pub lic is to issue the following proclama tion with reference to the notaries public of the State, whose commissions were issued prior to January 1st, 1889. The proclamation explains itself; " Whereas the office of Notar^Pub lic Is one of responsibility requiring in telligence good character for its pro per administration, and whereas the tenure of the office has had no limit under the law other than ' During the the pleasure of tho Governor,' so that all those who have at any time'recelv ed the appointment are' still holding and exercising the functions of office, notwithstanding many of them have lost their commissions; and whereas there have been charges of un fitness and maladministration. " Now therefore I, 13. R. Tillman, Governor of tho Statu of South Caro lina, in order to purify tho public sorvice, and make clear the title of every porson claiming this office, do issue this, my proclamation, and by the authority vested in mo under* the statues 1 hereby doclaro that every commission as Notary Public issued prior to Ja'huary 1. 188!), shall expire on January 1. 1804, and said offices shall" become vacant. Applications for appointment or reappointment must bo made in writing by the applicant, and must bo endorsed by a member of the Gonoral Assembly, by tho members of the bar. or by not less than twenty citizens of tho community." In speaking of the subject more par ticularly to a reporter of tho Columbia Register, Governor Tillman said that the commissions of the Notaries Public having no limitation as to tinio there was no way of tolling who they are or* how many of then are in the State, somo of the commissions now in force dating back for forty and fifty years. Some of the Notaries have abused their privileges and are unfit to hold their commissions, many of them being appointed in Radical times. It is an easy matter in many instances for No taries Public to bo guilty of fraud in collusion with Home oncdso, and the Governor says there should bo charac ter behind these commissions as behind everything else. The Governor's action in this matter is unusual if not unprecedented, but as the Notaries Public only hold office " during the pleasure of the Governor " ho has the right to do it in the exer ciso of his discretion and ho thinks ho hus sufficient rosasons for his action in tho premises. Tho Governor will ask the Legis lature to pass an Act limiting tho terms of Notaries Public to live years. In this way the State will bo able to keep track more closely of tho officials It < "eates. Asleep in a Runaway Car. Conductor John McHugh, of the Lehlgh Valley Railroad, was waked up in his caboose at Packer ton, Pa., aftor one of tho most perilous rides in twenty-seven years' experience of rail roading. Early in the morning his train passed Lizard Creek Junction, only a mile from Woatherly, tho stop ping point. It was then that McHugh told Aaron Eifert, the brakoman to cut tho caboose loose from tho train at the lower end of Woatherly siding and let the engine take the train to tho west ern.end. As instructed, tho brakoman a few minutes later pulled the coupling pin which held the caboose to the train. Supposing that McHugh would take care of the caboose. Eifert continued up tho siding with tho train. lie noticed shortly after that tho caboose was already out on the main track and the conductor was not on the platform. A two per cent, grade marks the road between there and Penn Haven. The trainman realized that he could not possibly catch it. Hastening to the telegraph office, ho notified tho opera tor. Messages WOl'O sent to the differ ent stations down the road with the hope of sidetracking or derailing tho ruuaway car. It was not known whet her McHugh was on the car or not. The Lizard Creek operator reported t he car by his station, and t! o man at Penn Haven was notified only in time to catch a glimpse of the car as it shot by his office. The next office was Paekerton, twenty milos below his starling point, where there was a runaway track, built for just such an emergency. Fortunately no other trains had passed that point going west , and the operator had time to turn tho safety switch. Other trainmen woro stationed along the track to catch the runaway caboose before it reached tho obstruction at the end. A short time after the car dashed over tho switch and sped up tho incline. Gradually its pace was reduced, and a brakoman boarded it in timo to prevent it from striking the embankment. When he entered tho car, McHugh was found sitting on a bench, sound asleep and totally obli vious of tho perilous ride lie had taken. Tho man, it appears, had been working for twenty consective hours and was played out. Wasn't AFRAID ok Lions.?In Paris cue.; ? is a famous lion tamer, known as " Loo, King ef_the Lions." He is a good sort of a chap, in.* he gets drunk ; not regularly, but now and again. In fact he is somewhat like a Swiss Chamois, and skips from jag to jag. When he goes homo after taking too much drink his wife custigatos him, making uso of an umbrella, a chair or anything that comes handy. A few weeks ago Leo received a wild lionesss with cubs and a wild lion from Africa. Iiis first performance, dan gerous as it was. was SO successful that he celebrated it by getting drunk. He didn't dare go home. Ho know Mrs. Leo too woll. So ho crept into tho cage, pillowed his head on the wild lioness, t hrew one arm around tho wild lion and fell asleep. In the morning he was awakened by a horrible blow in tho ribs. Ho started up and saw his wifo Jabbing at him through the bars With an umbrella. " You cow ard," she hissed. - h . ? . ^m~~~ - ?The Obsequies of Carter Harrison woro the oceasfon of the most magnifi cent funeral pageant over witnessed in Chicago, and it is doubtful if anything more imposing has been scon in any other city on tho American continent. Not only Chicago, hut other cities in Illionois, Wisconsin and Iowa furnish ed representatives in tho funoral cor tego, -.which was miles in length. Floral tributes were unprccedontedly beautiful, and the vault at Graceland Cemotory was fairly embedded in fragrant blooms. A hundred thousand people viewed the remains of the dead mayor at the City Hall tho night be fore tho funeral. ?Wilburn B. Hall, of Baltimore, consul to Nice, Franco, sailed for his post November 4, nccompanlod by Mrs. Hall and IiIh son, N. lngraham Hall. Consul Hall is a South Carolinian and was 'a distinguished officer in the Con federate navy. - ? r?* THE EXTRA SESSION ENDEb. Final Adjournment of t'on^icM Cloaliig Scenes ol the Lam i>ay. \ Washington, i>. C, Nov. 3.?Th^ lust day of the session began with a slim attendance on the floor and in the x galleries of the House. The bill remitting duties on import ed exhibits at the World's Pair which may be donated to or purchased for the new Columbian museum, was taken up and discussed. The House refused to concur in the Senate amendments and ordered a conference. At 12.55 o'clock a message was re ceived from the Senate unnouncing thul it resolution fixing 3 o'clock to-day as the hour of adjournment had been passed bv that body. The Speaker up pointed tlolman. Turner, Of Georgia, and i 'mi;. 11 j u committee to wait upon the President, in connection with the Senate committee, and notify him that the business of the session was ended. A resolution was introduced by Kichardson, of Tennessee, continuing the services of employees of Congress during the recess. It mot with a small but determined opposition, which assumed the shape of filibustering, led by Hutchison, of Texas. Tho last day of the special session of Congress opened with a slim attendance upon the floor of tho Ilouso ; but mem bers who wore present showed great interest in the proceedings and were Seeking every opportunity to got re cognition and forward the passage of sundry bills of local importance. The House joint resolution authoriz ing a rebate of half the duties imposod on such foreign exhibits at tho Colum bia exposition us may be sold, and a rebate of all tho duties on such import ed exhibits as may bo donated or pur chased by the Columbian museum, with the Senate amendments, was laid be foro tho House. Tho Senate struck out all that part relating to tho rebate of duties on articles that may bo sold in general trade. Dingley endeavored to secure a con currence in tho Senate amendment. Bynuni expressed his opinion that the House would not adjourn at 3 o'clock to-day. The House sent tho bill to a conference, and the Speaker appointed Byuum und Payne as con ferees on the part of tho House. Richardson, Tenn.. introduced a joint resolution providing for the employ? mene of House dorks and during tho interim between sessions. Ho sent to tho clerk's desk and had read a com munication from the postmaster of the House, stating that it was necessary to continue the postoflico employees in order to handle the business of tho office, and Richardson claimed the argument applied to the other em ployes of the House. It was announced that the hour of 3 o'clock, tho time appointed for adjourn ment, had arrived, tho gavel fell and tho chair announced that the House stood adjourned sino die. Washington, D. C, Nov. 3.?On the last day of the extra session of Con gross there was a fair attendance of Senators, but an unusually small gath ering of spectators in tho galleries. Not tho least ripple of excitement had outlasted the financial conflict and everything was quiet and serene as suited tho occasion. The reading of the journal was at tempted and its further continuance dispensed with, while Cockroll roptfrtV" ed back from the comnjJAtocfe on ap propriations the House rssolution for final adjournment at 3 p. in. today. Dolph opposed adjournment, as did Harris, who thought the Oemocratie majority should stay and transact busi ness as rapidly as possible and thus i redeem its promise to the country. Cockroll said that he heartily coin cided in what had been said, but it was not worth while talking about it, when all Um'v.- that a quoroum couldn't be kept in either House. Brief objections against the resolu tion were made by Call anil Berry. Gray intimated that an amendment to continue the session would be an idle, show of zeal. The purpose for which Congress had been called in ex tra sesion was now behind them and after the strain of tho last three months. Senators wanted an opportuni ty to amend their private business. The resolut ion was further opposed by Allen and Poffor ami was advocated by Blackburn and Mills. The final adjournment resolution was then agreed to without a division. Tho usual resolution for the appoint ment of two Senators to join a like committee on the part of tho Ilouso to wait Upon the President of the United State and inform him that the two houses of Congress were ready to ad journ and respectfully inquireifhe had further communication to make to them was adopted. Merrill who was named as one of tho Senators to wait on the President OX cused himself, and Hoar, who was named in his place, also excused him self, as he hack made an engagement for tho next half hour which he could not neglect, and finally the two Sena tors appointed were Ransom and Cul lora. The Senate, on motion of 1 hitler, proceeded to executive business. Tho executive session continued until a few minutes past 2 o'clock. Then tho doors were reopened, and the Vice President rose and said : "Senators?My appreciation of tho resolut ion to myself, kindly adopted by the Senate, can not bo expressed by wordfl. To your courtesy and forboar* anco I um; fndobtod for ? . h <>i tho success which has nltendod my ad ministration of this yroal oRlco. Tho record of the first scission of the fifty third Congress is made up. Hence forth it belongs to tho dominion of history. Barnostly wishing oaoh of you a safe and pleasant journey to your homes and constituents, I now, in pursuance of the concurrent resolu tion of the two Houses, declare the Senate adjourned without day.'' Coming down on the floor the Vice President exchanged a personal faro well with the Senators, to all whom ho gave a hearty hand shake and somo pleasant word. Soon afterward tho historic chamber was deserted. WASHINGTON, November 3.?The treasury department to-day ordered tin; superintendents of the mints at San Francisco and New Orleans t'> resume the coinage suspended some time ago, of standard silver dollars. It is for the purpose of utilizing tho seigniorage that the coinage' of stan dard silver dollars is resumed. The expectation is that about ono and a half million can he coined at once, which will give tho treasury tho seigniorage of aix>Ut five hundred thousand dollars. It is tho intention of the treasury department, as the Other mints become clear,of gold coinage, to havo thom also coiu silver and thus increase the coinage to from three and one-half to four and ono-hulf million dollars per mouth. ?Tho Senate vote on the repeat showed a decided breaking up of party lines. Tt stotnl as follows : For ropeal? Democrats 20, Republican* 23 ; against repeal?Democrats ID, Republican 10, Populists 3,